The Technomancer

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for The Technomancer with the AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER shows a clear and consistent scaling pattern as resolution increases. At 1920x1080 with High settings, the combo delivers 95.4 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 at the same settings drops performance to 63 FPS, a reduction of roughly one-third. At 3840x2160, the average falls to 32.2 FPS, which is about half of the 1440p figure and slightly above one-third of the 1080p result.

This scaling pattern indicates that the GPU becomes the primary limiting factor as resolution climbs. The RTX 2060 SUPER has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is substantial for a card of its class, but the pixel throughput demands at 4K simply outpace what the Turing architecture can sustain in this title. The drop from 95.4 FPS at 1080p to 32.2 FPS at 4K on High settings represents a 66% reduction in frame rate, which aligns with the roughly fourfold increase in pixel count being handled by a GPU whose raw fillrate is fixed.

The Low settings preset tells a similar story. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 140.9 FPS, which is a very playable level. At 1440p Low, it falls to 91.5 FPS, still smooth. But at 4K Low, the average drops to 48.5 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra also widens as resolution rises. At 1080p, the spread from Low to Ultra is 140.9 minus 74.3, or 66.6 FPS. At 4K, that spread narrows to 48.5 minus 26.9, or 21.6 FPS. This compression at higher resolutions is a classic sign that the GPU is saturated; when the chip is fully loaded, settings changes have less relative impact because the bottleneck is pixel throughput rather than shading complexity.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture, manufactured on a 5 nm process at TSMC. Its base clock is 3.80 GHz with a boost clock of 5.10 GHz, and it carries 32 MB of shared L3 cache along with 1 MB of L2 per core. In synthetic benchmarks, the chip scores 999 in 3DMark single-thread and 6,503 in 3DMark max-threads, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 22,992 and single-core of 3,246.

For The Technomancer, an Action RPG released in 2016, the CPU demands are not extreme by modern standards, but the data shows that at 1080p, the processor is doing meaningful work. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 140.9 FPS, which is high enough that CPU frame time could start to matter. The single-thread score of 999 in 3DMark and the Cinebench R23 single-core result of 3,246 indicate strong per-core performance, which is beneficial for a game that likely has a primary simulation thread. The 6-core, 12-thread configuration provides enough parallelism for background tasks and engine systems without becoming a constraint at typical gaming resolutions.

However, the benchmark results suggest that the CPU is not the limiting factor in this game at higher resolutions. The FPS drops from 1080p to 4K are far too steep to be explained by processor limitations; a CPU bottleneck would show similar frame rates regardless of resolution once the GPU is not fully loaded. Since 4K High yields only 32.2 FPS while 1080p High yields 95.4 FPS, the GPU is clearly the binding constraint. The CPU's 83rd percentile ranking among all tested CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 26,617, places it well ahead of most processors, and its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, scores 26,574 with a delta of just 0.2%. This level of CPU performance is more than sufficient for this game, meaning the observed frame rates are almost entirely GPU-limited.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER is built on the Turing architecture with a TU106 chip fabricated on a 12 nm process. It has 2,176 shading units, 136 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs, with base and boost clocks of 1470 MHz and 1650 MHz respectively. The 8 GB GDDR6 memory runs at an effective 14 Gbps across a 256-bit bus, yielding 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The card's FP32 throughput is 7.181 TFLOPS, and it scores 16,462 in Passmark G3D, placing it in the 63rd percentile among all GPUs.

In The Technomancer, the GPU's role is decisive. The measured FPS data shows that at every resolution, the RTX 2060 SUPER is the component that dictates performance. At 1080p Ultra, the card delivers 74.3 FPS, which is playable but not high-refresh territory. At 1440p Ultra, that drops to 47.7 FPS, and at 4K Ultra, it falls to 26.9 FPS. These numbers are consistent with a GPU that has moderate compute power relative to modern standards but is being asked to handle a game that scales heavily with resolution.

The VRAM capacity of 8 GB is adequate for this title, as the FPS does not collapse at 4K in a way that would suggest memory swapping; the frame rates decline smoothly with resolution, indicating that the compute and memory bandwidth are the constraints rather than capacity. The memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s is a key factor here, as higher resolutions require more data to be moved per frame. The fact that 4K Low (48.5 FPS) is significantly faster than 4K High (32.2 FPS) shows that the GPU has headroom when shading work is reduced, but the pixel fillrate still limits it to below 50 FPS at 4K even on the lowest settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER ranks 1,211 out of 1,656 tested combos in The Technomancer. This places it in the lower third of all configurations, which reflects the GPU's age and position in the market. The RTX 2060 SUPER was released in 2019 and is now end-of-life, so its performance is overshadowed by newer cards. However, the CPU is a modern part, ranking in the 83rd percentile among all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 26,617, which is nearly identical to the Intel Core i9-12900HK (26,672, delta of -0.2%) and the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D (26,574, delta of 0.2%).

The ranking of 1,211 out of 1,656 suggests that most other combos tested on this site outperform this pairing in this specific game. The bottleneck is clearly the GPU, as the CPU is competitive with high-end parts from previous generations. If the RTX 2060 SUPER were paired with a weaker processor, the combo rank might be similar, but the CPU's strong synthetic scores indicate that upgrading the GPU would yield significant FPS gains without introducing a CPU bottleneck. The GPU's own benchmark position — 63rd percentile among all GPUs with an average score of 19,774 — is modest, and its nearest rival, the GeForce GTX TITAN, scores 19,706 with a delta of 0.3%, showing that the RTX 2060 SUPER is only marginally ahead of a much older flagship.

FAQ

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

A: The combo delivers 95.4 FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

Q: Can this system handle 4K gaming in The Technomancer?

A: At 3840x2160, the average FPS ranges from 26.9 on Ultra to 48.5 on Low. These results indicate that 4K is only playable at the lowest settings, and even then, it barely reaches 50 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 5 7600 has an average benchmark score of 26,617, which is 0.2% higher than the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D (26,574) and 0.2% lower than the Intel Core i9-12900HK (26,672).

Q: What is the GPU's memory configuration and bandwidth?

A: The RTX 2060 SUPER has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, with a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s.

Q: How does the FPS drop from 1080p to 4K on High settings?

A: The average FPS falls from 95.4 at 1080p to 63.0 at 1440p, and then to 32.2 at 4K. This represents a 66% reduction from 1080p to 4K.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested configurations?

A: This pairing ranks 1,211 out of 1,656 tested combos in The Technomancer, placing it in the lower third of all configurations.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data is organized by resolution and settings preset, with all values representing average FPS (no min or max data is available).

At 1920x1080, the results are as follows: Low settings produce 140.9 FPS, Medium settings produce 108.0 FPS, High settings produce 95.4 FPS, and Ultra settings produce 74.3 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 66.6 FPS, showing that settings have a substantial impact at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the results are: Low settings yield 91.5 FPS, Medium settings yield 70.5 FPS, High settings yield 63.0 FPS, and Ultra settings yield 47.7 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 43.8 FPS, which is narrower than at 1080p but still significant.

At 3840x2160, the results are: Low settings yield 48.5 FPS, Medium settings yield 42.1 FPS, High settings yield 32.2 FPS, and Ultra settings yield 26.9 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 21.6 FPS, demonstrating that settings have less impact at 4K due to GPU saturation.

The data shows a consistent pattern: each step up in resolution reduces FPS by roughly 30-50% depending on the settings preset. The RTX 2060 SUPER is the limiting factor, and the Ryzen 5 7600 provides ample CPU headroom. For players targeting 60 FPS, 1080p with Ultra settings (74.3 FPS) or 1440p with Medium settings (70.5 FPS) are viable options, while 4K gaming is only feasible at Low settings (48.5 FPS) and still falls short of 60 FPS.