The Technomancer

The Technomancer, a 2016 Action RPG, proves to be an interesting stress test for the AMD Ryzen 5 5600G paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER. The measured data reveals a configuration that is overwhelmingly GPU-bound at higher resolutions but exhibits clear CPU limitations at 1080p. This analysis breaks down the optimal settings, the combo's standing, the GPU's specific role, and the scaling behavior across resolutions.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark data for this combination of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER suggests that the High preset offers the most balanced experience, particularly at higher resolutions. At 4K, the High preset delivers an average of 71.2 FPS, which is well within the range for smooth, responsive gameplay on a high-refresh-rate display. While the Ultra preset pushes visual fidelity further, it does so at a significant performance cost, dropping to an average of 54.8 FPS at 4K. This 23% reduction in frame rate from High to Ultra may not justify the marginal visual gains, especially in a fast-paced action RPG where fluidity is paramount.

For players who prioritize maximum frame rates, the Low preset at 1440p is the standout choice, producing an average of 194.3 FPS. This setting is ideal for competitive or high-refresh-rate gaming, as it minimizes graphical overhead to maximize responsiveness. The data shows that the performance headroom at 1440p is substantial, with the High preset still hitting 127.3 FPS, but the jump to Low provides a massive 52% performance increase over High. At 1080p, the differences between presets compress, with Low averaging 225.4 FPS and High averaging 197.1 FPS, suggesting the CPU becomes a bottleneck that limits the GPU's ability to scale with lower graphical demands. Therefore, the recommended path is to use High for a visual-to-performance sweet spot at 4K and 1440p, or Low at 1440p for those chasing the absolute highest refresh rates.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the extensive database of tested hardware combinations, this pairing of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER secures a rank of 149 out of 1656 combos for The Technomancer. This places the configuration in the top 9% of all tested systems, indicating a very strong performance tier. The high ranking is primarily attributable to the GPU's immense power, which allows the system to handle the game's demands at high resolutions.

However, the rank also highlights a notable imbalance. The Ryzen 5 5600G, while a capable processor in its own right, sits in the 78th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 19983. Its closest rivals, such as the Intel Core i7-11600H and the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX, are within a 0.3% performance delta. This places the CPU as a mid-to-high-tier part, but it is clearly outclassed by the GPU, which sits in the 88th percentile of all GPUs with an average score of 53610. The RTX 4080 SUPER's rivals, including the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, are all within a 2.9% delta, solidifying its high-end status. This pairing creates a situation where the GPU has significant untapped potential in CPU-bound scenarios, capping the system's overall performance in certain conditions even as it ranks highly.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is the undisputed performance driver in this configuration. Its 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus provides a substantial 736.3 GB/s of bandwidth, which is critical for handling high-resolution textures and complex scenes at 4K. The GPU's architecture, Ada Lovelace, is built on a 5 nm process from TSMC and features 10240 shading units. Its boost clock of 2550 MHz, with a base clock of 2295 MHz, allows it to process the game's geometry and effects efficiently.

In The Technomancer, the data confirms that the GPU is the primary bottleneck at 4K resolution. The frame rate scales predictably with the graphical preset, moving from 103 FPS on Low to 54.8 FPS on Ultra. This demonstrates that the RTX 4080 SUPER is fully engaged, with its compute resources being taxed by the increased pixel count and visual effects. The GPU's compute capabilities, measured at 52.22 TFLOPS FP32, are more than sufficient to handle the game's demands, but the sheer volume of work at 4K Ultra brings even this powerhouse to its knees. The data indicates that the GPU is the limiting factor, as the CPU has enough headroom to feed it frames at these settings, evidenced by the clear performance drop as settings increase.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured average FPS data provides a clear picture of performance across three resolutions and four quality presets.

At 1920x1080, the system is heavily CPU-bound. The frame rates are exceptionally high, with the Low preset achieving 225.4 FPS and the Medium preset reaching 210.4 FPS. The High preset averages 197.1 FPS, while the Ultra preset drops to 152.7 FPS. The relatively small gap between Low and High (225.4 vs 197.1, a 14% difference) suggests that the Ryzen 5 5600G cannot feed the RTX 4080 SUPER enough data to fully utilize its capabilities, as the GPU is capable of far more than 225 FPS in this title.

Moving to 2560x1440, the GPU begins to take on a more significant role, but the CPU is still a factor. The Low preset delivers a strong 194.3 FPS, while Medium and High produce 148.6 FPS and 127.3 FPS, respectively. The Ultra preset drops to 97.6 FPS. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p shows a predictable decrease, but the system remains very playable at all settings, with even Ultra maintaining nearly 100 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the clear bottleneck. The Low preset yields 103 FPS, which is still very smooth. The Medium preset delivers 80.8 FPS, and the High preset averages 71.2 FPS. The Ultra preset is the most demanding, producing an average of 54.8 FPS. This resolution showcases the RTX 4080 SUPER's raw power, as it manages to keep the game well within playable territory even at the highest settings, although Ultra dips below the 60 FPS threshold.

Resolution Scaling

The performance scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals critical insights into the system's balance. At the Low preset, the frame rate drops from 225.4 FPS at 1080p to 194.3 FPS at 1440p (an 14% reduction) and then to 103 FPS at 4K (a 47% reduction from 1440p). This massive drop from 1440p to 4K indicates that the GPU is finally being pushed to its limits, while the smaller drop from 1080p to 1440p suggests the CPU was the limiting factor at the lower resolution.

At the High preset, the scaling is more linear, with 197.1 FPS at 1080p dropping to 127.3 FPS at 1440p (a 35% reduction) and then to 71.2 FPS at 4K (a 44% reduction from 1440p). This consistent decline shows that the workload is more balanced, with both the CPU and GPU contributing to the bottleneck. However, the fact that the 1080p High score (197.1) is lower than the 1080p Low score (225.4) confirms that the CPU is still holding back the GPU at this resolution.

The most telling data point is the Ultra preset scaling. At 1080p, it achieves 152.7 FPS, which drops to 97.6 FPS at 1440p and then to 54.8 FPS at 4K. The 4K score is less than half of the 1080p score, indicating that the system transitions from a CPU-bound state at 1080p to a heavily GPU-bound state at 4K. This analysis confirms that while the Ryzen 5 5600G is adequate for high refresh rates at 1080p, it is the RTX 4080 SUPER that enables the high-fidelity 4K experience, even if it requires dropping to High settings to maintain a solid frame rate.