The Technomancer

# The Technomancer with Intel Core Ultra 5 245 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090

This combination of the Intel Core Ultra 5 245 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 lands at rank 44 out of 2,825 tested combos in The Technomancer, placing it comfortably in the top 1.6% of all tested systems. The pairing demonstrates exceptional headroom across all resolutions, with the RTX 5090's massive 32 GB VRAM and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth proving largely untaxed by this 2016 Action RPG, while the 14-core Arrow Lake CPU delivers sufficient throughput to avoid becoming a bottleneck at any tested setting.

How This Combo Ranks

The rank 44 placement among 2,825 combos signals a top-tier configuration for The Technomancer. This is not merely a function of the GPU's raw compute — the RTX 5090 sits at the 92nd percentile among all GPUs, while the Core Ultra 5 245 reaches the 90th percentile among CPUs. The combination of two high-percentile components produces a system that outperforms the vast majority of tested hardware in this specific title.

The CPU's average benchmark score of 48,995 places it in a tight cluster with its nearest rivals. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755G scores 49,196 (just 0.4% higher), the AMD Ryzen 9 7900 scores 49,228 (0.5% higher), and the Intel Xeon Gold 5318H trails by 0.6% at 48,698. The Intel Core i5-14600K sits 0.8% behind at 48,618. This clustering suggests that the CPU's contribution to frame rates in The Technomancer is broadly consistent with other high-end desktop processors — the differentiation comes from the GPU and how the game engine scales with its resources.

For the GPU, the RTX 5090's average benchmark score of 79,842 places it near the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB (79,605, 0.3% lower) and the Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB (79,396, 0.6% lower). The AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT sits 1.1% behind at 78,940, while the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X leads by 1.4% at 80,959. These margins are small in synthetic benchmarks, but the measured FPS data in The Technomancer reveals that the real-world gaming performance is substantial at every resolution tested.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution to play The Technomancer with this hardware?

A: At 2560x1440 with High settings, the combo delivers 144 FPS average, while 1920x1080 at High reaches 221 FPS. The 3840x2160 High setting produces 79 FPS. The data indicates that 1440p offers the best balance of visual fidelity and high refresh rate performance.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in overall performance?

A: The Intel Core Ultra 5 245's average benchmark score of 48,995 is within 0.8% of all four listed rivals. The AMD Ryzen 9 7900 leads the group at 49,228 (0.5% higher), while the Intel Core i5-14600K trails at 48,618 (0.8% lower). The differences are negligible in practical terms.

Q: Does the RTX 5090's 32 GB VRAM matter for this game?

A: The Technomancer's measured FPS shows no signs of VRAM limitation at any resolution or setting. Even at 4K Ultra with 62 FPS average, the game runs smoothly. The 32 GB GDDR7 memory and 512-bit bus provide 1.79 TB/s bandwidth, which is far beyond what this title requires.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, Low settings produce 330 FPS average, while Ultra yields 173 FPS — a 157 FPS difference. The scaling is consistent: Medium hits 259 FPS and High reaches 221 FPS. This suggests the GPU can handle even the most demanding settings with ease at this resolution.

Q: How does the Core Ultra 5 245's single-thread performance compare to its multi-thread performance?

A: The Cinebench R23 scores show a single-core result of 4,648 and multi-core of 32,924. The PassMark single-thread score is 4,394, while multithread reaches 38,706. The ratio between multi-thread and single-thread scores indicates strong scaling across the 14 cores.

Q: Is this combo overkill for The Technomancer?

A: The data suggests the hardware far exceeds the game's requirements. At 1080p Low, the system produces 330 FPS, which is beyond any display's refresh rate. Even at 4K Ultra, the 62 FPS average is playable, but the hardware is clearly capable of far more demanding titles.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K reveals important information about where the bottleneck lies. At High settings, performance scales from 221 FPS at 1920x1080 to 144 FPS at 2560x1440 to 79 FPS at 3840x2160. The percentage drops are substantial: moving from 1080p to 1440p reduces frame rate by 34.8%, and from 1440p to 4K reduces it by another 45.1%. This steep decline indicates that the GPU becomes increasingly the limiting factor as pixel count rises.

At Low settings, the pattern is even more pronounced: 330 FPS at 1080p drops to 220 FPS at 1440p (33.3% reduction) and then to 121 FPS at 4K (45.0% reduction). The consistency of these percentage drops across settings suggests a resolution-bound workload where the RTX 5090's pixel throughput — rated at 423.6 GPixel/s — is the primary constraint at higher resolutions.

Medium settings show a similar trajectory: 259 FPS at 1080p, 169 FPS at 1440p, and 93 FPS at 4K. The 4K Medium result includes measured minimum and maximum values of 79 and 107 FPS respectively, showing some frame time variance even with this powerful hardware. The 1440p Medium range spans 144 to 195 FPS, indicating that the game's engine can produce variable frame pacing depending on scene complexity.

Ultra settings demonstrate the steepest scaling curve: 173 FPS at 1080p falls to 113 FPS at 1440p (34.7% reduction) and then to 62 FPS at 4K (45.1% reduction). The consistency across all four settings presets — roughly one-third reduction from 1080p to 1440p and nearly half from 1440p to 4K — points to a GPU-bound scenario where the CPU's role diminishes as resolution increases.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides clear guidance on which preset delivers the best experience. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset produces 173 FPS average, which is well above the 144 Hz refresh rate common on high-end monitors. The High preset at 221 FPS and Medium at 259 FPS offer diminishing returns for most displays, while Low at 330 FPS exceeds any consumer display's capability. For 1080p users, Ultra is the clear choice — the visual quality improvement comes at no practical cost to smoothness.

At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset delivers 113 FPS average, which is still above the 100 FPS threshold that many gamers consider the sweet spot for competitive play. High settings at 144 FPS exactly match a 144 Hz display's maximum refresh, making this the optimal pairing for that monitor class. Medium at 169 FPS provides additional headroom for frame time spikes, while Low at 220 FPS is unnecessarily high for most displays.

For 3840x2160, the situation changes. Ultra produces 62 FPS average, which is playable but may not satisfy gamers seeking 60+ FPS with consistent frame pacing. High settings at 79 FPS offer a better balance — this is 27% faster than Ultra and still maintains high visual quality. Medium at 93 FPS is the recommended choice for 4K gaming, as it provides a comfortable margin above 60 FPS while closing much of the visual gap to Ultra. The Medium preset at 4K has a measured minimum of 79 FPS and maximum of 107 FPS, indicating that even the lowest frames stay above the 60 FPS target.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the full range of settings shows the RTX 5090's overwhelming capability. Low settings produce 330 FPS average, Medium reaches 259 FPS with a range of 220 to 298 FPS, High hits 221 FPS, and Ultra achieves 173 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra represents a 47.6% reduction in frame rate, but even the lowest value remains far above any display's refresh capabilities.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance remains exceptional. Low settings deliver 220 FPS, Medium averages 169 FPS with a spread of 144 to 195 FPS, High reaches 144 FPS, and Ultra hits 113 FPS. The reduction from 1080p to 1440p is consistent across all presets, ranging from 33.3% for Low to 35.4% for Ultra. This consistency indicates that the GPU's shading and texture units are being scaled uniformly as pixel count increases.

At 3840x2160, the frame rates become more moderate. Low settings produce 121 FPS, Medium averages 93 FPS with a range of 79 to 107 FPS, High delivers 79 FPS, and Ultra drops to 62 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is the only configuration tested that falls below the 60 FPS threshold — and it just barely misses it. The scaling from 1440p to 4K shows reductions of 45.0% for Low, 45.0% for Medium, 45.1% for High, and 45.1% for Ultra, demonstrating that the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth are being taxed proportionally across all settings.

The lack of minimum FPS data for most configurations — only the Medium presets include min/max values — suggests that the game's frame pacing is generally stable, with the Medium presets exhibiting the most variance due to their middle-ground balance of visual effects and rendering load.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 5 245 brings 14 cores and 14 threads to the table, running at a base clock of 3.50 GHz and boosting to 5.10 GHz. This configuration, built on the Arrow Lake architecture at TSMC's 3 nm process, delivers strong multi-threaded performance with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 32,924 and single-core score of 4,648. The PassMark multithread score of 38,706 and single-thread score of 4,394 reinforce this profile.

For The Technomancer, an Action RPG from 2016, the CPU's role appears secondary to the GPU at all tested resolutions. The consistent FPS scaling patterns across resolutions suggest that the game engine's CPU workload is well within the Core Ultra 5 245's capabilities. The 24 MB of shared L3 cache and 3 MB per-core L2 cache provide ample fast memory for game logic and physics calculations.

The CPU's benchmark percentile of 90 places it ahead of most desktop processors, and its nearest rivals in average score are all within 0.8% — the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755G at 49,196, AMD Ryzen 9 7900 at 49,228, Intel Xeon Gold 5318H at 48,698, and Intel Core i5-14600K at 48,618. In gaming scenarios like The Technomancer, these small synthetic differences are unlikely to manifest as meaningful FPS variations.

The PassMark data compression score of 400,942, data encryption at 30,236, and floating point math at 120,548 indicate strong general-purpose compute capabilities that support game engine overhead tasks. The physics score of 2,569 is particularly relevant for an Action RPG with environmental interactions and combat physics.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 is the dominant component in this pairing, featuring 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus with 1.79 TB/s bandwidth. The Blackwell 2.0 architecture, built on TSMC's 5 nm process with 92,200 million transistors, delivers 104.8 TFLOPS of FP32 performance. The GPU's 21,760 shading units, 680 TMUs, and 176 ROPs provide substantial rasterization throughput.

The measured FPS data shows that the RTX 5090's performance in The Technomancer scales predictably with resolution and settings. The 4K Ultra result of 62 FPS represents the GPU's most demanding workload in this test suite, and the 4K High result of 79 FPS shows that reducing settings provides meaningful headroom. The GPU's 92nd percentile ranking among all GPUs and average benchmark score of 79,842 place it among the fastest accelerators tested.

The RTX 5090's nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks include the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB at 79,605 (0.3% lower) and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X at 80,959 (1.4% higher). These close synthetic scores belie the RTX 5090's architectural advantages — 32 GB VRAM versus 16 GB on the Tesla, and modern GDDR7 memory versus older HBM2 implementations. In game-specific workloads like The Technomancer, the RTX 5090's balanced design of high pixel rate (423.6 GPixel/s), texture rate (1,636.8 GTexel/s), and massive memory bandwidth ensures consistent performance across all settings.

The GPU's clock speeds of 2,017 MHz base and 2,407 MHz boost, combined with its 575 W TDP, indicate a high-power design that sustains performance under load. The 1,999 USD launch MSRP reflects its position at the top of NVIDIA's consumer stack, and the benchmark results in The Technomancer confirm that this investment translates into maximum frame rates at every resolution and preset combination tested.