Thief

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS for this combo at 1080p with Ultra settings?

A: The recorded data shows an average of 103 FPS at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings, with no minimum or maximum frame time data captured for that configuration.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its closest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 scores an average of 20,468 across all benchmark tests. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, scores 20,454, which is a delta of 0.1%. The AMD Ryzen 5 8500G follows at 20,425 (0.2% delta), and the AMD EPYC 9454P also sits at 20,422 (0.2% delta).

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking among all tested graphics cards?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT places in the 72nd percentile of all GPUs in the database. Its average benchmark score is 27,425, which puts it within 0% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile (27,435) and 0.5% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (27,565).

Q: Does the game run faster at Low settings compared to Ultra at 4K?

A: Yes. At 3840x2160, the Low preset delivers 75 FPS average, while Ultra drops to 41 FPS average. That is a difference of 34 FPS between the lowest and highest quality presets at 4K resolution.

Q: What is the GPU's memory configuration?

A: The card uses 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, providing 384.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The memory clock runs at 2000 MHz, which translates to 16 Gbps effective.

Q: How many cores and threads does the CPU provide for gaming workloads?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 has 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 3.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. It uses the Zen 3 architecture on a 7 nm process.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data across all three resolutions shows a clear pattern: the Medium preset provides the most balanced experience. At 1920x1080, Medium delivers 141 FPS average with a minimum of 120 FPS and a maximum of 163 FPS. This is only 19 FPS below the Low preset's 160 FPS average, but the visual quality improvement is substantial. Meanwhile, the jump from Medium to High costs 33 FPS (down to 108 FPS average), and Ultra costs another 5 FPS (down to 103 FPS average).

At 2560x1440, the same pattern holds. Medium runs at 97 FPS average with a minimum of 82 FPS and a maximum of 112 FPS. Low runs at 128 FPS average, High at 74 FPS, and Ultra at 70 FPS. The Medium preset maintains frame rates well above 60 FPS even in the minimum frame time measurement, which suggests consistent delivery without major hitches.

At 3840x2160, Medium is the only preset that provides both an average above 50 FPS (57 FPS) and a recorded minimum of 48 FPS. Low runs at 75 FPS average, but the visual downgrade is severe. High runs at 43 FPS average, and Ultra drops to 41 FPS. For 4K gaming, Medium is the only preset that keeps the experience inside a playable envelope, and the minimum frame data confirms that even the slowest frames stay above 45 FPS.

The data indicates that Medium is the optimal preset for this game and hardware combination across all resolutions. The measured minimum FPS values at Medium (120 at 1080p, 82 at 1440p, 48 at 4K) show that the frame delivery remains consistent, with no severe dips below the average. Higher presets sacrifice significant frame rates for marginal visual gains, while Low provides only modest FPS improvements over Medium.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, manufactured on TSMC's 7 nm process. It operates with a base clock of 3.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU's cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 512 KB of L2 cache per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache.

In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU demonstrates strong multi-threaded performance. The Cinebench R23 multicore score is 18,309, while the single-core score is 2,584. The Geekbench multicore score is 9,158, and the single-core score is 1,936. The 3DMark results show a progression from 1,737 in the 2-thread test to 5,659 in the max-thread test, indicating that the processor scales well as thread count increases up to its physical and logical limits.

For Thief, a 2014 stealth game, the CPU's performance is more than sufficient. The game's engine was designed for the hardware of its era, and the Ryzen 5 5600's single-thread performance, as evidenced by the Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2,584, ensures that the game's primary simulation thread has ample headroom. The multi-threaded capabilities, shown by the PassMark multithread score of 21,541, handle any background tasks or secondary threads without contention.

The CPU sits in the 74th percentile of all processors in the database. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core Ultra 7 258V at 20,454 average score (0.1% delta) and the AMD Ryzen 5 8500G at 20,425 (0.2% delta). These close scores indicate that the Ryzen 5 5600 delivers performance consistent with modern mid-range processors. The 6-core, 12-thread configuration strikes a balance between core count and clock speed, providing both the parallel throughput needed for modern workloads and the high-frequency single-thread performance that older games like Thief depend on.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT ranks 1,930 out of 3,720 tested combinations for Thief. This places the combo in the 52nd percentile of all tested hardware pairs for this specific game. The rank indicates that while this setup handles Thief competently, there are many other combinations that achieve higher frame rates.

The ranking context matters. Out of 3,720 combinations, 1,790 perform better and 1,930 perform worse than this specific pairing. The rank reflects the fact that Thief is an older title that does not heavily tax modern high-end hardware. A mid-range GPU like the RX 6700 XT, combined with a mid-range CPU like the Ryzen 5 5600, produces frame rates that are perfectly playable but not at the absolute top of the database.

The CPU's 74th percentile placement and the GPU's 72nd percentile placement both suggest capable components. The combo rank of 1,930 out of 3,720, however, shows that the pairing lands in the middle of the pack for this specific game. This is consistent with the notion that Thief's engine, released in 2014, does not scale dramatically with newer hardware. The measured FPS data confirms this: even at 4K Ultra, the combo maintains 41 FPS, which is playable but not exceptional. The middle-of-the-pack ranking aligns with the measured frame rates, which show solid but not class-leading performance across all presets.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT uses the Navi 22 chip built on RDNA 2.0 architecture, manufactured on a 7 nm process at TSMC. The GPU contains 17,200 million transistors on a 335 mm² die. It has 2,560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 64 raster operation units, along with 40 ray tracing cores.

The GPU's clock behavior shows a base clock of 2321 MHz, a game clock of 2424 MHz, and a boost clock of 2581 MHz. The memory runs at 2000 MHz with 16 Gbps effective speed. The card provides 13.21 TFLOPS of FP32 compute performance and 26.43 TFLOPS of FP16 performance (at 2:1 ratio). The pixel rate is 165.2 GPixel/s, and the texture rate is 413.0 GTexel/s.

In synthetic benchmarks, the GPU scores 19,786 in PassMark G3D, 93,500 in Geekbench Vulkan, and 130,896 in Geekbench Metal. The DirectX 12 test in PassMark yields a score of 77, while DirectX 11 scores 173. The GPU sits in the 72nd percentile of all graphics cards, with an average benchmark score of 27,425. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile, scores 27,435, a delta of 0%, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 scores 27,565, a delta of -0.5%.

For Thief, the GPU's 12 GB of VRAM provides ample capacity for the game's textures at any resolution. The memory bandwidth of 384.0 GB/s ensures that texture streaming and frame buffer operations do not become bottlenecks. The measured FPS data shows that the GPU handles the game's demands well across all settings, with the frame rates scaling predictably as resolution increases.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the recorded data shows the following average FPS values across presets: Low runs at 160 FPS, Medium at 141 FPS (with a minimum of 120 and maximum of 163), High at 108 FPS, and Ultra at 103 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 19 FPS, while the gap between Medium and High is 33 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra is only 5 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the averages are: Low at 128 FPS, Medium at 97 FPS (minimum 82, maximum 112), High at 74 FPS, and Ultra at 70 FPS. The drop from Low to Medium is 31 FPS, from Medium to High is 23 FPS, and from High to Ultra is 4 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the averages are: Low at 75 FPS, Medium at 57 FPS (minimum 48, maximum 66), High at 43 FPS, and Ultra at 41 FPS. The drop from Low to Medium is 18 FPS, from Medium to High is 14 FPS, and from High to Ultra is 2 FPS.

The data shows a consistent pattern across all resolutions: the largest performance hit occurs when moving from Low to Medium, followed by a smaller hit from Medium to High, and a minimal difference between High and Ultra. This suggests that the Ultra preset adds very little graphical overhead compared to High, while the Medium preset represents a significant visual step up from Low that costs measurable frame rates.

Resolution Scaling

The transition from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 at each preset shows the following average FPS reductions: Low drops from 160 to 128 FPS, a 20% decrease. Medium drops from 141 to 97 FPS, a 31.2% decrease. High drops from 108 to 74 FPS, a 31.5% decrease. Ultra drops from 103 to 70 FPS, a 32% decrease.

The transition from 2560x1440 to 3840x2160 shows: Low drops from 128 to 75 FPS, a 41.4% decrease. Medium drops from 97 to 57 FPS, a 41.2% decrease. High drops from 74 to 43 FPS, a 41.9% decrease. Ultra drops from 70 to 41 FPS, a 41.4% decrease.

The scaling pattern indicates that the GPU becomes the primary limiting factor as resolution increases. The consistent 41% FPS reduction from 1440p to 4K across all presets suggests that the frame rate is being constrained by the GPU's pixel throughput and memory bandwidth rather than by CPU limitations. The GPU's pixel rate of 165.2 GPixel/s and memory bandwidth of 384.0 GB/s become increasingly taxed as the pixel count rises from 3.7 million (1440p) to 8.3 million (4K).

At 1080p, the CPU has more influence on the results. The 20% drop from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings is smaller than the 31% drops seen at the higher presets, which indicates that at Low settings, the CPU is more involved in frame delivery, and the GPU has more headroom. As settings increase, the GPU workload grows, and the frame rate becomes more dependent on GPU performance.

The data confirms that this combo is well-balanced for 1080p and 1440p gaming, with the GPU taking over as the bottleneck at 4K. The CPU's strong single-thread performance, as shown by its Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2,584, keeps the game's logic threads fed at lower resolutions, while the GPU's 13.21 TFLOPS of FP32 compute handles the rendering load at higher resolutions. The measured FPS values show that users can expect playable frame rates at 4K only with the Medium preset, while 1440p and 1080p allow for higher quality settings without dropping below 70 FPS.