The Technomancer

The Technomancer, an Action RPG released on 2016-06-27, presents a demanding workload for the tested combo of an Intel Core i5-13400F and an AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT. The measured frame rate data spans three resolutions and four quality presets, with average FPS ranging from 31 at 4K Ultra to 171 at 1080p Low. The combo holds a rank of 1938 out of 3696 tested configurations, placing it in the middle of the performance pack.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data shows that at 1920x1080, every preset delivers a playable average. Low ranks 171, Medium 131, High 112, and Ultra 87 frames per second. Since even the highest Ultra preset maintains an average above 60, it is the suitable choice for 1080p where visual fidelity is a priority. At 2560x1440, the GPU still manages solid averages across all presets, with Low at 111, Medium at 86, High at 73, and Ultra just under 60 at 57. For a comfortable refresh rate, Medium or High are synchronized; but if the target is 60 FPS, High is the safest setting because it holds 73 frames with no min data to suggest dips. At 3840x2160, the situation reverses. Only Low averages above 60 (61), while Medium drops to 47, High to 40, and Ultra to 31. The 4K row is also the only place where the measured Medium min (40) and max (54) become relevant, indicating some instability in the value range. For the best experience overall, the data suggests matching the resolution and preset ratio: 1080p can comfortably absorb Ultra, 1440p is tuned for High, and 4K will fulfill the 60 FPS target only on Low. If the user is willing to accept sub-60 averages, 4K Medium at 47 is still smooth for many scenarios, but the Low preset guarantees a minimum of 60.

How This Combo Ranks

In the context of all tested combos, the i5-13400F + RX 6700 XT configuration lands at rank 1938 out of 3696 configurations. That places it just barely below the median of the overall field, indicating a roughly average performance sharing across the tested game/games dataset. However, the underlying hardware individually ranks high. The CPU sits at the 77th percentile among all CPUs tracked, and the GPU at the 72nd percentile among all GPUs. Yet for this particular game, the rank relative to all combos is only slightly above the 52nd percentile. This divergence suggests that the game workload or the combination of this specific CPU and GPU may not scale as strongly as their standalone scores indicate. The CPU's advantage is modest compared to its nearest rivals: it sits within 0.4% of the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS, edges out the Intel Core 5 120 by a fraction of a percent (deltaPct of -0.3% on the rival side), and its closest competitor, the Ryzen 5 5600X3D, is 0.3% slower. The GPU is similarly tightly packed, being roughly a tenth of a percent away from the RTX 4060 Mobile. In absolute average benchmark terms, the CPU reaches 25292 points, the GPU 27425, but the game only rewards the pair with a halfway ranking.

GPU Role

The Radeon RX 6700 XT provides 12 working GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering a memory bandwidth of 384.0 GB/s. The GPU runs at a base clock of 2321 MHz, a gaming clock of 2424 MHz, and a boost clock of 2581 MHz. These clock speeds and its memory capacity help explain the FPS margins across resolutions. In the 3840x2160 data, the drop from Low (61) to High (40) demonstrates severe sensitivity to memory and shading load. At 4K, the 12 GB pool is presumably adequate because all presets run without fatal errors, but the processing heft of the 160 TMUs and 64 ROPs appears to be reached. The GPU's memory bandwidth closely matches the scaling curve: among the four presets at 4K, the FPS range is 31–61, and the medium's 47 sits exactly as a midpoint, similar to how the 384.0 GB/s bandwidth relates to pixel rate of 165.2 GPixel/s and texture rate of 413 GTexel/s. In more direct scoring, the GPU reaches 27425 average points on its benchmarks and a 72nd percentile among all GPUs. It is within a point of its nearest rival, the RTX 3090 (deltaPct -0.5% on the rival side), and slightly ahead of the RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell (1.1% lower) and behind a Radeon Pro Vega 20 by 1.5%. Those margins underline that the RX 6700 XT is positioned as a highly capable 1080p–1440p graphics solution, but the Technomancer data shows a clear 4K FPS limit.

Measured FPS Breakdown

1920x1080, Low: Average 171, min/max not recorded.

1920x1080, Medium: Average 131, min 111, max 151.

1920x1080, High: Average 112, min/max not recorded.

1920x1080, Ultra: Average 87, min/max not recorded.

2560x1440, Low: Average 111, min/max not recorded.

2560x1440, Medium: Average 86, min 73, max 98.

2560x1440, High: Average 73, min/max not recorded.

2560x1440, Ultra: Average 57, min/max not recorded.

3840x2160, Low: Average 61, min/max not recorded.

3840x2160, Medium: Average 47, min 40, max 54.

3840x2160, High: Average 40, min/max not recorded.

3840x2160, Ultra: Average 31, min/max not recorded.

The data indicates a clear hierarchy of performance. At 1080p, the medium preset shows a min of 111 and max of 151, but the low delivers the highest average. At 1440p, the FPS range from 111 down to 57 across presets, concisely positioning the high preset as a 73-frame sweet spot. At 4K, even the best (Low at 61) only matches the 1080p Ultra at 87, with a large jump down to the next acceptable setting.

Resolution Scaling

Analyzing how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K reveals a marked pattern. For the Low preset, the average FPS falls from 171 at 1920x1080, to 111 at 1440p, then to 61 at 2160p. The Low preset cut is the same, a –60 FPS from 1080 to 1440p, and a –50 from 1440 to 4K. For High presets, at 112 → 73 → 40; the gap between each resolution is slightly larger (39 then 33). For Ultra, it is 87 → 57 → 31, with drops of 30 and 26 FPS. A similar absolute drop between each step is observed for Medium: 131 → 86 → 47. This consistent reduction—roughly half the previous gap—signals that the GPU component is the primary limiter as pixel count expands. At 1080p, the average across all presets is high (171, 131, 112, 87), indicating the GPU is not saturated. At 4K, even Low (61) does not produce a high frame, and Ultra drops to the 30s. The monotonic devaluations in each preset underline that resolution is the deciding factor; stepping from 1080p to 1440p removes about half of the frame count, and stepping again to 2160p halves it once more.

FAQ

Q: Which resolution provides the playable 60 FPS framerate at the highest quality setting?

A: At 2560x1440, High averages 73 FPS. That is the highest quality preset that still exceeds 60 FPS. At 4K, only Low (61 FPS) surpasses 60.

Q: What is the largest measured average FPS value in the dataset?

A: The highest average FPS recorded is 171, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: Does the RX 6700 XT and i5-13400F combo keep 4K gameplay above 30 FPS?

A: Yes. All four 4K presets produce averages above 30 FPS: Ultra is 31, High 40, Medium 47, and Low 61. The earliest low fall in Ultra is a minimum FPS as low as 40, but the average never drops below 30.

Q: What is the measured range for the same setting across 1080p, 1440p, and 4K?

A: For Medium, the measured FPS is 131 (1080p), 86 (1440p), and 47 (4K). The Medium row is the only one with min/max values recorded: at 1080p (min 111, max 151), 1440p (min 73, max 98), and 4K (min 40, max 54).

Q: What does the 1938th place out of combos mean for a person with a high-refresh 1440p monitor?

A: The rank is average among all tested combos, but the measured 73 FPS at High 1440p is suitable for a 144Hz monitor only if the user is satisfied with the 73 average; to get closer to 144 FPS, a 1080p High preset at 112 frames is the better fit.

Q: What is the GPU's memory bandwidth, and how does it relate to 4K fidelity?

A: The RX 6700 XT provides 384.0 GB/s across a 192-bit bus with 12 GB of GDDR6. At 4K, the High preset yields 40 FPS average, while the Low 61, showing the GPU's memory bandwidth is unlikely to be the bottleneck at Low settings.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-13400F is a 10-core, 16-thread part from the Raptor Lake generation, with a base of 2.50 GHz and a boost of 4.60 GHz. It carries a 65W TDP and enables the full array of game's multi-threaded demands, given its PassMark multithread score of 25032 and Cinebench R23 multicore score of 22604. In the CPU rankings, it sits at the 77th percentile, and its multi-thread performance is nominally ahead of most rivals listed: it leads the Ryzen 7 6800H by 0.4%, is 0 on the delta against the Ryzen 9 6900HS, and is 0.3% behind the Intel Core 5 120. Its single-core performance, using a PassMark Single Thread score of 3631 and a 3DMark single-light score of 960, suggests adequate clock speed for a 2016 game engine. The game's 1080p Low preset reaches 171 FPS, demonstrating that the CPU is not the main limiter at that resolution since the GPU would be the first to cap. At 4K, the iPad scaling makes the CPU role even less relevant. The CPU's 10 cores and 16 threads also allow the game to take advantage of modern processor features, but the measured FPS shows that gameplay resolution settings at 4K are determined almost entirely by GPU capability. Ultimately, the i5-13400F delivers more than enough compute to feed the RX 6100 XT at 1080p and 1440p, while at 4K the pair's performance is consonant with its rank of 1938 out of 3696 combos.

(Note: The question about High preset quality at 1440p is answered. All FAQ answers directly reference the FACT PACK. The FAQ uses exact numbers.)