The Technomancer

The Technomancer, a 2016 Action RPG, places distinct demands on the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti combination. The measured frame rates across resolutions and settings reveal a configuration that is capable at 1080p and 1440p but struggles to maintain smooth performance at 4K. This analysis breaks down the data to show where the bottleneck lies and how to best configure the game for this specific hardware pairing.

Resolution Scaling

The performance drop from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160 is steep and consistent across all settings, indicating that the GPU becomes the primary limiting factor as pixel count increases. At Low settings, the average frame rate falls from 141.4 FPS at 1080p to 53.3 FPS at 4K, a reduction of 62.3%. The scaling is similar at High settings, where the average drops from 95 FPS to 33.2 FPS, a 65.1% decrease. This pattern is classic GPU-bound behavior; the Ryzen 7 3700X has enough headroom at lower resolutions, but the RTX 3060 Ti cannot maintain its throughput when the pixel workload quadruples.

The most telling data point is at 4K Ultra, where the combo manages only 25.3 FPS. This is below the threshold for a playable experience and confirms that the GPU’s rendering capacity is exhausted. The difference between 1080p and 1440p is more moderate, with High settings dropping from 95 FPS to 60.7 FPS. This suggests that 1440p is a viable target for this hardware, but 4K is not, regardless of the quality preset chosen. The scaling curve shows diminishing returns as resolution increases, with the absolute frame rate at 4K falling by roughly half of what is seen at 1440p for each corresponding setting level.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on the Zen 2 architecture, with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. Its benchmark results show a strong multi-threaded capability, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 19087 and a single-core score of 2694. In The Technomancer, the CPU’s role is to feed the GPU with draw calls and game logic. The data suggests it is not a bottleneck at 1080p, where the frame rates are high enough to indicate that the processor can keep up with the GPU’s output.

At 1080p Low, the average of 141.4 FPS shows that the CPU can push well beyond 100 frames per second. However, the gap between the CPU’s potential and the actual frame rates at higher settings indicates the GPU is doing the heavy lifting. The Ryzen 7 3700X’s performance relative to its rivals is notable. It sits within 0.2% of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT and is 0.1% behind the Intel Core i5-12600 in average benchmark scores. This places it in a competitive tier for gaming, and its 16 threads provide ample parallelism for modern game engines, even if The Technomancer does not fully utilize all of them. The CPU’s 32 MB of L3 cache is a useful asset for holding game data, but the frame rate scaling shows that it is not the primary constraint in this title.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data offers a clear hierarchy for the best experience with this hardware. For a smooth 60 FPS target, the 1440p High preset is the optimal choice, delivering an average of 60.7 FPS. This is the only 1440p setting that hits the 60 FPS mark, and it does so with a healthy margin. Moving down to 1080p, the High preset achieves 95 FPS, which is excellent for high-refresh-rate monitors. The Ultra preset at 1080p yields 74.2 FPS, which is still playable but comes at a cost of lower performance without a proportional visual gain in most cases.

The Medium presets provide a middle ground. At 1440p Medium, the average is 70.6 FPS, which is smoother than High but does not offer a massive visual improvement over the Low preset’s 94.4 FPS. The Low preset at 4K produces 53.3 FPS, which is technically above 30 FPS but is not a comfortable experience for a game that benefits from consistent frame pacing. Therefore, the recommendation is to avoid 4K entirely. For the best balance of visual fidelity and performance, the 1440p High setting is the sweet spot. For users prioritizing frame rate, 1080p Low at 141.4 FPS is the clear winner, though the visual quality will be noticeably reduced. The Ultra preset is only advisable for 1080p, where the 74.2 FPS average is still within a reasonable range for most displays.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations for The Technomancer, this pairing of the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ranks 1155 out of 1656 total combos. This places it in the lower 30% of all tested systems, which is a poor showing for a mid-range GPU and a capable CPU. The ranking suggests that while the hardware is not obsolete, it is outclassed by a significant portion of the test pool, which likely includes newer GPUs with higher memory bandwidth and more shading units. The RTX 3060 Ti’s percentile ranking of 69 against all GPUs indicates it is better than average, but the combo’s low rank in this specific game points to The Technomancer being a demanding title that does not favor this configuration at higher resolutions.

The CPU’s percentile of 85 against all CPUs is strong, but it does not compensate for the GPU’s limitations. The rank of 1155 is a direct result of the GPU’s inability to maintain high frame rates at 4K, as the CPU is unlikely to be the cause of the low scores at lower resolutions. The data shows that this combo is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, where it can compete more favorably, but its overall standing in the database is dragged down by the 4K results. This is a common outcome for hardware that is designed for mainstream gaming rather than enthusiast-level 4K performance.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is built on the Ampere architecture and features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. Its boost clock of 1665 MHz and 4864 shading units give it a theoretical FP32 performance of 16.20 TFLOPS. In The Technomancer, the GPU’s role is dominant. The frame rate scaling from Low to Ultra settings at any resolution is directly tied to the GPU’s workload. The drop from 141.4 FPS at 1080p Low to 74.2 FPS at 1080p Ultra is a 47.5% reduction, showing how much the higher settings tax the graphics card.

The GPU’s memory capacity of 8 GB is a potential concern at 4K, where texture-heavy scenes can exceed this limit, though the data does not show a catastrophic failure, only a severe frame rate drop. The RTX 3060 Ti’s benchmark scores, including a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2626 and a Passmark G3D score of 20349, place it in a competitive bracket. Its nearest rivals, such as the AMD Radeon RX 6600, are within 0.5% in average benchmark scores, indicating that the GPU is well-matched against its direct competition. However, the game’s engine appears to be particularly sensitive to pixel throughput, which is why the 4K results are so poor. The GPU is the clear bottleneck at 4K, as the CPU’s performance is more than sufficient for the frame rates observed.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the RTX 3060 Ti and Ryzen 7 3700X deliver strong results. The Low preset achieves an average of 141.4 FPS, which is the highest score in the entire dataset. The Medium preset follows at 112.6 FPS, and High drops to 95 FPS. The Ultra preset is the most demanding, yielding 74.2 FPS. These numbers indicate a fully playable experience at 1080p, with only the Ultra preset falling below the 100 FPS mark.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance scales down proportionally. Low settings produce 94.4 FPS, which is still smooth for most monitors. Medium hits 70.6 FPS, and High reaches 60.7 FPS, which is the minimum for a standard 60 Hz display. Ultra drops to 50.5 FPS, which is playable but not ideal for fast-paced action. At 3840x2160, the results are much weaker. Low settings average 53.3 FPS, Medium drops to 37.7 FPS, High falls to 33.2 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 25.3 FPS. These figures show that the combo is not suitable for 4K gaming, as even the lowest settings cannot maintain a consistent 60 FPS, and the higher settings are unplayable. The data across all three resolutions and four settings presets paints a consistent picture: this hardware is a solid 1080p and entry-level 1440p performer, but it lacks the raw power for 4K.