The Technomancer

The Technomancer, a 2016 action RPG, presents an interesting test for modern hardware. This analysis examines the performance of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X processor paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT graphics card. The data is based on measured FPS across various resolutions and settings, providing a clear picture of how this combination handles the game’s demands. The combination ranks 331st out of 1656 tested hardware combos in this title, placing it in the top 20% of configurations.

FAQ

Q: What is the average frame rate at 1080p with High settings?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and RX 7900 XT combination delivers an average of 163.5 FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings.

Q: How does the RX 7900 XT compare to its closest rival in benchmark scores?

A: The GPU’s average benchmark score is 38358, which is essentially tied with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Mobile, which has a delta of 0.0%. It also holds a slight 0.3% advantage over the NVIDIA CMP 70HX.

Q: What is the performance drop when moving from 1080p to 4K at Ultra settings?

A: The average frame rate falls from 127.3 FPS at 1920x1080 to 46.8 FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings. This represents a significant 63.2% reduction in average FPS.

Q: What is the CPU’s single-threaded performance score?

A: The Ryzen 7 5700X achieves a single-thread score of 921 in the 3DMark test and 3193 in Cinebench R23, indicating strong per-core performance for gaming workloads.

Q: Which resolution provides the highest frame rate for this combo?

A: The highest average frame rate is recorded at 1920x1080 with Low settings, where the system achieves 245 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU rank against all other processors?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X holds an 83rd percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 26214.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X is the processing heart of this configuration. It is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, running on the AMD Socket AM4 platform. Its base clock is 3.40 GHz, which can boost up to 4.60 GHz under load. This Vermeer chip is built on a 7 nm process at TSMC, housing 4,150 million transistors within a 74 mm² die. The processor features a 32 MB shared L3 cache, which is critical for gaming performance by reducing memory latency.

For a game like The Technomancer, the CPU’s multi-threaded capabilities are relevant, but single-thread performance often dictates the minimum frame rate in less optimized titles. The Ryzen 7 5700X posts a 3DMark 16-thread score of 6858, but its single-thread score of 921 is more telling for this game's engine. In Cinebench R23, it achieves 22620 points in multi-core and 3193 points in single-core tests. The data shows that while the CPU is powerful, its performance is closely matched by its nearest rivals, with the Intel Core i9-11900KF being just 0.1% faster and the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X being 0.2% faster.

The CPU’s 83rd percentile ranking indicates it is more capable than the vast majority of processors on the market. Its performance in data compression (323610 in Passmark) and integer math (92749) shows strong general compute ability. However, in this game, the CPU’s role is to feed the GPU with enough data to avoid bottlenecks. At lower resolutions like 1080p, the CPU’s headroom becomes more critical, as the GPU can render frames much faster. The benchmark results show that at 1080p Low, the system hits 245 FPS, suggesting the CPU is capable of handling high frame rate scenarios in this title without becoming the primary limiting factor.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is the primary graphics processor and is based on the RDNA 3.0 architecture on the Navi 31 chip. It is a 5 nm part from TSMC with a massive 57,700 million transistors on a 529 mm² die. The GPU has a base clock of 1387 MHz and a boost clock of 2394 MHz, with a game clock of 2025 MHz. It is equipped with 20 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 320-bit bus, providing a substantial memory bandwidth of 800.0 GB/s. This large memory pool is more than adequate for The Technomancer, even at 4K Ultra settings, ensuring that texture loading and memory swapping are not a performance concern.

The RX 7900 XT’s compute power is immense, with 5376 shading units and 192 ROPs. It achieves a pixel rate of 459.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 804.4 GTexel/s, with FP32 performance reaching 51.48 TFLOPS. These specifications allow it to dominate the average frame rates in this title. Its average benchmark score is 38358, placing it in the 82nd percentile of all GPUs. The comparison to its rivals is notable: it is matched by the RTX 5080 Mobile and outpaces the NVIDIA CMP 70HX by 0.3% and the RTX 4080 Mobile by 0.6%.

In The Technomancer, the GPU is the clear performance driver. As resolution and settings increase, the frame rate scales proportionally to the GPU’s workload. The data shows a clear pattern: the RX 7900 XT is powerful enough to push very high frame rates at 1080p, but the demands of 4K Ultra (46.8 FPS) bring it closer to the edge of playability. The GPU’s role is to handle the increased pixel count and visual fidelity, and its 20 GB VRAM buffer ensures that even the most demanding textures at 4K do not cause stuttering or drops.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a complete picture of performance across different resolutions and settings. At 1920x1080, the system delivers excellent results. With Low settings, the average FPS is 245. Moving to Medium yields 195.1 FPS, High settings produce 163.5 FPS, and Ultra settings still manage a very smooth 127.3 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates remain high but show the expected decline with increased resolution. Low settings average 160.7 FPS, Medium settings drop to 128.1 FPS, and High settings produce 106.1 FPS. Ultra settings at this resolution still provide a playable 86.1 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is pushed harder. Low settings achieve an average of 90.3 FPS, which is still very smooth. Medium settings drop to 70.5 FPS, and High settings produce 61.5 FPS, which is right at the threshold for a 60Hz display. Ultra settings at 4K are the most demanding, resulting in an average of 46.8 FPS, which may require a variable refresh rate monitor for the best experience.

The data indicates that the combination is capable of high refresh rate gaming at 1080p and 1440p, and it can handle 4K with settings adjustments. The performance scaling is consistent, with each settings tier providing a meaningful step up or down in frame rate.

Resolution Scaling

The resolution scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals the nature of the bottleneck in this configuration. When moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 at High settings, the average FPS drops from 163.5 to 106.1, a 35.1% decrease. This is a significant drop, indicating that the GPU is becoming more heavily utilized as the pixel count increases.

The scaling from 1440p to 4K continues this trend. At High settings, the frame rate falls from 106.1 FPS at 2560x1440 to 61.5 FPS at 3840x2160, a 42.0% reduction. At Ultra settings, the drop is even more pronounced, with FPS falling from 86.1 to 46.8, a 45.6% reduction. This pattern strongly suggests that the RX 7900 XT is the limiting component at higher resolutions.

The frame rate drop is not linear, and the percentage decrease grows as resolution increases. This is typical of a GPU-bound scenario. At 1080p, the CPU has enough headroom to keep the GPU fed, but as resolution climbs, the GPU’s rendering workload becomes the primary constraint. The data shows that at 4K Ultra, the system is firmly GPU-limited, as the CPU’s performance remains constant while the GPU struggles to maintain the same level of output. The large 20 GB VRAM buffer ensures that memory capacity is not the issue; rather, it is the raw computational power required to fill all those pixels. This analysis confirms that for 4K gaming, the RX 7900 XT is the determining factor in this setup.