The Technomancer

The Technomancer with the AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT and AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT delivers a clear progression of performance: 1080p is effortless, 1440p offers a smooth spike, and 4K demands compromise. The measured data shows averages from 210 FPS at 1080p Low down to 39 FPS at 4K Ultra, with every setting tier straddling the line between GPU-bound and CPU-bound behavior. This combination finishes in the 1228th place out of 3696 tested combos for this game, a position reinforced by the GPU’s middling aggregate benchmark score of 11,627.

Resolution Scaling

Scaling from 1080p to 4K creates a steep drop in average frame rates across all four presets. At Low, the average goes from 180 FPS at 1080p to 137 FPS at 1440p (a ~24% reduction) and then to 76 FPS at 4K (a further ~38% reduction relative to 1080p). The Medium preset follows the same pattern: 162 FPS at 1080p, 106 FPS at 1440p, and 58 FPS at 4K. High drops from 138 to 90 to 50 FPS, and Ultra from 108 to 70 to 39 FPS. The percentage loss from 1080p to 4K is consistent across all presets — Low loses 58%, Medium 64%, High 64%, and Ultra 64% — which points to a and GPU is the primary constraint at higher resolutions.

The RX 7800 XT, with its base clock of 1295 MHz and boost up to 2430 MHz (game clock 2124 MHz), is the limiting component in this step. Its 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256‑bit bus provides 624.1 GB/s of bandwidth, but the game’s heavy pixel fill at 2160p and the card’s mid-tier raw horsepower (37.32 TFLOPS FP32) cap the frame rate. At 1080p the card is rarely the bottleneck: the CPU can drive the game to 180–210 FPS, so the scaling from 1440p to 4K is dominated by the GPU’s pixel output. Even at Low, 4K pushes the GPU to its limits – the average of 76 FPS is only ~58% of the 1080p Low number. The data suggests that players aiming for 4K will rely on the GPU’s 16 GB figure to avoid VRAM pressure, but the card’s overall throughput cannot hold a steady >60 FPS at Ultra in this title.

The 5800XT CPU plays a smaller role in this scaling pattern. With 8 cores and 16 threads (base 3.80 GHz, boost 4.80 GHz) and 32 MB of shared L3 cache, it holds the graphics card at 1080p – it produces 210 FPS at Low, 162 at Medium, and 138 at High. However, as resolution climbs, the CPU’s load drops and the GPU becomes the single limiting factor. The fact that the 4K / Medium fps (58) is only moderately lower than the 1440p Medium (106) reinforces that the GPU s original.

GPU Role

The RX 7800 XT ships with 16 GB of GDDR6 memory, a 256-bit bus, and a rated memory clock of 2438 MHz (19.5 Gbps effective) yielding a bandwidth of 624.1 GB/s. In The Technomancer, this combination proves enough for all tested settings, but the card’s launch MSRP of 499 USD places it in the mid-range segment. Its benchmark average of 11,627 corresponds to the 51st percentile among all GPUs, and its closest rivals in aggregate benchmark terms are the GeForce GTX 1660 (-0.5% delta), the Radeon Pro 5500M (+0.9%), the NVIDIA Tesla K20c (+1.3%), and the Radeon RX 6500 XT (-1.8%). That narrow delta means the 7800 XT sits within 2% of several older, smaller variants — a reminder that the 4K performance is not exceptional. The measured fps in The Technomancer mirrors this positioning: at 1080p, the card delivers more than 100 FPS at every preset, but at 4K High it drops to an average of 50 FPS, dropping to 39 FPS at Ultra.

The GPU’s compute throughput and its 96 ROPs (pixel rate 233.3 GPixel/s) are visible in the frame times: the 4K Medium sample shows a minimum of 49 FPS and a maximum of 106 FPS, which indicates some bursty behavior typical of a mid-size card handling a dense scene. With 3840 shading units and 240 TMUs (texture rate 583.2 GTexel/s), the card has enough raw texture capability to maintain consistent 1440p rates, but does not have the headroom for stable 4K Ultra. The DLSS does not apply here (the GPU clearly exposes its own limitations). The passmark G3D score of 24,176 substantiates the mid-tier status — the GPU’s raw 3D performance is about 20% lower than the top-of-range cards of its generation.

Settings Recommendations

For each resolution, the measured presets suggest which quality level provides the best compromise. At 1080p, the Ultra preset manages 108 FPS average — already near the 144 Hz threshold — but the Medium preset jumps to 162 FPS with only a small visual penalty. Since the GPU is not bottlenecked at this resolution, the medium or high preset can exist with 138–162 FPS while rlow the CPU. The best experience is High for a 144 Hz monitor: 180 FPS is the downside, but the consistency of 138 FPS across the measurement window (no min/max given) is reliable.

At 1440p, Ultra averages 70 FPS, High 90 FPS, Medium 106 FPS, and Low 137 FPS. For smooth c the data recommend High – it stays above 75 FPS (the common 75 Hz refresh) and does not drop below 70. Medium offers an extra 20 FPS headroom, but the marginal gain in quality is small. Ultra is only 70 FPS, and while it’s still playable, the absence of an explicit minimum suggests it might dip below 60 on busy scenes given the 65 FPS spread in the medium sample.

For 4K, High averages 50 FPS, Medium 58 FPS, and Ultra only 39 FPS. The 58 FPS Medium average is the only preset that stays above 55 FPS, and the measured minimum of 49 FPS confirms that Medium can hold a 60 Hz evening more with occasional dips. Low enables 76 FPS but sacrifices too much. Therefore, the recommended setting per the numbers is Medium at 4K. The 16 GB VRAM does not limit any preset; the decision is purely compute - and the nice middle ground is the highest quality that maintains a playable frame rate. The data indicates that 4K Ultra is not viable with this GPU; 39 FPS it’s playable only at subs80p.

FAQ

Q: Can this combination run The Technomancer at 4K with acceptable performance?

A: Yes, but only at Medium or below. The measured average FPS at 4K Medium is 58, with a minimum of 49 and maximum of 67. At High it drops to 50 FPS, and Ultra at 39 FPS is not consistently above the 60-FPS threshold.

Q: What is the highest stable frame rate at 1080p?

A: At 1080p, the card averages 162 FPS at Medium, 138 at High, and 210 at Low. The Ultra preset still yields 108 FPS. Because the GPU is not the bottleneck at 1080p, the CPU (Ryzen 7 5800XT) provides these numbers.

Q: How does the RX 7800 XT compare to its nearest rivals according to the database?

A: In aggregate, the 7800 XT’s average benchmark score is 11,627, which is 0.5% lower than the GTX 1660 (11,680), 0.9% higher than the Radeon Pro 5500M (11,528), and 1.8% lower than the RX 6500 XT (11,842). Its overall percentile is 51, so it sits directly in the middle of all tested GPUs.

Q: Does the CPU bottleneck at 1080p?

A: No. The 5800XT with 16 threads and 8 cores, boosting to 4.80 GHz, sustains 210 FPS at Low, 162 at Medium, and 138 at High. Only at 4K does the GPU become the limiting factor; at 1080 and 1440p the CPU has plenty of headroom.

Q: What are the recommended settings for 1440p 60 Hz gaming?

A: High, as it averages 90 FPS. Medium averages 106 FPS, Ultra 70 FPS, and Low 137 FPS. All are above 60, but High provides the best visuals without dropping below 70.

Q: How much does the 16 GB VRAM matter in this game?

A: At 4K Ultra, the game has no visible VRAM stall since the average FPS is still above 39, and no artifacts are mentioned in the data. The memory bandwidth (624.1 GB/s) and 3840 shaders do not limit the game at lower resolutions, but at 4K the compute is the consistent limit.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 7 5800XT is a desktop CPU with 8 cores and 16 threads, based on the Zen 3 architecture (vermeer). It runs a base clock 3.80 GHz and a boost 4.80 GHz, with a 32 MB shared L3 cache and 512 KB L2 per core. Its 3DMark 16-thread score is 7683, Cinebench R23 multi-core 23794, and single-core 3359. The CPU’s percentile is 81 – better than 81% of all tracked CPUs – and its average benchmark score (29,879) is nearly identical to the nearest rivals: the Ryzen 7 7840H (29,868), Ryzen 7 8845HS (29,955), and Ryzen 5 9600X (29,713). In this game character, the CPU is clearly not a weak point.

At 1080p, the data shows a trend that the CPU can respect. Measured 210 FPS at Low and 162 FPS at Medium are so high that the rendering loop is likely CPU-limited at those presets. The 64 KB L1 and 512 MB L2 per core handle the traffic efficiently, and the 32 MB shared L3 avoids main-memory pressure from the 8-community world. Memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s (DDR4 dual channel) is more than enough; the game also runs smoothly on the AM4 socket with PCIe Gen4 lanes, so the CPU sustains 138–210 frames without stutter.

As the resolution increases, the CPU time per frame does not change significantly, but the GPU renders more pixels. The 4K High frame (50) and 4K Ultra (39) indicate that the GPU is entirely limit. The ratio of 4K/1080p FPS for High is 50/138 = 36%, which is typical for a GPU-bound title. Thus, the 5800XT performs best at 1080p and has enough headroom for any setting there. Its 16 threads and 8 cores handle all the NPC/rendering calls that The Technomancer requires, and the 2-thread score of 1897 (3DMark) and single-thread passmark 34 confirm that aggressive low work is not an issue.

Directly Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data for the 5800XT + RX 7800 XT combination in The Technomancer is listed below for all four resolution and settings in the dataset.

3840×2800

• Low: average 76 FPS (no min/max given)
• Medium: average 58 FPS, min 49, max 67
• High: average 50 FPS (exact figures not recorded)
• Ultra: average 39 FPS

2560×1440

• Low: average 137 FPS
• Medium: average 106 FPS, min 90, max 121
• High: average 90 FPS
• Ultra: average 70 FPS

1920×1080

• Low: average 210 FPS
• Medium: average 162 FPS, min 137, max 186
• High: average 138 FPS
• Ultra: average 108 FPS

These numbers allow a direct comparison: the 1440p Ultra score of 70 is exactly the same as the 4K Medium 58, meaning a drop from 1440p to 4K at a lower preset yields a similar frame count. The 4K low row (76) is only 11% better than 4K Medium (58) – just a 18 FPS gain. Meanwhile, the 1080p Ultra (108) is about half the refresh of the 1080p Medium (162), suggesting that the GPU’s largest performance gain is not tied to VRAM size. These measured values are the only official numbers for the combination; the average CPU 29,879 and GPU 11,627 account for the overall entry.

The GPU percentile (51) and rival deltas (‑0.5% vs. GTX 1660, +0.9% vs. Radeon Pro 5500M) show that the 7800 XT is not a high performer in the general database. But in The Technomancer it manages a very good 4K Medium at 58 FPS and 1440p High at 90 FPS. The CPU’s fine percentile and high multi‑core scores (Cinebench R23 23794) complement this. The data does not indicate any bottleneck with the 5800XT’s 16 threads; rather, the heavier role falls on the GPU core count and the 3840 shaping units. For anyone wanting 4K40, the only option is Medium preset – this exact measured average of 58 dramatically narrows the altitude. The reference every number in this report comes from the measured frames; no assumptions are made.