The Technomancer

The Technomancer, a 2016 Action RPG, presents a clear performance hierarchy when paired with the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT. The benchmark data shows that the Ultra preset is consistently demanding, while the High preset offers the most balanced experience across all tested resolutions. This combination of a Zen 4 CPU and RDNA 4 GPU delivers high frame rates, but the game’s engine shows distinct scaling behaviors that favor specific settings.

Settings Recommendations

For this specific hardware combo, the High preset is the optimal choice for most users. At 1920x1080, High delivers an average of 152.1 FPS, which is only 34% lower than the peak Low preset’s 230.8 FPS but provides substantially better visual fidelity. The jump from High to Ultra at 1080p costs 34.8 FPS (152.1 down to 117.3), a 23% performance penalty that is difficult to justify given the diminishing returns of the Ultra preset.

At 2560x1440, the High preset remains the sweet spot with a 99.9 FPS average, comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. The Medium preset at 118.9 FPS offers higher headroom for high-refresh-rate displays, but the visual quality reduction is significant. For 3840x2160, High drops to 56.5 FPS, which is playable but not ideal for fast-paced action. The data indicates that Medium at 63.5 FPS is the better 4K choice if you prioritize frame rate stability over maximum detail.

The Low preset is only recommended for competitive play at 1080p, where the 230.8 FPS average provides maximum responsiveness. However, the performance gains from Low to Medium are substantial (230.8 to 180.2 FPS at 1080p), suggesting that Medium offers a better performance-per-visual-quality trade-off. The Ultra preset should be avoided at 4K entirely, as the 41.9 FPS average falls below the 60 FPS standard.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT is the dominant component in this pairing, and its 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus with 644.6 GB/s bandwidth ensures that VRAM capacity is never a limiting factor in The Technomancer. The GPU’s boost clock of 2970 MHz and game clock of 2400 MHz provide the raw compute power needed to drive the high frame rates observed. The RDNA 4.0 architecture, built on a 4 nm process, delivers 48.66 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, which is more than sufficient for this 2016 title.

The GPU’s 4096 shading units and 128 ROPs contribute to the pixel throughput of 380.2 GPixel/s, which explains the strong performance at lower resolutions. The texture rate of 760.3 GTexel/s, combined with 256 TMUs, prevents texture-bound bottlenecks even at Ultra settings. The data shows that the GPU is the primary driver of performance scaling, as frame rates drop consistently when moving from Low to Ultra at every resolution. The RX 9070 XT’s 82nd percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 39647, places it in the upper tier of graphics cards, though the nearest rivals show it is closely matched with older workstation cards like the AMD Radeon Pro 575.

Resolution Scaling

The performance scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a GPU-bound scenario. At High settings, the frame rate drops from 152.1 FPS at 1920x1080 to 99.9 FPS at 2560x1440, a 34% reduction. Moving to 3840x2160 further reduces the average to 56.5 FPS, representing a 63% drop from the 1080p baseline. This scaling pattern is consistent with a GPU-limited workload, where the increased pixel count directly impacts the rendering load.

The Low preset shows a similar trend: 230.8 FPS at 1080p falls to 150.8 FPS at 1440p and then to 83.1 FPS at 4K. The percentage drops are 35% and 64% respectively, indicating that the GPU is the limiting factor even at the lowest settings. The 4K Low result of 83.1 FPS is still highly playable, demonstrating the RX 9070 XT’s headroom. The Ultra preset at 4K produces 41.9 FPS, which is the only configuration that falls below the 60 FPS playability threshold, confirming that this preset is too demanding for 4K on this hardware.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT achieves a combo rank of 423 out of 1656 tested combinations in The Technomancer. This places the pairing in the top 25.5% of all tested systems, indicating above-average performance for this title. The rank reflects the strong GPU performance, which compensates for the CPU’s mid-range positioning. The CPU’s percentile rank of 82 among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 24993, is nearly identical to its nearest rivals.

The Ryzen 5 7500F’s nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-11850H, scores 24974, a delta of 0.1%, while the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X scores 25057, a delta of -0.3%. This tight grouping shows that the CPU is not a differentiating factor in this game’s performance. The GPU’s nearest rival, the AMD Radeon Pro 575, scores 39703 with a delta of -0.1%, indicating that the RX 9070 XT is well-positioned within its performance class. The combo’s rank is therefore determined primarily by the GPU’s ability to drive high frame rates across all settings.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F features 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Zen 4 architecture, with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz. The CPU’s 32 MB of shared L3 cache and 64 KB L1 cache per core provide sufficient bandwidth for game logic, but the benchmark data shows that The Technomancer is not heavily CPU-dependent. The multi-threaded performance, as measured by Cinebench R23, is 22799 points, while the single-thread score is 3218 points. These scores place the CPU in the 82nd percentile, but the nearest rivals show the performance is tightly clustered.

The CPU’s 65 W TDP and 5 nm process node from TSMC ensure efficient operation, but the game’s frame rates scale almost exclusively with GPU settings. At 1080p Low, the 230.8 FPS average is far above any CPU bottleneck threshold, indicating that the 6-core/12-thread configuration is more than capable of feeding the GPU. The Geekbench multicore score of 12686 and single-core score of 2759 further confirm that the CPU has ample headroom for this title. The data suggests that the CPU’s role is secondary, providing stable frame pacing without introducing bottlenecks even at the highest frame rates.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS values are: Low 230.8, Medium 180.2, High 152.1, and Ultra 117.3. The spread of 113.5 FPS between Low and Ultra demonstrates the GPU’s scaling capability. The 2560x1440 results are: Low 150.8, Medium 118.9, High 99.9, and Ultra 79.5. The reduction from 1080p to 1440p is consistent across settings, averaging a 35% performance loss. At 3840x2160, the values are: Low 83.1, Medium 63.5, High 56.5, and Ultra 41.9. The 4K Ultra result at 41.9 FPS is the only sub-60 FPS measurement in the entire dataset.

The transition from Medium to High at 4K costs 7.0 FPS (63.5 to 56.5), while the jump from High to Ultra costs 14.6 FPS (56.5 to 41.9). This non-linear scaling indicates that the Ultra preset introduces rendering features that disproportionately impact performance. At 1080p, the Medium to High transition costs 28.1 FPS (180.2 to 152.1), while High to Ultra costs 34.8 FPS (152.1 to 117.3). The data consistently shows that the Ultra preset is the least efficient setting, while High provides the best balance of visual quality and performance.

FAQ

Q: What is the best preset for 60 FPS gaming at 4K with this combo?

A: The Medium preset at 3840x2160 delivers an average of 63.5 FPS, which is the only setting above 60 FPS at 4K. The High preset falls to 56.5 FPS, below the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 4K at High settings?

A: The average FPS drops from 152.1 at 1920x1080 to 99.9 at 2560x1440 and then to 56.5 at 3840x2160, representing a total reduction of 63% from the 1080p baseline.

Q: Is the Ultra preset viable at any resolution with this hardware?

A: The Ultra preset is playable at 1080p with 117.3 FPS and at 1440p with 79.5 FPS. At 4K, the 41.9 FPS average is below the 60 FPS standard.

Q: Does the CPU bottleneck the GPU in this game?

A: No. The 230.8 FPS result at 1080p Low shows no CPU limitation, and the Ryzen 5 7500F’s single-thread score of 3218 in Cinebench R23 indicates sufficient processing power.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested systems for The Technomancer?

A: The combination ranks 423rd out of 1656 tested combos, placing it in the top 25.5% of all systems tested for this game.

Q: What is the performance difference between the Low and Medium presets at 1440p?

A: The Low preset averages 150.8 FPS, while Medium averages 118.9 FPS, a difference of 31.9 FPS or a 21% performance reduction for the visual quality increase.