The Technomancer

FAQ

Q: What is the measured performance of the Intel Core i5-12400F with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER in The Technomancer at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, the combo delivers an average of 108.8 FPS on Low settings, 82.4 FPS on Medium, 73.3 FPS on High, and 55.6 FPS on Ultra. This shows a clear scaling curve where the Ultra preset demands roughly half the frame rate of Low.

Q: How does the frame rate drop when moving from 1080p to 1440p and 4K?

A: At 2560x1440, the averages are 73.8 FPS (Low), 55.0 FPS (Medium), 45.1 FPS (High), and 34.9 FPS (Ultra). At 3840x2160, performance falls sharply to 42.1 FPS (Low), 28.1 FPS (Medium), 24.0 FPS (High), and 18.3 FPS (Ultra). The 4K Ultra result is below playable thresholds, while 1440p Low remains fluid.

Q: Which settings preset provides the best balance of visual quality and frame rate for this hardware?

A: The data indicates that 1920x1080 High at 73.3 FPS is the optimal choice, as it maintains a smooth frame rate while offering substantially better visual fidelity than Medium or Low. The Ultra preset at 55.6 FPS is also viable for players prioritizing image quality, but High delivers a more comfortable margin above 60 FPS.

Q: How does the GTX 1660 SUPER compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: In the average benchmark score, the GTX 1660 SUPER scores 14286. The AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 scores 14314 (0.2% higher), the Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics scores 14315 (0.2% higher), and the AMD Radeon Vega 11 scores 14352 (0.5% higher). The AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT is 0.7% ahead with 14389. The differences are minimal, placing this GPU in a tightly contested performance band.

Q: What is the CPU's multi-threaded performance relative to its nearest rivals?

A: The Core i5-12400F has an average benchmark score of 19221, which places it 0.1% ahead of the Intel Core i7-8700K (19210) and 0.3% ahead of the Intel Core i5-1335U (19167). It trails the AMD Ryzen 5 7533HS by 0.7% (19364) and the AMD EPYC 7773X by 1.3% (18979). This shows the i5-12400F sits in a highly competitive mid-range segment.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is built on the Turing architecture with a TU116 chip fabricated on a 12 nm process at TSMC. It contains 6,600 million transistors on a 284 mm² die, with a transistor density of 23.2M per mm². The GPU operates at a base clock of 1530 MHz and a boost clock of 1785 MHz, with memory clocked at 1750 MHz or 14 Gbps effective. The 6 GB of GDDR6 memory runs across a 192-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 336.0 GB/s. This memory configuration is critical for The Technomancer, as the game's texture streaming and scene complexity at higher presets can pressure the frame buffer.

The GPU has 1408 shading units, 88 texture mapping units, and 48 render output units. Its pixel rate is 85.68 GPixel/s, and the texture rate is 157.1 GTexel/s. The FP32 performance is 5.027 TFLOPS, with FP16 at 10.05 TFLOPS (2:1). These specifications translate into a card that is positioned in the 55th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 14286. The measured frame rates in The Technomancer show a consistent pattern: at 1920x1080, the GPU delivers 108.8 FPS on Low and 55.6 FPS on Ultra, indicating that the graphics card is the primary bottleneck when moving from Low to Ultra settings.

At 2560x1440, the frame rate at High drops to 45.1 FPS, which is a 38% reduction from the 1080p High result of 73.3 FPS. At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset yields only 18.3 FPS, confirming that the GTX 1660 SUPER is not suited for 4K gaming at high visual fidelity. The data shows that the GPU's 6 GB frame buffer and 336.0 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for 1080p and 1440p gaming, but the compute resources (5.027 TFLOPS) become the limiting factor at higher resolutions and settings. The card's nearest rivals—the AMD Radeon RX Vega 11, Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics, and AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT—are all within 0.7% of its average score, so the GTX 1660 SUPER's performance in this game is representative of a narrow competitive field.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the Core 12th Gen series, based on the Alder Lake architecture (Alder Lake-S). It has a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in dual-channel mode and connects via PCIe Gen 5 with 20 lanes (CPU only). Its cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 1.25 MB of L2 per core, and 18 MB of shared L3 cache. The processor is built on Intel's 10 nm process with a die size of 163 mm².

In synthetic benchmarks, the i5-12400F scores 16518 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 2332 in single-core. Its 3DMark results show strong scaling: 1699 for 2 threads, 3067 for 4 threads, 4779 for 8 threads, and 5895 for 16 threads, with a max-thread score of 5912. The Geekbench multi-core score is 9138, and single-core is 2221. PassMark results include 19433 for multi-thread and 3481 for single-thread, with specific workloads like integer math at 59995 and floating-point math at 46759. The CPU's average benchmark score is 19221, placing it in the 77th percentile of all CPUs.

For The Technomancer, the CPU's role is less demanding than the GPU, as the game's frame rates are primarily limited by graphics processing. At 1920x1080 Low, the combo achieves 108.8 FPS, which suggests the CPU can handle high frame rates without becoming a bottleneck. The 6-core, 12-thread configuration provides ample headroom for the game's physics and AI workloads, as evidenced by the 3DMark 16-thread score of 5895. The nearest rivals—the Intel Core i7-8700K (0.1% higher average score) and the AMD Ryzen 5 7533HS (0.7% higher)—show that the i5-12400F is competitively positioned. The CPU's boost clock of 4.40 GHz helps maintain consistent frame pacing in scenes with heavy draw calls, but the data suggests that the GTX 1660 SUPER is the limiting factor at higher settings and resolutions.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS rows provide a clear hierarchy of settings for this combo. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers 108.8 FPS, which is the highest average across all resolutions. Medium yields 82.4 FPS, High 73.3 FPS, and Ultra 55.6 FPS. For players seeking a smooth 60 FPS experience, the High preset at 73.3 FPS is the recommended choice, as it offers significantly better visual quality than Medium while maintaining a comfortable frame rate margin. The Ultra preset at 55.6 FPS is playable but falls below 60 FPS, which may introduce perceptible stutter in fast-paced combat.

At 2560x1440, the High preset produces 45.1 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold. The Medium preset at 55.0 FPS is the best option for 1440p, as it remains close to 60 FPS while providing acceptable visuals. The Low preset at 73.8 FPS is the only 1440p setting that exceeds 60 FPS, but it sacrifices too much visual fidelity for most users. At 3840x2160, no preset achieves a playable frame rate: the Low setting tops out at 42.1 FPS, and Ultra drops to 18.3 FPS. The data strongly indicates that this combo is not intended for 4K gaming.

The optimal experience per the measured rows is 1920x1080 High at 73.3 FPS, which balances the GPU's 6 GB memory capacity and 5.027 TFLOPS compute with the CPU's 6-core processing power. The 2560x1440 Medium result at 55.0 FPS is a viable alternative for users with higher-resolution displays who prioritize frame rate over maximum detail. The Ultra preset at 1080p (55.6 FPS) is only recommended for players who demand maximum image quality and are willing to accept sub-60 FPS performance. In summary, the data supports 1080p High as the sweet spot, with 1440p Medium as a secondary option for larger monitors.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-12400F and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER ranks 1482 out of 1656 tested combos in The Technomancer, placing it in the 89.5th percentile of all configurations. This rank reflects the GPU's mid-range positioning (55th percentile among all GPUs) and the CPU's strong performance (77th percentile among all CPUs). The combo's average FPS across all measured settings and resolutions is constrained by the graphics card, which is the weaker component in this pairing.

The CPU's nearest rivals—the Intel Core i7-8700K (0.1% higher average score) and the AMD Ryzen 5 7533HS (0.7% higher)—do not significantly alter the ranking outcome, as the GPU remains the dominant factor. The GPU's nearest rivals, including the AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 and Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics, are within 0.5% of its average score, indicating that swapping the GTX 1660 SUPER for a similar-tier card would yield negligible changes in rank. The low rank (1482 of 1656) suggests that this combo is below average for the game, which is expected given the GTX 1660 SUPER's age and end-of-life production status.

However, the data shows that the combo can still deliver playable frame rates at 1080p High (73.3 FPS) and 1440p Medium (55.0 FPS). The rank reflects the game's demanding nature at higher resolutions, where the 4K Ultra result of 18.3 FPS drags down the overall average. In comparison to the field, the combo's performance is adequate for 1080p gaming but falls short of the top 10% of configurations, which likely feature more powerful GPUs. For users targeting 1080p, the rank is acceptable; for 1440p or 4K, the combo is underpowered, as evidenced by the 45.1 FPS at 1440p High and 24.0 FPS at 4K High. The benchmark data confirms that this pairing is best suited for 1080p gaming with medium-to-high settings, and the rank of 1482 reflects that limitation.