The Technomancer

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 combination delivers a top-tier experience in The Technomancer, securing the 141st position out of 3696 tested combos. This places the pairing in the top 4% of all configurations, a strong showing that underscores the hardware's ability to handle this Action RPG at high framerates across all settings. The data indicates a system built for high-refresh-rate play, with the GPU and CPU working in concert to avoid severe bottlenecks, though the balance shifts predictably as resolution increases.

How This Combo Ranks

The comboRankInGame of 141 out of 3696 is the definitive measure of this pairing's performance within The Technomancer. This places the Ryzen 9 5900X and RTX 5090 in the 96th percentile of all tested combinations, meaning only 140 other setups produce higher average framerates. This is a remarkable result for a game released in 2016, indicating that this modern hardware combination utterly dominates the title's engine.

The ranking is not merely a product of the GPU's raw power; the CPU also plays a significant role. The Ryzen 9 5900X sits in the 87th percentile when compared against all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 41376. Its nearest rivals, such as the Intel Core i7-14650HX, are within a 0.5% margin, showing the 5900X is still a highly competitive processor. This strong CPU foundation prevents the system from being held back in less demanding scenes, allowing the RTX 5090 to stretch its legs.

When isolating the GPU's performance, the RTX 5090's percentileVsAllGpus of 92 and its average benchmark score of 79842 reflect a top-tier component. Its nearest rivals in the database, like the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB, are within a 1.4% delta of its score, but these are professional-grade cards, not consumer gaming hardware. In the context of gaming, this score indicates the 5090 is operating at the very edge of what is possible, making the 141st overall rank a direct consequence of its immense compute power.

The combination's high rank is even more impressive when considering the game's age. The Technomancer was not designed with modern multi-core processors or massive GPUs in mind. The fact that this combo still ranks in the top 141 configurations shows that the hardware's brute force is enough to overcome any potential engine-level inefficiencies. The data suggests that there are very few combinations on the database that can push more frames in this title, making this an elite-tier pairing for The Technomancer.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 is the undisputed performance driver in this combo, and its specifications make it an absolute overkill for The Technomancer. The GPU comes equipped with 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, delivering a staggering 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth. For a game from 2016, this amount of VRAM and bandwidth is far beyond what is required, ensuring that texture streaming and memory allocation are never a bottleneck, even at 4K with maximum settings.

The GPU's clock speeds, with a base of 2017 MHz and a boost of 2407 MHz, are substantial. The Blackwell 2.0 architecture, built on a 5 nm process, allows for these high frequencies while maintaining the 575 W TDP. This clock speed, combined with 21760 shading units, results in a massive 104.8 TFLOPS of FP32 compute power. The Technomancer, with its DirectX 12 Ultimate support, can utilize this raw compute to render complex lighting and particle effects, though the game's age means it likely doesn't push the GPU to its absolute limit.

The benchmark results for the GPU show its raw capability, with a PassMark G3D score of 39650 and a Geekbench Vulkan score of 376728. These numbers are not game-specific but demonstrate the sheer processing power available. In The Technomancer, this power translates to high framerates, but the data shows the GPU is often waiting for the CPU or the engine to catch up, especially at lower resolutions. The GPU's role is to provide a massive headroom, ensuring that even in the most chaotic scenes, there is enough rendering power to maintain a smooth experience.

The 32 GB VRAM is a particular asset. Even at 4K Ultra, the game's textures and geometry are unlikely to exceed 8 GB, meaning the RTX 5090 is operating with a massive memory surplus. This eliminates any possibility of stuttering or texture pop-in caused by memory paging. The GPU's immense memory bandwidth also aids in this, allowing for rapid data transfer between the memory and the processing cores. In this title, the RTX 5090's role is essentially to provide an unlimited framerate ceiling, limited only by the other components and the game's own code.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X serves as the central brain of this system, and its 12 cores and 24 threads are critical for maintaining high framerates in The Technomancer. With a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.80 GHz, the Zen 3 processor offers a strong balance of single-thread and multi-thread performance. The game, being an Action RPG, likely uses a mix of threads for AI, physics, and game logic, and the 5900X has ample resources to handle all of it without breaking a sweat.

The CPU's benchmark scores highlight its capability. A Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 16262 and a single-core score of 1527 indicate that it can handle both heavy multi-threaded workloads and tasks that rely on a single fast core. The Geekbench multi-core score of 14118 further confirms its strength. For a game like The Technomancer, which may not be perfectly optimized for multi-threading, the high single-core performance is often more important, and the 5900X delivers in that regard.

The data shows that the CPU is likely the limiting factor at 1080p and 1440p, where the GPU is not fully stretched. The 3dmark_2_threads score of 1852 and the 3dmark_single_thread score of 941 are indicative of its per-core strength. While these scores are high, the game's engine must still process the game world and player actions, and this processing time can become the bottleneck when the GPU is capable of rendering frames faster than the CPU can provide the data. The 5900X's role is to keep the frame pipeline full, and it does so effectively, but it cannot outperform the game's engine logic.

The CPU's 64 MB of L3 cache is another advantage. This large cache allows for quick access to frequently used data, reducing latency and improving overall responsiveness. In a game world with many entities, this cache can help maintain stable framerates. The 5900X, with its 87th percentile ranking, is not the absolute fastest CPU, but it is more than sufficient to support the RTX 5090 in this title, ensuring that the GPU is not held back by a lack of data or instructions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive look at how this combination performs across different resolutions and settings. At 1080p, the system is clearly CPU-bound, as the framerates are exceptionally high. With Low settings, the average FPS is 249, which drops to 227 on Medium and 214 on High. Even on Ultra, the system maintains an average of 173 FPS. These numbers show that the RTX 5090 is nowhere near its limit at this resolution, and the 5900X is the primary driver of performance.

Moving to 1440p, the GPU begins to take on more work, but the framerates remain incredibly high. The Low preset yields an average of 217 FPS, while Medium produces 169 FPS. High settings average 144 FPS, and Ultra drops to 113 FPS. The transition from 1080p to 1440p shows a clear scaling pattern, but the system remains far above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth play. The data indicates that this is a sweet spot for high-refresh-rate 1440p monitors, with even Ultra settings remaining highly playable.

At 4K, the GPU is finally given a substantial workload. The Low preset averages 121 FPS, Medium averages 93 FPS, and High averages 79 FPS. The Ultra preset brings the system to its knees relatively speaking, with an average of 62 FPS. The Medium preset also recorded a min FPS of 79 and a max FPS of 107, showing a frame time variance that is still well-controlled. This is the first resolution where the system's performance drops below 100 FPS on higher settings, confirming that 4K Ultra is the most demanding scenario for this pairing.

The difference between Low and Ultra at each resolution is stark. At 1080p, the delta is 76 FPS (249 to 173). At 1440p, the delta is 104 FPS (217 to 113). At 4K, the delta is 59 FPS (121 to 62). This data shows that the performance cost of graphical fidelity increases with resolution, but even at its most demanding, the system never drops below a playable 62 FPS average. The RTX 5090's power ensures that no matter the configuration, The Technomancer runs at framerates that would be the envy of most modern games.

Resolution Scaling

The resolution scaling data reveals a clear shift in the system's bottleneck. From 1080p to 1440p, the average FPS drop across settings is significant: High drops from 214 to 144 FPS (a 33% decrease), and Ultra drops from 173 to 113 FPS (a 35% decrease). This steep drop indicates that while the GPU is becoming more involved, the CPU is still limiting the maximum framerate at 1080p. The GPU is capable of producing more frames, but it is waiting for the CPU to provide the necessary draw calls and physics calculations.

The scaling from 1440p to 4K is different. High drops from 144 to 79 FPS (a 45% decrease), and Ultra drops from 113 to 62 FPS (a 45% decrease). This larger percentage drop indicates that the GPU is now the primary limiting factor. As the resolution increases, the pixel fill rate and shader work become more demanding, and the RTX 5090 is finally reaching its limits in this title. The CPU has more headroom at 4K, as it is no longer feeding the GPU as quickly.

The Low preset scaling tells a similar story. From 1080p to 1440p, it drops from 249 to 217 FPS (a 13% decrease), but from 1440p to 4K, it drops from 217 to 121 FPS (a 44% decrease). This shows that at Low settings, the CPU is heavily bottlenecked at 1080p, but by 4K, the GPU's workload is so high that it becomes the sole determinant of performance. The data suggests that the game's engine has a framerate ceiling around 250 FPS, which is being hit at 1080p Low.

The data clearly indicates that 4K is the resolution where this combo is most balanced. At 1080p and 1440p, the Ryzen 9 5900X holds the system back from achieving its theoretical maximum. However, at 4K, the RTX 5090's workload is heavy enough to utilize its full capabilities. The 62 FPS average at 4K Ultra is a direct result of the GPU's immense power, and the 121 FPS at 4K Low shows that even at the highest resolution, the system is not struggling. This makes 4K the ideal resolution for this pairing, as it provides a perfect balance between CPU and GPU utilization.

FAQ

Q: What is the overall performance rank of this CPU and GPU combo in The Technomancer?

A: The combination ranks 141st out of 3696 tested combos, placing it in the top 4% of all configurations tested for this game.

Q: How much VRAM does the RTX 5090 have, and does it matter for this game?

A: The RTX 5090 features 32 GB of GDDR7 memory. For a game from 2016, this is an excessive amount, ensuring that memory capacity is never a limiting factor at any resolution or setting.

Q: What is the average FPS at 4K with Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the combo achieves an average of 62 FPS, which is still playable but marks the most demanding scenario in the data.

Q: Is the Ryzen 9 5900X a bottleneck for the RTX 5090 in this game?

A: Yes, at 1080p and 1440p, the data shows the CPU limits the framerate, as evidenced by the high FPS and the significant drop when moving to 4K. The CPU's 12 cores and 24 threads are strong, but the GPU is simply too fast for the game's engine logic at lower resolutions.

Q: What are the FPS figures for 1440p with High settings?

A: At 2560x1440 with High settings, the average FPS is 144, which is ideal for a high-refresh-rate 1440p monitor.

Q: How does the CPU's single-core performance compare to its multi-core performance?

A: The CPU scores 1527 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 16262 in multi-core. The strong single-core score is crucial for this game, as it helps maintain high framerates when the GPU is not the limiting factor.