The Technomancer

# The Technomancer with AMD Ryzen 7 5700 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 combination delivers a commanding performance profile in The Technomancer, ranking 771st out of 3,696 tested combos — placing it in the top 21% of all configurations. This pairing demonstrates a clear GPU-bound pattern across resolutions, with the RTX 5070's 12 GB GDDR7 memory and 672.0 GB/s bandwidth proving more than sufficient for a 2016 Action RPG. The data shows that at 1080p, frame rates exceed 160 FPS on High settings, while 4K Ultra still maintains a playable 46 FPS average, indicating that this combo is best suited for high-refresh 1440p gaming or smooth 4K at reduced presets.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate progression from 1080p to 4K reveals a classic GPU-limited scenario. At High settings, the transition from 1920x1080 (163 FPS average) to 2560x1440 (107 FPS) represents a 34% drop, while moving from 1440p to 3840x2160 (59 FPS) costs another 45% of performance. This steep decline — a total 64% reduction from 1080p to 4K — indicates the RTX 5070 is the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions, with the Ryzen 7 5700's eight cores providing ample headroom.

The scaling pattern holds across all presets. Low settings show the most dramatic resolution sensitivity: 237 FPS at 1080p falls to 162 FPS at 1440p (−32%) and then to 89 FPS at 4K (−45% from 1440p). Medium settings follow the same trajectory, with 191 FPS at 1080p, 125 FPS at 1440p, and 69 FPS at 4K. Ultra settings exhibit the largest relative drop between 1440p and 4K, falling from 83 FPS to 46 FPS — a 45% reduction that mirrors the other presets' behavior.

The consistent ~45% loss when moving from 1440p to 4K across all settings strongly suggests pixel throughput is the limiting factor. The RTX 5070's 201.0 GPixel/s pixel rate, while substantial, cannot fully offset the 2.25x pixel count increase at 4K. This is expected behavior for a GPU with 80 ROPs and 12 GB of GDDR7 memory; the card's 192-bit bus width delivers 672.0 GB/s bandwidth, which proves adequate even at 4K Medium (69 FPS) but shows strain at Ultra (46 FPS).

Interestingly, the scaling between Low and High at each resolution is relatively modest. At 1080p, Low (237 FPS) is only 45% faster than High (163 FPS), and at 4K the gap narrows to 51% (89 vs 59 FPS). This indicates that The Technomancer's visual settings have a moderate impact on GPU load, with the RTX 5070's 30.87 TFLOPS FP32 throughput handling the increased shading work efficiently.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of AMD Ryzen 7 5700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 achieves a combo rank of 771 out of 3,696 tested configurations in The Technomancer. This top-21% placement reflects a well-balanced pairing where neither component dramatically holds back the other. The ranking benefits from the GPU's 82nd percentile standing among all GPUs and the CPU's 78th percentile among all processors, creating a synergistic match.

To contextualize the GPU's contribution, the RTX 5070's average benchmark score of 40,377 places it just 0.1% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro 580 (40,318) and 0.1% behind the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 (40,870). These near-identical scores suggest that in compute-heavy workloads, the RTX 5070 performs similarly to these professional-grade rivals, though its gaming-specific architecture with 48 RT cores and 192 Tensor Cores provides additional capabilities not reflected in these averages.

The CPU's average benchmark score of 25,517 puts it within 0.1% of the Intel Xeon D-2752TER (25,530) and AMD Ryzen 5 6600H (25,550), and 0.3% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (25,446). This clustering indicates that the Ryzen 7 5700's 8-core/16-thread configuration with Zen 3 architecture delivers performance comparable to recent mobile and server parts, making it a solid foundation for gaming at any resolution.

The 771st rank out of 3,696 combos means this pairing outperforms approximately 79% of all tested configurations. Given that many of those combos likely include higher-tier CPUs or GPUs, this result underscores the efficiency of the Ryzen 7 5700 + RTX 5070 pairing for an older title like The Technomancer, which cannot fully utilize the latest hardware features.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 serves as the dominant performance driver in this combo, particularly at higher resolutions. Its 12 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus delivers 672.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which proves more than sufficient for The Technomancer's textures and geometry at 4K. The card's 2,325 MHz base clock and 2,512 MHz boost clock, combined with 6,144 shading units, produce 30.87 TFLOPS of FP32 compute — ample for a 2016 title.

The GPU's 82nd percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 40,377, places it in the upper echelon of graphics cards. Its nearest rivals include professional workstation cards like the AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 (40,063, 0.8% behind) and AMD Radeon Pro 580 (40,318, 0.1% behind), suggesting the RTX 5070's raw compute is competitive with much more expensive prosumer options. However, its gaming-oriented features — 48 RT cores, 192 Tensor Cores, and support for DirectX 12 Ultimate — provide no measurable advantage in this game, which predates widespread ray tracing adoption.

The measured frame rates demonstrate that the RTX 5070 scales predictably with settings. At 4K, the jump from Low (89 FPS) to Medium (69 FPS) costs 22%, while Medium to High (59 FPS) costs another 14%, and High to Ultra (46 FPS) costs 22%. This non-linear scaling suggests that certain Ultra settings impose disproportionately heavy shading loads, likely related to the GPU's 80 ROPs handling increased pixel work.

The 672.0 GB/s memory bandwidth appears to be a non-issue at all tested settings. Even at 4K Ultra, the 46 FPS average suggests the GPU is compute-limited rather than bandwidth-limited, as The Technomancer's textures are modest by modern standards. The 12 GB VRAM capacity also eliminates any memory swapping concerns, as even the highest preset at 4K would struggle to exceed 8 GB of usage for this title.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured frame rates, the optimal experience balances visual fidelity with smoothness. For 4K displays, Medium settings provide the best compromise: 69 FPS average with a minimum of 58 FPS and maximum of 79 FPS. This preset maintains playable frame rates while avoiding the significant drop to 59 FPS at High and 46 FPS at Ultra. The 58 FPS minimum ensures that even the most demanding scenes stay above common vsync thresholds.

At 1440p, High settings (107 FPS average) deliver an excellent experience for 60 Hz displays and remain viable for 100 Hz panels. However, Medium (125 FPS) offers a 17% performance headroom with only a modest visual penalty, making it the recommended choice for competitive play or high-refresh-rate monitors. Low settings (162 FPS) are unnecessary unless targeting 165 Hz or higher refresh rates, as the visual degradation outweighs the additional frames.

For 1080p users, High settings (163 FPS) are clearly optimal, as they exceed the refresh rate of most mainstream monitors while providing significant visual improvements over Low (237 FPS). Ultra (127 FPS) remains viable for 120 Hz panels, though the jump from High to Ultra yields diminishing returns — only a 22% frame rate cost for what The Technomancer's engine renders as marginally improved shadows and post-processing.

The data indicates that Ultra settings are best avoided at all resolutions. The 4K Ultra result (46 FPS) dips below the 50 FPS threshold many players consider minimum for smooth action, while 1440p Ultra (83 FPS) sacrifices 22% of High's performance for subtle visual gains. The exception is 1080p Ultra (127 FPS), which remains smooth but offers no competitive advantage over High.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers exceptional performance across all presets. Low settings produce 237 FPS average, Medium reaches 191 FPS with a 162 FPS minimum and 220 FPS maximum, High achieves 163 FPS, and Ultra settles at 127 FPS. The 10 FPS gap between Low and Medium (237 vs 191) is larger than the 28 FPS gap between Medium and High (191 vs 163), indicating that Medium adds significant visual features that impact the GPU.

Moving to 2560x1440, performance remains strong but shows expected scaling. Low averages 162 FPS, Medium hits 125 FPS with a 106 FPS minimum and 143 FPS maximum, High reaches 107 FPS, and Ultra drops to 83 FPS. The Medium preset's 106 FPS minimum is notable — it represents the first sub-110 FPS 1% low in the dataset, suggesting that even at 1440p, certain scenes can stress the GPU.

At 3840x2160, the RTX 5070 begins to show its limits. Low averages 89 FPS, Medium achieves 69 FPS with a 58 FPS minimum and 79 FPS maximum, High reaches 59 FPS, and Ultra falls to 46 FPS. The Medium preset's 58 FPS minimum is the only sub-60 FPS 1% low recorded, but it remains playable. The 20 FPS gap between Low and Medium (89 vs 69) and the 13 FPS gap between Medium and High (69 vs 59) demonstrate that the GPU's pixel fill rate becomes the primary constraint at 4K.

The minimum and maximum FPS data for Medium settings reveals consistent frame pacing. At 1080p, the 162–220 FPS range represents a 35% variance around the 191 FPS average; at 1440p, the 106–143 FPS range shows 30% variance around 125 FPS; and at 4K, the 58–79 FPS range shows 30% variance around 69 FPS. This consistent ~30% variance suggests the game's engine has predictable frame time spikes regardless of resolution.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 provides robust processing power that complements the RTX 5070 effectively. With 8 cores and 16 threads based on Zen 3 architecture, this CPU delivers strong multi-threaded performance: a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 20,655 and single-core score of 2,916. Its 3.70 GHz base clock and 4.60 GHz boost clock ensure responsive gameplay, while the 16 MB L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support (51.2 GB/s bandwidth) prevent data starvation.

In The Technomancer, the CPU's role appears secondary to the GPU at all tested settings. The consistent ~45% frame rate drop from 1440p to 4K across presets indicates that the RTX 5070 is the limiting factor, not the processor. The CPU's 78th percentile ranking (average benchmark score 25,517) places it slightly behind the AMD Ryzen 5 6600H (25,550, 0.1% ahead) but ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 7640U (25,485, 0.1% behind) and AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (25,446, 0.3% behind).

The 3DMark multi-threaded results further contextualize the CPU's capability: 6,628 for 16 threads and 901 for single-thread performance. These scores, combined with a Geekbench multi-core score of 9,959 and single-core of 1,907, suggest the Ryzen 7 5700 can easily handle The Technomancer's AI, physics, and game logic. The game's 2016 release date means it was designed for far less capable processors, so even at 1080p Low (237 FPS), the CPU is unlikely to bottleneck.

The 65 W TDP and 7 nm process node make this CPU power-efficient, though the 4.60 GHz boost clock ensures it can sustain high frame rates in CPU-bound scenarios. The PCIe Gen 3 interface (20 lanes) provides sufficient bandwidth for the RTX 5070, as the GPU's 672.0 GB/s memory bandwidth does not require PCIe 4.0 or 5.0 to achieve its measured performance. The 3,696-combo ranking of 771st further confirms that this CPU-GPU pairing avoids significant bottlenecking, as a poorly matched combo would rank lower relative to its individual component percentiles.