The Technomancer

FAQ

Q: What is the comboRankInGame for this hardware pairing in The Technomancer?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X with the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT ranks 1045 out of 1656 tested combinations in this game, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the tested field.

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

A: The Ryzen 7 5700X scores 26214 on average, which is 0.1% higher than the Intel Core i9-11900KF (26196), 0.2% higher than the AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT (26161), and 0.2% lower than both the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and AMD Ryzen 5 7600X (26262 and 26272 respectively).

Q: What is the GPU's performance percentile and its closest competitor?

A: The RX 7600 XT sits in the 63rd percentile of all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 20146. Its nearest rival is the AMD Radeon RX 460, which scores 20088 — a difference of only 0.3%.

Q: What is the best 1080p result measured for this combination?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo achieves 145.7 FPS average, which is the highest measured frame rate across all tested resolution and settings combinations.

Q: How does Ultra settings performance scale from 1080p to 4K?

A: At 1080p Ultra the average is 78.9 FPS, dropping to 50.8 FPS at 1440p Ultra, and further falling to 25.6 FPS at 2160p Ultra — showing a 67.5% reduction from 1080p to 4K at maximum quality.

Q: Is the measured data confirmed as real benchmark results?

A: Yes, the `dataIsMeasured` field is true, meaning these are actual measured FPS values rather than estimates or projections.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT brings 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, yielding 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its memory clock runs at 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective speed. The base clock is 1980 MHz, the game clock is 2470 MHz, and the boost clock reaches 2755 MHz. This memory configuration is substantial for a 2016-era title like The Technomancer, where the 16 GB capacity far exceeds what the game can utilize at any tested setting.

The GPU's compute resources include 2048 shading units, 128 TMUs, 64 ROPs, and 32 ray tracing cores. Its pixel rate is 176.3 GPixel/s and texture rate is 352.6 GTexel/s. The FP32 throughput is 22.57 TFLOPS, with FP16 at 45.14 TFLOPS (2:1 ratio). These specifications place the card in the 63rd percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 20146. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 460, scores 20088 — a 0.3% difference. The RX 7600 (non-XT) scores 20258, which is 0.6% higher, while the RTX 2060 SUPER trails by 1.9% at 19774.

For The Technomancer specifically, the measured frame rates indicate that the GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions. At 2160p Ultra, the average drops to 25.6 FPS — below playable thresholds — while even 1440p Ultra struggles at 50.8 FPS. The 16 GB VRAM is never a constraint in this title, as the game's demands are modest by modern standards. The RX 7600 XT's performance relative to its 63rd percentile ranking suggests it handles this older Action RPG competently at 1080p but hits architectural or bandwidth walls when pushed to 4K with maximum settings.

How This Combo Ranks

With a combo rank of 1045 out of 1656 tested combinations, this pairing sits in the 63rd percentile of all CPU-GPU combinations tested in The Technomancer. This ranking reflects the balanced nature of the Ryzen 7 5700X and RX 7600 XT pairing — neither component dramatically overperforms nor underperforms relative to the other in this title.

The CPU's synthetic benchmark average of 26214 places it in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs, notably higher than the GPU's 63rd percentile standing. This creates an asymmetry where the processor has more headroom than the graphics card in GPU-bound scenarios. The Ryzen 7 5700X's 8 cores and 16 threads, running at a base clock of 3.40 GHz and boost of 4.60 GHz, provide strong multi-threaded performance that The Technomancer's engine can leverage. Its Cinebench R23 multicore score of 22620 and single-core score of 3193 indicate robust all-around compute capability.

The gap between CPU and GPU percentiles suggests that in this pairing, the RX 7600 XT is the primary determinant of frame rates in The Technomancer. At 1080p, where the CPU has more influence, the combo achieves respectable results — 99.8 FPS on High and 145.7 FPS on Low. However, the combo rank of 1045 indicates that many other tested pairings achieve higher frame rates, likely due to more powerful GPUs that overcome the RX 7600 XT's mid-tier positioning. The nearest GPU rivals — RX 7600 at 0.6% higher score and RTX 2060 SUPER at 1.9% lower — suggest that performance differences among cards in this class are narrow, yet the overall combo ranking shows significant room for improvement with stronger graphics hardware.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured data covers three resolutions and four quality presets, providing twelve data points for analysis.

1920x1080: At Low settings, the combo averages 145.7 FPS, which is the highest measured result in the entire dataset. Medium settings reduce this to 114.8 FPS, while High settings yield 99.8 FPS. Ultra settings produce 78.9 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra represents a 45.8% performance drop, with each successive quality tier costing roughly 15-20 FPS.

2560x1440: Low settings drop to 98.1 FPS, still comfortably above 60 FPS. Medium settings achieve 76.5 FPS, and High settings deliver 65.4 FPS. Ultra settings fall to 50.8 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold many users target. The transition from 1080p to 1440p at Ultra costs 28.1 FPS (from 78.9 to 50.8), representing a 35.6% reduction.

3840x2160: At 4K, performance becomes marginal. Low settings average 55 FPS, Medium drops to 42.2 FPS, and High falls to 37.3 FPS. Ultra settings produce only 25.6 FPS, which is below playable standards for most action-oriented gameplay. The 4K Low result of 55 FPS is the only 4K configuration that approaches acceptable smoothness, and it still falls short of 60 FPS.

Resolution scaling shows consistent patterns: moving from 1080p to 1440p reduces frame rates by roughly 30-36% across all settings, while moving from 1440p to 4K reduces performance by another 40-50%. The largest absolute drop occurs between 1440p Ultra (50.8 FPS) and 4K Ultra (25.6 FPS), a 25.2 FPS loss.

Settings Recommendations

For 1080p gaming, the data supports using High settings as the optimal balance. The 99.8 FPS average at High provides smooth gameplay with substantial visual quality improvements over Medium's 114.8 FPS. Ultra at 78.9 FPS remains playable, but the 20.9 FPS cost over High may not justify the visual gains in a 2016 title. Low settings at 145.7 FPS are excessive for most displays, offering diminishing returns beyond 144Hz refresh rates.

At 1440p, High settings deliver 65.4 FPS, which is the recommended configuration for users with 60Hz displays. Medium at 76.5 FPS provides additional headroom for higher refresh monitors, while Ultra at 50.8 FPS falls below the 60 FPS target and should be avoided unless visual fidelity takes absolute priority. Low at 98.1 FPS is viable for competitive play but sacrifices too much visual quality for a single-player Action RPG.

For 4K gaming, the measured results indicate that only Low settings approach playability at 55 FPS. Medium at 42.2 FPS and High at 37.3 FPS are below the 60 FPS threshold and will exhibit noticeable stuttering during combat sequences. Ultra at 25.6 FPS is effectively unplayable. Users with 4K displays should either accept Low settings or reduce resolution to 1440p for a better experience.

The overall recommendation is to prioritize High settings at 1080p or 1440p, as these configurations deliver the best combination of frame rate and visual quality. For users targeting 60 FPS minimums, 1440p High is the highest quality preset that consistently meets this target across all tested scenarios. The RX 7600 XT's 16 GB VRAM provides ample capacity for any texture quality settings in this game, so the frame rate limitations observed are purely computational rather than memory-related.