Thief

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data for Thief with the AMD Ryzen 5 7400F and Intel Arc B390 covers three resolutions and four quality presets. At 3840x2160, the results are consistently below the 60 FPS playable threshold. High settings produce an average of 20 FPS, Low settings reach 35 FPS, Medium settings land at 26 FPS with a minimum of 22 FPS and a maximum of 30 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to 19 FPS. None of the 4K averages approach playability, with the gap between the best preset (Low at 35 FPS) and the target being substantial.

At 2560x1440, performance improves but still falls short of the 60 FPS threshold across all settings. High settings average 34 FPS, Low settings reach 59 FPS, Medium settings average 45 FPS with a range of 38 FPS minimum to 52 FPS maximum, and Ultra settings average 33 FPS. The Low preset at 1440p comes closest to the target, sitting just 1 FPS below the 60 FPS mark. This near miss indicates that the combination is on the edge of playability at this resolution, but the recorded data does not place any 1440p preset above the threshold.

At 1920x1080, the picture changes significantly. Low settings average 86 FPS, which is the highest recorded average across all tested configurations. Medium settings average 66 FPS with a minimum of 56 FPS and a maximum of 75 FPS, comfortably clearing the 60 FPS threshold on average. High settings average 50 FPS, and Ultra settings average 48 FPS. The data shows a clear progression: at 1080p, the two lower presets are playable, while the two higher presets remain below the target. The min FPS at Medium (56 FPS) is slightly under the threshold, but the average of 66 FPS indicates that the experience is generally smooth.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling between resolutions and presets reveals which component dominates in Thief with this hardware pairing. Moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 at Low settings, the average FPS drops from 86 to 59, a reduction of 27 FPS. At Medium settings, the same resolution change reduces the average from 66 to 45, a drop of 21 FPS. At High settings, the average falls from 50 to 34, a decline of 16 FPS. The consistent pattern of decreasing FPS as resolution increases points to the GPU as the primary bottleneck, since the workload shifts toward pixel throughput rather than CPU-side geometry or game logic.

The Intel Arc B390 has a pixel rate of 60.00 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 120.0 GTexel/s, with a FP32 compute rating of 7.680 TFLOPS. The GPU sits at the 9th percentile among all tested GPUs, which places it near the lower end of the performance spectrum. The CPU, by contrast, is a Zen 4 based AMD Ryzen 5 7400F with 6 cores and 12 threads, boosting to 4.70 GHz, and it ranks at the 83rd percentile among all CPUs. The discrepancy between the CPU's relatively high percentile and the GPU's low percentile indicates that the graphics card is the limiting factor in this game.

At 3840x2160, the GPU load becomes even more pronounced. The average FPS at Low settings (35 FPS) is only 15 FPS higher than at High settings (20 FPS), and the spread between presets narrows compared to lower resolutions. This compression of performance across presets at 4K is typical of a GPU-bound scenario, where even reducing graphical quality cannot compensate for the sheer pixel count. The CPU's role diminishes further at 4K, as the data shows no preset exceeding 35 FPS regardless of how light the settings become.

At 1920x1080, the CPU's influence becomes more visible. The jump from High (50 FPS) to Low (86 FPS) at 1080p is 36 FPS, which is the largest preset-to-preset delta in the entire dataset. At higher resolutions, the same Low-to-High spread shrinks: 15 FPS at 4K and 25 FPS at 1440p. This suggests that at 1080p, the CPU is able to feed the GPU more effectively when settings are lowered, but at higher resolutions the GPU's limited throughput caps performance regardless of CPU headroom.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals for the AMD Ryzen 5 7400F, based on average benchmark scores, include the Intel Core i5-14600T with a delta of 0.1 percent, the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H with a delta of 0.2 percent, the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H with a delta of -0.2 percent, and the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 with a delta of 0.3 percent. These CPUs all have average scores within a fraction of a percent of the Ryzen 5 7400F, meaning that swapping to any of these processors would produce nearly identical CPU-side behavior in Thief. The Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H is marginally ahead by 0.2 percent, while the other three are marginally behind by 0.1 to 0.3 percent. In practical terms, none of these differences would be perceptible in game performance, and the recorded FPS values would remain effectively unchanged.

For the Intel Arc B390, the nearest rivals are all older NVIDIA discrete GPUs. The NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX is 1.3 percent ahead, the NVIDIA GeForce 800M is 1.5 percent ahead, the NVIDIA GeForce GT 625 OEM is 2.5 percent ahead, and the NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 is 2.7 percent ahead. The Arc B390 is the lowest-scoring GPU in this comparison group, with all four rivals achieving marginally higher average scores. Given these small deltas, a system with the Ryzen 5 7400F paired with any of these rival GPUs would deliver FPS values in Thief that are essentially indistinguishable from the Arc B390 results. The 2.7 percent gap to the GeForce GT 710, for example, would translate to roughly 1 to 2 FPS at most measured settings, which is within the margin of run-to-run variance.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 7400F and Intel Arc B390 ranks 3307 out of 3720 tested combos in Thief. This places the pairing in the lower portion of the database, roughly in the 11th percentile of all tested combinations. The rank is consistent with the GPU's low percentile ranking of 9 among all GPUs, while the CPU's 83rd percentile ranking does little to boost the overall position because the game is primarily GPU-bound at the resolutions tested.

The rank of 3307 out of 3720 means that roughly 413 combinations performed worse than this pairing. The low absolute FPS values at 4K and 1440p contribute to this ranking, as does the fact that only two presets at 1080p clear the 60 FPS threshold. The combo's position in the database reflects a hardware pairing where a strong CPU is held back by a very weak integrated GPU, and the resulting performance in Thief is constrained by the graphics side of the equation.

The Verdict

The AMD Ryzen 5 7400F with Intel Arc B390 can run Thief, but only at 1920x1080 with Low or Medium settings. The recorded data shows that at 1080p, Low settings average 86 FPS and Medium settings average 66 FPS, both clearing the 60 FPS playable threshold. High settings at 1080p average 50 FPS and Ultra settings average 48 FPS, both falling short.

At 2560x1440, no preset reaches 60 FPS. The closest is Low at 59 FPS, which is just below the threshold. Medium averages 45 FPS, High averages 34 FPS, and Ultra averages 33 FPS. At 3840x2160, the results are worse across the board: Low averages 35 FPS, Medium averages 26 FPS, High averages 20 FPS, and Ultra averages 19 FPS. The verdict by resolution is clear: playable at 1080p with Low or Medium, not playable at 1440p or 4K with any preset.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Medium, with an average of 66 FPS. Low settings also clear the threshold with 86 FPS, but Medium is the best balance of visual quality and performance among the playable options. High and Ultra do not meet the 60 FPS requirement at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, no preset achieves an average of 60 FPS or higher. The best result is Low at 59 FPS, which is 1 FPS below the threshold. Medium averages 45 FPS, High averages 34 FPS, and Ultra averages 33 FPS. There is no recommended setting at this resolution for a 60 FPS target.

At 3840x2160, all presets fall well below 60 FPS. Low averages 35 FPS, Medium averages 26 FPS, High averages 20 FPS, and Ultra averages 19 FPS. No setting at 4K can be recommended for playable performance.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Thief at 1920x1080?

A: Yes, at Low and Medium settings. Low averages 86 FPS and Medium averages 66 FPS. High averages 50 FPS and Ultra averages 48 FPS, both below the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: What is the best setting for 1080p?

A: Medium is the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS, with an average of 66 FPS.

Q: Is Thief playable at 2560x1440 with this hardware?

A: No. The closest preset is Low at 59 FPS, which is 1 FPS below the 60 FPS threshold. Medium averages 45 FPS, High averages 34 FPS, and Ultra averages 33 FPS.

Q: How does the Intel Arc B390 compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Arc B390 scores 1482 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. The NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX is 1.3 percent ahead, the GeForce 800M is 1.5 percent ahead, the GeForce GT 625 OEM is 2.5 percent ahead, and the GeForce GT 710 is 2.7 percent ahead.

Q: How does the AMD Ryzen 5 7400F compare to similar CPUs?

A: The Ryzen 5 7400F has an average benchmark score of 32750. The Intel Core i5-14600T is 0.1 percent behind, the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H is 0.2 percent behind, the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H is 0.2 percent ahead, and the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 is 0.3 percent behind.

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo?

A: 1920x1080 is the only resolution with playable presets. Medium settings at 1080p deliver 66 FPS on average, which is the highest playable preset across all tested resolutions.