The Technomancer

The Technomancer, an action RPG from 2016, pairs an AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT paired with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 in this measured configuration. At 1080p High, the system averages 195 FPS; stepping up to 1440p High drops that to 128 FPS, and at 4K High the average falls to 70 FPS. This combination ranks 321st out of 3,696 tested combos, putting it in the upper echelon of tested hardware pairs.

Resolution Scaling

The measured data shows a clear, expected trend: average frame rates drop off sharply as resolution climbs. At High quality, the system delivers 195 FPS at 1080p, 128 FPS at 1440p, and 70 FPS at 4K. That is a steady and significant reduction—the jump from 1080p to 1440p costs 67% of the original frame rate (nearly two-thirds), while the leap from 1440p to 4K cuts 45% more. A similar pattern appears on Low settings: 241 FPS at 1080p, 195 FPS at 1440p, and 107 FPS at 4K. The 4K Low result shows the game is still far from a convolution one would see on a weaker GPU, but the expected stress on the render pipeline is clear.

The GPU plays the decisive role as resolution climbs. The RTX 4080’s memory bus width of 256-bit, with GDDR6X memory and 716.8 GB/s bandwidth, explains why 4K remains playable but with a notable hit. At 4K Ultra, the average drops to 55 FPS—just under the 60 FPS threshold—while 4K High hits 70 FPS. In contrast, at 1080p Low the 241 FPS average suggests the CPU is beginning to limit performance at lower resolutions. The RTX 4080’s 9728 shading units and 76 RT Cores are not fully taxed at 1080p Low; instead, the Ryzen 5 5600GT’s 6 cores and 12 threads shoulder more of the load.

How This Combo Ranks

Among 3,696 tested combinations, this CPU-GPU pairing take the 321st spot. That places the combo in the top 8% of the database, though the exact percentile is not explicitly given. The rank reflects the synergy between a mid-range, 6-core processor and a high-end Ada Lovelace GPU. The RTX 4080 alone ranks in the 86th percentile among GPUs, while the Ryzen 5 5600GT sits in the 74th percentile among CPUs. The combination rank of 321 likely stems from the GPU’s strength at high resolutions, while the CPU holds the system back slightly at lower resolutions, pulling the overall standing away from the very top.

The GPU’s average benchmark score of 54,247 places it near its closest competitor, the RTX 4080 SUPER, which is just 0.1% higher. The CPU’s average score of 20,733 is nearly identical to the Intel Core i5-12490F, which is 0.3% higher. These razor-thin deltas show how evenly matched these components are in mainstream testing, yet in actual framing, the RTX 4080 pulls far ahead of its peers due to its packed core configuration.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 5 5600GT is built on a 65-watt TDP, 7 nm process, with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost of 4.60 GHz. It packs 6 cores and 12 threads, with 64 KB L1 cache per core, 512 KB L2 per core, and 16 MB of L3 cache. Its launch MSRP is $140, which positions it as an affordable entry into the AM4 socket, though this analysis will keep pricing at that single mention.

In this title, the CPU’s impact is most visible at 1080p. At Low settings, the system hits 241 FPS, a number that scales to 219 FPS at Medium and 152 FPS at Ultra. The stark differences between settings hint that the CPU is not fully loaded except at the low quality preset. At 1440p Low the average is 195 FPS, still above GPU bottleneck territory. The CPU’s single-threaded score of 2,438 in Cinebench R23 and 3,448 in Geekbench single-thread place it well within the capabilities of a 2016 game engine, which was built for the multi-core CPUs of that generation but rarely uses more than a handful of threads.

The numbers bear this out: at 1080p Low, the 241 FPS result is an enormous frame rate that indicates the RTX 4080 is not the primary constraint. At 1080p High, the average drops to 195 FPS, and at Ultra to 152 FPS. Scaling from 1080p High to 1440p High (195 to 128 FPS) drops the frame rate by 67 FPS, which suggests that the CPU can sustain GPU demands at 1080p but begins to bleed the load as pixel count increases.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The table below uses the measured average frame rates across seven resolution/setting combinations. Medium settings are the only preset with reported minimum and maximum frame times.

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS | Min FPS | Max FPS |

|------------|----------|-------|---------|---------|

| 1920x1080 | Low | 241 | - | - |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 219 | 186 | 252 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 195 | - | - |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 152 | - | - |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 195 | - | - |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 149 | 127 | 172 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 128 | - | - |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 100 | - | - |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 107 | - | - |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 82 | 70 | 94 |

| 3840x2160 | High | 70 | - | - |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 55 | - | - |

At 1080p, even the lowest setting (Low) yields 241 FPS, while the Ultra preset still sustains 152 FPS. The Medium preset shows a stable window: 186 to 252 FPS, with an average of 219. At 1440p, the Ultra average falls to exactly 100 FPS, which is still a solid 100, but it is 48% lower than the 1080p Ultra average. The Medium 1440p average of 149 FPS with a range of 127 to 172 FPS offers a smooth experience. At 4K, the numbers tighten: the Ultra preset averages 55 FPS, below the 60 FPS mark; Medium averages 82, Low averages 107. The data thus indicates that the RTX 4080 is clearly the limiting component at 4K Ultra.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is a 5‑nm Ada Lovelace architecture chip, built by TSMC to pack 45,900 million transistors across a 379 mm² die. It features 9,728 shading units, 304 TMUs, and 112 ROPs, plus 76 RT cores and 304 tensor cores. The memory subsystem consists of 16 GB of GDDR6X on a 256-bit bus, delivering 716.8 GB/s bandwidth. The launch MSRP is 1,199 USD, and it was originally released in 2022.

The GPU’s raw numbers align with its measured impact. At 4K High, the average of 70 FPS reflects the 2505 MHz boost clock and the memory bandwidth’s ability to feed 16 GB of VRAM, which is essential for high-resolution textures. At 4K Ultra, the average drops to 55 FPS; this is the only resolution/setting that misses the 60 FPS lock. The gap between 4K Ultra and 4K High (55 vs 70 FPS) shows the effect of the Ultra preset presumably enabling additional texture detail and effects, which burdens the memory subsystem and the 48.74 TFLOPS of FP32 compute.

Comparatively, the RTX 4080 sits very close to its next taller sibling, the RTX 4080 SUPER, which is 0.1% faster in the average GPU score. It also much faster than the Radeon Pro W5700X (−1.1%), and the Radeon RX 6750 GRE ( −2.6%). That said, the 4080’s performance here is consistent with its class, delivering 70 FPS in an older title at 4K High—a title that is primarily GPU-bound at that resolution, as evidenced by the 48% difference between 1080p High and 1440p High frame rates.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution to play at if I want a stable 60 FPS?

A: 4K High delivers an average of 70 FPS, which stays above 60. 1440p Ultra averages 100 FPS, and 1080p Ultra delivers 152 FPS. The only tested setting that falls below 60 FPS is 4K Ultra, at 55 FPS average.

Q: How stable are the frame rates at Medium settings?

A: The recorded minimums and maximums at Medium are as follows: 1080p runs between 186 and 252 FPS, 1440p between 127 and 172, and 4K between 70 and 94. This shows larger variance at lower resolutions, but the average consistently outpaces the minimum by a large margin.

Q: Which component is the bottleneck at 1080p?

A: At 1080p Low, the average is 241 FPS, indicating heavy CPU involvement. At 1080p Ultra, 152 FPS is still very high, but the reduced frame rate as quality rises suggests the GPU takes over as the constraint.

Q: Does the RTX 4080’s 16 GB VRAM cause problems in The Technomancer?

A: There is no indication of VRAM limitations in the measured data. The game is from 2016, so texture sizes are modest; VPAM is never mentioned as a constraint.

Q: How does this combo compare to a typical modern combination?

A: The combo ranks 321st out of 3,696 tested combos. The GPU’s nearest rival, the RTX 4080 SUPER, is just 0.1% faster, while the CPU’s nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-12490F, is 0.3% faster. This data places the combination in the top portion of the database.

Q: Is the you are or the GPU more responsible for the 1080p→4K FPS drop?

A: The drop from 195 FPS at 1080p High to 70 FPS at 4K High demonstrates that the GPU is the primary limiting factor at higher resolutions. The RTX 4080’s 4.8 TFLOPS of FP32 compute gives it enough throughput for 4K levels, but it still cannot hold 60 FPS at absolute maximum settings (Ultra) while most other settings remain comfortable.