Thief

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 delivers a thoroughly playable experience in Thief across all tested resolutions, though the performance scaling reveals a clear GPU-bound profile at higher settings. The measured data spans 1080p, 1440p, and 4K, with four quality presets each, providing a complete picture of how this combination handles the 2014 stealth title.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160 is substantial and consistent across all settings, pointing directly to the GPU as the primary limiting component. At High settings, the average FPS falls from 105.9 at 1080p to 75.2 at 1440p, then to 45.5 at 4K. That represents a 29% reduction when moving from 1440p to 4K, and a 57% reduction from 1080p to 4K. The RTX 4060’s 8 GB GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 272.0 GB/s bandwidth is being pushed hard at the higher pixel counts, especially with the game’s detailed environments and lighting effects active.

Low settings show the steepest absolute scaling, with 179.8 FPS at 1080p dropping to 125.5 at 1440p and 76 at 4K. The percentage drop from 1080p to 4K is roughly 58%, nearly identical to the High preset’s drop. This consistency suggests that even when graphical load is reduced, the resolution increase itself imposes a fixed cost that the GPU cannot avoid. At Medium settings, the pattern holds: 138.7 FPS at 1080p, 97.7 at 1440p, and 56.2 at 4K. Ultra settings produce the lowest absolute numbers, with 100.9 FPS at 1080p, 72.1 at 1440p, and 41.7 at 4K.

The fact that the 1080p to 1440p drop is proportionally smaller than the 1440p to 4K drop at every settings level indicates that the GPU’s memory bandwidth and pixel throughput are being saturated as the resolution climbs. The RTX 4060’s pixel rate of 118.1 GPixel/s is sufficient for 1080p and even 1440p, but 4K demands nearly four times the pixel work of 1080p, and the data shows the card falling below 60 FPS at all settings except Low at that resolution. For a title released in 2014, this is a modest performance envelope, but the CPU is clearly not the bottleneck — the Ryzen 5 8400F’s 6 cores and 12 threads with a boost clock of 4.70 GHz provide ample headroom, as evidenced by the large FPS gaps between settings at the same resolution.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings?

A: The average FPS at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings is 100.9, which is the second-highest result at that resolution, behind only the Low preset’s 179.8 FPS.

Q: Does the RTX 4060 maintain 60 FPS at 4K in Thief?

A: No. At 3840x2160, the average FPS is 45.5 on High, 56.2 on Medium, and 41.7 on Ultra. Only the Low preset exceeds 60 FPS, hitting 76. At 1440p, all settings exceed 60 FPS, with the lowest being Ultra at 72.1.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 8400F compare to its nearest rival in CPU benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 5 8400F’s average benchmark score is 25064, placing it 0.3% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F (24993), 0.1% behind the AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 (25099), and effectively tied with the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X (25057) and AMD EPYC 9474F (25103).

Q: What is the GPU’s VRAM capacity and memory bandwidth?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The memory clock is 2125 MHz, with 17 Gbps effective speed.

Q: At which resolution and settings does the combo achieve its highest measured FPS?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 179.8, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The second-highest is 138.7 at 1080p Medium, followed by 125.5 at 1440p Low.

Q: What is the combo’s rank among all tested combinations in Thief?

A: This combo ranks 847th out of 1642 tested combinations, placing it in the middle of the distribution. The data is measured, not estimated.

GPU Role

The RTX 4060 is the dominant factor in Thief’s performance, and its specifications make this clear. The GPU’s core configuration includes 3072 shading units, 96 texture mapping units, and 48 ROPs, with a boost clock of 2460 MHz. The FP32 compute throughput is 15.11 TFLOPS, and the texture rate is 236.2 GTexel/s. These numbers are moderate by modern standards, yet they are more than sufficient for a game from 2014, which is reflected in the 100+ FPS results at 1080p for most settings.

The 8 GB VRAM capacity is not a limiting factor in Thief, as the game’s texture and geometry demands are well within that envelope even at 4K Ultra. The memory bandwidth of 272.0 GB/s, however, appears to be the more relevant constraint. At 4K, the pixel throughput required to fill the screen at high frame rates exceeds what the 128-bit bus can sustain, which explains the sharp drop from 1440p to 4K. The GPU’s 66th percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 23181, places it in the upper-middle tier, and the measured FPS in Thief aligns with that positioning.

The GPU’s nearest rivals in average benchmark score include the AMD Radeon RX 6600M (23321, 0.6% ahead), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti (23338, 0.7% ahead), and the Intel Arc B580 (23021, 0.7% behind). These small deltas indicate that the RTX 4060 is in a tightly contested performance band, and Thief’s results reflect that: the card is fast enough for smooth gameplay at 1080p and 1440p, but it is not a high-end part. The Ada Lovelace architecture, built on TSMC’s 5 nm process with 18,900 million transistors, delivers efficiency, but the 115 W TDP and dual-slot cooler are modest compared to larger GPUs. The PCIe 4.0 x8 interface, while sufficient for this game, does not provide the bandwidth headroom of wider interfaces.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its strongest results. Low settings produce an average of 179.8 FPS, which is more than enough for high-refresh-rate displays. Medium settings yield 138.7 FPS, High settings 105.9 FPS, and Ultra settings 100.9 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra is only 5 FPS, suggesting that the Ultra preset’s additional effects are relatively light on the GPU. The difference between Low and Medium is 41.1 FPS, indicating that the Medium preset introduces a significant graphical load that the card absorbs without dropping below 130 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the same settings show a uniform step down. Low settings average 125.5 FPS, Medium 97.7 FPS, High 75.2 FPS, and Ultra 72.1 FPS. The High-to-Ultra gap narrows further to just 3.1 FPS, while the Low-to-Medium gap shrinks to 27.8 FPS. The 1440p results remain above 60 FPS across the board, which is notable for a GPU in this class, and they suggest that the Ryzen 5 8400F is not holding the card back at this resolution — the CPU’s 3dmark single-thread score of 951 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2943 indicate strong per-thread performance that keeps up with the GPU’s output.

At 3840x2160, the situation changes decisively. Low settings average 76 FPS, Medium 56.2 FPS, High 45.5 FPS, and Ultra 41.7 FPS. The drop from 1440p to 4K is 49.5 FPS at Low, 41.5 FPS at Medium, 29.7 FPS at High, and 30.4 FPS at Ultra. The percentage reductions are steepest at Low (39.4%) and Medium (42.5%), while High and Ultra drop by 39.5% and 42.2%, respectively. This uniformity confirms that the resolution scaling is the dominant factor, regardless of settings. The 4K results are playable only at Low, and even then, the 76 FPS average leaves little headroom for drops in demanding scenes. For 60 FPS gameplay at 4K, the user would need to stay at Low settings, while 1440p offers a comfortable Ultra experience at 72.1 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

In Thief, this combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 ranks 847th out of 1642 tested combinations. This places it squarely in the middle of the database, with 51.6% of combos ranked higher. The rank reflects the balanced nature of the pairing: the CPU is not a bottleneck, but the GPU’s mid-range performance prevents the combo from climbing higher. The Ryzen 5 8400F’s 82nd percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 25064, shows that the processor is well above average, while the RTX 4060’s 66th percentile GPU ranking is lower, pulling the combined rank down.

The nearest CPU rivals — the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X (25057, 0% delta), AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 (25099, -0.1%), AMD EPYC 9474F (25103, -0.2%), and AMD Ryzen 5 7500F (24993, +0.3%) — all have nearly identical average scores, meaning the CPU choice would not materially change the combo’s position. On the GPU side, the nearest rivals are similarly close: the AMD Radeon RX 6600M (23321, -0.6%), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti (23338, -0.7%), Intel Arc B580 (23021, +0.7%), and AMD Radeon 760M (22999, +0.8%) all sit within a 1.5% band of the RTX 4060’s 23181 average. Based on the measured FPS data, swapping to any of these GPUs would produce nearly identical results in Thief, reinforcing the mid-pack ranking.

The rank of 847 out of 1642 is neither a standout nor a disappointment. It indicates that this combo is representative of a mainstream gaming setup: capable of high frame rates at 1080p and solid 1440p performance, but not optimized for 4K Ultra. The data shows that the RTX 4060’s 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit bus are the limiting factors at 4K, while the CPU’s 6-core, 12-thread configuration with 16 MB of shared L3 cache provides ample support at lower resolutions. For users targeting 1080p or 1440p, this combo delivers well above 60 FPS at most settings. For 4K, the expectations must be adjusted to Low or Medium settings to maintain playable frame rates. The measured results are consistent with the component specifications and the game’s 2014-era rendering demands, placing this combo in a reliable, if unspectacular, position within the benchmark database.