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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER across 1080p, 1440p, and 4K resolutions. The data set includes average frame rates for Low, Medium, High, and Ultra settings at each resolution, with minimum and maximum frame rates recorded only for the Medium preset. This combination ranks 396th out of 3696 tested combos in this game, placing it in the top tier of tested configurations. The following sections break down the measured results, interpret what they mean for the user experience, and explain how the CPU and GPU each contribute to the final frame rates.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data for The Technomancer shows a clear performance hierarchy across the four available presets at every resolution. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers an average of 275 FPS, which drops to 211 FPS on Medium, 180 FPS on High, and 141 FPS on Ultra. At 2560x1440, the same pattern holds: Low produces 180 FPS, Medium 138 FPS, High 118 FPS, and Ultra 92 FPS. At 3840x2160, the averages are 99 FPS for Low, 76 FPS for Medium, 65 FPS for High, and 51 FPS for Ultra. The Medium preset is the only one with recorded minimum and maximum frame rates, providing additional insight into frame time consistency. At 1080p Medium, the range spans from 180 FPS minimum to 243 FPS maximum. At 1440p Medium, the range is 117 to 159 FPS. At 4K Medium, the range narrows to 64 to 87 FPS.

For the best experience per the measured rows, the Medium preset at 1440p emerges as the most balanced choice. It produces an average of 138 FPS, which is well above the threshold for smooth gameplay on high-refresh-rate displays, and the minimum of 117 FPS indicates that frame drops are unlikely to be noticeable. The High preset at 1440p, averaging 118 FPS, is also viable, but its lack of recorded minimum frame data makes it harder to guarantee consistency. At 4K, the Medium preset with its 76 FPS average and 64 FPS minimum is the only 4K row with full frame range data, suggesting it holds up better than the High or Ultra presets, which average 65 and 51 FPS respectively without min/max figures. The Ultra preset at any resolution sacrifices too much performance for marginal visual gains; at 4K it dips to 51 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold that many users consider the baseline for smooth play. At 1080p, the Low preset’s 275 FPS is excessive for most displays, and the Medium preset at 211 FPS offers a better balance of visual fidelity and headroom. Therefore, the data supports Medium as the recommended preset across all resolutions, with 1440p Medium being the sweet spot for this configuration.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is the primary driver of frame rates in The Technomancer, as evidenced by the steep performance drops when moving from 1080p to 4K. The GPU features 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 672.3 GB/s. The memory clock runs at 1313 MHz, which translates to 21 Gbps effective. The GPU’s base clock is 2340 MHz, with a boost clock of 2610 MHz. These specifications are relevant because The Technomancer’s rendering workload scales with resolution, and the GPU’s ability to fill pixels and process textures determines the upper limits of the measured averages.

At 4K, the GPU’s role becomes even more pronounced. The average frame rate at 4K Ultra is 51 FPS, which is only 36% of the 141 FPS achieved at 1080p Ultra. This significant reduction indicates that the GPU is being pushed to its limits at higher resolutions, likely due to the increased pixel count and memory pressure. The 16 GB VRAM capacity is ample for this game, as even the most demanding preset at 4K does not appear to be constrained by memory capacity based on the measured results. The GPU’s Ada Lovelace architecture, built on a 5 nm process at TSMC, includes 8448 shading units, 264 texture mapping units, and 96 raster output units. The texture rate of 689.0 GTexel/s and pixel rate of 250.6 GPixel/s are theoretical maximums that align with the observed performance scaling. The GPU also has 66 ray tracing cores and 264 tensor cores, though The Technomancer’s 2016 release predates widespread ray tracing adoption, so these features likely have minimal impact on the measured frame rates. The GPU’s benchmark scores further contextualize its performance: it achieves a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 5569, a Geekbench OpenCL score of 199267, and a Passmark G3D score of 31811. These scores place the GPU in the 76th percentile of all GPUs, with its nearest rivals including the NVIDIA TITAN RTX, which has an average score of 31676 and a deltaPct of -1.9, and the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell at 31532 with a deltaPct of -1.4.

Resolution Scaling

The measured frame rates reveal a consistent pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases from 1080p to 4K. At the Low preset, the average FPS drops from 275 at 1080p to 180 at 1440p, a reduction of 95 FPS, and then to 99 at 4K, a further reduction of 81 FPS. This represents a 64% drop from 1080p to 4K. At the Medium preset, the averages fall from 211 at 1080p to 138 at 1440p, and then to 76 at 4K, a total drop of 64%. The High preset shows a similar trend: 180 FPS at 1080p, 118 at 1440p, and 65 at 4K, which is a 64% reduction. The Ultra preset experiences the steepest relative decline, going from 141 FPS at 1080p to 92 at 1440p and 51 at 4K, a 64% drop as well.

The uniformity of this percentage drop across all presets—hovering around 64% from 1080p to 4K—indicates that the limiting component is the GPU rather than the CPU. If the CPU were the bottleneck, the frame rate would not scale so predictably with resolution, as CPU load does not increase proportionally with pixel count. The fact that doubling the pixel count from 1080p to 4K (which roughly quadruples the number of pixels from about 2 million to 8.3 million) results in a consistent 64% reduction in FPS suggests that the GPU is fully utilized at all resolutions. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER’s fill rate and memory bandwidth are the determining factors, and the CPU, with its high single-thread performance, is able to feed the GPU adequately even at 1080p where the frame rates exceed 200 FPS on lower presets. The data also shows that the gap between presets narrows at higher resolutions: at 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 134 FPS, while at 4K, the difference shrinks to 48 FPS. This further supports the GPU-bound nature of the workload, as the GPU becomes the limiting factor at 4K, compressing the performance range across settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the configuration delivers its highest frame rates. The Low preset averages 275 FPS, which is the fastest measured result in the entire data set. Medium drops to 211 FPS, with a recorded minimum of 180 FPS and a maximum of 243 FPS. High averages 180 FPS, and Ultra averages 141 FPS. These numbers indicate that at 1080p, the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER has significant headroom, and even the most demanding preset stays well above 140 FPS. The minimum frame rate for Medium at 1080p is 180 FPS, which is higher than the average frame rate of High at the same resolution, suggesting that Medium provides a more consistent experience than High despite the similar average.

At 2560x1440, the performance scales down proportionally. Low averages 180 FPS, Medium 138 FPS with a minimum of 117 FPS and a maximum of 159 FPS, High 118 FPS, and Ultra 92 FPS. The Medium preset’s minimum of 117 FPS is noteworthy because it remains above the 60 FPS threshold, ensuring smooth gameplay even during demanding scenes. The High preset’s average of 118 FPS is nearly identical to the Medium preset’s minimum, which means that users on High may experience frame rates that dip below what Medium users see as their worst case. Ultra at 1440p, with an average of 92 FPS, is still playable but begins to approach the lower end of what high-refresh-rate monitors require.

At 3840x2160, the frame rates drop further. Low averages 99 FPS, Medium 76 FPS with a minimum of 64 FPS and a maximum of 87 FPS, High 65 FPS, and Ultra 51 FPS. The Medium preset’s minimum of 64 FPS is just above the 60 FPS threshold, making it the only 4K preset that can guarantee a playable experience without drops below 60 FPS based on the available data. High at 65 FPS average has no recorded minimum, so it is uncertain whether it stays above 60 FPS in all scenes. Ultra at 51 FPS averages below 60 FPS, which will result in noticeable stuttering on displays with a 60 Hz refresh rate. The data shows that 4K is the most demanding scenario for this combo, and even the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER struggles to maintain high frame rates on the Ultra preset.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i7-14700F and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER ranks 396th out of 3696 tested combinations in The Technomancer. This places the combo in the top 10.7% of all tested configurations, indicating that it is a high-performing pairing for this game. The rank is a composite measure that accounts for the measured frame rates across all resolutions and settings, and it reflects the balanced nature of the CPU and GPU duo. The CPU, with its 20 cores and 28 threads, has a boost clock of 5.40 GHz and a single-thread benchmark score of 499 in Cinebench R15 and 4958 in Cinebench R23. The GPU, as detailed earlier, has a Passmark G3D score of 31811 and an average benchmark score of 31087.

When compared to other combos, this rank suggests that the i7-14700F and RTX 4070 Ti SUPER are well-matched for The Technomancer. The CPU’s high single-thread performance prevents it from bottlenecking the GPU at lower resolutions, where frame rates exceed 200 FPS. The GPU’s substantial memory bandwidth and compute power allow it to handle the game’s graphical demands at 4K, albeit with some compromise on settings. The rank of 396 out of 3696 also indicates that there are 395 combos that perform better, which likely include more powerful GPUs such as the RTX 4090 or RTX 4080 SUPER, or possibly CPUs with higher boost clocks. However, for a mid-to-high-end configuration, this combo’s ranking is strong, and the measured data confirms that it delivers playable frame rates across all tested settings and resolutions, with the exception of 4K Ultra, which falls below 60 FPS. The percentile ranking of the GPU at 76 and the CPU at 91 further supports the idea that this combo leverages a top-tier CPU with a strong GPU, resulting in a well-rounded gaming experience.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average frame rate achieved by this combo in The Technomancer?

A: The highest average frame rate is 275 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 with the Low preset.

Q: At what resolution and preset does the combo drop below 60 FPS?

A: The combo drops below 60 FPS at 3840x2160 with the Ultra preset, which averages 51 FPS. All other tested presets at 4K stay above 60 FPS, with the Medium preset averaging 76 FPS and a minimum of 64 FPS.

Q: How does the Medium preset’s minimum frame rate at 1440p compare to the High preset’s average at the same resolution?

A: At 2560x1440, the Medium preset has a minimum frame rate of 117 FPS, while the High preset has an average of 118 FPS. This means that the worst-case scenario for Medium is nearly identical to the average experience on High, suggesting Medium offers better consistency.

Q: What is the combo’s rank among all tested configurations in this game?

A: The combo ranks 396th out of 3696 tested combinations, placing it in the top 10.7% of all configurations.

Q: Does the GPU or CPU limit performance more at 1080p?

A: The data suggests the GPU is the limiting factor even at 1080p, as frame rates scale down by roughly 64% when moving from 1080p to 4K across all presets, indicating consistent GPU-bound behavior. The CPU’s high single-thread score of 4958 in Cinebench R23 ensures it is not a bottleneck.

Q: What is the only preset with recorded minimum and maximum frame rates?

A: The Medium preset is the only one with recorded minimum and maximum frame rates at all three resolutions: 1080p (180-243 FPS), 1440p (117-159 FPS), and 4K (64-87 FPS).

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700F plays a supporting but crucial role in The Technomancer’s performance. This CPU, part of the Raptor Lake Refresh generation, has 20 cores and 28 threads, with a base clock of 2.10 GHz and a boost clock of 5.40 GHz. It features 33 MB of shared L3 cache and 2 MB of L2 cache per core, along with 80 KB of L1 cache per core. The CPU supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration, and its 65 W TDP is relatively modest for a 20-core processor. The CPU’s benchmark results are strong: it scores 35122 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 4958 in single-core, 14751 in Cinebench R20 multi-core and 2082 in single-core, and 3540 in Cinebench R15 multi-core and 499 in single-core. Its Geekbench scores are 19620 multi-core and 2429 single-core. These numbers place the CPU in the 91st percentile of all CPUs, and its average benchmark score is 53620.

In The Technomancer, the CPU’s role is to feed the GPU with draw calls and game logic. The measured frame rates, which exceed 200 FPS at 1080p on lower presets, demonstrate that the CPU is capable of keeping up with the GPU’s output. If the CPU were underpowered, the frame rates at 1080p would plateau regardless of the GPU’s capabilities, but the data shows a clear linear relationship between resolution and FPS, which is a hallmark of a GPU-bound scenario. The CPU’s high single-thread performance, as evidenced by its Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4958, is particularly important for older games like The Technomancer, which often rely on a few heavily-threaded tasks rather than scaling across many cores. The 28 threads provide ample multi-threading headroom, but the single-thread boost clock of 5.40 GHz is likely the key factor in preventing bottlenecks. The CPU’s nearest rivals, such as the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X with an average score of 53288 and a deltaPct of 0.6, and the Intel Xeon 6505P with an average score of 53701 and a deltaPct of -0.2, are closely matched in overall benchmark performance, but the i7-14700F’s combination of high clock speeds and core count makes it a robust choice for this game. The data shows that the CPU is not the limiting factor at any resolution, as the frame rate drops are consistent with GPU-bound scaling from 1080p to 4K.