Thief

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D processor and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER delivers remarkably strong performance in the 2014 stealth title Thief, as evidenced by the measured frame rates at all tested resolutions and presets. The data shows that this pairing maintains comfortably playable performance even at Ultra settings and 4K, and the combination ranks in the 807th position out of 3720 tested combos within the benchmark database. This analysis unpacks the measured FPS data, breaks down the role of each component, and provides concrete recommendations based solely on the underlying facts.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data offers clear guidance for which preset to choose at each resolution, since the scaling from Low to Ultra is consistent across the three tested resolutions. At 1920x1080, all four presets deliver triple-digit averages; the data shows Low at 159 FPS, Medium at 144 FPS, High at 130 FPS, and Ultra at 128 FPS. Because the Ultra preset achieves 128 FPS, there is no need to sacrifice visual quality for speed at this resolution – the difference between High and Ultra is negligible in the measurements, yet Ultra still holds a robust average. Thus, for 1080p the Ultra preset is the recommended pick, as the GPU has an overwhelming headroom.

Mowing up to 2560x1440, the same pattern holds. Low produces 140 FPS, Medium 127 FPS, High 115 FPS, and Ultra 113 FPS. Even the Ultra setting remains above 100 FPS, and the drop from High to Ultra is only 2 FPS (115 vs. 113) in the recorded averages. Therefore, at 1440p, Ultra can be comfortably chosen to extract maximum visual fidelity while retaining high frame rates. The min and max data for Medium at 1440p (108–146 FPS) further indicate that even in demanding scenario bursts, the frame rate remains comfortably within a fluid playable zone.

At 3840x2160, the picture changes. Ultra drops to a 72 FPS average, while High, Medium, and Low produce 75, 99, and 117 respectively. The 27 FPS jump between Ultra (72) and Medium (99) is substantial, but we cannot compute derived figures; however, the raw numbers are clear: Medium delivers a 99 FPS average, which is the sweet spot for 4K gaming on this hardware. While Ultra (72) may still be acceptable for a 60 Hz display, the Medium preset provides a significantly higher frame rate—99 vs 72—out of the observed data. Low reaches 117 FPS, but Low sacrifices visual quality for speed. Therefore, the measured results indicate Medium is the recommended preset for 4K resolution, balancing image quality and frame rate. For 1080p and 1440p, Ultra provides the best experience with minimal performance penalty, while at 4K Medium is the optimal choice based on the numbers.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is built on Ada Lovelace architecture with a chip known as AD103. Its 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit interface provides a memory bandwidth of 736.3 GB/s, and the base clock runs at 2295 MHz with a boost to 2550 MHz. These specifications underpin the measured performance in Thief, which stays above 70 FPS even under the heaviest 4K Ultra load. The GPU’s aggregate benchmark score is 54,209, resting at the 86th percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, scores 54,247—only a 0.1% lower average—keeping the SUPER variant effectively level with the predecessor. In contrast, the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X scores 54,828 (1.1% higher) and the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB scores 55,698 (2.7% higher), but these are synthetic benchmarks and do not affect the high frame rates observed in this game.

The presence of 16 GB of GDDR6X memory ensures that Thief —a title launched in 2014—has no memory bandwidth bottleneck. Even at 4K with Ultra textures, the 736.3 GB/s bandwidth sustains the 72 FPS Ultra average, and the results remain consistent across settings. With 10,240 shading units, 80 RT cores, and 320 Tensor cores, the GPU delivers the computational horsepower necessary for the game's typical shader workloads. The 52.22 TFLOPS of FP32 throughput is also well above what a 2014 title is likely to require, but the data speaks for themselves: the GPU not only holds its own but often becomes the limiting factor when resolution scales, as we will see later. The GPU also appears to exhibit a typical scaling curve—the shift from 1080p to 4K exposes a significant drop in frames, which is characteristic for a strong CPU/GPU pair.

The GPUs launch MSRP is 999 USD. However, this is a matter of reference, not guidance on value.

Resolution Scaling

The measured data reveals a clear relationship between resolution and frame rate. At each settings level, the FPS falls as resolution climbs. For Low settings, the average at 1080p is 159 FPS, at 1440p it is 140 FPS, and at 4K it is 117 FPS. Medium goes from 144 (1080p) to 127 (1440p) to 99 FPS (4K). High decreases from 130 to 115 to 75, and Ultra from 128 to 113 to 72. The exact numbers are consistent: every step from 1080p to 1440p to 4K costs a progressively larger absolute FPS drop—likely because the GPU is being tasked with more pixels. For example, Low drops from 159 to 140 (a loss of 19 FPS between 1080p and 1440p), then from 140 to 117 (loss of 23 FPS between 1440p and 4K). Medium goes from 144 to 127 (17 FPS loss) and then to 99 (28 FPS loss). Such an increasing loss is typical when the GPU becomes more dominant. The fact that the CPU is an 8-core, 16-thread processor with a high L3 cache (96 MB) suggests that the CPU is not the primary constraint in this title; instead, the GPU’s fill rate and memory bandwidth are the determining factors at the elevations of resolutions. The upward FPS for Low at 4K (117 FPS) is still far above 60, but the HS string shows that the GPU is the limiting component because the CPU is easily keeping up. If the CPU were the problem, we would expect the 1080p and 4K numbers to be, relatively, closer together.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D and RTX 4080 SUPER battle combo, as presented by the measured FPS data, secures a rank of 807 out of 3720 tested combinations in Thief. This puts it in the upper brackets of the performance ladder, though it is not at the absolute top. The tail is a substantial number of positions, indicating that while the hardware is excellent, certain other combos may achieve higher frame rates—perhaps due to more aggressive GPU clocks or higher memory speeds. Ranking data alone does not indicate whether the limiting factor is the CPU or GPU, but considering the CPU’s aggregate benchmark average score of 27,896 (80th percentile) and the GPU's average score of 54,209 (86th percentile), both components are in top-tier territory. The CPU's nearest rivals, such as the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (average 27,887, delta 0%) and the Intel Core i9-10900K (27,872, delta +0.1% for the 5800X3D), indicate that the 5800X3D sits in a competitive neighborhood. The GPU is barely behind the RTX 4080 (0.1%), while the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB scores 2.7% higher. Thus, the combination is well-positioned overall; its performance in Thief, as captured by the measured FPS, confirms that it is a solid choice for a high-refresh-rate 1080p/1440p and a playable 4K experience.

FAQ

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

A: The measured average FPS is 128.

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded at 2560x1440 with Medium settings?

A: The min FPS at 1440p Medium is 108, with an average of 127 and a max of 146.

Q: How does the RTX 4080 SUPER compare to the base RTX 4080 in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 4080 SUPER scores 54,209 in the aggregate benchmark, while the RTX 4080 scores 54,247, a 0.1% difference.

Q: What is the VRAM capacity of the RTX 4080 SUPER?

A: The GPU has 16 of GDDR6X memory.

Q: How many cores and threads does the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D have?

A: It has 8 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and boost clock up to 4.50 GHz.

Q: What is the average FPS at 4K Ultra?

A: The average FPS at 3840x2160 Ultra is 72.

Measured FPS Breakdown

For 1920x1080:

• Ultra: average 128 FPS, no quoted min/max
• High: average 130 FPS
• Medium: average 144 FPS, min 122, max 165
• Low: average 159 FPS

For 2560x1440:

• Ultra: average 113 FPS
• High: average 115 FPS
• Medium: average 127 FPS, min 108, max 146
• Low: average 140 FPS

For 3840x2160:

• Ultra: average 72 FPS
• High: average 75 FPS
• Medium: average 99 FPS, min 84, max 114
• Low: average 117 FPS

All measured values are from the provided dataset. These numbers confirm that the RTX 4080 SUPER + Ryzen 7 5800X3D is strong enough to handle the title with very high frame rates in 1080p and 1440p, while at 4K you must drop to Medium to stay above the 60 FPS line, as Ultra sits at 72.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D has an 8-core, 16-thread configuration built on the Zen 3 architecture (codename Vermeer) on a 7nm process. Its base clock is 3.40 GHz and boost peaks at 4.50 GHz, and it has an impressive 96 MB of shared L3 cache—a figure that stands out among desktop processors. The CPU's average benchmark score is 27,896, and it ranks in the 80th percentile. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, shows an identical average (27,887, delta 0%), while the Intel Core i9-10900K trails by just 0.1% (27,872). This indicates that the 5800X3D is not a processor that any CPU-skewing title would be bottlenecked by; its strong single-thread and multi-thread capabilities (e.g., Cinebench R23 scores of 1,452 single-core and 14,317 multi-core) provide plenty of headroom for a game that only used a few threads. Importantly, the high L3 cache is likely beneficial for hit heavy workloads like Thief, though we cannot frame causation from the measured FPS. The CPU's performance is clearly not the primary limiter in this test, as we see the FPS scaling strongly with resolution (an indicator of GPU reliance). Additional evidence is that the CPU's launch MSRP was $449, but that is a historical data point. When paired with the RTX 4080 SUPER, the CPU maintains a stable, high-throughput environment that allows the GPU to express itself fully across all tested settings. The 16 GB of system memory support through DDR4 (dual channel, 51.2 GB/s bandwidth) also pairs well with the GPU's large framebuffer, though its direct effect on in-game FPS is not separately measured.

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The data-driven analysis shows that the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D + NVIDIA RTX 4080 SUPER combination is exceptionally capable for Thief. The only real compromise appears at 4K Ultra, where frame rate dips to 72 FPS, still playable, but the recommended Medium preset restores a high 99 FPS average. For this reason and the insight from the measured FPS breakdown, users can confidently select Ultra at 1080p and 1440p, and medium at 4K, to get the best outcomes from this hardware pairing.