The Technomancer

# The Technomancer with AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D + Intel Arc B370

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D pairs with the Intel Arc B370 to deliver a 1080p gaming experience that struggles at higher resolutions in The Technomancer. This combination ranks 2603 out of 2825 tested combos in this game, placing it in the bottom 8% of all tested systems. The data shows a platform that can manage playable frame rates at 1080p with adjusted settings, but the integrated-class GPU becomes the clear limiting factor as resolution climbs. The Ryzen 5 7500X3D is a strong modern CPU with an average benchmark score of 44573, but the Arc B370's average score of just 1184 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 indicates a severe GPU bottleneck in this title.

FAQ

Q: Can this system run The Technomancer at 1080p with playable frame rates?

A: Yes, at 1080p the system achieves 71 FPS on Low settings, 55 FPS on Medium, 47 FPS on High, and 37 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset offers the best balance with a 55 FPS average and a minimum of 47 FPS, which stays above the 30 FPS threshold for playability.

Q: How does the system perform at 1440p compared to 1080p?

A: At 2560x1440, average frame rates drop to 47 FPS on Low, 36 FPS on Medium, 31 FPS on High, and 24 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset at 1440p delivers a 36 FPS average with a 30 FPS minimum, making it borderline playable, while Ultra falls below 30 FPS.

Q: Is 4K gaming feasible with this hardware combination?

A: No. At 3840x2160, the system only manages 26 FPS on Low, 20 FPS on Medium, 17 FPS on High, and 13 FPS on Ultra. Even the lowest settings fail to reach 30 FPS, making 4K impractical for The Technomancer with this GPU.

Q: What is the strongest preset for overall experience?

A: The Medium preset at 1080p provides the best experience, with a 55 FPS average and a 47 FPS minimum. This is the only settings combination that delivers both a solid average and a minimum above 45 FPS, ensuring smoother frame pacing than the High preset's 47 FPS average with no reported minimum.

Q: How does the GPU compare to its nearest rivals in raw performance?

A: The Intel Arc B370 scores 1184 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, placing it within 0.7% of the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 (1186) and ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1190). It sits 1.4% above the AMD FirePro M2000 (1168) and 0.7% below the AMD Radeon HD 7650M (1192). This positions the Arc B370 at the 5th percentile of all GPUs.

Q: Does the CPU hold back the GPU in this game?

A: No, the data indicates the opposite. The Ryzen 5 7500X3D has a PassMark multithread score of 25047 and a single-thread score of 3494, ranking at the 89th percentile of all CPUs. The GPU's 5th percentile ranking shows that the Arc B370 is the definitive bottleneck in this configuration.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data across all resolutions points to Medium as the optimal preset for this hardware. At 1080p, Medium produces a 55 FPS average with a 47 FPS minimum and a 63 FPS maximum. This frame range keeps the experience smooth during typical gameplay while providing headroom above the 30 FPS playability threshold. High at 1080p averages 47 FPS but lacks reported minimum and maximum values, making it riskier for frame dips. Low at 1080p hits 71 FPS, but the visual quality reduction is unnecessary when Medium maintains playable rates.

At 1440p, Medium remains the best choice, delivering a 36 FPS average with a 30 FPS minimum and a 41 FPS maximum. This is the only 1440p preset where the minimum stays at or above 30 FPS, making it viable for users who prioritize resolution over visual fidelity. High at 1440p averages 31 FPS but without minimum data, it offers no guarantee against drops below 30 FPS. Low at 1440p reaches 47 FPS, but the visual sacrifice may not be worth the frame rate gain when Medium holds above 30 FPS.

For 4K, no preset is recommended. The best case is Low at 26 FPS, which falls below the 30 FPS threshold and will feel stuttery during combat sequences. Medium at 4K averages 20 FPS with a 17 FPS minimum, indicating severe frame pacing issues. Users should avoid 4K entirely with this configuration in The Technomancer.

The practical advice is clear: run Medium at 1080p for the best balance of visual quality and performance. If you must play at 1440p, Medium is the only preset that maintains a 30 FPS minimum. The gap between Low and Medium at 1080p is 16 FPS, while the gap between Medium and High is only 8 FPS, suggesting that Medium captures most of the performance benefit while retaining better visuals than Low.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a GPU-bound scenario. At Medium settings, the system delivers 55 FPS at 1080p, drops to 36 FPS at 1440p, and falls to 20 FPS at 4K. This represents a 35% performance loss from 1080p to 1440p and a 64% loss from 1080p to 4K. The pixel count increases by 78% from 1080p to 1440p, but the frame rate only drops 35%, indicating that the GPU is not purely pixel-bound at these settings.

At Low settings, the scaling is similar: 71 FPS at 1080p, 47 FPS at 1440p, and 26 FPS at 4K. The 34% drop from 1080p to 1440p and the 63% drop to 4K mirror the Medium preset's behavior. High settings show 47 FPS at 1080p, 31 FPS at 1440p, and 17 FPS at 4K, with a 34% drop to 1440p and a 64% drop to 4K. Ultra settings produce 37 FPS at 1080p, 24 FPS at 1440p, and 13 FPS at 4K, with a 35% drop to 1440p and a 65% drop to 4K.

The consistency of these scaling percentages across all settings presets points to a hard GPU limit. The Intel Arc B370's pixel rate of 48.00 GPixel/s and texture rate of 96.00 GTexel/s are the likely constraints. The GPU's 6.144 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is insufficient for the demands of The Technomancer at higher resolutions, even with the Ryzen 5 7500X3D's strong 44573 average benchmark score providing ample CPU headroom.

The data suggests that resolution scaling in this game is governed almost entirely by the GPU. The consistent 34-35% drop from 1080p to 1440p across all settings indicates that the CPU is not a limiting factor, as CPU-bound scenarios would show diminishing frame rate losses at higher resolutions. The 63-65% drop from 1080p to 4K further confirms that the Arc B370's rendering capabilities are the sole bottleneck.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system produces its best results across all settings. Low settings achieve 71 FPS average, the highest measured in the entire dataset. Medium settings deliver 55 FPS average with a 47 FPS minimum and 63 FPS maximum, providing the most complete frame rate data of any preset. High settings average 47 FPS, while Ultra settings drop to 37 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra at 1080p is 34 FPS, showing that settings have a significant impact at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, performance degrades noticeably. Low settings produce 47 FPS average, matching what High achieves at 1080p. Medium settings deliver 36 FPS average with a 30 FPS minimum and 41 FPS maximum, maintaining playability but with less headroom. High settings average 31 FPS, while Ultra drops to 24 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra at 1440p is 23 FPS, indicating that settings have less impact as resolution increases.

At 3840x2160, the system struggles across the board. Low settings produce 26 FPS average, Medium delivers 20 FPS with a 17 FPS minimum and 23 FPS maximum, High averages 17 FPS, and Ultra falls to 13 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra at 4K is only 13 FPS, showing that the GPU is so saturated that settings adjustments provide diminishing returns.

The Medium preset is the only one with complete min/max data at all three resolutions. At 1080p, the 47 FPS minimum and 63 FPS maximum show a 16 FPS variance, indicating consistent frame delivery. At 1440p, the 30 FPS minimum and 41 FPS maximum show an 11 FPS variance, tighter but with less headroom. At 4K, the 17 FPS minimum and 23 FPS maximum show a 6 FPS variance, but all frames are below playable thresholds.

The data reveals that Medium at 1080p is the only configuration in the entire dataset where both the average and minimum exceed 45 FPS. This makes it the definitive recommendation for this hardware combination. The 55 FPS average provides smooth gameplay, while the 47 FPS minimum ensures that even demanding scenes maintain fluid motion.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B370 is an integrated graphics processor based on the Xe3-LPG architecture, built on Intel's 3 nm process. It features 1280 shading units, 40 texture mapping units, and 20 render output units, along with 10 ray tracing cores. The GPU operates at a base clock of 300 MHz and boosts to 2400 MHz, producing a pixel rate of 48.00 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 96.00 GTexel/s. Its FP32 compute is rated at 6.144 TFLOPS, with FP16 at 12.29 TFLOPS using a 2:1 ratio.

The memory configuration is system shared, meaning the GPU uses the same DDR5 memory as the CPU. The memory bandwidth is listed as system dependent, which means the Arc B370's performance is tied to the host platform's memory configuration. In this case, the Ryzen 5 7500X3D supports dual-channel DDR5 with a memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s, which is shared between CPU and GPU workloads.

The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1184 places the Arc B370 at the 5th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals include the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 with a score of 1186 (0.2% faster), the ATI Radeon HD 5770 with a score of 1190 (0.5% faster), the AMD Radeon HD 7650M with a score of 1192 (0.7% faster), and the AMD FirePro M2000 with a score of 1168 (1.4% slower). This performance class is comparable to discrete GPUs from over a decade ago, explaining the severe limitations in The Technomancer.

The GPU's low 25 W TDP and integrated form factor mean it relies on shared system resources. The boost clock of 2400 MHz is respectable, but the low shading unit count and the shared memory bandwidth constrain its gaming performance. The pixel rate of 48.00 GPixel/s becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions, as the system needs to fill more pixels without a proportional increase in rendering throughput.

The measured FPS data shows a clear GPU-bound pattern. The consistent 34-35% frame rate drops from 1080p to 1440p across all settings presets indicate that the GPU is working at full capacity even at 1080p. The Arc B370's 5th percentile ranking relative to all GPUs makes it the weakest link in this system for The Technomancer.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the 7000 series, based on the Zen 4 (Raphael) architecture built on TSMC's 5 nm process. It has a base clock of 4.00 GHz and boosts to 4.50 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU features 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 1 MB of L2 cache per core, and a substantial 96 MB of shared L3 cache. It supports dual-channel DDR5 memory with a bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s and includes Radeon integrated graphics.

The CPU's benchmark results show strong all-around performance. Its PassMark multithread score is 25047, with a single-thread score of 3494. In specific workloads, it scores 271649 in data compression, 15797 in data encryption, 20455 in extended instructions, 221 in find prime numbers, 43594 in floating point math, 70774 in integer math, 2779 in physics, and 32999 in random string sorting. The average benchmark score is 44573, placing it at the 89th percentile of all CPUs.

The nearest CPU rivals include the Intel Core Ultra X9 388H with an average score of 44466 (0.2% slower), the Intel Core i9-13950HX with 44342 (0.5% slower), the AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 with 44309 (0.6% slower), and the Intel Core i5-14600 with 44889 (0.7% faster). These results show that the 7500X3D performs competitively with high-end laptop and desktop CPUs from Intel and AMD.

In The Technomancer, the CPU's role is secondary to the GPU. The 89th percentile CPU ranking versus the 5th percentile GPU ranking makes this clear. The Ryzen 5 7500X3D has ample processing power to feed the Arc B370, but the GPU cannot translate that CPU performance into frame rates. The large 96 MB L3 cache and 4.50 GHz boost clock provide strong single-thread performance, which is important for game logic and physics, but the GPU remains the bottleneck.

The 6-core, 12-thread configuration with 12 threads is sufficient for modern games, and the 65 W TDP means the CPU runs efficiently without requiring extensive cooling. The dual-channel DDR5 memory support with 83.2 GB/s bandwidth provides enough memory throughput for the GPU's shared memory architecture, but the system-dependent nature of the GPU's memory bandwidth means that the CPU's memory controller plays a role in overall performance. The data shows that even with this capable CPU, the Arc B370's limitations prevent the system from achieving playable frame rates at 1440p and above in The Technomancer.