The Technomancer

The data for the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X (6 cores, 12 threads, 3.90 GHz base, 5.40 GHz boost) paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (16 GB GDDR6X, 716.8 GB/s memory bandwidth, 2205 MHz base, 2505 MHz boost) yields a combination ranked 213 out of 3696 tested setups for The Technomancer. The measured frames range from 298 FPS at 1920x1080 Low to 55 FPS at 3840x2160 Ultra, indicating a broad performance envelope. This analysis breaks down the scaling behavior, setting recommendations, and the specific contribution of each component.

Resolution Scaling

The average frame rate drops consistently as resolution increases across all four presets. At Ultra, the score goes from 152 FPS at 1920x1080 to 100 FPS at 2560x1440 and then to 55 FPS at 3840x2160. At High, the numbers are 195, 128, and 70 FPS, respectively. For Medium, the averages are 229 (with a 194-263 min-max range) at 1920x1080, 149 (127-172) at 2560x1440, and 82 (70-94) at 3840x2160. Low proves in the same order: 298, 195, and 107 FPS. The pixel count nearly doubles from 1080p to 1440p (2,073,600 to 3,686,400), but the frame rate at Ultra does not halve; it falls by about 50 points. From 1440p to 4K (8,294,400 pixels total), the Ultra frame rate drops by a further 45 points. This non-linear behavior suggests that at 1080p, both the CPU and GPU have headroom from the game engine's logic, but at 4K the GPU becomes the primary constraint.

The graph of the GPU’s pixel throughput explains why. The RTX 4080’s 72 voltage and power fields from 280.6 GPixel/s, but the game only needs to compute 60+ million pixels per second at 1440p. At 4K, the pixel load is about 8.3 million pixels, and the RTX 4080’s work bursts upward. The drop from 1440p to 4K is proportionally large for every setting, confirming that the GPU is responsible for the majority of the frame time at high resolutions.

Settings Recommendations

For a fluid experience, the ideal preset depends on the target display resolution.

At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset yields only 55 FPS average, which is statistically below the 60 FPS threshold many monitors support. The High setting hits 70 FPS, while Medium hits 82 FPS and retains a documented minimum of 70 FPS. Since the game’s preset differences affect the visual quality noticeably, the data suggests Medium is the sweet spot for 4K: it always delivers above 60 FPS and has a 70-94 FPS range. There is no destructive frame-pacing issue.

For 2560x1440, every preset is above 60 FPS. The Ultra mode offers 100 FPS average, while High and Medium average 128 and 149 FPS, respectively. The medium’s minimum of 127 FPS gives a margin of three times. Thus, gamers with 1440p panels can freely enable Ultra without sacrificing responsiveness.

At 1920x1080, the engine usually exceeds refresh rates even on Ultra with 152 FPS. The Low preset achieves 298 FPS, indicating that the CPU is the main limitation at 1080p, not the GPU. For a 1080p gamer, Ultra is the optimal choice—it produces 152 FPS, and any settings below that only compress the absolute maximum in fps output without a playable benefit.

How This Combo Ranks

Out of 3696 measured GPU-CPU pairs for The Technomancer, this combination sits in 213th place, placing it in the top 5% of all tested coalitions. This high placement is explained by the CPUs but also the GPU’s underlying statistics. The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X is rated in the 81st percentile by average benchmark score, while the RTX 4080 is in the 86th percentile. Together, they create a balanced pair that does not leave either component bottleneck unaddressed.

The nearest CPU rivals in performance are the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755RE, which scores only 0.2% higher in average score, and the AMD Ryzen 7 7840H sits 0.5% lower, indicating that the 9600X’s single-thread performance is considerable. For the GPU, the closest competitor is the RTX 4080 Super, which is 0.1% higher in average benchmark score; the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X is 1.1% slower. This means the 9600X/RTX 4080 pair is a near-even match to the now-discolored RTX 4080 SUPER, but slightly off.

Measured FPS Breakdown

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS | Min FPS | Max FPS |

|------------|----------|---------|---------|---------|

| 1920x1080 | High | 195 | — | — |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 298 | — | — |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 229 | 194 | 263 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 152 | — | — |

| 2560x1440 | High | 128 | — | — |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 195 | — | — |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 149 | 127 | 172 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 100 | — | — |

| 3840x2160 | High | 70 | — | — |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 107 | — | — |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 82 | 70 | 94 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 55 | — | — |

The Medium preset is the only one with recorded minimum and maximum values; these show that the framerate varies considerably more in 1080p (194-263) than at 1440p (127-172) or 4K (70-94). The high minimum at 4K Medium suggests that the engine’s logic rarely stalls.

GPU Role

The RTX 4080 features 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 716.8 GB/s memory bandwidth. The large pool ensures that it never runs out of texture space at 4K, even if the game's engine uses 8K texture. The 4080 also has 97 SDK shading units, 304 TMUs, and 112 ROPs, which process the rasterization. These hardware figures correlate with the observed frame rates: 4K Ultra demands 55 FPS, and it appears to be near the saturation of the core count.

The GPU’s boost clock speed of 2505 MHz and base 2205 MHz are the same as the traditional design. The measured frame rates at 4K Ultra (55 FPS), 4K High (70 FPS), and 4K Medium (82 FPS) indicate that the visual workload outweighs the computational power at the top end. Due to the fact that the 4080 has 76-ray tracing cores and 304 tensor cores, the game’s 3D processing is still coverable, but those extra cores are not beneficial for non-ray-traced titles like The Technomancer.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 2560x1440 Ultra settings?

A: The benchmark shows an average of 100 FPS.

Q: Can the combination sustain 60 FPS at 3840x2160?

A: Yes, High and Medium presets achieve 70 FPS and 82 FPS average respectively, each above the 60 FPS line.

Q: What is the rank of this CPU/GPU pair?

A: It sits 213rd out of 3696 tested combos, placing it in the 100th percentile for performance.

Q: How close is the RTX 4080 to the RTX 4080 Super according to the data?

A: The RTX 4080 SUPER has a 0.1% higher average score in database benchmarks, meaning the two GPUs are nearly identical in performance.

Q: What is the clock rate of the Ryzen 5 9600X?

A: The base clock is 3.90 GHz and the maximum boost is 5.40 GHz.

Q: Does the CPU have six cores?

A: Yes, it has 6 cores and 12 threads.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 5 9600X is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 5 architecture. It operates at a base frequency of 3.90 GHz and can boost to 5.40 GHz. Its 32 MB shared L3 cache and 1 MB per-core L2 cache provide the latency that benefits the game’s world logic. The CPU’s single-thread performance, indicated by its 3DMark single-thread score of 1,253 and Cinebench R23 score of 2,183.5, ensures that at 1080p the CPU still delivers high frame rates even when the GPU is idle. At 1080p Low, the frame rate hits 298 FPS—the integer that is the 9600X’s ability to feed the frame queue without bottleneck.

But at 4K, the CPU’s margin is not the limiting factor: the GPU's texturing rate is the controlling element. This is supported by the fact that the discrepancy between Low and Ultra at 4K is only from 107 to 55 FPS, whereas at 1080p that same gap is from 298 to 152 FPS. The 9600X’s single-thread performance is strong enough to avoid CPU starvation for almost all implementations.

The processor’s overall standing of the 81st percentile shows that it outperforms 81% of all CPUs ever benchmarked in this database. Its 6 cores are supported by 12 threads and the 4 nm process, allowing it to sustain boost intervals without thermal limit. Even though The Technomancer is not a multi-thread heavy title, the extra cores don’t burden it; the 12 logical processors keep background tasks from interfering.

All measured data point to this being a balanced combination that push the limits of the game at 4K only on Medium or High, but fully maxed out at lower resolutions. The data expects that in this title, the RTX 4080 is used to its full potential at 1440p, whereas the 9600X’s single-thread capability is the key factor at 1080p.