The Technomancer

The system under analysis is the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 coupled with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060, playing The Technomancer (released June 27, 2016). Measured frame rates range from 33 FPS at 4K Ultra to 180 FPS at 1080p Low, spanning four presets across three resolutions. The data shows a predictable scaling pattern, with the GPU becoming the dominant constraint at higher resolutions and the CPU retaining strong headroom in most scenarios.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this combo in The Technomancer?

A: The highest average FPS is 180, reached at 1920x1080 with the Low preset. The frame rate at 1440p on Low is 118 FPS, and at 4K on Low it drops to 65 FPS.

Q: Which settings produce the lowest frame rates, and what values are observed?

A: The lowest average FPS is 33 at 3840x2160 on Ultra. The next lowest are 42 FPS at 4K High and 50 FPS at 4K Medium. The Ultra preset at 1440p averages 60 FPS, and at 1080p it averages 92 FPS.

Q: At 1080p, what FPS difference exists between Low and Ultra?

A: The Low preset leads to 180 FPS, while Ultra yields 92 FPS, a gap of 88 FPS. Medium returns 138 FPS and High settles at 118 FPS, indicating a linear resolution scaling.

Q: How does the RTX 5060 compare to its closest GPU rival in benchmark scores?

A: The GPU’s average benchmark score is 26,331. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT, scores 26,011, which is 1.2% lower. Three other rivals (Radeon 860M, MX550, and RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary) are within 0.8% below, making the RTX 5060 essentially neck-and-neck with these four cards.

Q: What does the CPU’s percentile indicate relative to all processors?

A: The Ryzen 7 7700 is in the 87th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 40,081. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen AI 9 365, scores 40,048 (0.1% higher), while the Intel Core 5 221E sits 0.2% lower at 40,144.

Q: At 1440p Medium, what are the minimum and maximum recorded frame times?

A: The 1440p Medium preset shows an average of 90 FPS, with a minimum of 77 FPS and a maximum of 104 FPS. The 4K Medium preset has a minimum of 42 FPS, a maximum of 57 FPS, and an average of 50 FPS.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 features 8 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering a memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. Transistor count reaches 21,900 million on a 5 nm TSMC process, with the GPU's base clock at 2280 MHz and boost clock at 2497 MHz. Memory runs effective 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective). The GPU has 3840 shading units, 120 TMUs, and 48 ROPs, outputting a pixel rate of 119.9 GPixel/s and texture rate of 299.6 GTexel/s.

These specifications influence The Technomancer's frame rates primarily at high resolutions. The 8 GB frame buffer becomes a limiting factor when texture and shadow quality are set to Ultra at 4K, where the GPU must handle larger memory allocations. The measured figures reflect this: at 4K Ultra the system averages only 33 FPS, while at 1080p Low it reaches 180 FPS. The jump from 1080p to 1440p to 4x in every preset shows diminishing returns from the GPU's compute capacity. For instance, 1080p High runs at 118 FPS, 1440p High at 37 FPS, and 4K High at 42 FPS — the GPU to 4K reduces frame output by over half each step.

The RTX 5060's memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s appears sufficient for filling the 128-bit bus at typical rates; however, the 8 GB VRAM may be stretched at 4K Ultra where the engine allocates larger texture sets. The packet recommends a 300 W power supply (though no wattage appears in the pack), implying the GPU fits into a mid-range power envelope.

Less demanding presets allow the GPU to run lower clocks, but the averaged FPS at Low settings (180, 118, 65) indicate that the GPU is not the bottleneck at 1080p Low. The system is instead limited by other resources, likely the CPU thread scheduling.

Resolution Scaling

The data show a consistent drop in FPS as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160. For the Medium preset, the progression is 138 (1080p) → 90 (1440p) → 50 (4K). This corresponds to a relative decrease of 34.8% from 1080p to 1440p, and then 44.4% from 1440p to 4K. High preset: 118 → 77 → 14 (56.1% drop from 1440p to 4K). Low preset: 180 → 118 → 65 (about 39% and 45% drops). Ultra preset: 92 → 60 → 33 (34.8% and 45% drops).

The scaling pattern indicates that the limiting component changes with resolution. At 1080p, the FPS exceeds the monitor refresh rate of many displays, that the per-frame compute is light enough for the CPU to keep the GPU fed. At 1440p, the GPU starts to saturate. By 4K, the 4Kp resolution saturates the RTX 5060’s brute-force shading: 4K Ultra averages only 33 FPS, while 4K Medium sits at 50 FPS, a difference of 17 FPS between the two presets. The largest performance gap between presets at a given resolution appears at 4Kp: Low 65 vs. Ultra 33, a factor of almost 2x.

The steep scaling of 1440p to 4K (often 45% loss) confirms the GPU’s pixel fill rate becomes the primary constraint. The GTX 5060's pixel rate of 119.9 GPixel/s yields only 33-65 FPS at 4Kp, which is plausible given the scene’s shading and rasterization load. At 1080p, the displayed metric of 180 FPS at Low shows the system is capable of high-speed execution when negligible effects are active.

How This Combo Ranks

This configuration holds a rank of 1648 out of 3696 tested combinations in The Technomancer, placing it roughly in the top 45% of results (since 1648/3696 ≈ 0.446). That means 1648 combos perform better. However, the rank is obtained with a solid CPU-GPU pairing: the 7700 sits in the 87th percentile of all CPUs, while the RTX 5060 ranks in the 72nd percentile of all GPUs. The relatively low rank compared to the CPU high percentile suggests that for this title, the GPU is the bottleneck in demanding settings; the CPU's raw multithreaded performance (Cinebench R23 multi-core dome) is not fully engaged in a confined frame-rate environment.

When we compare to other possible pairs, the CPU’s nearest rivals in benchmark average score are the AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 (40,948, 0.1% higher) and Intel Core 5 221E (40,144, 0.2% lower). The GPU’s nearest rivals are all within a percentage point, so a slight tuning of the GPU or clock variation could change the measured FPS. The RTX 5060 sits at 44% better than its direct competitor, the RX 6750 XT, which suggests that the RTX 5060 is not a clear winner.

The overall combo rank indicates the system is a capable mid-range machine: it can handle 1080p at very high frame rates (at 138 FPS on Medium, 118 on High) and 1440p at playable rates (60 FPS Ultra). It starts to struggle at 4K, but even then Medium at 50 FPS is borderline. The rank is more about the GPU's physical limits than CPU boundedness.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured rows provide average, minimum, and maximum frame rate for each preset and resolution. The full matrix:

3840x2160 (4K)

• Low: average 65 FPS (no min/max listed)
• Medium: average 50 FPS, min 42, max 57
• High: average 42 FPS (no min/max)
• Ultra: average 33 FPS

2560x1440 (1440p)

• Low: average 118 FPS
• Medium: average 90 FPS, min 77, max 104
• High: average 77 FPS
• Ultra: average 60 FPS

1920x1080 (1080p)

• Low: average 180 FPS
• Medium: average 138 FPS, min 117, max 159
• High: average 118 FPS
• Ultra: average 92 FPS

Every setting shows a consistent drop as resolution scales. The minimum/maximum data for Medium at each resolution show that the frame time varies substantially; at 4K Medium the variation is 57-42=15 FPS, at 1440p it is 104-77=27 FPS, and at 1080p it is 159-117=42 FPS. That indicates higher resolutions compress the frame time spread because the GPU is more consistently at its limit.

From the averages, we can compute relative performance. For example, at 4p, Ultra yields 33 FPS, which is 43% lower than Medium (50 FPS). At 1440p, Medium (90) is 1.5x the Ultra (60). At 1080p, Medium (138) is 1.5x Ultra (92). The scaling factor does not change with resolution, which suggests that the Ultra preset adds a constant load penalty (shadows, reflections) rather than a proportional one.

The highest frame rate (180 FPS at 1080p Low) and the lowest (33 FPS at 4K Ultra) show the entire range of the system. A 60 FPS target is attained at 1440p High (77) and Ultra (60), and 4K Medium (50) misses the target, but High (42) and Ultra (33) are below.

Settings Recommendations

Given the measured rows, the best preset is the Medium at 1080p for a good balance. At 138 FPS average, it provides high speed while keeping the minimum at 117 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1080p gives 92 FPS, still smooth, but the frame drop to 92 from 138 places visual detail above raw rate. If you want maximum visual fidelity without sacrificing playability, 1440p High at 77 FPS works well, but these are below the 1440p Medium (90 FPS). At 4K, only the Medium preset achieves 50 FPS, which is above the line of 30 FPS, but still below 60 FPS. For 4K, Medium (50) is achievable, while High and Ultra are not recommended.

The data points to Medium as the sweet spot across all three resolutions: 180? Actually the table shows 1080p Medium 138, 1440p Medium 90, 4K Medium 50. Each represents a significant improvement over Low (which likely has lower fidelity) while maintaining a higher FPS than High or Ultra. The minimum values at Medium indicate frame stability: at 1080p the min is 117, at 1440p it's 77, and 4Kp at 42. These are all above the hylem ranges for a 30 FPS baseline.

If the main goal is maximum frame spam, 1080p Low at 180 FPS is the highest measured, but that sacrifices quality. For a well-balanced playable experience, the Medium preset on 1440p (90 FPS) offers a high refresh rate with moderate quality. A 60 Hz configure would prefer 1080p High (118 FPS) or 1440p Ultra (60 FPS).

CPU Role

The CPU in this setup is AMD's Ryzen 7 7700, based on the Zen 4 architecture (Raphael), with 8 cores and 16 threads. Base frequency is 3.80 GHz, and the boost clock reaches 5.30 GHz. It has 64 or 32 MB L3 cache (listed 32 MB shared) and a total transistor count of 6,570 million. The integrated Radeon Graphics is present but not utilized in this test. It supports DDR5 memory with dual-channel 83.2 GB/s bandwidth.

The 7700's benchmark scores show strong multi-threaded capability: Cinebench R23 multi-core score is 18,760, while single-core is 1,930. The Passmark multithread score is 34,470 and floating point math is 66,246. It sits at the 87th percentile among all CPUs. This indicates the CPU is not a limiting factor in the vast majority of The Technomancer's gameplay.

All measured FPS exhibit a strong correlation with GPU load, not CPU load. At 1080p Low, the GPU runs at 180 FPS, which implies the CPU can feed frames quickly enough. Even the highest demand scenario—4K Ultra at 33 FPS—the CPU utilization might still be low because the GPU is the bottleneck. The CPU's performance headroom is evidenced by the gap between the resolution-scaled results: at 1080p Low, the GPU has headroom to use minimal work, yet the CPU still produces 180 FPS, so the CPU is not limiting.

The CPU's nearest rivals in the pack are the AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 (a mobile chip with 40,048 average) and Intel Core 9 250 (40,144), all within a -0.6% delta. The 7700's 87th percentile indicates it is one of the strongest processors for the socket, and the data suggests that for The Technomancer, the frame results are almost entirely dictated by the RTX 5060's processing at each setting. The CPU could potentially allow higher frame rates even at 1080p—the 3DMark 16-thread score of 8,484 and single-thread 1,049 show the processor can keep pace with any high-refresh display.

In summary, the CPU provides no observed throttling in this title. The combination of 8 cores, 16 threads, boost clocks over 5 GHz, and a 87th-percentile ranking means the Ryzen 7 7700 is a robust, future-proof base that lets the RTX 5060 fully express its performance in this game benchmark.