The Technomancer

The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER combination ranks 1030 out of 1656 tested combos in The Technomancer. That places it in the lower-middle portion of the field, and the data shows why: this is a pairing where the GPU becomes the primary constraint at higher resolutions, while the CPU’s massive thread count offers no meaningful benefit in a game from 2016 that rarely scales beyond a few cores. The rank reflects a system that can deliver smooth 1080p gameplay but struggles to maintain 60 FPS at 4K, even with settings reduced.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s rank of 1030 out of 1656 is not a strong showing, but it is not a disaster either. The percentile data for the individual components tells a clear story: the CPU sits in the 93rd percentile among all processors, while the GPU lands in the 65th percentile among all graphics cards. The gap between those two figures is the main takeaway. The Ryzen 9 5950X is a top-tier part by any measure, but the RTX 2070 SUPER is merely average-to-good, and in The Technomancer the GPU is what dictates the final frame rates.

Looking at the measured results, the combo’s best performance comes at 1080p, where it reaches 154.3 FPS on Low settings. That is a strong result, but the ranking suggests many other combinations do better. The nearest GPU rivals illustrate the competitive landscape: the RTX 2070 SUPER scores 0.5% below the NVIDIA RTX A400, 0.9% above the GTX TITAN Z, 2.3% below the RTX 4060 Mobile, and 2.5% above the RX 5700. Those are narrow margins, meaning small changes in GPU choice can shift the combo’s rank significantly. The CPU side is similarly tight, with the Ryzen 9 5950X averaging 49062, which is 0.2% below the i5-14600K, 0.6% below the i5-14600KF, 0.7% above the Xeon Gold 5318H, and 1.1% below the EPYC 4345P. In a game like The Technomancer, those CPU differences are irrelevant; the GPU is the bottleneck.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides a clear hierarchy for settings at each resolution. At 1920x1080, the combo is highly capable: Low delivers 154.3 FPS, Medium 122.3 FPS, High 101.9 FPS, and Ultra 79.2 FPS. All of these are playable, but the jump from High to Ultra costs 22.7 FPS, which is significant. For most players, High at 1080p offers the best balance—it stays above 100 FPS while providing noticeably better visuals than Medium.

At 2560x1440, the picture changes. Low hits 104.7 FPS, Medium 76.4 FPS, High 66.7 FPS, and Ultra drops to 53.3 FPS. The drop from High to Ultra is 13.4 FPS, pushing the frame rate below 60. If you have a 1440p monitor with a 60Hz refresh rate, Medium is the sweet spot—it stays well above 60 FPS and looks good. High is also viable if you can tolerate occasional dips near 60.

At 3840x2160, the combo struggles. Low averages 55.9 FPS, Medium 46 FPS, High 36.3 FPS, and Ultra 31.6 FPS. No setting reaches 60 FPS, and even Low is borderline. For 4K, the recommendation is to accept Low settings if you need playable frame rates, or drop to 1440p for a much better experience. The data indicates that Medium at 1440p (76.4 FPS) is a far better experience than Low at 4K (55.9 FPS) in terms of both smoothness and visual quality.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo run The Technomancer at 60 FPS on Ultra settings?

A: Only at 1080p, where Ultra averages 79.2 FPS. At 1440p, Ultra falls to 53.3 FPS, and at 4K it drops to 31.6 FPS. The data shows 60 FPS on Ultra is not achievable beyond 1080p.

Q: What is the playable resolution for this combo?

A: 1920x1080 is the most comfortable, with all settings above 79 FPS. At 2560x1440, Medium and High are playable (76.4 and 66.7 FPS respectively), while 4K requires Low settings to stay near 56 FPS.

Q: Is the Ryzen 9 5950X overkill for this game?

A: The CPU ranks in the 93rd percentile and has 16 cores and 32 threads, but The Technomancer’s measured results show the GPU is the limiting factor. At 4K, even Low settings only reach 55.9 FPS, indicating the CPU’s power is not being utilized.

Q: How does the RTX 2070 SUPER compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The GPU scores 0.5% below the RTX A400, 0.9% above the GTX TITAN Z, 2.3% below the RTX 4060 Mobile, and 2.5% above the RX 5700. These are small margins, meaning the 2070 SUPER is competitively positioned but not a standout.

Q: What is the best settings preset for 1440p?

A: Medium provides 76.4 FPS, which is comfortably above 60. High gives 66.7 FPS, still playable but with less headroom. Ultra drops below 60 at 53.3 FPS, so Medium is the recommended choice.

Q: Does lowering settings help at 4K?

A: Yes, but not enough for 60 FPS. Low reaches 55.9 FPS, Medium 46 FPS, High 36.3 FPS, and Ultra 31.6 FPS. Even the lowest preset cannot hit 60 FPS.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured data covers three resolutions and four settings presets, with no minimum or maximum frame rates recorded. At 1920x1080, the combo produces 154.3 FPS on Low, 122.3 FPS on Medium, 101.9 FPS on High, and 79.2 FPS on Ultra. The scaling is consistent: each step up in settings costs roughly 20-25 FPS, with the largest drop between Medium and High (20.4 FPS) and the smallest between High and Ultra (22.7 FPS).

At 2560x1440, the results are 104.7 FPS on Low, 76.4 FPS on Medium, 66.7 FPS on High, and 53.3 FPS on Ultra. The gap between Low and Medium is 28.3 FPS, the largest jump in the entire dataset. From Medium to High, the loss is 9.7 FPS, and from High to Ultra, it is 13.4 FPS. This resolution shows the GPU starting to strain, especially at Ultra where it falls below 60.

At 3840x2160, the numbers drop sharply: 55.9 FPS on Low, 46 FPS on Medium, 36.3 FPS on High, and 31.6 FPS on Ultra. The difference between Low and Medium is 9.9 FPS, between Medium and High is 9.7 FPS, and between High and Ultra is 4.7 FPS. The diminishing returns at the high end suggest the GPU is running out of resources, with Ultra providing only a marginal visual uplift over High for a significant frame rate cost.

The data reveals a clear pattern: the combo performs best at 1080p, where it exceeds 100 FPS on High and above. At 1440p, it remains playable on Medium and High, but Ultra is not recommended. At 4K, only Low is close to playable, and even then it falls short of 60 FPS.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER is built on the Turing architecture with a TU104 chip manufactured on a 12 nm process. It has 2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs, along with 40 RT cores and 320 tensor cores. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1605 MHz and a boost clock of 1770 MHz, with memory running at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective). It features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

In The Technomancer, the GPU’s role is decisive. The measured FPS drops are consistent with a card that has 8 GB of VRAM and a 256-bit memory interface. At 4K, the game’s higher settings likely exceed the VRAM capacity or tax the memory bandwidth, resulting in the steep performance cliff between 1440p and 2160p. The GPU scores 18169 in Passmark G3D and 7557 in Passmark GPU Compute, placing it in the 65th percentile. Its nearest rivals are all within a few percent, confirming that the 2070 SUPER is a mid-tier card that cannot overcome the demands of 4K gaming in this title.

The FP32 performance of 9.062 TFLOPS and texture rate of 283.2 GTexel/s are adequate for 1080p and 1440p, but the pixel rate of 113.3 GPixel/s becomes a limiting factor at 4K. The data supports this: at 1440p Ultra, the combo manages 53.3 FPS, while at 4K Ultra it drops to 31.6 FPS—a 40% reduction that aligns with the increased pixel workload.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X is a 16-core, 32-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture (Vermeer), built on TSMC’s 7 nm process. It has a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 4.90 GHz, with 64 MB of L3 cache. The CPU supports DDR4 memory in dual-channel mode with a bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s, and it uses PCIe Gen 4 with 20 lanes. It has a TDP of 105 W and is unlocked for overclocking.

Benchmark results show the 5950X is a powerhouse: it scores 38607 in Cinebench R23 multicore, 5450 in single-core, and 45424 in Passmark multithread. Its 3DMark scores scale from 944 in single-thread to 11597 in max-threads, indicating strong scaling across cores. However, The Technomancer’s measured FPS data shows no evidence that this CPU power translates into higher frame rates. The game’s performance is consistently GPU-bound, as seen by the large FPS differences between settings at the same resolution.

The CPU’s 93rd percentile ranking and average benchmark score of 49062 place it among the best processors available, but its nearest rivals are all within 1.1% of its score. In this game, the CPU contributes little to the final result. The 16 cores and 32 threads are wasted on a title that likely uses only a few threads. The data shows that at 1080p, where the CPU could theoretically matter more, the combo still hits 154.3 FPS on Low—but that is more evidence of the GPU’s capability at low settings than the CPU’s raw power. For this pairing, the CPU is a luxury that provides headroom for other tasks, not a factor that improves The Technomancer’s frame rates.