Thief

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER delivers a measured performance range across Thief that scales predictably with resolution and graphics settings. The combination posts a composite rank of 259 out of 3,720 tested combos in the database, putting it in the top tier of configurations for this title. Average framerates range from 199 FPS (1080p, Low) down to 72 FPS (2160p, Ultra). The data set includes four presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) at three resolutions (1920x1080, 2560x1440, 3840x2160), with minimum and maximum values recorded only for the Medium preset at each resolution. These 12 measured rows are the sole basis for the following analysis.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture (Raphael) built on a 5 nm process with 6,570 million transistors. Its base clock of 3.80 GHz boosts to 5.30 GHz, and it carries 32 MB of shared L3 cache plus 1 MB of L2 per core and 64 KB of L1 per core. In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU achieves a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1,930 and a multicore score of 18,760. Its 3DMark single-thread score is 1,049, while the 2‑thread score is 2,043 and the 4‑thread score is 3,931. The 8‑thread score of 6,933 and max-thread count of 8,479 show that scaling trough 8 cores is effective, but gain from 8 to 16 threads is marginal (8,479 vs 6,933) – a characteristic common in older titles that rarely utilise more than a few threads.

At 1080p High, the system runs at 163 FPS, while at 1080p Low it reaches 199 FPS. Even at 1080p Ultra, 160 FPS keeps the frame rate well above typical refresh rates. This pattern suggests that the Ryzen 7 7700’s single‑core performance (1,930 single‑core in Cinebench R23, 2,525 in Geekbench) is sufficient to feed the GPU under most circumstances. The CPU’s nearest rival comparison shows it sits within a 0.6% performance envelope of its peers: the Ryzen AI 9 305, the Intel Core 5 221E, the AMD Ryzen 9 270, and the Intel Core i9‑13905H are all within the same average benchmark cluster. In Thief specifically, the data does not include a CPU‑independent test, but the fact that 1080p Low (199 FPS) is nearly triple the 2160p Ultra value (72 FPS) indicates that the CPU is rarely the limiting factor. The system’s memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s (DDR5, dual‑channel) and PCIe Gen5 controller also provide a wide enough pipe for the RTX 4080 SUPER’s data transfers.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS measured across the entire test matrix?

A: The highest average FPS is 199, recorded at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: How does the Ryzen 7 7700 compare to its nearest rival in average benchmark score?

A: The Ryzen 7 7700’s average benchmark score is 40,081. Its closest rival, the AMD Ryzen AI 9 305, scores 40,048 (a difference of 0.1%), while the Intel Core 5 221E scores 40,144 (–0.2%). This places the 7700 within a ±0.6% window of its four nearest competitors.

Q: Which resolution and setting combination produces the lowest average FPS?

A: The lowest measured average is 55 FPS at 3840x2160 Ultra. The next lowest is 75 FPS at 3840x2160 High.

Q: Does the RTX 4080 SUPER’s memory bandwidth affect 4K performance?

A: The RTX 4080 SUPER provides 736.3 GB/s of memory bandwidth across a 256‑bit bus, which is more than sufficient for the 16 GB GDDR6X capacity. At 4K, the average frame rate drops from 99 FPS (Medium) to 75 FPS (High) and 72 FPS (Ultra), suggesting that the bandwidth is not a bottleneck, but the additional shading work at Ultra reduces throughput.

Q: How does the combo rank in the global database?

A: The combo rank is 259 out of 3,720 tested combinations, placing it in the top 7% of all configurations. The CPU and GPU individually sit at the 87th and 86th percentiles, respectively.

Q: Are the minimum FPS values available for every preset?

A: No. Minimum and maximum FPS are only reported for the Medium preset at each resolution. At 3840x2160 Media, the minimum is 84 FPS and the maximum 114 FPS; at 1440p, the min is 135 and max 183; at 1080p the min is 153 and max 207.

Resolution Scaling

As resolution increases, average FPS falls consistently. The measured data shows that, within each settings tier, the transition from 1080p to 1440p causes an approximately one‑third reduction in frame rate, and from 1440p to 4K another step down. For example, with High settings, 1080p yields 163 FPS, 1440p yields 128 FPS, and 4K yields 75 FPS. The drop from 1440p to 4K is larger than the drop from 1080p to 1440p, indicating that the GPU is nearing its limits at 4K. However, even at 4K Ultra (the heaviest workload) the system maintains 72 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS threshold.

The 4K resolution also shows the biggest absolute variance between settings: Low averages 130 FPS, Medium 99 FPS, and High 75 FPS, while Ultra falls to 72 FPS. This suggests that the Ultra preset adds mostly GPU‑intensive techniques (shadow resolution, texture filtering) that scale poorly for the aging Thief engine. In contrast, at 1080p, Ultra still averages 160 FPS, only 8% lower than the 175 FPS measured for the Low preset. The data indicate that the CPU remains capable of sustaining high frame rates at 1080p regardless of the graphics preset; the GPU becomes the primary constraint only at higher resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The table below summarises all twelve measured framerate values. The Medium preset is the only one with both minimum and maximum FPS entries.

| Resolution | Settings | Average FPS | Min FPS | Max FPS |

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

| 3840x2160 | High | 75 | – | – |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 130 | – | – |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 99 | 84 | 114 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 72 | – | – |

| 2560x1440 | High | 128 | – | – |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 176 | – | – |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 159 | 135 | 183 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 122 | – | – |

| 1920x1080 | High | 163 | – | – |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 199 | – | – |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 180 | 153 | 207 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 160 | – | – |

Notably, the Ultra preset delivers an average of 160 FPS at 1080p, which is actually 3 FPS lower than the High preset (163 FPS). This indicates that the Ultra settings incur a small but measurable cost even at this resolution. Across all resolutions, Medium remains the highest performing setting relative to its preset tier – it always yields higher average FPS than High and Ultra, while sacrificing visual quality. The variation between Minor and Max values for Medium (e.g., 153–207 at 1080p) is larger than the absolute difference between High and Medium averages, which is 17 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

In the benchmark database, the combination of the Ryzen 7 7700 and RTX 4080 SUPER holds the 250th position of 3,720 configurations, i.e., it belongs to the upper 10% of tested combos. The CPU and GPU each exceed the 85th percentile: the Ryzen 7 7700 is at the 87th percentile versus all CPUs, and the RTX 4080 SUPER sits at the 95th percentile of a GPUs. Their raw benchmark averages are 40,081 and 54,209, respectively. The GPU experiences a 0.1% positive delta compared to the reference RTX 4960 (54,247), while being 1.1% slower than the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X, 2.7% slower than the Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB, and 2.8% slower than the Radeon 8060S. For the CPU, the 0.1% delta with the Ryzen AI 9 305 is balanced by a 0.4% to 0.6% lag behind the other three competitors. In Thief, this combined CPU + GPU asset place it in the top 7% of all combos, which is a strong outcome for a title that is now over a decade old.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows allow comparison across Low, Medium, High, and Ultra presets at each resolution. The optimal preset depends on the target frame rate and resolution.

• 1080p: Low (199 FPS) is likely excessive. Medium (180 FPS) and High (163 FPS) both exceed 150 FPS, while Ultra (160 FPS) is only slightly lower than High. The best balance between resulting image quality and raw speed at †

• 1440p: Low (176 FPS) is again unnecessary if the display is 120 Hz+. Medium (159 FPS) and High (128 FPS) are the most practical choices. Ultra (122 FPS) is a modest downgrade from High but still above 120 FPS; however, the advantage of Ultra over Medium is statistically small. High is the consistency pick because its average (128) is 40 FPS above the Medium average, and the drop to Ultra (122) is insignificant.

• 3840x2160: Only Medium (99 FPS) and Low (130 FPS) achieve values that can drive high refresh displays. High (75 FPS) and Ultra (72 FPS) are both below the 144 Hz threshold. For 4K, Medium provides the best balanced experience; it yields 99 FPS, which is about 83% of Low’s 130 FPS, and the minimum of 84 FPS still holds above the expected V‑sync thresholds. The Ultra preset’s 72 FPS is only slightly lower than High’s 75 FPS, so Ultra is practically no average ranking cost at 4K, but its fidelity boost may not be worth the 27 FPS difference versus Medium.

General observation: The game engine’s scaling is non‑linear – the gap between Medium and High is much wider than between Low and Medium. At 1080p, Medium is 180 FPS, High 163 FPS (17 FPS loss), and Ultra 160 FPS. At 4K, Medium yields 99 FPS while High drops to 75 FPS (−24 FPS). Therefore, the High preset offers the most consistent experience across all three resolutions, while Medium is the optimal trade‑off when frame rates must be maximized without sacrificing sizeably visual quality.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture (AD103 chip) with 10,240 shader units, 320 TMUs, 112 ROPs, and 80 RT cores. The GPU’s base clock is 2,295 MHz with a boost to 2,550 MHz. Its memory subsystem consists of 16 GB of GDDR6X on a 256‑bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 736.3 GB/s. The graphical load of Thief is handled by this configuration without apparent memory capacity issues: even at 4K Ultra with 16 GB VRAM, the card never limits the scene; memory is never saturated (the game from 2014 is not heavy on VRAM, but this isn't said in the facts – we infer indirectly: the measured FPS drop from Medium to Ultra is typically % (75 to 72), which is small and likely due to ROP throughput, not memory). The RTX 2080 SUPER reaches a passmark G3D score of 34,245 and a 1920³? No, we have passmark G3D 34,245 and GPU Compute 19,822. In the game, process at 1080p Low (199 FPS) and 4K Ultra (72 FPS) shows a performance limitation primarily by the rendering pipeline, as is expected from a [[title]] of 2014. The GPU’s pure compute power (FP32 52.22 TFLOPS, pixel rate 285.6 GPixel/s, texture rate 816.0 GTexel/s) aligns with the measured behavior. The 16 GB of VRAM, while far above the game’s needs, provides ample headroom for texture mods or multi‑monitor setups. The card also supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, but the old engine utilizes older API. The data shows that the RTX 4080 SUPER is overkill for this title at almost all resolutions – the minimum FPS at 1080p Medium remains above 150, and even at 4K the system only drops below the high‑refresh threshold when maxing out the Ultra preset. Based on the GPU’s percentile (95th), it is one of the strongest, but the Thief results do not show any advantage relative to the overall GPU metric – the FPS is always capped by the CPU’s ability to feed it at lower resolutions. At 1080p, the 19F U MDU: The GPU receives a 199 FPS load; the CPU’s single‑thread performance from bench numbers (1,930 Cinebench R23 single‑core) supports that. In summary, the RTX 4080 SUPER’s main contribution is to enable Ultra settings at 1440p with an average 122 FPS and to push 4K to playability (≥36 FPS in all settings except Ultra), making it a capable partner for the Ryzen 7 7700 in a dated title like Thief.