The Technomancer

The Technomancer, a 2016 action RPG, presents a demanding compatibility test for modern hardware. This page analyzes the measured performance of the Intel Core i5-11400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT, using the exact frame-rate data recorded across three resolutions and four quality presets. The dataset provides a complete view of how this combination scales from 1080p to 4K, where the GPU's computational load rises. This analysis interprets those measured numbers, placing them in context against the CPU and GPU's benchmark averages, their nearest rivals, and the overall ranking of this specific combo within the tested pool.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS show a clear, nearly uniform pattern as resolution increases, indicating that the GPU is the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions. At the High preset, the average FPS drops from 138 at 1080p to 90 at 1440p – a 34.8% reduction – and then to 50 at 4K, an additional 44.4% drop from the 1440p figure. The same relative scaling appears across all presets. For Low, 210 FPS at 1080p falls to 137 at 1440p (–34.8%) and then to 76 at 4K (–44.5%). Medium sees 162 → 108 → 58, with a 145.0% double step. Ultra shows 108 → 70 → 39, again matching the roughly 35% and 40% per-step drops.

Consistency implies a linear relationship between the number of pixels and rendering time. Doubling the pixel count from 1080p to 1440p (1.78× pixel factor) produces a ~35% FPS decline, whereas the jump to 4K (2.25× pixels vs 1440p) costs ~44%. The fact that the relative reduction at each step is nearly constant strongly suggests that the RX 7800 XT is saturated across all settings—the CPU is not the limiting factor at higher resolutions. If the CPU were the constraint, the percent difference would shrink when GPU load rises, but here the scaling remains stable. The 2.6 to 4.4 GHz CPU clearly has enough headroom to avoid capping, given that the frame rate at 4K Low (76 FPS) is still above the 4K High value of 50 FPS, implying the improvement comes from reduced GPU work rather than CPU unblocking.

FAQ

Q: What average frame rate does the combination deliver at 1080p on High settings?

A: The measured average is 138 FPS, with no minimum or maximum specified for this preset.

Q: How does the RX 7800 XT’s memory capacity influence performance in this test?

A: The GPU features 16 GB of GDDR6 memory across a 256‑bit bus, yielding 624.1 GB/s bandwidth. At 4K High, the average FPS of 50 indicates that the frame buffer is sufficiently large to handle the game’s textures, as the GPU maintains a consistent slowdown only when workload increases, not from memory bottlenecks.

Q: What is the launch MSRP of the Core i5-11400F?

A The launch MSRP for the CPU is $157.

Q: Which preset yields the highest average FPS at 2560×1440?

A: At 1440p, Low yields 137 FPS, Medium 106 FPS, High 90 FPS, and Ultra 70 FPS. Low provides the highest frame rate, but Medium still delivers over 100 FPS.

Q: Where does this combo rank in this game compared to all tested combos?

A: It ranks 1228 out of 3696 combos, placing it in the 33rd percentile of measured system configurations for The Technomancer.

Q: Does the GPU’s single‑thread benchmark ratio hint at a bottleneck?**

A: Since the CPU has a fairly high boost clock (4.4 GHz) and the 3DMark 16‑thread score is 5619, the frame scaling shows no CPU plateau, so the CPU is not the bottleneck even at 1080p Low where the 210 FPS the test yields is far from CPU saturation.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT is the heart of the visual output in this configuration. It belongs to the RDNA 3.0 architecture, the Navi 32 chip, and is fabricated on a 5 nm process with 28.1 billion transistors. Its core clock starts at 1295 MHz base, boosts up to 2430 MHz, and has a game clock of 2124 MHz. The GPU’s memory spec – 16 GB GDDR6, 256‑bit bus, and 624.1 GB/s bandwidth – is a critical factor in The Technomancer’s high‑resolution standing. At 4K High, the average FPS of 50 suggests that the GPU’s memory is not limiting; a 50 FPS is not caused by VRAM exhaustion because lower settings (Medium, Low) increase the frame rate by 16–26%, which is typical of GPU core bound, not memory bound, behavior.

The benchmark data from other test suites places the RX 7800 XT’s average score at 11,627. Its nearest rivals listed include the GeForce GTX 1660 (adjacency –0.5% gap) and the Radeon Pro 5500M (+0.9%) – meaning that within the synthetic benchmark suite, the card is within 1.8% of those competitors. The passmark directx_11 score is 249, while it scores 304 in DirectX 9 and 1177 in G2D. However, the DirectX 12 score is just 93, which is expected for a game from 2016 that uses older API features. The RDNA3 architecture still maintains high texture rates (583.2 GTexel/s) and a GPU memory bandwidth that helps feed the shading units when running The Technomancer’s preset.

The GPU’s strength clearly emerges at 1080p where it produces framerates beyond 200 on Low (210 FPS). Yet the real value lies in letting the processor conserve power.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured frame rates are tabulated below for clarity:

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

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

| 3840×2160 | High | 50 | — — |

| 3840×2160 | Low | 76 | — |

| 3840×2160 | Medium | 58 | (min 49, max 67) |

| 3840×2160 | Ultra | 39 | — |

| 2560×1440 | High | 90 | — |

| 2560×1440 | Low | 137 | — |

| 2560×1440 | Medium | 106 | (min 90, max 121) |

| 2560×1440 | Ultra | 70 | — |

| 1920×1080 | High | 138 | — |

| 1920×1080 | Low | 210 | — |

| 1920×1080 | Medium | 162 | (min 137, max 186) |

| 1920×1080 | Ultra | 108 | — |

These figures comprise the entirety of the measured dataset. Observed that the min/max values are only provided for the Medium preset at each resolution, so those are the only rows with a range or other variability. The absence of min/max for other rows means only the average is reported.

Settings Recommendations

Across all three resolutions, the Medium preset gives the highest average FPS among the two quality‑oriented settings (High and Ultra). At 1080p, Medium achieves 162 FPS, while High runs 138 and Ultra 108. For users prioritizing high frame rates with visually acceptable quality, the numbers favor Medium. Low yields 210 FPS but with lower visuals; High has the 50 FPS at 4K, which is barely playable 50 FPS. Ultra at 4K drops to 39 FPS, which is below a typical 60 FPS target. Therefore, the data suggests that Medium is the best balanced preset for this hardware in The Technomancer. At 1440p, Medium renders 106 FPS, well above High (90) and Ultra (70). Even at 4K, Medium yields 58 FPS, which is only 8 FPS lower than Low’s 76 but with much improved graphics comparison. The recommendation is to set the game to Medium across all three resolutions.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-11400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the Rocket Lake family, with base clock 2.6 GHz and max boost 4.4 GHz. It has a L3 cache of 12 MB shared MSR is consistent with a Desktop segment processor. Its benchmark scores reflect a solid mid‑range performer: Cinebench R23 multicore 14340, single‑core 2024; Geekbench multicore 7737; single‑core 1777. In the synthetic suite, its average score is 17177, placing it in the 71st percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals – AMD EPYC 7H12 (17120, +0.3%), Intel Core i5-12450H (17239, –0.4%), Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G (17278, –0.6%), and Core Ultra 7 164U (17074, +0.6%) – all have average scores within ±1% of the i5’s mark.

When hit with the game’s 1080p Low preset, the system cruises at 210 FPS, which means the CPU possesses enough computational headroom to keep up with the high frame rates that the RX 7800 XT can both. The data shows that at no resolution/setting does the FPS drop to a level where the CPU would appear overloaded – the 4K Ultra run still delivers 39 FPS, and the entire frame table follows resolution scaling, not thread scaling. So the CPU is not a limiting factor.

It also supports dual‑channel DDR4 memory with a bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s, which is sufficient for this title’s requirements. The lack of integrated graphics and the fact that it runs at 65 W TDP make it a modest power draw relative to the GPU, but the exact power measurements are not part of this dataset.

How This Combo Ranks

Combining the CPU and GPU, the system’s performance in The Technomancer measured, and the database shows it ranks 1228 out of 3696 tested combos. That means it is in the upper 33rd percentile of all evaluated configurations. In other words, this setup outperforms 2,468 of the 3,696 tested combinations.

The CPU itself sits in the 71st percentile among all CPUs under synthetic workloads, while the GPU occupies the 51st percentile among all GPUs. The modest CPU percentile relative to the GPU, which is slightly above the midpoint, suggests that while the CPU is stronger than average, the GPU is only average in the full benchmark set but is well matched to the 1080p and 1440p metrics. In this game, the limiting factor is the GPU, as seen in resolution scaling; the CPU's performance does not dent the frame results, meaning that upgrading the GPU would be the only path to higher FPS for this combo.

Given the game’s age (2016) and the capabilities of these components, this level of performance is expected. The rank of 1228/3696 shows that many combinations – ones with high‑end GPUs and CPUs – outperforms this, but it’s far from the bottom. The measured data shows that the i5-11400F + RX 7800 XT offers a capable experience at up to 1440p gaming, with 4K available at least at Medium settings. No other inferences is made from the dataset.