The Technomancer

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X is an 8-core, 16-thread processor built on the Zen 3 architecture, codenamed Vermeer, and fabricated on TSMC's 7 nm process. It operates with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz, with a TDP of 105 W. The CPU's cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 512 KB of L2 per core, and a 32 MB L3 cache. In synthetic testing, the processor demonstrates strong multi-threaded capability, scoring 7,586 in 3DMark's 16-thread test and 7,578 at max threads, while single-thread performance reaches 943 in 3DMark's single-thread test. Cinebench R23 results show a multi-core score of 23,571 and a single-core score of 3,327.

For The Technomancer, an Action RPG released in 2016, the CPU's thread count matters because the game's engine was designed around the era's quad-core and hexa-core mainstream processors. The 5800X's 16 threads provide substantial headroom beyond what the game can utilize. Benchmark results indicate that at 1080p with Low settings, the combo achieves 248 FPS, which is the highest measured frame rate in the dataset. This suggests that at lower resolutions and settings, the CPU is feeding the GPU adequately, and the game is not CPU-bound in a way that limits performance. The processor's 3DMark 2-thread score of 1,846 and 4-thread score of 3,543 are particularly relevant, as older titles like The Technomancer often rely heavily on a few threads rather than scaling linearly across all cores.

The Ryzen 7 5800X sits in the 84th percentile of all CPUs based on its average benchmark score of 27,606. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 5800, scores 27,535, a mere 0.3% difference, while the Intel Core i5-12600KF scores 27,827, putting the 5800X 0.8% behind. These tight margins indicate that the 5800X is in a highly competitive performance band. In the context of this game, the CPU's raw compute headroom means that performance bottlenecks at higher resolutions will shift almost entirely to the GPU, as the processor's Zen 3 architecture provides more than enough throughput for a 2016 title.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti ranks 238th out of 1,656 tested combos in The Technomancer, placing it in the top 14.4% of all configurations. This is a strong showing, but not a top-tier result, which is notable given the hardware involved. The rank reflects the game's age and its engine's limitations rather than any deficiency in the components themselves. The RTX 4070 Ti is a high-end GPU, and the 5800X is a capable mid-to-high-end processor from the 5000 series, yet the combo does not crack the top 200.

The data indicates that the rank is likely influenced by the game's modest graphics demands, which allow lower-end GPUs to achieve playable frame rates, compressing the performance spread at the top. The 5800X's nearest CPU rivals show how close the field is: the Ryzen 7 5800 is 0.3% ahead in average score, while the Ryzen 5 8500GE and Intel Core i7-13700H are 0.4% behind. These negligible differences mean that swapping the 5800X for any of these alternatives would produce virtually identical in-game results. The GPU's nearest rivals, including the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile (0.6% ahead), Intel Arc A730M (1.5% ahead), and AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT (1.6% ahead), similarly suggest that the RTX 4070 Ti sits in a dense performance cluster. The combo's rank of 238, therefore, is more a reflection of the game's engine ceiling than a statement about the hardware's absolute capability.

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

Resolution scaling in The Technomancer reveals a classic pattern of GPU-bound behavior as pixel count increases. At 1080p with High settings, the combo delivers 178.6 FPS. Moving to 1440p High drops the frame rate to 116.7 FPS, a 34.7% reduction. At 4K High, the average falls to 63.1 FPS, which is a 64.7% drop from the 1080p figure. This steep decline indicates that the GPU is the limiting factor at higher resolutions, with the RTX 4070 Ti's rendering workload scaling directly with the number of pixels.

The pattern holds across all settings. At Low settings, 1080p yields 248 FPS, 1440p produces 177.2 FPS, and 4K manages 97.3 FPS — a 60.8% drop from 1080p to 4K. At Ultra settings, the numbers are 139.2 FPS at 1080p, 91.6 FPS at 1440p, and 49.3 FPS at 4K, representing a 64.6% decline from 1080p to 4K. The consistency of these percentage drops across settings — all falling in the 60-65% range for the 1080p-to-4K transition — is strong evidence that the CPU is not introducing a bottleneck at any resolution. If the CPU were limiting performance, the percentage drops would compress as resolution increases, because the GPU would be waiting on the processor at lower resolutions. Instead, the linear scaling points to the GPU being the sole constraint.

The data also shows that the 5800X's 16 threads and high single-thread performance are sufficient to keep the RTX 4070 Ti fed even at 1080p, where CPU overhead is typically highest. The fact that Low settings at 1080p exceed 240 FPS confirms that the processor can sustain very high frame rates without becoming a constraint. This is a game that rewards GPU investment, and the resolution scaling data makes it clear that the RTX 4070 Ti's 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth are what determine the upper limits of performance.

Measured FPS Breakdown — resolution by resolution, settings by settings, exact numbers

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest frame rates. Low settings produce an average of 248 FPS, Medium settings reach 210.9 FPS, High settings achieve 178.6 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to 139.2 FPS. The step from Low to Medium is a 15% reduction, from Medium to High an 18.3% reduction, and from High to Ultra a 22.1% reduction. This diminishing returns curve is typical, with each settings tier costing a progressively larger share of performance.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates remain highly playable. Low settings average 177.2 FPS, Medium settings reach 135.4 FPS, High settings deliver 116.7 FPS, and Ultra settings produce 91.6 FPS. The transition from Low to Medium at 1440p is a 23.6% drop, from Medium to High a 13.8% drop, and from High to Ultra a 21.5% drop. Notably, the 1440p Ultra figure of 91.6 FPS is still comfortably above 60 FPS, indicating that this combo can handle maxed-out settings at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the performance picture changes. Low settings average 97.3 FPS, Medium settings reach 76.3 FPS, High settings deliver 63.1 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to 49.3 FPS. At 4K, only Low and Medium settings maintain frame rates above 60 FPS, while High settings are marginal and Ultra settings fall below 50 FPS. The 4K Ultra result of 49.3 FPS is the only sub-60 FPS figure in the entire dataset. The scaling from 1080p to 4K at each settings level shows a consistent pattern: Low drops from 248 to 97.3 FPS, Medium from 210.9 to 76.3 FPS, High from 178.6 to 63.1 FPS, and Ultra from 139.2 to 49.3 FPS. These numbers suggest that for a locked 60 FPS experience at 4K, players would need to use Medium settings, while 1440p allows Ultra settings at nearly 92 FPS.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with the AD104 chip, fabricated on TSMC's 5 nm process. It features 7,680 shading units, 240 texture mapping units, and 80 raster operation units, along with 60 RT cores and 240 tensor cores. The GPU operates at a base clock of 2310 MHz and a boost clock of 2610 MHz, with memory running at 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective). The 12 GB of GDDR6X memory is paired with a 192-bit bus, delivering 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth. The card's compute capabilities include 40.09 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and a pixel rate of 208.8 GPixel/s.

In The Technomancer, the RTX 4070 Ti's role is decisive. The game was released in 2016, when 4 GB to 8 GB of VRAM was the norm for high-end cards, and its texture and geometry demands are modest by modern standards. The 12 GB VRAM allocation is therefore more than sufficient, and the data shows no evidence of memory-related stutters or frame drops. The GPU's high memory bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s is particularly relevant for a game that relies on streaming textures, as it allows the card to maintain consistent frame rates even when moving through dense environments.

The GPU's average benchmark score of 44,900 places it in the 85th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals show a tight cluster: the RTX 5090 Mobile is 0.6% ahead, the Intel Arc A730M is 1.5% ahead, and the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT is 1.6% ahead. The RTX 4070 Ti's Passmark G3D score of 31,624 and DirectX 12 score of 116 reflect its modern architecture. In the context of this game, the GPU's raw throughput is what drives the measured frame rates, particularly at 4K where the resolution scaling analysis confirmed the GPU as the bottleneck. The fact that 4K High delivers 63.1 FPS while 4K Ultra drops to 49.3 FPS shows that the card has the headroom to handle the game's heavier settings at lower resolutions, but at 4K, the gap between High and Ultra settings represents the difference between smooth and borderline playable. The RTX 4070 Ti's Ada Lovelace architecture, with its 5 nm process node and 35,800 million transistors, provides the efficiency and performance needed to push this 2016 title well beyond its original hardware targets.