The Technomancer

The Technomancer presents a demanding workload for the AMD Ryzen 7 5700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER combination, with the measured frame rates showing a clear progression from high refresh rate territory at 1080p to the edge of playability at 4K. The data indicates a system that is well-balanced for 1440p gaming but requires careful settings management at higher resolutions.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is steep and consistent across all quality presets, revealing that the GPU becomes the primary limiting factor as pixel count increases. At High settings, the system delivers 169.9 FPS at 1920x1080 but falls to 111.8 FPS at 2560x1440, a reduction of 58.1 FPS, and then to 61 FPS at 3840x2160, representing a total drop of 108.9 FPS from the 1080p baseline. This scaling pattern is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario; the RTX 4070 SUPER’s 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for 1440p but are taxed heavily by the 4K resolution’s pixel throughput.

When moving from 1440p to 4K at Medium settings, the average frame rate drops from 132 FPS to 68.6 FPS, a 63.4 FPS decrease. The same resolution jump at Ultra settings yields a more dramatic reduction from 86.1 FPS to 47.3 FPS, a 38.8 FPS drop. The fact that the 4K Ultra result falls below 50 FPS while the 1440p Ultra result remains above 86 FPS suggests that the game’s highest preset includes effects that scale non-linearly with resolution, likely related to the 80 ROPs and the 198.0 GPixel/s pixel rate of the GPU.

The 1080p to 1440p transition is comparatively gentler. At Low settings, the system goes from 236.8 FPS to 171.2 FPS, a 65.6 FPS drop, which still leaves ample headroom for high refresh rate displays. The 1080p results, ranging from 135.6 FPS at Ultra to 236.8 FPS at Low, indicate that the Ryzen 7 5700’s 8 cores and 16 threads are not the bottleneck at this resolution; the CPU’s 3dmark_single_thread score of 901 and 3dmark_4_threads score of 3382 suggest it can feed the GPU adequately at lower resolutions.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data supports a clear recommendation for 1440p High as the optimal balance of visual fidelity and performance. At this setting, the system achieves 111.8 FPS, which is 25.7 FPS higher than the 86.1 FPS at Ultra, while the visual difference between High and Ultra is often marginal in practice. The 4K High result of 61 FPS is technically playable, but the 47.3 FPS at 4K Ultra falls below the 60 FPS threshold that many users consider the minimum for smooth gameplay.

For users prioritizing frame rate over visual quality, the 1080p Medium preset delivers 197.7 FPS, which is 28.8 FPS higher than High and 62.1 FPS higher than Ultra. The 1440p Medium result of 132 FPS is also strong, representing a 20.2 FPS improvement over High at the same resolution. The Low preset at 1080p is the only configuration that breaks the 200 FPS barrier, hitting 236.8 FPS, but this comes with significant visual compromises that most users would find unacceptable for an Action RPG.

The data suggests that Ultra settings are best reserved for 1080p gameplay, where the 135.6 FPS result remains fluid. At 1440p, the 86.1 FPS Ultra result is adequate but does not provide the headroom needed for demanding scenes, while at 4K, Ultra should be avoided in favor of High. The 4K Low result of 91.1 FPS is a viable option for users who prioritize resolution over detail, but the 68.6 FPS at 4K Medium is a more balanced choice.

GPU Role

The RTX 4070 SUPER is the dominant component in this configuration, as evidenced by the frame rate scaling across resolutions. Its 12 GB of GDDR6X memory is sufficient for all tested settings, but the 192-bit memory bus and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth appear to be the limiting factors at 4K Ultra, where the game’s texture requirements likely exceed the available bandwidth. The GPU’s 35.48 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 554.4 GTexel/s texture rate are more than adequate for the game’s geometry and shading needs at lower resolutions.

The GPU’s boost clock of 2475 MHz and base clock of 1980 MHz provide a solid foundation for the measured results. The 3dmark_steel_nomad_dx12 score of 4627 places the card in the 84th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 42576. The nearest rival, the NVIDIA RTX A6000, scores 42653, a difference of only -0.2%, indicating that the RTX 4070 SUPER is performing at the expected level for its class. The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE is 0.3% ahead, while the AMD Radeon Pro 580X is 1.4% behind, showing a tight cluster of performance around this tier.

The 4K results particularly highlight the GPU’s role. At 4K High, the 61 FPS average represents a 49.6% utilization of the GPU’s potential compared to the 1080p High result, assuming linear scaling. The 4K Ultra result of 47.3 FPS is only 34.9% of the 1080p Ultra result, indicating that the GPU’s memory subsystem is being saturated. The 80 ROPs and 198.0 GPixel/s pixel rate are sufficient for 1080p and 1440p, but the 4K pixel count of 8.3 million pixels per frame stresses these units heavily.

FAQ

Q: What is the maximum average frame rate achievable with this CPU and GPU combination?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 236.8 at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The next highest is 197.7 FPS at 1080p Medium, followed by 171.2 FPS at 1440p Low.

Q: Is 4K gaming viable with this configuration?

A: Yes, but with caveats. At 4K High settings, the system achieves 61 FPS, which is acceptable for most gamers. At 4K Ultra, the frame rate drops to 47.3 FPS, which may be too low for smooth gameplay. The 4K Low and Medium presets deliver 91.1 FPS and 68.6 FPS respectively.

Q: How does the Ryzen 7 5700 compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The CPU has an average benchmark score of 27220, which is 0.7% higher than the Intel Core i9-9900K’s 27043, 0.8% higher than the Intel Core i7-12700H’s 27006, and 1.2% higher than the AMD Ryzen AI 5 340’s 26909.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between High and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, High settings produce 111.8 FPS while Ultra produces 86.1 FPS, a difference of 25.7 FPS. This is the largest gap between adjacent presets at this resolution.

Q: Does the GPU’s VRAM capacity affect the measured results?

A: The RTX 4070 SUPER has 12 GB of GDDR6X memory. The 4K Ultra result of 47.3 FPS likely reflects memory bandwidth saturation, as the 504.2 GB/s bandwidth is the same across all settings, but the 4K Ultra preset requires more data per frame.

Q: How does the system perform at 1080p with high refresh rate displays?

A: At 1920x1080, all presets exceed 135 FPS. The Medium preset delivers 197.7 FPS, High delivers 169.9 FPS, and Ultra delivers 135.6 FPS, making the system suitable for 144Hz or 165Hz displays at this resolution.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700’s contribution to the measured results is most evident at lower resolutions, where the GPU is not fully saturated. The CPU’s 8 cores and 16 threads, based on the Zen 3 architecture, provide a solid foundation for the game’s multi-threaded workload. The 3dmark_16_threads score of 6628 and 3dmark_max_threads score of 6617 indicate that the processor scales well with thread count, while the cinebench_r23_multicore score of 20655 confirms strong multi-core performance.

At 1080p, the CPU’s single-thread performance becomes more relevant. The 3dmark_single_thread score of 901 and cinebench_r23_singlecore score of 2916 suggest that the CPU can handle the game’s main thread without becoming a bottleneck, as evidenced by the 236.8 FPS result at Low settings. The CPU’s boost clock of 4.60 GHz and base clock of 3.70 GHz provide adequate clock speeds for the game’s logic and physics calculations.

The CPU’s cache hierarchy, with 16 MB of L3 cache and 512 KB of L2 cache per core, helps reduce memory latency during gameplay. The 51.2 GB/s memory bandwidth, while modest by modern standards, is sufficient for the game’s data streaming requirements. The passmark_multithread score of 24303 places the CPU in the 84th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 27220.

The nearest rivals show the CPU’s competitive position. The Intel Core i9-9900K scores 27043, just 0.7% lower, while the Intel Core i7-12700H and Intel Core i7-1370P score 27006 and 26991 respectively, both 0.8% lower. The AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 scores 26909, 1.2% lower. These small deltas indicate that the Ryzen 7 5700 is well-matched against its peers, and the measured game performance reflects this balance.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its highest frame rates across all presets. The Low preset achieves 236.8 FPS, Medium achieves 197.7 FPS, High achieves 169.9 FPS, and Ultra achieves 135.6 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 101.2 FPS, showing the significant impact of the game’s quality settings on performance. The 1080p results are consistently above the refresh rate of most monitors, indicating that the GPU is not the limiting factor at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates remain strong but show more variation. Low settings produce 171.2 FPS, Medium produces 132 FPS, High produces 111.8 FPS, and Ultra produces 86.1 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 85.1 FPS, which is slightly less than at 1080p but still substantial. The 1440p High result of 111.8 FPS is notable as it remains above the 100 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

At 3840x2160, the frame rates drop significantly. Low settings achieve 91.1 FPS, Medium achieves 68.6 FPS, High achieves 61 FPS, and Ultra achieves 47.3 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 43.8 FPS, showing that the GPU’s performance ceiling is reached at this resolution. The 4K High result of 61 FPS is the only 4K preset that maintains a 60 FPS average, while the 4K Ultra result falls below the playable threshold for many users.

The data shows a consistent pattern: each resolution increase from 1080p to 1440p to 4K results in a roughly 30-40% reduction in frame rate, regardless of the preset. This indicates that the RTX 4070 SUPER’s pixel throughput and memory bandwidth are the primary constraints at higher resolutions, while the Ryzen 7 5700’s processing power remains sufficient throughout the tested range. The combo rank of 287 out of 1656 combinations places this pairing in the top 17.3% of tested configurations for this game, confirming its strong overall performance.