The Technomancer

The Technomancer, a 2016 Action RPG, presents a demanding workload that scales significantly with both resolution and graphical presets. This analysis examines the measured performance of the Intel Core i7-14700F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT, a combination that yields playable frame rates across most settings but requires careful selection to hit higher refresh rate targets. The data indicates a system that is firmly GPU-limited at higher resolutions, while the capable processor ensures headroom at 1080p.

Settings Recommendations

The measured frame rate data across the four presets and three resolutions reveals a clear hierarchy for this specific hardware combination. For a smooth experience at 4K, the "Low" preset is the only viable option, delivering an average of 63.6 FPS. This is the only 4K preset that clears the 60 FPS threshold, making it the definitive choice for UHD gaming. The "Medium" preset at 4K drops to 47.1 FPS, which is playable but noticeably less fluid, while "High" at 44 FPS and "Ultra" at 31.6 FPS are too demanding for consistent action.

At 2560x1440, the options expand considerably. The "Medium" preset achieves a strong 91.6 FPS average, providing an excellent balance between visual fidelity and performance. The "High" preset is also highly playable at 78 FPS, and even "Ultra" manages a respectable 63 FPS, which is exactly at the standard 60 FPS target. For users prioritizing the highest frame rates, the "Low" preset at 1440p yields 113.3 FPS, but the visual compromise is likely not worth the performance gain over "Medium."

The 1920x1080 resolution allows this combo to stretch its legs. The "Ultra" preset achieves a smooth 94 FPS, making it the recommended setting for a high-refresh-rate 1080p monitor. The "High" preset pushes further to 119.2 FPS, and "Medium" reaches 137.9 FPS, both excellent for 120Hz displays. The "Low" preset at 181.2 FPS is an outlier, offering performance that exceeds the refresh rate of most standard monitors. The optimal experience for this combination is the "High" preset at 1440p, which offers a near-perfect balance of visual quality and smoothness, or "Ultra" at 1080p for those who prioritize image quality above all else.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT is the primary driver of frame rates in this pairing, as evidenced by the performance scaling across resolutions. The GPU features 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 432.0 GB/s. This memory configuration is sufficient for the textures and assets in The Technomancer, even at the "Ultra" preset, though the raw compute power becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions.

The card's clock speeds are substantial, with a base clock of 2150 MHz and a boost clock of 2600 MHz. The game clock is listed at 2495 MHz. These high frequencies contribute to the card's 13.31 TFLOPS of FP32 compute performance. The data suggests that the GPU's processing capability, rather than its memory subsystem, is the bottleneck. This is evident in the frame rate drops from 1440p to 4K, where the pixel workload increases dramatically and the card's raw throughput is stretched thin. The GPU's percentile ranking of 79 versus all GPUs places it in the upper tier, and its performance is closely matched with rivals like the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, which is only 1.3% ahead in average benchmark score, and the AMD Radeon RX 5600M, which is 0.2% behind.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the database of 1656 tested processor and graphics card combinations for The Technomancer, this specific pairing of Intel Core i7-14700F and AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT holds a rank of 801. This places it in the middle of the pack, which is a reasonable result given the GPU's mid-range positioning. The rank is not a reflection of a weak component, but rather the competitive nature of the field where many higher-end GPUs push this combo down the list.

The CPU, however, is a high performer. The Intel Core i7-14700F has a percentile ranking of 94 against all CPUs, indicating it outperforms the vast majority of processors. Its average benchmark score of 54097 is nearly identical to the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X, which is only 0.6% faster, and the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D, which is 1.1% faster. This suggests the processor is not a bottleneck in this system, and its 20 cores and 28 threads provide substantial headroom for gaming and other tasks. The combo's mid-pack rank is therefore a direct consequence of the GPU's performance tier, not a limitation of the CPU. The data indicates that while the CPU could easily support a more powerful graphics card, the current pairing produces a balanced, if not top-tier, gaming experience.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a detailed view of the system's capabilities. At 1920x1080, the system is clearly CPU-bound at lower settings, as the GPU has headroom to spare. The "Low" preset averages 181.2 FPS, "Medium" averages 137.9 FPS, "High" averages 119.2 FPS, and "Ultra" averages 94 FPS. The scaling from "Low" to "Ultra" shows a performance cost of roughly 48%, demonstrating the significant impact of the higher-detail presets.

Moving to 2560x1440, the GPU begins to take on a heavier load, and the frame rates become more moderate. The "Low" preset averages 113.3 FPS, "Medium" averages 91.6 FPS, "High" averages 78 FPS, and "Ultra" averages 63 FPS. The relative performance gap between presets narrows slightly compared to 1080p, indicating the GPU is becoming a more significant constraint.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is the definitive limiting factor. The "Low" preset averages 63.6 FPS, which is a dramatic drop from the 181.2 FPS seen at 1080p. "Medium" drops to 47.1 FPS, "High" to 44 FPS, and "Ultra" falls to a slideshow-like 31.6 FPS. The "Ultra" preset at 4K is simply not a playable option for this hardware, while "Medium" and "High" are borderline. The data clearly shows that this GPU is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming in this title.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals the nature of the system's bottleneck. At the "Low" preset, the performance drops from 181.2 FPS at 1080p to 113.3 FPS at 1440p, a reduction of 37.5%. The drop from 1440p to 4K is even more severe, falling from 113.3 FPS to 63.6 FPS, a 43.9% reduction. This pattern is consistent with a GPU-limited scenario, where the increased pixel count directly impacts the rendering workload.

The scaling becomes even more pronounced at the "Ultra" preset. The system achieves 94 FPS at 1080p, drops to 63 FPS at 1440p (a 33% reduction), and then plummets to 31.6 FPS at 4K (a 49.8% reduction from 1440p). This aggressive falloff at 4K indicates that the Radeon RX 6750 XT is overwhelmed by the combination of high detail settings and UHD resolution. The data suggests that the component limiting performance is unequivocally the GPU. The Intel Core i7-14700F, with its high benchmark scores and 94th percentile ranking, is not the constraint at any resolution; the substantial frame rate drops are directly attributable to the graphics card's inability to maintain its output as the pixel workload increases.