The Technomancer

The Technomancer, a 2016 Action RPG, presents a demanding workload that quickly exposes the limits of older hardware. For the combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X processor and the AMD Radeon RX 570 graphics card, the measured frame rates tell a clear story of a system that is capable at lower resolutions but struggles significantly at 4K. This analysis breaks down the specific performance data, showing how each component contributes to the final result and how this pairing ranks against a large field of other tested configurations.

FAQ

Q: What is the average frame rate at 1920x1080 with High settings?

A: The measured average is 43.9 FPS. This is the middle-ground setting at the most common resolution, indicating a playable but not perfectly smooth experience.

Q: How much faster is the Low preset compared to Ultra at 2560x1440?

A: At 2560x1440, the Low preset achieves an average of 46.8 FPS, while the Ultra preset drops to an average of 24.6 FPS. This represents a significant performance gap of 22.2 FPS between the two extremes.

Q: What is the best-case scenario for this combo in terms of frame rate?

A: The highest average frame rate recorded is 68.4 FPS, which is achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with the Low settings preset.

Q: Is this combination capable of 4K gaming?

A: Benchmark results indicate it is not capable of a smooth 4K experience. At 3840x2160, even the Low preset only yields an average of 25.7 FPS, and the High preset falls to 14.4 FPS, which is below the threshold for comfortable playability.

Q: How does the GPU's average benchmark score compare to its closest rival?

A: The Radeon RX 570 has an average benchmark score of 30158. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060, has a score of 30109, placing the RX 570 a marginal 0.2% ahead in this specific metric.

Q: What is the combo's overall rank among tested systems?

A: In The Technomancer, this specific pairing is ranked 1575 out of a total of 1656 tested combinations, placing it in the lower percentile of all systems tested.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X is a 5000 series processor built on the Zen 3 architecture, codenamed Vermeer. It features 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz. The processor has a 65W TDP and supports DDR4 memory in a dual-channel configuration. Its performance profile, as shown by a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 18578 and a single-core score of 2622, suggests a strong foundation for gaming.

In the context of The Technomancer, the CPU's role is to feed the GPU with draw calls and manage game logic. The data shows that the processor has a percentile rank of 78 against all CPUs, indicating it performs better than most. However, the game's engine appears to be heavily GPU-bound, particularly at higher resolutions. The measured FPS shows a steep decline as resolution increases, which is a classic sign of the graphics card becoming the limiting factor. For instance, at 1920x1080 with Low settings, the system achieves 68.4 FPS, but this drops to 46.8 FPS at 2560x1440 and 25.7 FPS at 3840x2160 with the same settings. This scaling pattern suggests that the RX 570 is the primary bottleneck, as the 5600X's processing power is sufficient to handle the game's demands without being the primary constraint on frame rate.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 570 is based on the Polaris 20 chip and the GCN 4.0 architecture, manufactured on a 14 nm process. It has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 224.0 GB/s. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1168 MHz and a boost clock of 1244 MHz, with a 150W TDP. Its compute capabilities include 2048 shading units and a FP32 performance of 5.095 TFLOPS. The GPU's average benchmark score is 30158, and it holds a percentile rank of 74 against all GPUs.

The performance data for The Technomancer clearly shows the RX 570's limitations. At 3840x2160, the highest average frame rate achieved is just 25.7 FPS on the Low preset. The Ultra preset at this resolution produces an unplayable 14 FPS average. Even at 2560x1440, the GPU struggles to maintain high frame rates, with the Ultra preset averaging only 24.6 FPS. It is only at 1920x1080 that the GPU starts to deliver playable performance, with the Low preset hitting 68.4 FPS and the Medium preset at 52 FPS. The 4 GB VRAM capacity is likely a contributing factor to the poor performance at higher resolutions, where texture memory demands exceed what the card can efficiently handle. The data shows a clear pattern: the GPU is the definitive bottleneck in this pairing for this specific game.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured frame rates provide a detailed look at the system's performance across different settings. At 3840x2160, the results are consistently low. The Low preset averages 25.7 FPS, which is the best result at this resolution. Medium averages 18.5 FPS, High averages 14.4 FPS, and Ultra averages 14 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 7.2 FPS, while the difference between High and Ultra is negligible at 0.4 FPS, suggesting the game is heavily taxing the GPU at this resolution regardless of visual fidelity.

Moving to 2560x1440, performance improves significantly. The Low preset is the most playable, averaging 46.8 FPS. Medium follows at 35.3 FPS, and High at 32 FPS. The Ultra preset drops to an average of 24.6 FPS, which is a substantial 22.2 FPS reduction from the Low setting. This resolution appears to be the boundary where the RX 570 can still provide a reasonably smooth experience on lower settings but begins to falter on higher ones.

At 1920x1080, the system performs at its best. The Low preset achieves a playable 68.4 FPS. Medium settings average 52 FPS, and High settings average 43.9 FPS. The Ultra preset, while the most demanding, still produces an average of 34.3 FPS. The difference between the Low and Ultra presets at 1080p is 34.1 FPS, showing a wide performance range. The data indicates that for a consistent 60 FPS experience, users would need to stick to the Low preset, while Medium and High are best suited for 30-50 FPS gameplay.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested hardware combinations for The Technomancer, this specific pairing of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and AMD Radeon RX 570 is ranked 1575 out of 1656 total combos. This places it in the bottom 5% of all tested systems, underscoring its status as a lower-tier performer for this particular game.

The ranking is a direct consequence of the GPU's inability to deliver high frame rates, especially at higher resolutions. While the Ryzen 5 5600X is a capable processor, its performance is effectively neutralized by the RX 570's bottleneck. The CPU's nearest rivals, such as the AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT and Intel Core i7-10700, have average scores within a fraction of a percent of the 5600X, indicating that CPU performance is not a differentiator here. Similarly, the GPU's nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060, has a nearly identical average benchmark score, but the combination's rank suggests that the overall system performance is still limited. The low rank is a clear indicator that this hardware pairing is not well-suited for The Technomancer, particularly for users seeking high resolutions or maximum visual settings.