Thief on PC: requirements and FPS by GPU

To play Thief at 60 FPS at 1080p on High, a GTX 1050 Ti is enough (~64 FPS estimated). For 1440p at 60 FPS, a RX 580 or better.

Updated November 15, 2026

Estimated FPS by graphics card

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	4K
GTX 1050 Ti	64	46	27
GTX 1650	78	56	33
RX 580	85	61	36
GTX 1060	95	68	40
GTX 1660 SUPER	114	82	48
RTX 3060 Laptop	118	85	49
RTX 2060	125	90	53
RTX 3060	151	109	63
RTX 4060 Laptop	156	113	66
RTX 4060	187	135	79
RTX 3060 Ti	198	143	83
RTX 3070	227	164	95
RTX 4060 Ti	235	169	99
RTX 3080	275	198	116
RTX 4070	300+	222	129
RTX 4070 SUPER	300+	258	151

60 FPS or more30 to 60Under 30

Estimated FPS at High quality with a high-end processor and 32 GB of RAM. Real results can vary by up to 30%.

	Minimum	Recommended
Graphics card	AMD Radeon 4800 series / Nvidia GTS 250	AMD Radeon HD R9 series or better / Nvdia GTX 660 series or better
Processor	High-Performance Dual Core CPU or Quad Core CPU	AMD FX 8000 series or better / Intel Quad i7 Core CPU
RAM	4 GB	4 GB

What graphics card do I need for Thief?

To play Thief at 60 FPS at 1080p on High, a GTX 1050 Ti is enough (~64 FPS estimated). For 1440p at 60 FPS, a RX 580 or better.

How much RAM does Thief need?

It asks for at least 4 GB. With less it may stutter or not launch.

Does my PC run Thief better than a PS5?

A card like the RTX 2070 Super performs about like a PS5's. Add your PC to Specta and we'll tell you for your setup.