The Technomancer

# The Technomancer with AMD Ryzen 7 5700 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

This combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 delivers a commanding performance profile in The Technomancer, placing 79th out of 1,656 tested combos. That top 5% placement signals a system that is overwhelmingly GPU-bound at higher resolutions, yet the data reveals surprising CPU limitations at lower settings. The RTX 4090, with its 24 GB of GDDR6X memory and 1.01 TB/s bandwidth, provides enormous headroom, while the Ryzen 7 5700's 8 cores and 16 threads handle the game's logic without becoming a bottleneck until the framerate climbs past 200 FPS. The measured results show a system that can max out the game at 4K, but the efficiency curve suggests different optimal points depending on the resolution you target.

How This Combo Ranks

The 79th rank out of 1,656 total combinations places this pairing in the top 4.8% of all tested systems for The Technomancer. That is a strong showing, though not the absolute top tier—the gap between this combo and the number one spot is driven by the CPU's mid-range positioning rather than any GPU deficiency. In the broader benchmark landscape, the Ryzen 7 5700 sits at the 84th percentile among all CPUs, while the RTX 4090 reaches the 91st percentile among all GPUs, indicating the processor is the weaker link in this pairing. The CPU's average benchmark score of 27,220 puts it within 0.7% of the Intel Core i9-9900K, 0.8% of the Intel Core i7-12700H, and 1.2% of the AMD Ryzen AI 5 340—all effectively equivalent performers. This means the system's rank in The Technomancer is not limited by the CPU's raw compute, but rather by how the game engine scales with the 4090's massive throughput potential.

GPU Role

The RTX 4090 is the dominant component in this configuration, and its specifications explain why it performs so decisively in The Technomancer. With 24 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, the card offers 1.01 TB/s of memory bandwidth, which proves critical for the game's texture streaming and world detail at 4K. The GPU runs at a base clock of 2235 MHz and boosts to 2520 MHz, with memory clocked at 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective). The 16,384 shading units and 176 ROPs deliver a pixel rate of 443.5 GPixel/s, which translates to raw fill rates that easily saturate the game's rendering pipeline. In the GPU benchmark hierarchy, the 4090's average score of 66,473 is within 0.4% of the NVIDIA Tesla T4 and 0.5% of the NVIDIA Tesla P40, though those comparisons are misleading—those are workstation cards, not gaming hardware. The 4090's 82.58 TFLOPS of FP32 compute is the headline number here, and it shows in the measured FPS data: at 4K Ultra, the combo still manages 58.5 FPS, which is a demanding setting where many GPUs would fall below playable thresholds.

FAQ

Q: Is this combo capable of running The Technomancer at 4K?

A: Yes, the data shows playable framerates at all settings. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS is 58.5, which is above the 60 FPS threshold only at High settings with 76.5 FPS. For a smoother experience, 4K Medium delivers 89.4 FPS.

Q: What is the best resolution to pair with a high refresh rate monitor?

A: At 1440p, the combo exceeds 100 FPS on every setting, with High at 139.5 FPS and even Ultra at 108.8 FPS. If you have a 144 Hz display, 1440p High is the sweet spot.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Ryzen 7 5700 has an average benchmark score of 27,220, which is 0.7% higher than the Intel Core i9-9900K and 0.8% higher than the Intel Core i7-12700H, making them statistically identical in performance.

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

A: At 1080p Low, the combo hits 234.9 FPS, which suggests the CPU is beginning to limit the GPU's output. At higher resolutions and settings, the GPU becomes the clear bottleneck, as evidenced by the large FPS drops when increasing resolution.

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking among all tested GPUs?

A: The RTX 4090 sits at the 91st percentile among all GPUs, meaning it outperforms 91% of graphics cards in the benchmark database.

Q: Is this a balanced pairing for The Technomancer?

A: The data indicates the system is GPU-bound at 4K and CPU-bound at 1080p with low settings. For a balanced experience, 1440p High demonstrates the best utilization of both components, with the GPU working hard and the CPU keeping up.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data points to 1440p High as the optimal configuration for this combo. At 139.5 FPS, it delivers the best balance of visual fidelity and raw framerate, comfortably exceeding the 120 FPS mark that competitive gamers prefer. While 1080p Ultra hits 168.3 FPS, the visual difference between Ultra and High at that resolution is minor, and the 4K Ultra result of 58.5 FPS shows diminishing returns for the extra GPU load. For users with 4K displays, High settings at 76.5 FPS is the recommended choice—it stays above the 60 FPS floor while offering substantial visual upgrades over Medium at 89.4 FPS. The data suggests avoiding Ultra at 4K entirely, as the 58.5 FPS average is too close to the 60 FPS threshold for comfort, and the visual gains over High are marginal in this 2016 title.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo demonstrates its raw speed: Low settings produce 234.9 FPS, Medium drops slightly to 214.2 FPS, High maintains 205.8 FPS, and Ultra delivers 168.3 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra is a 28.3% reduction, indicating the GPU has ample headroom even at maximum settings. Moving to 2560x1440, the numbers shift noticeably: Low yields 203.4 FPS, Medium 168.1 FPS, High 139.5 FPS, and Ultra 108.8 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p at each setting is roughly 13-18%, which is modest given the 78% increase in pixel count. At 3840x2160, the performance curve steepens dramatically: Low delivers 115.1 FPS, Medium 89.4 FPS, High 76.5 FPS, and Ultra 58.5 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is the only configuration that falls below 60 FPS, highlighting the GPU's limits at the highest fidelity settings.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 provides the computational foundation for this system, with 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture. Clocked at 3.70 GHz base and 4.60 GHz boost, this 7 nm processor from TSMC delivers solid single-threaded performance—the Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2,916 and multi-core score of 20,655 indicate strong throughput. However, the CPU's role in The Technomancer becomes evident when examining the 1080p results. At Low settings, the combo hits 234.9 FPS, but at High settings it only drops to 205.8 FPS—a much smaller reduction than at 4K, where Low to High drops from 115.1 to 76.5 FPS. This suggests that at 1080p, the CPU is the primary limiter, preventing the GPU from fully stretching its legs. The Ryzen 7 5700's 16 MB of L3 cache and 51.2 GB/s memory bandwidth are adequate for this game, but the 3DMark single-thread score of 901 and PassMark single-thread score of 3,296 show that it is not a top-tier single-core performer. The CPU's 84th percentile ranking among all CPUs, combined with the GPU's 91st percentile, explains why the combo ranks 79th overall—the system is only as strong as its weakest link, and at lower resolutions, that link is the processor.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS degradation from 1080p to 4K reveals the system's bottleneck characteristics. At Low settings, the drop from 234.9 FPS (1080p) to 203.4 FPS (1440p) to 115.1 FPS (4K) shows a 51% reduction from 1080p to 4K. At High settings, the numbers go from 205.8 to 139.5 to 76.5, a 62.8% reduction. At Ultra, the drop is steeper: 168.3 to 108.8 to 58.5, a 65.2% reduction. This pattern indicates that the GPU becomes increasingly the limiting factor as resolution rises, with the CPU's influence waning. The fact that 1080p Low (234.9 FPS) is only 11% faster than 1080p High (205.8 FPS) confirms that the CPU is the constraint at lower graphics settings—the GPU could render more frames, but the processor cannot feed it fast enough. In contrast, at 4K, the gap between Low (115.1 FPS) and High (76.5 FPS) is 33%, showing the GPU's rendering load is the dominant factor. The scaling behavior points to a system that is well-balanced for 1440p gaming, where the 139.5 FPS at High represents a point where both CPU and GPU are working near their optimal efficiency. For 4K enthusiasts, the 76.5 FPS at High is the practical ceiling, while the 58.5 FPS at Ultra demonstrates the GPU's limits with this particular CPU pairing.