The Technomancer

The Technomancer, a 2016 Action RPG, presents a demanding workload for modern hardware. This analysis examines the measured performance of the Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 across three resolutions and four quality presets. The data set includes 12 distinct frame rate measurements, all verified as measured results rather than estimates. This combination ranks 1709th out of 2825 tested combos for this title, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the database. The following breakdown interprets these numbers, contextualizes them against nearest rival components, and provides actionable settings guidance based strictly on the observed frame rates.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in The Technomancer?

A: Based on the measured data, 1920x1080 is the only resolution where the combo consistently exceeds 60 FPS across all four settings. At 2560x1440, only the Low preset reaches 98 FPS, while High and Medium deliver 64 FPS and 75 FPS respectively, with Ultra dropping to 50 FPS. At 3840x2160, every preset falls below 60 FPS, with the highest being Low at 54 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 4060 compare to its nearest GPU rivals in overall benchmark scores?

A: The RTX 4060 has an average benchmark score of 17639. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon HD 7790, scores 17666, which is 0.2% higher. The AMD Radeon 780M scores 17588, 0.3% lower. The AMD Radeon Pro 560 scores 17551 (0.5% lower), and the AMD Radeon Pro 460 scores 17509 (0.7% lower). The RTX 4060 sits essentially in the middle of this cluster, with performance differences under one percent in either direction.

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

A: At 1920x1080, the Low preset averages 150 FPS, while the Ultra preset averages 77 FPS. This represents a 73 FPS drop, meaning Ultra delivers approximately 48.6% of the Low preset’s frame rate. The Medium preset sits at 115 FPS, and High at 99 FPS, showing a steepening penalty as quality increases.

Q: Does the CPU outperform its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX has an average benchmark score of 63173. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-13790F, scores 63080, which is 0.1% lower. The AMD Ryzen AI 7 450G scores 63331, 0.2% higher. The AMD Ryzen AI Embedded P185 scores 62839 (0.5% lower), and the Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX scores 62738 (0.7% lower). The 265HX is effectively tied with these rivals, with deltas under one percent.

Q: What is the only 4K preset that approaches playable frame rates?

A: At 3840x2160, the Low preset achieves an average of 54 FPS. This is the only 4K configuration in the measured data that comes close to 60 FPS. The Medium preset drops to 41 FPS, High to 35 FPS, and Ultra to 28 FPS. None of the 4K presets reach the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How much VRAM does the GPU have, and what is its memory bandwidth?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 272.0 GB/s. The memory clock is listed as 2125 MHz, with 17 Gbps effective data rate. This configuration is relevant for The Technomancer’s texture-heavy scenes, particularly at higher resolutions.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 serves as the primary rendering engine for this combo. Its architecture is Ada Lovelace, built on a 5 nm process at TSMC, with 18,900 million transistors on a 159 mm² die. The GPU operates with a base clock of 1830 MHz and a boost clock of 2460 MHz. It contains 3072 shading units, 96 texture mapping units, and 48 raster output units, along with 24 ray tracing cores and 96 tensor cores. The pixel rate is 118.1 GPixel/s, and the texture rate is 236.2 GTexel/s, with FP32 performance rated at 15.11 TFLOPS.

In The Technomancer, the GPU’s role becomes evident in the scaling of frame rates across settings. At 1920x1080, the Low preset achieves 150 FPS, which drops to 115 FPS at Medium, 99 FPS at High, and 77 FPS at Ultra. This progression shows a 73 FPS swing from minimum to maximum quality. The 8 GB VRAM capacity is sufficient for the game’s requirements at all tested settings, though the 272.0 GB/s bandwidth appears to be a limiting factor at higher resolutions. At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset drops to 28 FPS, while Low maintains 54 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra widens from 73 FPS at 1080p to 26 FPS at 4K, but the absolute values suggest the GPU is increasingly strained by pixel throughput demands.

The GPU’s overall percentile ranking is 61st among all GPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 17639. Its nearest rivals, including the AMD Radeon HD 7790 and AMD Radeon 780M, show that the RTX 4060 is not dominant in raw synthetic scores—all four rivals are within 0.7% of its average. However, in gaming workloads like The Technomancer, the measured FPS data shows the GPU capable of 150 FPS at 1080p Low, indicating strong performance when settings are reduced. The 24 ray tracing cores and 96 tensor cores do not appear to be heavily utilized in this title, given that the game launched in 2016, predating widespread RT adoption.

The GPU’s TDP is 115 W, with a suggested power supply of 300 W, and it uses a single 12-pin power connector. This efficiency profile allows the combo to sustain high clocks without excessive thermal load, which is reflected in the consistent FPS numbers across repeated measurements—the Medium preset at all three resolutions lists specific minimum and maximum values, suggesting stable performance rather than erratic spikes.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 achieves a combo rank of 1709 out of 2825 tested combinations for The Technomancer. This places it in the 60.5th percentile of all combos—meaning roughly 39.5% of tested configurations perform worse, while 60.5% perform better. This is a mid-pack result, consistent with the GPU’s 61st percentile ranking among all GPUs and the CPU’s higher 93rd percentile among all CPUs.

The CPU’s strength does not translate into a top-tier gaming combo, which suggests the GPU is the performance bottleneck in this title. The CPU’s average benchmark score of 63173 places it in the 93rd percentile, with rivals like the Intel Core i7-13790F (63080) and AMD Ryzen AI 7 450G (63331) showing nearly identical synthetic performance. Yet the combo rank is only 1709th, indicating that the RTX 4060’s mid-range standing limits overall results. The GPU’s nearest rivals—AMD Radeon HD 7790, AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Radeon Pro 560, and AMD Radeon Pro 460—are all older or integrated parts, which suggests the RTX 4060 is competing in a crowded field where small synthetic deltas (under 1%) translate into significant real-world variation in frame rates.

The gap between the CPU’s high percentile and the combo’s middling rank highlights an imbalance. In games like The Technomancer, which is not heavily threaded, the CPU’s 20 cores and 20 threads provide ample headroom, but the GPU’s 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit memory bus constrain performance at higher resolutions. The measured FPS data confirms this: at 3840x2160, even the Low preset only reaches 54 FPS, while at 1920x1080, the Ultra preset hits 77 FPS. The combo rank reflects this ceiling, as many combos with lower-tier CPUs but stronger GPUs would outperform this pairing.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its strongest results. The Low preset averages 150 FPS, which is the highest measured value in the entire data set. Medium drops to 115 FPS, with a minimum of 98 FPS and a maximum of 133 FPS. High averages 99 FPS, and Ultra averages 77 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 73 FPS, and all presets exceed the 60 FPS threshold comfortably. The Medium preset’s minimum of 98 FPS indicates that even in demanding scenes, the combo maintains high frame rates at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, performance scales down proportionally. Low averages 98 FPS, which is a 52 FPS drop from 1080p Low. Medium averages 75 FPS, with a minimum of 64 FPS and a maximum of 87 FPS. High averages 64 FPS, and Ultra averages 50 FPS. This means that at 1440p, only Low, Medium, and High presets exceed 60 FPS on average, while Ultra falls below that threshold. The Medium preset’s minimum of 64 FPS shows that the combo can maintain playable frame rates even in dips, but Ultra’s 50 FPS average suggests occasional stutter in heavy scenes.

At 3840x2160, the combo struggles. Low averages 54 FPS, which is the only preset above 50 FPS. Medium averages 41 FPS, with a minimum of 35 FPS and a maximum of 48 FPS. High averages 35 FPS, and Ultra averages 28 FPS. None of these reach 60 FPS, and the Ultra preset’s 28 FPS is barely playable. The Medium preset’s minimum of 35 FPS indicates that frame pacing may be inconsistent at 4K, as the range from 35 to 48 FPS is a 13 FPS spread. The data shows a clear resolution ceiling: 1080p is fully playable at all settings, 1440p is playable up to High, and 4K is only marginally playable at Low.

The measured FPS values are consistent across the board, with the Medium presets being the only ones that include minimum and maximum values. This suggests that the other presets were measured with average-only data, which may hide transient dips. However, the Medium data provides insight into the combo’s stability: at 1080p, the range is 98–133 FPS (a 35 FPS spread), at 1440p it is 64–87 FPS (a 23 FPS spread), and at 4K it is 35–48 FPS (a 13 FPS spread). The narrowing range at higher resolutions indicates that the GPU is more consistently saturated, reducing variance.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the optimal settings depend heavily on the target resolution. For a 60 FPS target, the combo can run 1920x1080 at Ultra settings, since the average is 77 FPS, leaving a 17 FPS margin above the threshold. The High preset at 1080p averages 99 FPS, providing even more headroom, but Ultra’s visual benefits come at a cost of 22 FPS compared to High. For players prioritizing smoothness, Medium at 1080p offers 115 FPS average with a minimum of 98 FPS, ensuring no drops below 60 FPS in any scenario.

At 2560x1440, the High preset averages 64 FPS, which is just above the 60 FPS target but with no stated minimum. The Medium preset averages 75 FPS with a minimum of 64 FPS, making it the safer choice for consistent performance—the minimum is still above 60 FPS. Ultra at 1440p averages 50 FPS, which is below the target and not recommended for a 60 FPS experience. Low at 1440p averages 98 FPS, but the visual quality reduction may not be worth the frame rate gain over Medium.

At 3840x2160, no preset achieves 60 FPS. The Low preset averages 54 FPS, which is the closest to the target, but still 6 FPS short. Medium averages 41 FPS, High 35 FPS, and Ultra 28 FPS. For a 4K experience, the Low preset is the only viable option, and even then, players would need to accept sub-60 FPS performance. The Medium preset’s minimum of 35 FPS suggests that dips could make gameplay feel choppy, so Low is the recommended preset for 4K.

The best overall experience comes from 1920x1080 with the Ultra preset, as it provides 77 FPS average while preserving the highest visual quality. For players with 1440p monitors, the Medium preset is the sweet spot, offering 75 FPS average with a guaranteed minimum of 64 FPS. The data shows that the combo is best utilized at 1080p, where it has enough headroom to handle Ultra settings without falling below 60 FPS.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX is a 20-core, 20-thread processor based on the Arrow Lake-HX architecture, built on a 3 nm process at TSMC. It has a base clock of 2.60 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz, with a TDP of 55 W. The cache hierarchy includes 192 KB of L1 per core, 3 MB of L2 per core, and 30 MB of shared L3. The CPU supports DDR5 memory with dual-channel configuration, providing 102.4 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The integrated graphics are Arc Xe-LPG with 64 execution units.

In synthetic benchmarks, the 265HX scores 40642 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 5737 in single-core. Its PassMark multithread score is 47985, with a single-thread score of 4500. The CPU’s percentile ranking is 93rd among all CPUs, indicating strong overall performance. Its nearest rivals, including the Intel Core i7-13790F and AMD Ryzen AI 7 450G, show delta percentages of 0.1% and -0.2% respectively, meaning the 265HX is statistically tied with them.

For The Technomancer, the CPU’s role is less critical than the GPU, given the game’s 2016 release date and the measured FPS data. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 150 FPS, which suggests the CPU can feed the GPU efficiently even at high frame rates. The 20 cores and 20 threads provide ample processing power for game logic and AI, but the game likely doesn’t utilize all of them. The 30 MB of L3 cache helps with data locality, and the 5.30 GHz boost clock ensures strong single-threaded performance, which is typical for games of this era.

The CPU’s high synthetic scores do not translate into proportionally higher gaming FPS, as evidenced by the combo’s 1709th rank. This indicates that the CPU is not the limiting factor in this pairing. The memory bandwidth of 102.4 GB/s is sufficient for the game’s requirements, and the dual-channel DDR5 support prevents memory bottlenecks. The CPU’s 93rd percentile ranking versus the GPU’s 61st percentile shows a clear disparity, reinforcing that the RTX 4060 is the component that determines the combo’s gaming ceiling.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of resolution scaling. From 1920x1080 to 2560x1440, the average FPS drops by approximately 34-35% across all presets. For example, High goes from 99 FPS at 1080p to 64 FPS at 1440p, a 35 FPS drop (35.4%). Low goes from 150 to 98 FPS, a 52 FPS drop (34.7%). Medium goes from 115 to 75 FPS, a 40 FPS drop (34.8%). Ultra goes from 77 to 50 FPS, a 27 FPS drop (35.1%). This consistent ~35% reduction indicates that the GPU is scaling predictably with pixel count, as 1440p has 1.78 times the pixels of 1080p, but the FPS reduction is less than proportional, suggesting some bottleneck relief at lower resolutions.

From 2560x1440 to 3840x2160, the drops are more severe in percentage terms. High goes from 64 to 35 FPS, a 45.3% drop. Low goes from 98 to 54 FPS, a 44.9% drop. Medium goes from 75 to 41 FPS, a 45.3% drop. Ultra goes from 50 to 28 FPS, a 44.0% drop. The 4K resolution has 2.25 times the pixels of 1440p, but the FPS reduction is only about 45%, indicating that the GPU is becoming the dominant limiting factor. At 4K, the RTX 4060’s 8 GB VRAM and 272.0 GB/s bandwidth struggle to keep up with the pixel throughput demands.

The scaling behavior suggests that at 1080p, the combo is likely CPU-limited at low settings (150 FPS), but GPU-limited at higher settings (77 FPS at Ultra). At 1440p, the GPU becomes the clear bottleneck, as evidenced by the consistent ~35% FPS drop. At 4K, the GPU is severely constrained, and the FPS drops to levels that are only playable at Low settings. The data shows that the combo is best suited for 1080p gaming, where it can maintain high frame rates across all quality presets. The resolution scaling from 1080p to 4K results in a total FPS drop of 73 FPS for High (99 to 35), 96 FPS for Low (150 to 54), 74 FPS for Medium (115 to 41), and 49 FPS for Ultra (77 to 28). These numbers reinforce that the GPU is the limiting component, as the CPU’s performance remains constant regardless of resolution.