Thief

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 combination in Thief delivers frame rates that range from 31 FPS at 4K Ultra to 126 FPS at 1080p Low, based on measured data. This pairing places the combo at rank 2,977 out of 3,720 tested configurations, indicating it sits in the lower half of the performance spectrum. The CPU's six cores and 12 threads, paired with a boosting frequency of 4.2GHz, provide sufficient single-thread pace, while the RTX 2060's Turing architecture handles higher resolutions immediately limited by its 6GB GDDR6 memory. Below, we break down how resolution settings and preset choices affect the experience, and we detail the exact numbers from the measured FPS table.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS declines sharply as resolution increases. At each preset, the 4K frame rate is roughly half of the 1080p number for the same preset. For example, with High settings, the average FPS is 82 at 1920x1080, 56 at 2560x1440, and 33 at 3840x2160. The same pattern holds for Low settings: 126 → 97 → 57. Medium delivers 108 → 74 → 43, and Ultra gives 78 → 54 → 31 across the three resolutions.

These figures clearly point to the GPU as the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions. At 1080p, even the Ultra preset achieves 78 FPS, which indicates the CPU is not limiting the frame rate. But by 4K, even the Low preset (57 FPS) barely clears the 60 FPS threshold, while High and Ultra fall to 33 and 31 FPS, respectively. The RTX 2060’s 6 GB of VRAM and 336.0 GB/s bandwidth are likely factors in this drop, although the exact cause is not derivable from the FPS table alone. The sharp scaling from 1080p to 4K tells a decisive story: at 1080p the graphics load is well within the GPU’s capability, but once the resolution climbs, the card becomes the controlling factor.

One notable data point is that the Medium preset at 4K shows a minimum FPS of 37 and maximum FPS of 50, indicating noticeable variability. While 4K Medium averages 43 FPS, the min/max range shows that frame pacing is not consistent. In contrast, the 1080p Medium shows a minimum of 91 and maximum of 124, which suggests that at moderate resolution the combination delivers stable, smooth performance.

Settings Recommendations

The preset choice offers a clear trade-off between quality and smoothness. For the given 1080p resolution, Ultra delivers 78 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS baseline. High reaches 82 FPS, Medium 108 FPS, and Low 126 FPS. While all presets at 1080p surpass 60 FPS, the Ultra setting provides the highest visual quality without sacrificing playability. If a more stable refresh is desired, Medium offers the best measured min FPS at 1080p—91 FPS—and a high average of 108 FPS.

At 1440p, the situation changes. Medium yields 74 FPS average, High 56 FPS, Ultra 54 FPS, and Low 97 FPS. The gap between Medium and High is significant (74 vs. 56), so going above Medium pushes the average below the 60 FPS mark. Therefore, for a typical 1440p monitor, the Medium preset is recommended, as it maintains an average above 74 and keeps the minimum at 63 FPS. At 4K, only the Low preset approaches fluidity: it averages 57 FPS, while Medium drops to 43 and High/Ultra fall to 33/31. Given these numbers, the Low preset is the only viable 4K option for a consistently playable experience, though even that averages near 60 rather than above.

Overall, for 1080p Ultra is a safe recommendation, 1440p Medium is the most balanced, and 4K should be set to Low if one wants to usable frame rate from this combination.

FAQ

Q: Does the RTX 2060 achieve 60 FPS at 2560x1440?

A: At 1440p, only the Low and Medium presets average above 60 FPS—97 and 74 FPS respectively. High (56) and Ultra (54) fall short of the 60 FPS mark.

Q: What is the lowest 1080p setting for stable performance?

A: The Medium preset at 1080p has a measured minimum of 91 FPS and a maximum of 124 FPS, making it very consistent. Even the High setting yields an average of 82 FPS, but the min/max pair is not recorded. For a safe ride, Medium is the most predictable.

Q: How many cores does the CPU have and why does that matter here?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 has 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 3.6 GHz and boost up to 4.2 GHz. Its L3 cache is 32 MB shared. In these measurements, the CPU is not the nearsight; the frame rate scales almost entirely with resolution and preset, indicating a GPU-centric bottleneck.

Q: Which resolution yields the highest average FPS?

A: 1920x1080 with Low settings yields an average of 126 FPS, the largest number in the table. Ultra at 1080p is 78 FPS, so even maximum quality well constitutes of 60.

Q: What does the combo rank indicate about its overall position?

A: The combination ranks 2,977 out of 3,720 tested combos, placing it in the lower portion of the database. This is consistent with the GPU’s 58th percentile ranking among all GPUs, while the CPU is in the 71st percentile among CPUs.

Q: Does the Medium preset have any min/max data?

A: Yes. At 4K Medium the minimum is 37 FPS and maximum 50 FPS; at 1440p Medium min is 63 and max 85; at 1080p Medium min is 91 and max 124.

How This Combo Ranks

For Thief, this combo sits at rank 2,977 out of 4, combined with 7,²? Actually the pack says "ofCombos": 3720. So rank 2977 of 3720. That places it well into the lower quartile. Only 743 tested combos performed worse. The percentile rankings of the CPU and GPU offer context: the CPU ranks at the 71st percentile, meaning it beats most other CPUs in general benchmarks, while the GPU is at the 58th percentile. However, the in-game rank is much lower because Thief is a GPU-intensive title at higher resolutions, and many other GPU pairings outrun this set.

Given that, the numbers show that a player who prioritizes frame rate over visual quality at 1440p or 1080p can get a playable experience, but the system is not likely to excel in future titles or at 4K. The raw compute of the GPU—RT 16 TFLOPS FP32 of 6.451 TFLOPS—is adequate for the 2014 game, but it operates below the headroom of many contemporary GPUs, as seen in the "nearestRivals" list in the fact pack which compares its average benchmark score to an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 (delta 0%), an AMD Radeon 680M (down 1%), and an NVIDIA RTX 3050 OEM (up 0.6%).

CPU Role

The Ryzen 5 3600 is a 6-core, 12-thread CPU designed on TSMC's 7 nm process, with base 3.6 GHz and boost 4.2 GHz. Its shared L3 cache is 32 MB and it uses the AM4 socket. In synthetic tests, it scores 1,516 in Cinebench R15 multicore and 14 in R23 multicore 15,045 points (R23 multicore shows 15,045 in the fact pack). Single-thread performance is strong as well: 214 R15 single, 892 R20 single, 2,124 R23 single, and a PassMark single-thread score of 2,562.

Even though Thief is from 2014, the CPU can deliver high frame rates when the GPU is not limiting it. Specifically, at 1080p Low the measured average FPS is 126, which suggests the processor can push a large number of frames. The game is not patently multi-threaded, but the 12 threads provide headroom for background tasks. Given the overall system performance, the CPU’s role here is not the bottleneck—at 4K, the GPU drops to 33? High and 31 Ultra, while the CPU crashes much less. A balanced, the 6-core setup matches enough gaming capability for this title.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The following table presents all measured average frame rates (min/max shown for the Medium preset only):

| Resolution | Low | Medium (avg / min / max) | High | Ultra |

|------------|-----|---------------------------|------|-------|

| 1920x1080 | 126 | 108 / 91 / 124 | 82 | 78 |

| 2560x1440 | 97 | 74 / 63 / 85 | 56 | 54 |

| 3840x2160 | 57 | 43 / 37 / 50 | 33 | 31 |

The table illustrates the scaling behavior. At 1080p Low, 126 FPS is the highest recorded number, showing that the CPU is not a bottleneck and the GPU is well fed. At 1080p Ultra the FPS drops to 78, still smooth. Moving to 1440p, the frame rates are 97 / 74 / 56 / 54 across the presets. At 4K, the numbers become 57 / 43 / 33 / 31. Notably, the Medium preset's min/max range at 1080p spans from 91 to 124, indicating a delta of 33 FPS, which is acceptable. At 4K the range is 37 to 50, a 13-FPS spread.

These exact figures should be interpreted in context: 1080p offers ample playback for all presets, 1440p Medium is the sweet spot, and 4K is only viable at Low settings. The data indicates that this winning combination is best suited for 1080p or medium settings at 1440p, with 4K representing a serious trade-off.