The Technomancer

The Technomancer is a 2016 action RPG whose frame-rate behavior is closely tied to the resolution and graphics preset selected. The combination of an AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (12 cores, 24 threads, Zen 4) and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (12 GB GDDR6X, 384-bit memory bus, 912.4 GB/s bandwidth) produces measurable frame rates capable of 240 Hz at 1080p Low and 43 frames per second at 4K Ultra. This review uses the recorded data across 1080p, 1440p and 4K, each with Low, Medium, High and Ultra presets, to show how the pair performs in The Technomancer.

Resolution Scaling

The most direct way to see which component limits performance is to compare the same preset across the three resolutions. At High, the average frame rate falls from 152 FPS at 1080p to 99 FPS at 1440p, a 34.9% reduction, and then to 54 FPS at 4K, a further 45.5% decline. The same pattern appears at Low: 231 FPS at 1080p, 151 at 1440p, and 83 at 4K. The percentage drop between 1080p and 1440p is nearly identical for Low (34.2% reduction) and High (35%), while the 1440p to 4K step is steeper: 45% and 45.5% respectively. This proportionality indicates the RTX 3080 Ti is the binding component; when resolution climbs, the compute demand on the GPU increases more than the CPU.

At 4K, all four presets remain below 90 FPS, with Ultra falling to 43 FPS. The pairing still holds at the lower 1080p where even Ultra reaches 119 FPS, suggesting the CPU is not a bottleneck at any of the measured settings. Further, the CPU’s 24 threads are more than enough to feed the GPU at 1080p; the largest observed frame rate is 231 FPS (Low), which is a strong sign that the Ryzen 9 7900X has headroom beyond this game’s draw calls. The escalation in frame loss moving to 4K is characteristic of a GPU‑bound workload, as the render resolution quadruples the pixel count.

Settings Recommendations

The best balance of quality and smoothness depends on the target resolution. Based on the measured frame rates, the data suggest the following preset subjects are most playable in each case.

• 1080p: High is the default sweet spot, with an average of 152 FPS. Ultra drops to 119 FPS, still far above 60, and Low exceeds 200 FPS (231), so the user can afford to enable Ultra on a high‑refresh monitor. If the goal is maximum quality, Ultra gives a visually richer image at 119 FPS.
• 1440p: High and Ultra both run comfortably. Medium reaches 116 FPS, High pushes 99, and Ultra still holds 77 FPS. For displays capped at 144 Hz, High is the right choice to keep the average above 90; Ultra stays above the 75 Hz baseline and is acceptable for 60‑Hz panels.
• 4K: Only Low and Medium reach the 60 FPS threshold. Low average is 83 FPS, Medium average 64 FPS, High average 54 FPS, and Ultra average 43 FPS. For a 60 Hz display, Medium achieves a 64 FPS average, with a maximum of 73 and a minimum of 54, which is the only preset besides Low that breaks a 60 FPS average. Ultra is the best option for a VRR 60‑Hz screen if motion sharpness is less critical, but the measured 43 FPS will appear stuttery on fixed‑refresh monitors.

Thus, the data point to a sensible allocation: Ultra at 1080p, High or Ultra at 1440p, and Medium at 4K as the practical top‑quality presets that still hold an average of at least 60 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

This CPU‑GPU pairing is ranked 952 out of 3696 tested combinations in The Technomancer, which places it in the 74.7 percentile of overall capability (1 − 952/3696 = 0.757, or approximately the 75th percentile). That leaves about a quarter of tested combos that achieve a higher frame rate across the included benchmarks.

While the CPU alone is in the 91st percentile among all processors (average benchmark score 53,288) and the GPU is in the 97st percentile (average scalar 41,187), their combination ranks only in the 75th percentile. The gap can be explained by the game’s frame‑rate ceiling; The Technomancer is not coded to fully exploit the huge number of threads and high boost clocks of the 7900X, nor the raw pixel shader throughput of the 3080 Ti. The data shows that the RTX 3080 Ti is already large enough to saturate the game’s 4K pipeline, so adding a faster CPU than the 7900X would not produce a proportional gain.

In the context of closest rival components, the CPU’s average score (53,288) is 0.2% higher than the AMD EPYC 7313P (average 53,206) and 0.6% higher than the Intel Xeon 634 (average 52,974). The GPU (average 41,187) is 0.8% higher than the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 (average 40,870), 1.2% lower than the NVIDIA Tesla M40 24 GB (average 41,707), and 2% higher than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 (average 40,377). These head‑to‑head numbers show that the combination is well within a small percentage band of other mid‑range to high‑end hardware.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The most objective way to present the data is to list each measurement. The following table reproduces the recorded average, min, and max frame rates for every resolution and preset.

| Resolution | Preset | Average FPS | Min FPS | Max FPS |

|-----------|--------|------------|---------|---------|

| 1920×1080 | Low | 231 | | |

| 1920×1080 | Medium | 178 | 151 | 204 |

| 1920×1080 | High | 152 | | |

| 1920×1080 | Ultra | 119 | | |

| 2560×1440 | Low | 151 | | |

| 2560×1440 | Medium | 116 | 99 | 134 |

| 2560×1440 | High | 99 | | |

| 2560×1440 | Ultra | 77 | | |

| 3840×2160 | Low | 83 | | |

| 3840×2160 | Medium | 64 | 54 | 73 |

| 3840×2160 | High | 54 | | |

| 3840×2160 | Ultra | 43 | | |

The min and max columns are only available for Medium presets; the other presets lack those metrics in the measurement. The data for Medium are useful to understand the range of variance: at 1080p Medium the range is 151–204 FPS (average 178), at 1440p Medium it is 99–134 (average 116), and at 4K Medium it is 54–73 (average 64). This shows that even a low‑precise preset can see jitter when the GPU is stressed, but the averages remain solid.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti brings 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384‑bit bus, delivering 912.4 GB/s of bandwidth. Its boost clock is 1665 MHz with a base clock of 1365 MHz. These specifications are clearly sufficient to handle The Technomancer’s assets even at 4K Ultra; the framerate data confirms that the GPU is the dominant factor at any resolution above 1080p. For instance, at 4K High the GPU manages an average of 54 FPS, which is higher than the approximately 43 FPS at Ultra, and the frame rate falls proportionally as preset intensity rises. The 12 GB framebuffer is more than the lexigraphic requirements of a 2016 title at any of the tested settings; there is no observable memory‑limited behavior in the measurements (e.g., frame stutters or forced asset swapping would be visible in the min FPS columns if it were present).

The GPU’s performance is positioned well within the close benchmark scores of its nearest cards. Its average score of 41,187 is slightly above the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 (40,870) by 0.8% and 2% higher than the NVIDIA RTX 5070 (40,377). It trails the NVIDIA Tesla M40 24 GB (41,707) by 1.2% and the Tesla 20GB (41,897) by 1.7%. These deltas are small, meaning the 3080 Ti delivers performance in the same league as those cards despite the generational differences. For the The Technomancer work, the GPU architecture (GA102, Ampere) works adequately to render the 4K pixel load, but the observed framerates at 4K are moderated by its computational throughput and the complexity of the game’s shaders.

FAQ

Q: What is the performance at 1440p Ultra?

A: The average frame rate at 1440p Ultra is 77 FPS.

Q: Does the CPU Ryzen 9 7900X show any signs of being a bottleneck in this game?

A: At 1080p Low the system reaches 231 FPS, which is far beyond the typical refresh rate; evidence that the CPU is not a bottleneck in The Technomancer up to the tested settings and resolutions.

Q: What is the VRAM capacity of the RTX 3080 Ti and its memory bandwidth?

A: The GPU has 12 GB of GDDR6X memory with a 384‑bit memory bus and a bandwidth of 912.4 GB/s.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested configurations in The Technomancer?

A: The combination is ranked 952 out of 3696 collected combos, placing it in the 75th percentile overall.

Q: What is the boost clock of the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X?

A: The CPU can boost up to 5.6 GHz, with a base clock of 4.7 GHz.

Q: Which resolution and preset offers the highest average FPS in the measured data?

A: The highest recorded average is 231 FPS at 1080p Low.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X is a 12‑core, 24‑thread desktop CPU built on the Zen 4 architecture with the "Raphael" codename. Because it is a 7000 series processor, it uses the AMD Socket AM5 and supports DDR5 memory on a dual‑channel 83.2 GB/s interface. Its base and boost clocks are 4.7 GHz and 5.6 GHz, respectively. The CPU scores 29300 in Cinebench R23 multi‑core and single‑core 2016.5, and 109 in 3DMark single‑threaded test, confirming its high per‑core capability.

In The Technomancer, the CPU is never the primary inhibitor. At 1080p the system gets 231 FPS at low preset, 178 at medium, 152 at High, and still 119 at Ultra. These numbers largely scale with GPU settings, not core utilization. The game launched in 2016, when the typical mainstream CPU had 4–6 cores, so the Ryzen 9's 12 cores are far beyond the demands of the title. The high frame‑count yields at 1080p suggest that any mid‑to‑high‑end CPU from the 7000 series would perform similarly; the advantages of the 7900X (high single‑thread performance, 64 MB of L3 cache) are observable in the 100+ FPS results even at 1440p.

The CPU’s benchmark percentile (91% of all CPUs) and average score (53,288) show it is a strong processor in general, but The Technomancer is not the best example to exploit its massive thread count. The drop in FPS from 1440p to 4K is dramatic across all settings, which is a clear indication that the graphics card is responsible for the overall frame rate limit at higher resolutions. For a player who prefers a 240‑Hz monitor, the Ryzen 9 7900X is more than enough to feed the RTX 3080 Ti at 1080p, and the remaining bottleneck is the GPU’s ability to render so many geometry and pixels.

In summary, the data show a mix of a high‑core‑count CPU with a high‑bandwidth GPU that produces a 3‑ compartment resolution‑scaling curve, with 1080p making the most of the CPU and 4K saturating the GPU, leaving the processor with spare capacity. The 952nd place of 3696 tested combos reflects this balance, additionally confirming that the measured frame rates are typical for this class of parts.