The Technomancer

FAQ

Q: What is the overall performance percentile of this CPU and GPU combination in The Technomancer?

A: The combo ranks 1984 out of 3696 tested combinations in the database. This places it near the middle of the field, indicating a balanced but not top-tier pairing for this specific game.

Q: How does the Intel Core i7-12700KF compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The CPU scores an average benchmark score of 35365. Its closest rival, the Intel Core i7-13700T, scores 35403, a difference of -0.1%. The Intel Core i5-13600T scores 35305, placing the i7-12700KF 0.2% ahead. The Intel Core 5 213PE scores 35428 (-0.2%), and the Intel Core i7-12700K scores 35287 (0.2% behind the i7-12700KF).

Q: What is the GPU's position relative to other graphics cards in the database?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 sits at the 61st percentile among all GPUs. Its average benchmark score is 17639. The nearest rival, AMD Radeon HD 7790, scores 17666, a delta of -0.2%. The AMD Radeon 780M trails by 0.3% with a score of 17588, while AMD Radeon Pro 560 and Pro 460 score 17551 and 17509 respectively.

Q: What is the maximum average FPS recorded for this combo at 1080p?

A: The highest average FPS recorded is 169 at 1920x1080 with Low settings. At Medium settings, the average drops to 130 FPS, and at High settings it reaches 111 FPS. Ultra settings produce an average of 86 FPS.

Q: Does the game become more GPU-bound at higher resolutions?

A: Yes. The data shows a clear progression. At 1080p Low, the combo delivers 169 FPS, while at 1440p Low it drops to 110 FPS, and at 4K Low it falls to 61 FPS. This pattern suggests the GPU becomes the limiting factor as pixel count increases.

Q: What are the core specifications of the CPU in this test?

A: The Intel Core i7-12700KF has 12 cores and 20 threads, with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz. It uses the Alder Lake-S architecture on a 10 nm process, with 25 MB of shared L3 cache and 1.25 MB of L2 cache per core.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture using TSMC's 5 nm process. The chip, AD107, contains 18,900 million transistors on a 159 mm² die. Its base clock is 1830 MHz, boosting to 2460 MHz. The memory subsystem uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, delivering 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The memory clock runs at 2125 MHz, which translates to 17 Gbps effective.

The GPU's shading units number 3072, with 96 texture mapping units and 48 render output units. Ray tracing cores total 24, and tensor cores total 96. The pixel rate is 118.1 GPixel/s, and the texture rate is 236.2 GTexel/s. FP32 compute reaches 15.11 TFLOPS, with FP16 matching at 15.11 TFLOPS (1:1).

In The Technomancer, the GPU's role becomes evident in the measured FPS data. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS drops to 31, which is the lowest recorded value for this combo. The GPU's 61st percentile ranking among all GPUs suggests it is a mid-range performer. Its nearest rivals in the database, the AMD Radeon HD 7790 and AMD Radeon 780M, score nearly identically in average benchmarks, with deltas of -0.2% and 0.3% respectively.

The GPU's 8 GB memory capacity appears sufficient for this game across all tested settings, since no memory-related anomalies appear in the FPS data. The bandwidth of 272.0 GB/s provides adequate throughput for the textures and effects in The Technomancer, though the 128-bit bus width limits peak transfer rates compared to wider-bus designs.

The RTX 4060 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The Technomancer, being an Action RPG from 2016, does not appear to leverage ray tracing heavily, which means the 24 RT cores may remain underutilized. The tensor cores, 96 in total, also see limited use in a game that predates widespread DLSS integration.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a consistent scaling pattern across resolutions. At Low settings, the average FPS progresses from 169 at 1080p, to 110 at 1440p, to 61 at 4K. This represents a 35% drop from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 45% drop from 1440p to 4K. The scaling ratio from 1080p to 4K is approximately 2.77x, meaning the 4K pixel count (4x the pixels) does not translate to an equivalent FPS reduction, indicating some headroom remains in the system.

At Medium settings, the averages are 130 FPS at 1080p, 85 FPS at 1440p, and 47 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 35%, and from 1440p to 4K is 45%. High settings show 111 FPS at 1080p, 72 FPS at 1440p, and 40 FPS at 4K. The percentage drops here are 35% and 44% respectively.

Ultra settings produce the steepest scaling curve. At 1080p, the average is 86 FPS. At 1440p, it falls to 56 FPS, a 35% reduction. At 4K, the average is 31 FPS, a 45% reduction from 1440p. The consistency of these percentage drops across all settings suggests a uniform scaling behavior tied to resolution rather than settings.

The data implies that at 1080p, the CPU may still contribute to frame delivery, as the 169 FPS Low result exceeds what a purely GPU-limited scenario would typically produce. As resolution increases, the GPU becomes the dominant constraint. The 4K Ultra result of 31 FPS confirms that the RTX 4060 cannot sustain playable frame rates at maximum settings in 4K for this title.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i7-12700KF and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 ranks 1984 out of 3696 tested combos in The Technomancer. This places the pairing in the 46th percentile of all combinations tested for this game. The rank reflects a mid-field position, meaning many faster and many slower configurations exist in the database.

The CPU's percentile ranking of 85 among all CPUs indicates strong processor performance. The GPU's 61st percentile among all GPUs shows more modest graphics performance. The combination of a high-percentile CPU with a mid-percentile GPU produces a combo that sits below the CPU's percentile but above the GPU's percentile in this game's specific ranking.

This discrepancy suggests that The Technomancer's performance is not purely GPU-limited across all settings. At lower resolutions and settings, the CPU can push high frame rates, allowing the GPU to become the bottleneck. At higher resolutions and settings, the GPU's limitations dominate, dragging the combo rank lower than the CPU's percentile would suggest.

The nearest rivals for the CPU in synthetic benchmarks include the Intel Core i7-13700T (delta -0.1%), Intel Core i5-13600T (delta 0.2%), Intel Core 5 213PE (delta -0.2%), and Intel Core i7-12700K (delta 0.2%). These small deltas indicate that the i7-12700KF sits in a tightly clustered performance band for CPU-bound tasks.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon HD 7790 (-0.2%), AMD Radeon 780M (0.3%), AMD Radeon Pro 560 (0.5%), and AMD Radeon Pro 460 (0.7%). The RTX 4060's average benchmark score of 17639 is nearly identical to these older or integrated solutions, which contextualizes its mid-pack ranking.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured averages are as follows: Low settings produce 169 FPS, Medium produces 130 FPS with a minimum of 110 and maximum of 149, High produces 111 FPS, and Ultra produces 86 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 83 FPS, representing a 51% reduction in average frame rate between the lowest and highest settings.

At 2560x1440, the averages drop: Low gives 110 FPS, Medium gives 85 FPS with a minimum of 72 and maximum of 97, High gives 72 FPS, and Ultra gives 56 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 54 FPS, a 49% reduction. The minimum FPS at Medium, 72, matches the High average, indicating that Medium settings can occasionally dip to the performance level of High settings.

At 3840x2160, the averages are: Low gives 61 FPS, Medium gives 47 FPS with a minimum of 40 and maximum of 53, High gives 40 FPS, and Ultra gives 31 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 30 FPS, a 49% reduction. The Medium minimum of 40 FPS exactly matches the High average, showing that even at 4K, the settings tiers produce overlapping performance ranges.

The Medium settings rows include min and max values at all three resolutions. At 1080p, the range is 110 to 149 FPS. At 1440p, the range is 72 to 97 FPS. At 4K, the range is 40 to 53 FPS. These ranges narrow as resolution increases, indicating less frame time variance at higher pixel counts, which is consistent with the GPU becoming more consistently saturated.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides clear guidance for optimal settings at each resolution. At 1920x1080, High settings deliver 111 FPS average, which comfortably exceeds the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. Ultra settings at 86 FPS remain playable and offer the highest visual quality. Low settings at 169 FPS are unnecessary for most scenarios, as the frame rate exceeds typical display refresh rates.

At 2560x1440, High settings produce 72 FPS, which remains above 60 FPS. Medium settings at 85 FPS provide additional headroom. Ultra settings drop to 56 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS mark, making High or Medium the preferable choices for maintaining consistent frame delivery. The Medium minimum of 72 FPS equals the High average, suggesting Medium offers more stable frame pacing.

At 3840x2160, Low settings achieve 61 FPS, just above the 60 FPS threshold. Medium settings average 47 FPS, and High averages 40 FPS. Ultra drops to 31 FPS. For 4K play, Low settings represent the only configuration that consistently maintains playable frame rates. The Medium minimum of 40 FPS indicates occasional dips below acceptable levels.

The data indicates that High settings at 1080p and 1440p offer the best balance of visual fidelity and performance. At 1440p, the 72 FPS average at High settings provides a comfortable margin above 60 FPS. At 4K, users must accept Low settings for playable performance, as the 61 FPS average at Low is the only configuration above the 60 FPS line.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-12700KF uses the Alder Lake-S architecture with a hybrid design. It has 12 cores and 20 threads, with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz. The L1 cache is 80 KB per core, L2 cache is 1.25 MB per core, and L3 cache totals 25 MB shared. The CPU supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration. The socket is Intel Socket 1700, and the process node is 10 nm from Intel's foundry.

The CPU's benchmark results show strong multi-threaded performance. In Cinebench R23, the multicore score is 28838 and single-core is 4071. Cinebench R20 shows 12111 multicore and 1709 single-core. Geekbench scores are 14367 multicore and 2255 single-core. The 3DMark scores scale from 1043 single-thread to 9983 max-threads, with 16-thread scoring at 9282.

PassMark results further characterize the CPU. Multithread score is 34092, single-thread is 3984. Integer math scores 113521, floating point math scores 87449, and extended instructions score 28650. Data compression scores 441960, and data encryption scores 23181. The CPU's 85th percentile ranking among all CPUs confirms its position as a strong performer.

In The Technomancer, the CPU's role is most visible at lower resolutions and settings. The 169 FPS result at 1080p Low indicates the CPU can feed frames rapidly. The 3dmark_16_threads score of 9282 and max-threads score of 9983 suggest that the CPU's 12 cores provide ample throughput for games that utilize multiple threads. The Technomancer, as a 2016 Action RPG, may not fully exploit 20 threads, but the high single-thread score of 1043 in 3DMark and 4071 in Cinebench R23 ensures strong legacy game performance.

The CPU's nearest rivals in the database all sit within 0.2% of its average score. The Intel Core i7-13700T scores 35403 (-0.1%), Intel Core i5-13600T scores 35305 (0.2%), Intel Core 5 213PE scores 35428 (-0.2%), and Intel Core i7-12700K scores 35287 (0.2%). This tight clustering means that the i7-12700KF offers performance nearly identical to its closest competitors, and game-specific results would likely show minimal differences between these CPUs.