Thief

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Thief with this AMD Ryzen 5 4600G + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 combination shows a clear pattern of scaling from 1080p to 4K. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo delivers 132.6 FPS average, while at 3840x2160 on Low, that figure drops to 75.2 FPS. That represents a 43% reduction in frame rate when moving from 1080p to 4K at the lowest settings. The gap narrows slightly when looking at High settings: 107.3 FPS at 1080p falls to 44.9 FPS at 4K, a reduction of roughly 58%.

The scaling behavior suggests that at 1080p, the system is not purely GPU-limited across all settings. At Low settings, the 1080p result of 132.6 FPS climbs only modestly to 116.6 FPS at 1440p — a 12% drop — but then falls sharply to 75.2 FPS at 4K, a 36% drop from the 1440p figure. This indicates that the CPU is doing meaningful work at lower resolutions, but the GPU becomes the dominant constraint as pixel count rises.

At Medium settings, the progression is 114.8 FPS at 1080p, 99.1 FPS at 1440p, and 54.5 FPS at 4K. The 4K result is nearly half the 1440p number, which points to the RTX 4060's memory bandwidth and raw throughput being the limiting factor at that resolution. Ultra settings tell a similar story: 104.8 FPS at 1080p, 69.8 FPS at 1440p, and 43.2 FPS at 4K. The 1440p-to-4K drop of 38% is the largest single-step decline across all settings.

The data shows that 1440p is the practical ceiling for smooth gameplay with this combo. At 1080p, even Ultra settings clear 100 FPS, which is comfortable for high-refresh displays. At 1440p, High and Medium settings both exceed 75 FPS, but Ultra dips to 69.8 FPS, which some players may find borderline. At 4K, no setting reaches 60 FPS; the best result is 75.2 FPS on Low, which still falls short of a locked 60 FPS target for demanding scenes.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process node. Its boost clock is 2460 MHz, and it carries 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, yielding 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The card's 3072 shading units, 96 TMUs, and 48 ROPs provide the compute foundation for Thief's rendering workload. The 24 RT cores and 96 tensor cores are present on this GPU, though Thief is a 2014 title that does not leverage ray tracing or DLSS, so those units remain idle in this benchmark.

The GPU's 15.11 TFLOPS of FP32 throughput is the raw compute figure that matters most for this game's traditional rasterization pipeline. At 4K Ultra, the combo produces 43.2 FPS, which is the lowest measured result in the entire dataset. This is consistent with the RTX 4060's 8 GB VRAM capacity and 128-bit memory interface being pressed hard by 4K resolution. The card's pixel rate of 118.1 GPixel/s and texture rate of 236.2 GTexel/s are adequate for 1440p, but the 4K frame sizes demand more fill rate than the card can sustain at higher settings.

Comparing to nearest rivals, the RTX 4060's average benchmark score of 23181 places it near the AMD Radeon RX 6600M, which scores 23321 with a deltaPct of -0.6, and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti at 23338 with a deltaPct of -0.7. The Intel Arc B580 scores 23021 (deltaPct 0.7), and the AMD Radeon 760M scores 22999 (deltaPct 0.8). These are all within less than 1% of each other, meaning the RTX 4060 sits in a tight cluster of comparable GPUs. The GPU's percentileVsAllGpus of 66 indicates it outperforms roughly two-thirds of all GPUs in the database, which is respectable for a mainstream card.

The fact that 4K Low (75.2 FPS) nearly doubles 4K Ultra (43.2 FPS) shows how sensitive the RTX 4060 is to pixel shading load in Thief. The game's graphical options at Ultra likely increase texture sampling and overdraw, which directly impacts the 236.2 GTexel/s texture rate. The card's 8 GB VRAM is not exceeded at any tested setting, but the bandwidth ceiling becomes evident at 4K.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on Zen 2 architecture on TSMC's 7 nm process. It runs at a base clock of 3.70 GHz and boosts to 4.20 GHz. The CPU has 8 MB of shared L3 cache, with 512 KB of L2 per core and 64 KB of L1 per core. Its 51.2 GB/s dual-channel DDR4 memory bandwidth is a notable limitation for a gaming CPU, though Thief is not a memory-bandwidth-heavy title.

In synthetic benchmarks, the 4600G scores 13593 in Cinebench R23 multicore and 1919 in single-core. Its Geekbench multicore score is 6093, and single-core is 1575. These numbers place it in the 75th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 17489. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE at 17482 (deltaPct 0), the Intel Core i5-12450H at 17475 (deltaPct 0.1), the Intel Core i3-14100T at 17636 (deltaPct -0.8), and the Intel Core i3-13100F at 17665 (deltaPct -1). The 4600G is effectively neck-and-neck with these parts, with all deltas within 1%.

In Thief, the CPU's role is most visible at 1080p Low, where the combo hits 132.6 FPS. That is the highest measured result across all resolutions and settings, and it suggests the CPU is keeping up with the GPU's output at this resolution. The 4600G's 12 threads allow it to handle the game's background simulation tasks without becoming a bottleneck. However, the 4.20 GHz boost clock is modest by modern standards, and the 8 MB L3 cache is small compared to larger-die Zen 2 parts.

The data indicates that the CPU is not the limiting factor at 4K. The 43.2 FPS at 4K Ultra is clearly a GPU-bound result, as the CPU has ample headroom to feed frames at that resolution. The larger question is whether the 4600G holds back the RTX 4060 at 1080p. The jump from 132.6 FPS at 1080p Low to 116.6 FPS at 1440p Low is only 12%, which suggests the CPU is still contributing meaningfully at 1080p. If the GPU were the sole constraint, the 1440p figure would be much closer to the 1080p number.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo maintain 60 FPS at 1440p in Thief?

A: Yes, at Medium and High settings. The measured results show 99.1 FPS at Medium and 76 FPS at High for 2560x1440, both comfortably above 60 FPS. Ultra settings drop to 69.8 FPS, which is still above 60 but with less margin.

Q: What is the best setting for 4K gameplay with this combo?

A: Low settings produce 75.2 FPS at 3840x2160, which is the only 4K setting that exceeds 60 FPS. Medium drops to 54.5 FPS, High to 44.9 FPS, and Ultra to 43.2 FPS. For a smooth 4K experience, Low settings are required.

Q: How does the RTX 4060 compare to the GTX 780 Ti in overall GPU benchmarks?

A: The RTX 4060 has an average benchmark score of 23181, while the GTX 780 Ti scores 23338, a deltaPct of -0.7. The RTX 4060 is effectively within 1% of the GTX 780 Ti in aggregate GPU performance, despite being a much newer card.

Q: Is the Ryzen 5 4600G a bottleneck for the RTX 4060 in Thief?

A: At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 132.6 FPS, and the drop to 116.6 FPS at 1440p Low is only 12%, indicating the CPU is still providing frames at 1080p. The CPU is not a bottleneck at 4K, where the GPU is clearly the limiting component.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between 1080p and 4K at Ultra settings?

A: At 1080p Ultra, the combo averages 104.8 FPS. At 4K Ultra, it drops to 43.2 FPS. That is a 61.6 FPS reduction, or a 59% decrease, when moving from 1080p to 4K.

Q: Does the 4600G's integrated Radeon Vega 7 graphics affect Thief performance?

A: No. The system uses the discrete RTX 4060 for rendering. The integrated Vega 7 is present on the CPU but does not participate in the measured frame rates for this benchmark.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 combination ranks 958 out of 1642 tested combos in Thief. This places it in the lower-middle portion of the database, which is a surprising result given the individual component scores. The CPU's 75th percentile ranking and the GPU's 66th percentile ranking do not translate to a higher combo rank, which suggests that Thief's performance profile is sensitive to specific system characteristics beyond raw component scores.

The rank of 958 out of 1642 means this combo sits at roughly the 58th percentile of all tested combinations. In practical terms, there are 684 combos that perform worse and 957 that perform better in this game. The relatively low rank may be attributable to the CPU's modest memory bandwidth (51.2 GB/s) and the GPU's 128-bit memory bus, both of which can impact frame pacing in a stealth game that relies on consistent object rendering and shadow calculations.

The measured FPS data confirms that this combo is more capable at 1080p and 1440p than its rank suggests. At 1080p, all settings exceed 100 FPS, and at 1440p, most settings stay above 70 FPS. The rank is likely skewed by combos that pair higher-end CPUs with the same or better GPUs, as well as combos with faster memory subsystems. For a mainstream pairing, the 958th rank out of 1642 is a middle-of-the-pack result, but the actual gameplay experience is smooth at typical monitor resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its strongest results across all settings. Low settings produce 132.6 FPS, Medium reaches 114.8 FPS, High achieves 107.3 FPS, and Ultra still holds at 104.8 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra is only 27.8 FPS, which indicates that the RTX 4060 has enough headroom at 1080p to absorb the extra graphical load without a dramatic frame rate penalty. The gap between High and Ultra is particularly small at just 2.5 FPS, suggesting that Ultra is a reasonable choice for 1080p.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates remain playable but show more differentiation between settings. Low averages 116.6 FPS, Medium drops to 99.1 FPS, High falls to 76 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 69.8 FPS. The step from Medium to High is the largest single-setting drop at 23.1 FPS, which indicates that High settings introduce significant shader and texture complexity. The 1440p results are all above 60 FPS, making this resolution the sweet spot for the combo.

At 3840x2160, the results are more constrained. Low averages 75.2 FPS, which is the only 4K setting above 60 FPS. Medium drops to 54.5 FPS, High falls to 44.9 FPS, and Ultra reaches 43.2 FPS. The gap between Medium and High at 4K is 9.6 FPS, and between High and Ultra is just 1.7 FPS. This indicates that Ultra settings at 4K provide minimal visual benefit over High while costing measurable performance. The 4K results show a clear GPU ceiling, with the RTX 4060 unable to sustain 60 FPS at any setting above Low.

The complete dataset shows a consistent pattern: the combo is strongest at 1080p, capable at 1440p, and limited at 4K. The largest single-frame-rate jump occurs between 1440p and 4K at Medium settings, where the average drops from 99.1 FPS to 54.5 FPS, a 44.6 FPS reduction. This reinforces the conclusion that the GPU's memory bandwidth and fill rate are the primary constraints at higher resolutions.