The Technomancer

The Technomancer, an Action RPG from 2016, shows a wide performance envelope with the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070. Measured frame rates span from 253 FPS at 1080p Low to 46.9 FPS at 4K Ultra, indicating a system that can drive high refresh rates at lower resolutions while still delivering playable 4K at High settings. This combination ranks 303rd out of 1656 tested combos, with the CPU sitting in the 97th percentile and the GPU in the 83rd.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern across resolutions. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 165 FPS at 1080p to 107.3 FPS at 1440p, then to 62 FPS at 4K. The 4K High average is less than half of the 1080p High average, a substantial drop that points to the GPU becoming the primary constraint as pixel count increases. The same trend appears at every preset: Low goes from 253 FPS at 1080p to 165.3 at 1440p and 87.2 at 4K; Medium drops from 194.6 to 126.9 to 71.9; Ultra falls from 130.4 to 81.6 to 46.9.

The scaling is consistent, but the absolute differences are larger between 1440p and 4K than between 1080p and 1440p for all presets. For example, at High, the gap from 1080p to 1440p is 57.7 FPS, while the gap from 1440p to 4K is 45.3 FPS—though these derived numbers are not in the data, the raw values show that 4K demands significantly more from the GPU. At 1080p, even the Ultra preset delivers 130.4 FPS, which is well above typical display refresh rates. This suggests the CPU has ample headroom at lower resolutions, and the GPU is not yet saturated. As resolution climbs, the GPU’s workload increases, and the frame rate drops accordingly. The 4K Ultra average of 46.9 FPS is the only measured point below 60 FPS, indicating that the GPU is the limiting component at the highest settings.

How This Combo Ranks

In the benchmark database, this CPU+GPU combination ranks 303rd out of 1656 tested combos for The Technomancer. That places it in the upper portion of the field, though not near the top. The CPU’s individual percentile is 97th among all CPUs, while the GPU’s is 83rd among all GPUs. The combo’s rank is lower than the CPU’s percentile would suggest, reflecting the GPU’s more moderate standing relative to its peers.

The CPU’s nearest rivals in average benchmark score are the Core Ultra 7 265KF (delta -0.2%), Core i9-14900KF (-0.2%), Core i9-14900K (-0.9%), and AMD EPYC 7413 (-1.2%). The 265K is essentially tied with the 265KF and i9-14900KF, and only slightly behind the i9-14900K. The GPU’s nearest rivals include the Radeon Pro 5300 (delta +0.2%), Tesla M40 (-0.5%), RTX 3090 (+0.6%), and Radeon Pro 580X (-0.7%). The RTX 5070’s average score is 0.6% higher than the RTX 3090, a previous-generation flagship, and 0.2% higher than the Radeon Pro 5300. These deltas show that the GPU is competitive with high-end cards from the prior generation, but the CPU is relatively stronger within its own market segment.

Settings Recommendations

For a 60 FPS target, the highest preset that maintains an average above 60 at 4K is High, with 62 FPS. Medium at 4K provides a 71.9 FPS average, offering a comfortable margin over 60, while Low reaches 87.2 FPS. Ultra at 4K falls to 46.9 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold. At 1440p, Ultra delivers 81.6 FPS, so it is the best choice for that resolution; High runs at 107.3 FPS, and Medium at 126.9. At 1080p, all presets exceed 130 FPS, with Ultra at 130.4, High at 165, Medium at 194.6, and Low at 253. The data indicates that players targeting 4K should use High or Medium, while 1440p and 1080p users can safely enable Ultra without sacrificing smoothness.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 4K Ultra?

A: The average FPS at 4K Ultra is 46.9.

Q: How does the RTX 5070 compare to the RTX 3090 in average benchmark score?

A: The RTX 5070’s average score is 0.6% higher than the RTX 3090’s.

Q: What is the CPU’s percentile ranking among all CPUs?

A: The Intel Core Ultra 7 265K is in the 97th percentile.

Q: What is the combo’s rank in The Technomancer?

A: It ranks 303rd out of 1656 tested combos.

Q: What is the GPU’s memory bandwidth?

A: The RTX 5070 has a memory bandwidth of 672.0 GB/s.

Q: What is the CPU’s boost clock?

A: The boost clock is 5.50 GHz.

GPU Role

The RTX 5070 is built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with a GB205 chip, featuring 12GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 672.0 GB/s, and its base and boost clocks are 2325 MHz and 2512 MHz, respectively. These specifications support the measured frame rates: at 4K High, the average is 62 FPS, and at 1440p Ultra, 81.6 FPS. The GPU’s 83rd percentile ranking among all GPUs aligns with its performance in this title—it can handle 4K at High settings but falls below 60 FPS at Ultra. In synthetic benchmarks, the GPU scores 29137 in Passmark G3D and 5077 in 3DMark Steel Nomad, while its Passmark GPU compute score is 15787. The GPU’s nearest rival, the RTX 3090, has an average score 0.6% lower, indicating that the 5070 offers comparable performance to a previous-generation flagship in this game.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265K provides 20 cores and 20 threads, with a base clock of 3.90 GHz and a boost clock of 5.50 GHz. Its L3 cache is 30 MB shared, and it supports DDR5 memory with a bandwidth of 102.4 GB/s. The CPU’s single-thread performance is strong, as shown by a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 7060. In The Technomancer, the CPU’s headroom is evident at 1080p Low, where the average FPS reaches 253. At higher resolutions, the GPU becomes the limiting factor, but the CPU’s high percentile ranking (97th) ensures it does not bottleneck the system. The CPU’s average benchmark score is 0.2% lower than the Core Ultra 7 265KF and the Core i9-14900KF, and 0.9% lower than the Core i9-14900K, placing it in the same performance tier as those high-end desktop processors.