The Technomancer

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti combination produces a wide performance envelope in The Technomancer, ranging from a barely playable 28.1 FPS at 4K Ultra to a fluid 140.8 FPS at 1080p Low. The measured data reveals a system that is consistently capable at 1440p and 1080p, but struggles to maintain smooth frame rates at 4K, where the GPU becomes the primary limiting factor.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark results indicate that the High preset at 2560x1440 offers the most balanced experience, delivering an average of 59.2 FPS. This places the frame rate just above the critical 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay while retaining the visual fidelity of the High preset. At 1920x1080, the High preset achieves 94.5 FPS, providing ample headroom for a 60Hz or 144Hz display without requiring a drop in quality.

For users prioritizing maximum visual quality, the Ultra preset is only viable at 1080p, where it produces 75.3 FPS. At 1440p, the Ultra preset falls to 48.9 FPS, which may be acceptable for slower-paced action RPG gameplay but risks noticeable stutter during combat sequences. The Medium preset at 1440p provides a strong alternative at 72.1 FPS, offering a 12.9 FPS improvement over High while maintaining reasonable visual quality.

The data suggests avoiding 4K entirely for this combination. Even the Medium preset at 3840x2160 only reaches 41.7 FPS, and High drops to 35.1 FPS. The Low preset at 4K produces 51.5 FPS, but the visual compromise is substantial. At 1080p, the Low preset’s 140.8 FPS is best reserved for competitive play or high-refresh-rate displays, as the visual downgrade from Medium (110.8 FPS) is significant for only a 30 FPS gain.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is the decisive component in this setup for The Technomancer. Its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus provides 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is sufficient for the game’s texture streaming at 1080p and 1440p. The GPU’s boost clock of 1665 MHz and 4864 shading units deliver 16.20 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, and the data shows this is enough to handle the game’s demands at those resolutions.

However, the 4K results tell a different story. The 35.1 FPS at 4K High represents a 40.7% drop from the 1440p High score of 59.2 FPS, indicating that the RTX 3060 Ti’s memory bandwidth and pixel throughput (133.2 GPixel/s) are insufficient for the 8.3 million pixels of 3840x2160. The GPU’s 80 ROPs and 152 texture units (253.1 GTexel/s) are clearly strained at this resolution, as the frame rate plummets below 30 FPS at Ultra (28.1 FPS).

The GPU’s benchmark percentile of 69 versus all GPUs places it in the upper-midrange segment. Its nearest rivals, such as the AMD Radeon RX 6700M (deltaPct -0.2) and the Radeon RX 6600 (deltaPct -0.5), have nearly identical average benchmark scores, yet the measured game data shows this card handles The Technomancer adequately at mainstream resolutions. The 8 GB VRAM capacity is not a bottleneck in this title, as the game’s 2016 release date predates the high-VRAM demands of modern titles.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for 60 FPS gameplay with this combo?

A: The 2560x1440 High preset achieves 59.2 FPS, making it the closest to a locked 60 FPS experience. For a guaranteed margin above 60 FPS, the 1920x1080 Medium preset delivers 110.8 FPS, while 1440p Medium reaches 72.1 FPS.

Q: Can this system handle 4K gaming in The Technomancer?

A: Not at playable framerates for most presets. The highest 4K score is 51.5 FPS on Low, while High drops to 35.1 FPS and Ultra falls to 28.1 FPS. The 4K Medium score of 41.7 FPS is also below the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How does the RTX 3060 Ti compare to its closest GPU rivals in this game?

A: The RTX 3060 Ti has an average benchmark score of 25120, with nearest rivals including the AMD Radeon RX 6700M (25180, deltaPct -0.2) and Radeon RX 6600 (25235, deltaPct -0.5). These negligible deltas suggest near-identical performance in most titles, including this one.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more important for this game's performance?

A: The CPU is critical for overall system responsiveness, but the GPU determines the frame rate ceilings shown in the data. The RTX 3060 Ti’s 8 GB VRAM and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth are the limiting factors at 4K, while the Ryzen 9 9900X’s 12 cores provide ample processing headroom.

Q: What FPS can I expect at 1080p with Ultra settings?

A: The measured data shows 75.3 FPS at 1920x1080 Ultra. This is the only resolution where Ultra maintains a comfortable frame rate above 60 FPS.

Q: How does the combo’s overall rank in this game reflect its performance?

A: This combination ranks 1159 out of 1656 tested combos in The Technomancer, placing it in the lower-middle tier. This rank reflects the GPU’s 69th percentile standing relative to all GPUs, indicating that many other graphics cards outperform it in this title.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the full range of settings is playable. The Low preset produces the highest average at 140.8 FPS, followed by Medium at 110.8 FPS and High at 94.5 FPS. The Ultra preset drops to 75.3 FPS, which is still smooth but represents a 46.5% reduction from Low. The scaling from Medium to Ultra shows a 35.5 FPS loss, indicating that the Ultra preset’s additional effects significantly tax the GPU.

At 2560x1440, performance remains playable across all presets but with tighter margins. The Low preset scores 90.6 FPS, while Medium delivers 72.1 FPS. The High preset achieves 59.2 FPS, just under the 60 FPS mark, and Ultra falls to 48.9 FPS. The drop from Low to Ultra is 41.7 FPS, a 46% reduction, showing that the 1440p resolution amplifies the GPU’s workload compared to 1080p.

At 3840x2160, none of the presets reach 60 FPS. Low scores 51.5 FPS, Medium drops to 41.7 FPS, and High falls to 35.1 FPS. The Ultra preset bottoms out at 28.1 FPS, which is below the generally accepted playability threshold of 30 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 4K shows a 23.4 FPS difference, but the absolute values make 4K impractical for this title with this hardware.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ranks 1159 out of 1656 tested combinations in The Technomancer, placing it in the 70th percentile of all combos tested. This rank is heavily influenced by the GPU’s position in the market; the RTX 3060 Ti’s percentile of 69 versus all GPUs indicates it sits below the top tier of graphics cards.

The CPU, by contrast, is a top-tier performer. The Ryzen 9 9900X holds a percentile of 94 versus all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 54450. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D, scores 54681 (deltaPct -0.4), while the Intel Core i7-14700F scores 54097 (deltaPct 0.7). This places the 9900X in elite company, but the GPU’s midrange standing caps the overall combo rank.

The measured FPS data confirms this disparity. At 1440p High, the combo achieves 59.2 FPS, which is respectable but far from the top-tier results that higher-end GPUs would produce. The rank of 1159 suggests that the GPU is the bottleneck, as the CPU’s exceptional benchmark scores (Cinebench R23 multicore 46438, Geekbench single-core 3341) are not fully utilized in this GPU-bound scenario.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X provides a substantial processing foundation for The Technomancer. With 12 cores and 24 threads based on the Zen 5 architecture, this CPU operates at a 4.40 GHz base clock and boosts to 5.60 GHz. The 64 MB of shared L3 cache and 89.6 GB/s of dual-channel DDR5 memory bandwidth ensure that the GPU is fed with data without stalling.

The CPU’s benchmark scores are exceptional. Its Cinebench R23 multicore score of 46438 and single-core score of 6555 indicate strong performance in both multithreaded and lightly threaded workloads. The PassMark single-thread score of 4672 and 3DMark single-thread score of 1286 demonstrate that the CPU can handle the game’s main thread efficiently, which is crucial for an Action RPG that relies on consistent frame pacing.

However, the data suggests that The Technomancer is not heavily CPU-bound at the tested resolutions. The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 1440p to 4K follows a pattern consistent with GPU limitation. For instance, at High settings, the FPS drops from 94.5 at 1080p to 59.2 at 1440p and 35.1 at 4K, a 63% reduction across the resolution ladder. This indicates that the CPU’s 12 cores, while overkill for this 2016 title, provide no bottleneck even at lower resolutions.

The CPU’s rank relative to all CPUs (94th percentile) and its nearest rivals confirm its high-end status. The deltaPct values against the Ryzen 9 9900X3D (-0.4), Core i7-14700F (0.7), and Core Ultra 5 245K (-1.5) show that the 9900X is within 1.8% of these competitors in average benchmark score. In The Technomancer, this CPU headroom means that the RTX 3060 Ti is the sole determinant of playable settings, and users seeking higher frame rates must look to GPU upgrades rather than CPU changes.