The Technomancer

# The Technomancer with AMD Ryzen 5 7500F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D

The Technomancer, a 2016 Action RPG, shows distinct performance scaling behavior when paired with the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D. This combination ranks 27th out of 2,825 tested combos in this title, placing it in the top 1% of configurations. The measured frame rates across three resolutions and four quality settings reveal a system that is heavily GPU-limited at higher resolutions but shows signs of CPU influence at 1080p, particularly at lower settings where frame rates approach 300 FPS.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is substantial and reveals where the bottleneck shifts. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 236 FPS at 1920x1080 to 154 FPS at 2560x1440, then further to 85 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a 35% reduction from 1080p to 1440p, and another 45% reduction from 1440p to 4K. The overall scaling from 1080p to 4K at High settings is a 64% drop, which indicates that the RTX 5090 D's rendering load increases dramatically with pixel count.

At Low settings, the scaling pattern changes character. The 1080p result of 276 FPS drops to 235 FPS at 1440p (a 15% reduction), and then to 129 FPS at 4K (a 45% reduction from 1440p). The relatively modest drop from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings suggests that at 1080p Low, the system is partially CPU-limited — the Ryzen 5 7500F cannot feed the GPU enough frames to reach its full potential. The 4K Low result of 129 FPS is only 52% higher than the 4K High result of 85 FPS, which is a smaller gap than what appears at lower resolutions.

Medium settings show the most linear scaling pattern. From 250 FPS at 1080p to 180 FPS at 1440p (a 28% drop), then to 99 FPS at 4K (a 45% drop). The Ultra preset produces 184 FPS at 1080p, 120 FPS at 1440p, and 66 FPS at 4K — a consistent 35% reduction at each step up in resolution. This consistency at Ultra suggests the GPU is the dominant limiting factor throughout, whereas the Low and Medium presets show some CPU influence at 1080p.

The minimum frame rate data, available only for Medium settings, reinforces the scaling story. At 4K Medium, the minimum of 84 FPS is close to the average of 99 FPS, indicating reasonably consistent frame pacing. At 1440p Medium, the minimum of 153 FPS against an average of 180 FPS shows a wider spread, while 1080p Medium's minimum of 213 FPS against a 250 FPS average continues that trend. The growing gap between minimum and average as resolution decreases suggests that CPU-side frame time variability becomes more visible when the GPU is less stressed.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data allows for clear preset recommendations based on the resolution being used. At 4K, the High preset delivers 85 FPS average, which is a playable experience for an Action RPG. The Ultra preset at 4K drops to 66 FPS, which represents a 22% performance penalty over High. Given that The Technomancer is an Action RPG where combat responsiveness matters, the High preset at 4K offers the better balance — it stays above the 60 FPS threshold with room to spare, whereas Ultra dips closer to that line.

At 1440p, the High preset produces 154 FPS, and Medium produces 180 FPS. The jump to Ultra costs 34 FPS compared to High, bringing it to 120 FPS. For 1440p users with high refresh rate displays, the Medium preset at 180 FPS provides the smoothest experience, though High at 154 FPS is also well above the 144 Hz threshold. The Low preset at 235 FPS offers diminishing returns in visual quality for a marginal frame rate gain over Medium.

At 1080p, all presets deliver high frame rates. The Low preset reaches 276 FPS, Medium hits 250 FPS, High achieves 236 FPS, and Ultra manages 184 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra at 1080p is 52 FPS, which is the largest absolute difference between any adjacent presets at any resolution. For 1080p, the High preset at 236 FPS provides an excellent experience without the visual compromise of Low or Medium. Ultra at 184 FPS remains exceptionally smooth and is a viable choice for users who prioritize image quality over raw frame rate.

The data shows that the Low preset offers the largest frame rate headroom at every resolution, but the relative benefit shrinks as resolution increases. At 1080p, Low is 17% faster than High; at 1440p, Low is 53% faster than High; at 4K, Low is 52% faster than High. The similar percentages at 1440p and 4K suggest that at these resolutions, the GPU is the primary constraint, and reducing settings consistently translates to proportional frame rate gains.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D is the dominant component in this pairing for The Technomancer. Its 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus provides 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth, which is more than sufficient for this 2016 title's texture and geometry demands at any resolution. The GPU's clock speeds — 2017 MHz base and 2407 MHz boost — remain relevant because the game's engine appears to scale well with raw rasterization throughput.

The RTX 5090 D's benchmark profile places it in the 92nd percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 77,712. Its nearest rivals in the benchmark database include the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT at 76,904 (1.1% slower), the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT at 78,940 (1.6% faster), and NVIDIA Tesla P100 variants at 79,396 and 79,605 (2.1% and 2.4% faster respectively). This tight clustering around the 77,000-79,000 score range indicates that the RTX 5090 D sits in a competitive performance tier, though the Tesla P100 cards' higher scores are notable given their different architecture and market positioning.

In The Technomancer specifically, the GPU's 104.8 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 1,636.8 GTexel/s texture rate are the specifications most relevant to the measured results. The game's rendering workload — which includes character models, environmental detail, and particle effects typical of an Action RPG — appears to respond strongly to the GPU's raw throughput. The fact that 4K Ultra produces 66 FPS while 1080p Low produces 276 FPS demonstrates that the GPU's performance envelope spans a wide range depending on the workload.

The pixel rate of 423.6 GPixel/s and the 176 ROPs contribute to the GPU's ability to maintain high fill rates at 4K. The measured 4K results — 85 FPS at High, 99 FPS at Medium, and 129 FPS at Low — show that the RTX 5090 D can handle the game's highest resolution with ease across all quality presets, with only Ultra dipping below 70 FPS.

FAQ

Q: Why does the 1080p Low result of 276 FPS show a smaller improvement over 1080p Medium (250 FPS) than the setting difference might suggest?

A: The data indicates that at 1080p Low, the system is partially CPU-limited. The Ryzen 5 7500F, with its 6 cores and 12 threads, cannot push frame rates much beyond the 276 FPS mark regardless of how light the GPU workload becomes. This is why the jump from Low to Medium at 1080p costs only 26 FPS, while the same setting change at 4K costs 30 FPS (from 129 to 99) — at 4K, the GPU is the bottleneck, and its workload changes more dramatically with settings.

Q: Is the RTX 5090 D's 32 GB VRAM necessary for The Technomancer?

A: The measured results do not indicate any VRAM-related performance limitations. The game launched in 2016, and its texture and geometry requirements are well within the capabilities of the GPU's 32 GB GDDR7 memory. The 1.79 TB/s memory bandwidth is more than sufficient for the game's data transfer needs at all tested resolutions and settings.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to other tested configurations?

A: This combination ranks 27th out of 2,825 tested combos for The Technomancer, placing it in the top 1% of all configurations. This high ranking is consistent with the GPU's 92nd percentile standing among all GPUs and the CPU's 77th percentile among all CPUs.

Q: What settings should I use for a 4K display?

A: The High preset at 3840x2160 produces an average of 85 FPS, which is the strongest choice for 4K gaming. Ultra drops to 66 FPS, which is playable but leaves less headroom for demanding scenes. Medium at 99 FPS and Low at 129 FPS are also viable if you prefer higher frame rates over visual fidelity.

Q: Why is the minimum FPS data only available for Medium settings?

A: The measured dataset includes minimum frame rate information exclusively for the Medium preset across all three resolutions. At 1080p Medium, the minimum is 213 FPS; at 1440p Medium, it is 153 FPS; and at 4K Medium, it is 84 FPS. This data suggests that frame pacing remains stable even at the highest resolution, with the 4K minimum staying close to the average.

Q: Does the CPU bottleneck at 1080p Low affect the overall experience?

A: While the 1080p Low result of 276 FPS indicates some CPU limitation, the impact is minimal in practice. Even at 1080p Ultra, the system produces 184 FPS, which is far beyond what most displays can show. The CPU limitation at 1080p Low only manifests when pushing for extremely high frame rates that exceed typical display refresh rates.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D achieves a rank of 27 out of 2,825 tested combos in The Technomancer, placing it in the top 0.96% of all configurations tested for this game. This ranking reflects the GPU's dominant role in determining performance for this title, as the RTX 5090 D's raw rasterization power is the primary driver of the high frame rates measured across all resolutions and settings.

The CPU's contribution to this ranking is secondary but not negligible. The Ryzen 5 7500F sits in the 77th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 24,964. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core i7-11850H at 24,935 (0.1% slower), the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F at 25,005 (0.2% faster), the Intel Core i7-13620H at 24,911 (0.2% slower), and the Intel Core 5 210H at 24,872 (0.4% slower). These very small performance differences — all within 0.4% of each other — indicate that the Ryzen 5 7500F is part of a tightly clustered group of CPUs, and swapping to any of these rivals would have minimal impact on The Technomancer's performance.

The rank of 27 out of 2,825 is particularly impressive given the game's age and the fact that many newer titles may benefit more from the RTX 5090 D's advanced features. In The Technomancer, which does not appear to leverage ray tracing or DLSS-style upscaling in the measured data, the GPU's raw performance — its 104.8 TFLOPS FP32 throughput and 1,636.8 GTexel/s texture rate — is what drives the high scores. The 4K Ultra result of 66 FPS, while the lowest measured, still represents a playable experience for a game of this genre, and the 4K High result of 85 FPS is well above the 60 FPS standard.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F plays a supporting role in The Technomancer's performance, with its influence most visible at lower resolutions and settings. The CPU features 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Zen 4 architecture (Raphael), with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz. Its 32 MB of shared L3 cache and 83.2 GB/s of dual-channel DDR5 memory bandwidth provide the data throughput necessary to keep the GPU fed with draw calls and game state updates.

The CPU's benchmark scores show a profile well-suited for gaming. Its 3DMark scores scale from 974 in single-thread to 6,376 in 16-thread tests, with 4-thread and 8-thread scores of 3,621 and 5,372 respectively. This scaling pattern indicates that the CPU's performance improves substantially with additional threads, which is beneficial for games that use multiple cores. The Cinebench scores — 3,218 single-core and 22,799 multi-core in R23 — confirm that both single-threaded and multi-threaded workloads are handled competently.

In The Technomancer specifically, the CPU's role is most apparent in the 1080p Low result of 276 FPS. This figure represents the practical ceiling of this CPU-GPU combination at this resolution and setting, as the GPU is not heavily taxed by the low-detail workload. The fact that 1080p Low is only 26 FPS faster than 1080p Medium (250 FPS) — a smaller gap than the 30 FPS difference between 4K Low (129 FPS) and 4K Medium (99 FPS) — suggests that the CPU begins to limit frame rates around the 250-280 FPS range.

The CPU's 77th percentile ranking and its position within 0.4% of its nearest rivals indicate that it is a solid but not exceptional processor in the broader benchmark landscape. For The Technomancer, however, this level of CPU performance is more than adequate. The game's Action RPG gameplay does not appear to demand extreme CPU throughput, and the measured results show that the GPU is the clear bottleneck at 1440p and 4K across all settings. At 1080p, the CPU bottleneck only appears at Low and Medium settings, where frame rates exceed 250 FPS — far beyond what most displays can present.

Measured FPS Breakdown

1920x1080 (1080p):

• Low: 276 FPS average
• Medium: 250 FPS average, 213 FPS minimum, 288 FPS maximum
• High: 236 FPS average
• Ultra: 184 FPS average

At 1080p, the system delivers exceptional performance across all settings. The spread from Low to Ultra is 92 FPS, with each step up in quality costing between 14 and 52 FPS. The Medium preset's minimum of 213 FPS indicates that even in demanding scenes, frame rates remain well above display refresh rate capabilities.

2560x1440 (1440p):

• Low: 235 FPS average
• Medium: 180 FPS average, 153 FPS minimum, 207 FPS maximum
• High: 154 FPS average
• Ultra: 120 FPS average

At 1440p, the performance remains strong, with all presets exceeding 120 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p costs between 41 FPS (Low) and 64 FPS (Ultra), representing a 15-35% reduction depending on the preset. The Medium preset's minimum of 153 FPS shows that frame pacing remains stable even under load.

3840x2160 (4K):

• Low: 129 FPS average
• Medium: 99 FPS average, 84 FPS minimum, 114 FPS maximum
• High: 85 FPS average
• Ultra: 66 FPS average

At 4K, the system still delivers playable frame rates at all settings, with even the most demanding Ultra preset maintaining a 66 FPS average. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 63 FPS, which is the largest absolute difference between presets at any resolution. The Medium preset's minimum of 84 FPS stays close to the average of 99 FPS, indicating that the GPU maintains consistent performance even at this resolution.

The full dataset reveals that this combination is capable of running The Technomancer at maximum settings with playable frame rates at any resolution, and at 1080p and 1440p, the system can push well beyond 120 FPS on Ultra. The primary trade-off occurs at 4K, where choosing between High (85 FPS) and Ultra (66 FPS) involves a 22% performance reduction for the highest visual quality.