Thief

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The recorded data for Thief with this combination of AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 shows a clear progression across four settings presets at each resolution. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset delivers 115 FPS average, which is a 44 FPS drop from the High preset's 121 FPS. The Medium preset reaches 159 FPS, and Low reaches 199 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra is only 6 FPS, while the gap between Medium and High is 38 FPS. This suggests that the Ultra preset imposes a disproportionate cost for a minimal gain over High.

At 2560x1440, the pattern repeats: Ultra delivers 79 FPS, High delivers 83 FPS, a difference of only 4 FPS. Medium reaches 109 FPS, and Low reaches 143 FPS. At 3840x2160, Ultra drops to 46 FPS, High to 49 FPS, again a 3 FPS difference. Medium holds at 64 FPS, and Low reaches 84 FPS. The data indicates that the High preset provides nearly identical performance to Ultra across all three resolutions, with the difference never exceeding 6 FPS. The High preset is the optimal choice for the best experience, as it captures essentially all of the visual fidelity of Ultra without the additional performance penalty.

The Medium preset offers a substantial FPS boost over High at every resolution: 38 FPS at 1080p, 26 FPS at 1440p, and 15 FPS at 4K. For users prioritizing smoothness over maximum detail, Medium provides a meaningful uplift. The Low preset delivers the highest frame rates, reaching 199 FPS at 1080p, but the visual compromise is significant. The measured rows show that High is the balanced choice, delivering frame rates that remain fluid even at 4K with 49 FPS average, while the Ultra preset's additional load does not translate into a proportional FPS reduction.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 uses the GA104 chip on the Ampere architecture, built on an 8 nm process at Samsung. The GPU contains 17,400 million transistors on a 392 mm² die. Its memory configuration consists of 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, providing 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The base clock runs at 1500 MHz with a boost clock of 1725 MHz. The memory clock operates at 1750 MHz, which translates to 14 Gbps effective. With 5888 shading units, 184 TMUs, and 96 ROPs, the GPU delivers 20.31 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and a texture rate of 317.4 GTexel/s.

In Thief, the GPU's role becomes evident when examining the FPS scaling with resolution. From 1080p to 1440p, the High preset drops from 121 FPS to 83 FPS, a 31.4% reduction. From 1440p to 4K, High drops further to 49 FPS, a 41% reduction from the 1440p figure. This steep scaling indicates that the GPU is the primary limiter at higher resolutions. The 8 GB VRAM capacity is sufficient for this game, as the measured data shows no anomalies that would suggest memory capacity constraints at 4K Ultra.

The GPU's benchmark profile places it at the 61st percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 17208. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT, scores 17083, a 0.7% difference. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 scores 17037, 1% higher than the RTX 3070 in this metric. The AMD Radeon HD 7970M scores 17019, 1.1% higher, and the NVIDIA Tesla K40c scores 17468, which is 1.5% lower. These comparisons show the RTX 3070 sitting in a tightly clustered performance band despite its architectural advantages, suggesting that Thief's rendering workload does not heavily exercise the Ampere-specific features.

FAQ

Q: What is the maximum average FPS achievable at 1080p with this combo?

A: The Low preset at 1920x1080 delivers 199 FPS average, which is the highest recorded value across all tested configurations.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from High to Ultra settings?

A: At 1080p, High delivers 121 FPS and Ultra delivers 115 FPS, a 6 FPS difference. At 1440p, the difference is 4 FPS (83 versus 79). At 4K, the difference is 3 FPS (49 versus 46). The Ultra preset costs less than 5% of frame rate compared to High in every resolution.

Q: Does the RTX 3070 maintain playable frame rates at 4K in Thief?

A: At 3840x2160, the High preset delivers 49 FPS average, and the Medium preset delivers 64 FPS. The Ultra preset drops to 46 FPS. The Low preset reaches 84 FPS. All presets except Ultra remain above 48 FPS, with Medium providing the most comfortable margin.

Q: What is the FPS range for the Medium preset at 1440p?

A: The Medium preset at 2560x1440 shows a minimum of 92 FPS, an average of 109 FPS, and a maximum of 125 FPS.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested combinations in Thief?

A: This combination ranks 1347 out of 3720 tested combos, placing it in the upper 36% of all configurations tested in the database.

Q: What is the FPS difference between Low and Ultra at 1080p?

A: The Low preset at 1080p delivers 199 FPS, while Ultra delivers 115 FPS. The difference is 84 FPS, with Low providing 73% more frame rate than Ultra.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 achieves rank 1347 out of 3720 tested combinations in Thief. This places the combo in the 63.8th percentile of all configurations, meaning 63.8% of tested combos rank below it. The rank reflects the balance between the CPU and GPU in this specific game. The RTX 3070's 61st percentile standing among GPUs and the Ryzen 7 7700's 87th percentile among CPUs suggest that the GPU is the more limiting component for this title. The combo's rank of 1347 indicates that while the CPU is comparatively stronger, the overall performance is bounded by the GPU's capabilities in Thief's rendering paths.

The CPU's nearest rivals in benchmark scores include the AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 at 40048 (0.1% lower than the 7700's 40081 average), the Intel Core 5 221E at 40144 (0.2% higher), the AMD Ryzen 9 270 at 40246 (0.4% higher), and the Intel Core i9-13905H at 40313 (0.6% higher). These delta values are all within a narrow band, confirming that the 7700 performs competitively with its immediate peers. The GPU's nearest rivals show a similar clustering, with all deltas between -1.5% and +1.1%. The combination's rank of 1347 in a field of 3720 reflects the aggregate of these two components' relative standings, with the GPU's lower percentile pulling the overall rank down from what the CPU alone would suggest.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS across resolutions reveals a consistent scaling pattern. At 1080p, the High preset delivers 121 FPS. Moving to 1440p, the same preset drops to 83 FPS, a reduction of 38 FPS or 31.4%. Moving from 1440p to 4K, the High preset drops to 49 FPS, a reduction of 34 FPS or 41%. The total drop from 1080p to 4K is 72 FPS, a 59.5% reduction. This scaling behavior indicates that the GPU becomes progressively more saturated as pixel count increases.

The Low preset shows a similar pattern: 199 FPS at 1080p, 143 FPS at 1440p (a 28.1% drop), and 84 FPS at 4K (a 41.3% drop from 1440p). The Medium preset moves from 159 FPS at 1080p to 109 FPS at 1440p (31.4% drop) to 64 FPS at 4K (41.3% drop). The Ultra preset follows with 115 FPS at 1080p, 79 FPS at 1440p (31.3% drop), and 46 FPS at 4K (41.8% drop). Across all presets, the percentage drop from 1080p to 1440p is consistently around 31%, and the drop from 1440p to 4K is consistently around 41%. This uniformity across presets suggests that the scaling is driven by pixel throughput rather than by specific settings. The consistent percentage drops indicate that the limiting component, the GPU, is being exercised in a predictable manner as resolution increases.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the recorded data shows four presets. The Low preset delivers 199 FPS average. The Medium preset delivers 159 FPS average, with a minimum of 135 FPS and a maximum of 182 FPS. The High preset delivers 121 FPS average. The Ultra preset delivers 115 FPS average. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a steady decline: 199, 159, 121, 115. The step from High to Ultra is the smallest, at 6 FPS, while the step from Low to Medium is 40 FPS, and from Medium to High is 38 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the Low preset reaches 143 FPS average. The Medium preset delivers 109 FPS average, with a minimum of 92 FPS and a maximum of 125 FPS. The High preset delivers 83 FPS average. The Ultra preset delivers 79 FPS average. The pattern mirrors the 1080p results: the High to Ultra gap is 4 FPS, while the Low to Medium gap is 34 FPS and the Medium to High gap is 26 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the Low preset delivers 84 FPS average. The Medium preset delivers 64 FPS average, with a minimum of 54 FPS and a maximum of 74 FPS. The High preset delivers 49 FPS average. The Ultra preset delivers 46 FPS average. The High to Ultra gap remains small at 3 FPS, while the Low to Medium gap is 20 FPS and the Medium to High gap is 15 FPS. The minimum FPS recorded for the Medium preset at 4K is 54 FPS, which stays above the 30 FPS threshold and demonstrates that even the lower bound remains fluid.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 is a desktop processor from the 7000 series, built on the Zen 4 architecture with the Raphael codename. It uses the AMD Socket AM5 and is manufactured on a 5 nm process at TSMC. The CPU contains 8 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz. The thermal design power is 65 W. The cache hierarchy consists of 64 KB of L1 per core, 1 MB of L2 per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. Memory support includes DDR5 with dual-channel configuration, providing 83.2 GB/s of bandwidth. The CPU supports ECC memory and features integrated Radeon Graphics. The PCIe interface is Gen 5 with 24 lanes from the CPU.

In Thief, the CPU's contribution is evident from the benchmark scores. The Cinebench R23 multicore score is 18760, and the single-core score is 1930. The Geekbench multicore score is 15371, with a single-core score of 2525. The 3DMark scores show scaling from 2043 for 2 threads to 8484 for 16 threads, indicating strong multi-threaded scaling. The Passmark multithread score is 34470, and the single-thread score is 4063. These scores place the CPU at the 87th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 40081.

The CPU's nearest rivals show very small deltas: the AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 at 40048 is 0.1% lower, the Intel Core 5 221E at 40144 is 0.2% higher, the AMD Ryzen 9 270 at 40246 is 0.4% higher, and the Intel Core i9-13905H at 40313 is 0.6% higher. This tight clustering indicates that the 7700 delivers competitive performance in synthetic benchmarks. In Thief specifically, the CPU's 8-core/16-thread configuration with a 5.30 GHz boost clock provides ample headroom for the game's engine. The measured FPS at 1080p Low reaching 199 FPS suggests that the CPU can feed the GPU at high frame rates without becoming a bottleneck. The consistent scaling pattern across resolutions, where the GPU becomes the limiter at higher pixel counts, confirms that the CPU is not the constraining factor in this combination.