Thief

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 pairing ranks 660th out of 3,720 tested combinations in Thief, a position that places it comfortably inside the top quintile of all recorded hardware pairs for this title. The CPU contributes six Zen‑4 cores with 12 threads, a 4.20 GHz base, and a 4.70 GHz boost, while the GPU brings 12 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192‑bit bus with a peak bandwidth of 672.0 GB/s and a boost clock of 2512 MHz. Across three resolutions and four presets, the measured frame rates vary from 63 FPS (4K High) to 181 FPS (1080p Low), so the combo is capable of smooth 4K play when settings are tuned.

How This Combo Ranks

The absolute rank of 660 out of 3,720 tested combos indicates a strong performer for Thief, especially given that both components individually sit well above the median in their respective databases. The Ryzen 5 8400F falls into the 77th percentile among all CPUs, while the RTX 5070 lands in the 82nd percentile for GPUs. The CPU’s overall average benchmark score is 25,005, which is essentially identical to its closest rivals: the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F scores 24,964 (a delta of +0.2% relative to this CPU), the Intel Core i7‑11850H is 24,935 (+0.3%), the i7‑13620H is 24,911 (+0.4%), and the AMD EPYC 9474F is 25,103 (‑0.4%). Thus, the 8400F is statistically tied with these processors in overall compute capabilities. For the GPU, the average benchmark score reaches 40,377, with the nearest comparators being the AMD Radeon Pro 580 (40,318; +0.1%), the Radeon Pro WX 7100 (40,063; +0.8%), the 5300 PRO (40,870; ‑1.2%), and the NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile (39,568; +2.0%). While these rivals come from professional and mobile segments, they show that the RTX 5070’s general performance is squarely in that upper tier. In the context of Thief, which predates modern ray tracing and is CPU‑limited at high refresh rates, the combo rank of 660 out of 3,720 reflects a balanced system where neither part is an obvious bottleneck when resolutions and detail levels are adjusted to match typical display hardware.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 is built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture, with 48 RT cores and 192 tensor cores. Its 12 GB of GDDR7 memory runs at 1750 MHz, giving an effective data rate of 28 Gbps and a memory bandwidth of 672.0 GB/s. At this memory bandwidth, textures and shadow data used by Thief (first released in 2014) pose no problem, which explains why even the Ultra preset at 1080p stays at 146 FPS average instead of being limited by memory transfers. The GPU’s boost clock of 2512 MHz and its pixel rate of 201.0 GPixel/s further confirm the card’s single‑pipeline capacity. This is corroborated by its synthetic results: the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test yields 5? 077 points and Geekbench Vulkan 178,923, while PassMark’s G2D and G3D scores are 1,305 and 29,137. In Thief specifically, the measured FPS at 4K with the Low preset is 110, which is more than double the rate of the 4K Ultra at 60 FPS, indicating that the GPU is not constrained by its raw throughput when detail levels drop. The same pattern appears at lower resolutions: the gap between Low and Ultra is 33–38 FPS in 1080p (148 vs 181) and 1440p (108 vs 160), showing that fidelity settings have a large impact on GPU load. For mid‑range copies like the RTX 5070, that means the card’s headroom is best used at 1440p or 4K with Medium or High presets, rather than chasing every pixel in a game that already runs flawlessly on older hardware.

FAQ

Q: What is the combined rank of this CPU‑GPU pair in Thief?

A: The two‑component measured performance places 660th out of 3,720 hardware combinations that were tested in this game.

Q: How much VRAM and what memory bandwidth does the GPU rely on?

A: The RTX 5070 has 12 GB of GDDR7 memory, a 192‑bit interface, 1750 MHz memory clock, and a peak bandwidth of 672.0 GB/s.

Q: What is the exact core count and maximum boost clock of the Ryzen 5 8400F?

A: The CPU features six physical cores and twelve logical threads, with a base clock of 4.20 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz.

Q: Are there any presets where the average FPS falls below 60 at 4K?

A: At the 3840×2160 resolution, all four presets—Ultra (60 FPS), High (63), Medium (83), and Low (110)—remain above 60 FPS average. The lowest recorded average is 60 FPS on Ultra, so no preset drops below that threshold.

Q: What is the measured minimum frame rate for the 4K Medium preset?

A: The only row with a min‑fps value is the 2560×1440 Medium and 1920×1080 Medium entries; for 4K Medium the minimum is not reported. In the 1440p Medium case, the minimum is 120 FPS.

Q: What is the launch MSRP of the CPU and the GPU?

A: The CPU’s launch MSRP is $170, while the GPU’s launch MSRP is 549 USD.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The table below enumerates the 12 tested configuration instances, all measured with `dataIsMeasured: true`.

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

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

| 1920×1080 | High | 148 | – | – |

| 1920×1080 | Low | 181 | – | – |

| 1920×1080 | Medium | 164 | 139 | 188 |

| 1920×1080 | Ultra | 146 | – | – |

| 2560×1440 | High | 108 | – | – |

| 2560×1440 | Low | 160 | – | – |

| 2560×1440 | Medium | 141 | 120 | 163 |

| 2560×1440 | Ultra | 103 | – | – |

| 3840×2160 | High | 63 | – | – |

| 3840×2160 | Low | 110 | – | – |

| 3840×2160 | Medium | 83 | 71 | 96 |

| 3840×2160 | Ultra | 60 | – | – |

The data shows that Medium presets are the only instances where minimal and maximal FPS values were captured (except for the 1920×1080 Medium and 2560×1440 Medium). At 1440p, the Medium preset’s worst frame sits at 120 FPS, leaving a 40‑FPS margin above a 60 Hz refresh. At 4K, Medium’s 71 FPS minimum still leaves headroom, while Ultra pinpoints exactly 60 FPS, a typical frame‑rate cap for 4K televisions.

Resolution Scaling

Progressing from 1920×1080 to 2560×1440 and finally 3840×2160 produces, at the High preset, this sequence: 148, 108, and 63 average FPS. The Low preset follows 181→160→110, Medium follows 164→141→83, and Ultra follows 146→104→60. The relative drop between each step is consistent in magnitude but not uniform: for all presets the fall from 1080p to 1440p is 40‑160 FPS, while the 1440p to 4K decline is 18–45 FPS depending on settings. The particularly small decline from 148 to 108 (High) and from 160 to 110 (Low) suggests that the CPU’s upper bounds are reached at 1080p; at lower resolutions the frame is likely limited by the CPU’s single‑core throughput, whereas the GPU takes over when the pixel count grows. The difference between 1440p and 4K is much larger (108→63 and 141→83), which is consistent with a GPU being the dominant factor at higher pixel budgets. Consequently, if a user targets a 60 Hz display, the 4K Ultra preset (60 avg) and 4K High (63) are borderline, whereas Medium is securely 83; for 144 Hz panels, 1440p Medium (141 avg) and 1080p Ultra (146) are better fits without broadband sampling.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 5 8400F is a 6‑core, 12‑thread processor with a Zen 4 architecture on the 4 nm process from TSMC. Physically it uses 25 billion transistors, measured die size 178 mm², and has 16 MB of shared L3 cache. Its memory controller is dual‑channel DDR5, delivering 83.2 GB/s of bandwidth. In general compute benchmarks, this CPU performs well: Cinebench R23 multicore score reaches 20,851, while single‑core comes at 2,943; PassMark’s multithread and single‑thread scores are 24,389 and 3,685 respectively. The single‑thread performance is critical for Thief, given the era’s dominant design patterns. At 1080p Low, the measured FPS is 181, which is nearly the same as the 1440p Low (160) and even the 4K Low (110). That the drop from 181 to 160 is modest suggests the CPU is still capable of pushing well beyond 100 FPS even at high resolution, but the low‑resolution numbers indicate that the CPU’s peak output in this title is around 182 FPS, which is consistent with the clock speed and instructions per cycle of Zen 4. The boost clock of 4.70 GHz provides the headline frequency, and the single‑thread benchmark (3DMark 1,274? Actually the pack only has 3dMark_single_thread score 951 – we can cite that) saves can observe that with the CPU’s 3dMark_single_thread score of 951 and CineBench R23 single 2,943, the processor is far above the needs of a 2014 title. Its closest rivals in raw compute – the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F, the Intel Core i7-11850FE, and i7-13620H – differ by at most 0.4%, confirming that in tested FPS the CPU’s own throughput is not a differentiator in Thief, but rather its ability to maintain high frame delivery with the GPU finally matters.

Settings Recommendations

Given the measured FPS ranges, the optimal trade-offs are clear. For a 60‑hertz monitor that displays at 3840×2160, switching from Ultra to Medium reduces the average FPS from 60 to 83, and the minimum from — to 71, providing a reserve of 23 frames and 11 frames respectively above 60. This makes Medium the recommended preset for 4K players who want to guarantee frame pacing without sacrificing too much detail; a further dip to High (63 avg, as per the data, min not recorded) also remains above 60 but without a measured minimum it's safer to stick to the one with a documented 71 FPS minimum.

For 1440p, the computer already has plenty of performance. Ultra runs at 140 FPS, rarely below 100, so a 144 Hz monitor will be satisfied with Ultra; but if one wants to maximize visual quality, Medium and High also provide 141 and 108 FPS, both exceeding the 60 Hz threshold. Ultra is recommended for 1440p due to its 103 FPS average, which still ensures a fluid experience even on 120Hz‑capable panels.

At 1920×1080, all presets exceed 146 FPS, including Ultra. The only reason to choose a lower preset is to take advantage of a 240 Hz display; however, the difference between Ultra (some 146) and Low (181) is about 35 FPS, so if the panel can handle 144 Hz, the Ultra preset is already comfortable. The Medium preset allows to 188 FPS max (though average 164) which is only 18 FPS above the Ultra mean; therefore, unless a 240 Hz screen is present, choose Ultra for 1080p without hesitation.

The overall impression is that the RTX 5070 is somewhat over‑binned for Thief’s graphics demands, so the main variable is not the GPU but the eye‑candy level that the player, knows; the CPU provides sufficient single‑thread speed to keep the game fluid even at lower resolutions. That combination of robust CPU and ample GPU headroom make the ranking 660/3,720 justify itself as a well‑matched pair for long‑time enthusiasts of this stealth classic.