Thief

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS for this CPU/GPU combo in Thief at 1080p Ultra settings?

A: At 1920x1080 with Ultra settings, the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 produce an average frame rate of 137.7 FPS.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K with High settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with High settings, the measured average FPS is 63.1, which remains comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

Q: What is the CPU's multi-threaded benchmark score?

A: The Ryzen 7 9800X3D scores 34,004 in Cinebench R23 multi-core, placing it in the 90th percentile among all CPUs tested.

Q: What is the GPU's memory configuration?

A: The RTX 4070 features 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 504.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested combinations for Thief?

A: The combo ranks 237th out of 1,642 tested CPU/GPU combinations in Thief, placing it in the top 14.4% of all configurations.

Q: What is the GPU's average benchmark score relative to its nearest rival?

A: The RTX 4070's average benchmark score is 37,283, which is 0.6% lower than the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56's score of 37,507.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 uses the AD104 chip built on TSMC's 5 nm process, housing 35,800 million transistors across a 294 mm² die. Its base clock runs at 1920 MHz with a boost clock of 2475 MHz, while memory operates at an effective 21 Gbps. The 12 GB of GDDR6X memory across a 192-bit bus provides 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth, a configuration that proves sufficient for Thief's demands at all tested settings.

The GPU's 5,888 shading units, 184 texture mapping units, and 64 raster output processors deliver a pixel rate of 158.4 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 455.4 GTexel/s. Floating-point performance reaches 29.15 TFLOPS in both FP32 and FP16 (1:1 ratio). These specifications translate directly to the measured frame rates: at 1080p Ultra, the card sustains 137.7 FPS, while dropping to 57.6 FPS at 4K Ultra—a reduction that highlights the GPU becoming the limiting factor at higher resolutions.

The RTX 4070's benchmark scores reflect its mid-range positioning. Its Passmark G3D score of 26,927 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 3,854 place it in the 81st percentile of all GPUs. The card's nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56, scores 37,507 on average, a mere 0.6% higher, indicating near-parity in synthetic workloads. Interestingly, the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A scores 38,008, which is 1.9% higher, despite being a mobile-class part—though this delta falls within typical benchmark variance for different driver and test configurations.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is an 8-core, 16-thread processor from the 9000 series, built on the Zen 5 architecture (Granite Ridge codename) using TSMC's 4 nm process. It operates with a base clock of 4.70 GHz and boosts up to 5.20 GHz. The 3D V-Cache implementation provides a substantial 96 MB of shared L3 cache, alongside 80 KB of L1 and 1 MB of L2 per core. This cache configuration is particularly relevant for Thief, a stealth title that benefits from large data sets residing close to the cores.

The CPU's multi-threaded performance is strong: Cinebench R23 multi-core scores 34,004, while single-core reaches 4,800. In Geekbench, the processor scores 18,413 multi-core and 3,341 single-core. The Passmark multi-thread score of 40,009 and single-thread score of 4,430 further confirm balanced performance across synthetic workloads. The 3DMark results show scaling from 1,212 single-thread to 10,067 max-threads, indicating efficient utilization of all 16 threads.

With a TDP of 120 W and memory bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s via dual-channel DDR5, the 9800X3D delivers ample headroom for Thief's CPU demands. At lower resolutions like 1080p, the CPU's role becomes more prominent: the delta between 1080p Low (214.9 FPS) and 1080p Ultra (137.7 FPS) shows that even with reduced graphics load, the CPU maintains high frame rates. The processor's 90th percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 37,780, puts it in elite company—its nearest rivals, the Intel Xeon 6353P and Intel Core Ultra 5 225, score 37,811 and 37,831 respectively, deltas of -0.1% for both, indicating essentially identical synthetic performance.

How This Combo Ranks

In Thief, this combination of AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 ranks 237th out of 1,642 tested combos, placing it in the top 14.4% of all configurations. This ranking reflects a balanced pairing where neither component dramatically bottlenecks the other. The data is measured, not estimated, ensuring accuracy.

The 90th percentile CPU combined with the 81st percentile GPU suggests the processor carries more relative strength than the graphics card. This imbalance becomes apparent when examining resolution scaling: at 4K Ultra, the combo produces 57.6 FPS, while at 1080p Ultra it reaches 137.7 FPS. The 2.39x FPS increase from 4K to 1080p indicates that the GPU is the primary constraint at higher resolutions, while the CPU has sufficient headroom to feed frames at lower settings.

Compared to other combos in the database, this pairing sits above the median but below top-tier configurations featuring higher-end GPUs. The rank of 237 out of 1,642 means 1,405 combos perform worse in Thief, while 236 perform better. Given Thief's 2014 release date, this modern hardware combination far exceeds the game's original requirements, yet the ranking shows there is still meaningful performance stratification among contemporary parts.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern across resolutions. At 1080p, the combo delivers 214.9 FPS on Low, 193 on Medium, 145.7 on High, and 137.7 on Ultra. Moving to 1440p, these figures drop to 176.1, 134.5, 101.2, and 94.7 respectively. At 4K, the numbers fall further to 100.4, 77.1, 63.1, and 57.6.

The scaling from 1080p to 4K at Ultra settings shows a 58.2% reduction in frame rate (137.7 to 57.6 FPS). At Low settings, the drop is 53.3% (214.9 to 100.4 FPS). This consistent reduction across settings indicates the GPU becomes progressively more limiting as pixel count increases. The RTX 4070's 504.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth and 29.15 TFLOPS of compute are the determining factors at 4K, where the 12 GB frame buffer is also taxed more heavily.

Conversely, the CPU's influence is most visible at 1080p Low, where the 214.9 FPS ceiling demonstrates the Ryzen 7 9800X3D's ability to feed frames rapidly. The 3D V-Cache and high boost clock of 5.20 GHz contribute to this headroom. At 1440p, the balance shifts toward the GPU, while at 4K, the graphics card is unequivocally the bottleneck. The data shows that for 60+ FPS gameplay at 4K, High settings (63.1 FPS) are the maximum viable option, while 1440p Ultra (94.7 FPS) and 1080p Ultra (137.7 FPS) offer substantial margin.