The Technomancer

FAQ

Q: What average frame rate does the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D + AMD Radeon RX 570 combination achieve at 1920x1080 with Low settings in The Technomancer?

A: The measured average is 69.7 FPS. This is the only configuration in the measured data that exceeds the 60 FPS threshold, making it the sole preset and resolution pairing capable of delivering a fluid experience.

Q: How does the RX 570's average benchmark score compare to its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060?

A: The RX 570 has an average benchmark score of 30158, while the RTX 5060 scores 30109. This puts the RX 570 a marginal 0.2% ahead, indicating near-identical synthetic performance between the two despite their generational differences.

Q: What is the frame rate drop from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 at Medium settings?

A: At 1920x1080 Medium, the average is 50.4 FPS. At 2560x1440 Medium, it drops to 36.9 FPS. This represents a reduction of 13.5 FPS, or roughly 27% lower performance when moving up one resolution tier.

Q: Which CPU benchmark shows the widest gap between the Ryzen 9 9950X3D and its closest rival, the Intel Xeon Platinum 8270?

A: In Cinebench R23 multicore, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D scores 59712. The closest rival by average score is the Xeon Platinum 8270 at 71056, but the CPU's overall average benchmark score is 71660 versus the Xeon's 71056, a 0.9% difference. The specific Cinebench R23 figure shows a larger separation, but the aggregate data places them within 1%.

Q: Is the RX 570's 4 GB VRAM capacity sufficient for Ultra settings at 3840x2160?

A: The measured data shows an average of 15.5 FPS at 3840x2160 Ultra, which is the lowest result across all tested configurations. While the 4 GB GDDR5 memory and 224.0 GB/s bandwidth are specified, the frame rate indicates the GPU is severely constrained at this resolution and preset level.

Q: What percentile does the Ryzen 9 9950X3D rank in among all CPUs, and how many total combinations does it beat in The Technomancer?

A: The CPU ranks in the 96th percentile among all CPUs. In The Technomancer specifically, this CPU+GPU combination ranks 1561 out of 1656 tested combos, placing it in the bottom 6% of all tested configurations for this game.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D is a 16-core, 32-thread processor based on the Zen 5 architecture, codenamed Granite Ridge. It operates on a base clock of 4.30 GHz and boosts up to 5.70 GHz, with a 170 W TDP and 128 MB of shared L3 cache. This is a desktop-class CPU with a 96th percentile ranking across all CPUs, indicating it sits near the top of the processor hierarchy.

The benchmark data shows this CPU's strength lies in heavily multithreaded workloads. In Cinebench R23 multicore, it scores 59712, while the single-core score is 8430. The 3DMark results scale from 1292 in single-thread to 17184 in max-threads, demonstrating strong scaling across core counts. PassMark multithread shows 70255, with single-thread at 4737.

For The Technomancer, a 2016 Action RPG, the CPU's role is somewhat paradoxical. The game's measured frame rates are consistently low across all resolutions and settings, with the highest average being 69.7 FPS at 1080p Low. The CPU has more than enough raw compute headroom—its nearest rival, the Intel Xeon Platinum 8270, scores 71056 average versus the 9950X3D's 71660, a 0.9% difference. The Intel Core i7-14700KF trails by 2.2% at 70104.

The data suggests the CPU is not the bottleneck in this configuration. Even at 1080p Low, where CPU load is typically highest relative to GPU, the frame rate only reaches 69.7 FPS. The 9950X3D's 3DMark 16-thread score of 16374 and max-thread score of 17184 indicate it can handle far more demanding scenarios than this game presents. The processor's 89.6 GB/s memory bandwidth and DDR5 support are also far beyond what a 2016 title would require.

Instead, the measured FPS data points to a GPU-limited scenario. The CPU's 96th percentile ranking contrasts sharply with the combo's 1561st rank out of 1656 in The Technomancer. This suggests the processor is vastly overqualified for the task, and the frame rates are being constrained by the graphics card rather than the CPU's computational capabilities.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides clear guidance on which preset delivers the best playable experience. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the average frame rate is 69.7 FPS—the only configuration exceeding 60 FPS. Moving to Medium at the same resolution drops to 50.4 FPS, which is still playable but noticeably less smooth. High yields 44.8 FPS, and Ultra falls to 38.1 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the situation worsens. Low settings produce 43.7 FPS, Medium 36.9 FPS, High 29.2 FPS, and Ultra 22.8 FPS. None of these reach 60 FPS, and only Low approaches a playable range. At 3840x2160, the results are uniformly poor: Low averages 25.5 FPS, Medium 21.1 FPS, High 16.8 FPS, and Ultra 15.5 FPS.

Based on the data, the only recommended configuration is 1920x1080 with Low settings. This is the sole preset that achieves a frame rate above 60 FPS. If the user prioritizes visual fidelity over smoothness, 1080p Medium at 50.4 FPS is the best compromise, offering a 26% improvement in average frame rate over High while maintaining a reasonable frame time. Ultra at 1080p is not advisable, as the 38.1 FPS average falls below the 40 FPS threshold commonly considered the minimum for acceptable responsiveness.

For 1440p, the data suggests avoiding this resolution entirely unless the user accepts sub-45 FPS performance. Low settings at 1440p produce 43.7 FPS, which is borderline. The 4K results are not viable for gameplay, with all presets below 26 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and AMD Radeon RX 570 ranks 1561 out of 1656 tested combinations in The Technomancer. This places it in the bottom 5.7% of all configurations tested, which is a stark contrast to the CPU's individual 96th percentile ranking.

The disconnect between the CPU's high percentile and the combo's low rank is attributable entirely to the GPU. The RX 570, while ranking in the 74th percentile among all GPUs, is an end-of-life product from 2017. Its average benchmark score of 30158 places it within 0.2% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (30109) and the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT (30097), but this synthetic parity does not translate to strong performance in this specific game.

The combo's rank indicates that 94.3% of tested configurations outperform it in The Technomancer. This is expected for a GPU that was released in 2017 paired with a CPU released in 2025. The GPU's 4 GB GDDR5 memory and 224.0 GB/s bandwidth are insufficient for a game that, while released in 2016, appears to have demanding rendering requirements at higher settings.

The data shows this is a severely imbalanced pairing. The CPU's nearest rivals—the Xeon Platinum 8270 (0.9% ahead), Ryzen 9 9950X (1.8% ahead), and Core i7-14700KF (2.2% ahead)—all have similar synthetic scores, yet none of them would meaningfully change the combo's rank given the GPU's limitations.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 570 is built on the Polaris 20 chip using GCN 4.0 architecture, fabricated on a 14 nm process at GlobalFoundries. It features 2048 shading units, 128 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1168 MHz with a boost clock of 1244 MHz, paired with 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

The GPU's compute capabilities are specified at 5.095 TFLOPS for both FP32 and FP16 (1:1). Its pixel rate is 39.81 GPixel/s, and texture rate is 159.2 GTexel/s. The card has a 150 W TDP and requires a 450 W power supply. It supports DirectX 12 (12_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.3.

In The Technomancer, the RX 570's role is the primary bottleneck. The measured frame rates show a clear pattern: at every resolution, lowering settings improves performance, but the GPU cannot maintain playable frame rates at higher resolutions. The 4 GB VRAM capacity is likely a limiting factor at 4K, where the data shows 16.8 FPS at High and 15.5 FPS at Ultra—both below 17 FPS.

The GPU's 74th percentile ranking among all GPUs is respectable, but its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks—the RTX 5060 (0.2% ahead), RX 7700 XT (0.2% ahead), and Tesla M60 (0.6% ahead)—are all modern or enterprise parts. The RX 570's 2017 release date and 14 nm process node place it at a significant disadvantage for this 2016 game's specific rendering paths.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data covers three resolutions and four settings, totaling twelve data points. All results are average frame rates with no minimum or maximum values recorded.

1920x1080 (1080p):

• Low: 69.7 FPS — the only configuration above 60 FPS
• Medium: 50.4 FPS — a 27.7% reduction from Low
• High: 44.8 FPS — an 11.1% reduction from Medium
• Ultra: 38.1 FPS — a 14.9% reduction from High

2560x1440 (1440p):

• Low: 43.7 FPS — 37.3% lower than 1080p Low
• Medium: 36.9 FPS — 26.8% lower than 1080p Medium
• High: 29.2 FPS — 34.8% lower than 1080p High
• Ultra: 22.8 FPS — 40.2% lower than 1080p Ultra

3840x2160 (4K):

• Low: 25.5 FPS — 41.6% lower than 1440p Low
• Medium: 21.1 FPS — 42.8% lower than 1440p Medium
• High: 16.8 FPS — 42.5% lower than 1440p High
• Ultra: 15.5 FPS — 32.0% lower than 1440p Ultra

The scaling pattern is consistent: moving from Low to Ultra at any resolution reduces frame rates by approximately 45-50%. The resolution scaling shows that 4K performance is roughly 60% of 1440p performance at the same settings, and 1440p is roughly 60% of 1080p performance. This aligns with the GPU's 224.0 GB/s bandwidth and 5.095 TFLOPS compute, which are insufficient for higher resolutions.

The data indicates that the RX 570's performance ceiling in The Technomancer is 69.7 FPS at 1080p Low. Any attempt to increase visual quality or resolution results in frame rates below 60 FPS, with 4K being entirely unplayable across all presets.