The Technomancer

The Intel Core i5-12400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT delivers a broad range of frame rates in The Technomancer, depending on resolution and quality preset. Measured data shows average FPS spanning from 26 at 4K Ultra to 142 at 1080p Low. The combination ranks 2643rd out of 3696 tested combos in this game, placing it in the lower half of the database. The following breakdown examines how resolution scaling, the GPU, and the CPU each shape these results, with full measured FPS tables and practical settings guidance.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS shows how sharply performance drops as resolution increases. At 1080p High, the combo averages 93 FPS. Moving to 1440p High, the average falls to 61 FPS, a reduction of roughly 34%. At 4K High, the average plummets to 33 FPS, a 64% drop from 1080p High. This pattern is consistent across all settings: Low goes from 142 FPS at 1080p to 93 FPS at 1440p and 51 FPS at 4K; Medium goes from 109 FPS at 1080p to 71 FPS at 1440p and 39 FPS at 4K; Ultra goes from 73 FPS at 1080p to 48 FPS at 1440p and 26 FPS at 4K.

The scaling behavior indicates the GPU becomes the limiting factor as resolution climbs. At 1080p, the frame rates are high enough that the CPU plays a meaningful role in feeding the GPU. At 4K, the GPU's rendering load dominates, causing the steep drops. The data shows that 1440p represents a reasonable middle ground: it retains playable frame rates in Low and Medium (93 and 71 FPS respectively), and even High stays above 60 FPS. 4K, by contrast, sees all presets fall below 60 FPS, with even Medium only reaching 39 FPS.

The proportional drop from 1440p to 4K is larger than from 1080p to 1440p, indicating a non-linear scaling penalty. For example, at Medium settings, the drop from 1080p to 1440p is 38 FPS (from 109 to 71), while the drop from 1440p to 4K is 32 FPS (from 71 to 39). The percentage decline, however, is more significant at the higher step: 45% versus 35%. This suggests that the GPU's memory bandwidth and fill rate are stressed more at 4K, despite the card having 8 GB of VRAM.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT is a RDNA 2.0 architecture GPU built on the Navi 23 chip at a 7 nm TSMC node. Its base clock is 1968 MHz, with a boost clock of 2589 MHz and a game clock of 2359 MHz. The card has 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs. Memory is 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, with a bandwidth of 256.0 GB/s. The pixel rate is 165.7 GPixel/s, and the texture rate is 331.4 GTexel/s. FP32 performance is listed at 10.60 TFLOPS.

The GPU's percentile ranking among all GPUs is 70, and its average benchmark score is 24442. Its nearest rivals in the database include the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 (avg score 24277, 0.7% slower), the Intel Arc A350M (avg score 24647, 0.8% faster), the GeForce GTX 780 Ti (avg score 24236, 0.8% slower), and the GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER (avg score 24170, 1.1% slower). This places the RX 6600 XT in a performance tier that is roughly on par with these older or lower-end cards, but with a much more modern feature set.

In The Technomancer, the GPU's strengths and weaknesses show in the measured FPS. The card's 8 GB VRAM is sufficient for the game's textures and geometry. The 256.0 GB/s memory bandwidth is adequate for this title, though at 4K it becomes a constraint. The boost clock of 2589 MHz helps maintain higher FPS at lower resolutions, but the card's raw compute of 10.60 TFLOPS is not enough to sustain 60 FPS at 4K in most presets. The data indicates that the GPU is the primary factor limiting performance at 4K, as the CPU provides enough threads to handle the game's logic.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400F is a 12th-generation Alder Lake processor with 6 cores and 12 threads. Its base clock is 2.50 GHz and boost clock is 4.40 GHz. The CPU has a 65 W TDP and uses the Intel Socket 1700. It has 80 KB of L1 cache per core, 1.25 MB of L2 cache per core, and an 18 MB shared L3 cache. The processor supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in dual-channel configuration.

In synthetic benchmarks, the i5-12400F scores 5895 in 3DMark 16 threads, 1699 in 3DMark 2 threads, 3067 in 4 threads, 4779 in 8 threads, 5912 in max threads, and 909 in single thread. Cinebench scores are 1759 in R15 multicore, 244 in R15 single-core, 6980 in R20 multicore, 985 in R20 single-core, 12380 in R23 multicore, and 1680 in R23 single-core. Geekbench scores are 9472 multicore and 1964 single-core. Passmark scores include 19433 multithread, 3481 single-thread, 59995 integer math, 46759 floating point math, and 233327 data compression.

The CPU's percentile ranking among all CPUs is 73, with an average benchmark score of 19039. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS (avg score 19047, 0% delta), Intel Core 3 201E (avg score 19056, -0.1% delta), Intel Core i5-1335U (avg score 18982, 0.3% delta), and AMD EPYC 7773X (avg score 18979, 0.3% delta). The i5-12400F sits comfortably in the mid-range, with its 6 core configuration handling modern games well.

In The Technomancer, the CPU's role is significant at lower resolutions. At 1080p, the game can reach 142 FPS at Low settings, which is high enough that the CPU must keep up with the GPU. The i5-12400F's 6 cores and 12 threads are more than sufficient for this game, which likely does not scale beyond a few threads. The boost clock of 4.40 GHz helps maintain high single-thread performance, which is often critical for game logic and physics. The 18 MB L3 cache also reduces memory latency for frequently accessed data.

However, the CPU does not appear to bottleneck the GPU at any resolution. The data shows that as resolution increases to 1440p and 4K, the GPU becomes the limiting factor. The CPU's scores in single-threaded tests (909 in 3DMark single-thread, 1680 in Cinebench R23 single-core, 3481 in Passmark single-thread) indicate strong enough performance for this game. The multi-threaded scores (5912 in 3DMark max threads, 12380 in Cinebench R23 multicore) are sufficient for background tasks and game engine threads.

Measured FPS Breakdown

Resolution 1920x1080: The best average FPS is at Low settings, with 142 FPS. Medium drops to 109 FPS, with a minimum of 93 and maximum of 126. High averages 93 FPS, and Ultra averages 73 FPS. These numbers show that 1080p is fully playable at all settings, with even Ultra exceeding 70 FPS.

Resolution 2560x1440: At Low, the average is 93 FPS. Medium averages 71 FPS, with a min of 61 and max of 82. High averages 61 FPS, and Ultra averages 48 FPS. 1440p remains playable at Medium and Low, but Ultra dips below 50 FPS.

Resolution 3840x2160: The highest average is 51 FPS at Low. Medium averages 39 FPS, with a min of 33 and max of 45. High averages 33 FPS, and Ultra drops to 26 FPS. At 4K, none of the presets reach 60 FPS, and only Low comes close to playability.

The data shows a consistent pattern: with each step up in quality, FPS drops by roughly 20-25%. For example, at 1080p, moving from Low to Medium reduces the average from 142 to 109 (a 23% drop), from Medium to High from 109 to 93 (a 15% drop), and from High to Ultra from 93 to 73 (a 22% drop). At 4K, the same pattern holds: Low to Medium from 51 to 39 (a 24% drop), Medium to High from 39 to 33 (a 15% drop), and High to Ultra from 33 to 26 (a 21% drop).

The minimum and maximum FPS figures provided only for Medium settings across all resolutions. At 1080p Medium, the range is 95-126 FPS, indicating a stable frame time. At 1440p Medium, the range is 61-82 FPS, still a relatively narrow spread. At 4K Medium, the range is 33-45 FPS, which suggests more variation. This suggests that the game's frame pacing is consistent at lower resolutions but becomes less stable at 4K.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo of the Intel Core i5-12400F and AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT ranks 2643rd out of 3696 tested combinations in The Technomancer. This places it in the 71st percentile of tested combos, meaning about 71% of combos perform better in this game. The data indicates that this is a mid-to-low-end configuration for this particular title.

The ranking reflects the GPU's position in the benchmark hierarchy. The RX 6600 XT's average benchmark score of 24442 is just above the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER (24170), but below the Arc A350M (24647). However, in this game, the combo's performance is not determined solely by the GPU. The CPU's rank in the database shows that the i5-12400F performs similarly to the Ryzen 5 7535HS (19047 vs 19039), so the combo's ranking is likely heavily influenced by the GPU's 4K limitations.

The fact that the combo ranks at 2643 out of 3696 indicates that many other combinations of CPUs and GPUs can produce better results in this game. The measured FPS at 1080p are quite high, but the game's 4K performance is weak, which might be why the overall rank is lower. The GPU's 8 GB of VRAM is a potential limitation, but the game does not appear to require more than that.

The rank is based on measured data, not synthetic scores. This means the rank accurately reflects how this combo performs in the actual game. The fact that the combo ranks lower than some combos with lower GPU scores suggests that the game is sensitive to certain GPU features, such as memory bandwidth or shader complexity. The game's release in 2016 likely means it does not utilize modern features like ray tracing, so the RX 6600 XT's RT cores are not a factor.

Settings Recommendations

For a balance of frame rate and visual quality, the Medium preset is the sweet spot. At 1440p Medium, the combo delivers 71 FPS on average, which is above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth play. At 1080p Medium, the average is 109 FPS, which is excellent. The 4K Medium is only 39 FPS, so 4K is not recommended for this game unless the user is willing to sacrifice quality for frame rate.

For users with a 1080p display, the high preset is a good choice. It averages 93 FPS, which is still above 60, and provides better visuals than Medium. The Ultra preset at 1080p averages 73 FPS, which is also playable, but the jump from High to Ultra yields only a 20 FPS difference, so some may prefer High for a higher frame rate.

For 1440p displays, the Low preset averages 93 FPS, but Medium is the best balance with 71 FPS. High at 1440p is 61 FPS, which is borderline. Users with a 1440p monitor should stick to Medium or Low to ensure a stable frame rate, as the game may dip below 60 FPS in intense scenes.

For 4K displays, none of the settings achieve 60 FPS. The best is Low at 51 FPS, which is still below the ideal threshold. Users with a 4K monitor might consider lowering the resolution to 1440p for a better experience, as the jump from 4K Low (51 FPS) to 1440p High (61 FPS) is significant. The data suggests that the RX 6600 XT is not a 4K card for this game, and the i5-12400F does not help in that regard.

The Medium setting is the only one with min/max FPS data, indicating that it is considered. At 1080p Medium, the min/max are 95 and 105, which is a tight range, suggesting a stable experience. At 1440p Medium, the min/max are 61 and 101, which is a larger range. At 4K Medium, the min/max are 33 and 45, which is a 12 FPS spread. This data indicates that Medium is the most tested setting, and it provides a good balance of quality and performance.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS in The Technomancer at 1080p High settings?

A: The average FPS is 93.

Q: How does the RX 6600 XT compare to the GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER in this game?

A: The RX 6600 XT has a higher average benchmark score (24442 vs 24170, a 1.1% delta) but in-game performance is not directly compared.

Q: Does the CPU bottleneck at 4K?

A: No, the data shows that the GPU is the limiting factor at 4K, as the CPU's performance is sufficient for the game.

Q: What is the best setting for a 1440p monitor?

A: Medium is the best balance, with 71 FPS average and a min of 61 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: Is 4K playable on this combo?

A: Only at Low settings, which averages 51 FPS. Higher settings drop to 39 FPS or lower, which is not ideal.

Q: What is the CPU's percentile ranking?

A: The i5-12400F is in the 73rd percentile among all CPUs, indicating it is a solid mid-range performer.