The Technomancer

The Technomancer, a 2016 Action RPG, presents an interesting stress test for the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER pairing. The measured data reveals a configuration that is clearly capable of high refresh rate play at 1080p but begins to show its limitations as resolution increases. This analysis breaks down the performance metrics, focusing on where the bottleneck lies and what settings deliver the best experience.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is substantial, indicating a shift in the system's primary limiting factor. At 1080p with High settings, the combo produces 105.9 FPS. Moving to 1440p at the same settings reduces this to 66.2 FPS, a 37.5% decrease. Pushing further to 4K at High settings yields just 37.2 FPS, which is a 64.9% drop from the 1080p figure. This scaling behavior is typical of a GPU-bound scenario at higher resolutions; the workload on the graphics card increases exponentially with pixel count, while the CPU's role becomes less dominant.

The data suggests that at 1080p, the CPU is doing a substantial amount of work to feed the GPU. The jump from Low to Ultra settings at 1080p shows a range of 154.6 FPS down to 78.4 FPS, which is a wide performance envelope. However, the significant drop between 1080p and 1440p indicates that the RTX 2070 SUPER, with its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth, is the component that gets saturated first as the render resolution climbs. The 4K results, which hover in the 31.7 to 54.1 FPS range across all settings, confirm that the GPU is the definitive bottleneck at this resolution, struggling to maintain playable framerates regardless of the graphical preset.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER is the workhorse in this pairing for The Technomancer. Its performance characteristics, including a boost clock of 1770 MHz, are directly reflected in the scaling of the measured FPS. The GPU's 8 GB of VRAM is sufficient for the game's demands at 1080p and 1440p, but the frame rate collapse at 4K points to the memory bus and compute units being overwhelmed. The GPU's average benchmark score is 22206, placing it in the 65th percentile of all GPUs, which aligns with its mid-to-high-range positioning from its release generation.

Comparing it to its nearest rivals, the RTX 2070 SUPER is 0.9% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Z and 2.5% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 5700. However, it trails the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile by 2.3% and the NVIDIA RTX A400 by 0.5% in average benchmark scores. In the context of this game, the GPU's architecture, based on the Turing chip TU104, is the primary driver of the results. The data shows that while the CPU can push frame rates well above 150 FPS at 1080p Low, the GPU's limits are reached much sooner, especially when transitioning to 1440p and 4K, where the frame rates fall to more modest levels.

Settings Recommendations

For the optimal balance of visual fidelity and performance, the measured data points to the High preset at 1440p as the sweet spot for this hardware combination. It delivers an average of 66.2 FPS, which is a smooth and playable experience for an Action RPG. This setting provides a significant visual upgrade over Medium while maintaining a frame rate that is 21.1% higher than the 54.6 FPS seen at Ultra.

At 1080p, the High preset is also excellent, yielding 105.9 FPS, which is well-suited for high refresh rate monitors. The Ultra preset at 1080p, while visually superior, drops the frame rate to 78.4 FPS, which is a more substantial performance cost for the added effects. For users who prioritize maximum frame rates, the Low preset at 1080p offers 154.6 FPS, but this comes with a considerable reduction in graphical quality. The 4K resolution is generally not recommended based on the data, as even the Medium preset only achieves 43.7 FPS, which falls below the threshold for a consistently smooth experience in a fast-paced game.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete set of measured results provides a detailed look at the performance envelope.

1920x1080:

The highest performance is found here. The Low preset achieves an average of 154.6 FPS. Medium settings produce 118.7 FPS, which is a 23.2% decrease from Low. High settings yield 105.9 FPS, showing a further drop. The Ultra preset is the most demanding, with an average of 78.4 FPS, representing a 49.3% reduction in performance compared to Low.

2560x1440:

This resolution shows a clear step down in performance. The Low preset delivers 99.3 FPS. Medium settings average 80.4 FPS, while High settings produce 66.2 FPS. The Ultra preset falls to 54.6 FPS, which is a significant 45.0% drop from the Low preset at the same resolution.

3840x2160:

Performance at 4K is the most constrained. The Low preset averages 54.1 FPS. Medium settings achieve 43.7 FPS, and High settings drop to 37.2 FPS. The Ultra preset is the most demanding, with an average of just 31.7 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is 22.4 FPS, highlighting how the GPU becomes the absolute limiting factor.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations for The Technomancer, the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER pairing is placed at rank 1038 out of 1656 total combos. This places it in the upper-middle tier of all systems tested. The ranking indicates that while this is a competent setup, there are a significant number of more powerful configurations that have achieved higher frame rates in this specific title.

The CPU itself, the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, holds a strong position in the broader market, with an average benchmark score of 27606 and a percentile rank of 84 against all CPUs. Its nearest rivals show a tight grouping: it is 0.3% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800, and 0.4% behind the AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE and Intel Core i7-13700H. It is 0.8% ahead of the Intel Core i5-12600KF. This indicates the processor is not a weak link in the chain. The final in-game rank of 1038, therefore, is more heavily influenced by the GPU's performance ceiling, particularly at higher resolutions where the RTX 2070 SUPER's age and memory configuration become more apparent. The data confirms that the combo is well-balanced for 1080p gaming, but its overall standing in the database is pulled down by its inability to maintain high frame rates at 4K.