Thief

# FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS for this combo at 3840x2160 on High settings?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G paired with the AMD Radeon RX 9070 delivers an average of 55.2 FPS at 4K resolution on High settings. This is the lowest playable tier measured at that resolution, with Ultra dropping to 52.5 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rival in overall benchmark scores?

A: The Ryzen 7 5700G posts an average benchmark score of 25,626, which is 0.3% below the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (25,706) and 0.4% above the Intel Xeon D-2752TER (25,532). It sits in the 83rd percentile among all CPUs tested.

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this combo at 1920x1080?

A: At 1080p with Low settings, the combo achieves 160 FPS average. The Ultra preset still delivers 132 FPS, showing strong headroom across all quality tiers at this resolution.

Q: How much VRAM does the RX 9070 have, and what is its memory bandwidth?

A: The GPU features 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 644.6 GB/s. Memory clocks run at 2518 MHz with 20.1 Gbps effective transfer rate.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested configurations in Thief?

A: This specific CPU-GPU pairing ranks 539th out of 1,642 tested combos in Thief, placing it in the upper third of all configurations evaluated for this game.

Q: Does the CPU have integrated graphics, and what is the process node?

A: Yes, the Ryzen 7 5700G includes Radeon Vega 8 integrated graphics. The processor is built on a 7 nm TSMC process with 10,700 million transistors on a 180 mm² die.

# GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 is built on the RDNA 4.0 architecture using the Navi 48 chip, fabricated on a 4 nm process at TSMC with 53,900 million transistors. The GPU operates with a base clock of 1330 MHz and a boost clock of 2520 MHz, while the game clock is rated at 2070 MHz. These clock speeds directly influence how the card handles Thief's rendering workload, with the boost clock providing headroom for sustained performance during demanding scenes.

Memory configuration plays a critical role in this game's results. The 16 GB GDDR6 frame buffer across a 256-bit bus delivers 644.6 GB/s of bandwidth, which proves ample for Thief's texture-heavy environments at high resolutions. The memory clock of 2518 MHz (20.1 Gbps effective) ensures that data transfer never becomes a bottleneck, even at 4K Ultra settings where the measured average FPS drops to 52.5.

The GPU's compute resources—3,584 shading units, 224 texture mapping units, and 128 ROPs—drive pixel and texture rates of 322.6 GPixel/s and 564.5 GTexel/s respectively. The FP32 throughput of 36.13 TFLOPS provides substantial raw compute headroom. For a 2014 stealth title, the RX 9070's modern feature set, including DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), Vulkan 1.4, and OpenGL 4.6 support, ensures full API compatibility with the game's rendering paths.

Power delivery is handled via two 8-pin connectors with a 220 W TDP, and the card suggests a 550 W power supply. The PCIe 5.0 x16 interface provides ample bandwidth for CPU-GPU communication. Notably, the GPU's benchmark scores place it in the 79th percentile among all GPUs, with an average score of 34,780. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA A2, scores 34,866 (0.2% higher), while the AMD Radeon HD 7970 sits 0.7% behind at 34,541.

# Settings Recommendations

For 3840x2160, the data shows a clear trade-off between visual quality and frame rate. The Medium preset delivers 76.5 FPS average, which is the best balance of fidelity and smoothness at 4K. High settings drop to 55.2 FPS, and Ultra falls to 52.5 FPS—both below the 60 FPS threshold that many users target. Low settings at 4K produce 97 FPS but sacrifice significant visual detail. Given the measured numbers, Medium at 4K is the recommended preset for a responsive experience without compromising too much on image quality.

At 2560x1440, the High preset achieves 93.8 FPS average, which is nearly identical to Ultra's 93.3 FPS. The marginal 0.5 FPS difference between High and Ultra suggests that Ultra is viable at this resolution without meaningful performance cost. Medium delivers 122.4 FPS, and Low reaches 142.7 FPS. For users prioritizing maximum visual fidelity while maintaining smooth gameplay, Ultra at 1440p is the optimal choice, as the performance hit over High is negligible.

For 1920x1080, all presets deliver well above 60 FPS. Ultra averages 132 FPS, High reaches 129.9 FPS, Medium hits 146.2 FPS, and Low tops out at 160 FPS. Since Ultra provides the highest visual quality while still maintaining 132 FPS, it is the recommended preset at 1080p. The gap between Ultra and High is only 2.1 FPS, so either preset works, but Ultra extracts the full visual potential of the game without sacrificing smoothness.

# Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the combo exhibits a predictable scaling pattern across settings. Low settings produce 97 FPS average, Medium drops to 76.5 FPS, High falls to 55.2 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 52.5 FPS. The step from Low to Medium costs 20.5 FPS (21.1%), while the step from Medium to High costs 21.3 FPS (27.8%). The transition from High to Ultra is much smaller, only 2.7 FPS (4.9%), indicating diminishing returns at the highest preset.

At 2560x1440, the measured averages are substantially higher. Low yields 142.7 FPS, Medium delivers 122.4 FPS, High achieves 93.8 FPS, and Ultra matches closely at 93.3 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra is just 0.5 FPS, which is within measurement noise. The scaling from Low to Medium costs 20.3 FPS (14.2%), while Medium to High costs 28.6 FPS (23.4%).

At 1920x1080, the performance is uniformly strong. Low averages 160 FPS, Medium 146.2 FPS, High 129.9 FPS, and Ultra 132 FPS. Interestingly, Ultra outperforms High by 2.1 FPS, which is anomalous and suggests that the High preset may employ a different rendering path that is slightly less optimized. The overall spread from Low to Ultra is 28 FPS (17.5%), showing that even at the highest settings, the combo maintains excellent frame rates.

The data shows that resolution scaling is not linear. Moving from 1080p to 1440p at High settings reduces FPS from 129.9 to 93.8 (27.8% decrease). Moving from 1440p to 4K at High settings reduces FPS from 93.8 to 55.2 (41.2% decrease). This indicates that the GPU becomes increasingly bottlenecked as pixel count rises, with the 4K resolution demanding significantly more fill rate and memory bandwidth.

# How This Combo Ranks

In Thief, this AMD Ryzen 7 5700G + AMD Radeon RX 9070 combination ranks 539th out of 1,642 tested combos, placing it in the 32.8th percentile of all configurations. This rank reflects the pairing's overall capability across all measured resolutions and settings, not just the peak FPS figures.

The CPU's contribution to this rank is notable. The Ryzen 7 5700G, with its 8 cores and 16 threads based on Zen 3 Cezanne architecture, achieves a 3dmark_max_threads score of 6,627 and a cinebench_r23_multicore score of 20,755. Its single-thread performance (cinebench_r23_singlecore: 2,930) ensures that Thief's game logic and physics calculations are handled efficiently. The CPU's 83rd percentile ranking among all CPUs means it is not a limiting factor in this combo's overall standing.

The GPU, ranking in the 79th percentile among all GPUs, provides the bulk of the rendering power. Its passmark_g3d score of 25,381 and 3dmark_steel_nomad_dx12 score of 6,290 indicate strong DirectX 12 performance, which aligns with Thief's API requirements. The GPU's nearest rivals in the synthetic benchmarks—the NVIDIA A2 (0.2% higher), Quadro GV100 (0.3% lower), and Radeon HD 7970 (0.7% lower)—show that the RX 9070 sits in a tightly contested performance band.

Given that the combo rank (539/1642) is lower than either component's individual percentile ranking would suggest, the data indicates that Thief is not fully utilizing the hardware's potential. The game's 2014 release date means it likely cannot take advantage of the RX 9070's modern features like ray tracing acceleration (56 RT cores) or the CPU's full multi-threading capabilities. The measured FPS results, particularly the 132 FPS at 1080p Ultra, show that the combo has ample headroom for this title, with the rank primarily reflecting the large number of higher-performing combinations in the database rather than any deficiency in this specific pairing.