The Technomancer

The Technomancer, a 2016 Action RPG, presents an interesting case study for the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 pairing. The measured data reveals a system that is exceptionally capable at high refresh rates, yet shows clear performance scaling limits as resolution increases. The benchmark results indicate a combination where the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck at 4K, while the CPU's strong single-thread performance helps maintain high frame rates at lower resolutions.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1080p with High settings?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 combination achieves an average of 148.7 FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings.

Q: How does the Ultra preset at 4K compare to the Low preset at 4K?

A: The data shows a significant difference, with the Ultra preset averaging 44 FPS at 3840x2160, while the Low preset averages 80.2 FPS at the same resolution. This represents a substantial performance cost for the highest visual quality.

Q: What is the combo's overall ranking among tested systems for this game?

A: The combination ranks 499th out of 1656 tested combos in The Technomancer, placing it in the upper third of all tested systems.

Q: Is the RTX 3080's performance closer to a specific rival GPU?

A: According to the benchmark data, the RTX 3080's average score is 35787, which is 0.2% lower than the AMD Radeon Pro Duo's score of 35860, making them near-identical in overall performance metrics.

Q: What is the boost clock of the Ryzen 5 7500F?

A: The Ryzen 5 7500F has a boost clock of 5.00 GHz, with a base clock of 3.70 GHz, according to its specifications.

Q: Does the CPU performance sit closer to the Intel or AMD rival in the data?

A: The Ryzen 5 7500F's average benchmark score is 24993, which is 0.1% ahead of the Intel Core i7-11850H (24974) and 0.3% behind the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X (25057).

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 serves as the primary driver of frame rates in The Technomancer, particularly at higher resolutions. Its 10 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 320-bit bus provides 760.3 GB/s of bandwidth, which is crucial for feeding the GPU's 8704 shading units at 4K. The measured data shows this memory configuration is sufficient for the game's demands, as the GPU can still deliver playable frame rates at 4K Ultra.

The RTX 3080's clock speeds, with a base of 1440 MHz and boost of 1710 MHz, scale effectively with the game's graphical load. At 1080p, the GPU is not the limiting factor, as evidenced by the 223.3 FPS average on Low settings. However, the architecture's performance ceiling becomes apparent at 4K, where the Ultra preset drops to 44 FPS. This suggests the game's engine is heavily reliant on raw GPU compute power, which the RTX 3080's 29.77 TFLOPS FP32 performance provides in abundance.

The GPU's 80th percentile ranking among all GPUs indicates it sits comfortably in the high-performance tier, yet the data from The Technomancer shows that even this level of hardware struggles with the most demanding settings at maximum resolution. The transition from High to Ultra at 4K costs 11 FPS (from 55 to 44), highlighting how the game's ultra settings impose a significant additional GPU workload.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of resolution scaling that points to the GPU as the dominant performance limiter. At 1080p with Low settings, the system achieves 223.3 FPS, but this drops to 145.8 FPS at 1440p and further to 80.2 FPS at 4K. This scaling is not linear—the jump from 1080p to 1440p represents a 34.7% decrease, while the jump from 1440p to 4K represents a 45% decrease.

This behavior indicates that at 1080p, the system is likely CPU-bound or hitting an engine-level frame rate cap, as the RTX 3080 should theoretically be capable of much higher frame rates. The fact that the 1080p Low preset averages 223.3 FPS suggests the Ryzen 5 7500F's 6 cores and 12 threads, with their 5.00 GHz boost capability, are sufficient to feed the GPU at this resolution.

The scaling pattern shifts at 4K, where the GPU's compute resources become the clear bottleneck. The 4K Ultra preset at 44 FPS versus the 1080p Ultra at 115.6 FPS represents a 61.9% drop, which is close to the pixel count difference between the two resolutions (4K has 4 times the pixels of 1080p, but the game's optimizations and the GPU's memory bandwidth mitigate some of the impact).

Settings Recommendations

For the best balance of visual quality and performance, the High preset at 1440p emerges as the sweet spot from the measured data. At 2560x1440 with High settings, the system averages 95.6 FPS, which provides smooth gameplay while maintaining respectable visual fidelity. This is particularly notable because it stays above the 60 FPS threshold that many players consider the minimum for comfortable action RPG gameplay.

At 4K, the Medium preset at 61.8 FPS is the only setting that comfortably exceeds 60 FPS. The High preset at 4K, averaging 55 FPS, is playable but may not be ideal for those sensitive to frame rate fluctuations. The Ultra preset at 4K, at 44 FPS, should be avoided for serious gameplay sessions, as the visual improvement over High may not justify the 20% performance reduction.

For players prioritizing maximum frame rates, the 1080p Low preset at 223.3 FPS demonstrates the system's ceiling, but this sacrifices too much visual quality for most users. The 1440p High preset offers the best compromise, delivering 95.6 FPS with the game's High settings, which typically includes the most impactful visual features without the excessive performance cost of Ultra.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 ranks 499th out of 1656 tested combos in The Technomancer, placing it in the 70th percentile of all tested systems. This ranking reflects the system's strong overall performance, though it is not at the very top tier of configurations.

This ranking is consistent with the individual component standings: the CPU ranks in the 82nd percentile among all CPUs, and the GPU ranks in the 80th percentile among all GPUs. The combo's ranking in-game suggests that The Technomancer is slightly more demanding on the system than the average game, or that the game's engine does not scale perfectly with the hardware's capabilities.

The position in the upper third of combos indicates that this system will handle the game well at most settings and resolutions, but there are 1655 other combinations that perform better, likely featuring more powerful GPUs or CPUs with higher core counts. The data shows that this combo is well-matched, as neither component is severely bottlenecked by the other, but the 4K Ultra results reveal that the GPU is the limiting factor for the most demanding scenarios.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete measured FPS data for The Technomancer with this hardware combination is as follows:

1920x1080 (1080p):

• Low settings: 223.3 FPS average
• Medium settings: 170.2 FPS average
• High settings: 148.7 FPS average
• Ultra settings: 115.6 FPS average

2560x1440 (1440p):

• Low settings: 145.8 FPS average
• Medium settings: 114.7 FPS average
• High settings: 95.6 FPS average
• Ultra settings: 73.1 FPS average

3840x2160 (4K):

• Low settings: 80.2 FPS average
• Medium settings: 61.8 FPS average
• High settings: 55 FPS average
• Ultra settings: 44 FPS average

The data shows that at 1080p, even the most demanding Ultra preset maintains 115.6 FPS, indicating that the system is not GPU-bound at this resolution. The 1440p results show a more balanced workload, with all settings except Ultra remaining above 90 FPS. At 4K, only the Low preset exceeds 80 FPS, and the Ultra preset falls below the 45 FPS threshold that many consider the minimum for playable action games.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F plays a critical supporting role in The Technomancer, particularly at lower resolutions where the GPU is not the primary bottleneck. With 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Zen 4 architecture, the CPU's 5.00 GHz boost clock provides excellent single-thread performance, which is evidenced by its 3dmark_single_thread score of 974 and cinebench_r23_singlecore score of 3218.

The CPU's role becomes apparent when examining the 1080p results. The fact that the Low preset achieves 223.3 FPS but the Ultra preset drops to 115.6 FPS suggests that at lower settings, the CPU is able to feed the GPU adequately, and the frame rate is limited by other factors. The CPU's 32 MB of shared L3 cache and 83.2 GB/s memory bandwidth provide sufficient data throughput for the game's logic and physics calculations.

The Ryzen 5 7500F's nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, has a 0.3% higher average benchmark score, but the newer architecture of the 7500F likely provides better single-thread performance, which is more relevant for gaming. The CPU's 82nd percentile ranking among all CPUs confirms that it is a high-performing processor, though its 6-core configuration may limit performance in heavily multithreaded scenarios within the game. The data suggests that for The Technomancer, the CPU is sufficient to avoid bottlenecking the RTX 3080 at 1080p and 1440p, but at 4K, the GPU's workload dominates and the CPU's performance becomes less relevant to the final frame rate.