The Technomancer

# How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-13400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti lands at rank 1195 out of 1656 tested combos in The Technomancer. That places this configuration in the bottom third of all systems benchmarked, which is striking given the hardware's individual credentials. The RTX 3060 Ti sits at the 69th percentile among all GPUs, and the i5-13400F ranks at the 82nd percentile among CPUs, yet their combined performance in this specific title tells a more modest story.

The data suggests this is a case where the game's age and engine characteristics outweigh raw component strength. The Technomancer launched in 2016, and its rendering workload appears to respond unevenly to modern hardware. The combo's mid-pack ranking implies that many older or less powerful pairings outperform it, while the GPU and CPU individually hold their own against peers. For context, the RTX 3060 Ti's nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 6700M (0.2% behind), the RX 6600 (0.5% behind), and the Radeon 890M (0.5% behind). The CPU's closest competitors—the Intel Core i7-13620H (0.1% ahead), AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D (0.5% behind), and AMD EPYC 9474F (0.5% ahead)—show that the processor is competitive with a wide range of chips.

What stands out is how the ranking reflects the combination's balanced but unexceptional synergy. Neither component bottlenecks the other severely, yet neither boosts the pairing into top-tier territory. The measured FPS numbers reinforce this: at 1080p High, the combo produces 91.9 FPS, which is playable but not exceptional for a GPU with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and a 448.0 GB/s bandwidth. The ranking suggests that in The Technomancer, this hardware pair delivers a consistent, middle-of-the-road experience that will satisfy most players but won't set any records.

# Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS rows reveal a clear hierarchy across presets, and the best experience depends heavily on resolution. At 1080p, the Low preset delivers 140.3 FPS, which is far beyond what most displays can show, while High hits 91.9 FPS and Ultra drops to 72.2 FPS. The sweet spot at 1080p is High: it maintains a comfortable margin above 60 FPS while offering substantially better visual quality than Low or Medium (109.6 FPS). Ultra's 72.2 FPS is still smooth, but the performance cost over High is significant for what is likely a marginal visual gain.

At 1440p, the picture changes. High produces 59 FPS—just shy of the 60 FPS target—while Medium delivers 74 FPS and Low reaches 93.6 FPS. Ultra falls to 48.6 FPS, which is below the threshold for fluid gameplay on many displays. The data suggests Medium is the optimal choice at 1440p: it provides a comfortable 14 FPS buffer over High while maintaining decent fidelity. Players with 144 Hz displays might prefer Low, but the jump from 74 to 93.6 FPS comes at the cost of reduced texture and effect quality.

At 4K, the situation becomes more constrained. High yields 34.9 FPS, Medium 41.4 FPS, Low 52.3 FPS, and Ultra a marginal 25.1 FPS. None of these reach 60 FPS, so the recommendation is to prioritize stability over visual flair. Low is the only preset that stays reliably above 50 FPS, making it the most playable option at 3840x2160. Medium is a reasonable compromise if the player accepts sub-45 FPS, but the data indicates that pushing beyond Medium at 4K will result in a choppy experience. For the best balance across all resolutions, High at 1080p and Medium at 1440p offer the strongest combination of frame rate and visual quality.

# FAQ

Q: Is this combo capable of 60 FPS at 1440p in The Technomancer?

A: At 1440p, the High preset achieves 59 FPS, which is marginally below 60. Medium reaches 74 FPS, providing a comfortable margin above the target. Low hits 93.6 FPS, while Ultra drops to 48.6 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU's multi-threaded performance compare to its rivals?

A: The i5-13400F scores 21,279 in Cinebench R23 multi-core, placing it 0.1% behind the Intel Core i7-13620H (25,201 avg) and 0.5% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D (25,365 avg). Its 3DMark max-thread score is 7,307, and its Passmark multithread score is 25,032.

Q: What is the GPU's memory configuration and how might it affect 4K performance?

A: The RTX 3060 Ti has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus with 448.0 GB/s bandwidth. At 4K, the highest measured average is 52.3 FPS on Low settings, while Ultra drops to 25.1 FPS, suggesting the memory capacity and bandwidth are limiting factors at higher presets.

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

A: The combo ranks 1195 out of 1656 tested combinations in The Technomancer, placing it in the lower third. This is notable because the GPU sits at the 69th percentile and the CPU at the 82nd percentile among their respective component pools.

Q: What is the best preset for competitive or high-refresh-rate play at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, the Low preset produces 140.3 FPS, which is the highest measured result. Medium reaches 109.6 FPS, High 91.9 FPS, and Ultra 72.2 FPS. For maximum frame rate, Low is optimal, but High remains above 90 FPS.

Q: Does the CPU's clock speed contribute significantly to gaming performance here?

A: The i5-13400F has a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz across 10 cores and 16 threads. Its single-thread Passmark score is 3,634, and its 3DMark single-thread score is 960, indicating strong per-core capability that supports the measured FPS results across resolutions.

# Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured data provides a complete picture of how this combo handles The Technomancer across three resolutions and four quality presets. Starting at 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers 140.3 FPS, which is the highest result in the entire dataset. Medium produces 109.6 FPS, High 91.9 FPS, and Ultra 72.2 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a steady decline of roughly 20-30 FPS per step, with Ultra retaining playability but at a significant cost relative to Low.

Moving to 2560x1440, the pattern shifts. Low yields 93.6 FPS, Medium 74 FPS, High 59 FPS, and Ultra 48.6 FPS. The drop from Low to Medium is 19.6 FPS, from Medium to High is 15 FPS, and from High to Ultra is 10.4 FPS. Notably, the performance gap between presets narrows as settings increase, suggesting that the GPU becomes more of a limiting factor at higher quality levels. The 1440p results show that High barely misses the 60 FPS target, which is a key consideration for players with standard 60 Hz monitors.

At 3840x2160, the numbers tell a more challenging story. Low reaches 52.3 FPS, Medium 41.4 FPS, High 34.9 FPS, and Ultra 25.1 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 27.2 FPS, and even the best preset falls below 60 FPS. The 4K data indicates that this combo is not suited for high-quality 4K gaming in The Technomancer, as the frame rates at Medium and above dip into ranges that would cause noticeable stutter on most displays. The scaling from 1080p to 4K is steep, with the Low preset dropping from 140.3 to 52.3 FPS—a 62.7% reduction—which underscores the GPU's limitations at higher pixel counts.

# GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is built on the Ampere architecture using Samsung's 8 nm process, with a die size of 392 mm² and 17,400 million transistors. Its base clock is 1410 MHz, boosting to 1665 MHz, and it features 4,864 shading units, 152 texture mapping units, and 80 raster operation units. The memory subsystem comprises 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, delivering 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's FP32 performance is rated at 16.20 TFLOPS, and it supports DirectX 12 Ultimate with RT and tensor cores (38 and 152, respectively).

In The Technomancer, the GPU's role is clearly dominant at higher resolutions. The measured FPS at 4K Ultra (25.1 FPS) versus 1080p Ultra (72.2 FPS) shows a 65.3% performance drop, which is consistent with a GPU-bound scenario where pixel throughput becomes the limiting factor. The 8 GB memory capacity is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p, but at 4K, the combination of higher resolution textures and effects likely pressures the memory bus, as evidenced by the steep decline from Low (52.3 FPS) to Ultra (25.1 FPS) at 3840x2160.

The GPU's percentile ranking at 69 places it ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 6700M (0.2% lower), RX 6600 (0.5% lower), and Radeon 890M (0.5% lower), but its Passmark G3D score of 20,349 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2,626 indicate mid-range standing. The 448.0 GB/s bandwidth is ample for most titles, yet The Technomancer's 2016 engine may not fully utilize modern GPU features, leaving performance dependent on raw rasterization power rather than advanced capabilities like ray tracing or DLSS.

# CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-13400F is a 10-core, 16-thread processor based on Raptor Lake architecture, manufactured on Intel's 10 nm process with a die size of 215 mm². It has a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 1.25 MB of L2 per core, and 20 MB of shared L3. The CPU supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory on a dual-channel bus, and its 3DMark single-thread score is 960, while the 16-thread score reaches 7,314.

In The Technomancer, the CPU's contribution is most evident at lower resolutions where the GPU is less stressed. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 140.3 FPS, suggesting that the i5-13400F's single-thread performance (Passmark single-thread score of 3,634) is sufficient to feed the RTX 3060 Ti without creating a bottleneck. The 16-thread 3DMark score of 7,314 and Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 21,279 indicate strong multi-threaded capability, which may help with background tasks or physics calculations, though the game's engine likely relies more on single-core performance.

The CPU's nearest rivals include the Intel Core i7-13620H (0.1% ahead), AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D (0.5% behind), and AMD EPYC 9474F (0.5% ahead), showing that it sits in a tightly contested performance band. With a boost clock of 4.60 GHz and 10 cores, the i5-13400F provides a solid foundation for gaming, but the data suggests that at 4K, the GPU becomes the primary constraint, as the FPS differences between presets at 3840x2160 (52.3 to 25.1) are larger than what CPU limitations would typically produce.

# Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals important insights about where the bottleneck lies. At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 140.3 at 1920x1080 to 93.6 at 2560x1440 (a 33.2% reduction) and then to 52.3 at 3840x2160 (a 44.1% reduction from 1440p). At Ultra settings, the progression is 72.2 to 48.6 to 25.1, representing a 32.7% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 48.4% drop from 1440p to 4K. These percentages show that the performance penalty for each resolution increase is larger at higher quality settings, which is a classic sign of GPU-bound rendering.

The scaling behavior indicates that the RTX 3060 Ti is the limiting component at 1440p and above, while the i5-13400F has ample headroom. At 1080p, the CPU's single-thread performance (960 in 3DMark single-thread) is likely sufficient to maintain high frame rates, as evidenced by the 140.3 FPS result at Low. However, as resolution increases, the GPU's pixel throughput (rated at 133.2 GPixel/s) and texture rate (253.1 GTexel/s) become the constraining factors, explaining why the FPS drops disproportionately at 4K.

The data suggests that players targeting 60 FPS should stick to 1080p with High settings (91.9 FPS) or 1440p with Medium (74 FPS). At 4K, even Low settings (52.3 FPS) fail to reach 60 FPS, making this resolution impractical for smooth gameplay in The Technomancer with this hardware. The scaling pattern implies that the GPU's 8 GB memory and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for 1080p and 1440p, but the 4K Ultra result of 25.1 FPS indicates that the combination of high resolution and maximal settings exceeds what this card can deliver, regardless of the CPU's capabilities.