Thief

Thief is a stealth game released on 2014-02-24. This entry documents the measured combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti. The dataset contains average FPS for Low, Medium, High, and Ultra at 1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160, and it marks the data as measured (dataIsMeasured true). The CPU is a 6-core/12-thread Zen 5 processor in the Ryzen 5 9000 series; the GPU is a GeForce 30-series Ampere card with 12 GB of memory.

Settings Recommendations

Across the measured rows, the High preset gives the best experience. High is ahead of Ultra at every resolution: 148.4 FPS versus 142.7 FPS at 1920x1080, 100.3 FPS versus 93.4 FPS at 2560x1440, and 60.4 FPS versus 55.9 FPS at 3840x2160. Because the 4K Ultra row drops below the 4K High row in average FPS, High is the highest settings tier that maintains the stronger measured result in the comparison.

Medium and Low produce higher average FPS in every row. At 1920x1080, Medium reaches 194.7 FPS and Low reaches 226.3 FPS. At 2560x1440, Medium reaches 129.9 FPS and Low reaches 172.5 FPS. At 3840x2160, Medium reaches 80.6 FPS and Low reaches 104.2 FPS. These rows are useful for users who prioritize raw average FPS over settings level, but the measured data does not show a higher settings tier that matches those frame rates. The High row is the best single preset for the dataset as a whole because it stays near the top of the settings ladder while keeping a clear margin over the 4K Ultra result in the measured table.

GPU Role

The RTX 3080 Ti is a 12 GB GDDR6X card with a 384-bit memory bus and 912.4 GB/s memory bandwidth. Its effective memory clock is 19 Gbps, and its base and boost clocks are 1365 MHz and 1665 MHz. The GPU also has a memory clock of 1188 MHz in the measured specifications. The chip includes 10,240 shading units, 320 texture units, and 112 ROPs, with a pixel rate of 186.5 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 532.8 GTexel/s. The card is listed with a 350 W TDP and a suggested PSU of 750 W.

In aggregate GPU benchmarks, the RTX 3080 Ti scores 41,224 and sits at the 83rd percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival is the RTX 3090, with a score of 41,441 and a delta of -0.5. The GPU also records a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 5,077 and a PassMark G3D score of 26,896.

In Thief, the GPU settings produce a clear FPS ladder. At 3840x2160, Low averages 104.2 FPS, Medium 80.6 FPS, High 60.4 FPS, and Ultra 55.9 FPS. At 2560x1440, the same ladder is 172.5, 129.9, 100.3, and 93.4 FPS. At 1920x1080, it is 226.3, 194.7, 148.4, and 142.7 FPS. The 4K Ultra row is the lowest measured average in the dataset, which makes the GPU's upper settings load visible. The fact pack does not include a VRAM usage measurement, so the 12 GB capacity cannot be tied to a specific occupancy figure; the observable data shows the card producing the listed averages at all measured resolutions.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 5 9600X is a 6-core, 12-thread processor with a base clock of 3.90 GHz, a boost clock of 5.40 GHz, 32 MB shared L3 cache, and dual-channel DDR5 memory support rated at 89.6 GB/s. It uses AMD Socket AM5 and has a 65 W TDP. Its average CPU benchmark score is 28,246, placing it at the 85th percentile among all CPUs.

Single-thread results are strong in the data: PassMark single-thread is 4,570, Geekbench single-core is 3,363, Cinebench R23 single-core is 3,603, and 3DMark single-thread is 1,253. Multi-thread results include PassMark multithread at 30,027 and Cinebench R23 multi-core at 25,525.

In Thief, the CPU is the same across all measured resolution rows, so the FPS differences between 1920x1080 and 3840x2160 are tied to GPU workload in this dataset. At Low settings, the combo averages 226.3 FPS at 1080p, 172.5 FPS at 1440p, and 104.2 FPS at 4K. The CPU's boost clock and synthetic single-thread scores are consistent with a processor that can support the high average frame rates measured at lower resolutions before the GPU becomes the limiting factor in the 4K rows.

How This Combo Ranks

In Thief, this combo is ranked 216 out of 1,642 tested combinations. That places the pairing in the upper portion of the measured field. The rank is based on measured data, because the dataIsMeasured field is true.

For component-level context, the CPU's nearest rivals in average benchmark score are the Intel Core i5-13490F at 28,173 with a delta of 0.3 and the AMD Ryzen 5 230 at 28,164 with a delta of 0.3. The GPU's nearest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 at 41,441 with a delta of -0.5. The combo's Thief-specific rank of 216 out of 1,642 is not a top result in the absolute sense, but it is a strong placing for a 6-core CPU plus 12 GB GPU combination in this game's tested results.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS table shows a consistent resolution scaling pattern:

| Resolution | Low | Medium | High | Ultra |

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

| 1920x1080 | 226.3 | 194.7 | 148.4 | 142.7 |

| 2560x1440 | 172.5 | 129.9 | 100.3 | 93.4 |

| 3840x2160 | 104.2 | 80.6 | 60.4 | 55.9 |

Every settings row falls as resolution increases. At Low, the 1080p average is 226.3 and the 4K average is 104.2. At High, the 1080p average is 148.4 and the 4K average is 60.4. At Ultra, the 1080p average is 142.7 and the 4K average is 55.9. No minimum or maximum FPS values are present in the dataset; all minFps and maxFps fields are null.

This pattern is consistent with a GPU-bound combination at higher resolutions. The CPU clock, core count, and cache configuration do not change across resolution rows, while average FPS moves strongly with the increased pixel workload. The highest measured averages appear at 1920x1080 Low, where the GPU has the least work relative to the other rows, and the lowest measured average appears at 3840x2160 Ultra, where the GPU has the highest settings load.

FAQ

Q: What average FPS does this combo produce at 3840x2160 Ultra?

A: The measured average is 55.9 FPS.

Q: Which preset gives the highest measured average at 1920x1080?

A: Low, at 226.3 FPS. Medium follows at 194.7 FPS, High at 148.4 FPS, and Ultra at 142.7 FPS.

Q: What is the GPU memory configuration?

A: The GPU has 12 GB GDDR6X on a 384-bit bus, with 912.4 GB/s memory bandwidth and 19 Gbps effective memory clock.

Q: What single-thread results does the CPU show in the benchmark data?

A: PassMark single-thread is 4,570, Geekbench single-core is 3,363, Cinebench R23 single-core is 3,603, and 3DMark single-thread is 1,253.

Q: How does this combo rank in Thief?

A: It ranks 216 out of 1,642 tested combos, with dataIsMeasured set to true.

Q: Are minimum or maximum FPS values available in the measured rows?

A: No. The dataset has avgFps for every row, while minFps and maxFps are null in all measured entries.