The Technomancer

The Technomancer, a 2016 Action RPG, presents a demanding workload that stresses both processor and graphics card. This analysis examines the measured performance of the Intel Core i7-14700F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6600 across multiple resolutions and settings presets. The data reveals a system where the GPU is the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions, while the CPU’s substantial core count ensures headroom in less demanding scenarios.

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The Intel Core i7-14700F is a 20-core, 28-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, built on a 10 nm process node. Its base clock is 2.10 GHz, with a boost clock of 5.40 GHz. The processor features a substantial cache hierarchy, including 80 KB of L1 per core, 2 MB of L2 per core, and 33 MB of shared L3 cache. This configuration places the CPU in the 91st percentile of all processors in the database, indicating strong overall compute capability.

In synthetic benchmarks, the i7-14700F demonstrates its multi-threaded prowess with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 35122 and a single-core score of 4958. Its Geekbench multi-core score of 19620 aligns with its high thread count, while the single-core score of 2429 supports strong per-thread performance. The PassMark multithread score of 41317 and single-thread score of 4257 further confirm the processor's balanced capabilities. This data positions the i7-14700F within a competitive bracket: it is 0.6% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X in average benchmark score, and 0.8% ahead of the AMD EPYC 7313P.

For The Technomancer, the CPU's role appears to be secondary to the GPU in most tested scenarios. At 1080p with Low settings, the system achieves 130 FPS, a figure that suggests the CPU can feed the GPU adequately even at lower graphical loads. The processor’s high boost clock and substantial L3 cache are likely contributing factors to maintaining minimum frame rates, though the measured data does not include min FPS for all presets. At 4K Ultra, where the average FPS drops to 24, the CPU is clearly not the limiting factor; the GPU is fully saturated. The benchmark results indicate that the i7-14700F provides ample compute headroom, ensuring that the Radeon RX 6600 is the component that dictates performance ceilings across the board.

Settings Recommendations — which preset gives the best experience per the measured rows

The measured FPS data offers a clear view of how settings presets impact performance. At 1080p, the jump from Low to Medium reduces the average FPS from 130 to 100, a 23% decrease. Moving from Medium to High brings the average down to 85 FPS, and finally, Ultra yields 67 FPS. The only preset with both min and max FPS recorded is Medium, showing a range of 85 to 115 FPS at 1080p, which indicates some frame time variance but generally smooth gameplay.

At 1440p, the pattern is similar but with lower overall figures. Low settings produce 85 FPS, Medium drops to 65 FPS, High to 56 FPS, and Ultra to 44 FPS. The Medium preset at 1440p records a min FPS of 56 and a max of 75, suggesting that this setting provides a playable experience with occasional dips. For 4K, the results are more constrained: Low yields 47 FPS, Medium 36 FPS, High 31 FPS, and Ultra drops to 24 FPS.

Based on these measured rows, the best experience for smoothness and visual fidelity at 1080p is the High preset, which maintains an average of 85 FPS. This is a 27% improvement over Ultra while offering a noticeable visual upgrade over Medium. At 1440p, the Medium preset offers the best balance, with an average of 65 FPS and a recorded min of 56 FPS, which is generally acceptable for an action RPG. At 4K, the Low preset is the only option that breaks the 45 FPS barrier, averaging 47 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K, with an average of 24 FPS, is not recommended for active gameplay.

FAQ

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

A: The measured average FPS at 1920x1080 with the High preset is 85 FPS.

Q: How much faster is 1080p Low compared to 4K Low?

A: At 1080p Low, the system averages 130 FPS, while at 4K Low, it averages 47 FPS. This represents a 176% performance advantage for the lower resolution.

Q: Does the system maintain 60 FPS at 1440p with any preset?

A: Yes, the Low preset at 2560x1440 averages 85 FPS, and the Medium preset averages 65 FPS. The High preset averages 56 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: What is the lowest recorded average FPS in the dataset?

A: The lowest average FPS is 24, which occurs at 3840x2160 resolution with the Ultra settings preset.

Q: Which preset at 1440p shows the most stable frame times?

A: The Medium preset at 2560x1440 is the only one with recorded min and max FPS values, showing a range of 56 to 75 FPS around the 65 FPS average.

Q: How does the CPU's multi-threaded score compare to its nearest rival?

A: The Intel Core i7-14700F has a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 35122. Its average benchmark score is 53620, which is 0.6% higher than the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X's average score of 53288.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

The combination of the Intel Core i7-14700F and the AMD Radeon RX 6600 is ranked 2872 out of 3696 tested combos in The Technomancer. This places the system in the bottom 22% of all tested configurations, indicating that while it is functional, most other CPU-GPU pairings deliver higher frame rates in this specific title.

This low ranking is primarily attributable to the GPU’s mid-range standing. The Radeon RX 6600 sits in the 63rd percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 19036. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Quadro K6000, which it matches exactly with a 0% delta, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile, which is 0.1% faster. The CPU, on the other hand, is a high-end part, ranking in the 91st percentile. This disparity between a top-tier processor and a mid-tier graphics card creates a significant bottleneck, preventing the system from achieving higher frame rates that other combos with more balanced pairings might reach.

The data suggests that the combo rank is almost entirely determined by GPU performance. The CPU’s high percentile ranking cannot compensate for the GPU’s limitations in a GPU-bound scenario like The Technomancer at higher settings. For context, the CPU’s performance relative to its rivals is negligible, with deltas under 1%, but the GPU’s rank against its peers is similarly close, with a 0.4% delta to the NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation. The system's overall rank of 2872 reflects a hardware pairing that leaves performance on the table.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 is built on the RDNA 2.0 architecture, utilizing the Navi 23 chip fabricated on a 7 nm process. It features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 224.0 GB/s. The GPU’s base clock is 1626 MHz, with a game clock of 2044 MHz and a boost clock of 2491 MHz. Its 1792 shading units and 64 ROPs deliver a pixel rate of 159.4 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 279.0 GTexel/s, with an FP32 throughput of 8.928 TFLOPS.

The GPU’s performance in The Technomancer directly reflects its hardware specifications. At 1080p, the card is capable of delivering high frame rates, with a maximum measured average of 130 FPS at Low settings. This indicates that the 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit memory bus are sufficient for the game’s demands at this resolution. As resolution increases to 1440p, the average FPS at High settings drops to 56, and at 4K it falls to 31, showing the expected scaling of GPU load. The memory bandwidth of 224.0 GB/s becomes a more significant constraint at higher resolutions, where texture data and frame buffer requirements increase.

The GPU’s synthetic benchmark scores provide additional context. Its PassMark G3D score is 15096, and it achieves a Geekbench OpenCL score of 28850. These figures place it in the 63rd percentile of all GPUs, which aligns with its measured performance in this game. The card’s nearest rival, the NVIDIA Quadro K6000, has a nearly identical average score, confirming that the RX 6600 operates in a specific performance tier. In this game, the GPU is the dominant factor in determining frame rates, as evidenced by the significant FPS drops between settings presets at every resolution.

Measured FPS Breakdown — resolution by resolution, settings by settings, exact numbers

The measured FPS data provides a complete picture of performance across three resolutions and four settings presets.

At 1920x1080, the system achieves the following average FPS:

• Low: 130 FPS
• Medium: 100 FPS (min 85, max 115)
• High: 85 FPS
• Ultra: 67 FPS

The Medium preset is the only one at this resolution with recorded min and max values, indicating a frame range of 30 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 63 FPS, a 48% reduction in performance from the lowest to the highest settings.

At 2560x1440, the average FPS figures are:

• Low: 85 FPS
• Medium: 65 FPS (min 56, max 75)
• High: 56 FPS
• Ultra: 44 FPS

Here, the Medium preset shows a min of 56 and a max of 75, a 19 FPS range. The drop from Low to Ultra is 41 FPS, which is a 48% reduction, identical to the percentage drop seen at 1080p.

At 3840x2160, the performance is significantly lower:

• Low: 47 FPS
• Medium: 36 FPS (min 31, max 41)
• High: 31 FPS
• Ultra: 24 FPS

The Medium preset at 4K has a min of 31 and a max of 41, a 10 FPS range. The reduction from Low to Ultra is 23 FPS, which equates to a 49% performance loss. Notably, the absolute FPS values at 4K are less than half of those at 1080p for every settings preset, confirming the GPU's struggle with this resolution.

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K clearly identifies the AMD Radeon RX 6600 as the limiting component in this system. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 85 at 1080p to 56 at 1440p, a 34% decrease, and then to 31 at 4K, a further 45% decrease. This non-linear scaling is characteristic of a GPU that is running out of fill rate and memory bandwidth as pixel count increases.

At Low settings, the performance drop is more pronounced. The system averages 130 FPS at 1080p, which falls to 85 FPS at 1440p (a 35% drop) and then to 47 FPS at 4K (a 45% drop from 1440p). The fact that even at Low settings, the 4K frame rate is below 60 FPS indicates that the GPU’s raw compute power and memory subsystem are insufficient for 4K rendering in this game.

The Intel Core i7-14700F is not the bottleneck in this scaling. If the CPU were the limitation, we would expect to see similar FPS values across different resolutions, particularly at lower settings where GPU load is reduced. However, the data shows that FPS drops consistently as resolution increases, even at Low settings. The CPU’s high multi-threaded score of 35122 in Cinebench R23 and its 91st percentile ranking suggest it could likely drive higher frame rates if paired with a more powerful GPU. The measured data indicates that the RX 6600’s 8 GB VRAM and 224.0 GB/s bandwidth are the primary constraints, as the game's rendering demands at 4K exceed what this mid-range GPU can deliver. The system's combo rank of 2872 out of 3696 further underscores that this pairing is optimized for 1080p gaming, where it delivers playable frame rates across all settings.