The Technomancer

FAQ

Q: What average frame rate does this combination deliver at 2560x1440 on High settings?

A: The Intel Core i9-14900K paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER records an average of 118 FPS at 2560x1440 with High settings.

Q: How does the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER compare to its closest rival in the database?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER's average benchmark score is 31087, which places it 0.4% behind the NVIDIA Quadro M5000 (score 31206). It also sits 1.4% behind the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell (score 31532) and 1.9% behind the NVIDIA TITAN RTX (score 31676).

Q: What is the best frame rate recorded for this combo at 1920x1080?

A: The highest average at 1920x1080 is 275 FPS with Low settings. Medium settings deliver 211 FPS, High delivers 180 FPS, and Ultra delivers 141 FPS.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU hold the higher percentile ranking among all tested parts?

A: The Core i9-14900K ranks in the 95th percentile among all CPUs, while the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER ranks in the 76th percentile among all GPUs. The CPU's relative standing is stronger.

Q: What is the recorded frame rate at 3840x2160 with Medium settings, and what are the min and max values?

A: At 3840x2160 with Medium settings, the average FPS is 76, with a minimum of 64 FPS and a maximum of 87 FPS.

Q: How many tested combinations does this combo rank above in The Technomancer?

A: This combo ranks 396th out of 3696 tested combinations in the game, meaning it sits in the upper portion of all recorded results.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data for The Technomancer shows a clear scaling pattern across resolutions and presets. At 1920x1080, every preset exceeds 140 FPS on average. Low settings produce 275 FPS, Medium produces 211 FPS, High produces 180 FPS, and Ultra produces 141 FPS. Given that the minimum recorded value at Medium is 180 FPS, the High preset at 1080p (180 FPS average) provides a smooth experience without sacrificing much visual quality.

At 2560x1440, the High preset delivers 118 FPS on average. The Medium preset records 138 FPS with a minimum of 117 FPS, which still holds above common display refresh thresholds. Ultra drops to 92 FPS. For a balance of visual fidelity and frame rate consistency, Medium at 1440p is the strongest choice: the minimum of 117 FPS keeps the experience fluid, while the average of 138 FPS leaves headroom. High at 1440p also works well, but the Medium preset's higher minimum makes it more stable.

At 3840x2160, the picture changes. Ultra manages only 51 FPS on average, which is playable but not consistently smooth. High delivers 65 FPS, and Medium delivers 76 FPS with a minimum of 64 FPS. Low reaches 99 FPS. The data indicates that Medium at 4K is the optimal preset for this combination: it provides the best combination of visual quality and frame rate stability, with the minimum value of 64 FPS staying above the 60 FPS threshold. High at 4K is borderline, while Ultra risks dipping below acceptable smoothness.

Across all resolutions, the Medium preset offers the most consistent minimum frame rates. At 1080p, the Medium minimum is 180 FPS; at 1440p, it is 117 FPS; at 4K, it is 64 FPS. No other preset in the measured data includes a recorded minimum value, so the Medium preset's frame time behavior is the most documented. For a general recommendation, Medium settings at 1440p deliver the best overall experience: high average frame rates, a stable minimum, and a visual quality step above Low. At 4K, Medium is the recommended preset due to its 76 FPS average and 64 FPS minimum.

How This Combo Ranks

In The Technomancer, this combination of the Intel Core i9-14900K and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER ranks 396th out of 3696 tested combinations. That places it in the top 10.7% of all recorded results. The rank reflects the overall capability of the pair across the game's measured settings and resolutions.

The CPU's percentile position among all CPUs (95th) is notably higher than the GPU's percentile among all GPUs (76th). This suggests the processor is a stronger component relative to its peers than the graphics card is relative to its own peers. In a game like The Technomancer, which is an Action RPG from 2016, the CPU's high single-thread performance can matter for game logic and scene complexity, while the GPU handles rendering load.

The GPU's nearest rivals in the database include the NVIDIA Quadro M5000 (0.4% ahead), the NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q (0.4% ahead), the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell (1.4% ahead), and the NVIDIA TITAN RTX (1.9% ahead). These deltas are small, meaning the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER sits in a tight cluster of graphics cards with similar average benchmark scores. Its average score of 31087 is only slightly below the Quadro M5000's 31206, so the performance gap to the nearest competitor is minimal.

The CPU's nearest rivals show a similar pattern. The Core i9-14900KF scores 79371, which is 0.3% higher than the i9-14900K's 79097. The Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus scores 79574 (0.6% higher), and the AMD EPYC 7413 scores 80041 (1.2% higher). The AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 scores 77740, which is 1.7% lower. These small deltas indicate that the i9-14900K is well-matched against other high-end processors.

The combo's rank of 396 out of 3696 is driven by both components working in concert. The CPU's 95th percentile standing provides strong computational headroom, while the GPU's 76th percentile standing handles the graphics workload. The game's measured frame rates show that at 1080p, the combo easily exceeds 140 FPS on all presets, and at 1440p it stays above 90 FPS on Ultra. At 4K, it remains playable on Medium and High. This overall capability explains the high relative rank.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data covers three resolutions and four settings presets for each resolution. No min or max values are provided for most presets, but the Medium preset at each resolution includes both.

At 1920x1080, the frame rates are as follows:

• Low: 275 FPS average
• Medium: 211 FPS average, with a minimum of 180 FPS and a maximum of 243 FPS
• High: 180 FPS average
• Ultra: 141 FPS average

The scaling from Low to Ultra is roughly linear in steps. Low to Medium drops by 64 FPS, Medium to High drops by 31 FPS, and High to Ultra drops by 39 FPS. The minimum at Medium (180 FPS) matches the average at High (180 FPS), indicating that at 1080p, even the Medium preset's worst frame rate equals what High delivers on average.

At 2560x1440, the results are:

• Low: 180 FPS average
• Medium: 138 FPS average, with a minimum of 117 FPS and a maximum of 159 FPS
• High: 118 FPS average
• Ultra: 92 FPS average

The transition from Low to Medium costs 42 FPS, Medium to High costs 20 FPS, and High to Ultra costs 26 FPS. The Medium preset's minimum of 117 FPS is only 1 FPS below the High preset's average, showing that Medium provides a stable baseline.

At 3840x2160, the results are:

• Low: 99 FPS average
• Medium: 76 FPS average, with a minimum of 64 FPS and a maximum of 87 FPS
• High: 65 FPS average
• Ultra: 51 FPS average

Here, Low to Medium drops by 23 FPS, Medium to High drops by 11 FPS, and High to Ultra drops by 14 FPS. The Medium preset's minimum of 64 FPS is very close to the High preset's average of 65 FPS. At 4K, the Ultra preset falls below 60 FPS on average, making it the least suitable option.

Comparing across resolutions, the 1080p Low result (275 FPS) is the highest recorded value. The 1440p Low result (180 FPS) matches the 1080p High result. The 4K Low result (99 FPS) is lower than the 1440p Ultra result (92 FPS) by 7 FPS, meaning 4K Low still outperforms 1440p Ultra in average frame rate. The lowest recorded average is 4K Ultra at 51 FPS.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER uses the AD103 chip on TSMC's 5 nm process. It has 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 672.3 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The base clock is 2340 MHz and the boost clock is 2610 MHz. The card includes 8448 shading units, 264 texture mapping units, and 96 raster operations units. It also carries 66 ray tracing cores and 264 tensor cores.

For The Technomancer, the GPU's memory capacity and bandwidth are relevant. The game was released in 2016, so its texture and geometry demands are lower than modern titles. The 16 GB frame buffer is more than sufficient for the game's highest presets at any resolution tested. The memory bandwidth of 672.3 GB/s ensures that texture streaming and high-resolution rendering do not become bottlenecks.

The GPU's benchmark scores show its general capability. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, it scores 5569. In Geekbench OpenCL, it scores 199267, and in Geekbench Vulkan, it scores 53683. Passmark results include DirectX 11 at 278, DirectX 12 at 119, and DirectX 9 at 360. The Passmark G3D score is 31811, and the GPU compute score is 18372.

The measured frame rates in The Technomancer scale as expected with GPU load. At 1080p, the GPU is not heavily stressed, as shown by the 275 FPS average on Low. As resolution increases to 1440p and 4K, the frame rates drop, indicating that the GPU becomes the limiting factor. At 4K Ultra, the average of 51 FPS suggests the GPU's shading units and texture rate are fully engaged.

The GPU's percentile rank among all GPUs is 76th. Its average benchmark score of 31087 places it just below the NVIDIA Quadro M5000 (31206) and the NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q (31220). The RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell (31532) and TITAN RTX (31676) are slightly ahead. These differences are under 2%, so the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER delivers performance comparable to its nearest rivals.

The 16 GB memory capacity is notable because it exceeds what most games from 2016 require. This headroom means the card will not run out of memory in The Technomancer, even at 4K with High settings. The 256-bit bus width and 672.3 GB/s bandwidth support smooth texture streaming across all measured presets.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i9-14900K is a 24-core, 32-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture. It has a base clock of 3.20 GHz and a boost clock of 6.00 GHz. The L3 cache is 36 MB shared, with 2 MB of L2 cache per core and 80 KB of L1 cache per core. It supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory on a dual-channel bus.

For The Technomancer, the CPU's high single-thread performance is the key attribute. The game's engine, released in 2016, likely relies on fewer threads for core game logic. The i9-14900K's single-core benchmark results are strong: Cinebench R15 single-core scores 324.5, Cinebench R20 single-core scores 2935, Cinebench R23 single-core scores 2262.5, and Geekbench single-core scores 2655.

The multi-threaded results are also high: Cinebench R15 multi-core scores 6103, Cinebench R20 multi-core scores 20793, Cinebench R23 multi-core scores 39399.5, and Geekbench multi-core scores 21697. Passmark multi-thread scores 58674, and Passmark single-thread scores 4697.

The CPU's 24 cores and 32 threads provide substantial parallel processing capability, but The Technomancer may not utilize all of them. The measured frame rates show that at 1080p Low, the combo reaches 275 FPS, which is likely CPU-bound in some scenes. The CPU's boost clock of 6.00 GHz helps maintain high frame rates when the game's logic is the bottleneck.

The i9-14900K's percentile rank among all CPUs is 95th, and its average benchmark score is 79097. Its nearest rivals are the Core i9-14900KF (79371, 0.3% higher), the Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus (79574, 0.6% higher), the AMD EPYC 7413 (80041, 1.2% higher), and the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 (77740, 1.7% lower). These small deltas confirm that the i9-14900K is at the top of the CPU performance spectrum.

In the game's measured results, the CPU's role is most evident at lower resolutions. At 1080p Low, the 275 FPS average indicates that the CPU can feed the GPU fast enough to avoid bottlenecking. At 1440p and 4K, the GPU becomes the limiting factor, as frame rates drop with increasing resolution. The CPU's 32 threads and 36 MB of L3 cache provide ample resources for background tasks and game engine overhead.

The CPU's support for DDR5 memory (dual-channel) and PCIe Gen 5 with 16 lanes means it can deliver data to the GPU quickly. The integrated UHD Graphics 770 is present but not used in this configuration. The 125 W TDP and 10 nm process node contribute to the processor's efficiency, though the boost clock of 6.00 GHz is the standout feature for gaming performance.