Thief

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X paired with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 delivers measured frame rates in Thief that span 55 FPS at 4K Ultra up to 302 FPS at 1080p Low. The combination ranks 33rd out of 3720 tested combos, placing it in the upper echelon of all measured systems for this title. The data show a clear performance pattern across resolutions and presets, with the CPU able to sustain very high output at low resolution while the GPU increasingly dominates as the load rises.

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The measured FPS values for each resolution and preset are as follows:

| Resolution | Low | Medium (avg / min / max) | High | Ultra |

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

| 1920x1080 | 302 | 263 (224 / 302) | 239 | 168 |

| 2560x1440 | 190 | 166 (141 / 191) | 151 | 106 |

| 3840x2160 | 99 | 87 (74 / 100) | 79 | 55 |

Given that the Medium preset is the only one with reported minimum and maximum FPS values, it offers the most transparent picture of consistency. At 1080p Medium holds a 224 FPS minimum and a 302 FPS maximum, at 1440p the minimum is 141 FPS, and at 4K the minimum is 74 FPS. Every one of these values is above 60 FPS, meaning the Medium preset secures at least decent smoothness across rendering resolutions while retaining visual quality.

The Ultra preset, by contrast, drops to 55 FPS at 4K, which is below the commonly used 60 FPS threshold. Since the game was released in 2014, the visual differences between Medium and High are likely modest, but the frame rate alignment gives Medium the safest recommendation. If 1080p with the utmost frame rate is required, the Low preset at 302 FPS will take advantage of the CPU’s capabilities, but Medium reaches 263 FPS while still maintaining a solid minimum of 224 FPS. For a balanced experience across all resolutions, Medium is the most suitable choice.

How This Combo Ranks

This system holds the rank 33 out of 3720 combos in Thief, placing it in the top 1% of all tested configurations. The CPU alone has an average benchmark score of 34260, which puts it at the 84th rank versus all CPUs. The nearest rivals in the CPU’s benchmark list are the AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 with a score of 34222 (a delta of 0.1%), the AMD EPYC 4244P with a delta of 0.1% and a score of 34220, and the Intel Core i5-13450HX which underperforms by 0.2% with a score of 34333. The Intel Core Ultra 7 165H scores 34083, 0.5% higher. These differences are within ±0.5%, so the CPU sees the same class as several current-generation chips.

On the GPU side, the RTX 3070 has a benchmark percentile of 61, with a central of 17208. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT at 17083 (0.7% higher), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 at 17037 (1% higher), the AMD Radeon HD 7970M at 17019 (1.1% higher), and the NVIDIA Tesla K40c at 17468 (-1.5%). This places the RTX 3070 slightly above the average but below the best-performing of its immediate neighbors. Combined, the CPU and GPU present a system that is modestly ahead in single-thread bound processes while remaining competitive in GPU-intensive tasks.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 is built around the GA104 chip on a 8 nm process with 17,400 million transistors. It features 5888 shading units, 184 texture mapping units, 96 ROPs, 46 ray-tracing cores, and a copper head across the Anem architecture. The base clock is 1500 MHz and the boost clock is 1725 MHz. The GPU’s memory configuration is 8 GB GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. The memory effective speed is 14 Gbps. The peak pixel rate is 165.6 GPixel/s and the texture rate is 317.4 GTexel/s, delivering a peak FP32 compute of 20.31 TFLOPS.

In Thief, the RTX 3070 displays marked sensitivity to resolution and preset quality. At 4K Ultra, the FPS falls to 55, which the GPU’s architectural limitations become the defining factor. The memory of 8 GB and the bandwidth of 448 GB/s are sufficient to feed the pipeline in this game, as evidenced by the profit at lower resolutions. At 1080p Low, the performance reaches 302 FPS, showing that the GPU is not the limiting factor at that level; the CPU is able to push frames quickly, and the GPU merely renders them.

The GPU’s 61st-percentile standing in the overall database suggests that it is not a top-tier performer in isolation, but in this game, the combination of the API and the game’s age means the 3070 handles the load with ease. The labeled memory bus and VRAM beige are above the game’s typical demands, but the measured data indicates that 4K Ultra stresses the GPU heavily, driving the frame rate to below 60 FPS average.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X is an eight-core, sixteen-thread processor based on Zen 2 architecture (with the codename "Matisse"), built on TSMC’s 7 nm process. The base clock is 3.60 GHz and the boost clock reaches 4.40 GHz. It includes 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 512 KB of L2 per core, and a shared 32 MB L3 cache. The TDP is 65 W, and the CPU communicates via a PCIe 4.0 x16 lane interface. The processor’s memory is DDR4, dual-channel, with a bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s.

Benchmark scores provide a picture of its computational strength. The Cinebench R15 multi-core score is 2092, while the single‑core score is rejected in the data as 234 (the array appears miss‑scaled). The Geekbench multi‑core score is 8899 and single‑core is 1593. PassMark reports a single‑thread score of 2656, a multithread score of 22458, and an additional average overall score of 34260. The CPU ranks in the 84th percentile among all CPUs. These values indicate that the Ryzen 7 3700X is a well-rounded chip suited to the demands of contemporary games, including titles like Thief that rely heavily on single-core performance.

In Thief, the CPU’s capability is showcased at reduced settings: even at 1080p with the lowest preset, the FPS reaches 302, which suggests that the CPU is not a performance boundary at that resolution. The integrated data of the measured FPS in the 1080p Low preset remains higher than any other configuration measured here (except the Medium at 1080p). The CPU’s multi-threaded capability may also assist in detailed physics or relative geometry, but the exact impact is not explicit in the measured dataset. Nevertheless, the combination of the processor’s high single‑core clock and high cache likely allows it to feed frames to the GPU without significant stuttering.

The processor launched with an MSRP of $329 (one-time mention) and is unlocked for overclocking. For this game, the CPU appears to have ample headroom, as the frame rates exceed even high refresh‑rate monitors at 1080p.

FAQ

Q: What is the maximum average FPS achieved at 1080p?

A: The highest average FPS at 1080p is 302 FPS, achieved with the Low preset. The Medium preset yields 263 FPS, High 239 FPS, and Ultra 168 FPS.

Q: At 4K Ultra, what is the average FPS and the minimum recorded?

A: The average FPS at 4K Ultra is 55 FPS. For the Medium preset at 4K, the average is 87 FPS, with a minimum of 74 and a maximum of 100 FPS.

Q: How many cores and threads does the CPU have?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X has 8 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz.

Q: How much VRAM does the GPU include?

A: The RTX 3070 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, with a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s.

Q: What is the combo’s rank among all tested combinations for this game?

A: The combination of Ryzen 7 3700X and RTX 3070 ranks 33rd out of 3720 combos, placing it in the top 1% of measured results.

Q: Does the game perform acceptably at 1440p with Ultra settings?

A: At 1440p Ultra, the average FPS is 106, which is slightly above 100 FPS. However, this is considerably lower than the 166 FPS of the Medium preset, and the minimum at 60 FPS is not available for that preset, so data on Ultra is limited.

Resolution Scaling

The data reveal a consistent reduction in FPS as resolution rises. For the Low preset, the average FPS descends from 302 at 1080p, to 190 at 1440p, to 99 at 4K. The Medium preset goes from 263, to 166, to 87. High drops from 239 at 1080p, to 151 at 1440p, to 79 at 4K, while Ultra yields 168, 106, and 55 respectively.

This pattern indicates that the GPU becomes an increasingly crucial determinant at higher resolutions. At 1080p, the 3070 demonstrates headroom, but as the pixel count multiplies, the rendering load exceeds the card’s ability to maintain a perfectly linear scale. The difference between the 1080p and 1440p values at High setting is noteworthy, yet the 4K step still remains usable for many display refresh rates. A important observation is that the Medium preset at 4K has a minimum of 74 FPS, indicating that the GPU can deliver consistent thousand‑frame readiness when settings are not maximised.

The ratio of FPS from 1080p to 4K for Low