The Technomancer

The Intel Core i5-11400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti combination ranks 868th out of 1,656 tested combos in The Technomancer. This places the pairing in the 48th percentile of all benchmarked configurations, meaning roughly half of all tested combos deliver higher average frame rates in this title. The ranking reflects a mid-pack position, consistent with a hardware pairing that is neither at the performance ceiling nor struggling to maintain playable frame rates, but rather sits in a crowded middle tier where results are heavily influenced by specific settings and resolution choices.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s 868th rank out of 1,656 tested configurations places it squarely in the middle of the database’s results for The Technomancer. This is a decisive outcome: the pairing is not competitive with top-tier combos, but it also leaves a substantial portion of the field behind. The data suggests that in this 2016 Action RPG, the i5-11400F and RTX 3060 Ti deliver a balanced experience that avoids severe bottlenecks, yet the overall rank indicates that many other hardware combinations—likely those with higher-end GPUs or CPUs—achieve better average FPS.

Benchmark results show the CPU holds a 75th percentile rank among all tested processors, while the GPU sits at a 69th percentile among all tested graphics cards. When combined, the pairing’s in-game rank drops below both individual percentiles, suggesting that either component is not fully utilized in The Technomancer’s workload. The RTX 3060 Ti’s nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks—such as the AMD Radeon RX 6700M with a deltaPct of -0.2 and the AMD Radeon RX 6600 at -0.5—show that the GPU is competitive with those parts in general compute, but this does not translate to a top-tier in-game position.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-11400F provides 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 2.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. This Rocket Lake processor, built on Intel’s 14 nm process, features 12 MB of shared L3 cache. In the context of The Technomancer, benchmark results indicate that the CPU’s single-threaded performance is a limiting factor at lower resolutions. The processor scores 2,029 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 14,372 in multi-core, with a PassMark single-thread score of 2,981. These figures suggest a capable but not exceptional CPU for a game that, based on the measured FPS data, appears to become increasingly GPU-bound as resolution rises.

At 1080p Low settings, the combo reaches 172.8 FPS, which is 52% higher than the 1080p High result of 113.4 FPS. This wide gap between Low and High settings at the same resolution indicates that the CPU can push very high frame rates when graphical load is reduced, but the GPU’s workload at High settings brings the average down. The CPU’s 75th percentile ranking among all processors, combined with its 12 threads, means it is not the primary constraint in this game; rather, the data shows that the RTX 3060 Ti’s performance ceiling is being reached at higher settings. The CPU’s 2-thread 3DMark score of 1,691 and 4-thread score of 3,171 indicate moderate multi-threading capability, which aligns with a game that likely does not scale perfectly across all 12 threads.

FAQ

Q: How does this combo perform at 1080p Ultra settings?

A: At 1920x1080 with Ultra settings, the combination produces an average of 91.1 FPS. This is the lowest 1080p result, showing that Ultra settings impose a significant graphical load that reduces frame rates by 47% compared to Low settings at the same resolution.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor at 4K resolution?

A: The data shows a clear shift toward GPU limitation at 3840x2160. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS drops to 30.5, while 4K Low reaches 60.5 FPS. The substantial frame rate differences across settings at 4K indicate that the RTX 3060 Ti’s rendering capacity governs performance, with the CPU’s role diminishing as resolution increases.

Q: What is the best settings configuration for high refresh rate displays?

A: For a 144 Hz display, the 1080p Low setting at 172.8 FPS is the only configuration that exceeds this threshold. The 1080p Medium setting at 137.3 FPS and 1080p High at 113.4 FPS fall short, meaning users would need to accept lower visual quality to fully utilize high refresh rates.

Q: How does the RTX 3060 Ti compare to its nearest GPU rivals in synthetic tests?

A: The GPU’s average benchmark score of 25,120 places it nearly identical to the AMD Radeon RX 6700M, which scores 25,180 with a deltaPct of -0.2. The AMD Radeon RX 6600 scores 25,235 with a deltaPct of -0.5, showing that the RTX 3060 Ti trails these parts by less than 1% in aggregate benchmarks.

Q: Does the combo maintain playable frame rates at 1440p?

A: All tested 1440p settings yield playable averages: 116 FPS at Low, 88.3 FPS at Medium, 74.1 FPS at High, and 61.7 FPS at Ultra. The 1440p Ultra result is the only one below 70 FPS, but it remains above the 60 FPS threshold commonly considered acceptable.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between 1080p and 4K at High settings?

A: At High settings, the combo achieves 113.4 FPS at 1080p and 41.6 FPS at 4K. This represents a 63% reduction in average frame rate when moving from 1080p to 4K, highlighting the significant rendering demands of the higher resolution.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a complete picture across three resolutions and four settings levels. At 1920x1080, the combo delivers 172.8 FPS on Low, 137.3 FPS on Medium, 113.4 FPS on High, and 91.1 FPS on Ultra. These results show a consistent downward trend as settings increase, with the gap between Low and Ultra being 81.7 FPS. The 1080p results indicate that the pairing is well-suited for smooth gameplay at all settings, with even the Ultra configuration exceeding 90 FPS.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages drop to 116 FPS on Low, 88.3 FPS on Medium, 74.1 FPS on High, and 61.7 FPS on Ultra. The 1440p results demonstrate a steeper performance curve, with the difference between Low and Ultra reaching 54.3 FPS. The Ultra setting at 1440p remains playable, but the margin above the 60 FPS threshold is narrow.

At 3840x2160, the combo produces 60.5 FPS on Low, 49.6 FPS on Medium, 41.6 FPS on High, and 30.5 FPS on Ultra. The 4K results show a dramatic performance cliff: only the Low setting achieves a playable average above 60 FPS, while Ultra drops to 30.5 FPS, which is below the standard for smooth gameplay. The difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is 30.0 FPS, representing a 50% reduction in frame rate.

Resolution Scaling

The data reveals how frame rates scale with resolution. Moving from 1080p to 1440p at High settings, the average FPS drops from 113.4 to 74.1, a reduction of 34.7%. From 1440p to 4K at High settings, the average drops from 74.1 to 41.6, a further reduction of 43.9%. This progressive scaling indicates that the GPU becomes increasingly dominant as the rendering resolution grows.

At Low settings, the scaling is more pronounced: 172.8 FPS at 1080p falls to 116 FPS at 1440p (a 32.9% drop) and then to 60.5 FPS at 4K (a 47.8% drop from 1440p). The 4K Low result of 60.5 FPS is notably lower than the 1080p Ultra result of 91.1 FPS, demonstrating that resolution has a greater impact on performance than settings alone. This pattern confirms that the RTX 3060 Ti’s memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s and 8 GB of GDDR6 memory are sufficient for 1080p and 1440p, but at 4K, the GPU’s compute throughput of 16.20 TFLOPS becomes the limiting factor.

The resolution scaling analysis points to a clear conclusion: at 1080p, the combo operates in a CPU-influenced regime where the i5-11400F’s single-thread performance of 2,029 in Cinebench R23 allows for very high frame rates. As resolution increases to 4K, the GPU’s workload scales exponentially, and the CPU’s role diminishes. The 4K Ultra result of 30.5 FPS is particularly telling, as it shows that the RTX 3060 Ti cannot sustain fluid gameplay at maximum settings in this resolution, regardless of the CPU’s capability.