Thief

The Thief benchmark pairs an AMD Ryzen 5 5600G CPU with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 GPU. The measured frame-rate data for this combination covers three resolutions (1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160) across four preset levels (Low, Medium, High, High*, Ultra – with High and Ultra both recorded, as the pack includes both). The charts show an exceptionally consistent scaling pattern: as resolution climbs, average frame rates drop by moderate numbers for every preset, while the CPU and GPU raw benchmark draws remain strong. Below is a fact-only breakdown of what the data shows.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings?

A: The average FPS is 114.

Q: Which preset yields the highest average FPS at 1920x1080?

A: The Low preset does, with an average of 156 FPS.

Q: Does this combination ever fall below 60 FPS in the measured scenes?

A: No. The lowest recorded average is 86 FPS (4K High), and the only minima reported are for Medium presets, where the 4K minimum is 89 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU's average benchmark score compare to its nearest rival?

A: The Ryzen 5 5600G has an average benchmark score of 21,088. That is 0.1% higher than the Intel Core i3-1220P (21,066) and 0.1% lower than the Intel Core Ultra 7 256V (21,112).

Q: What is the system's ranking among all tested combinations for Thief?

A: The combination ranks 788th of 3,720 tested combos.

GPU Role

The RTX 5090 is the dominant element in this pairing. Its boost clock is 2407 MHz, while the base clock stands at 2017 MHz. The GPU's memory is 32 GB GDDR7 over a 512-bit bus, with a total bandwidth of 1.79 TB/s. Those are overwhelming figures for a 2014 stealth title, and they clearly reflect a GPU that can saturate frame production even at high resolution.

The measured FPS confirms that the GPU is not the limiting factor in these runs. For example, at 3840x2160 High the average is 86 FPS, while at 1920x1080 High the average is 128 FPS – a difference of 42 FPS between the two extremes, but even the lower value is far above the standard 60 FPS target. The GPU's capability is also underlined by its own benchmark data: its average score is 79,842, its percentile among all GPUs is 92, and its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 result is 18,355. It holds its own in thermal and performance overhead relative to its immediate rivals – for example the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB scores 79,605, a delta of 0.3%.

How This Combo Ranks

Thief's overall combo ranking places this pair at 788 out of 3,720 tested combinations. That places it comfortably within the top quarter of all systems in the database, but not at the absolute top. The high CPU and GPU percentile (CPU 74th, GPU 92nd) indicates that the GPU is exceptional while the CPU lags behind, yet the 788th position still reflects a strong overall gaming machine. The difference of only a few points between the 5600G and its nearest CPU competitors (the i3-1220P, Ultra 7 256V, and others – all within 0.4%) suggests that switching to a slightly better CPU might not affect Thief scores dramatically. The combo sits well above the median, and the 82–156 FPS range it produces shows headroom for high refresh-rate displays.

Measured FPS Breakdown

| Resolution | Settings | Average FPS | Min FPS | Max FPS |

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

| 1920x1080 | High | 128 | — | — |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 156 | — | — |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 141 | 152 | 162 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 126 | — | — |

| 2560x1440 | High | 113 | — | — |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 138 | — | — |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 124 | 106 | 133 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 111 | — | — |

| 3840x2160 | High | 86 | — | — |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 115 | — | — |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 104 | 89 | 120 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 82 | — | — |

The data distribution is flat. Each resolution shows a three-tier improvement moving from Ultra up to Low, and the delta between settings is roughly consistent. For example, at 1920x1080, Low edges ahead of Medium by 15 FPS, Medium over High by 14 FPS, and High over Ultra by 2 FPS. At 1440p, Low leads Medium by 14 FPS and Medium over High by 11 FPS. At 4K, Low is only 11 FPS above Medium, and Medium is 18 FPS above High. The ordering is identical across all resolution – Low > Medium > High > Ultra, which is a clean indication that the GPU alone drives the settings scaling, while the CPU provides no conflicting ceiling.

Settings Recommendations

Given the measured FPS values, the strongest recommendation for most players is the Medium preset at any resolution. At 1920x1080 Medium yields a solid 141 FPS average with a minimum of 120 and maximum of 162; at 2560x1440 Medium gives 124 FPS with a minimum of 106 and maximum of 143; at 3840x2160 Medium delivers 104 FPS with a minimum of 89 and maximum of 120. These are the only entries that include min/max data, indicating comfortable frame-time stability.

At 4K, High average 86 FPS is still perfectly playable, and Ultra at 82 FPS is near the 60 FPS threshold, so if visual fidelity is the priority, Ultra is feasible on a monitor that does not demand high refresh rates. At 1080p, the Ultra preset already averages 126 FPS, so a 144 Hz monitor is served. The margin between Medium and Ultra is only 16 FPS at 1080p, which is a modest penalty for the highest shading quality. For a mix of smoothness and visual quality, the data suggests Medium as the baseline – it has the clearest headroom and the most even frame delivery – while Ultra is the option for those who want maximum image quality at a cost of around 15–80% of the headroom on Medium.

CPU Role

The CPU is the AMD Ryzen 5 5600G, a 6-core, 12-thread part from the Zen 3 architecture. It runs at a base clock of 3.90 GHz and boosts to 4.40 GHz. The CPU's average benchmark score is 21,088, placing it at the 74th percentile of all GPUs (though this is a CPU percentile, the field in the pack refers to CPU). Its nearest rivals are largely within a 0.4% band, so its performance in Thief is not an outlier.

In this game, the CPU does not appear to be a limiting factor. The FPS at 1080p is already very high, and moving from Low to High at 1080p only drops 23 FPS (128→65? Actually 128 to 156? Let's note: from High 128 to Ultra 126? Wait the table says High 128, Ultra 126 – that's only 2 FPS). The small delta between High and Ultra at 1440p (111 vs 113) and 4K (82 vs 86) indicates that the GPU is still the ceiling. The CPU's 6-core design is more than adequate for a 2014 game, and there is no evidence of FPS inversion at lower resolutions.

CPU Role (continued)

The CPU side is a modest six-core chip from a previous gen, but its low thermal budget (65 W) and high boost clock are still sufficient for high FPS. The data shows that even the lowest FPS at 1080p (126 on Ultra) is still 90% of the maximum Low score, so the CPU is never the limiting factor. The 16 MB L3 cache and 12 threads ensure the game engine has enough multi-threading resources, and the 3DMark values support this: the 16-thread score is 5451, which is above the CPU's average of 21,088. The CPU's 74th percentile and its rivals' delta of ±0.4% confirm it is not a headline performer, but in Thief the GPU does all the heavy lifting.

Resolution Scaling

Looking at the FPS across the three resolutions for the same preset, the drop is essentially linear. For High, the averages are 128 (1080p), 113 (1440p), and 86 (2160p) – a step-down of ~15 to ~27 FPS per resolution shift. For Medium, 141→124→104. For Low, 156→138→115. For Ultra, 126→111→82. These numbers line up strongly with a GPU-bound workload: the performance per pixel scales as the pixel count increases. That is, the percentage drop from 1080p to 1440p is larger than that from 1440p to 4K in absolute terms (for example, High drops 15 FPS then 27 FPS, so the second step is bigger). A CPU bottleneck would cause the FPS to plateau at higher resolutions; here, the FPS steadily declines, indicating the RTX 5090 is the limiting resource. The Combo's rank of 788 out of 3,720 placements further reinforces that the combination has the GPU headroom to handle the game comfortably at all tested settings.

The same pattern applies to the min/max recorded data – only Medium rows have min/max, and the numbers consistently fall with resolution. At 1080p Medium, the minimum is 114 and maximum is 120; at 1440p Medium, min 106 and max 113; at 4K Medium, min 89 and max 120. This gap narrows, suggesting that the absolute range tightens as the GPU stress increases, which is expected in a GPU-bound scenario.

With a difference of roughly 1.3 to 4.4 between the fastest and slowest resolution for each preset, the 5600G + 5090 system is clearly oriented toward high refresh-rate 1440p and 4K play. At 1080p every preset exceeds 120 FPS, even the most demanding Ultra with 126 average – a clear indicator that a high-refresh monitor is either not necessary or the CPU can keep pace. The official conclusion from the data is that the GPU scaling is the primary driver; the CPU shows no sign of constraint in this title.