The Technomancer

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti pairing in The Technomancer demonstrates a clear shift in performance bottlenecks as resolution climbs. At 1920x1080, the combination produces an average of 231.1 FPS on Low settings, but this drops to 153.8 FPS on High. That represents a 33% reduction in frame rate purely from raising quality presets, indicating the CPU and GPU are both heavily engaged at this resolution. Moving to 2560x1440, the Low preset yields 148.4 FPS, while High drops to 96.3 FPS. The scaling from 1080p Low to 1440p Low shows a 36% performance loss, which is substantial but expected as pixel count increases by 78%. At 3840x2160, the trend accelerates: Low produces 82.2 FPS, High drops to 56.6 FPS, and Ultra falls to 43.7 FPS. The gap between 1080p and 4K on High settings is 63%, from 153.8 FPS down to 56.6 FPS. This steep decline suggests the RTX 3080 Ti becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions, while the Ryzen 7 5800X’s 8-core, 16-thread configuration has ample headroom to feed frames at lower pixel counts. The data implies that at 1080p, the CPU is still contributing meaningfully to frame pacing, but by 4K, the GPU’s workload dominates the performance curve.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data across three resolutions reveals a predictable but pronounced scaling pattern. From 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 on Low settings, the average frame rate drops from 231.1 FPS to 148.4 FPS, a 36% reduction. On High settings, the same resolution jump reduces performance from 153.8 FPS to 96.3 FPS, which is a 37% decline. The transition from 2560x1440 to 3840x2160 is even more punishing. Low settings fall from 148.4 FPS to 82.2 FPS, a 45% loss, while High settings drop from 96.3 FPS to 56.6 FPS, a 41% reduction. The Ultra preset tells a similar story: 116.6 FPS at 1080p, 78.8 FPS at 1440p, and 43.7 FPS at 4K. The percentage gap between Low and Ultra widens as resolution increases. At 1080p, Ultra is 50% slower than Low (116.6 vs 231.1 FPS). At 4K, Ultra is 47% slower than Low (43.7 vs 82.2 FPS). This pattern indicates that the RTX 3080 Ti’s memory bandwidth and shading resources are being saturated at 4K, while the CPU’s 32 MB of L3 cache and 16 threads are sufficient to avoid becoming a bottleneck at any tested resolution. The result is a system that delivers smooth 60+ FPS gameplay at 1440p on High (96.3 FPS), but falls below 60 FPS at 4K Ultra (43.7 FPS), suggesting that 4K gaming requires reduced settings or a more powerful GPU.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is the primary driver of these results, and its specifications align with the observed performance. The GPU features 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, providing 912.4 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory subsystem is critical for high-resolution textures, and the data shows that 4K Ultra (43.7 FPS) is significantly slower than 4K Medium (62.1 FPS), a 30% gap. The GPU’s boost clock of 1665 MHz and 10240 shading units deliver an FP32 throughput of 34.10 TFLOPS. These raw compute figures translate to the measured frame rates: at 1080p Medium, the combo hits 177.6 FPS, but at 4K Medium it drops to 62.1 FPS. The RTX 3080 Ti’s 80 RT cores and 320 tensor cores are present but largely idle in this game, as The Technomancer does not appear to leverage ray tracing based on the benchmark data. The GPU’s 112 ROPs and 186.5 GPixel/s pixel rate are more relevant, as they directly impact fill-rate-bound scenarios at high resolutions. The 350 W TDP and dual-slot design suggest a power-hungry part, but the benchmark results focus on performance, not power draw. The GPU’s percentile ranking of 83 among all tested GPUs places it in the upper tier, and its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, scores only 0.5% higher on average, confirming that the 3080 Ti is near the top of the performance stack for this title.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested CPU-GPU combinations for The Technomancer, this pairing ranks 475th out of 1656 total combos. That places it in the 71st percentile of all tested systems, which is a strong showing given the game’s age and the hardware’s capabilities. The rank reflects the balance between the Ryzen 7 5800X and the RTX 3080 Ti. The CPU alone holds an 84th percentile ranking among all processors, while the GPU sits at an 83rd percentile among all GPUs. Both components are well above average, and their combination produces a system that outperforms roughly 71% of the tested configurations. The rank of 475 out of 1656 is not surprising when considering the CPU’s benchmark scores: the Ryzen 7 5800X achieves a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 23571 and a single-core score of 3327. These numbers indicate a processor that can keep up with modern GPUs without becoming a drag on frame rates. The combo’s rank is also influenced by the fact that many other tested systems likely pair higher-end CPUs or more recent GPUs with faster memory, but within the dataset, this pairing holds its own. The nearest CPU rivals, such as the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 (0.3% higher average score) and the Intel Core i5-12600KF (0.8% higher), show that the 5800X is not leaving performance on the table. The GPU’s nearest rival, the RTX 3090, is only 0.5% faster on average, meaning that in most scenarios, this combo delivers near-flagship performance.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest frame rates across all settings. Low settings produce 231.1 FPS, Medium reaches 177.6 FPS, High hits 153.8 FPS, and Ultra drops to 116.6 FPS. These numbers indicate that at 1080p, the system is capable of driving high-refresh-rate monitors even at maximum quality, with Ultra still exceeding 115 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain playable but decline noticeably. Low settings yield 148.4 FPS, Medium produces 117.4 FPS, High offers 96.3 FPS, and Ultra falls to 78.8 FPS. The 1440p results show that High settings are still above 90 FPS, making this resolution a sweet spot for the pairing. At 3840x2160, the performance becomes more constrained. Low settings manage 82.2 FPS, Medium drops to 62.1 FPS, High falls to 56.6 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 43.7 FPS. The 4K results reveal that the RTX 3080 Ti struggles to maintain 60 FPS at High settings, and Ultra falls well below that threshold. The data also shows a consistent gap between Medium and High at each resolution: at 1080p, the gap is 23.8 FPS (177.6 vs 153.8); at 1440p, it is 21.1 FPS (117.4 vs 96.3); and at 4K, it is 5.5 FPS (62.1 vs 56.6). This shrinking gap at higher resolutions suggests that the GPU is becoming the dominant constraint, with quality presets having less impact on absolute frame rate as pixel count rises.

FAQ

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

A: The combo achieves 153.8 FPS on average at 1920x1080 with High settings.

Q: How does the RTX 3080 Ti compare to its nearest rival in this game?

A: The RTX 3080 Ti scores 0.5% lower on average than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, and 1.1% lower than the RTX 5070, based on overall benchmark scores.

Q: Can this system handle 4K gaming?

A: At 3840x2160, the average FPS ranges from 82.2 on Low to 43.7 on Ultra, meaning 4K High (56.6 FPS) is playable but Ultra falls below 60 FPS.

Q: What is the combo’s rank among all tested configurations?

A: This pairing ranks 475th out of 1656 tested combos for The Technomancer.

Q: How does the Ryzen 7 5800X’s multi-threaded performance compare to its rivals?

A: The CPU’s average benchmark score is 27606, which is 0.3% higher than the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 and 0.8% higher than the Intel Core i5-12600KF.

Q: What is the largest FPS drop between 1080p and 4K?

A: On Ultra settings, the frame rate falls from 116.6 FPS at 1080p to 43.7 FPS at 4K, a 63% reduction.