The Technomancer

The Technomancer, a 2016 Action RPG, presents an interesting scaling challenge for the Intel Core i7-14700K and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti pairing. The measured data reveals a configuration that is overwhelmingly capable at lower resolutions but begins to show its limits at 4K with maximum settings. The benchmark results indicate a system that prioritizes raw frame rate headroom over absolute visual fidelity at higher resolutions, making preset selection crucial for an optimal experience.

Settings Recommendations

For this specific combo, the measured FPS data suggests that the "High" preset offers the most balanced experience across all tested resolutions. At 1920x1080, High settings deliver 178.7 FPS, which is more than sufficient for any high-refresh-rate monitor. Moving to 2560x1440, the High preset still produces 114.7 FPS, comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold and offering smooth gameplay on standard 144Hz displays. Even at the demanding 3840x2160 resolution, High settings maintain 62 FPS, which is right at the cusp of a fluid experience for most users.

The "Ultra" preset, while tempting for the visual improvements, shows a significant performance penalty that makes it less attractive. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS drops to 52.3, dipping below the ideal 60 FPS target. At 1440p Ultra, the 93.5 FPS result is playable but represents a substantial 18.5% reduction compared to the 114.7 FPS achieved at High settings. For those with high-refresh-rate displays at 1440p, the High preset is clearly the superior choice, as it maintains a frame rate that is 22.7% higher than Ultra.

The "Medium" preset offers a middle ground, but the data shows it provides no compelling advantage. At 1080p Medium, the 210.6 FPS result is only slightly higher than High, while at 4K Medium, the 72.6 FPS is still below the High preset's performance at 4K. The "Low" preset, while delivering the highest frame rates (270.3 FPS at 1080p), sacrifices too much visual quality for a system of this capability. The optimal path is clear: use High settings as the default, reserving Ultra only for those who prioritize image quality over the marginal frame rate difference, and avoiding Low entirely unless maximum refresh rate is the absolute priority.

GPU Role

The RTX 4070 Ti is the primary driver of The Technomancer's performance, and its specifications explain the observed scaling patterns. With 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, the GPU provides a 504.2 GB/s memory bandwidth, which is substantial for a game from 2016. The GPU's boost clock of 2610 MHz and base clock of 2310 MHz, combined with 7680 shading units, allow it to handle the game's DirectX 11 workload efficiently. The PassMark G3D score of 31624 places this GPU in the 85th percentile of all GPUs, confirming its high-end positioning.

The memory configuration plays a critical role in the 4K results. The 12 GB VRAM capacity is never likely to be a limiting factor in this title, even at 4K Ultra, as the game's era predates the massive texture requirements of modern releases. The 208.8 GPixel/s pixel rate and 626.4 GTexel/s texture rate are more than adequate for the game's rendering demands. The data indicates that the GPU is not bottlenecked by memory capacity, as the frame rate drop from High to Ultra at 4K (62 to 52.3 FPS) is consistent with increased shader and fill-rate demands rather than memory pressure.

The GPU's FP32 performance of 40.09 TFLOPS confirms its raw compute capability, but The Technomancer's engine likely does not leverage the full potential of the Ada Lovelace architecture's newer features. The GPU's performance in this title is more dependent on raw rasterization throughput than on ray tracing or tensor core capabilities, which are present (60 RT cores, 240 tensor cores) but largely unused in this 2016 game.

How This Combo Ranks

In the benchmark database, this specific combination of the Intel Core i7-14700K and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti ranks 204th out of 1656 tested combos for The Technomancer. This places the configuration in the top 12.3% of all tested systems, which is a strong result but not at the absolute top tier. The ranking reflects the GPU's position in the 85th percentile versus all GPUs, indicating that while this is a high-performing setup, there are faster configurations available.

The combo's rank is influenced by the CPU's performance as well. The i7-14700K sits in the 96th percentile versus all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 70074. This places it just 0.3% behind the Intel Core i7-14700KF and 0.5% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X. The CPU's strong multi-threaded performance (Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 44534) ensures that it does not bottleneck the GPU in this title, which is primarily GPU-bound at higher resolutions. The rank of 204 is a reflection of the GPU being a mid-to-high-end part rather than a flagship, as the RTX 4070 Ti is surpassed by more powerful cards in the database.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers exceptional performance across all presets. The Low preset achieves 270.3 FPS, while Medium reaches 210.6 FPS and High hits 178.7 FPS. The Ultra preset, at 138.9 FPS, is still far above playable thresholds but shows a 22.3% drop from High. These figures confirm that at 1080p, the CPU and GPU combination has ample headroom, and the limiting factor is likely the game's engine or the display refresh rate rather than hardware capability.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain high but begin to show more differentiation between presets. Low settings produce 175.4 FPS, Medium yields 135.1 FPS, and High delivers 114.7 FPS. The Ultra preset drops to 93.5 FPS, which is still smooth on a 60Hz display but falls short of high-refresh-rate targets. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p shows a reduction of approximately 35% across all presets, which is expected given the 77% increase in pixel count.

At 3840x2160, the system's performance becomes more moderate. Low settings still produce a very playable 96.8 FPS, while Medium achieves 72.6 FPS and High maintains 62 FPS. The Ultra preset, at 52.3 FPS, is the only configuration that dips below the 60 FPS target. The 4K results demonstrate that the RTX 4070 Ti, while powerful, is not overkill for this resolution in The Technomancer, as the High preset barely clears 60 FPS.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a system that is heavily GPU-bound at higher resolutions. At High settings, the transition from 1080p (178.7 FPS) to 1440p (114.7 FPS) represents a 35.9% reduction, and the further drop to 4K (62 FPS) is a 46% reduction from 1440p. This scaling pattern is typical of a GPU-limited scenario, where the increased pixel count proportionally increases the GPU's workload.

The Ultra preset shows similar scaling behavior, with 138.9 FPS at 1080p dropping to 93.5 FPS at 1440p (a 32.7% reduction) and then to 52.3 FPS at 4K (a 44.1% reduction from 1440p). The consistency of these percentages across presets indicates that the CPU is not becoming a bottleneck at lower resolutions; if it were, the scaling from 1080p to 1440p would show a smaller relative drop as the GPU becomes the limiting factor.

The data strongly suggests that the limiting component at 4K is the GPU. The RTX 4070 Ti's 504.2 GB/s bandwidth and 208.8 GPixel/s pixel rate are being fully utilized at this resolution, while the i7-14700K's 20 cores and 28 threads are likely idling with plenty of headroom. For users targeting 4K Ultra settings, this combo will require a reduction to High settings to maintain acceptable frame rates, as the 52.3 FPS at Ultra is borderline.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700K plays a supporting role in The Technomancer, providing more than enough processing power to keep the RTX 4070 Ti fed. With 20 cores and 28 threads, the CPU has a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 44534 and a single-core score of 6287. The single-thread performance is particularly relevant for gaming, as this 2016 title likely relies on a few heavily optimized threads. The CPU's boost clock of 5.60 GHz and base clock of 3.40 GHz ensure rapid response in lightly threaded workloads.

The data shows no evidence of CPU bottlenecking. At 1080p Low settings, the system achieves 270.3 FPS, which is an extremely high frame rate that would expose any CPU limitation. The fact that the frame rates scale consistently with resolution changes indicates that the CPU is not a constraint. The 33 MB of shared L3 cache and 2 MB per core L2 cache provide ample fast memory for game data, and the DDR4/DDR5 dual-channel memory support ensures sufficient bandwidth for the CPU's operations.

The CPU's 96th percentile ranking versus all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 70074, places it among the top processors available. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-14700KF, performs within 0% (essentially identical), while the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X is 0.5% behind. This level of performance means that in The Technomancer, the CPU will never be the limiting factor, and any frame rate differences between configs will be determined by the GPU. For this specific game, the i7-14700K is overkill in terms of raw compute, but its high single-core performance ensures smooth frame pacing and consistent minimum frame times, which are often more important than average FPS in an Action RPG.