The Technomancer

The Technomancer, a 2016 action RPG, presents an interesting stress profile for the Intel Core i7-12700KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti combination. The measured frame rates across three resolutions and four quality presets provide a clear picture of where the performance ceiling lies for this pairing. The data reveals a system that is exceptionally capable at lower resolutions but becomes progressively more GPU-bound as pixel count and image quality increase, with the RTX 5070 Ti acting as the primary scaling driver.

Resolution Scaling

The transition from 1080p to 4K produces a dramatic and predictable reduction in average frame rates, indicating the rendering load scales heavily with pixel count. At High settings, the system delivers 189.3 FPS at 1920x1080, which drops to 120.5 FPS at 2560x1440, and finally to 67.4 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a 36% performance loss from 1080p to 1440p and a further 44% loss from 1440p to 4K, culminating in a total 64% reduction from the baseline 1080p figure.

The scaling pattern is consistent across all presets, though the absolute drops vary with the intensity of the settings. At Low settings, the frame rate falls from 283.2 FPS at 1080p to 183 FPS at 1440p, then to 102.9 FPS at 4K. The Medium preset shows a similar trajectory: 222.1 FPS at 1080p, 143.6 FPS at 1440p, and 80.8 FPS at 4K. The Ultra preset, which is the most demanding, sees the steepest relative decline, moving from 144.9 FPS at 1080p to 97.4 FPS at 1440p and finally to 52.9 FPS at 4K.

The data indicates that at 1080p, the CPU is likely the limiting component, as the RTX 5070 Ti has ample headroom to produce very high frame rates. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 138.3 FPS, showing that the GPU is still responsive to settings changes, but the sheer magnitude of the numbers suggests the CPU is preventing even higher output. At 4K, the situation reverses. The GPU becomes the primary bottleneck, as evidenced by the much smaller frame rate deltas between presets and the overall drop to sub-100 FPS territory. The scaling from 1440p to 4K is consistently around a 44-46% reduction for all presets, which points to a purely resolution-bound workload.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti is the dominant factor in determining performance at higher resolutions. With 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus, the card provides 896.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is crucial for feeding the high-resolution textures and geometry that The Technomancer demands at 4K. The memory clock runs at 1750 MHz, translating to 28 Gbps effective, and the GPU has a base clock of 2295 MHz with a boost clock of 2452 MHz. These specifications allow the card to maintain respectable frame rates even under heavy load.

The benchmark results show that the GPU's 87th percentile ranking among all tested GPUs is well-earned. In this game, the card's performance is close to its nearest rivals, with the data showing a 0% delta compared to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 and a -0.8% delta compared to the AMD Radeon RX 7700S. This indicates that in The Technomancer, the RTX 5070 Ti performs nearly identically to the RTX 4080, making it a very strong contender for 4K gaming. The GPU's compute capabilities, reflected in its 43.94 TFLOPS FP32 throughput and Passmark G3D score of 32974, contribute to its ability to handle the game's rendering pipeline.

The VRAM capacity is not a limiting factor in this title, even at 4K Ultra settings, as the measured frame rates remain playable. The transition from High to Ultra at 4K costs 14.5 FPS, dropping from 67.4 to 52.9 FPS, which is a 21.5% performance penalty. This shows that the GPU is being pushed to its limits, but the 16 GB buffer prevents any memory-related stuttering or texture pop-in that could plague cards with less capacity.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data suggests that the High preset offers the most balanced experience for this combination, particularly at 1440p and 4K. At 2560x1440, the High preset delivers 120.5 FPS, which is well above the threshold for smooth gameplay and only 23.1 FPS less than the Medium preset's 143.6 FPS. The visual uplift from Medium to High is generally worth the performance cost in an action RPG where environmental detail matters.

For 4K gaming, the High preset is the recommended choice, as it maintains an average of 67.4 FPS. This is comfortably in playable territory, whereas the Ultra preset drops to 52.9 FPS, which may feel less fluid during intense combat sequences. The Low preset at 4K achieves 102.9 FPS, but this comes at a significant visual quality reduction that is unnecessary given the High preset's performance.

At 1080p, the situation is different. All presets are playable, with even Ultra hitting 144.9 FPS. The Low preset produces 283.2 FPS, which is excessive for most displays. In this scenario, the Ultra preset provides the best experience, as the GPU has enough headroom to maintain high frame rates while delivering maximum visual fidelity. The data shows that the CPU is not a bottleneck at this resolution, allowing the GPU to fully stretch its legs.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i7-12700KF and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti ranks 127th out of 1656 tested combos in The Technomancer. This places the pairing in the top 7.7% of all configurations, which is a strong showing for a system that pairs a previous-generation CPU with a current-generation GPU. The high rank is primarily driven by the GPU's excellent performance, as the CPU's role becomes less significant at higher resolutions where the frame rates are lower.

The CPU's average benchmark score of 35355 places it in the 89th percentile of all CPUs, which is competitive with its nearest rivals. The data shows that the i7-12700KF is effectively tied with the Intel Core i5-14400, with a delta of 0.1%, and is slightly ahead of the Intel Core i9-12900HX by 0.2%. This indicates that the CPU is not a weak link in this pairing, as its performance is on par with newer and more mobile-oriented parts.

The combination's rank of 127 suggests that there are 126 other tested configurations that perform better in this specific game. This is likely due to systems using more recent flagship CPUs or GPUs with higher factory overclocks. However, given that the RTX 5070 Ti is only 2.5% behind the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M and 0.8% behind the RX 7700S, the GPU is performing near its expected level. The ranking confirms the overall balance of the system, even if it is not at the absolute top of the charts.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-12700KF, with its 12 cores and 20 threads based on the Alder Lake architecture, plays a supporting role in this game's performance. The CPU's base clock of 3.60 GHz and boost clock of 5.00 GHz provide the single-thread performance necessary for game logic and physics. The benchmark results show a 3DMark single-thread score of 1043 and a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4091, which are solid numbers that prevent the CPU from bottlenecking the GPU at lower resolutions.

At 1080p, the CPU's influence is most apparent. The fact that the Low preset produces 283.2 FPS while the Ultra preset produces 144.9 FPS indicates that the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU with enough data to reach these high frame rates. However, the scaling from Low to Ultra is not linear, suggesting that the CPU's multi-threaded capabilities are being taxed. The Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 28979 and the Passmark multi-thread score of 34092 show that the CPU has substantial parallel processing power, which helps maintain consistent frame pacing in a game that may utilize multiple threads for AI and world simulation.

The CPU's 25 MB of shared L3 cache is beneficial for keeping frequently accessed game data close to the cores, reducing latency. As resolution increases and frame rates drop, the CPU's role diminishes. At 4K, the GPU becomes the bottleneck, and the CPU has ample headroom to handle any additional draw calls or physics calculations without impacting the average frame rate. The data confirms that this processor is more than sufficient for pairing with the RTX 5070 Ti, as it does not hold back performance in any tested configuration.