The Technomancer

The Technomancer, a 2016 action RPG, has been tested with an Intel Core i5-12400F and a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090. The data shows this combination delivers high frame rates across all resolution and setting tiers. The CPU is a 6-core, 12-thread Alder Lake part with a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, while the GPU is a Blackwell 2.0 flagship with 32 GB of GDDR7 memory. This combo ranks 135th out of 3696 tested combinations, placing it in the top percentile. The CPU's launch MSRP is $174, and the GPU's launch MSRP is 1,999 USD.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average frame rate measured when running in The Technomancer?

A: The lowest preset, Low at 1920x1080, delivers an average of 251 FPS. The next highest is Low at 2560x1440, with an average of 218 of FPS.

Q: At 4K resolution with Ultra settings, what FPS is achieved?

A: The Matriarch gets an average of 62 FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings.

Q: How does the combo rank relative to other tested combinations?

A: The combo ranks 135th out of 3696 tested combos, placing it in the 3.6th percentile.

Q: What are the minimum and maximum FPS for Medium settings at 2560x1440?

A: For Medium settings at 2560x1440, the minimum is 144 FPS and maximum is 195 FPS, with an average of 169 FPS.

Q: Which appearance has the largest drop from 1080p to 4K?

A: Low settings drop from 251 at 1080p to 121 at 4K, a reduction of approximately 52%. Ultra drops from 173 to 62, a reduction of about 64%, so Ultra shows the largest relative drop of the rows.

Q: There are any measured data for 1080p High?

A: Yes, the average FPS for 1920x1080 with High settings is 216, with no minimum or maximum recorded.

GPU Role

The RTX 5090 brings 32 GB of GDDR7 on a 512-bit bus, providing a theoretical bandwidth of 1.79 TB/s. Its base clock is 2017 MHz, with a boost clock of 2407 MHz. These specs translate to strong raw fill rates: 423.6 GPixel/s and 1,636.8 GTexel/s, and a floating-point performance of 104.8 TFLOPS. The card sits at the 92nd percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 79,842. Its nearest rivals include the Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB (delta 0.3%) and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 32 from another family.

Across the measured rows, the GPU scales efficiently as the resolution increases. From 1080p Low to 4K Low, the average FPS drops from 251 to 121, indicating that while the GPU becomes more utilized, the frame rate remains far above 60 FPS. At Ultra settings, the 4K average of 62 FPS shows the heavy load. However, the GPU still manages to keep the game playable in all tested presets. The card's 32 GB VRAM likely prevents memory capacity from being a limiting factor in any of these scenarios. The 512-bit bus and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth ensure that texture bandwidth doesn't throttle performance.

The GPU's role appears critical at 4K, where the average FPS for Ultra is 62 and for High is 79. The gap between presets is narrower at 1080p, suggesting that at lower resolutions, the CPU might be you'll be the bottleneck. Specifically, at 1080p Low (251 FPS) and 1080p Medium (228 FPS), the frame rate is exceptionally high, which could indicate a CPU ceiling.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400F is a 10nm Alder Lake desktop processor with 6 cores and 12 threads. It has a base clock of 2.50 GHz and boost of 4.40 GHz. The L3 cache is 18 MB shared. In synthetic benchmarks, it scores 1,680 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 12,380 in multi-core. The CPU has a 73rd percentile ranking, with an average benchmark score of 19,039, which is similar to the AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS (delta 0.1%) and the Intel Core 3 200E (delta -0.1%). These rivals each have an avgs of 19,047 and 19,056, respectively.

In the game's measured results, the CPU's role becomes apparent at lower resolutions. At 1080p, even the most demanding Ultra preset achieves 173. If we compare the 1080p Medium and 4K Medium, the FPS drop from 228) at 1080p to 93 at 4K. Since the CPU work per frame is largely unchanged, this is mainly a GPU climb. However, at 1080p, the CPU must generate enough frames to feed a very fast GPU. The single-thread performance (1680 in Cinebench R23) likely helps in this older title, which may rely on a few main threads.

The data suggests that the i5-12400F is sufficient to support very high frame rates at 1080p, as seen by 251 FPS on Low. At 4K, the CPU's limitations may become less visible because the GPU is the primary, yet the CPU still needs to keep up. The multi-core score of 12,380 indicates it can handle other tasks, but for The Technomancer, the single-core performance is more relevant.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured rows, the optimal preset depends on target FPS. At 4K, High settings provide a 79 FPS average, while Medium provides 93 FPS. Ultra only gives 62 FPS, which may be stable for some but is below the smooth 60+ threshold that other are above. Given that Medium already reaches 93 FPS, it is more headroom for 4K. Low at 121 FPS trades too much visual quality for an FPS surplus. Therefore, at 3840x2160, Medium is the most balanced. If the display is 120 Hz, High may be preferred, but it still drops to 79 FPS. Ultra is only for those prioritizing visuals over motion fluidity, given it's the only preset below 60.

For 2560x1440, all presets profited over 100 FPS. Ultra averages 113 FPS; High is 67 higher at 144 FPS; Medium is 169; Low is 218. Medium offers a substantial FPS gain over Ultra while maintaining better than High. So Medium provides a good balance. Since the given minimum for Medium is 144 FPS, it's above the threshold for 144 Hz refresh. At 1920x1080, Medium averages 228 FPS, High 216, Low 251, and Ultra 173. All are above 170 FPS, so no preset causes any noticeable loss. Players can choose Ultra for maximum detail, but the difference from Medium is modest in terms of FPS.

Therefore, the data suggests a preset of Medium for the best experience in terms of smoothness (above 90 FPS at 4K, above 144 FPS at 2K, above 180 FPS at 1080p) while keeping the render costs low.

How This Combo Ranks

Out of the 3,696 tested hardware combinations in The Technomancer, this combo ranks 135th. That places it in the top 3.35% of all combos. The GPU percentile is 92 (better than 91% of all GPUs) and the CPU percentile is 73. The high ranking is driven by the GPU, which can push high frame rates even at the demanding 4K resolution. However, the CPU it puts it in the top echelon of CPUs, but it is not the top. The nearest CPU rivals (Ryzen 7 7535HV) averages a just 0.1% difference in average benchmark score, indicating that a similar CPU could achieve comparable results.

Relative to other combos, this one is ahead of most, given its 135th rank. The top combos may include ultra-high-end CPU models with higher core counts, but the gap in FPS might be small, considering that the GPU is the more dominant part. The ranking in top 90 means that for the vast majority of test configurations, this CPU+GPU pair delivers either lower FPS. The GPU’s excellent performance in synthetic benchmarks (e.g., 39,650 in Genmark) further supports that it is the main contributor.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The table below lists the average (and where present, min and max) frame rates for every measured row:

| Resolution | Settings | Average FPS | Min FPS | Max FPS |

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

| 3840x2160 | High | 79 | – | – |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 121 | – | – |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 93 | 79 | 107 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 62 | – | – |

| 2560x1440 | High | 144 | – | – |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 218 | – | – |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 169 | 144 | 195 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 113 | – | – |

| 1920x1080 | High | 216 | – | – |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 251 | – | – |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 228 | 194 | 262 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 173 | – | – |

These numbers show a consistent pattern: as resolution increases, FPS drops for each given setting. For Medium, the average goes from 216? Actually 228 at 1080p to 93 at 4K, a drop of 59%. For Low, from 251 to 121 – a 52% reduction. High goes 216 to 79 (a 63% drop), and Ultra goes 173 to 62 (a 64% drop). The min/max values are only available for Medium, indicating that it has a relatively tight window.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals where the bottleneck lies. Looking at Medium settings, the average drops from 228 (1080) to 169 (1440) to 93 (2160). That's a reduction of 26% from 1080 to 1440, and another 45% from 1440 to 4K. The trend isn't strictly linear – the jump to 4K is particularly steep. This steep decline suggests that the GPU becomes heavily loaded at 4K, with the CPU having enough headroom to feed it at lower resolutions.

For Low settings, the drop is 251 (1080p) to 218 (1440p) to 121 (4K). Between 1080 and 1440, the drop is only 33%? Actually 251 to 218 is a 13% drop, then to 121 is a 45% drop. The reading indicates that at 1080p, the GPU is not at full load; the CPU might be limiting the frame rate. Once the resolution is increased to 2K and 4K, the GPU becomes the bottleneck, and the FPS falls more steeply.

Ultra settings show the largest absolute drop: 173 (1080) to 64 (4K), a 63% decrease. This confirms that Ultra makes the GPU work harder, and at 4K it's near the edge of playable. The measured data for Medium includes at 4K a min of 79, which is identical to average of High at 4K. This suggests that Medium at 4K has occasional hits to 79 FPS, aligning with the High setting's average.

In summary, the scaling behavior indicates that the i5-12400F is capable of driving very high FPS at 1080p, but the RTX 115090 becomes the limiting component at higher resolutions. At 1080p, the CPU is more likely to be the constraining factor, especially with lower graphics settings where low GPU utilization meets high FPS. At 4K, the GPU's workload dominates, and the FPS scales with the GPU preset as expected.