The Technomancer

FAQ

Q: What is the overall performance ranking of the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 combo in The Technomancer?

A: This combo ranks 744th out of 3,696 tested combinations, placing it in the top 20% of all tested systems for this game.

Q: How does the RTX 5070 compare to its nearest GPU rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 5070's average benchmark score of 40,377 is nearly identical to the AMD Radeon Pro 580 (40,318, +0.1% delta) and the AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 (40,063, +0.8% delta). It trails the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 (40,870) by 1.2%.

Q: What is the CPU's synthetic multi-threaded performance relative to its closest competitors?

A: The Ryzen 9 5950X scores 51,947 on average, which is 0.2% behind the Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX (52,073) and 0.3% behind the AMD EPYC 8124P (52,121). It edges the Intel Core i9-13900F (51,730) by 0.4%.

Q: What frame rates does this combo achieve at 1080p with Low settings?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the system delivers 249 FPS average, which is the highest measured result across all tested resolutions and settings.

Q: Is there a significant performance gap between Medium and Ultra settings at 4K?

A: Yes. At 3840x2160, Medium settings produce 69 FPS average (with 58 FPS minimum and 79 FPS maximum), while Ultra settings drop to 46 FPS average — a 33% reduction in average frame rate.

Q: How does the CPU's single-thread performance compare to its multi-thread performance in synthetic tests?

A: The Ryzen 9 5950X achieves a Geekbench single-core score of 2,083 versus 15,233 for multi-core — a ratio of roughly 1:7.3, highlighting the CPU's substantial parallel processing capability.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 is built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with a GB205 chip manufactured on a 5 nm process at TSMC. It contains 31,100 million transistors on a 263 mm² die, giving it a transistor density of 118.3 million per square millimeter. The GPU operates at a base clock of 2325 MHz with a boost clock of 2512 MHz. Memory clocks run at 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective data rate.

The card features 12 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus, providing 672.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The memory subsystem is a critical factor in The Technomancer's higher-resolution performance. At 4K Ultra, the combo drops to 46 FPS average, indicating that the GPU's memory bandwidth and raw compute are being heavily taxed. The 672.0 GB/s bandwidth is substantial, but the game's texture and geometry demands at 3840x2160 clearly push the card to its limits.

The RTX 5070 packs 6,144 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, and 80 raster operation processors. It also includes 48 ray tracing cores and 192 tensor cores. The pixel rate is 201.0 GPixel/s, while texture rate reaches 482.3 GTexel/s. Floating point performance is rated at 30.87 TFLOPS for both FP32 and FP16 (1:1 ratio). These specifications translate into strong rasterization performance, which is what The Technomancer primarily relies on given its 2016 release date.

The GPU's synthetic benchmark scores provide context. It achieves a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 5,077, a Geekbench OpenCL score of 172,660, and a Geekbench Vulkan score of 178,923. Passmark scores include 29,137 for G3D and 15,787 for GPU compute. The GPU's percentile ranking versus all GPUs is 82, meaning it outperforms 82% of tested graphics cards in synthetic workloads.

Compared to its nearest rivals, the RTX 5070's average score of 40,377 is remarkably close to the AMD Radeon Pro 580 (40,318, +0.1% delta) and the AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 (40,063, +0.8% delta). The NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile trails by 2% with a score of 39,568. This suggests that in synthetic benchmarks, the RTX 5070 performs similarly to these workstation-class cards, though its gaming-specific architecture and drivers give it an edge in real-world gaming scenarios.

The GPU's power draw is rated at 250 W TDP with a suggested 600 W power supply. It uses a dual-slot cooling solution with a 16-pin power connector. The card measures 245 mm in length, 115 mm in height, and 40 mm in width. Display outputs include one HDMI 2.1b and three DisplayPort 2.1b connectors, supporting modern high-refresh-rate monitors.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X is a 16-core, 32-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture (codenamed Vermeer). It operates at a base clock of 3.40 GHz with a boost clock of 4.90 GHz. The CPU is manufactured on TSMC's 7 nm process with 8,300 million transistors across a dual-die design (2x 74 mm²). It uses the AMD Socket AM4 platform and supports DDR4 memory in dual-channel configuration with 51.2 GB/s memory bandwidth. The CPU has a 105 W TDP and supports ECC memory.

Cache hierarchy consists of 64 KB L1 per core, 512 KB L2 per core, and 64 MB of shared L3 cache. The 64 MB L3 cache is particularly relevant for gaming workloads that benefit from larger pools of fast-access data. The CPU supports PCIe Gen 4 with 20 lanes from the CPU. Its production status is Active, and it was released on 2020-11-04.

Synthetic benchmark results show strong multi-threaded performance. The CPU scores 26,017 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 1,614 in single-core. Cinebench R15 results are 4,324 multi-core and 266.5 single-core. Geekbench scores are 15,233 multi-core and 2,083 single-core. Passmark results include 45,424 for multi-thread, 3,470 for single-thread, 185,520 for integer math, and 100,280 for floating point math.

The CPU's percentile ranking versus all CPUs is 91, placing it in the top 9% of processors tested. Its average benchmark score of 51,947 is nearly identical to its nearest rivals. The Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX scores 52,073 (-0.2% delta), the AMD EPYC 8124P scores 52,121 (-0.3% delta), and the Intel Core i9-13900F scores 51,730 (+0.4% delta). The Intel Core i7-14700 leads this group with 52,301 (-0.7% delta from the 5950X).

In The Technomancer, the CPU's role is significant but secondary to the GPU at higher resolutions. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 249 FPS, suggesting the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU with enough frames to saturate even the fastest rendering scenarios. The 16-core configuration ensures that any background processes or game threads have ample resources. The 4.90 GHz boost clock provides strong single-thread performance for games that rely on fewer, faster cores.

The CPU's 64 MB L3 cache is a notable asset. Games like The Technomancer that feature open-world exploration and dynamic environments can benefit from reduced memory latency and improved data locality. The dual-die design means cross-die communication uses the Infinity Fabric, but this is handled efficiently by the Zen 3 architecture.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest frame rates. With Low settings, average FPS reaches 249. Medium settings produce 191 FPS average, with a minimum of 162 FPS and maximum of 220 FPS. High settings yield 163 FPS average. Ultra settings drop to 127 FPS average. The spread from Low to Ultra is 122 FPS, representing a 49% reduction from the lowest to highest quality preset.

Moving to 2560x1440, performance remains strong but scales down predictably. Low settings produce 162 FPS average. Medium settings deliver 125 FPS average, with a minimum of 106 FPS and maximum of 143 FPS. High settings achieve 107 FPS average. Ultra settings fall to 83 FPS average. The Low-to-Ultra spread at 1440p is 79 FPS, a 49% reduction — the same proportional drop as at 1080p.

At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck. Low settings produce 89 FPS average. Medium settings deliver 69 FPS average, with a minimum of 58 FPS and maximum of 79 FPS. High settings achieve 59 FPS average. Ultra settings drop to 46 FPS average. The Low-to-Ultra spread at 4K is 43 FPS, again a 48% reduction, showing consistent scaling behavior across resolutions.

The Medium preset is the only settings level that reports both minimum and maximum FPS values. At 1080p Medium, the range is 162-220 FPS. At 1440p Medium, the range narrows to 106-143 FPS. At 4K Medium, the range is 58-79 FPS. The minimum FPS values are particularly important for gameplay smoothness, as they represent worst-case scenarios during intense scenes.

High settings show a clear progression: 163 FPS at 1080p, 107 FPS at 1440p, and 59 FPS at 4K. This represents a 64% drop from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 45% drop from 1440p to 4K. The diminishing returns at higher resolutions are typical for a GPU-bound scenario.

Ultra settings at 4K produce 46 FPS average, which is below the 60 FPS threshold often considered the minimum for smooth gameplay. This is the only configuration in the measured data that falls below 60 FPS average. All other settings and resolution combinations maintain averages above 59 FPS.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS progression from 1080p to 4K reveals the system's scaling characteristics. At Low settings, frame rates drop from 249 FPS at 1080p to 162 FPS at 1440p (a 35% reduction), then to 89 FPS at 4K (a 45% reduction from 1440p). The total drop from 1080p to 4K is 160 FPS, or 64%.

At Medium settings, the progression is 191 FPS at 1080p, 125 FPS at 1440p (a 35% reduction), and 69 FPS at 4K (a 45% reduction from 1440p). Total drop is 122 FPS, or 64%.

High settings show 163 FPS at 1080p, 107 FPS at 1440p (a 34% reduction), and 59 FPS at 4K (a 45% reduction from 1440p). Total drop is 104 FPS, or 64%.

Ultra settings follow a similar pattern: 127 FPS at 1080p, 83 FPS at 1440p (a 35% reduction), and 46 FPS at 4K (a 45% reduction from 1440p). Total drop is 81 FPS, or 64%.

The consistent 64% reduction from 1080p to 4K across all settings levels indicates that the scaling is resolution-driven rather than settings-driven. This suggests the GPU is the limiting component at 4K, as the frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K closely matches the pixel count increase (4x pixels, approximately 64% FPS reduction, which is close to the expected 75% theoretical reduction when accounting for overhead and memory bandwidth effects).

The 1440p-to-4K transition shows a consistent 45% reduction across all settings, while the 1080p-to-1440p transition shows a 34-35% reduction. This nonlinear scaling indicates that the GPU's memory bandwidth (672.0 GB/s) and compute resources become progressively more strained as resolution increases. The 4K results, particularly the 46 FPS at Ultra, suggest that the RTX 5070's 12 GB VRAM and 192-bit bus are adequate but not overprovisioned for this game at maximum quality.

The data shows that at 1080p, the CPU has headroom to spare — the 249 FPS Low result is likely CPU-limited or engine-limited rather than GPU-limited. At 4K, the GPU is clearly the bottleneck, as evidenced by the significant FPS drops and the fact that even Low settings (89 FPS) cannot match the 1080p Low result (249 FPS).

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured frame rates, the Medium preset offers the best balance between visual quality and performance across all three resolutions. At 1080p Medium, the system delivers 191 FPS average with a minimum of 162 FPS, ensuring smooth gameplay on high-refresh-rate monitors. At 1440p Medium, the average drops to 125 FPS with a minimum of 106 FPS, which remains well above the 60 FPS threshold and provides a comfortable experience for most gaming scenarios.

At 4K Medium, the system achieves 69 FPS average with a minimum of 58 FPS. This is the only 4K preset that maintains an average above 60 FPS while providing meaningful visual improvements over Low settings. The minimum FPS of 58 is close to the 60 FPS target, but brief dips during intense scenes are likely. For players with VRR displays, this configuration would provide a mostly smooth experience.

High settings are a viable alternative at 1080p and 1440p. At 1080p High, 163 FPS average provides excellent performance. At 1440p High, 107 FPS average is still comfortable. However, at 4K High, the average drops to 59 FPS, which sits right at the edge of the 60 FPS threshold. Players with standard 60 Hz displays might find this acceptable, but those sensitive to frame drops may prefer Medium.

Ultra settings are only recommended for 1080p gameplay, where the 127 FPS average provides good performance. At 1440p Ultra, 83 FPS average is playable but may not fully utilize high-refresh-rate displays. At 4K Ultra, 46 FPS average falls below the smoothness threshold and is not recommended for action-oriented gameplay in The Technomancer.

Low settings provide the highest frame rates but sacrifice visual fidelity. At 1080p Low, 249 FPS is ideal for competitive play or maximum smoothness. At 1440p Low, 162 FPS remains excellent. At 4K Low, 89 FPS is the best 4K result but may not justify the visual downgrade when Medium offers 69 FPS average.

The data suggests that Medium settings at 1440p provide the best overall experience for most players, offering 125 FPS average with a minimum of 106 FPS and substantial visual improvements over Low. For 4K users, Medium is the recommended preset, as it maintains an average above 60 FPS while providing acceptable visual quality.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 combination ranks 744th out of 3,696 tested combos in The Technomancer, placing it in the top 20.1% of all tested systems. This ranking reflects the system's strong overall performance, though it is not among the elite configurations.

The CPU's percentile ranking of 91 versus all CPUs indicates that the Ryzen 9 5950X is a high-performing processor. Its average benchmark score of 51,947 places it in a tight cluster with its nearest rivals. The Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX (52,073, -0.2% delta) and AMD EPYC 8124P (52,121, -0.3% delta) are statistically tied with the 5950X, while the Intel Core i9-13900F (51,730, +0.4% delta) and Intel Core i7-14700 (52,301, -0.7% delta) are also within the same performance band.

The GPU's percentile ranking of 82 versus all GPUs is slightly lower than the CPU's ranking, suggesting that the RTX 5070 is relatively less dominant in its class. Its average benchmark score of 40,377 is closely matched by the AMD Radeon Pro 580 (40,318, +0.1% delta) and AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 (40,063, +0.8% delta). The AMD Radeon Pro 5300 (40,870) outperforms the RTX 5070 by 1.2%, while the NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile (39,568) trails by 2%.

The combo's 744th rank out of 3,696 suggests that while the individual components are strong, the pairing does not achieve the top-tier performance seen in the highest-ranked configurations. This could be due to the game's specific engine characteristics, which may favor different CPU-GPU combinations. The measured FPS data shows that the system performs well at 1080p and 1440p, but struggles at 4K Ultra, which likely contributes to its mid-top-20% ranking.

Compared to the top-ranked combos, this system's 4K Ultra performance (46 FPS) is a limiting factor. The 1080p Low result (249 FPS) shows that the CPU is not a bottleneck at lower resolutions, but the GPU's 12 GB VRAM and 192-bit memory bus may constrain performance in memory-intensive scenarios at higher resolutions. The consistent 64% FPS drop from 1080p to 4K across all settings suggests the GPU is the primary performance limiter at high resolutions.

The ranking also reflects the game's age — The Technomancer was released in 2016, and its engine may not fully utilize the modern architectures of the Ryzen 9 5950X and RTX 5070. The CPU's 16 cores and 32 threads provide ample processing power, but the game may not scale perfectly with such high thread counts. Similarly, the GPU's Blackwell 2.0 architecture and GDDR7 memory may not be fully exercised by a game from this era.

Overall, the combo ranks in the top 20% of all tested configurations, which is a solid result. The system excels at 1080p and 1440p gaming, delivering high frame rates across most settings. At 4K, it remains playable at Medium settings (69 FPS average) but falls short of 60 FPS at Ultra (46 FPS). The ranking of 744 out of 3,696 reflects a capable but not class-leading configuration that balances CPU and GPU strengths effectively.