The Technomancer

FAQ

Q: What is the overall performance ranking of this CPU and GPU combination in The Technomancer?

A: The Intel Core Ultra 7 165H paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti ranks 1038 out of 2825 tested combos in this game, placing it in the upper-middle tier of all tested systems.

Q: Can this combo handle 4K gaming in The Technomancer?

A: Yes, but with compromises. At 3840x2160, the combo averages 46 FPS on High settings, 54 FPS on Medium, and only 36 FPS on Ultra. For smoother 4K gameplay, Low settings yield 70 FPS, which is the only 4K preset that clears the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How does this GPU compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti has an average benchmark score of 49957. It trails the AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 by 0.1% (score 50001), sits 0.4% above the Intel Arc A550M (score 49737), and is 2% behind the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (score 50951). It leads the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT by 3.1% (score 48477).

Q: What is the CPU's multi-threaded performance relative to its closest competitors?

A: The Core Ultra 7 165H scores 14551 in Cinebench R23 multi-core. Its average benchmark score is 34083, placing it 0.3% below the Intel Core Ultra 5 338H (score 33989), 0.4% above the AMD EPYC 4244P (score 34220), and 0.5% above the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X (score 34260). The CPU sits at the 84th percentile among all CPUs.

Q: What is the best resolution/settings combination for a 60+ FPS experience?

A: For 60+ FPS, 2560x1440 on High delivers 84 FPS, while 1920x1080 on High reaches 128 FPS. At 4K, only Low settings (70 FPS) exceed 60 FPS. The Medium preset at 2560x1440 provides 98 FPS with a minimum of 84 FPS, making it a strong balance.

Q: Does the GPU's 16 GB VRAM make a difference in this game?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti comes with 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus with 896.0 GB/s bandwidth. The measured FPS data shows that even at 4K Ultra, the combo maintains 36 FPS, indicating the memory capacity is sufficient for this title's demands at high resolutions without causing a bottleneck.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti is built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with a GB203 chip manufactured on a 5 nm process at TSMC. The GPU operates at a base clock of 2295 MHz and boosts to 2452 MHz, with memory running at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective). These clock speeds, combined with the 8960 shading units and 280 tensor cores, produce a FP32 compute throughput of 43.94 TFLOPS. The 16 GB of GDDR7 VRAM on a 256-bit bus provides 896.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth, which is substantial for handling modern game assets at high resolutions.

In The Technomancer, the GPU's performance scales predictably with resolution. At 1920x1080, the combo achieves 196 FPS on Low settings, indicating the GPU is far from saturated. Moving to 2560x1440, the same Low preset yields 128 FPS, and at 3840x2160 it drops to 70 FPS. The scaling from 1080p to 4K at Low settings (196 to 70 FPS) shows a 64% reduction in frame rate, which aligns with the 4x pixel count increase — though not perfectly linear, suggesting some headroom. At Ultra settings, the progression is 100 FPS at 1080p, 66 FPS at 1440p, and 36 FPS at 4K, demonstrating that the GPU's raw throughput is the primary limiter at higher presets.

The GPU's benchmark scores corroborate its mid-to-high tier positioning. It scores 6604 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, 212363 in Geekbench OpenCL, and 225122 in Geekbench Vulkan. Its PassMark G3D score of 32974 places it at the 86th percentile among all GPUs. In DirectX 11 workloads, it scores 300 in PassMark, while DirectX 12 yields 127. These figures indicate the card is well-suited for modern APIs, which matters for a 2016 title like The Technomancer that relies on legacy render paths where the card's DirectX 11 score of 300 suggests solid legacy performance.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core Ultra 7 165H and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti ranks 1038 out of 2825 tested combos in The Technomancer. This places it in the 63rd percentile of all tested systems — a solid upper-midrange position, but not top-tier. The ranking reflects that while the GPU is strong (86th percentile among all GPUs), the mobile CPU (84th percentile among all CPUs) tempers the overall result in this particular game.

The CPU's average benchmark score of 34083 puts it within 0.5% of four nearest rivals: the Intel Core Ultra 5 338H (0.3% higher), AMD EPYC 4244P (0.4% higher), AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 (0.4% higher), and AMD Ryzen 7 3700X (0.5% higher). This clustering indicates the processor is competitive with a wide range of desktop and mobile parts, and any differences in game performance would come from architectural nuances rather than raw compute.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals show a tighter grouping. The RTX 5070 Ti's average score of 49957 is within 3.1% of the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (lower), 2% of the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (higher), 0.1% of the AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (higher), and 0.4% of the Intel Arc A550M (lower). The near-tie with the RX Vega 64 — a card from an older generation — suggests that in synthetic workloads, the RTX 5070 Ti's architectural advantages are offset by other factors, though the game-specific FPS data shows strong real-world performance.

The combo rank of 1038 out of 2825 means that roughly 63% of tested systems outperform this pairing in The Technomancer. However, this statistic must be weighed against the fact that many of those systems likely use desktop-class components with higher power envelopes. The measured FPS data shows this mobile CPU + desktop GPU pairing still delivers playable performance across all tested configurations.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest frame rates. Low settings produce an average of 196 FPS, while Medium averages 150 FPS with a minimum of 128 FPS and maximum of 173 FPS. High settings average 128 FPS, and Ultra drops to 100 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra at 1080p is 96 FPS, indicating that the game's preset scaling has a significant impact on performance even at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates remain strong but show a clear step down. Low settings average 128 FPS, Medium averages 98 FPS (minimum 84, maximum 113), High averages 84 FPS, and Ultra averages 66 FPS. The 1440p Ultra result of 66 FPS stays above the 60 FPS threshold, making this resolution viable even at maximum quality settings.

At 3840x2160, the GPU begins to show its limits. Low settings average 70 FPS, Medium averages 54 FPS (minimum 46, maximum 62), High averages 46 FPS, and Ultra averages 36 FPS. Only the Low preset at 4K manages to exceed 60 FPS. The Medium preset's minimum of 46 FPS indicates noticeable frame drops during intense scenes, which could impact gameplay smoothness.

The scaling from 1080p to 4K at each preset shows consistent degradation: Low drops from 196 to 70 FPS (−64%), Medium from 150 to 54 FPS (−64%), High from 128 to 46 FPS (−64%), and Ultra from 100 to 36 FPS (−64%). This uniform percentage drop across all presets suggests the performance scaling is resolution-bound rather than settings-bound, pointing to the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth as the primary constraints at 4K.

Settings Recommendations

For users targeting 60+ FPS, the data supports specific preset choices at each resolution. At 1920x1080, every preset exceeds 60 FPS, with Ultra delivering 100 FPS — this is the recommended configuration for maximum visual quality without sacrificing smoothness. The 1080p High preset at 128 FPS is ideal for high-refresh-rate displays, while Low at 196 FPS suits competitive play or extremely high refresh panels.

At 2560x1440, Ultra at 66 FPS clears the 60 FPS bar, making it the best choice for visual fidelity. However, users who want more headroom should consider High at 84 FPS, which provides a comfortable buffer above 60 FPS while maintaining strong image quality. Medium at 98 FPS is a solid fallback for those prioritizing frame rate consistency, given its minimum of 84 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the recommendation is more constrained. Low settings at 70 FPS is the only preset that achieves smooth gameplay, but it sacrifices visual quality. Medium at 54 FPS is borderline playable but risks drops to 46 FPS. High at 46 FPS and Ultra at 36 FPS are not recommended for action-oriented gameplay in this title. For 4K users, Low settings provide the best playable experience, with Medium as an option for those who prioritize visuals over frame rate consistency.

The data indicates that the sweet spot for this combo is 2560x1440 on High settings, delivering 84 FPS with a balance of quality and performance. At this configuration, the GPU is sufficiently utilized without being overburdened, and the CPU's 16 cores and 22 threads provide ample processing headroom for the game's simulation and AI workloads.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165H is a mobile processor from the Core Ultra Series 1, built on the Meteor Lake architecture at Intel's 7 nm process node. It features 16 cores and 22 threads, with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz. The cache hierarchy includes 112 KB of L1 per core, 2 MB of L2 per core, and 24 MB of shared L3 cache. This configuration supports a TDP of 28 W, making it a power-efficient part for mobile systems.

In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU demonstrates strong multi-threaded capability. It scores 2641 in Cinebench R15 multi-core, 9233 in Cinebench R20 multi-core, and 14551 in Cinebench R23 multi-core. Single-core scores are 257 in R15, 1303 in R20, and 1759 in R23. The PassMark multi-thread score of 25933 and single-thread score of 3509 further confirm its balanced performance. Data encryption (17169) and compression (291161) workloads show the CPU handles compute-intensive tasks well. Its average benchmark score of 34083 places it at the 84th percentile among all CPUs.

In The Technomancer, the CPU's role is evident in the measured FPS data. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 196 FPS, which requires the CPU to feed the GPU with frames at a high rate — the 16-core, 22-thread configuration with 5.00 GHz boost clock is sufficient for this task. The CPU's 24 MB of L3 cache helps maintain game state data locally, reducing memory latency. The 89.6 GB/s memory bandwidth from dual-channel DDR5 support is adequate for the game's data streaming needs.

The CPU's nearest rivals in average benchmark score include the Intel Core Ultra 5 338H (0.3% higher), AMD EPYC 4244P (0.4% higher), AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 (0.4% higher), and AMD Ryzen 7 3700X (0.5% higher). All four are within 0.5% of the 165H's score, meaning that swapping to any of these would yield negligible differences in this game's CPU-bound scenarios. The 165H's 16 cores and 22 threads provide adequate parallelism for The Technomancer's engine, which is not heavily multi-threaded but benefits from the high boost clock in single-threaded tasks.

The CPU's performance percentile of 84 indicates it outperforms 84% of all CPUs in the benchmark database. However, in The Technomancer, the combo rank of 1038 out of 2825 suggests that other factors — likely the GPU's performance at higher resolutions — dominate the overall result. At 1080p, where the CPU has more influence, the combo achieves 196 FPS on Low, indicating the CPU is not a bottleneck at lower resolutions. At 4K, the GPU becomes the limiting factor, and the CPU's performance is less critical to the final frame rate.