The Technomancer

The Technomancer, a 2016 action-RPG, was tested with an Intel Core i5-10400F (6 cores, 12 threads, 2.9 GHz base, 4.3 GHz boost) and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8 GB GDDR5, 256-bit bus, 1506 MHz base, 1683 MHz boost). This combination sits 3057th out of 3696 measured combos, placing it in the lower half of the database. The measured FPS data cover three resolutions (1080p, 1440p, and 4K) across four quality presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra), with full min and max values only recorded for the Medium preset. This report analyzes those results to guide configuration choices.

Settings Recommendations

The sweet spot for this hardware depends on your resolution and refresh rate. At 1080p, the Medium preset delivers 90 FPS average, with a range of 76 to 103 FPS, which provides a comfortable margin above a standard 60 Hz monitor. The High preset reaches 77 FPS average, still smooth but with less headroom. Ultra at 1080p runs at exactly 60 FPS average, but no min or max values are recorded, meaning frame pacing could be tighter than Medium’s 76-103 window suggests. For a 60 Hz display, Medium is the safest choice; it offers nearly triple the headroom of Ultra while still looking substantially better than Low. The Low preset hits 117 FPS average but sacrifices visual quality significantly for little practical gain if your monitor is limited to 60 Hz.

At 1440p, the Medium preset is the only one that approaches 60 FPS, averaging 59 with a 50-67 range. High drops to 50 FPS average, which is playable but not ideal for fast action. Ultra is not recommended here, averaging only 39 FPS. If you have a 1440p monitor and prefer smoothness, stick to Medium. At 4K, no preset hits the 60 FPS mark; Low achieves 42 FPS average, Medium 32, High 27, and Ultra 21. The 4K Medium preset provides the best balanced experience when 4K is a requirement, though the 21-39 FPS range will feel sluggish in combat. For most players, 1080p Medium is the best all-around experience, providing a smooth frame rate without sacrificing essential visual quality.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-10400F is a ten-core (actually six physical cores, twelve threads) processor built on the Comet Lake architecture, with a base clock of 2.90 GHz and a boost of 4.30 GHz. It scores 1451 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 10283 multi-core, with a single-thread Passmark score of 2541 and multi-thread of 12115. The CPU ranks in the 68th percentile of all CPUs and its average benchmark score is 14185, sitting within 0.2% of the Intel Xeon 6756E and Intel Core 7 160UL, and within 0.6% of the AMD EPYC 7552 and 0.5% of the Ryzen 3 7320C. This places the chip in a very normal middle ground—not a top-tier gaming CPU, but far from a bottleneck for titles like The Technomancer.

The Technomancer is an Action RPG launched in 2016, likely using only a few main threads for logic, AI, and world simulation. With six physical cores and twelve threads, the i5-10400F can devote several cores to background tasks while sparingly handling the main thread. The measured FPS data reinforces the CPU is not the limiting factor at low resolution. At 1080p Low, the average framerate reaches 117 FPS, which is far beyond what typical 60 Hz displays need. Even at 1080p Medium it stays at 90 FPS, showing the CPU can drive the engine fast enough. As resolution increases to 1440p and 4K, the FPS drops significantly across all presets, a pattern typical of a GPU-heavy load. The CPU’s per-core boost of 4.3 GHz provides enough single-thread headroom to keep the pipeline busy when the GPU is not overwhelmed. In the data, the frame rate at 1080p Low is more than double the 4K Ultra rate (117 vs 21), which is a huge GPU stress contrast, not a CPU limiting.

The nearest rivals list shows the i5-10400F performs within a +/-0.6% range of several enterprise and low-power chips. That is a narrow margin, though those chips have different TDPs and core counts; within the context of this game, the i5-10400F delivers a smooth experience at 1080p. The 12 threads are more than enough for the game’s engine, and the measured stability at high framerates is good evidence that CPU bottleneck only appears at very low quality settings when CPU becomes the only thing left to do, but even then 117 FPS is far above standard expectations.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 is a Pascal-based GPU from 2016, fabricated on a 16nm TSMC process. It contains 7,200 million transistors on a 314 mm² die, with 1920 shading units, 120 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs. The base clock is 1506 MHz and boost clock 1683 MHz, giving a pixel rate of 107.7 GPixel/s and texture rate of 202.0 GTexel/s. Compute performance is 6.463 TFLOPS. Memory is 8GB GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus, providing 256.3 GB/s bandwidth. The card’s performance according to the database: PassMark G3D score 13498, with an average benchmark score of 9780, placing it in the 47th percentile among all GPUs. The nearest rivals by average score are the AMD FirePro W5000 (within 0.2%), NVIDIA Quadro M2000M (within 0.5%), and within 0.6% of the Tesla M10 and 0.7% of Tesla C2070. This indicates the GTX 1070 is a solid mid-range card, not a performance lever, but it excellently fits the 1440p and the demands of The Technomancer.

At 1080p, the GPU’s heavy work is visible: it delivers 77 average FPS at High, dropping to 60 at Ultra. That 60-FPS average aligns with the GPU’s intended performance for 2016 titles. However, the Ultra preset lacks min/max data, framing the 60 average as the only indicator. The GPU’s 8GB VRAM is enough for the textures across all presets; the VRAM usage is not directly listed, but the card has 8GB, which is more than sufficient for a game of this era. The bus interface PCIe 3.0 x16 and memory bandwidth 256.3 GB/s also handle the asset streaming without a penalty at lower resolutions.

At 1440p, the GPU’s performance scales down more clearly: Medium runs at 59 FPS average, High at 50, and Ultra at 39. This shows the GPU’s pixel rate (107.7 GP/s) is taxed when the pixel count grows. The reduced fill rate and compute are clear at 4K, where even Low only yields 42 FPS, and Ultra sn early 21 FPS. The 6.463 TFLOPS compute capability is not enough for 4K Ultra, but it is correctly aligned for the 1080p-era game. The card’s performance percentile (47%) and rival list illustrate it sits indoors of today’s enthusiast cards, yet it has the muscle to play this title well if the settings are matched to the resolution.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded with this combination?

A: 117 FPS at 1920x1080 with the Low preset.

Q: Is 1440p at Ultra settings playable?

A: No, the average FPS is 39, which is below the 60 FPS target, and this will feel choppy in fast-paced scenes.

Q: Which preset gives close to 60 FPS at 2560x1440?

A: The Medium preset averages 59 FPS, with a minimum of 50 and maximum of 67, making it the only viable choice for a smooth 1440p experience.

Q: How does the GTX 1070 stack against its nearest benchmarks competitors?

A: The GPU’s average score of 9780 is 0.2% lower than the AMD FirePro W5000, 0.5% lower than the Quadro M2000M, and 0.6% and 0.7% higher than the Tesla M10 and Tesla C2070, respectively.

Q: At 4K space, does the CPU or GPU limit the frame rate?

A: The FPS rises dramatically as resolution falls—at 4K Low the average is 42, at 1440p Low 76, and at 1080p Low 117 (i.e., over 90% difference from 4K to 1080). This scaling shows the GPU is the bottleneck; the CPU’s consistent performance does not tie these drops.

Q: What about the 4K Medium preset’s variability?

A: The Medium at 3840x2160 gives an average of 32 FPS, with measured minima of 27 and maxima of 37. That variability—a spread of 10 FPS—indicates its short moments of noticeable inconsistency.

Resolution Scaling

The measured average FPS shows a clear progression at each setting. From the Low preset: 1080p averages 117, 1440p 76, and 4K 39. Medium preset: 1080p 90, 1440p 59, and 4K 32 (with min/max values of 76-103 at 1080p, 50-67 at 1440p, and 27-37 at 4K). High preset: 1080p 77, 1440p 50, 4K 27. Ultra preset: 117? No, Ultra at 1080p 60, 1440p 39, 4K 21.

The drop from 1080p to 1440p is about 25-27% at every preset (though percentages are derived, the raw numbers give the trend). From 1440p to 4K, the loss is even more steep: Medium goes from 59 to 32 (a 45% decline), Ultra from 39 to 21, and High from 50 to 27, and Low from 76 to 39. The extreme 4K penalty is due to the GPU’s limited 107.7 Gt/s pixel fill rate and only 6.4 teraFLOPS of compute; the card cannot shoulder a 4K workload. In contrast, the 1080p and 1440p numbers show the card performs within its intended performance envelope. The absence of min/max for all but Medium increases uncertainty at Low, High, and Ultra, so the only quantified frame spikes come from the Medium preset. At any resolution, the frame time variability is moderate, with the Medium preset showing a ~30% difference between average and max at 1080p (76 min to 103 max) which is acceptable for a medium-quality experience.

Measured FPS Breakdown

Below is the exact measured FPS data for every configuration.

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS | Min FPS | Max FPS |

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

| 3840x2160 | Low | 42 | — | — |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 32 | 27 | 37 |

| 3840x2160 | High | 27 | — | — |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 21 | — | — |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 76 | — | — |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 59 | 50 | 67 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 50 | — | — |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 39 | — | — |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 117 | — | — |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 90 | 76 | 103 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 77 | — | — |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 72? | — | — |

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Now interpret: At 1080p, the step from Low to Medium to High to Ultra shows a steady decline: 117, 90, 77, 60. That's a typical settings-curve. The Medium preset has min/max, indicating the game's frame spikes. At 1440p, the order is 76, 59, 50, 39; the same relative pattern remains. At 4K, the fps value is also monotonic: 42, 32, 27, 21. The switch from truly smooth (60) at 1080p Ultra to borderline at 1440p Medium (59) is negligible, but the move to 4K is not functional for a consistent experience.

March 2022, this combination is best suited for 1080p or 1440p with conservative settings. For those who must use 4K, the Medium and Low presets are the only workable options—though their low fps may warrant turning at lower resolution and letting the GPU scale up from a higher preset. The data gives no evidence of NVIDIA DLSS (not in pack) for this game.

The measurements were performed with the Intel Core i5-10400F and GTX 1070. The CPU’s Cinebench R20 multi-core score of 4318 and single-thread 609, plus Passmark single thread 2541, support the idea that the engine is not CPU-limited at these resolutions. The GPU’s spec sheet (6.463 TFLOPS, 107.7 GPixel/s) reinforces that the 4K target is beyond its intended scope. For every player, the best recommendation remains the 1080p Medium preset, which delivers a comfortable 90 FPS average with the highest minimum frame in the data set (76 FPS) and 103 max, giving a wide safety margin for every scene.