The Technomancer

The Technomancer, a 2016 action RPG, shows a wide performance spread when paired with the AMD Ryzen 7 5700G and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D. The measured frame rates across three resolutions and four quality presets reveal a system that is heavily GPU-bound at higher settings, while lower settings at 1080p start to expose the CPU's limitations. This analysis uses only the provided benchmark data to explain what you can expect from this combination.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average frame rate recorded for this combo?

A: The best result comes from the 1920x1080 Low preset, which delivers an average of 236 FPS. The next highest is 215 FPS at 1920x1080 Medium, showing that even at 1080p, dropping from Medium to Low only yields a 21 FPS gain.

Q: How does the RTX 5090 D compare to its closest rival in raw GPU benchmarks?

A: The RTX 5090 D has an average benchmark score of 77712, which places it 1.1% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT (76904) and 1.6% behind the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT (78940). It also trails the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB by 2.1% and the 16 GB version by 2.4%.

Q: Is the Ryzen 7 5700G a bottleneck for this GPU?

A: At 4K Ultra, the average FPS is 66, while at 4K Low it rises to 129. The gap between presets at 4K is large, suggesting the GPU is the primary constraint. However, at 1080p, the difference between Low (236 FPS) and Ultra (184 FPS) is only 52 FPS, which is smaller than the 4K gap, indicating the CPU starts to limit performance at lower resolutions.

Q: What is the percentile ranking of this CPU and GPU individually?

A: The Ryzen 7 5700G sits in the 79th percentile among all CPUs, while the RTX 5090 D is in the 92nd percentile among all GPUs. This means the GPU is a much stronger component relative to its peers than the CPU is.

Q: Which preset provides the highest minimum FPS in the measured data?

A: The only rows with min FPS data are the Medium presets. The highest minimum recorded is 183 FPS at 1920x1080 Medium, followed by 153 FPS at 2560x1440 Medium, and 84 FPS at 3840x2160 Medium. No min FPS values are provided for Low, High, or Ultra presets.

Q: How many total combinations of CPU and GPU are ranked for this game?

A: This specific combo (Ryzen 7 5700G + RTX 5090 D) ranks 98th out of 2825 total combinations in The Technomancer. This places it in the top 3.5% of all tested pairings for this title.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D is built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with a 5 nm process. It carries 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, yielding a massive 1.79 TB/s of memory bandwidth. The GPU’s base clock is 2017 MHz with a boost clock of 2407 MHz. These specifications matter because The Technomancer's performance at high resolutions and settings depends heavily on raw rasterization throughput and memory bandwidth.

In the measured data, the GPU’s influence is clear. At 3840x2160, moving from Low to High settings drops the average FPS from 129 to 85, a 34% reduction. Going all the way to Ultra brings the average down to 66 FPS. This scale of performance degradation with settings is typical of a GPU-bound scenario. The RTX 5090 D’s 104.8 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 1,636.8 GTexel/s texture rate are being pushed hard by the game’s effects at 4K.

The GPU’s benchmark percentile of 92% versus all GPUs confirms its high-end standing. Its nearest rivals in the benchmark database — the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT and RX 6850M XT — are within a few percentage points, but those are mobile parts with different power characteristics. The RTX 5090 D’s 575 W TDP and dual-slot design indicate it is a desktop-class part intended for maximum performance. With 21760 shading units and 176 ROPs, the card has the geometry and pixel throughput to handle high resolutions. The data shows that at 2560x1440 High, the combo achieves 154 FPS, which is a solid result, but the game still responds strongly to settings changes, a sign that the GPU is the dominant factor in most configurations.

Resolution Scaling

The performance drop from 1080p to 4K is substantial and reveals where the bottleneck lies. At 1080p Low, the average FPS is 236. At 1440p Low, it drops to 205, and at 4K Low, it falls to 129. That is a 45% reduction from 1080p to 4K at Low settings. For the Ultra preset, the numbers are 184 FPS at 1080p, 120 FPS at 1440p, and 66 FPS at 4K — a 64% drop from 1080p to 4K. This steep decline at higher resolutions is classic GPU-bound behavior; the rendering load per pixel increases dramatically, and the RTX 5090 D’s fill rate and bandwidth become the limiting factors.

However, the scaling pattern changes when you look at the lower resolutions. Between 1080p and 1440p, the FPS drop is much smaller. For High settings, 203 FPS at 1080p falls to 154 FPS at 1440p, a 24% reduction. For Low settings, 236 FPS at 1080p falls to 205 FPS at 1440p, a 13% reduction. This smaller delta suggests that at 1080p, the CPU is starting to hold the GPU back. The Ryzen 7 5700G has a boost clock of 4.60 GHz and 16 threads, but its single-thread performance (Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1494) is not unlimited. When the GPU is asked to produce over 200 FPS, the CPU’s frame generation and draw call processing become a constraint.

The Medium preset offers the only min FPS data, which provides additional insight. At 1080p Medium, the min FPS is 183 and the max is 247. At 1440p Medium, the min drops to 153 and the max to 207. At 4K Medium, the min is 84 and the max is 114. The gap between min and max FPS narrows as resolution increases, which is another indicator that at 4K, the GPU is consistently the bottleneck, while at 1080p, CPU variability can cause wider frame time swings.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured rows, the best experience depends on your target resolution and refresh rate. At 3840x2160, the High preset provides an average of 85 FPS, which is playable for most action RPGs. The Medium preset at 4K gives 99 FPS average with a min of 84 FPS, which is smoother and more consistent. Ultra at 4K drops to 66 FPS, which might be acceptable on a 60 Hz display but leaves little headroom. Low at 4K is 129 FPS, but the visual quality loss is likely not worth the frame rate gain on a high-resolution panel.

For 2560x1440, the High preset delivers 154 FPS, which is excellent for high-refresh monitors. The Medium preset at 1440p hits 180 FPS average, with a min of 153 FPS, making it the smoothest option if you have a 165 Hz or 180 Hz display. Ultra at 1440p is 120 FPS, which is still very playable and offers the best visual fidelity without sacrificing the 120 FPS threshold. Low at 1440p is 205 FPS, but this is overkill for most monitors and involves significant visual compromises.

At 1920x1080, all presets are above 180 FPS. The High preset yields 203 FPS, which is ideal for 200 Hz panels. Medium gives 215 FPS, and Low hits 236 FPS. Ultra is the only preset below 200 FPS, at 184 FPS, but that is still exceptionally high. The data suggests that for 1080p gaming, you can safely use High or Ultra without worrying about frame rates. The only reason to use Low would be for competitive play where every frame matters, but the jump from 203 to 236 FPS is unlikely to be noticeable in a single-player RPG. The recommended approach is to use High at 1080p, High or Medium at 1440p, and Medium or High at 4K, depending on your preference for visual quality versus frame rate consistency.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the measured average FPS values are as follows: Low settings produce 129 FPS, Medium produces 99 FPS with a min of 84 and max of 114, High produces 85 FPS, and Ultra produces 66 FPS. No min or max data is available for Low, High, or Ultra at this resolution. The gap between Low and Ultra is 63 FPS, which represents a 48% performance penalty for maxing out the settings.

At 2560x1440, the results are: Low averages 205 FPS, Medium averages 180 FPS with a min of 153 and max of 207, High averages 154 FPS, and Ultra averages 120 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra here is 85 FPS, or a 41% reduction. Notably, the Medium preset’s max FPS of 207 exceeds the Low preset’s average, showing that frame pacing can vary significantly at this resolution.

At 1920x1080, the numbers are: Low averages 236 FPS, Medium averages 215 FPS with a min of 183 and max of 247, High averages 203 FPS, and Ultra averages 184 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra is only 52 FPS, or 22%, which is much smaller than at higher resolutions. This compressed range is a key indicator that the CPU is becoming a limiting factor at 1080p. The Ryzen 7 5700G’s 8 cores and 16 threads are sufficient for the game’s logic, but the single-thread performance (Cinebench R15 single-core score of 242.5) caps the maximum frame rate the CPU can feed to the GPU.

Across all resolutions, the Medium preset is the only one with complete min/max data. At 1080p, the min is 183 FPS and max is 247 FPS, giving a 64 FPS range. At 1440p, the range is 54 FPS (153 to 207). At 4K, the range is 30 FPS (84 to 114). This narrowing range with higher resolution further confirms the GPU-bound nature at 4K and the CPU influence at 1080p.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G is a Zen 3 part with 8 cores and 16 threads, base clock of 3.80 GHz, and boost clock of 4.60 GHz. It has 16 MB of L3 cache and supports DDR4 memory with a dual-channel bus. Its benchmark profile shows a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 12830.5 and a single-core score of 1494. In the database, it ranks in the 79th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 27051. Its closest rivals include the Intel Core i9-9900K (27097, 0.2% faster), the Intel Core i5-14400T (27166, 0.4% faster), and the AMD Ryzen AI 7 445 (26936, 0.4% slower).

In The Technomancer, the CPU’s role becomes apparent when you analyze the frame rate scaling. At 4K, the GPU is clearly the bottleneck: the FPS changes dramatically with settings (129 Low vs. 66 Ultra). At 1080p, the FPS changes much less with settings (236 Low vs. 184 Ultra), which suggests the CPU cannot fully utilize the GPU’s power at low resolutions. The 3DMark single-thread score of 899 and 2-thread score of 1758 indicate moderate single-thread performance, which is often the limiting factor in older game engines like the one used in The Technomancer.

The CPU’s multithreaded capabilities are strong for its class, with a Passmark multithread score of 24419 and a Geekbench multicore score of 9950. However, most games, especially those from 2016, rely more on single-core performance. The 16 threads help with background tasks and physics, but the core clock speed of 4.60 GHz is the more relevant metric for this title. The CPU’s 65 W TDP and AM4 socket show it is a mainstream part, not a high-core-count workstation chip. The data indicates that at 1080p, the Ryzen 7 5700G is sufficient to deliver over 200 FPS in most presets, but it does cap the absolute maximum at around 236 FPS (Low) rather than allowing the RTX 5090 D to push higher.

For players using a 1440p or 4K display, the CPU’s limitations are less consequential. At 1440p High, the combo achieves 154 FPS, which is well above the refresh rate of most monitors. At 4K High, it hits 85 FPS, which is still playable. The pairing is balanced enough for high-resolution gaming, but if you are targeting 360 Hz or 500 Hz esports monitors at 1080p, this CPU would be the limiting factor. The benchmark data shows that the Ryzen 7 5700G’s performance is comparable to the Intel Core i9-9900K, which was a flagship from an earlier generation, meaning it holds up well for mainstream gaming but is not a top-tier processor by modern standards.