Thief

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT deliver a well‑balanced pairing for Thief, producing playable frame rates across all tested resolutions. This page covers measured FPS from the 12 reported combinations (three resolutions and four quality presets), CPU and GPU roles in the game, recommended settings, composite ranking, resolution scaling, and FAQ.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F is a 6‑core, 12‑thread desktop CPU with a base clock of 4.20 GHz, a boost clock of 4.70 GHz, and a 16 MB shared L3 cache. It uses the Zen 4 (Phoenix) architecture on TSMC’s 4 nm node. In synthetic benchmarks, it records a Cinebench R23 multi‑core score of 20851 and a single‑core score of 2943; its 3DMark single‑thread score is 951. The CPU’s average benchmark score is 25005, with a percentile rank of 77 among all CPUs.

For Thief, these numbers show that the CPU is rarely the system’s limiting factor. At 1920×1080 with the Low preset, the combo reaches 181 FPS on average. When the settings are lowered to Low, the CPU must feed the GPU with frames as fast as possible—this 181 FPS result indicates a strong headroom in CPU performance. The same trend appears at 2560×1440 Low, where the average drops to 147 FPS, and at 3840×2160 Low, to 86 FPS. The fact that the CPU delivers such high frame rates at 1080p suggests that Thiefer’s main thread and rendering tasks are largely fed without bottlenecking before the GPU becomes the bottleneck at higher resolutions.

The CPU’s nearest rivals in composite CPU benchmark performance are the Ryzen 5 7500F (delta +0.2%), Core i7‑11850H (+0.4% at +0.3% delta), and Core i7‑13620H (+0.4%). Over the whole measured range, the 8400F is bracketed by these chips, but its 77th percentile position tells us that it outperforms a majority of CPUs currently on the market. In Thieu, where physics, AI, and game logic are not extraordinarily CPU‑heavy, the 6‑core/12‑thread Zen 4 part is more than sufficient for high frame pushing. The CPU’s base clock of 4.20 GHz and boost of 4.70 GHz ensures that scaling from 1080p to 4K does not create a CPU‑limited ceiling until after the GPU takes over.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT is an RDNA 3.0 GPU built on TSMC’s 5 nm process with 28,100 million transistors on a 346 mm² die. It has 12 GB of GDDR6 video memory on a 192‑bit bus with a bandwidth of 432.0 GB/s. The GPU clocks are set at a base of 1435 MHz, a boost of 2544 MHz, and a “game” clock of 2171 MHz. It packs 3456 shading units, 216 TMUs, and 96 ROPs, plus 54 ray‑tracing cores. Its FP32 performance is 35.17 TFLOPS.

In synthetic tests, the RX 7700 XT records a 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 3316, a Passmark G3D score of 22547, and a Geekbench OpenCL score of 138383. Its percentile standing is 67 out of all GPUs, meaning it sits slightly above the average of the tested GPU pool. The nearest rivals are the RTX 5060 Mobile (delta +0.5%), RTX 4060 Mobile (delta −0.8%), RTX 2080 (delta −1.5%), and RX 5700 (delta +1.7%) – all within a few percentage points of the RX 7700 XT’s direct benchmark mass.

In Thief specifically, the GPU is the dominant hardware dependency at higher resolutions. The measured FPS at 3840×2160 High uses 50 FPS, at Medium 66 FPS, and at Ultra 48 FPS. Even at the lowest setting (86 FPS), the GPU is still heavily loaded. Meanwhile, at 1920×1080 Low, the average FPS is 181 – more than double the 4K Low result. This is the classic pattern of a GPU‑bound title: as pixel count increases, the GPU becomes the limiting factor. The RX 7700 XT’s memory subsystem (12 GB, 192‑bit, 432 GB/s) and its 96 ROPs allow it to push high frame rates at 1080p and 1440p, but at 4K the same GPU architects fall off, consistent with the FPS drop – 4K High drops by roughly 59% from the 1080p High score (124→50).

The high rendering scores on 1080p imply that the RX 7700 XT is still a strong 1080p card for Thief, but the 4K results show that ultra quality plus 4K pushes it near the 50 FPS edge. Without any external data, we can conclude that the VRAM capacity and memory bandwidth are adequate for the quality preset utilized at 4K, but compute performance is insufficient to hold 60 FPS on High or Ultra at that resolution.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS tells a clear story about the best preset for each resolution.

At 1920×1080, every preset exceeds 118 FPS – Low 181, Medium 162, High 124, Ultra 118. For the smoothest experience, Medium yields 162 FPS with the optional min/max of 95–128 (actually the Medium preset has min 95, max 128? That's for 1440p. Wait, the 1080p Medium has min 138, max 187, but we need to check fact pack: 1080p Medium has minFps 138, maxFps 187. Yes. So at 1080p Medium provides 162 average with a minimum of 138 and max 187, which is excellent. Ultra provides 118, still above 60. Since the game is from 2014, higher settings are possible. Considering both quality and frame rate, the Medium preset at 1080p gives an average well above 144Hz monitors (162 FPS) while High is still above 120 (124). To achieve the best balance between visual fidelity and a consistent high refresh, Medium is recommended—but for maximum quality, Ultra (118 FPS) also hits the 100+ range.

At 2560×1440, the picture is different. Ultra offers 81 FPS, High 85, Medium 111, Low 147. For a typical 1440p monitor (60–144 Hz), Ultra and High both exceed 60 (81 and 85), but Medium raises the headroom to 111 FPS average, with a min observed 85 and max 128. That becomes the best option: Medium strikes the sweet spot of 111 FPS with a margin of 26 FPS above the 60 FPS target. High is not far behind (85), and the Ultra can still be used for single‑player fidelity, but if aiming for 144Hz, Medium is the only preset that reaches 111, while Low (147) is overkill.

At 3840×2160, the data only shows three presets: High 50, Medium 66, Ultra 48, Low 86. Medium yields 66 FPS avg – the only preset above 60. High is 50, Ultra 48, Low 86 but that’s a Low setting that harms image quality. For a 4K experience, the Medium preset gives the best performance (66 avg), while the Low preset, albeit 86, sacrifices detail. Thus, for 4K, the Medium preset is the optimal balance of fidelity and smoothness, because it is the highest‑fidelity setting that still maintains an average above 60 FPS.

When considering all resolutions together, the Medium preset is consistently the most recommended: it delivers 162 FPS at 1080p, 111 at 1440p, and 66 at 4K, all solid performer. High is the second‑best for 1080p (124), but at 4K High drops to 50, which is average.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT is placed at rank 1323 out of 3720 tested configurations in the database for Thief. This puts the pairing in the upper third of tested combos. Out of 3720, 1323 means that about 700 configurations perform better, and about 2400 perform worse. The ranking is determined by the total performance across all resolutions and presets in the game. Since Thief is a 2014 title with modest system requirements, receiving a mid‑pack result is appropriate for a mid‑range CPU and GPU pair.

The rank is consistent with the component standings: the CPU holds the 77th of all CPUs, and the GPU is 67th of all GPUs. For a title that relies more on GPU than CPU, the GPU percentile is lower, which pulls the combo rank lower than the CPU percentile. The combo sits in the middle of the field, well ahead of low‑end game rigs but not able to match high‑end flagship combos that excel from the top of the leaderboard. The data represents a measured result, not an estimate, so the performance is as recorded with the hardware settings.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS reduction from 1920×1080 to 3840×2160 illustrates how the system scales with pixel count. Using the High preset as the baseline: the average FPS is 124 at 1080p, 85 at 1440p, and 50 at 4K. The relative drop from 1080p to 1440p is a reduction of about 1/3 (124 to 85). From 1080p to 4K, the FPS falls 84. Better, it falls nearly 60% (124 to 50). This large territorial drop indicates that the limiting factor is not the CPU (which would show a more uniform scaling across resolutions) but the GPU. The GPU’s pixel compute capacity is being leveraged as resolution increases growth than the CPU.

Similarly, the Medium preset numbers: 162 (1080p), 111 (1440p), 66 (4K). The ratio 162→111 is a 31% drop; 111→66 is a 37% drop. 4K with the Medium preset keeps an average above 60, while the High preset drops below 50. The Low settings scaling: 181→147→86. This scaling pattern is still GPU‑bound, though the 1080p low (181) is more than enough for any CPU limitations.

Overall, the data embodies the expected Fiery relationship: the RX 7700 XT provides a very high frame rate at 1080p, but the large gap between 1440p and 4K shows that the GPU becomes the operative constraint as pixel count skyrockets. The CPU placement at 12 threads and 4.7 GHz pre‑empts any CPU bottleneck, as seen by the fact that at 1080p Low the FPS exceeds 180, and even at 4K Low the CPU scaling is not curtailing the pipeline; the GPU is the deciding factor.

FAQ

Q: What is the best preset to use at 1080p for Thief?

A: The Medium preset gives 162 average FPS with a low‑frame interval of 138 and a high of 187, making it the best balance for a smooth 60‑Hz or 144‑Hz monitor. The Ultra preset still delivers 118 FPS if you want maximum quality.

Q: Does the game run above 60 FPS at 1440p Ultra?

A: Yes. At 2560×1440, the Ultra preset averages 81 FPS (all four presets are above 60). The High preset yields 85, Medium 111, and Low 147%.

Q: What is the only preset that reaches over 60 FPS at 4K (1920×2160)?

A: The Medium preset achieves 66 FPS average at 3840×2160. High (50), Ultra (48) and Low (86) are under 60 (though Low is 86, but it lacks quality).

Q: How does this combo’s rank compare to its alternatives?

A: The 1323rd rank out of 3720 places it in the mid‑range. The CPU is 77th percentile and the GPU is 67th percentile, so the GPU rank is more limiting for the game.

Q: Was the data measured or estimated?

A: The record indicates “dataIsMeasured”: true, meaning the FPS values are from an actual test run, not simulation.

Q: At 4K, is the performance consistent between presets?

A: Average FPS ranges from 48 (Ultra) to 86 (Low), but the Middle preset is the only one that stays above 60 (66).

Measured FPS Breakdown

The table below lists all 12 measured FPS rows from the dataset. For the Medium preset, minimum and maximum FPS figures are given; other presets report only average FPS.

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

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

| 3840 × 2160 (4K) | High | 50 | – | – |

| 3840 × 2160 | Low | 86 | – | – |

| 3840 × 2160 | Medium | 66 | 56 | 75 |

| 3840 × 2160 | Ultra | 48 | – | – |

| 2560 × 1440 | High | 85 | – | – |

| 2560 × 1440 | Low | 147 | – | – |

| 2560 × 1440 | Medium | 111 | 95 | 128 |

| 2560 × 1440 | Ultra | 81 | – | – |

| 1920 × 1080 | High | 124 | – | – |

| 1920 × 1080 | Low | 181 | – | – |

| 1920 × 1080 | Medium | 162 | 138 | 187 |

| 1920 × 1080 | Ultra | 118 | – | – |

The lack of min/max for some presets indicates the recording logged only the average.