The Technomancer

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 combination ranks 963rd out of 1656 tested combos in The Technomancer, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the database. This position indicates that while the pairing is far from the top tier of systems tested, it sits decisively above the bottom quartile of configurations. The rank reflects a balanced pairing where neither component is drastically holding the other back, though the data suggests the system is more constrained by the CPU’s legacy platform than by the GPU’s modern architecture.

How This Combo Ranks

The 963rd rank out of 1656 combos places this system in the 58th percentile of tested configurations, meaning roughly 58% of all tested combos deliver higher average frame rates in this title. This is a mid-pack result for a combination featuring a 2023 GPU paired with a 2021 APU. The CPU’s standalone percentileVsAllCpus of 78 shows it outperforms 78% of all processors in general benchmarks, yet the combo’s in-game rank is lower, suggesting The Technomancer’s workload does not fully leverage the CPU’s strengths. The GPU’s percentileVsAllGpus of 66 is similarly respectable, yet the overall rank indicates that the game’s engine rewards faster memory subsystems and newer PCIe generations more than raw compute throughput.

When isolating the CPU’s performance, the Ryzen 5 5600G’s avgBenchmarkScore of 19983 places it within a tight cluster of rivals. It sits 0.2% above the Intel Core i7-11600H and 0.3% above the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX, while trailing the Intel Core i7-11800H and AMD EPYC 7713P by 0.2%. These sub-1% deltas mean the processor is effectively tied with four very different chips—two mobile H-series parts, a server EPYC, and a workstation Threadripper—highlighting that the 5600G’s Zen 3 architecture delivers consistent throughput across diverse workloads. For the GPU, the RTX 4060’s avgBenchmarkScore of 23181 puts it 0.6% behind the AMD Radeon RX 6600M and 0.7% behind the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti, while leading the Intel Arc B580 and AMD Radeon 760M by 0.7% and 0.8% respectively. These margins are negligible, meaning the 4060 trades blows with a mobile GPU and a 2013 flagship, underscoring that its value lies in modern feature support rather than raw rasterization dominance.

GPU Role

The RTX 4060 brings 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration is modest by current standards, and the 128-bit interface becomes a limiting factor in The Technomancer’s higher resolution presets. The GPU’s boost clock of 2460 MHz and base clock of 1830 MHz are relatively high, but the card’s 15.11 TFLOPS of FP32 compute is what drives the measured frame rates. The 24 RT cores and 96 tensor cores are present but largely irrelevant for this 2016 title, which does not utilize ray tracing or DLSS. The 48 ROPs and 96 TMUs provide a texture fill rate of 236.2 GTexel/s, which proves sufficient for the game’s geometry at 1080p but struggles to maintain pace at 4K Ultra.

The GPU’s 8 GB VRAM capacity is adequate for The Technomancer’s texture demands, as evidenced by the fact that frame rates scale consistently with resolution and settings rather than crashing due to memory overflow. However, the 272.0 GB/s bandwidth is the more critical constraint. At 4K Ultra, the system drops to 28.4 FPS, which is a 67% reduction from the 1080p Ultra result of 86.9 FPS. This steep decline points to the memory bus being saturated, as the GPU’s compute capacity alone would suggest a smaller performance gap. The 128-bit bus is a known limitation of this chip, and The Technomancer’s unoptimized engine appears to amplify this weakness.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of diminishing returns as resolution increases. At 1080p, the combo delivers playable frame rates across all settings, ranging from 86.9 FPS at Ultra to 172 FPS at Low. Moving to 1440p, the average FPS drops by roughly 35-38% across all settings: from 111.8 to 72 FPS at High, from 172 to 110.1 FPS at Low, from 130.4 to 83.5 FPS at Medium, and from 86.9 to 55.9 FPS at Ultra. This consistent percentage drop indicates that the system is scaling predictably with pixel count, suggesting the GPU is the primary bottleneck at these resolutions.

The jump from 1440p to 4K is far more punishing. At High settings, the frame rate falls from 72 to 40.6 FPS, a 43.6% reduction. At Medium, it drops from 83.5 to 45.5 FPS, a 45.5% reduction. Low settings see the smallest relative decline, from 110.1 to 59.3 FPS, a 46.2% drop. The Ultra preset suffers the most, plunging from 55.9 to 28.4 FPS, a 49.2% decrease. The fact that Ultra takes the largest percentage hit indicates that the combination of 4K resolution and maxed settings overwhelms the GPU’s memory bandwidth and ROP throughput. The data shows the system transitions from being GPU-limited at 1080p and 1440p to being severely bottlenecked by the 4060’s 128-bit memory interface at 4K.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system produces its strongest results. Low settings deliver 172 FPS, which is more than double the 60 FPS target and indicates the CPU can feed the GPU efficiently at this resolution. Medium settings yield 130.4 FPS, High settings produce 111.8 FPS, and even Ultra maintains 86.9 FPS. These numbers suggest that at 1080p, the RTX 4060 has ample headroom, and the Ryzen 5 5600G’s six cores and twelve threads provide sufficient frame pacing. The 86.9 FPS at Ultra is particularly notable because it shows the system can handle maxed settings at the most common resolution without dipping below 60 FPS.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain playable but the headroom shrinks. Low settings produce 110.1 FPS, which is still smooth but represents a 36% reduction from 1080p Low. High settings deliver 72 FPS, exactly at the 60 FPS threshold with some buffer. Medium settings hit 83.5 FPS, while Ultra drops to 55.9 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS target and would be noticeable on a high-refresh monitor. The 1440p Ultra result is the first instance where the combo fails to maintain 60 FPS, indicating that users with 1440p displays should avoid max settings.

At 3840x2160, the system struggles to maintain playability. Low settings produce 59.3 FPS, just under the 60 FPS mark. Medium settings deliver 45.5 FPS, High settings drop to 40.6 FPS, and Ultra falls to 28.4 FPS. These results make 4K gaming impractical except at Low settings, and even then the frame rate is borderline. The 4K data confirms that this combo is not designed for high-resolution gaming, as the GPU’s memory bandwidth and 8 GB VRAM capacity are insufficient for The Technomancer’s 4K texture loads.

Settings Recommendations

For users on 1080p displays, the High preset at 111.8 FPS offers the best balance of visual fidelity and performance, with enough headroom to handle demanding scenes without dropping below 60 FPS. The Ultra preset at 86.9 FPS is also viable, but the 24.9 FPS difference between High and Ultra may not justify the marginal visual improvements in this 2016 title. For those prioritizing maximum frame rates, the Low preset at 172 FPS is excessive for most monitors, but Medium at 130.4 FPS provides a smoother experience with better visuals.

At 1440p, the High preset at 72 FPS is the recommended choice, as it stays above 60 FPS while offering solid visual quality. The Medium preset at 83.5 FPS provides additional headroom and is the safest option for maintaining consistent frame pacing. The Ultra preset at 55.9 FPS falls short of the 60 FPS target and should be avoided, as the performance loss outweighs the visual gains. For 4K users, the Low preset at 59.3 FPS is the only playable option, but the data suggests this resolution is beyond the combo’s capabilities. Medium at 45.5 FPS and High at 40.6 FPS are too choppy for enjoyable gameplay, and Ultra at 28.4 FPS is effectively slideshow territory. The measured rows indicate that the system’s optimal experience lies at 1080p Medium to High, or 1440p Medium, where the GPU’s strengths are utilized without exposing its memory bandwidth limitations.