The Technomancer

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS progression across resolutions for The Technomancer reveals a system that is heavily GPU-bound at higher pixel counts, with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 acting as the primary limiting component once resolution climbs. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo produces 130 FPS average. Dropping to 1440p Low reduces that to 85 FPS, a 34.6% decrease, and 4K Low yields 47 FPS, which is 63.8% below the 1080p Low figure. This steep decline with resolution is typical of a GPU with 6 GB of GDDR6 memory and a 192-bit memory bus providing 336.0 GB/s bandwidth, as fill-rate demands at 4K outpace what the TU106 chip can deliver.

The scaling pattern shifts when examining higher settings. At Ultra settings, the average FPS goes from 66 at 1080p to 43 at 1440p (a 34.8% drop), then to 24 at 4K (a 63.6% drop from 1080p). The consistency of these percentage drops across Low and Ultra suggests that the game's rendering pipeline at this resolution range scales predictably with pixel count, and that neither the CPU nor memory bandwidth creates an unexpected bottleneck. The Ryzen 7 5800X, with its 8 cores and 16 threads, is not the constraint here; the data points to the GPU's rasterization throughput as the deciding factor.

Notably, the 4K Ultra result of 24 FPS falls below playable thresholds, while 4K Medium achieves 36 FPS with a min of 30 and max of 41. The gap between 4K Low (47 FPS) and 4K High (31 FPS) indicates that the High preset's additional shading and texture work exacts a heavy toll at 4K. The measured data shows diminishing returns from Low to Medium at 4K (47 to 36 FPS) versus the larger jump from Medium to High (36 to 31 FPS) being less severe, suggesting that the first few quality tiers cost less performance than the final step to Ultra.

At 1440p, the resolution scaling story is more forgiving. The difference between Low (85 FPS) and High (56 FPS) is 29 FPS, while the difference between High and Ultra (43 FPS) is 13 FPS. This indicates that Ultra settings at 1440p push the GPU into a less efficient operating range, where the additional pixel shading workload from the Turing architecture's 1920 shading units becomes evident. The RTX 2060's boost clock of 1680 MHz and base clock of 1365 MHz provide the raw compute, but the 6.451 TFLOPS FP32 throughput is finite, and 1440p Ultra approaches that ceiling.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 achieves a rank of 2911 out of 3696 tested combos in The Technomancer. This places the pairing in the bottom 21.2% of all tested configurations, which is a notable data point given that the individual components sit in different percentile positions. The CPU ranks in the 81st percentile against all CPUs, while the GPU ranks in the 58th percentile against all GPUs. The discrepancy between strong CPU percentile and middling GPU percentile explains the combo's overall low rank; the GPU cannot leverage the CPU's headroom in a title that is primarily GPU-bound.

Looking at the GPU's nearest rivals provides context for the rank. The RTX 2060's average benchmark score of 15290 sits within 0.8% of the AMD Radeon RX 7600 (15171), 0.6% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM (15199), 0.1% of the AMD Radeon 680M (15270), and 0% of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 (15283). These deltas are remarkably tight, meaning that in synthetic benchmarks the RTX 2060 is effectively interchangeable with a decade-old GTX 580 or a modern integrated GPU. For The Technomancer specifically, this places the combo in a crowded mid-range performance band where small architectural differences in shading and texture handling determine playability.

The CPU's nearest rivals show a different story. The Ryzen 7 5800X averages 29123 across all benchmarks, with the Intel Core Ultra 5 135H 0.1% ahead at 29093, the Intel Core i5-13500HX 0.5% behind at 29270, and the AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT 0.6% behind at 28940. The 5800X's 3DMark 16-thread score of 7586 and single-thread score of 943 demonstrate balanced multi-core and single-core performance, yet this does not translate into a high rank in The Technomancer because the game's measured FPS at all resolutions and settings falls below what the CPU could theoretically support. The combo rank reflects the GPU's limitations, not the CPU's capabilities.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the optimal experience balances frame rate against visual fidelity. At 1080p, the High preset delivers 85 FPS average, which is smooth for an action RPG. Medium at 1080p yields 100 FPS with a min of 85 and max of 115, providing a more comfortable margin above display refresh rates. Ultra at 1080p drops to 66 FPS, which is still playable but sacrifices the headroom that High and Medium offer. The data suggests that Medium at 1080p is the sweet spot: 100 FPS average, a tight min-max range of 85-115, and no frame time spikes that would indicate stuttering.

At 1440p, High achieves 56 FPS, which is borderline for fast-paced combat. Medium at 1440p produces 65 FPS with min 55 and max 75, offering a more stable experience. Low at 1440p reaches 85 FPS, which would be preferable for competitive play, but the visual quality loss may not be worth the 20 FPS gain over Medium. The measured data shows that 1440p Medium is the recommended setting for this resolution, as it stays above 60 FPS average and maintains a min above 50 FPS.

For 4K, the options are constrained. Ultra at 24 FPS is not viable for gameplay. High at 31 FPS is marginal at best. Medium at 36 FPS with min 30 and max 41 provides a consistent but low frame rate. Low at 47 FPS is the only 4K setting that approaches playability, and even that falls short of the 60 FPS target that most action games require. The recommendation for 4K is to use Low settings if resolution fidelity is paramount, but the data indicates that 1440p Medium or High provides a substantially better gameplay experience. The 4K results highlight that the RTX 2060 is not suited for this game at 4K under any preset.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS across settings is: Low 130, Medium 100 (min 85, max 115), High 85, Ultra 66. The spread from Low to Ultra is 64 FPS, representing a 49.2% reduction in frame rate from the lowest to highest quality preset. The Medium preset's min-max range of 85-115 shows a 30 FPS variance, which is the widest of any 1080p setting, indicating that Medium introduces enough additional workload to cause frame time variation but not enough to tank the average.

At 2560x1440, the average FPS values are: Low 85, Medium 65 (min 55, max 75), High 56, Ultra 43. The delta between Low and Ultra is 42 FPS, a 49.4% reduction, nearly identical to the 1080p percentage drop. This consistency suggests that the game's setting tiers apply similar relative costs regardless of resolution. The Medium min-max range of 55-75 is a 20 FPS variance, narrower than at 1080p, which may indicate that at higher resolutions the GPU's workload becomes more uniform.

At 3840x2160, the average FPS values are: Low 47, Medium 36 (min 30, max 41), High 31, Ultra 24. The Low to Ultra reduction is 23 FPS, a 48.9% drop, maintaining the pattern. The Medium variance of 11 FPS (30-41) is the smallest of any resolution, reflecting that at 4K the GPU is so saturated that frame times stabilize at a low level. The jump from 4K Medium to 4K High is only 5 FPS, while the jump from 4K High to 4K Ultra is 7 FPS, suggesting that the Ultra preset's additional effects have a proportionally larger cost at this resolution.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is the dominant performance determinant in this combo for The Technomancer. Its 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus delivers 336.0 GB/s bandwidth, which is adequate for 1080p and 1440p but strained at 4K. The memory clock runs at 1750 MHz with 14 Gbps effective speed, and the 48 ROPs handle pixel output at 80.64 GPixel/s. These specifications align with the observed FPS drops: the 4K Ultra result of 24 FPS corresponds to roughly 24 million pixels per frame at 8.3 million total pixels, which the ROP throughput can just manage.

The GPU's compute capabilities come from 1920 shading units, 120 TMUs, and 30 RT cores, with FP32 performance of 6.451 TFLOPS. The boost clock of 1680 MHz is 23.1% above the base clock of 1365 MHz, providing headroom for sustained loads. In The Technomancer, the benchmark results show that this compute throughput is insufficient for high-fidelity 4K, but the 1440p High result of 56 FPS suggests the GPU operates near its efficient envelope at that resolution. The texture rate of 201.6 GTexel/s and pixel rate of 80.64 GPixel/s are the hard limits that the measured FPS values reflect.

The GPU's benchmark percentile of 58 versus all GPUs, with an average score of 15290, places it in the mid-range. Its nearest rival, the GTX 580, matches its score exactly (0% delta), which is notable given the architectural differences. The RTX 2060 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, and the game's measured performance at 1080p Medium (100 FPS) and 1440p Medium (65 FPS) indicates that the DirectX 12 path is being utilized effectively. The 6 GB VRAM capacity is not explicitly tested as a limiting factor in the data, but the 4K results suggest that memory bandwidth, not capacity, is the primary GPU constraint.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in The Technomancer?

A: The measured data shows 1080p Medium achieves 100 FPS average with a min of 85 and max of 115, making it the highest frame rate with a stable range. 1440p Medium at 65 FPS is the best balance for higher resolution, while 4K results cap at 47 FPS on Low, which is below ideal playability.

Q: Why does the combo rank so low (2911 out of 3696) if the CPU is in the 81st percentile?

A: The GPU is in the 58th percentile with an average score of 15290, and the game is GPU-bound as shown by the resolution scaling. The CPU's strong 3DMark scores (7586 for 16 threads, 943 single-thread) cannot compensate for the GPU's mid-range rasterization throughput in this title.

Q: How does the RTX 2060 compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The RTX 2060 scores 15290 on average, which is within 0.8% of the AMD Radeon RX 7600 (15171), 0.6% of the RTX 3050 OEM (15199), 0.1% of the AMD Radeon 680M (15270), and exactly 0% of the GTX 580 (15283). The performance band is extremely tight.

Q: Is the 6 GB VRAM a problem at 4K?

A: The data does not isolate VRAM capacity as the limiting factor. The 336.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 192-bit bus are more likely constraints, as 4K Low yields 47 FPS while 4K Ultra drops to 24 FPS, indicating compute and bandwidth limits rather than capacity overflow.

Q: What is the highest setting that maintains over 60 FPS average?

A: At 1080p, Medium (100 FPS) and High (85 FPS) both exceed 60 FPS. At 1440p, no setting exceeds 60 FPS average; the closest is Medium at 65 FPS. At 4K, no setting exceeds 60 FPS, with Low being the highest at 47 FPS.

Q: Does the Ryzen 7 5800X bottleneck the RTX 2060 in this game?

A: No. The CPU's 8 cores and 16 threads with a boost clock of 4.70 GHz, combined with a 3DMark 16-thread score of 7586, provide ample headroom. The FPS drops across resolutions follow a GPU-bound pattern, indicating the RTX 2060 is the limiting component.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X contributes little to the performance ceiling in The Technomancer, but its specifications ensure it never becomes a bottleneck. With 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 3 (Vermeer) architecture, the CPU operates at a base clock of 3.80 GHz and boosts to 4.70 GHz. Its 32 MB of L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth provide sufficient data throughput for the game's logic and asset streaming. The 3DMark scores show strong scaling: 1846 for 2 threads, 3543 for 4 threads, 6035 for 8 threads, and 7586 for 16 threads, with a max-thread score of 7578 nearly identical to the 16-thread result, indicating the CPU's multi-threading efficiency tops out by 16 threads.

Cinebench R23 scores of 15476 multicore and 1574.5 singlecore, along with Geekbench scores of 11036 multicore and 2032 singlecore, demonstrate that the 5800X is a capable processor for both lightly-threaded and heavily-threaded workloads. However, the game's measured FPS at 1080p Low (130 FPS) versus 1080p Ultra (66 FPS) shows that even at the lowest settings, the GPU is the constraint; if the CPU were limiting, the Low preset would show a frame rate ceiling independent of resolution. Instead, the 4K Low result of 47 FPS versus 1080p Low of 130 FPS confirms a GPU-bound scenario.

The CPU's percentile ranking of 81 against all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 29123, places it 0.1% behind the Intel Core Ultra 5 135H and 0.5% ahead of the Intel Core i5-13500HX. These rivals are close in synthetic performance, but in The Technomancer, the combo rank of 2911 out of 3696 is driven by the GPU's 58th percentile standing. The CPU's 105 W TDP and 7 nm process node (4,150 million transistors on a 74 mm² die) indicate efficient power delivery, but the game's performance profile does not require the CPU to operate at sustained peak boost for extended periods, given the GPU-bound nature of the workload. The PassMark single-thread score of 3445 and multi-thread score of 27732 confirm that the CPU can handle the game's AI and physics calculations without introducing frame pacing issues.