The Technomancer

This CPU and GPU pairing lands near the bottom of the tested field for The Technomancer. With a combo rank of 1372 out of 1656 tested combinations, this system sits in the 17th percentile of all tested combos. The data shows a configuration that can handle the game at 1080p with high settings, but it struggles to maintain smooth frame rates at higher resolutions or with maximum graphical fidelity. The pairing of a top-tier 2024 CPU with an entry-level 2019 GPU creates a significant imbalance, where the processor’s capabilities far outstrip what the graphics card can deliver in this title.

How This Combo Ranks

The measured performance places this combo at rank 1372 out of 1656 tested combinations. That is a low position, indicating that most other CPU-GPU pairings in the database deliver higher average frame rates in The Technomancer. The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D ranks in the 90th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 37780. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Xeon 6353P with a delta of -0.1 percent, the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 at -0.1 percent, the Intel Core i9-13900HK at -0.6 percent, and the Intel Core i5-13600KF at -0.7 percent. These tiny deltas show that the CPU is statistically tied with several high-end processors.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060, by contrast, sits in the 58th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 16074. Its nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon RX 7600S at 0.5 percent, the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M at -1.7 percent, the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 at -1.7 percent, and the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 at 1.8 percent. The GPU’s mid-pack standing is the limiting factor here. The combination’s low overall rank is driven almost entirely by the graphics card, which cannot translate the CPU’s processing power into high frame rates in this game.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is built on the Turing architecture with the TU106 chip, fabricated on a 12 nm process at TSMC. It contains 10,800 million transistors on a 445 mm² die, with a transistor density of 24.3M per mm². The card operates with a base clock of 1365 MHz and a boost clock of 1680 MHz. Memory runs at 1750 MHz, which translates to 14 Gbps effective on a 192-bit bus, delivering 336.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The 6 GB of GDDR6 memory is a crucial constraint in The Technomancer, as higher resolutions and settings demand more video memory.

The GPU’s compute resources include 1920 shading units, 120 texture mapping units, and 48 render output units. It also features 30 RT cores and 240 tensor cores, though these tensor cores are of limited use in a 2016 Action RPG that does not leverage DLSS or ray tracing. The pixel rate is 80.64 GPixel/s, and the texture rate is 201.6 GTexel/s. Floating-point performance is rated at 6.451 TFLOPS for FP32 and 12.90 TFLOPS for FP16 at a 2:1 ratio. The card’s 160 W TDP and 450 W suggested PSU indicate modest power requirements, but the performance data shows that this GPU struggles to maintain playable frame rates at 4K in this title.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides a clear picture of which settings offer the best experience. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers 130.7 FPS, while Medium drops to 99.8 FPS, High to 83.3 FPS, and Ultra to 67.1 FPS. The step from Low to Ultra costs roughly half the frame rate, but even Ultra at 1080p remains smooth. At 2560x1440, the numbers fall: Low gives 86.5 FPS, Medium 65.6 FPS, High 58.9 FPS, and Ultra 41.0 FPS. The drop from High to Ultra at 1440p is particularly steep, losing about 30 percent of the frame rate.

The best experience for a 60 FPS target is the High preset at 2560x1440, which delivers 58.9 FPS, or the Medium preset at 1920x1080, which gives 99.8 FPS. For a 4K display, the data is less encouraging. At 3840x2160, Low yields 44.5 FPS, Medium 34.1 FPS, High 29.1 FPS, and Ultra 22.8 FPS. None of these reach 60 FPS, and even Low dips below 45 FPS. The recommendation is to stick with 1080p High settings for the best balance of visual quality and performance, or to accept 1440p Medium if resolution is a priority.

Measured FPS Breakdown

Resolution by resolution, the measured average FPS values tell a consistent story of a GPU-bound system. At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset averages 22.8 FPS, which is borderline unplayable. High settings fare slightly better at 29.1 FPS, while Medium reaches 34.1 FPS. The Low preset at 4K produces 44.5 FPS, which is the only 4K configuration that approaches a playable range, though it falls short of 60 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the numbers improve substantially. Low settings average 86.5 FPS, Medium 65.6 FPS, High 58.9 FPS, and Ultra 41.0 FPS. The gap between Medium and High is just 6.7 FPS, but the jump from High to Ultra costs 17.9 FPS, nearly a 30 percent reduction. At 1920x1080, the system shows its best results. Low averages 130.7 FPS, Medium 99.8 FPS, High 83.3 FPS, and Ultra 67.1 FPS. Every setting at 1080p is above 60 FPS, and even Ultra maintains a playable frame rate. The data shows that 1080p is the resolution where this combo performs best, with 1440p requiring a compromise on settings.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a system that is heavily limited by the GPU. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 83.3 at 1080p to 58.9 at 1440p to 29.1 at 4K. That is a 65 percent reduction from 1080p to 4K. At Low settings, the drop is from 130.7 at 1080p to 86.5 at 1440p to 44.5 at 4K, a 66 percent reduction. The consistency of this scaling across presets indicates that the GPU is the bottleneck at every resolution.

The CPU, with 8 cores and 16 threads, is not the limiting factor here. The Ryzen 7 9800X3D’s 3Dmark scores show substantial headroom: 10081 in the 16-thread test and 10067 at max threads. The single-thread score of 1212 and the 2-thread score of 2394 suggest that The Technomancer’s workload, which is likely not heavily multithreaded, is easily handled. The L3 cache of 96 MB shared is among the largest available, which helps with game data access. The data indicates that lowering resolution from 4K to 1080p provides a nearly 3x improvement in frame rate, which is exactly what one would expect from a GPU-bound scenario.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is a Zen 5 architecture processor from the Granite Ridge codename family, built on a 4 nm TSMC process. It has 8 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 4.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.20 GHz. The 120 W TDP and dual-channel DDR5 memory support with 89.6 GB/s bandwidth provide ample headroom for gaming. The processor’s benchmark results are exceptional: Cinebench R23 multicore scores 34004, while single-core scores 4800. Geekbench multicore reaches 18413 and single-core 3341.

In The Technomancer, this CPU is effectively idle compared to the GPU. The game’s release date of 2016-06-27 means it was designed for much older hardware, and the 8-core, 16-thread configuration of the Ryzen 7 9800X3D is far more than the game can utilize. The CPU’s performance percentile of 90 and its nearest rivals showing deltas under 1 percent confirm that this processor is at the top of its class. The bottleneck is unequivocally the RTX 2060, which ranks in the 58th percentile and delivers only 6.451 TFLOPS of FP32 compute. The CPU is waiting on the GPU at every resolution and setting tested.

FAQ

*Q: Is this combo capable of 60 FPS at 1080p in The Technomancer?*

A: Yes. The measured data shows that at 1920x1080, Low settings average 130.7 FPS, Medium 99.8 FPS, High 83.3 FPS, and even Ultra delivers 67.1 FPS. All presets exceed 60 FPS at this resolution.

Q: Can this system handle 4K gaming in this title?

A: Not at playable frame rates. At 3840x2160, the best result is 44.5 FPS on Low settings. Medium averages 34.1 FPS, High 29.1 FPS, and Ultra 22.8 FPS, all well below 60 FPS.

Q: What is the best settings preset for a 60 FPS experience at 1440p?

A: The closest match is the High preset at 2560x1440, which averages 58.9 FPS. Medium reaches 65.6 FPS, which is slightly above 60 FPS, making it the better choice for a smooth experience.

Q: How does the RTX 2060 compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The GPU’s average benchmark score is 16074. The AMD Radeon RX 7600S scores 0.5 percent higher, the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M scores 1.7 percent lower, the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 scores 1.7 percent lower, and the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 scores 1.8 percent higher.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in this game?

A: The GPU is the clear bottleneck. The Ryzen 7 9800X3D ranks in the 90th percentile among CPUs, while the RTX 2060 ranks in the 58th percentile among GPUs. Frame rates scale heavily with resolution and settings, which is characteristic of GPU-limited performance.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, Low averages 130.7 FPS, while Ultra averages 67.1 FPS. That is a reduction of 63.6 FPS, or roughly 49 percent, when moving from the lowest to the highest settings preset.