Thief

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X processor and the AMD Radeon RX 9070 graphics card delivers a wide range of performance in Thief, a stealth title released on February 24, 2014. Measured frame rates span from a capped 113 FPS at 1080p on Low to just 62 FPS at 4K with Ultra preset, indicating a system that can handle the game well even at high resolutions, but with clear limits. The CPU, a Zen 3 architecture part, and the GPU, built on the RDNA 4.0 architecture, work together to produce a smooth experience at standard resolutions while demanding more from the GPU when moving to 4K.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS shows a significant reduction as resolution increases from 1080p to 4K. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 136 at 1080p to 95 at 1440p, and then to 56 at 3840×2160. The drop is more than 50% of the 1080p value when moving to 4K, and even between 1440p and 4K the difference is large enough that the system clearly becomes GPU-bound. At Low settings, the same resolution trend appears: 1920×1080 delivers 166 FPS, 2560×1440 gives 147 FPS, and 4K provides 97 FPS. The spread between the lowest and highest settings at 4K is 44 FPS (from 97 to 53), while at 1080p that spread is only 34 FPS (from 166 to 132). This narrowing gap as resolution rises indicates that the GPU is the primary limiting factor at 4K, while at 1080p the CPU can still keep up with the GPU and the difference between settings is more about shader load.

The Medium preset at 1440p shows an average of 125 FPS with a minimum of 106 and a maximum of 150. At 1440p, that represents a solid playable level. When moving to 4K Medium, the average drops to 73 FPS, with a 62 FPS minimum and 84 FPS maximum. Ultra preset at 4K yields 53 FPS, which is not ideal for steady 60 FPS gameplay if that were required. The list also includes the 1080p Medium numbers: 150 FPS, 128 minimum, and 173 maximum. These numbers show that the frame rate scales smoothly with resolution, but the GPU becomes the bottleneck at higher resolutions and more demanding settings, as expected from the 2520 MHz boost clock and memory bandwidth figures of the GPU.

How This Combo Ranks

In the Thief benchmark, this particular combination of CPU and GPU is ranked 1087 out of a total of 3720 systems tested. That puts it comfortably below the midpoint— a ranking that outperforms a majority of those tested combinations. The physical performance scores also agree. The CPU, the Ryzen 7 5700X, holds a percentile ranking of 79 against all processors, meaning it sits in the top quarter overall. The GPU, the Radeon RX 9070, has a percentile of 69 against all GPUs tested. While those are separate percentiles, together they produce a combo that stands well above average, but doesn’t break into the absolute best. The rank of 1087 out of 3720 places the system in the top tier of tested machines, but not in the top 100 or near 200. It’s a solid result for a gaming setup with a 2022-era CPU and a 2025 GPU.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 uses the Navi 48 chip and is built on TSMC’s 4 nm process. Its 16 GB of GDDR6 memory runs at 2518 MHz, delivering 644.6 GB/s of bandwidth over a 256-bit bus. With 3584 shading units and 128 ROPs, the card is well equipped to handle high frame rates, though the actual performance in Thief depends on the rest of the system. The base clock is 1330 MHz, but the boost clock reaches 2520 MHz, and the game clock is 2070 MHz. The GPU’s own this is seen in the 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 6290, and Geekbench OpenCL score of 131539. While those tests measure general compute performance, the Thief frame data shows the card’s real behavior in a 2014 title.

The memory bandwidth of 644.6 GB/s is more than sufficient for a title like Thief, which was released before the modern texture-heavy era. With 16 GB VRAM, the card is not constrained by memory capacity at high resolutions. The measured frame at 4K Ultra is 53 FPS, while 4K Low reaches 97 FPS—the difference is a 44-FPS increase by lowering settings, showing that the GPU’s shading and texture units are the primary cost of quality. At 1080p, the card can produce 166 FPS at Low, proving the GPU is not the bottleneck when resolution is low. The Radeon RX 9070 is a stiffer performer that competes with NVIDIA and AMD rivals: it is 0.6% faster than the GeForce GTX TItan Z, and 1.1% faster than the RTX 3080 Mobile, but 0.8% slower than the Radeon RX 6800S.

Measured FPS Breakdown

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS | Min FPS | Max FPS |

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

| 3840×2160 | High | 56 | | |

| 3840×2160 | Low | 97 | | |

| 3840×2160 | Medium | 73 | 62 | 84 |

| 3840×2160 | Ultra | 53 | | |

| 2560×1440 | High | 28 | | |

| 2560×1440 | Low | 47 | | |

| 2560×1440 | Medium | 25 | 106 | 144 |

| 2560×1440 | Ultra | 91 | | |

| 2560×1440 | Ultra | 91 | | |

| 1920×1080 | High | 136 | | |

| 1920×1080 | Low | 166 | | |

| 1920×1080 | Medium | 150 | 128 | 173 |

| 1920×1080 | Ultra | 132 | | |

The table reveals a clear trend: at each resolution, lowering from Ultra to Low increases the frame rate by noticeable amounts. At 1080p, moving from Ultra (132) to Low (166) adds 34 FPS. At 1440p, the span is from 91 to 147, a 56 FPS increase. At 4K, Low is 97 while Ultra is 53, yielding a spread of 44 FPS. These numbers indicate the game is GPU-bound at 4K, while at 1080p the difference is smaller. The Medium preset provides a reasonable balance: 125 FPS at 1440p, 73 FPS at 4K, and 150 FPS at 1080p. For players who prioritize 60 FPS at 4K, the Medium or Low presets are required, while Ultra only offers 53 FPS. At 1080p, even High yields playable levels, and Low hits 166, close to the entry refresh rate that some monitors offer.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X is an 8-core, 16-thread processor without integrated graphics, based on the Zen 3 architecture (codenamed Vermeer). Its base clock is 3.40 GHz, and it boosts to 4.60 GHz, with a TDP of 65 watts. The CPU supports dual-channel DDR4 memory, and includes 32 MB of L3 cache. In terms of computing power, this CPU scores 13,184 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 1,499 in single-core, and 2,329 in Cinebench R15 multi-thread and 253 in single-thread. The 8 cores and 16 threads give it enough parallel throughput to handle modern games, although Thief is an older title that relies more on single-thread performance.

In the Thief data, the CPU shows no sign of being the bottleneck at 1080p medium settings: the 1350 MHz GPU still pushes 166 FPS on Low, and 135 FPS on High. That means the CPU can feed the graphics card with data fast enough at those resolutions, but the peak frame rates at 1080p are limited to 166, while the GPU’s 138 FPS at 1440p Low suggests the CPU still has headroom. When moving to 4K, the CPU usage likely remains far from 100%, and the GPU takes over as the primary constraint. The gap between 4K Low (97) and 4K Ultra (53) is due to the calculations the GPU has to perform. The processor’s boost clock of 4.60 GHz helps in the game’s heavy single-threaded tasks, as seen in the high single-thread scores.

The Ryzen 7 5700X’s performance average is 27,578, matching the Intel Core i5-12600K exactly, being 0.2% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800, 0.2% behind the Ryzen 5 7600X, and 0.3% ahead of the Intel Core Ultra 5 125H. This puts it in a strong tier of mid-range CPUs that provide more than enough capability for a 2014 game. With 8 cores and 16 threads, the CPU rarely hits 100% usage in Thief, and the 32 MB L3 cache helps avoid slowdowns in memory access. Its 7 nm process node keeps the temperature and power low, as seen in the 65W TDP, which also helps the overall system design.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS of this system at 4K Ultra settings in Thief?

A: The average FPS is 53.

Q: How does the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X compare to the Intel Core i5-12600K in average performance?

A: They have the same average score of 27,578, with a delta of 0%.

Q: What memory bandwidth does the AMD Radeon RX 9070 have?

A: The memory bandwidth is 644.6 GB/s.

Q: What rank does this combo hold in Thief out of all tested combinations?

A: It ranks 1087th out of 3720.

Q: What are the base and boost clocks of the Ryzen 7 5700X?

A: The base clock is 3.40 GHz and the boost clock is 4.60 GHz.

**Q: At 1080p Medium setting