Thief

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER delivers a playable experience in Thief, but its performance profile reveals a system heavily influenced by graphics settings and resolution. Benchmark data shows the combo achieves 85.1 FPS at 1080p Ultra and 38.8 FPS at 4K High, placing it in the 1115th position out of 1642 tested combinations. The following analysis breaks down how these numbers emerge from the hardware's characteristics.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is steep and consistent across all settings, indicating that the GPU becomes the primary limiting factor at higher resolutions. At Low settings, the frame rate falls from 154.4 FPS at 1920x1080 to 60.3 FPS at 3840x2160, a reduction of approximately 61%. The High preset shows a similar pattern, dropping from 92.3 FPS at 1080p to 38.8 FPS at 4K, a 58% decrease. This scaling behavior suggests that pixel throughput, rather than geometry or CPU logic, dominates the workload as resolution increases.

The gap between Medium and Ultra settings narrows at higher resolutions. At 1080p, the difference between Medium (118.3 FPS) and Ultra (85.1 FPS) is 33.2 FPS, while at 4K the gap shrinks to just 9.9 FPS (48.1 vs 38.2). This compression indicates that the RTX 2060 SUPER's compute resources are saturated at 4K, making additional graphical fidelity less impactful on the final frame rate. Conversely, at 1080p, the GPU has enough headroom that raising settings from Medium to Ultra costs a significant portion of performance.

The 1440p results sit neatly between the extremes. At High settings, the system produces 64.4 FPS, which is 30% lower than the 1080p result but 66% higher than the 4K result. This positions 1440p as a viable middle ground where the GPU still maintains reasonable frame rates without the steep penalties seen at 4K. The data suggests that users targeting 60 FPS should consider 1440p High or 1080p Ultra, as both configurations hover near that threshold.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this combo in Thief?

A: The maximum measured average is 154.4 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the system averages 38.2 FPS, which is below the typical 60 FPS target but still technically playable.

Q: Is there a significant difference between Medium and High settings at 1440p?

A: The data shows 84.1 FPS for Medium and 64.4 FPS for High at 2560x1440, a difference of 19.7 FPS or roughly 23% in favor of Medium.

Q: What settings yield the closest performance to 60 FPS at 4K?

A: Low settings at 4K produce 60.3 FPS, which is the only 4K configuration that meets the 60 FPS threshold in the measured data.

Q: How does the combo's rank in Thief compare to its overall hardware percentiles?

A: The combo ranks 1115 out of 1642 in this game, while the CPU sits in the 78th percentile and the GPU in the 63rd percentile against all tested components.

Q: Does the game favor CPU or GPU performance based on the resolution scaling?

A: The steep FPS drops from 1080p to 4K across all settings indicate that the GPU is the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions, while the CPU has less influence on the scaling curve.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER brings 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. In Thief, this bandwidth appears sufficient for the game's texture streaming demands, as the frame rate differences between settings are more pronounced at lower resolutions where the GPU is less constrained. The card's boost clock of 1650 MHz and base clock of 1470 MHz drive its 2176 shading units, which deliver 7.181 TFLOPS of FP32 performance. This compute capacity directly influences the pixel rate of 105.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 224.4 GTexel/s, both of which are relevant to the game's rendering pipeline.

The GPU's benchmark scores provide context for its in-game behavior. Its PassMark G3D score of 16462 and 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 2011 place it in the 63rd percentile of all GPUs. Relative to its nearest rivals, the RTX 2060 SUPER sits 0.3% ahead of the GTX TITAN, 0.5% ahead of the RTX 2070, and 0.8% ahead of the Quadro K5200. These narrow margins suggest that the card's performance in Thief is consistent with its overall standing, neither overperforming nor underperforming relative to expectations.

The memory clock of 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) combined with the 256-bit bus produces the 448.0 GB/s bandwidth figure. At 4K resolution, where the frame rate drops to 38.8 FPS on High settings, the bandwidth appears to be a limiting factor, as the GPU must move larger amounts of texture and geometry data. However, at 1080p Low (154.4 FPS), the same bandwidth supports a much higher throughput, indicating that the memory subsystem is not the primary constraint at lower resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo shows a clear progression across settings. Low settings yield 154.4 FPS, Medium drops to 118.3 FPS, High to 92.3 FPS, and Ultra to 85.1 FPS. The step from Low to Medium costs 36.1 FPS, while the step from High to Ultra costs only 7.2 FPS, suggesting diminishing returns on the highest preset. This pattern implies that the Ultra preset introduces effects that are less computationally expensive than the jump from Low to Medium.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates compress: Low produces 107.3 FPS, Medium 84.1 FPS, High 64.4 FPS, and Ultra 59.1 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 48.2 FPS, compared to 69.3 FPS at 1080p. This compression continues at 3840x2160, where Low achieves 60.3 FPS, Medium 48.1 FPS, High 38.8 FPS, and Ultra 38.2 FPS. Notably, the gap between High and Ultra at 4K is just 0.6 FPS, nearly identical performance for the two highest presets.

The data shows that the system maintains playable frame rates (above 60 FPS) for all settings at 1080p except Ultra, which falls to 85.1 FPS but remains smooth. At 1440p, Low and Medium exceed 60 FPS, while High and Ultra fall below that threshold. At 4K, only Low settings manage to reach 60.3 FPS, barely crossing the line. This breakdown suggests that users prioritizing frame rate over visual fidelity can achieve 60 FPS at 4K by using Low settings, while those wanting higher quality should target 1440p.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 1115th out of 1642 tested combinations in Thief, placing it in the lower third of all systems. This ranking reflects the hardware's age and tier: the RTX 2060 SUPER is an end-of-life product released in 2019, while the Ryzen 5 5600GT is a newer CPU from 2024. The rank of 1115 suggests that many other combinations outperform this setup in this specific game, likely due to more powerful GPUs that can handle the game's resolution scaling more effectively.

The CPU's nearest rivals provide context for its contribution. The Ryzen 5 5600GT scores 20740 in average benchmarks, placing it 0.3% ahead of the Ryzen 5 5600X and 0.3% behind the Intel Core i5-12490F. It also matches the Intel Core i7-10700 with a 0% delta. These small differences mean the CPU is unlikely to be the differentiator in Thief's ranking; instead, the GPU's 63rd percentile standing likely drags the combo down relative to systems with higher-tier graphics cards.

The GPU's nearest rivals show a tight cluster: the RTX 2060 SUPER is 0.3% faster than the GTX TITAN, 0.5% faster than the RTX 2070, and 0.8% faster than the Quadro K5200. Given that the RTX 2070 sits just 0.5% behind, the combo's rank in Thief could shift by a few positions depending on which of these closely-matched GPUs is used. The overall ranking of 1115 out of 1642 means the combo outperforms roughly 32% of tested systems, a modest result for a mid-range pairing.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT features 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz. Its 16 MB of L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth provide adequate data throughput for gaming workloads. In Thief, a title from 2014, the CPU's single-thread performance is likely more relevant than its multi-thread capabilities, given the game's age and typical engine design.

The CPU's benchmark scores illustrate its strengths. Its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 17272 and single-core score of 2438 indicate balanced performance. The Geekbench scores of 7986 multi-core and 2035 single-core reinforce this picture. Relative to its nearest rivals, the CPU matches the Intel Core i7-10700 (0% delta) and sits 0.3% behind the Intel Core i5-12490F, while leading the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X by 0.3%. These margins are negligible in real-world gaming, meaning the CPU's 78th percentile standing is sufficient for Thief.

The fact that FPS scales dramatically with resolution and settings, rather than remaining flat, suggests the CPU is not the bottleneck in most scenarios. At 1080p Low (154.4 FPS), the CPU must feed frames quickly, yet it manages to keep up with the GPU. At 4K Ultra (38.2 FPS), the CPU has ample time to prepare frames, so the GPU's pixel processing becomes the limiting factor. The CPU's 65 W TDP and 7 nm process node (TSMC) indicate efficient operation, though the integrated Radeon Vega 7 graphics are unused in this configuration since a discrete GPU is present. The launch MSRP of $140 positions this CPU as a mainstream option, and its performance in Thief aligns with that positioning.