The Technomancer

The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER pair in The Technomancer produces a frame-rate distribution that scales almost entirely with resolution, confirming the GPU as the primary constraint at Ultimate settings while the CPU easily dispatches the game's thread requirements at lower resolution. Across all measured presets, the combination delivers strong playability: from a 296 FPS average at 1080p Low down to 54 FPS at 4K Ultra. This analysis breaks down the measured data, compares the combo against the broader benchmark pool, and explains the CPU and GPU contributions using only the recorded figures.

Resolution Scaling

The largest single contributor to frame-rate change in these measurements is pixel count. At 1080p Low, the average stays at 296 FPS; stepping up to 1440p Low yields 194 FPS, and 4K Low drops to 106 FPS. The ratio is nearly linear with pixel density, a classic indication that the RTX 4080 SUPER's render throughput is the cap at higher resolutions. At High settings, the same trend holds: 194 FPS at 1080p, 127 at 1440p, and 70 at 4K. Ultra settings produce 152 FPS at 1080p, 99 at 1440p, and just 54 at 4K, showing that the GPU compute load expands faster than the pixel count alone.

The drop from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings is from 296 to 194 (a loss of 102 FPS), while the drop from 1440p to 4K is from 194 to 106 (loss of 88). That comparative behaviour implies the GPU shader, texture and fill-rate pipelines are being saturated at 4K, not the CPU. The CPU is able to feed the GPU at 1080p, as evidenced by the 296 FPS average which approaches the high-end limit of typical high-refresh monitors. At 4K Ultra the 54 FPS result is below the 60 FPS threshold, reinforcing the GPU's statute of the turbulent factor at maximum image quality.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the benchmark database, this specific CPU+GPU combination holds the 250th place out of 3,696 tested combos in The Technomancer. That places it in the top 100 percentile of all recorded combinations for this title, far ahead of the median result for most hardware pairs. The rank is consistent with the strength of both components: the CPU lies at the 87th percentile of all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 39,768, while the GPU sits at the 86th percentile with an average synthetic score of 54,209.

A closer look at the nearest rivals reveals how this pair concentrates its advantage. In the CPU domain, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D's average score of 39,768 is effectively equivalent to that of the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS (total score 39,603, a delta of +0.4%). It is also essentially tied with the AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 (40,048, delta –0.7%), the AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 (39,485, +0.7%), and the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 (39,081, delta –0.8%). All these deltas stay under 1%, which indicates that the Ryzen 7 9800X3D does not outclass the reference set in generic score terms; instead, its specific game behavior combined with the RTX 4080 SUPER yields the top-ranking outcome.

On the GPU side, the GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER's 54,209 average sits almost identically to the original RTX 4080 (54,247, delta –0.1%). It is 1.1% behind the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X (54,828) and 2.7% behind the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB (55,698). The relative closeness in raw metrics shows that the game's performance is not purely a function of peak synthetic scores: the 250th rank emerges from a combination of high single-thread efficiency and consistent frame delivery across resolution stacks.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 7 9800X3D is built on the Zen 5 architecture with the sand ridge codename, fabricated on TSMC's 4 nm process. It provides 8 cores and 16 threads, with a base frequency of 4.70 GHz and a boost of 5.20 GHz. The total cache footprint amounts to 80 KB L1 per core, 1 MB L2 per core, and 96 MB of shared L3, providing ample capacity for a CPU whose primary workload in The Technomancer is feeding the GPU. The CPU's integrated graphics exist (Radeon Graphics), but it plays no role in this measurement; the system uses the dedicated RTX 4080 SUPER.

Raw benchmark results contain the typical heavy multi-threaded capability. In Cinebench R23 the CPU scores 23,230 multi-core and 2,080 single-core; Cinebench R15 yields 3,647 multi-core and 328 single-core. Geekbench reports 18,696 multi-core and 2,964 single-core. PassMark's multi-thread bar is 40,009, single-thread is 4,430. These synthetic scores suggest that the CPU is rarely a drag for an engine from 2016, which relies on a handful of computational threads and a capable IPC. The game at 1080p Low uses only a fraction of these resources, achieving 296 FPS without troubling the 16-thread architecture.

This explains why the combo ranks 250 out of 3,696: the CPU's contribution is not about external peaks of parallelism, but about the consistency and high single-thread capabilities that avoid frame drops at high frame rates. The CPU's 25% performance headroom over rivals is absent in absolute values, but its specific usage here – with 8 cores at 5.2 GHz boost – keeps the frame pacing stable even when the GPU jumps to 4K. At no resolution or setting does the CPU become the obvious weak point; the frame rate always follows the descriptor that the GPU is doing all the heavy lifting.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured data provides a complete matrix of resolution and quality presets. All settings are average FPS unless noted, with minimum and maximum given for Medium.

At 1920x1080:

• Low: 296 average.
• Medium: 227 average, with a minimum of 193 and maximum of 262.
• High: 194 average.
• Ultra: 152 average.

The step from Low to Medium costs 69 FPS (from 296 to 227); the step to High reduces to 194; Ultra settles at 152. This shows that even at high settings, a 1080p panel can easily have refresh rates above 100 Hz. The game at this resolution is clearly GPU-bound at the lower presets; the CPU maintains a 200+ FPS average at Ultra is still 152 FPS. A fast 240 Hz gamer could use Ultra at 1080p and remain within reach of the monitor's drawing range.

At 2560x1440:

• Low: 194 average.
• Medium: 149 average, with min 126 / max 171.
• High: 127 average.
• Ultra: 99 average.

The 1440p breakdown works as expected: each preset loses roughly 25–30% of the 1080p number. Ultra is still above 100 with the average at 99, meaning it can be played on a 100 Hz or 144 Hz display with acceptable motion fluidity. The consistent min/max gap for Medium shows only 26% variance, proving stable frame pacing.

At 3840x2160:

• Low: 106 average.
• Medium: 82 average, with 69 minimum and 94 maximum.
• High: 70 average.
• Ultra: 54 average.

4K Ultra sits below 60 FPS, which is a delicate point for smooth gameplay. Dropping from Ultra to High increases the average by 16 FPS to 70; Medium offers +28 frames (82), and Low gives +52 (106). The only 4K preset that maintains a comfortable 60+ frame lock is High or better, though the Low setting provides a highly playable cinema away from symmetric drops.

GPU Role

The GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is Ada Lovelace's representative with 10,240 shading units, 320 texture mapping units, and 112 ROPs. Its core clock base is 2295 MHz, boost to 2550 MHz, and memory runs at 1438 MHz (23 Gbps effective). The 16 GB GDDR6X sits on a 256-bit bus, offering 736.3 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's power ceiling is 320 W, delivered via a single 16-pin connector with a suggested 700 W PSU.

All these figures show a premium GPU with enough VRAM to cover The Technomancer’s worst 4K text and geometry scenarios. The engine is a 2016 title with textures that are not overly aggressive at the time, so the 16 GB pool is never stressed. The G3D synthetic score is 34,245, and the GPU compute is 19,822; those sit below the very top-tier cards but still far enough above the typical to deliver the observable FPS in the table.

The GPU and CPU join at the 250th combo rank because the GPU scales exactly with the visual load. The high-bandwidth difference (736 GB/s) is the main resource when moving from 1080p to 1440p to 4K. The FPS values reveal that each resolution doubling approximately halves the average frame exactly for High settings: 194 → 127 → 70, which is a 3x scaling factor. That almost-linear resolution clarifies that the GPU is the uncompromised element; the CPU is not equally intervenient in this pattern. The RTX 4080 SUPER also draws from its 10,240 cores to manually produce the 54 FPS at Ultra 4K, which is on the boundary of playable – a situation only the CPU's high IPC does not worsen.

Settings Recommendations

Given the measured rows, the best experience depends on the targeted display.

For a 4K display aiming for smooth motion above 60 FPS, the High preset delivers 70 FPS, which is the only 4K setting besides Medium (82 FPS) and Low (106 FPS) that exceeds the 60 FPS line. Ultra is at 54 FPS, which would cause noticeable following, especially in fast action scenes. Thus the recommended configuration for 4K is High; it maintains visual quality while ensuring fluidity, as Medium at 82 FPS is also acceptable if one prefers higher framerates over some image details.

For 1440p screens with a 144 Hz refresh, Ultra is the target. The measured 99 FPS average cannot head into the full display, but it does so all other instances: Medium 149, High 127, Low 194 all surpass common 165Hz thresholds at 144, but Ultra is the highest visual setting that stays above 90 FPS. In practice, the absence of anti-aliasing overhead at High may attract those who want extra headroom (127 FPS), but the game is CPU-perfect for 144 Hz when set to High.

At 1080p, every preset reaches at least 152 FPS. A 300 Hz monitor can be satisfied with Medium (227 FPS) or even High (194) but the Ultra preset with 152 matches that Ultra also provide the highest image quality, assuming the system is not capped below 152. Low at 296 FPS is unnecessary unless the user prefers a maximum frame over visual fidelity, which is a common e-sport choice. In the game’s slower pacing, a compromise is the High at 1440p in the middle. The simply best all-around experience given the measured set is 1080p High, despite the 194 FPS score, because it balances the gap between quality and reaction speed; 1440p Medium provides a more granular collection, but the 149 FPS is also strong.

At the 4K wheel, the data is clear: medium above 60 FPS, low for spec highlights, and high for the visually most pleasing an aggressive but not smooth. The leading choice for a typical high-resolution gaming setup is 1440p High (127 FPS), which yields 99 FPS at Ultra, preserving the title’s bright post-process lighting without slowing below the “111” tier baseline.