The Technomancer

The Technomancer, an Action RPG released in 2016, shows distinct performance characteristics when paired with the AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti. Measured FPS data across three resolutions and four presets reveals a system that is clearly GPU-bound at higher resolutions, while the CPU demonstrates sufficient headroom at lower settings. The combo ranks 401st out of 1656 tested combinations, placing it in the top quarter of the database.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is steep and consistent across all presets, but the rate of decline accelerates as resolution increases. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 153.5 FPS at 1920x1080 to 101 FPS at 2560x1440, a 34.2% reduction, then to 52.3 FPS at 3840x2160, a further 48.2% drop. The total decline from 1080p to 4K is 65.9%. Ultra settings follow a similar pattern: 120.3 FPS at 1080p, 80.6 FPS at 1440p (33.0% drop), and 44.7 FPS at 4K (44.5% drop), for a total reduction of 62.8%. Medium settings drop from 178.5 to 116.9 (34.5%) to 66.3 (43.3%), totaling 62.9%. Low settings show the same shape: 233.1 to 150.4 (35.5%) to 82.3 (45.3%), a 64.7% total decline.

The pattern is telling. The 1440p-to-4K transition consistently costs more than the 1080p-to-1440p step, with the gap ranging from 43.3% to 48.2% versus 33.0% to 35.5%. This widening drop indicates that the rendering load at 4K overwhelms the GPU's throughput, making the RTX 3080 Ti the clear limiting component at that resolution. At 1080p, the relatively modest resolution scaling — even Low settings only reach 233.1 FPS — suggests the CPU begins to exert influence, though the GPU still dominates the performance curve. The data shows a system that scales predictably with resolution, with the GPU becoming progressively more saturated as pixel count rises.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows provide a clear hierarchy for each resolution. At 3840x2160, only Low and Medium presets maintain an average above 60 FPS: Low delivers 82.3 FPS and Medium delivers 66.3 FPS. High falls to 52.3 FPS and Ultra to 44.7 FPS. For a 60 FPS target at 4K, Medium is the highest preset that qualifies, offering a 26.8% margin over High while still providing a substantial visual upgrade over Low. Ultra at 4K is not viable for smooth gameplay, sitting 25.5% below the 60 FPS threshold.

At 2560x1440, every preset exceeds 60 FPS. Low runs at 150.4 FPS, Medium at 116.9 FPS, High at 101 FPS, and Ultra at 80.6 FPS. Ultra is the recommended choice here, as it maintains a 34.3% buffer above 60 FPS while delivering the full visual feature set. The gap between High and Ultra is 19.9 FPS, a meaningful difference that justifies the higher preset. At 1920x1080, all presets are comfortably above 60 FPS, with Ultra at 120.3 FPS and Low at 233.1 FPS. Ultra is the obvious pick at 1080p, providing more than double the 60 FPS baseline. The data indicates that the best experience per preset is Ultra at 1080p and 1440p, but Medium at 4K — the only 4K preset that clears 60 FPS while retaining moderate quality.

GPU Role

The RTX 3080 Ti brings substantial resources to this title. Its 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus provides 912.4 GB/s of bandwidth, while the GPU operates at a base clock of 1365 MHz and a boost clock of 1665 MHz. The memory clock runs at 1188 MHz, translating to 19 Gbps effective. With 10240 shading units, 320 TMUs, and 112 ROPs, the GPU delivers 34.10 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and a texture rate of 532.8 GTexel/s. These specifications explain the 4K performance profile: the GPU's raw throughput is sufficient for 52.3 FPS at High, but Ultra's additional load drops it to 44.7 FPS.

The GPU's average benchmark score is 41224, placing it in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, scores 41441, a delta of -0.5%, meaning the 3080 Ti is effectively tied with the 3090 in average performance. The AMD Radeon Pro 5300 scores 41610 (-0.9%), and the RTX 5070 scores 41687 (-1.1%). This tight clustering shows the 3080 Ti sits at the top of the performance tier, within 1.6% of the Tesla M40's 41897. The 12 GB VRAM is more than adequate for a 2016 title, and the 912.4 GB/s bandwidth ensures no memory bottleneck at 4K. The GPU's role is decisive: at 4K, the difference between Low (82.3 FPS) and Ultra (44.7 FPS) is 45.7%, a direct reflection of the GPU's workload scaling.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Ryzen 5 5600GT and RTX 3080 Ti ranks 401st out of 1656 tested combos in The Technomancer, placing it in the 75.8th percentile of all pairings. This is a strong result, though slightly below the GPU's individual 83rd percentile. The CPU's 78th percentile and the GPU's 83rd percentile suggest the pairing is well balanced, with the GPU slightly ahead of the CPU in relative standing. The combo rank of 401/1656 means 1255 other combinations perform worse, while 400 outperform it.

The GPU's nearest rivals in average benchmark score are all within 1.6% of the 3080 Ti, indicating that the combo's rank is driven primarily by the GPU's high placement. The CPU's nearest rivals — the Intel Core i7-10700 at 20746 (0% delta), the Intel Core i5-12490F at 20794 (-0.3%), the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X at 20680 (0.3%), and the AMD EPYC 7J13 at 20845 (-0.5%) — show that the 5600GT is essentially performance-equivalent to a range of mid-to-high-end processors. The combo's top-quarter ranking reflects a pairing where neither component is a significant drag on the other, though the GPU's superior percentile suggests it carries more of the performance weight in this title.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 5 5600GT contributes 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz. Built on the Zen 3 architecture (Cezanne) at 7 nm, it features 16 MB of L3 cache and 512 KB of L2 per core. Its memory support is dual-channel DDR4 with 51.2 GB/s of bandwidth. The CPU's average benchmark score is 20740, with a 78th percentile ranking. In Cinebench R23, it scores 17272 multi-core and 2438 single-core; in Geekbench, 7986 multi-core and 2035 single-core. Passmark results show 20325 multi-thread and 3348 single-thread.

The CPU's role in The Technomancer is most visible at 1080p Low, where the system reaches 233.1 FPS. This high frame rate indicates the CPU can feed the GPU effectively at lower resolutions. However, the fact that 1080p Low (233.1 FPS) is only 35.5% higher than 1440p Low (150.4 FPS) shows that the GPU still dominates even at Low settings. The CPU's single-thread performance — 2438 in Cinebench R23 single-core — is sufficient for a 2016 title, which likely does not scale heavily across 12 threads. The 6-core, 12-thread configuration provides ample headroom, and the 4.60 GHz boost clock ensures responsive single-threaded execution. The CPU's nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-10700, scores 20746 (0% delta), confirming the 5600GT is a mid-pack performer that does not bottleneck the RTX 3080 Ti in this game. The data shows the CPU is a supporting player, enabling high frame rates at 1080p but yielding to the GPU as the primary constraint at 1440p and 4K.