The Technomancer

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 pairing delivers a robust experience in The Technomancer, with benchmark data showing a strong balance between CPU and GPU capabilities that shifts predictably across resolutions. The measured frame rates indicate a system capable of high refresh rate play at 1080p and smooth 4K performance at medium settings, though the workload distribution between the two components varies significantly depending on the chosen resolution and quality preset.

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor built on the Zen 4 architecture (codename Phoenix) using a 4 nm process at TSMC. It operates with a base clock of 4.20 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz, drawing a 65 W TDP. This processor supports DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration, providing 83.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth, which is relevant for feeding the GPU in a game like The Technomancer. The CPU’s cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 1 MB of L2 per core, and 16 MB of shared L3 cache.

In synthetic benchmarks, the Ryzen 5 8400F demonstrates solid single-thread performance with a 3DMark single-thread score of 951 and a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2943. Multi-threaded results are similarly respectable: Cinebench R23 multi-core reaches 20851, and the PassMark multithread score is 24530. The CPU’s percentile versus all CPUs is 82, placing it in the upper tier of processors. Its average benchmark score of 25064 closely matches its nearest rivals, including the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X (25057, 0% delta) and the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F (24993, 0.3% delta), indicating that the 8400F competes effectively with older and similarly positioned chips.

For The Technomancer, a 2016 Action RPG, the CPU’s role is primarily to maintain a consistent frame delivery at lower resolutions where the GPU is less taxed. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 231.6 FPS, which suggests the CPU is capable of driving very high frame rates without becoming a bottleneck. The 6-core/12-thread configuration is more than sufficient for a game of this era, and the high boost clock helps with the single-threaded workloads that older engines often rely on. The data shows no signs of CPU limitation at any tested setting, as even at 1080p Ultra the frame rate remains at 121.4 FPS, a figure that is largely GPU-bound given the RTX 4070’s capabilities.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

The measured frame rate data places this combination at rank 429 out of 1656 tested combos in The Technomancer, putting it in the top 26% of all configurations. This rank reflects the aggregate performance across all tested resolutions and settings, indicating that while the combo is strong, it is not at the very top of the leaderboard. The rank of 429 suggests that many higher-end pairings, likely with more powerful GPUs or CPUs, achieve better results, but this combination still outperforms the majority of systems in the database.

Breaking down the performance, the combo’s strength is most evident at 1080p, where the average frame rates range from 121.4 FPS at Ultra to 231.6 FPS at Low. At 1440p, the High preset delivers 99 FPS, and at 4K, the High preset yields 56.4 FPS. These numbers indicate that the combo is well-suited for high-refresh 1080p gaming and comfortable 1440p play, with 4K being playable at lower quality settings. The rank of 429 relative to 1656 combos means that roughly 74% of tested configurations are slower, which is a favorable position for a mid-to-high-end pairing.

Comparing to the nearest rival GPUs, the RTX 4070’s average benchmark score of 37283 is slightly below the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 (37507, -0.6% delta) and the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A (38008, -1.9% delta), but ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 5300M (36371, 2.5% delta). This places the GPU in a competitive position, though the specific game performance in The Technomancer will depend on the engine’s optimization. The CPU’s nearest rivals show a similar pattern, with the Ryzen 5 8400F scoring nearly identically to the Ryzen 7 2700X and Ryzen 5 7500F, reinforcing that the combo’s rank is driven more by the GPU’s relative standing than by CPU differences.

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The measured FPS data shows a clear pattern of scaling from 1080p to 4K, with the frame rate dropping consistently as resolution increases. At High settings, the average FPS falls from 152.3 at 1080p to 99 at 1440p (a 35% reduction) and then to 56.4 at 4K (a 63% reduction from 1080p). This steep decline indicates that the GPU is the primary limiting component at higher resolutions, as the rendering load increases exponentially with pixel count.

At Low settings, the same trend is visible but with higher absolute numbers: 231.6 FPS at 1080p, 150.5 FPS at 1440p, and 82.7 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 4K at Low is 64%, which is proportionally similar to the High preset, suggesting that the GPU is consistently the bottleneck across all quality levels. This is expected for a game like The Technomancer, which was not designed for modern high-core-count CPUs but does place substantial load on the graphics card.

The fact that the frame rate at 1080p Low (231.6 FPS) is nearly double the 4K High (56.4 FPS) strongly suggests that the CPU is not limiting performance at any resolution. If the CPU were the bottleneck, the frame rate would plateau at higher resolutions rather than continue to decline. The data shows a smooth, predictable scaling curve, which is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario. The RTX 4070’s 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for the game’s textures at all tested settings, so the limiting factor is raw shading and rasterization throughput, which drops as pixel count rises.

FAQ — 4-6 Q&A pairs answerable from FACT PACK data

Q: What is the best resolution and settings combo for this system in The Technomancer?

A: The data shows that at 1440p High, the system achieves 99 FPS, which is a good balance of visual quality and smoothness. For higher fidelity, 1440p Ultra delivers 76.2 FPS, while 4K High drops to 56.4 FPS, which is still playable but closer to the edge of smoothness.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in overall benchmark scores?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F has an average benchmark score of 25064, which is virtually identical to the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X (25057, 0% delta) and the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F (24993, 0.3% delta). It trails the AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 (25099, -0.1% delta) by a negligible margin.

Q: Is the GPU more powerful than its nearest competitors based on average scores?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 has an average benchmark score of 37283, which is lower than the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 (37507, -0.6% delta) and the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A (38008, -1.9% delta), but higher than the AMD Radeon RX 5300M (36371, 2.5% delta). This places it in the middle of its direct rivals.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1080p?

A: At 1080p, the Low preset achieves 231.6 FPS, while the Ultra preset reaches 121.4 FPS. This represents a 110.2 FPS difference, showing that the Ultra settings impose a significant rendering cost on the GPU.

Q: How does the combo rank against all tested configurations in this game?

A: The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 ranks 429 out of 1656 total tested combos, placing it in the top 26% of all systems benchmarked in The Technomancer.

Q: Does the system maintain playable frame rates at 4K resolution?

A: Yes, the data shows that at 4K Medium the system achieves 65.4 FPS, and at 4K High it achieves 56.4 FPS. The 4K Low preset reaches 82.7 FPS, while 4K Ultra drops to 42.4 FPS, which is below the typical 60 FPS target but still usable.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture (chip AD104) using a 5 nm process at TSMC, with 35,800 million transistors on a 294 mm² die. It features 5888 shading units, 184 texture mapping units, and 64 raster output units, along with 46 ray tracing cores and 184 tensor cores. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1920 MHz and a boost clock of 2475 MHz, with memory clocked at 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective). It has 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, providing 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth. The card’s FP32 performance is 29.15 TFLOPS, and its pixel rate is 158.4 GPixel/s with a texture rate of 455.4 GTexel/s.

In The Technomancer, the GPU’s role is dominant, as evidenced by the resolution scaling data. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 231.6 FPS, which is near the ceiling for many displays, and the GPU is likely not fully utilized at this point. However, as resolution increases, the GPU’s workload grows substantially, and the frame rate drops accordingly. The 12 GB VRAM is ample for this game, which was released in 2016, so memory capacity is not a limiting factor at any tested setting. The memory bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s is also sufficient for the texture data required by The Technomancer, even at 4K Ultra.

The GPU’s average benchmark score of 37283 places it at the 81st percentile versus all GPUs, and its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 (37507, -0.6% delta) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile (38135, -2.2% delta). The RTX 4070’s performance in this game is consistent with its overall standing; it delivers strong frame rates at 1440p and playable performance at 4K, with the Ultra setting being the only preset that dips below 60 FPS at 4K (42.4 FPS). The data indicates that for a game of this era, the RTX 4070 provides more than enough horsepower for high-refresh 1080p gaming and solid 1440p experiences, with 4K requiring a trade-off in quality settings to maintain smoothness.