The Technomancer

The Technomancer, a 2016 Action RPG, presents an interesting stress test for the pairing of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600F and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D. The benchmark data reveals a configuration that is far more capable at lower resolutions but begins to show significant strain as pixel count increases. With a combination rank of 210 out of 2825 tested combos, this system sits in the top 7.4% of all pairings tested for this title, indicating a strong overall performance profile, though the nature of that performance shifts dramatically depending on the resolution and settings selected.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear and expected pattern of performance degradation as resolution scales from 1080p to 4K, but the magnitude of the drop reveals crucial details about the system's bottleneck. At the High preset, the transition from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 results in a drop from 173 FPS to 150 FPS, a 13.3% reduction. However, the more dramatic shift occurs when moving from 2560x1440 to 3840x2160, where the average FPS plummets from 150 to 85, a staggering 43.3% decrease. This non-linear scaling is the signature of a system becoming GPU-bound at higher resolutions.

The data suggests that at 1920x1080, the AMD Ryzen 5 5600F is the primary limiting factor. With a boost clock of 4.00 GHz and 6 cores / 12 threads, the CPU is capable of feeding frames to the RTX 5090 D at a rate that the GPU can process, resulting in the high 173 FPS average. However, the relatively modest FPS increase from 173 FPS at High to 202 FPS at Low (a 16.8% uplift) at 1080p indicates that even when the GPU's workload is lightened, the CPU is unable to push framerates significantly higher, capping performance around the 200 FPS mark.

The scaling picture changes entirely at 4K. At 3840x2160, the RTX 5090 D's raw compute power becomes the dominant constraint. The data shows a massive 34.8% performance penalty when moving from the Low preset (129 FPS) to the High preset (85 FPS) at this resolution. The GPU's 32 GB of GDDR7 memory and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth are being taxed heavily, and the sheer pixel count of 4K overwhelms the rendering pipeline. The gap between the Low and Medium presets at 4K is also substantial, with a drop from 129 FPS to 99 FPS (a 23.3% reduction), further confirming that GPU compute and memory bandwidth are the limiting factors at this resolution.

The 2560x1440 resolution serves as the equilibrium point. Here, the framerates are high enough to suggest the CPU is still keeping pace, but the scaling between presets begins to show GPU influence. The difference between Low (175 FPS) and High (150 FPS) at 1440p is 14.3%, which is a smaller relative drop than at 4K but larger than at 1080p. This indicates a balanced workload where neither the Ryzen 5 5600F nor the RTX 5090 D is completely saturated, allowing both components to contribute to the final output.

FAQ

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

A: Based on the measured data, 2560x1440 offers the best balance of high framerates and visual fidelity. At this resolution, the High preset achieves 150 FPS, which is well above the 120 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. While 1920x1080 offers higher raw framerates (up to 202 FPS on Low), the system appears CPU-limited there, meaning the extra GPU headroom is wasted. The 4K resolution is playable on lower settings but suffers a severe framerate penalty on higher presets.

Q: How does the combination rank compare to other tested systems?

A: This specific pairing of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600F with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D ranks 210th out of 2825 tested combinations for The Technomancer. This places it in the top 7.4% of all tested configurations, indicating that it is a high-performing setup for this game, though not the absolute top-tier combination.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the main bottleneck at 1080p?

A: The data strongly suggests the CPU is the limiting factor at 1920x1080. The Ryzen 5 5600F, with its 6 cores and 12 threads, appears to max out its frame delivery capability around the 200 FPS mark. Evidence for this is the relatively small FPS gain from the High preset (173 FPS) to the Low preset (202 FPS), a difference of only 29 FPS, indicating that reducing GPU load does not proportionally increase performance.

Q: What is the performance difference between the Low and Ultra presets at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, the difference is substantial. The Low preset yields an average of 129 FPS, while the Ultra preset drops to 66 FPS. This represents a 48.8% reduction in performance when moving from the lowest to the highest visual quality settings, highlighting the immense graphical load that the RTX 5090 D faces at this resolution.

Q: Does the RTX 5090 D outperform its closest rivals in this game?

A: The RTX 5090 D's average benchmark score is 77712, which is 1.1% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT's score of 76904. However, it trails the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT by 1.6% and the NVIDIA Tesla P100 variants by 2.1% to 2.4%. This suggests that while the RTX 5090 D is a strong performer, its direct rivals in the benchmark database are all within a very tight performance band of roughly 3%, making the differences negligible in real-world gaming scenarios.

Q: What are the minimum FPS figures for the Medium preset?

A: The measured data includes minimum FPS values only for the Medium preset. At 1920x1080, the minimum FPS is 156, at 2560x1440 it is 135, and at 3840x2160 it drops to 84. These minimums indicate that the framerate remains stable and playable even during demanding scenes at all three resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

The benchmark database places this configuration at rank 210 out of 2,825 total tested combinations for The Technomancer, putting it in the 92.6th percentile of all tested systems. This is an exceptionally strong showing, reflecting the raw power of the RTX 5090 D. The GPU itself holds the 92nd percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 77,712. However, the CPU's relative position is lower; the Ryzen 5 5600F sits in the 85th percentile among all CPUs with an average score of 36,945.

This discrepancy in percentile rankings suggests that the overall combo rank is being dragged down slightly by the CPU. The Ryzen 5 5600F's nearest rivals, such as the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 (avg score 36,938) and the AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D (avg score 37,018), are all within 0.5% of its performance, indicating it is a mid-to-high tier processor. However, the RTX 5090 D's nearest rivals are a mix of mobile and data center parts, with the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT being 1.6% faster and the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB being 2.4% faster, suggesting the GPU is at the top of its class. The combo ranking of 210 indicates that while the GPU is a top-tier part, the CPU prevents this system from achieving a higher overall rank, as many of the 2,614 systems ranked above it likely pair the RTX 5090 D with a more powerful processor.

Settings Recommendations

Given the measured FPS data, the optimal settings depend entirely on the user's target resolution and framerate preference. For players with a 1920x1080 display, the High preset is the clear recommendation. It delivers 173 FPS, which is a 8.8% improvement over the Ultra preset's 159 FPS, with only a marginal visual quality reduction. The Low preset at 1080p offers a marginal 16.8% FPS boost over High, but the visual downgrade is likely not worth the extra frames for a game like an Action RPG where immersion is key.

At 2560x1440, the High preset is also the sweet spot, providing 150 FPS. This is 25% faster than the Ultra preset's 120 FPS, and the difference between High and Medium (159 FPS) is only 5.7%, making High the best balance of visual fidelity and smoothness. The Low preset at 1440p yields 175 FPS, but this comes at a significant cost to visual quality, and the high framerate is unnecessary given the High preset already exceeds 144 FPS.

The 4K resolution presents a more difficult choice. The data shows that the Ultra preset is not viable for serious gameplay, as it averages only 66 FPS. The High preset is playable at 85 FPS but is still below the 90 FPS threshold that many players consider ideal for fast-paced action. The Medium preset at 4K offers a more comfortable 99 FPS, which is a 16.5% improvement over High, and it also has a recorded minimum FPS of 84, ensuring that framerates rarely dip below the playable threshold. The Low preset at 4K achieves 129 FPS, but the visual compromise is substantial. For a smooth and visually acceptable experience at 4K, the Medium preset is the recommended choice, as it provides the best combination of playability and graphical fidelity.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system demonstrates its peak performance. The Low preset achieves an average of 202 FPS, while the Medium preset delivers 183 FPS with a minimum of 156 FPS and a maximum of 211 FPS. The High preset comes in at 173 FPS, and the Ultra preset rounds out the options at 159 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 43 FPS, showing that the CPU is the primary limiter, as even the most demanding settings cannot push the framerate below 150 FPS.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance scales as expected. The Low preset yields 175 FPS, the Medium preset averages 159 FPS with a minimum of 135 FPS and a maximum of 183 FPS, and the High preset drops to 150 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1440p is the first to show significant strain, averaging 120 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at this resolution widens to 55 FPS, indicating that the GPU is beginning to take on a larger share of the workload.

At 3840x2160, the data shows a dramatic shift in performance characteristics. The Low preset averages 129 FPS, which is still highly playable. The Medium preset drops to 99 FPS, with a minimum of 84 FPS and a maximum of 114 FPS. The High preset falls to 85 FPS, and the Ultra preset bottoms out at 66 FPS. The difference between the Low and Ultra presets at 4K is a massive 63 FPS, proving that the RTX 5090 D is the definitive bottleneck at this resolution, as its rendering capabilities are taxed by the sheer number of pixels.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F, based on the Zen 3 architecture (codename Vermeer), is a 6-core, 12-thread processor with a base clock of 3.00 GHz and a boost clock of 4.00 GHz. It features a 32 MB shared L3 cache and supports DDR4 memory with a bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. In the context of The Technomancer, the benchmark results indicate that this CPU is sufficient to drive high framerates at lower resolutions but becomes a limiting factor as resolution increases.

The PassMark benchmark scores for the Ryzen 5 5600F provide insight into its capabilities. Its single-thread score is 2,872, and its multithread score is 19,236. The CPU's overall average benchmark score is 36,945, placing it in the 85th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals, the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 and the AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D, have nearly identical average scores (36,938 and 37,018, respectively), confirming that the 5600F is a solidly mid-range performer.

The data from the game itself shows that the CPU's role is to provide a baseline of performance. At 1080p, the framerate ceiling of around 200 FPS is likely due to the CPU's 4.00 GHz boost clock and 6-core/12-thread configuration. The game, released in 2016, may not be heavily multithreaded, meaning that the single-thread performance of the 5600F (2,872 PassMark score) is critical. The fact that the High and Ultra presets at 1080p yield 173 FPS and 159 FPS, respectively, suggests that the CPU can keep up with the GPU's frame requests, but the low scaling from Low to Ultra indicates that the CPU cannot push framerates much beyond that ceiling. At 4K, however, the CPU is no longer the bottleneck, as the GPU's workload becomes so intensive that the CPU has ample time to prepare frames, making the 5600F's performance at this resolution secondary to the RTX 5090 D's raw power.