The Technomancer

The Technomancer with an Intel Core i7-14700K and Intel Arc B580 yields a measured dataset spread across three resolutions and four quality presets. The results show that this pairing is capable of smooth 1080p play, marginal at 1440p, and predominantly below 60 FPS at 4K. The data indicate that the graphics card is the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions, while the processor’s strong single-thread performance supports high frame counts at lower resolutions.

Settings Recommendations

The measured average FPS at each preset reveals a clear progression: at 1920×1080, the Arc B580 manages 138 FPS at Low, 106 at Medium, 90 at High, and 70 at Ultra. The 1080p Medium result of 106 FPS is already above the 60 FPS target, but High at 90 FPS delivers a more visually enriched experience while still remaining comfortably above 60. Ultra, at 70 FPS, remains playable for most users, though the gap from High to Ultra is only 20 FPS, suggesting diminishing returns.

At 2560×1440, the averages are 90 (Low), 69 (Medium), 59 (High), and 46 (Ultra). Here, Medium is the only preset that safely clears the 60 FPS barrier, while High sits just one frame short at 59. For a steady 60 FPS experience, Medium is the recommended setting. At 4K the numbers dip further: 49 (Low), 38 (Medium), 32 (High), and 25 (Ultra). None of these reach 60 FPS, so 4K should be avoided if a fluid frame rate is a priority. The data thus point to 1080p High or 1440p Medium as the optimal combinations, depending on monitor resolution. If the display is 1080p, High gives a 90 FPS average with visual enhancements; at 1440p, Medium provides 69 FPS, a 38% improvement over the High preset’s 59.

There is also notable variance in the Medium preset at each resolution, with measured min/max ranges: 90–121 FPS at 1080p, 59–79 at 1440p, and 32–44 at 4K. This suggests that Medium may occasionally drop below the 60 FPS threshold at 1440p, while 1080p Medium holds a strong floor. The overall recommendation is to prefer 1080p High for stable, well above the threshold, or 1440p Medium only if the user accepts occasional dips near 60.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B580 contributes 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, with a measured bandwidth of 456.0 GB/s. Its boost clock is fixed at 2670 MHz (base and boost are identical), and the card uses 190 W TDP. These specifications, combined with the architecture, influence how The Technomancer scales across resolutions. The FPS drop from 1080p to 1440p and then to 4K is consistent with the GPU’s capability. For instance, at 1080p High, the average is 90 FPS; at 1440p High it falls to 59; and at 4K High it drops to 32. That means moving from 1080p to 1440p reduces FPS by over one-third, and to 4K by over two-thirds of the 1080p value.

The GPU’s 12 GB VRAM is sufficient for this game, as the data do not show a memory-related collapse. The largest memory stress would be at 4K Ultra, but the average of 25 FPS is a GPU compute limit, not VRAM, because the 12 GB area exceeds the game’s demands. The 23.43 TFLOPS FP32 performance (computed from the given data) is not directly reported, but we can use the 13.67 TFLOPS figure given. That number, with a memory bandwidth of 456 GB/s, places the card in the same segment as the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080, and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, until here, according to the benchmark averages. The Arc B580’s average benchmark score is 23021, with its nearest rivals within 1% of that value: the RX 580 2048SP at +0.2%, the RTX 3080 at -0.7%, the RTX 2080 at +0.6%, and the P106-100 at -1.0%. In this game, the card’s performance at 4K High (32 FPS) suggests it is being challenged by the software’s shader complexity, not by bandwidth.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest measured FPS for this CPU/GPU combo?

A: At 1920×1080 Low, the average is 138 FPS. The highest single measurement is not fully reported, but 138 is the maximum average across all configurations.

Q: At which resolution and setting does the combo maintain an average of exactly 60 FPS or more?

A: It exceeds 60 FPS at 1080p Low, Medium, High, and Ultra (138, 106, 90, and 70), and at 1440p Low (90). At 1440p Medium, the average is 69, which is also above 60, but 1440p High dips to 59.

Q: Which anchor has the highest min/max range?

A: The Medium preset at 1920×1080 shows the largest consistent window, with an average of 106 FPS and a min–max of 90–121 FPS. This gives a good frame-time cushion at that setting.

Q: How does the i7-14700K’s relative CPU performance compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The CPU’s average benchmark score is 69355, placing it at the 94th percentile of all CPUs. Among its nearest rivals, it is 0.1% above the AMD EPYC 9115, 0.2% below the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, 0.7% below the Ryzen 9 7940HX, and 0.9% below the Ryzen 7 9700F.

Q: Is the 4K Ultra preset playable?**

A: With an average of only 25 FPS, it is not smooth for typical gaming. Even 4K Low (49 FPS) does not reach 60, so 4K gaming is not recommended with this GPU on this game.

Q: What does the GPU’s memory bandwidth mean for frame pacing?

A: The 456.0 GB/s bandwidth is the card’s raw throughput. In this game, high CPU performance at 1080p does not just bottle, but at higher settings the GPU’s compute and bandwidth work in tandem. The jump from 1440p High (59 FPS) to 1080p High (90 FPS) shows that the GPU is not the sole limiter at low resolutions; the CPU’s 20 cores and 28 threads help maintain high frame rates even with the GPU’s modest compute power.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i7-14700K with the Intel Arc B580 produces a rank of 2787 out of 3696 tested combos in The Technomancer, placing it in the lower 25% of the 74th percentile is not directly provided, but the rank itself (75.4% of the list) indicates that there are better-matched systems. The fact that the GPU is below the 50th percentile (68% vs all GPUs) while the CPU is 94% vs all CPUs tells the story: the processor is far more powerful than the graphics card. This is a CPU-heavy pairing, and the game’s frame rate at 4K (below 60 in every setting) shows that the GPU is the dominant limiter. At 1080p, the high CPU scores (20 cores / 28 threads, 3.40 GHz base, 5.60 GHz boost) contribute to the 90+ FPS values. The rank suggests that many other combos, likely with stronger GPUs or more balanced builds, achieve higher frame counts.

CPU Role

The Core i7-14700K is a 20-core, 28-thread Intel processor from the Raptor Lake-E microarchitecture, with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost of 5.60 GHz. Its L3 cache is 33 MB (shared), and it supports a maximum of two memory channels. The chip’s 125 W TDP is modest for the data captured, and its benchmark scores are high: a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 33440.5 and a single-core score of 2160. The CPU’s role in this game is critical at 1080p, where the average FPS at Low reaches 138—likely limited by the GPU, but the CPU’s fast single-thread performance prevents frame rate caps. The measured at 1440p High (59) matches the 60 FPS threshold almost exactly, while at 4K, the CPU load is lower because rendering is GPU-bound. The CPU’s 2048 threads and high clock mean that it will not be the limiting factor in any of these tested settings; the GPU’s algorithms are the principal constraint. The CPU’s average benchmark score is 69355, which is 0.1% higher than the nearest rival AMD EPYC 9115 on overall average across all tests.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The library contains ten average FPS measurements across four presets and three resolutions. The complete set is as follows:

• 3840×2160
• Ultra: 25 average
• High: 32 average
• Medium: 38 average (min 32, max 44)
• Low: 49 average

• 2560×1440
• Ultra: 46 average
• High: 59 average
• Medium: 69 average (min 59, max 79)
• Low: 90 average

• 1920×1080
• Ultra: 70 average
• High: 90 average
• Medium: 106 average (min 90, max 121)
• Low: 138 average

The data also include min and max only for the Medium setting at each resolution. At 4K, Medium has a 44 FPS ceiling, well below the 60 target; at 1440p Medium ceiling reaches 79, and 1080p Medium reaches 121. This indicates that the Medium preset at 1440p can sometimes hit 79 FPS but can also drop to 59, so the variability is notable.

Resolution Scaling

From 1080p to 1440p, the FPS drops by a noticeable but consistent margin. For example, from 1080p High (90) to 1440p High (59) the reduction is 31FPS, or about 34%. Going from 1080p to 4K at High, from 90 to 32, is a 58 FPS (65%) decrease. The most extreme relative drop occurs at Ultra in the 1080p to 1440p step: as of 70 to 46, that’s 24 / 70 = 34% as well. At Low, the scaling from 138 (1080p) to 90 (144p) to 49 (2160) shows a 36% and 55% drop per step.

This scaling pattern is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario, because the work at each pixel increases with resolution. The CPU’s power at 1080p is not a bottleneck; the GPU’s fill rate and compute gradually limit the frame rate. The fact that the FPS drops more steeply from 1440p to 4K than the step from 1080p to 1440p (65% vs 34%) indicates that the GPU’s shading and ROP performance are insufficient for 4K graph, whereas at 1440p the chip can still deliver playable frame rates in the Medium low. Thus, the system is well-suited to 1080p and marginal at 1440p; 4K is not a realistic target with this hardware.