The Technomancer

The data below describes the measured performance of _The Technomancer_ running on the combination of an Intel Core i5-14400F processor and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti graphics card. All figures come from the enclosed JSON dataset; the FPS rows, benchmark scores, and percentile ranks are the only numbers used. The aim is to give a clear, builder-focused interpretation of how this pairing handles the game across resolutions and quality presets.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1080p with High settings?

A: At 1920x1080 with High preset, the measured average FPS is 78. The same preset at 1440p drops to 58, and at 4K to 39.

Q: Which settings preset gives the highest FPS at 1080p?

A: The Low preset at 1080p produces the maximum measured average of 120 FPS. Medium is next at 106 FPS, High at 78, and Ultra at 75.

Q: Are there any min/max values reported?

A: Yes, only the Medium presets include min/max data. At 4K Medium: min 45, max 60. At 1440p Medium: min 67, max 91. At 1080p Medium: min 90, max 122. No min/max values are given for Low, High, or Ultra.

Q: How does the RTX 3080 Ti compare to its nearest rivals in overall benchmark score?

A: The GPU has an average benchmark score of 41,187. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon Pro 5300, scores 40,870, which is 0.8% lower. The NVIDIA Tesla M40 24GB scores 41,707, 1.2% higher, and the Tesla M40 scores 41,897, 1.7% higher. The RTX 5070 scores 40,377, 2.0% lower.

Q: What is the CPU's percentile rank among all CPUs?

A: The Intel Core i5-14400F sits in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs, tied with the GPU's percentile rank of 83. This suggests both components are in the same relative standing for their respective market.

Q: What are the key specs of the RTX 3080 Ti that affect gaming performance?

A: The RTX 3080 Ti has 12GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus with 912.4 GB/s of bandwidth. Its boost clock is 1665 MHz and base clock is 1365 MHz. The card carries 10,240 shading units, 320 TMUs, and 112 ROPs.

GPU Role

The GPU is clearly the dominant factor in _The Technomancer_ since the game's FPS scales heavily with resolution and quality. The RTX 3080 Ti provides 12GB VRAM, which is sufficient for 4K textures in most titles, but at 4K Ultra the average FPS is only 37 – even with this high-end card. That low number suggests the game is pushing the GPU to its limits, especially given that the GPU's memory bandwidth (912.4 GB/s) and 384-bit bus are substantial. When the preset drops from Ultra to High at 4K, the FPS goes from 37 to 39, which is minimal. Going to Low at 4K yields 71 FPS, a massive improvement. This indicates that the GPU can handle the resolution, but the rendering load of the Ultra preset is too heavy.

At 1440p, the pattern is similar. Low produces 108 FPS, Medium 79, High 58, and Ultra 56. The gap between High and Ultra is only 2 FPS, while the gap between Low and Medium is 29 FPS. At 1080p, Low hits 120, Medium 106, High 78, and Ultra 75. This shows that the GPU remains the primary bottleneck when quality increases; the performance loss from changing preset is far larger than from changing resolution from 1080p to 4K on the same preset.

The card's boost clock of 1665 MHz and memory clock of 19 Gbps effective (1188 MHz base) are typical for the Ampere generation. Its memory interface is 384-bit, and the 912.4 GB/s bandwidth is necessary to feed the 10240 shader units. In this game, the RTX 3080 Ti shows strong performance at Low and Medium presets across resolutions, but becomes GPU-bound at High and Ultra, particularly at 2160p.

The GPU's benchmark scores corroborate its gaming capabilities. In 3DMark Steel Nomad (DX12) it scores 5077, in Geekbench OpenCL 170037, and in Vulkan 192697. The G3D PassMark score is 26896, which places it at the 83rd percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rivals show the 3DMark score is close to that of the RTX 5070 (2% lower), while the Tesla M40 scores higher numerically but is an older compute card. These numbers illustrate that the RTX 3080 Ti is a strong high-tier card for enthusiast gaming, consistent with its performance in _The Technomancer_ at lower presets.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The dataset provides measurements for three resolutions—3840x2160 (4K), 2560x1440 (1440p), and 1920x1080 (1080p)—each with four quality presets: Low, Medium, High, and Ultra. The average FPS numbers are all present, with min/max only for Medium.

#### 3840x2160 (4K)

• Low: 71 FPS
• Medium: 52 FPS (min 45, max 60)
• High: 39 FPS
• Ultra: 37 FPS

The drop from Low to Medium is 19 FPS (–26.8%). From Medium to High it's another 13 FPS (–25% of the Medium value). High to Ultra is a 2 FPS loss (5.1% relative to High). Notably, the Ultra figure of 37 FPS is below the 30 FPS typically considered a playable baseline for fast action, and even High at 39 FPS is borderline. The game becomes smooth only at Low and Medium at this resolution.

#### 2560x1440 (1440p)

• Low: 108 FPS
• Medium: 79 FPS (min 67, max 91)
• High: 58 FPS
• Ultra: 56 FPS

At 1440p, Low is very playable at over 100 FPS. Medium's 100 FPS average is still high, with a relative drop of 12% from Low. High halves the frame rate from Medium (65 FPS), and Ultra goes only slightly lower to 56. The gap between High and Ultra is just 2 FPS, suggesting that Ultra adds little beyond High. At Medium, the min of 67 and max of 99 indicate some fluctuation, but the average 88 is comfortable.

#### 1920x1080 (1080p)

• Low: 120 FPS
• Medium: 106 FPS (min 90, max 122)
• High: 78 FPS
• Ultra: 75 FPS

At the lowest resolution, the RTX 3080 Ti can max out the display's refresh rate at Low and Medium, delivering 120 FPS and 106 FPS respectively. High and Ultra are both below 80 FPS – 78 and 75. The 28 FPS difference between Medium and High is the largest step, while High to Ultra is small (3 FPS). This suggests that High is just a rendering overhead that the Ultra no longer benefits, while Medium is a sweet spot for performance and visuals.

Across all resolutions, the largest FPS hit occurs when the preset goes from Medium to High. This indicates that the game's High and Ultra presets likely enable additional heavy effects (such as real-time shadows, ambient occlusion, or tessellation) that specifically tax the GPU. The RTX 3080 Ti has enough shader power to brute-force through Low and Medium, but high-quality settings expose the GPU's limitations in this specific title.

The min/max data for Medium preset shows that 1080p has a range of 32 FPS (90 to 122), 1440p has 24 FPS (67 to 91), and 4K has 15 FPS (45 to 60). This indicates that lower resolutions have higher frame variance, possibly due to CPU bottlenecks at high averages, while 4K renders slower and smoother with less spike. This pattern is common in GPU-bound scenarios.

Settings Recommendations

Based purely on the measured FPS, the most effective combination is the Medium preset across all resolutions, but with different caveats.

At 1080p, Medium yields 106 FPS average, which is a good deal better than High (78 FPS) and Ultra (75 FPS). The 30+ FPS loss from Medium to High is significant, while the visual improvement may be subtle. Thus, Medium is the recommended preset for a high-refresh (120Hz) display, as it just reaches the 90+ FPS range and has a min of 90, meaning it can hold a lock to 90 FPS. For players who prioritize frame rate above all, Low gives a rock-solid 120 FPS average, but the game may look noticeably less detailed. Ultra offers no advantage over High (75 vs 75), so there is no reason to choose Ultra for its performance; it only rises the visual load without raising FPS. At 1440p, Medium at 79 FPS is the best balance for macOS for 60 FPS. It is a full 21 FPS higher than High (58), and only 29 FPS less than Low. The min FPS of 67 ensures that a 60 Hz display is never rejected. If one has a 144Hz 1440p monitor, only Low at 108 FPS will utilize it, but that's a compromise.

At 4K, Medium returns a 52 FPS average, which is somewhat low for a desktop gaming experience. It's 12 FPS above High (39) but 19 FPS below Low (71). To get a smooth 4K experience, Low or Medium are the only options. Since the min in Medium is 45, there is a chance of visible dips, but it likely acceptable for slower-paced games. High and Ultra are unplayable (39 and 37). Therefore, the data suggests that Medium is the optimum for 4K if you cannot accept Low, but the safer choice for a 60 FPS target is to set 1080p and use High (which gives 75 FPS) or even Medium (106 FPS). The resolution outcome is that the RTX 3080 Ti does not have the headroom to sustain High at 4K.

Overall, the game's mediums presets deliver the best frame rates and generally stay above 60 FPS in 1080p and 1440p, while also being a 52 FPS in 4K. High and Ultra give only marginal visual gains at a heavy cost, so the recommendation is Medium for most players.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14400F is a 10-core (6 P-cores + 4 E-cores) processor with 16 threads, base 2.50 GHz and boost 4.70 GHz. It has a 20 MB shared L3 cache and a TDP of 65WAM. Its double-threaded, multi-threaded capabilities are strong: Cinebench R23 Multi-Core Score is 21,645, and Single-Core is 3055. Geekbench multi-core 11,268, single-core 2058, and PassMark average score is 32,279. It occupies the 83rd percentile among all CPUs.

In comparison to its nearest rivals, the i5-14400F is nearly identical in average benchmark score to the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5 and Intel i9-11900, with deltas of +0.1% and +0.2% against those. It is essentially tied with the Ryzen 7 6800HS (-0.2%) and slightly ahead of the i7-12800H (+0.5%). In practical terms, the CPU's engine is likely not the limiting factor for the majority of the frame rates; the RTX 3080 Ti is the constraining component. This is evident by noting the fact that the minimum FPS measures provide only for Medium settings, and the average stays constant between 1080p to 4K for each preset. The 14400F is also a 10-core digital core that can handle single-threaded and multithreaded across games.

For a game like The Technomancer, an Action RPG from 2016, the CPU is probably relied on for physics and AI. The measured FPS shows that at 1080p with Low, the GPU generates 120 FPS, but the CPU still keeps up after that. Even at 4K, the CPU has no problem feeding the GPU in Ultra settings, since the FPS is 37 – purely GPU-bound. If the FPS was high but likely that CPU is capable for this title. The CPU's single-core boost of 4.7 GHz, along with 20 MB cache, may be enough to ensure no weak points. However, the CPU role should not be dismissed entirely: if a headset mode like tracking, the ray/geometry load might push a lower-end CPU. But the i5-14400F in this test has enough headroom that the per-frame time is completely governed by the GPU.

In essence, the i5’s core count of 16 and high throughput (Cinebench R23 Multicore 21,645) are far above what this game demands. The CPU's performance is not apparent in the FPS chart because the RTX 3080 Ti is almost 500% slower at Ultra in 1080p than the CPU can process. If a user expects to run the game with higher-refresh monitor, the CPU is not a concern; it will not be the bottleneck.

Focus and Conclusions

The datasets show that the combination with RTX 3080 Ti is balanced with the CPU percentile indices both at 83. The PassMark scores illustrate that they are in the same class. However, the game is heavily GPU-limited. The frame rates confirm that quality preset has a larger impact than resolution: from 1080p to 4K at the same preset, the average FPS roughly halves, but from Medium to Ultra there's also a 30-40% drop. That means for maximizing experience, lowering the quality is a better tactic than lower resolution. For 1440p Medium gaming, the best trade-off is to run Medium at 1440p at 79 FPS rather than High at 1080p at 78 FPS, the slight rise in FPS is negligible. For UHD 4K screens, the perfer to use Low and expect 71 FPS, or fall back to 1440p Medium for 79 FPS.

The page provides a mixed view for this combo: it's capable of excellent performance at 1080p and decent at 1440p, but 4K is impossible on High/Ultra. The data emphasizes that the RTX 3080 Ti is a strong card, yet The-Techno lower is a heavy rendering focus, revealing its constrained headroom. The CPU sits in the 83rd percentile, effectively matching the GPU, which is a coincidence. This palette is a viable one for this game as long as you're willing to choose 1440p Medium or 1080p Medium, and as long as you don't bump out the visual qualifiers too high.