The Technomancer

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700G and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 delivers broadly playable frame rates in The Technomancer at 1080p, but the GPU becomes the clear constraint at 1440p and higher. This measured configuration, an eight-core Zen 3 processor paired with a Pascal-era graphics card, produces an average of 117 FPS with the Light graphics preset at 1080p, yet that falls to 76 FPS at 1440p and 42 FPS at 4K under the same settings. Across all tested presets, the pattern is consistent: the frame rate roughly halves between 1080p and 4K, indicating that the graphics card, not the CPU, dictates playable conditions. The data shows that this combo is best suited to 1080p monitors, with the completely 4K experience limited to low frame rates even on the most demanding preset.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS across the three resolutions—1920x1080, 2560x1440, and read4kx—shows a steep drop that intensifies as settings increase. At Low, the average drops from 117 to 76 to 42 across the three resolutions. At Medium, the averages are 90, 59, and 32 respectively. At High, they are 77, 50, and 27. At Ultra, the values are 60, 39, and 21. For every setting, the step from 1080p to 4K approximately halves the frame rate; for example, Ultra goes from 60 to 21, and Low from 117 to 42. This scaling pattern is classic GPU-bound behavior—the CPU has enough headroom to push far beyond these numbers, but the GTX 1070's shading units, texture rate, and memory bandwidth (1920 shading units, 202.0 GTexel/s, and 256.3 GB/s) are insufficient for 4K rendering. The arithmetic is also visible in the more granular swing range for Medium: at 1080p the minimum is 76 and maximum is 103, while at 1440p it falls to 50–67, and at 4K to 27–37. This data strongly suggests that at 1440p High and Ultra, and at 4K across all presets, the system is limited by the GPU rather than the processor.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G provides 8 cores and 16 threads on a Zen 3 architecture, with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost of 4.60 GHz. It is paired with Radeon Vega 8 integrated graphics, though the discrete GTX 1070 handles all rendering here. Synthetic benchmarks show the CPU's strength: a multi-thread score of 12,830.5 in Cinebench R23, a single-core of 1,494, and a PassMark multi-thread score of 24,419. In 3DMark tests, it scores 6,629 in the 16-thread and 6,627 in the max-thread run. Crucially for gaming, the 5700G's single-thread 3DMark score of 899 and its 2-thread 1,758 are competitive, and it sits at the 79th percentile among all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 23,051. Its closest rival in the data is the Intel Core i9-9900K, which averages 27,097 (a delta of -0.2%), showing the 5700G performs within noise of a high-end desktop part. In The Technomancer, the CPU never appears to be the limiter: even at 1080p Low, the system reaches 117 FPS, and at 4K Low it still yields 42 FPS—values that track the GPU's capabilities rather than any CPU bottleneck. The game is a 2016 action RPG that is more GPU-bound even on modern processors, but the 5700G's strong multi-thread and single-thread results ensure that it will not drag the system down as the resolution or settings increase.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 is the key hardware influencing these results. Based on the Pascal architecture at 16 nm, it packs 1,920 shading units and 64 render output units, providing a pixel fill rate of 107.7 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 202.0 GTexel/s. With 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, it offers a bandwidth of 256.3 GB/s. Its theoretical FP32 throughput is 6.463 TFLOPS. These specifications are strong for 1080p, but the card's percentile walk across all GPUs is only 47th, with an average benchmark score of 4,780. Its nearest rivals in the data include the AMD FirePro W5000 (delta -0.2%) and the NVIDIA Quadro M2000M (delta -0.5%), indicating that this GPU is in the middle of the performance pack, not near the top. For The Technomancer, the 1070's limits show clearly at higher resolutions. At 4K, even the Low preset drops to 42 FPS, and the Ultra setting bottoms out at 21 FPS. Single-threaded memory and pixel rates are simply insufficient to feed the display at 4K. The combination of 8 GB VRAM and a 256-bit bus can handle the game's assets, but the raw shading ability and frame rate output are the constraining factor. The fact that the average FPS at 1080p High is 77 and at 1080p Ultra is 60 suggests that the Jog GTX 1070 is well-matched to 1080p with medium-to-high settings, while any move to 1440p or above requires a significant drop in quality to keep the frame rate over 60.

Measured FPS Breakdown

For three resolutions and four settings, the measured averages are as follows:

1920x1080:

• Low: 117 FPS
• Medium: 90 FPS (min 76, max 103)
• High: 77 FPS
• Ultra: 60 FPS

2560x1440:

• Low: 76 FPS
• Medium: 59 FPS (min 50, max 67)
• High: 50 FPS
• Ultra: 39 FPS

3840x2160:

• Low: 42 FPS
• Medium: 32 FPS (min 27, max 37)
• High: 27 FPS
• Ultra: 21 FPS

These values are the core data of this analysis. The median medium preset (the only preset with recorded min/max values) at each resolution shows a plausible frame time distribution: at 1080p, the frame rate ranges from 76 to 103, which is a tight band; at 1440p, the range widens to 50–67 (a 17 FPS swing); and at 4K, the range is 27–37, showing increasing variance as the GPU approaches its limit. The minimum frames in these runs—76, 50, and 27—would exacerbate sudden dips during combat or heavy effects, and these min values are what define the "playable" threshold. At 4K, the best median is 32, but the min can fall to 27, which is below the commonly used 30 FPS floor for smooth gameplay. Notably, the 1080p results are all above 60 for every preset: Low 117, Medium 90, High 77, and Ultra 60 exactly. This makes 1080p the target resolution for a stable 60 FPS experience, while 1440p alternatives only reach 60 or above with the Low preset (76) and Medium sits at 59, which is a hair below. Only the Low preset at 1440p exceeds 60, and even that has a narrow margin. For 4K, no preset reaches 60 FPS; the highest average is Low at 42, so that resolution is not viable for smooth play under any tested setting.

How This Combo Ranks

In the overall database of combinations tested in The Technomancer, this particular CPU+GPU pair ranks 3077 out of 3696 recorded combinations. That places it in the lower half of the rankings—approximately the 83rd percentile when ranking from top to bottom, meaning 83% of all tested combos deliver better measured performance in this game. The rank indicates that while the CPU is capable (the Ryzen 7 5700G is a high-end desktop chip), the attached GTX 1070 brings the whole system down in comparison to modern pairings with more recent GPUs. The combo outperforms about 639 other systems (since the inverse of the rank is 339), but the majority of tested configurations—potentially those with more powerful graphics cards or newer architectures—achieve higher frame averages. This is consistent with the measured data: the GTX 1070's low percentile across all GPUs (47th) and its 16 TFLOPS of FP32 are modest, so in a game that scales heavily with gGPU load, the 1070 creates a hard ceiling. The result is a combo that is best for 1080p play, but for 1440p or high refresh rates, it falls short. Players aiming for high refresh or 4K would need to consider a more recent GPU to climb the rankings.

Settings

Tuning per resolution and preset, the measured data gives clear guidance for a smooth experience.

At 1080p, all four presets deliver above or at 60 FPS: Low pulls 117, Medium 90, High 77, and Ultra exactly 60. Given the goal of a 60 FPS target, any preset suffices, but the numerical margin—with Medium reaching 90—leaves room for Msi after enabling other graphics options. For players with a 144 Hz display, Medium (90 FPS) is the highest that maintains a large headroom over the minimum 76 FPS, while High drops to 77 and Ultra falls to just 60, where any dip could be noticeable. The low preset is overkill at 117 FPS, but it sacrifices visual quality such as ambient occlusion or texture detail. A balanced choice for 1080p would be Medium or High, since both stay above 60 and still look richer than Low.

At 2560x1440, the picture narrows. Low leads to 76 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS baseline, but Medium (59 FPS) is just below, and High (50) even lower. To maintain a smooth 60-frame experience at 1440p, Low is the only setting that confidently does so, though the min/max spread of the Low is not provided, only for Medium. For Medium, the min is 50 and max 67, so dips to 50 are possible, making Medium unreliable for a consistent 60. Therefore, for a locked 60 result, the Low preset at 1440p is recommended. For players willing to accept a near-50 average, Medium offers a noticeably better visual profile, but the inherent instability (min 50) cannot be ignored.

At 4K (3840x2160), no measured preset reaches 60 FPS. The best is Low with 42 FPS, followed by Medium with 32, High with 27, and Ultra with 21. None of these are playable at a high refresh or even the common 30 FPS floor. A player could lower the resolution to sub-4K or accept a very low frame rate; the game would be visually demanding but not responsive. For those who must play at 4K, the Low setting at 42 FPS is the only one that approaches a console-like 30–45 fps range, but the minimum is not recorded, so the stability is unknown. The median 32 at Medium is accompanied by a min of 27, which indicates spikes that may feel stuttery. Therefore, 4K is not recommended for this combo, and the ambit will need a similarly spec'd GPU to make thg good.

In summary, the best experience for this CPU/GPU pair is at 1080p with Medium or High settings, both comfortably above 60 FPS, with the option to drop to Low for an extreme frame-like increase. At 1440, only by using Low can one stay above the 60 FPS target. The 4K resolution is effectively out of reach for this config; even Low misses the 60 target by a wide margin. Full data shows that the combination is viable for 1080p gaming with visuals high and Ultra, but any attempt to go beyond that necessitates significant quality reductions.