The Technomancer

The Technomancer, a 2016 Action RPG, shows a clear performance story when paired with the AMD Ryzen 5 5600F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti. This combo ranks 1375th out of 2825 tested combinations, placing it in the middle of the pack — not a top-tier setup, but far from the bottom. The data shows a system that is well-balanced for 1080p and 1440p gaming, with the GPU becoming the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions and settings. The RTX 3060 Ti, with its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth, drives the experience, while the six-core, twelve-thread Ryzen 5 5600F provides enough processing power to keep up in most scenarios. This analysis breaks down the measured FPS at each resolution and setting, examines the roles of both components, and answers common questions about the pairing.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti achieves a combo rank of 1375 out of 2825 tested combos in The Technomancer. That places this pairing in the 51st percentile of all tested systems, meaning roughly half of the combos tested perform better and half perform worse. This is a solid mid-pack result, reflecting a balanced setup that can handle the game’s demands without excelling in any single area. The rank suggests that while this system is not optimized for maximum frame rates in The Technomancer, it is entirely capable of delivering a playable experience across most settings and resolutions.

Looking at the individual components, the CPU’s average benchmark score of 36945 places it in the 85th percentile against all CPUs. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 with a score of 36938 (0% delta), the AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D at 37018 (-0.2% delta), the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 at 37093 (-0.4% delta), and the Intel Core i9-12900T at 37112 (-0.5% delta). These deltas are tiny, meaning the 5600F performs essentially identically to its closest competitors in synthetic benchmarks. For The Technomancer, this CPU-level parity suggests that any FPS differences between systems using these processors would be negligible.

On the GPU side, the RTX 3060 Ti has an average benchmark score of 16129, placing it in the 59th percentile against all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon RX 9060 at 16014 (0.7% delta), the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M at 16351 (-1.4% delta), the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT at 16361 (-1.4% delta), and the AMD Radeon R9 370X at 15862 (1.7% delta). Again, the deltas are minimal, indicating that the 3060 Ti trades blows with these cards. The combo rank of 1375 reflects the combined performance of these two components, and the data suggests that neither is holding the other back significantly in The Technomancer. The system sits in a comfortable middle ground, capable of running the game well but not at the extreme high end.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is the primary driver of visual performance in The Technomancer. This GPU comes with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 448.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth. It has 4864 shading units, 152 texture mapping units, and 80 raster output units, with a base clock of 1410 MHz and a boost clock of 1665 MHz. The memory runs at 1750 MHz, which translates to 14 Gbps effective. These specifications allow the card to achieve a pixel rate of 133.2 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 253.1 GTexel/s, with FP32 performance of 16.20 TFLOPS.

In the context of The Technomancer, the GPU’s role becomes more pronounced as resolution and settings increase. At 1920x1080, the card delivers 115 FPS on High settings and 175 FPS on Low, showing that it has plenty of headroom at this resolution. Moving to 2560x1440, the FPS drops to 75 on High and 115 on Low, still very playable. At 3840x2160, the card begins to struggle, with 41 FPS on High and 63 FPS on Low. The 8 GB VRAM is sufficient for this game’s textures at 1080p and 1440p, but at 4K with Ultra settings, the card’s compute limits become the bottleneck rather than memory capacity.

The GPU’s benchmark scores further illustrate its capabilities. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, it scores 2626, which is a modest result. Its Passmark G3D score is 20349, and its Passmark GPU compute score is 10006. These numbers place the card in the 59th percentile of all GPUs, confirming that it is a mid-range performer. The nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 9060, scores 16014 on average, which is only 0.7% lower, indicating that these cards are nearly interchangeable in performance. For The Technomancer, the GPU is the component that dictates how high you can push settings at a given resolution, with the data showing a clear scaling pattern.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals how the RTX 3060 Ti handles resolution scaling in The Technomancer. At 1920x1080, the average FPS ranges from 175 on Low settings to 90 on Ultra. At 2560x1440, the range drops to 115 on Low and 59 on Ultra. At 3840x2160, the range falls further to 63 on Low and 32 on Ultra. This represents a significant drop from 1080p to 4K, particularly at lower settings. For example, at Low settings, the FPS drops from 175 at 1080p to 115 at 1440p (a 34% reduction) and then to 63 at 4K (a 45% reduction from 1440p). At Ultra settings, the drop is from 90 at 1080p to 59 at 1440p (34% reduction) and then to 32 at 4K (46% reduction from 1440p).

These scaling patterns indicate that the GPU is the limiting component at higher resolutions. The FPS drops are roughly proportional to the increase in pixel count, which is typical of a GPU-bound scenario. At 1080p, the CPU may still play a role in maintaining high frame rates, but the steady decline in FPS as resolution increases suggests that the RTX 3060 Ti’s compute and memory bandwidth are the primary constraints. The 8 GB VRAM does not appear to be a limiting factor, as the FPS drops are consistent across all settings, not just those that would use more memory.

The data also shows that the gap between Low and Ultra settings narrows as resolution increases. At 1080p, the difference between Low (175 FPS) and Ultra (90 FPS) is 85 FPS. At 1440p, the difference is 56 FPS (115 vs 59). At 4K, the difference is 31 FPS (63 vs 32). This suggests that at higher resolutions, the GPU is so heavily loaded that even reducing settings yields diminishing returns. For a player targeting 60 FPS, the system can achieve this at 1080p with Ultra settings (90 FPS), at 1440p with High settings (75 FPS), and at 4K only with Low settings (63 FPS). This makes 1440p the sweet spot for balancing visual quality and frame rate, with High settings delivering a comfortable 75 FPS.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data for The Technomancer with this combo covers three resolutions and four settings tiers. At 1920x1080, the system delivers an average of 175 FPS on Low, 135 FPS on Medium, 115 FPS on High, and 90 FPS on Ultra. The Medium setting shows a minimum of 114 FPS and a maximum of 155 FPS, indicating consistent frame delivery with only minor fluctuations. At this resolution, the system is clearly CPU-bound in some scenarios, as the frame rates are high enough that the GPU is not fully saturated.

Moving to 2560x1440, the average FPS drops to 115 on Low, 88 on Medium, 75 on High, and 59 on Ultra. The Medium setting again shows a minimum of 75 FPS and a maximum of 101 FPS, which is a wider range than at 1080p but still acceptable. At this resolution, the system remains playable across all settings, with High delivering a smooth 75 FPS and Ultra just barely dipping below 60 FPS on average. For most players, 1440p with High settings would be the recommended configuration, offering a good balance of visual fidelity and frame rate.

At 3840x2160, the system’s limits become apparent. The average FPS is 63 on Low, 48 on Medium, 41 on High, and 32 on Ultra. The Medium setting shows a minimum of 41 FPS and a maximum of 56 FPS, indicating that even at this resolution, the frame times are relatively stable. However, only Low settings achieve an average above 60 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to 32 FPS, which is below the threshold for smooth gameplay. The 4K data suggests that this combo is not ideal for high-refresh-rate 4K gaming in The Technomancer, but it can handle 4K at Low settings for a playable experience.

The progression across resolutions shows a clear pattern: each step from 1080p to 1440p to 4K costs roughly 30-40% of the frame rate, regardless of settings. This consistency indicates that the GPU is the dominant factor in determining performance, with the CPU providing sufficient headroom at all resolutions. The minimum and maximum FPS values, where available, show that frame pacing is generally stable, with no severe stutters or drops. This makes the combo predictable and easy to configure for a target frame rate.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F is a six-core, twelve-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, codenamed Vermeer. It has a base clock of 3.00 GHz and a boost clock of 4.00 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU supports DDR4 memory in a dual-channel configuration, with a memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. It has 32 MB of shared L3 cache, along with 64 KB of L1 and 512 KB of L2 per core. The chip is manufactured on a 7 nm process at TSMC, with 4,150 million transistors on a 74 mm² die. It uses the AMD Socket AM4 and supports PCIe Gen 4 with 20 lanes from the CPU.

In The Technomancer, the CPU’s role is most evident at lower resolutions and settings where the GPU is not the bottleneck. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 175 FPS, which is likely near the CPU’s limit for this game. The single-thread score of 2872 on Passmark indicates strong per-core performance, which is important for games that rely on a few threads. The multithread score of 19236 shows that the CPU can also handle multi-threaded workloads, though The Technomancer may not fully utilize all 12 threads. The CPU’s percentile rank of 85 against all CPUs confirms that it is above average, and its nearest rivals show that it is virtually tied with several other mid-range processors.

The benchmark results show the CPU’s strengths: a Passmark integer math score of 59339, a floating point math score of 34548, and a data encryption score of 13839. The extended instructions score of 16266 and the data compression score of 232836 further demonstrate its capability. The CPU’s average benchmark score of 36945 is within 0.5% of its nearest rivals, meaning that in a game like The Technomancer, the choice between the 5600F and similar CPUs would have minimal impact on FPS. The CPU’s boost clock of 4.00 GHz is modest compared to higher-end chips, but it is sufficient for this pairing, as the data shows the GPU becomes the limiting factor at 1440p and above.

The CPU’s release date of 2025-09-15 indicates it is a newer addition to the market, but its production status is Active, meaning it remains available. Its 65 W TDP and 7 nm process make it an efficient choice, and its support for ECC memory is a niche feature that adds flexibility. For The Technomancer, the CPU provides a stable foundation, ensuring that frame rates are not held back by processor limitations at 1080p, while at higher resolutions, the GPU takes over as the primary performance driver.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution and settings for this combo in The Technomancer?

A: The data shows that 2560x1440 with High settings delivers an average of 75 FPS, which is a good balance of visual quality and smoothness. If you prefer higher frame rates, 1920x1080 with Ultra settings achieves 90 FPS, while 4K requires Low settings to hit 63 FPS.

Q: Is the RTX 3060 Ti’s 8 GB VRAM enough for The Technomancer?

A: Yes, the measured FPS data shows no evidence of VRAM-related stuttering or performance drops. The FPS scales consistently with resolution and settings, which indicates that the 8 GB GDDR6 memory is sufficient for this game’s requirements.

Q: How does this combo compare to systems with the AMD Radeon RX 9060?

A: The RTX 3060 Ti has an average benchmark score of 16129, while the RX 9060 scores 16014, a delta of 0.7%. This means the 3060 Ti is slightly faster on average, but the difference is negligible in real-world gaming. In The Technomancer, you would expect nearly identical performance.

Q: Is the Ryzen 5 5600F bottlenecking the RTX 3060 Ti at 1080p?

A: At 1080p Low, the system reaches 175 FPS, which is likely near the CPU’s limit. However, at 1080p Ultra (90 FPS) and higher resolutions, the GPU becomes the limiting factor. The CPU’s single-thread score of 2872 suggests it can keep up with the GPU in most scenarios, though at very high frame rates, it may cap performance.

Q: Can this system maintain 60 FPS at 4K in The Technomancer?

A: Only at Low settings, where it achieves an average of 63 FPS. At Medium settings, the average drops to 48 FPS, and at High it falls to 41 FPS. If you want 60 FPS at 4K, you must use Low settings.

Q: How does the CPU’s performance compare to the Intel Core i9-12900T?

A: The Ryzen 5 5600F has an average benchmark score of 36945, while the Core i9-12900T scores 37112, a delta of -0.5%. This means the i9-12900T is slightly faster on average, but the difference is less than 0.5%, so it would have no noticeable impact on frame rates in The Technomancer.