The Technomancer

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The measured FPS data for The Technomancer shows a predictable but revealing pattern as resolution scales upward. At 1080p with Ultra settings, the Intel Core i5-12600KF paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D delivers 184 FPS. Moving to 1440p Ultra drops that to 120 FPS, a 34.8% reduction. At 4K Ultra, the average falls to 66 FPS, which is 64.1% below the 1080p Ultra figure. This steep decline — nearly two-thirds of performance lost from 1080p to 4K — points to the GPU becoming the dominant constraint at higher resolutions.

The pattern holds across all settings presets. At High settings, the transition from 1080p (236 FPS) to 1440p (154 FPS) represents a 34.7% drop, and 4K High lands at 85 FPS, a 64.0% reduction from 1080p. The Low preset shows the same shape: 282 FPS at 1080p, 235 FPS at 1440p, and 129 FPS at 4K. The consistency of these percentage drops — roughly 35% from 1080p to 1440p and another 45% from 1440p to 4K — suggests that the rendering load scales almost linearly with pixel count for this title.

What does this say about the limiting component? At 1080p, the frame rates are extremely high, with Low preset reaching 282 FPS. These numbers are far beyond what a 60 Hz or even 144 Hz display can utilize, indicating that the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU ample work at this resolution. The fact that 1080p Ultra (184 FPS) is still well above 144 FPS suggests that even at the highest settings, the processor is not holding back the frame rate. The GPU, however, begins to show its limits as resolution climbs, with 4K Ultra dipping to 66 FPS — a level where the visual fidelity comes at the cost of smoothness on high-refresh-rate displays.

The data indicates a system that is heavily GPU-limited at 4K and CPU-limited only at the extreme low end of 1080p Low. For a game released in 2016, the RTX 5090 D is clearly overprovisioned for most scenarios, but the 4K Ultra result shows that even this flagship GPU meets a challenging workload in The Technomancer.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D brings substantial hardware to bear on The Technomancer. Its 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus provides 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth, figures that are far beyond what a 2016 title would have been designed to utilize. The game's system requirements from that era would have targeted far more modest memory configurations, so the RTX 5090 D's memory subsystem is effectively never a bottleneck in these measurements.

Clock speeds for this GPU are listed at a base of 2017 MHz and a boost of 2407 MHz. The memory operates at 1750 MHz, which translates to 28 Gbps effective. These clocks are high for a modern GPU and contribute to the raw compute throughput of 104.8 TFLOPS FP32. The shading units number 21,760, with 680 texture mapping units and 176 ROPs. For a game like The Technomancer, which relies on standard rasterization rather than ray tracing, the ROP count and texture throughput are the most relevant specifications.

Looking at the benchmark results, the GPU achieves a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 14,326 and a Passmark G3D score of 44,065. The GPU's percentile versus all GPUs is 92, placing it in the top 8% of all tested graphics cards. However, its nearest rivals in the database are notably different: the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT (with a delta of +1.1%), the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT (-1.6%), the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB (-2.1%), and the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB (-2.4%). These deltas indicate that in aggregate benchmark scores, the RTX 5090 D sits within 2.4% of these other cards, despite being a much newer and more powerful product on paper.

In The Technomancer specifically, the GPU's role is to render frames at increasingly demanding resolutions. The measured FPS data shows that at 4K Ultra, the GPU is the clear limiting factor, delivering 66 FPS. The 32 GB VRAM is never approached by this game's requirements, so the memory capacity is irrelevant to performance here. The bandwidth, however, does help maintain consistent frame delivery, as evidenced by the 4K Medium result showing a minimum FPS of 84 and a maximum of 114 around an average of 99.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

The combination of the Intel Core i5-12600KF and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D ranks 25th out of 2,825 tested combos for The Technomancer. This places the pairing in the top 0.9% of all CPU-GPU combinations in the database for this game. A rank of 25 out of 2,825 is an exceptional result, indicating that this setup is among the fastest configurations tested for this title.

To contextualize this rank, consider that the CPU itself sits at the 79th percentile versus all CPUs in aggregate benchmarks, with an average benchmark score of 27,799. Its nearest CPU rivals include the Intel Core i9-10900K (delta -0.3%), the AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE (delta +0.3%), the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (delta -0.3%), and the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D (delta -0.3%). These deltas are all within a fraction of a percent, showing that the i5-12600KF is essentially tied with these other processors in overall CPU performance.

The GPU, meanwhile, ranks at the 92nd percentile versus all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 77,712. Its nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT (delta +1.1%), the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT (delta -1.6%), the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB (delta -2.1%), and the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB (delta -2.4%). The fact that the combo ranks 25th overall, despite the CPU being only at the 79th percentile, suggests that for The Technomancer specifically, the GPU is carrying more weight in determining the final rank.

The gap between the combo's rank (top 0.9%) and the CPU's percentile (79%) indicates that the game is not heavily CPU-dependent at the settings measured. A processor at the 79th percentile still places this combo in the top 25 overall, which means that the RTX 5090 D is doing the heavy lifting. This is consistent with the resolution scaling analysis, which showed GPU limitation at 4K.

Settings Recommendations — which preset gives the best experience per the measured rows

The measured FPS data across four settings presets and three resolutions provides clear guidance for optimizing the experience in The Technomancer. The available presets are Low, Medium, High, and Ultra, with measured average FPS as follows:

At 1080p: Low 282 FPS, Medium 256 FPS, High 236 FPS, Ultra 184 FPS. All four presets deliver frame rates well above 144 FPS, meaning any modern high-refresh-rate monitor can be fully utilized. The drop from Low to Ultra is 98 FPS, a 34.8% reduction, but even the lowest figure of 184 FPS is far beyond what most displays can show. For 1080p users, Ultra is the clear choice, as the visual quality improvement costs nothing in terms of perceived smoothness.

At 1440p: Low 235 FPS, Medium 180 FPS, High 154 FPS, Ultra 120 FPS. Here, the Ultra preset dips below 144 FPS, which may be noticeable on a 144 Hz display. High at 154 FPS is still above 144 FPS, so players with 144 Hz monitors can use High without compromise. For those with 240 Hz displays, Medium at 180 FPS would be the choice, while Low at 235 FPS approaches the 240 Hz ceiling. The 1440p Ultra result of 120 FPS is still perfectly playable on a 120 Hz display or a 144 Hz panel with VRR, but the data suggests High is the sweet spot for most users.

At 4K: Low 129 FPS, Medium 99 FPS, High 85 FPS, Ultra 66 FPS. This resolution sees the most dramatic differences between presets. Low at 129 FPS is the only preset that exceeds 120 FPS, while Ultra at 66 FPS is just above the 60 FPS baseline for console-like smoothness. For 4K users, Low offers the best frame rate headroom, but Medium at 99 FPS provides a balanced experience. The minimum FPS for 4K Medium is 84, which means even the worst-case frame delivery stays above 60 FPS. High at 85 FPS average is acceptable for 60 Hz displays but may show stutter on higher refresh panels. Ultra at 66 FPS is playable but leaves little margin for demanding scenes.

The best experience per the measured rows depends on the display. For 1080p, Ultra is recommended without reservation. For 1440p, High provides the best balance of visual quality and frame rate. For 4K, Medium is the recommended preset, as it delivers 99 FPS average with a minimum of 84 FPS, ensuring smooth gameplay on 60-100 Hz displays.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 4K Ultra settings for this combo?

A: The measured average FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings is 66 FPS. This is the lowest average across all measured configurations for this pairing.

Q: How does the 1080p Medium result compare to the 1440p Medium result?

A: At 1920x1080 Medium, the average FPS is 256, with a minimum of 218 and a maximum of 295. At 2560x1440 Medium, the average drops to 180 FPS, with a minimum of 153 and a maximum of 207. The 1080p result is 76 FPS higher on average.

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

A: The data indicates the GPU is the limiting factor at 4K. The frame rates drop by roughly 64% from 1080p to 4K across all settings presets, which is characteristic of GPU-bound rendering. The CPU is capable of higher frame rates, as evidenced by the 282 FPS result at 1080p Low.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested configurations for this game?

A: The Intel Core i5-12600KF with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D ranks 25th out of 2,825 tested combos for The Technomancer.

Q: Which settings preset at 1440p still delivers above 144 FPS?

A: At 2560x1440, both Low (235 FPS) and Medium (180 FPS) exceed 144 FPS. High at 154 FPS also stays above 144 FPS, while Ultra drops to 120 FPS.

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded at 4K Medium settings?

A: The 4K Medium preset has a measured minimum FPS of 84, with an average of 99 and a maximum of 114.

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The Intel Core i5-12600KF is a 10-core, 16-thread processor from the Alder Lake architecture, with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.90 GHz. It uses a hybrid design with performance and efficiency cores, though the data sheet does not specify the exact core configuration. The cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 1.25 MB of L2 per core, and 20 MB of shared L3 cache. The processor supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration, and it uses the Intel Socket 1700.

In aggregate benchmarks, this CPU achieves a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 23,391 and a single-core score of 3,302. The Geekbench multicore score is 12,137, with a single-core score of 2,157. The Passmark multithread score is 27,575, and the single-thread score is 3,925. The 3DMark 16-thread score is 7,956, while the 2-thread score is 1,995 and the single-thread score is 1,016. These figures place the CPU at the 79th percentile versus all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 27,799.

For The Technomancer, the CPU's role is to feed the GPU with draw calls and physics calculations. The data shows that at 1080p Low, the combo achieves 282 FPS, which is a very high frame rate that would stress the CPU's single-thread performance. The single-core Cinebench R23 score of 3,302 indicates strong per-thread performance, which is important for older games that may not scale well across many cores. The 16 threads available would also help if The Technomancer uses multiple threads for background tasks or streaming.

The CPU's nearest rivals in the database are all within 0.3% of its average benchmark score. The Intel Core i9-10900K, AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE, AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D all have average scores between 27,712 and 27,896, compared to the i5-12600KF's 27,799. This tight clustering suggests that for CPU-bound scenarios, any of these processors would perform nearly identically.

In the context of this game, the CPU is clearly not the bottleneck at 4K, where the GPU limits performance to 66-129 FPS depending on settings. At 1080p, the CPU does allow frame rates above 280 FPS at Low settings, which indicates it is capable of high throughput. The fact that the combo ranks 25th overall, with the CPU at only the 79th percentile, reinforces the conclusion that The Technomancer is primarily GPU-limited for this configuration.

Measured FPS Breakdown — resolution by resolution, settings by settings, exact numbers

The measured FPS data covers three resolutions (1920x1080, 2560x1440, 3840x2160) and four settings presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra). All measurements are average FPS unless otherwise noted, with minimum and maximum values provided for the Medium preset at each resolution.

1920x1080 (1080p):

• Low: 282 FPS average
• Medium: 256 FPS average, with a minimum of 218 and a maximum of 295
• High: 236 FPS average
• Ultra: 184 FPS average

At 1080p, the spread from Low to Ultra is 98 FPS. The Medium preset has a 77 FPS range between minimum and maximum, indicating some frame time variance but still a consistently high frame rate. Even at Ultra, the average of 184 FPS is above the refresh rate of most gaming monitors.

2560x1440 (1440p):

• Low: 235 FPS average
• Medium: 180 FPS average, with a minimum of 153 and a maximum of 207
• High: 154 FPS average
• Ultra: 120 FPS average

At 1440p, the spread from Low to Ultra is 115 FPS. The Medium preset shows a 54 FPS range between minimum and maximum. The Ultra preset at 120 FPS is exactly at the refresh rate of 120 Hz displays, while High at 154 FPS exceeds 144 Hz.

3840x2160 (4K):

• Low: 129 FPS average
• Medium: 99 FPS average, with a minimum of 84 and a maximum of 114
• High: 85 FPS average
• Ultra: 66 FPS average

At 4K, the spread from Low to Ultra is 63 FPS. The Medium preset has a 30 FPS range between minimum and maximum, showing tighter frame pacing than at lower resolutions. The Ultra preset at 66 FPS is the only measured configuration that falls below 60 FPS for the average, and it does so by a margin of 6 FPS.

Comparing across resolutions for the same preset, the data shows consistent scaling. For High settings, the averages are 236 FPS (1080p), 154 FPS (1440p), and 85 FPS (4K). For Low settings, the averages are 282 FPS (1080p), 235 FPS (1440p), and 129 FPS (4K). The largest absolute difference between adjacent resolutions is at Low settings, where moving from 1080p to 1440p costs 47 FPS, and from 1440p to 4K costs another 106 FPS. The smallest absolute difference is at Ultra settings, with a 64 FPS drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 54 FPS drop from 1440p to 4K.

These numbers provide a complete picture of the combo's performance envelope. The configuration is capable of very high frame rates at 1080p and 1440p, while 4K remains playable but requires settings adjustments to maintain high refresh rates.