The Technomancer

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT delivers a robust experience in The Technomancer, with performance that scales predictably across resolutions and presets. The data shows a combination capable of high refresh rates at 1080p and solid 60+ FPS gameplay at 1440p, while 4K remains playable with adjusted settings. This analysis breaks down the CPU and GPU contributions, optimal settings, and how this pairing ranks against other tested configurations.

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, built on TSMC's 7 nm process. It operates with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, with a 65W TDP. The processor features a 16 MB L3 cache and supports DDR4 memory with a dual-channel bus and 51.2 GB/s bandwidth. In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU scores 899 in 3dmark_single_thread and 6627 in 3dmark_max_threads, indicating strong single-core performance that is often critical for game logic and frame pacing.

For The Technomancer, an Action RPG released in 2016, the CPU's single-threaded capabilities are particularly relevant. The game's engine does not heavily utilize many threads, but the 5700G's 8 cores and 16 threads ensure that background tasks and physics calculations do not bottleneck the frame rate. The processor's Cinebench R23 scores of 2930 single-core and 20755 multi-core place it in the 83rd percentile among all CPUs, showing it is well above average for gaming workloads. Compared to its nearest rivals, the 5700G trails the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U by only 0.3% in average benchmark score, while leading the Intel Xeon D-2752TER by 0.4%. This tight grouping suggests the CPU is not a limiting factor in most gaming scenarios.

In the measured FPS data, the CPU's role becomes evident when examining the scaling from 1080p to 4K. At 1080p with Low settings, the system achieves 213 FPS, while at 4K Low it drops to 75.6 FPS. This 64% reduction in frame rate as resolution increases indicates that the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions, while the CPU comfortably feeds frames at lower resolutions. The 5700G's 3dmark_8_threads score of 5648 reinforces its ability to handle the game's thread requirements without introducing stutter or frame-time spikes, even when the GPU is outputting over 200 FPS.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is built on the RDNA 2.0 architecture with the Navi 21 chip, manufactured on a 7 nm process by TSMC. It features 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 512.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU has a base clock of 1825 MHz, a game clock of 2015 MHz, and a boost clock of 2250 MHz, with memory running at 2000 MHz or 16 Gbps effective. With 4608 shading units, 288 TMUs, and 128 ROPs, the card delivers 20.74 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and a pixel rate of 288.0 GPixel/s. Its 16 GB VRAM is more than sufficient for The Technomancer, which has modest texture requirements, ensuring no memory-related stuttering even at 4K Ultra settings.

The GPU's benchmark scores place it in the 87th percentile of all GPUs, with an average score of 49982. It sits between the NVIDIA RTX A1000, which scores 50826 (1.7% higher), and the Intel Arc A550M, which scores 49737 (0.5% lower). This indicates the RX 6800 XT is a high-end part, and the measured FPS data confirms this. At 1080p High settings, the system achieves 140.5 FPS, and at 4K High it maintains 50.3 FPS. The GPU's headroom is evident in the 1080p Low result of 213 FPS, which is likely near the engine's frame-rate cap or CPU limit, given the 5700G's capabilities.

The VRAM capacity and bandwidth play a significant role in the game's higher presets. At 4K Ultra, the system drops to 40.7 FPS, suggesting that the GPU's compute units are the limiting factor rather than memory capacity. The 512.0 GB/s bandwidth ensures that texture streaming at high resolutions does not cause hitches, but the raw shading power is what determines the frame rate. The GPU's 16 GB VRAM exceeds any conceivable requirement for this game, so the performance differences between presets are purely a function of shader and ROP workload.

Settings Recommendations — which preset gives the best experience per the measured rows

Examining the measured FPS across all presets and resolutions, the optimal experience depends on the target display. For 1080p, all presets deliver playable frame rates, but the data shows a clear sweet spot. The High preset yields 140.5 FPS, which is 31.5 FPS lower than the Low preset's 213 FPS but 31.3 FPS higher than the Medium preset's 165 FPS. The Ultra preset drops to 109.2 FPS, which remains smooth but offers diminishing visual returns over High for a 31 FPS loss. For 1080p users, High is the recommended preset because it balances visual fidelity with a frame rate that far exceeds typical 60 Hz or 144 Hz displays.

At 1440p, the High preset delivers 89.7 FPS, which is ideal for high-refresh-rate monitors. The Medium preset achieves 107.2 FPS, offering a 17.5 FPS improvement over High, but likely with noticeably reduced visual quality. The Low preset at 139.9 FPS is the fastest but sacrifices too much detail for the gain. The Ultra preset at 69.7 FPS is playable but falls below the 70 FPS threshold that many consider optimal for smooth motion. The data suggests that Medium or High are the best choices at 1440p, with High providing the best balance of visual quality and performance.

For 4K, the situation changes significantly. The High preset produces 50.3 FPS, which is playable but not ideal for fast-paced action. The Medium preset yields 57.5 FPS, a 7.2 FPS improvement over High, making it the most balanced option for 4K. The Low preset at 75.6 FPS is the only 4K setting that exceeds 60 FPS, but it does so at a substantial visual cost. The Ultra preset at 40.7 FPS is the only option that fails to maintain a consistent 40+ FPS floor, making it the least recommended. For 4K users, Medium is the recommended preset because it stays above 55 FPS while retaining enough detail for an immersive experience.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700G and AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT ranks 608 out of 1656 tested combos in The Technomancer, placing it in the top 36.7% of all configurations. This rank is notable because the CPU is a mid-range APU, while the GPU is a high-end discrete card. The pairing works well because the game is more GPU-bound at higher resolutions, allowing the 5700G's respectable single-thread performance to keep pace without dragging down the overall result.

The rank of 608 suggests that there are many combinations with more powerful CPUs, such as those with higher boost clocks or more cache, that achieve better frame rates at 1080p where the CPU matters more. However, at 1440p and 4K, the RX 6800 XT's dominance in shading and texture rates ensures that this combo competes favorably with systems using faster processors but weaker GPUs. The data indicates that the combo's placement is primarily driven by the GPU's percentile rank of 87, while the CPU's 83rd percentile is adequate but not exceptional.

In the context of the nearest GPU rivals, the RX 6800 XT outperforms the NVIDIA CMP 50HX by 1.9% and the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER by 2.6% in average benchmark score, though it trails the RTX A1000 by 1.7%. This GPU performance directly translates to the combo's rank. Had the CPU been significantly weaker, the rank would likely be lower, but the 5700G's 8-core configuration avoids any bottleneck in this title, allowing the GPU to express its full potential.

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of resolution scaling. At High settings, the system produces 140.5 FPS at 1080p, 89.7 FPS at 1440p, and 50.3 FPS at 4K. This represents a 36.2% drop from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 43.9% drop from 1440p to 4K. The total reduction from 1080p to 4K is 64.2%, which is nearly proportional to the increase in pixel count (4K has 4.4 times the pixels of 1080p), indicating that the GPU is the limiting component in this scaling.

At Low settings, the pattern is similar but with higher absolute values: 213 FPS at 1080p, 139.9 FPS at 1440p, and 75.6 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 34.3%, and from 1440p to 4K is 46.0%, with a total drop of 64.5%. The consistency of these percentages across presets confirms that the scaling is resolution-driven rather than settings-driven. The GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth are the determining factors, as the CPU's contribution remains constant regardless of resolution.

The data at Medium settings reinforces this conclusion: 165 FPS at 1080p, 107.2 FPS at 1440p, and 57.5 FPS at 4K, with a total drop of 65.2%. The Ultra preset shows the steepest drop, from 109.2 FPS at 1080p to 69.7 FPS at 1440p (36.2% drop) and then to 40.7 FPS at 4K (41.6% drop), totaling 62.7% overall. These consistent reductions, all hovering around 63-65%, indicate that the RX 6800 XT's performance scales predictably with pixel count, and the CPU does not introduce any variable bottleneck as resolution changes. The limiting component is unambiguously the GPU, particularly at 4K where even the Low preset cannot reach 80 FPS, while the CPU has ample headroom to exceed 200 FPS at 1080p.