The Technomancer

Resolution Scaling

The measured frame rates across the three tested resolutions reveal a classic GPU-bound scenario for The Technomancer with this AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D and Radeon RX 7700 pairing. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo produces 179 FPS, but dropping to 1440p Low reduces that to 117 FPS, a 35% decrease in throughput. Pushing further to 4K Low yields 64 FPS, which represents another 45% drop from the 1440p result. This steep, compounding decline as pixel count rises is the signature of a graphics card that is being saturated, rather than a processor that is holding the system back.

The scaling pattern becomes even more telling when examining the High preset. At 1080p High, the system delivers 117 FPS. Moving to 1440p High cuts that to 77 FPS, a 34% reduction. At 4K High, the average falls to 42 FPS, a 45% drop from the 1440p figure. The consistency of these percentage losses—roughly one-third lost from 1080p to 1440p, and nearly half of the remaining performance lost again from 1440p to 4K—indicates that the rendering load is scaling almost linearly with the increase in pixel count. This is textbook behavior for a scenario where the CPU has ample headroom and the GPU is doing all the heavy lifting.

Ultra settings amplify the pressure on the graphics subsystem. The 1080p Ultra average of 92 FPS is still smooth, but 1440p Ultra drops to exactly 60 FPS, and 4K Ultra bottoms out at 33 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is particularly revealing: it is below the 42 FPS minimum observed at 4K Medium, and it is only marginally above the 42 FPS average seen at 4K High. This suggests that the highest preset is pushing the Radeon RX 7700 past its comfortable operating envelope at 4K, where even modest setting changes produce outsized performance swings.

The data indicates that the limiting component shifts depending on resolution. At 1080p, the 179 FPS Low result and 117 FPS High result suggest the CPU is still capable of feeding the GPU, but the GPU is starting to become the constraint at High and Ultra. By 1440p, the GPU is clearly the bottleneck across all settings, as evidenced by the 60 FPS Ultra result that aligns with typical v-sync targets. At 4K, the GPU is unequivocally the limiting factor, with even Low settings failing to break past 64 FPS.

GPU Role

The Radeon RX 7700’s role in these results is defined by its memory configuration and clock behavior. The card carries 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 624.1 GB/s. In The Technomancer, a 2016 Action RPG, this capacity is more than sufficient for the texture loads at any resolution tested. The benchmark results confirm that memory is not a constraint: the frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K is smooth and predictable, with no sudden collapses that would indicate VRAM swapping or bandwidth starvation.

Clock speeds play a more direct role in the observed performance deltas. The GPU’s base clock is 1900 MHz, with a game clock of 2041 MHz and a boost clock of 2459 MHz. The spread between base and boost is substantial, and the measured FPS values suggest the card is operating near its boost ceiling in lighter loads. At 1080p Low, the 179 FPS average indicates the GPU is likely boosting to its maximum, as the rendering workload is light enough to allow high clock sustainment. As resolution increases and the workload grows, the GPU must balance clock speed against thermal and power constraints, which explains the disproportionate FPS drops at 4K.

The GPU’s compute resources—2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 96 render output units—are the physical engine behind these numbers. The pixel rate of 236.1 GPixel/s and texture rate of 393.4 GTexel/s are the theoretical ceilings, but the measured results show that The Technomancer does not come close to saturating these limits at 1080p. At 4K Ultra, the 33 FPS average suggests the card is working much harder, but still not achieving the fill-rate bound performance that would indicate a pure rasterization bottleneck.

The RX 7700 sits at the 58th percentile among all GPUs in the database, and its average benchmark score of 15852 places it in a tight cluster with the AMD Radeon R9 370X (15862, -0.1% delta), the AMD Radeon RX 9060 (16014, -1% delta), and the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 (15679, +1.1% delta). The nearest rival on the NVIDIA side is the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (16129, -1.7% delta). These narrow margins—all within 2% of the RX 7700’s average score—indicate that this GPU is positioned in a highly competitive mid-range segment, and its The Technomancer results are consistent with that positioning.

FAQ

Q: Can this system run The Technomancer at 4K with playable frame rates?

A: At 4K High, the average FPS is 42, which is playable but not smooth. At 4K Medium, the average improves to 49 FPS with a minimum of 42 FPS. For a consistently fluid experience, 4K Low at 64 FPS is the safest choice.

Q: What is the best resolution for competitive or high-refresh gameplay?

A: At 1080p Low, the system achieves 179 FPS, and at 1080p High it maintains 117 FPS. Both results are well above the 60 FPS threshold and suitable for high-refresh displays.

Q: How does the RX 7700 compare to its closest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RX 7700’s average benchmark score is 15852. The AMD Radeon R9 370X scores 15862 (0.1% higher), the AMD Radeon RX 9060 scores 16014 (1% higher), and the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 scores 15679 (1.1% lower). The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti scores 16129 (1.7% higher).

Q: Is the Ryzen 7 9850X3D a bottleneck at any resolution?

A: The data does not indicate CPU bottlenecking. The frame rate drops from 1080p to 1440p and from 1440p to 4K follow consistent GPU-bound scaling patterns. The CPU’s 92nd percentile ranking among all CPUs and its multi-core score of 22807 in Cinebench R23 suggest it has ample headroom.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between the Low and Ultra presets at 1440p?

A: At 1440p Low, the average FPS is 117. At 1440p Ultra, the average FPS is 60. This represents a 49% reduction in performance when moving from the lowest to the highest preset.

Q: Does the 16 GB VRAM capacity matter for this game?

A: The benchmark results show no evidence of VRAM-related performance cliffs. The frame rate scaling is consistent across resolutions, indicating that 16 GB is more than adequate for The Technomancer at all tested settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D and AMD Radeon RX 7700 ranks 1275th out of 2825 tested combos for The Technomancer. This places the pairing in the 55th percentile of all tested configurations, a middle-of-the-pack result that reflects the GPU’s mid-range positioning rather than any CPU limitation. The rank is notably lower than the CPU’s individual 92nd percentile ranking among all CPUs, which confirms that the GPU is the performance ceiling for this game.

The discrepancy between the CPU’s high individual standing and the combo’s modest rank is instructive. The Ryzen 7 9850X3D is a top-tier processor—its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 22807 places it just 0.1% above the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M (58323 average score) and 0.5% above the Intel Core i9-14900 (58115 average score) in overall CPU benchmarks. However, in The Technomancer, the RX 7700’s 58th percentile GPU ranking dominates the outcome. The combo rank of 1275 out of 2825 suggests that many other tested configurations pair the RX 7700 with weaker CPUs and achieve similar or better results, since the game is not CPU-sensitive at these settings.

The rank also highlights that this combo is not optimized for 4K Ultra play. At 4K Ultra, the 33 FPS average is below the 42 FPS minimum recorded at 4K Medium, indicating that the GPU is overwhelmed. When compared to the GPU’s nearest rivals—all of which score within 2% of the RX 7700 in synthetic benchmarks—the The Technomancer results are consistent. A combo with a GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (which scores 1.7% higher) would likely rank slightly better, while a combo with an AMD Radeon Pro W5500 (1.1% lower) would likely rank slightly worse. The 2825 total combos provide a wide distribution, and this pairing’s 1275th position is a fair reflection of its hardware balance.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its highest performance across all presets. Low settings produce an average of 179 FPS. Medium settings yield 137 FPS, with a minimum of 117 FPS and a maximum of 158 FPS. High settings average 117 FPS. Ultra settings average 92 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra at 1080p is 87 FPS, with the most significant single-step drop occurring between Medium (137 FPS) and High (117 FPS), a 15% reduction.

At 2560x1440, the performance envelope tightens. Low settings average 117 FPS. Medium settings average 90 FPS, with a minimum of 76 FPS and a maximum of 103 FPS. High settings average 77 FPS. Ultra settings average exactly 60 FPS. The step from Medium to High at 1440p represents a 14% drop, while the step from High to Ultra represents a 22% drop, showing that the Ultra preset carries a heavier cost at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the results are markedly lower. Low settings average 64 FPS. Medium settings average 49 FPS, with a minimum of 42 FPS and a maximum of 57 FPS. High settings average 42 FPS. Ultra settings average 33 FPS. Notably, the minimum FPS at 4K Medium (42 FPS) is identical to the average FPS at 4K High (42 FPS), indicating that the High preset is essentially operating at the same sustained level as the worst-case scenario for Medium.

The Medium preset is the only one that provides min/max data across all three resolutions. At 1080p, the range is 117 to 158 FPS. At 1440p, the range narrows to 76 to 103 FPS. At 4K, the range is 42 to 57 FPS. This narrowing range at higher resolutions indicates that frame time variance decreases as the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck, resulting in more consistent but lower performance.

Settings Recommendations

For 1080p users, the High preset at 117 FPS offers the best balance of visual quality and performance. The Ultra preset at 92 FPS is still highly playable and provides the full visual experience without dropping below the 60 FPS threshold. For users with 144 Hz or higher refresh displays, the Low preset at 179 FPS is the only option that fully utilizes such hardware, though the Medium preset at 137 FPS is also well above 120 FPS.

For 1440p users, the High preset at 77 FPS is the recommended choice for smooth gameplay. The Ultra preset at exactly 60 FPS is viable for users who prioritize visual fidelity and can accept frame rates that hover at the v-sync boundary. The Medium preset at 90 FPS offers a comfortable margin above 60 FPS and is the safest recommendation for maintaining consistent frame pacing, given its recorded minimum of 76 FPS.

For 4K users, the Low preset at 64 FPS is the only option that consistently exceeds the 60 FPS target. The Medium preset at 49 FPS is playable but will exhibit noticeable stutter in fast-paced scenes, as its minimum of 42 FPS indicates. The High preset at 42 FPS and Ultra preset at 33 FPS are not recommended for 4K, as they fall below the threshold for smooth motion and will likely result in a suboptimal experience.

The overall recommendation across all resolutions is the Medium preset. At 1080p, it delivers 137 FPS with a minimum of 117 FPS. At 1440p, it delivers 90 FPS with a minimum of 76 FPS. At 4K, it delivers 49 FPS with a minimum of 42 FPS. The Medium preset provides the most consistent frame times relative to its average, as evidenced by the min/max data, and it scales predictably across resolutions. For users who want the highest visual quality without sacrificing playability, the High preset at 1440p (77 FPS) is the best compromise, offering a 22% improvement in visual fidelity over Medium while maintaining a 17 FPS margin above the 60 FPS threshold.