The Technomancer

Resolution Scaling

The measured frame rates across 1080p, 1440p, and 4K reveal a clear performance curve for the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X with the AMD Radeon RX 6600 in The Technomancer. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo produces an average of 127.8 FPS, which drops to 83.9 FPS at 1440p and further to 46.3 FPS at 4K. This represents a 34.4% reduction from 1080p to 1440p, and a 63.8% reduction from 1080p to 4K. The scaling pattern suggests that at 1080p, the GPU is the primary limiting factor, as the CPU has the headroom to feed frames well beyond the measured averages.

Stepping up to High settings, the frame rate at 1080p is 87.5 FPS, at 1440p it falls to 54.2 FPS, and at 4K it reaches 29 FPS. The 4K High result is the first sub-30 FPS measurement in the dataset, indicating that the Radeon RX 6600's 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and 128-bit bus width are insufficient for maintaining fluid motion at that resolution with elevated quality settings. The gap between Low and High at 4K is 17.3 FPS, which is narrower than the 40.3 FPS gap at 1080p, showing that the GPU becomes increasingly saturated as resolution climbs.

Ultra settings produce the steepest curve: 67.1 FPS at 1080p, 41.6 FPS at 1440p, and 27 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 25.5 FPS, while the drop from 1440p to 4K is 14.6 FPS. This diminishing absolute delta suggests that the rendering workload at 4K Ultra is pushing the GPU to its limits, where additional pixel count yields smaller frame rate penalties because the hardware is already near its ceiling. The data indicates that the limiting component at 4K is unequivocally the GPU, while at 1080p the CPU can still keep pace with the Radeon RX 6600's output.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average frame rate achieved by this combo in The Technomancer?

A: The highest measured average is 127.8 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: Is the combo capable of 4K gaming at playable frame rates?

A: At 4K with Low settings, the average is 46.3 FPS, which is playable. However, Medium drops to 34.8 FPS, High to 29 FPS, and Ultra to 27 FPS, indicating that 4K is only viable on the lowest preset.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested configurations for this game?

A: It ranks 1375 out of 1656 tested combos, placing it in the lower third of the performance distribution for The Technomancer.

Q: What settings should be avoided at 1440p?

A: Ultra settings at 1440p yield 41.6 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. Medium settings at 63.9 FPS or High at 54.2 FPS are better options.

Q: Does the CPU bottleneck the GPU at any resolution?

A: The data shows that at 1080p Low, the combo reaches 127.8 FPS, and the CPU has 8 cores and 16 threads with a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. There is no evidence of a CPU bottleneck in the measured results, as frame rates scale consistently with resolution changes.

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

A: The difference is 60.7 FPS, with Low averaging 127.8 FPS and Ultra averaging 67.1 FPS at 1920x1080.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data points to a clear trade-off between visual fidelity and frame rate. For a 60 FPS target at 1920x1080, the Ultra preset delivers 67.1 FPS, which is the only preset that exceeds 60 FPS alongside High (87.5 FPS), Medium (99.6 FPS), and Low (127.8 FPS). All four presets at 1080p are above 60 FPS, so the choice depends on the user's priority. Ultra provides the highest quality while still maintaining an average above 60 FPS, making it the recommended setting for 1080p displays.

At 2560x1440, the situation changes. Medium is the only preset that clears the 60 FPS bar with 63.9 FPS. High comes close at 54.2 FPS, but it will produce occasional dips below 60 FPS. Low is significantly faster at 83.9 FPS, but the visual hit may not be worth the extra 20 FPS over Medium. Ultra at 41.6 FPS is not recommended for 1440p gaming, as it falls well below the smoothness threshold. The best experience at 1440p is Medium, which balances the frame rate and quality trade-off.

For 4K, none of the presets reach 60 FPS. Low is the only option that approaches playability at 46.3 FPS, while Medium (34.8 FPS), High (29 FPS), and Ultra (27 FPS) are all below 35 FPS. The data suggests that 4K gaming with this combo requires accepting Low settings, or alternatively, reducing the resolution to 1440p for a better experience. The 8 GB of VRAM and the GPU's memory bandwidth of 224.0 GB/s are the likely constraints at this resolution.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo produces the following averages across presets: Low at 127.8 FPS, Medium at 99.6 FPS, High at 87.5 FPS, and Ultra at 67.1 FPS. The progression from Low to Medium costs 28.2 FPS, Medium to High costs 12.1 FPS, and High to Ultra costs 20.4 FPS. This non-linear scaling suggests that the Ultra preset introduces additional rendering features that are disproportionately expensive relative to the step from Medium to High.

At 2560x1440, the averages are: Low at 83.9 FPS, Medium at 63.9 FPS, High at 54.2 FPS, and Ultra at 41.6 FPS. The deltas between successive presets are 20.0 FPS (Low to Medium), 9.7 FPS (Medium to High), and 12.6 FPS (High to Ultra). Compared to 1080p, the absolute frame rate drops are consistent, but the percentage penalties are larger because the baseline is lower. The 1440p Low result of 83.9 FPS is higher than the 1080p Ultra result of 67.1 FPS, which illustrates the significant cost of Ultra settings.

At 3840x2160, the averages are: Low at 46.3 FPS, Medium at 34.8 FPS, High at 29 FPS, and Ultra at 27 FPS. The delta from Low to Medium is 11.5 FPS, Medium to High is 5.8 FPS, and High to Ultra is 2.0 FPS. The diminishing deltas at 4K indicate that the GPU is saturated and the differences between presets shrink as the resolution demands more from the RNDA 2.0 architecture. The 4K Ultra result of 27 FPS is the lowest measurement in the entire dataset, and the 4K High result of 29 FPS is only marginally better.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 1375 out of 1656 tested configurations in The Technomancer, placing it in the 83rd percentile from the bottom. This means that roughly 83% of all tested combos perform better in this game, while about 17% perform worse. The rank reflects the GPU's position in the market; the Radeon RX 6600 sits at the 69th percentile among all GPUs, while the Ryzen 7 3700X sits at the 85th percentile among all CPUs. The game's performance is more heavily influenced by the GPU, as evidenced by the rank being closer to the GPU's percentile than the CPU's.

Looking at the GPU's nearest rivals, the Radeon RX 6600 has an average benchmark score of 25235, which is nearly identical to the AMD Radeon 890M (25246, 0% delta) and the AMD Radeon RX 6700M (25180, 0.2% delta). The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti scores 25120, which is 0.5% lower. These small deltas indicate that the RX 6600 is positioned in a tightly contested performance band, and its ranking in The Technomancer reflects this competitive landscape. The CPU's nearest rivals show a similar pattern, with the Intel Core i5-12600 (28654, -0.1% delta) and the AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT (28591, 0.1% delta) all within 0.2% of the Ryzen 7 3700X's average score of 28631.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X is a Zen 2 (Matisse) architecture processor with 8 cores and 16 threads, running at a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. It has a 32 MB L3 cache and supports DDR4 memory with a dual-channel bus and 51.2 GB/s of bandwidth. The CPU's benchmark results show a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 19087 and a singlecore score of 2694, indicating solid multi-threaded performance that benefits from its 16 threads.

In The Technomancer, the CPU's role is to feed the GPU with draw calls and physics calculations. The measured frame rates show that at 1080p Low, the combo reaches 127.8 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS target and suggests that the CPU is not a bottleneck at this resolution. The game is an Action RPG from 2016, and its engine is likely to be more GPU-bound at higher resolutions, which is consistent with the scaling data. The CPU's 8 cores and 16 threads provide ample headroom for the game's threading model, and its 85th percentile ranking among all CPUs means it outperforms the vast majority of processors in general benchmarks.

The CPU's memory support for DDR4 at 51.2 GB/s is sufficient for this workload, and its PCIe Gen 4 interface with 24 lanes is more than adequate for the Radeon RX 6600's PCIe 4.0 x8 bus. The data does not show any CPU-induced frame rate limits, as the frame rates scale smoothly with resolution changes. The CPU's 65 W TDP and 7 nm process node make it an efficient choice, but these factors do not directly impact in-game performance. Rather, the CPU's high single-thread performance (271 in Cinebench R15 singlecore) and strong multi-thread scores ensure that it can keep up with the GPU's demands in this title.