The Technomancer

The Intel Core i5-10400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 570 is a combination that lands in the lower tier of tested systems for The Technomancer, holding the 1563rd position out of 1656 total combos. This places the pairing in the bottom 6% of the database, indicating that while the hardware is functional, it is not positioned to deliver a premium experience in this specific title. The data reflects a system that is significantly constrained by its components, particularly at higher resolutions, where the GPU struggles to maintain playable frame rates.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s rank of 1563 out of 1656 places it firmly in the lower percentile of all tested configurations for The Technomancer. This is not a surprising outcome given the age and tier of the components involved. The CPU, while having a passmark multithread score of 12115 and a percentile of 73 against all CPUs, is paired with a GPU that, despite a percentile of 74 against all GPUs, is clearly not sufficient for this game's demands at higher settings. The benchmark results show a system that is GPU-bound in almost every scenario, with the RX 570 bottle-necking the i5-10400F’s capabilities. The delta between the CPU’s strong synthetic scores and the low in-game FPS is stark. The i5-10400F’s nearest rivals, such as the AMD EPYC 7552 (0.4% faster) and the Intel Core i5-8500 (1.1% slower), are all in a similar performance tier, but none of them are paired with a GPU that can meaningfully change the outcome here. The GPU’s nearest rivals, like the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (0.2% faster) and AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT (0.2% slower), show that the RX 570 is positioned in a competitive synthetic bracket, yet the actual game performance is far below what those newer cards would likely achieve. The data confirms that this combo is built for 1080p gaming at lower presets, and even then, it is not a top-tier experience.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best resolution and setting combination for this system in The Technomancer?*

A: The data shows that the only configuration achieving a consistently smooth frame rate is 1920x1080 with Low settings, producing an average of 66.7 FPS. Medium settings at 1080p drop to 53.2 FPS, which is still playable, but High settings at the same resolution yield 46.2 FPS, indicating a significant performance cost for higher fidelity.

Q: How does the system perform at 4K resolution?

A: 4K performance is very poor across all settings. The highest average FPS at 3840x2160 is 23.7 on Low settings, while High and Medium settings achieve only 18.9 and 21.3 FPS respectively. Ultra settings at 4K are unplayable, with an average of just 10.7 FPS.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in this game?

A: The benchmark results indicate the GPU is the primary bottleneck. The i5-10400F has a robust passmark multithread score of 12115, but the RX 570’s 4 GB of VRAM and 224.0 GB/s bandwidth cannot keep up with the game’s rendering demands, especially as resolution increases. The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is drastic, which is a classic sign of GPU limitation.

Q: How does the RX 570 compare to its nearest rivals in terms of average benchmark score?

A: The RX 570 has an average benchmark score of 30158. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060, scores 30109, which is 0.2% slower. The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT scores 30097, also 0.2% slower. This shows the RX 570 is positioned near other GPUs in a similar synthetic performance tier, despite its age.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the difference is substantial. Low settings produce an average of 47.2 FPS, while Medium drops to 37.0 FPS. High settings yield 30.1 FPS, and Ultra settings fall to 23.8 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is a 23.4 FPS difference, showing a heavy performance penalty for maximum visual quality.

Q: Does the CPU’s single-thread performance affect the in-game results?

A: While the CPU’s single-thread score of 1453 in Geekbench is modest, the game’s performance is more heavily influenced by the GPU. The FPS scales directly with resolution and settings, which are GPU-bound tasks. The CPU’s processing power is sufficient to feed the GPU at lower resolutions, but it cannot compensate for the GPU’s lack of raw power at higher settings.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 570 is the defining component in this combo’s performance profile. It is built on the Polaris 20 chip with a 14 nm process, featuring 2048 shading units, 128 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. The GPU’s base clock is 1168 MHz with a boost clock of 1244 MHz, and it is paired with 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 224.0 GB/s. The memory clock is 1750 MHz, which translates to 7 Gbps effective. These specifications, while capable for older titles, are clearly insufficient for The Technomancer at higher resolutions. The GPU’s pixel rate is 39.81 GPixel/s and its texture rate is 159.2 GTexel/s, with a FP32 performance of 5.095 TFLOPS. The data shows that the GPU’s performance is the primary constraint, as the FPS values plummet when resolution is increased from 1080p to 4K. The 4 GB VRAM is likely a significant factor, as the game’s textures at Ultra settings can exceed this capacity, leading to severe performance degradation. The GPU’s average benchmark score of 30158 places it in the 74th percentile, but its nearest rivals in the synthetic benchmarks are not indicative of real-world game performance, which is consistently poor in this title.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a clear picture of the system’s capabilities across different resolutions and settings. At 1920x1080, the system achieves its best results. With Low settings, the average FPS is 66.7, which is a smooth and playable experience. Moving to Medium settings drops the average to 53.2 FPS, which is still acceptable. High settings yield 46.2 FPS, which is marginally playable but shows a clear trend of diminishing returns. Ultra settings at 1080p produce an average of 34.9 FPS, which is below the threshold for a comfortable gaming experience. At 2560x1440, the performance takes a noticeable hit. Low settings average 47.2 FPS, which is playable, but Medium settings drop to 37.0 FPS. High settings at 1440p yield 30.1 FPS, and Ultra settings fall to 23.8 FPS, making them largely unplayable. At 3840x2160, the system is severely overburdened. Low settings average 23.7 FPS, Medium settings 21.3 FPS, and High settings 18.9 FPS. Ultra settings at 4K are the worst, with an average of 10.7 FPS, which is a slideshow. The data indicates that the only viable configuration for a playable experience is 1080p with Low or Medium settings.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K is a clear indicator of the system’s bottleneck. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 66.7 FPS. When scaling to 1440p Low, the FPS drops to 47.2, which is a 29.2% reduction. Scaling further to 4K Low, the FPS falls to 23.7, which is a 64.5% reduction from the 1080p baseline. This pattern is consistent across all settings. For example, at High settings, the FPS drops from 46.2 at 1080p to 30.1 at 1440p (a 34.8% decrease) and then to 18.9 at 4K (a 59.1% decrease from 1080p). The steep decline in performance as resolution increases strongly suggests that the GPU is the limiting component. The CPU’s processing power is not the issue, as the frame rate is not scaling linearly with the number of pixels being rendered. Instead, the RX 570’s limited compute and memory bandwidth are being saturated, causing the frame rate to collapse. The data shows that the system is only truly capable of handling 1080p gaming, and even then, only at lower settings. The 4K results are effectively unusable, reinforcing the conclusion that this is a budget-oriented 1080p setup that cannot handle the demands of higher resolution gaming in The Technomancer.