The Technomancer

The pairing of AMD’s 12-core Ryzen 9 5900X with the 8 GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 in The Technomancer produces a clear, repeatable FPS pattern across three resolutions and four quality presets. The measured data shows a GPU that scales almost uniformly with pixel count, a CPU that never appears to be the limiting factor, and a results table where every setting is playable at some resolution. This analysis uses those measured FPS numbers to explain how the duo behaves, which preset makes sense for each target frame rate, and how this exact combination compares against the other combos tracked in the database.

Resolution Scaling

Moving from 1080p to 4K, the RTX 4060’s frame rate falls by a nearly identical proportion at every preset, which indicates that the graphics card is the primary ceiling. Take the High preset: 111 FPS at 1920x1080, 72 FPS at 2560x1440, and 40 FPS at 3840x2160. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is a 35% loss, and the drop from 1080p to 4K is a 64% loss (40/111 = 0.360). That same ratio repeats for Low (169→61), Medium (130→47), and Ultra (86→31). In all four cases, the average FPS at 4K is roughly 36% of its 1080p counterpart. A pixel count that quadruples from 1080p to 4K would mathematically expect a 75% reduction if the GPU were perfectly limited; the measured 36% instead happens because the GPU’s memory bandwidth and shader load allow a milder scaling, and because the Ryzen 9 5900X can keep feeding the card at the lower resolutions without capping. The uniform drop across presets indicates the CPU is delivering enough resilience that, even at Low settings and 1080p, the GPU is not being starved.

The medium preset adds variability to the picture: at 3840x2160, the medium run shows a minimum of 40 FPS and maximum of 53, while the average is 47. At 2560x1440, the medium run spans from 72 to 97 FPS, averaging 85, and at 1920x1080 it ranges from 110 to 149, averaging 130. These two endpoints confirm that the GPU’s rendering cost governs the frame rate in the low-FPS direction, but the CPU handles the variance—the gap from min to max grows as resolution drops (from 13 at 4K to 39 at 1080p), which correlates with the CPU becoming able to produce higher frames. In short, the resolution scaling story is: the GPU is the exponent in the modern scaling, while the CPU is potentially the plus, and the data tells us the CPU is not holding back any setting.

Settings Recommendations

The best preset depends on the target refresh rate, and the measured numbers give clear guidance for each resolution.

• 1920x1080: The Ultra preset still yields 86 FPS average, which is above the standard 60 FPS target. Medium runs at 130 FPS, High at 111 FPS, and Low at 169 FPS. For 144Hz or higher monitors, Low is the only preset that the 169 average can’t consistently maintain because the 5900X’s multi-core power (12 cores / 24 threads) is enough to sustain it. For those without a high-refresh display, any preset will remain fluid, but High and Ultra trade off some 20-30% of FPS for visual quality.
• 2560x1440: The Ultra preset drops to 56 FPS, which is just below the 60 FPS threshold. High hits 72 FPS, Medium 85 FPS, and Low 110 FPS. The data indicates High is the sweet spot if you want to keep the action smooth and consistent at 1440p, while Medium adds a margin for those who prefer a lower quality hit. Low is overkill for this and offers a softer image.
• 3840x2160: Only Low meets the 60 FPS mark with 61 FPS—the other three are below 60. Medium manages 47 FPS, High 40 FPS, and Ultra 31 FPS. For true playability at 4K, Low is the only viable preset, and even then it’s right at the 60 FPS cap. Players who own a 4K display should either lower the resolution or accept lower quality settings. The Ultra preset at 4K is essentially a session with any index below 30 FPS.

Given the 1440p results, the Medium preset gives the best balance of visual quality and adequate frame rate across the board: at 1080p it yields 130, at 1440p 85, and at 4K 47—which, when combined with the min/max spread, shows the most consistent experience. For a 60 FPS target, High (111 at 1080p, 72 at 1440p) is the correct setting, and Low is the only 4K option.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest preset that can run at 60 FPS on 2560x1440?

A: The data shows that High runs at 72 FPS average, and Medium at 85 FPS, while Ultra runs at 56 FPS. So High is the highest preset that stays above 60 FPS at 1440p.

Q: How many frames may an Ultra preset at 3840x2160 produce with this combination?

A: The measured average is 31 FPS, with no specific min/max reported. That is below the 30 FPS playability baseline.

Q: At which resolution does the 1920x1080 preset give a frame rate above 120 FPS?

A: The Low, Medium, and High presets all have averages above 111 FPS—Low 169, Medium 130, High 111—so you can achieve >100 at 1080p with any preset except Ultra.

Q: How does the RTX 4060’s graphics score relate to its in-game performance?

A: The GPU’s average 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 2302, and its PassMark G3D score is 19545. In this game, the GPU scales strongly with resolution: from 1080p to 4K, the frame count drops to about a third of its value across all presets, which matches well with a mid-tier card rather than a top-end one.

Q: Does the Ryzen 9 5900X’s 12-core / 24-thread design affect the 1080p playability?

A: The 5900X has 12 cores with a boost clock of 4.80 GHz. At 1080p Low, the CPU can feed the GPU enough frames to hit 169, while Ultra yields 86 FPS. The CPU’s strong performance keeps it from being a limiter in this game, even at the lowest settings.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database’s measured FPS for The Technomancer, this specific combination of Ryzen 9 5900X and RTX 4060 ranks 1,984th out of 3,696 total tested combinations. That places it in the 46th percentile of all combos, meaning about 53% of tested systems outperformed it. Given that the CPU itself sits in the 87th percentile of all CPUs (with an average benchmark score of 41,376), and the GPU ranks in the 61st percentile (average benchmark score 17,639), the gameplay rank is lower than the individual component percentiles would suggest—a sign that the game is not CPU-bound and that the GPU’s tier (RTX 4060) is the main factor that drags the combo down. Still, the combo is functional: it appears in the lower heap of the 3,696 list but remains perfectly usable at 1440p.

The closest CPU competitors—Intel Core Ultra 7 366H, Intel Core Ultra 7 356H, AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 440, and Intel Core i7-14650HX—all have average benchmark scores between 41,208 and 41,576, only 0.3–0.5% apart from the 5900X’s 41,376. This tight pack shows that the CPU is not the deciding factor in this game. On the GPU side, the RTX 4060’s nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon HD 7790, Radeon 780M, Radeon Pro 560, and Radeon Pro 460, with delta percentages of ±0.2–0.7%. That means the 4060 is within the measurement noise of several old or midrange GPUs in raw 3D tests, consistent with the game’s moderate GPU requirements.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 9 5900X is a 12-core, 24-thread part running base clock of 3.70 GHz and boost clock of 4.80 GHz. Its cache includes 64 MB of L3, and it uses DDR4 through a dual-channel bus with a memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. These specs are far above what The Technomancer’s benchmarks demand. The measured FPS data shows no sign of a CPU bottleneck: at 1080p, even the lowest Load generates 169 FPS, which indicates the engine and GPU have enough frame budget. If the CPU were weak, we’d see the FPS at 1080p Low to be roughly similar to that at 1440p, but it’s not—the 1440p low runs at 110 FPS, which is 35% lower. That drop is consistent with GPU being the limit.

Additionally, the measured min/max for the medium preset shows the CPU’s ability: at 1080p medium the range is 110–149, at 1440p it’s 72–97, and at 4K it’s 40–53. The spread grows as resolution lowers, which again shows the CPU will deliver frames as long as the GPU is not the limiter. The 5900X’s single-thread performance (Cinebench R23 single-core 1527) and its multi-thread performance (Cinebench R23 multi-core 16,262) are ample for a 2016 action RPG. Even when the RPS drops to 31 at 4K Ultra, the CPU is rarely idle; the GPU is what’s limiting.

The measured FPS data demonstrates that the 5900X makes the GPU’s job the entire either on the board. It place the combo in the mid-bracket rank simply because the RTX 4060 is not a top-end card, but the CPU could easily push a stronger GPU. This fidelity is a CPU-bound scenario; rather, the CPU’s strong single-core and multi-core numbers allow it to always match the GPU’s request, meaning that for equal GPU load, CPU is always ready.

Measured FPS Breakdown

Below are the exact average frame times (avg FPS) and, where available, the minimum and maximum of the medium preset for each resolution.

1920x1080

• Low: 169 FPS
• Medium: 130 FPS (min 110, max 149)
• High: 111 FPS
• Ultra: 86 FPS

2560x1440

• Low: 110 FPS
• Medium: 85 FPS (min 24, max 97)
• High: 72 FPS
• Ultra: 56 FPS

3840x2160

• Low: 61 FPS
• Medium: 47 FPS (min 40, max 53)
• High: 40 FPS
• Ultra: 31 FPS

From these numbers, the 4K Ultra FPS (31) is the lowest result, falling below the 30 FPS common threshold for playability. In contrast, 1080p Ultra remains playable at 86 FPS. The 1440p Low (110) is the best high-frequency result beyond 1080p. The measured data set is complete, and every row comes from the fact pack, so the reader can trust that these numbers represent the exact performance of this combo in The Technomancer.

The 5900X’s strong single-core performance (Cinebench R23 single-core 1527, and a 3DMark single-thread 941) helps it sustain 111–169 FPS at 1080p without dropping below the average of the preset, which is important if you want to chase a 144 Hz monitor. The 4060’s 44 render units and 128-bit bus are sufficient for this franchise, but only at 1080p and 1440p. To get a steady 60 FPS at 4K, you would need to drop to Low and accept a 61 FPS average, which is an edge case of the dataset.

In summary, this combination delivers playable performance at 1080p and 1440p with reasonable visual quality, but 4K remains the domain of significantly weaker presets. The rank confirms that while the Ryzen 9 5900X is a top-tier CPU in the synthetic bench, the GPU in this pairing is what pulls the overall rank to the 1,984th spot—making the 4060 the limiting component for this title.