Thief

FAQ

Q: What average frame rate does this combo deliver at 1080p Ultra settings?

A: At 1920x1080 with Ultra settings, the AMD Ryzen 7 5700G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 combination produces an average of 129.6 FPS. This is the lowest result among the four tested settings at this resolution, though it remains well above standard display refresh rates.

Q: How does the CPU's multi-threaded performance compare to its closest rivals?

A: The Ryzen 7 5700G achieves an average benchmark score of 25626, placing it within 0.3% of the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (25706) and 0.4% behind the Intel Xeon D-2752TER (25532). The data shows a near-tie with these processors, with deltas of -0.3%, 0.4%, and 0.5% against the Ryzen 5 7640U respectively.

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking among all tested graphics cards?

A: The RTX 4090 scores in the 91st percentile of all GPUs in the database. Its average benchmark score of 66473 places it slightly below the NVIDIA Tesla T4 (66733, -0.4%) and above the Tesla P40 (66127, 0.5%), indicating top-tier compute capability.

Q: Which settings preset provides the highest average FPS at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, the Low preset yields the highest average at 118.4 FPS, followed by Medium at 105.8 FPS, High at 87 FPS, and Ultra at 78.5 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra represents a 39.9 FPS drop, highlighting the significant cost of higher graphical fidelity at this resolution.

Q: How does the CPU's single-thread performance compare to its multi-thread score?

A: The Ryzen 7 5700G scores 2930 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 20755 in multi-core, a ratio of roughly 7.1:1. In 3DMark, the single-thread score of 899 rises to 6629 with 16 threads, demonstrating strong scaling across its 8 cores and 16 threads.

Q: What is the combo's overall ranking in Thief among all tested combinations?

A: This specific CPU-GPU pairing ranks 279th out of 1642 tested combinations in Thief, placing it in the top 17% of all recorded configurations. The data is marked as measured, not estimated.

Settings Recommendations

The measured frame rates reveal a clear hierarchy across presets and resolutions. At 1920x1080, the Low preset reaches 163 FPS, while Ultra still delivers 129.6 FPS — a difference of 33.4 FPS. The scaling is non-linear: Medium (143.6 FPS) is only 19.4 FPS below Low, but High (132.9 FPS) drops another 10.7 FPS, and Ultra adds just 3.3 FPS more. This suggests diminishing returns in the upper presets.

At 2560x1440, the pattern shifts. Low yields 142.1 FPS, Medium 131.2 FPS, High 120 FPS, and Ultra 115.2 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra narrows to only 4.8 FPS, making Ultra a relatively inexpensive upgrade over High at this resolution. The 4K results show the most pronounced differences: Low (118.4 FPS) to Medium (105.8 FPS) costs 12.6 FPS, Medium to High (87 FPS) costs 18.8 FPS, and High to Ultra (78.5 FPS) costs 8.5 FPS.

For the best balance of visual quality and frame rate, the Medium preset at 2560x1440 stands out. It delivers 131.2 FPS while remaining well above the 120 FPS threshold that High achieves. At 4K, Medium (105.8 FPS) is the pragmatic choice — it stays above 100 FPS while High drops to 87 FPS and Ultra to 78.5 FPS. Users prioritizing maximum smoothness on 4K displays should consider Low (118.4 FPS), but the 12.6 FPS penalty for Medium is modest relative to the visual uplift.

The data indicates that this combo is never GPU-bound to the point of unusability. Even the worst measured result (4K Ultra at 78.5 FPS) exceeds 60 FPS. However, the 1080p Ultra result of 129.6 FPS versus 1440p Ultra at 115.2 FPS shows that resolution scaling is more impactful than preset scaling — a 14.4 FPS difference for 1.78x the pixel count.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 carries the bulk of rendering load in Thief, and its specifications explain the measured results. With 24 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, the card provides 1.01 TB/s of bandwidth — ample for the game's textures and geometry at any tested resolution. The base clock of 2235 MHz and boost clock of 2520 MHz on the AD102 chip drive a pixel rate of 443.5 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 1,290.2 GTexel/s.

The GPU's 16384 shading units and 512 TMUs process the game's lighting and shadow work efficiently. Its 176 ROPs handle the final pixel output, which becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions. This is visible in the data: at 1080p, the GPU pushes 163 FPS on Low (a 30.1 FPS gain over 1440p Low's 142.1 FPS), but at 4K Low it drops to 118.4 FPS. The 44.6 FPS difference between 1080p Low and 4K Low directly reflects the quadrupled pixel workload.

The RTX 4090's benchmark scores reinforce this. Its passmark G3D score of 38194 and Geekbench OpenCL score of 317684 place it in the 91st percentile of all GPUs. In Thief specifically, the combo's rank of 279 out of 1642 configurations shows the GPU's strength — but the CPU still participates, as the rank is for the combined system.

The card's 128 RT cores and 512 tensor cores are not directly relevant to Thief, a 2014 title that predates hardware ray tracing. The 82.58 TFLOPS FP32 throughput is more than sufficient for the game's DirectX 11-era rendering. The 450 W TDP and 850 W suggested PSU indicate the card's power requirements, but the measured FPS shows no thermal throttling in the data.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 279th out of 1642 tested combinations in Thief, placing it in the 83rd percentile of all recorded systems. This is a strong result, though not top-tier — the measured FPS at 4K Ultra (78.5) shows that even a 91st-percentile GPU paired with an 83rd-percentile CPU cannot fully saturate the most demanding preset at maximum resolution.

The CPU's percentile vs all CPUs is 83, and the GPU's percentile vs all GPUs is 91. The combo rank of 279/1642 suggests the pairing performs slightly below what the individual percentiles would predict, likely due to the CPU's 8 cores and 16 threads being sufficient but not exceptional for this game's engine. The Ryzen 7 5700G's nearest rivals differ by less than 1% in average score (Ryzen 7 6800U at -0.3%, Intel Xeon D-2752TER at +0.4%), so CPU-side variance is minimal.

The GPU's nearest rivals show a similar clustering: the Tesla T4 is -0.4% away, the Tesla P40 is +0.5%, and the Radeon Pro Vega 56 is -0.9%. This tight grouping indicates the RTX 4090's performance is well-established, and the combo rank reflects the game's specific demands rather than any hardware anomaly.

In practical terms, the 279th rank means this system outperforms roughly 83% of all tested combos in Thief. The measured data shows the combo achieves 87 FPS at 4K High — a result that would likely place it in the upper quartile of all configurations at that resolution and preset. The 129.6 FPS at 1080p Ultra further confirms the system's capability for high-refresh gameplay.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G provides 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and boost clock of 4.60 GHz. Its 16 MB L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth feed the RTX 4090 adequately. The 65 W TDP and 7 nm process node from TSMC keep power draw modest while delivering strong multi-threaded throughput.

The CPU's benchmark results show balanced performance across workloads. Cinebench R23 scores of 2930 single-core and 20755 multi-core indicate a strong per-thread capability that helps in Thief's CPU-bound scenes. The 3DMark results scale from 899 single-thread to 6629 at 16 threads, confirming excellent scaling across all cores. PassMark's multi-thread score of 24419 and single-thread score of 3283 reinforce this pattern.

In Thief, the CPU's role is to maintain frame pacing and handle AI, physics, and scene management. The 8 cores provide headroom for background tasks, while the boost clock of 4.60 GHz ensures responsive single-threaded performance. The CPU's percentile vs all CPUs of 83 means it outperforms the majority of processors in the database, which supports the high FPS measured across all settings.

The memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s is a potential bottleneck in theory, but the measured frame rates show no significant impact. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 163 FPS — a figure that would expose CPU limits if they existed. The 16 MB L3 cache helps mitigate memory latency, and the dual-channel DDR4 configuration is sufficient for Thief's data demands.

The Ryzen 7 5700G's integrated Radeon Vega 8 graphics are irrelevant in this configuration since the RTX 4090 handles all rendering. However, the CPU's AM4 socket and PCIe Gen 3 interface (16 lanes) mean the GPU runs at Gen 3 speeds — a potential theoretical limitation that the measured data suggests does not materialize as a performance penalty in this game. The 10,700 million transistors on a 180 mm² die provide the computational foundation for the CPU's solid showing.