Thief

FAQ

Q: What is the combo rank of the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti in Thief?

A: This combo ranks 93rd out of 1,642 tested combinations, placing it in the top 6% of all systems benchmarked in this game.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in average benchmark score?

A: The Ryzen 9 7900X scores 50,556 on average, which is nearly identical to the Intel Core Ultra 5 235 (50,598, only 0.1% behind) and the AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT (50,738, 0.4% behind). The gap to the Intel Core i9-13980HX is slightly larger at 0.8%.

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking among all tested graphics cards?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti sits at the 85th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 44,900. Its closest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile, scores 45,152, a mere 0.6% difference.

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this combo in Thief?

A: The highest recorded average is 207.4 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. Even at 4K Ultra, the combo maintains 69.5 FPS, showing strong headroom across the resolution spectrum.

Q: Does the GPU have enough VRAM for 4K gaming in Thief?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti comes with 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 504.2 GB/s bandwidth. The 4K Ultra result of 69.5 FPS indicates this capacity is sufficient for the game's demands.

Q: How does the CPU's single-thread performance compare to its multi-thread performance in synthetic tests?

A: In Cinebench R23, the CPU scores 6,168 in single-core and 43,695 in multi-core, representing a roughly 7x scaling factor. The 3DMark single-thread score of 1,093 versus 12,536 at max threads shows similar scaling behavior.

How This Combo Ranks

The Ryzen 9 7900X and RTX 4070 Ti combination lands at position 93 out of 1,642 tested combos in Thief, a result that places it comfortably in the upper tier of systems. This ranking reflects a pairing where neither component bottlenecks the other severely; the CPU's 93rd percentile among all processors and the GPU's 85th percentile among all graphics cards align to produce a balanced platform.

The CPU's average benchmark score of 50,556 puts it within 0.8% of the Intel Core i9-13980HX, a mobile flagship, and essentially tied with the Intel Core Ultra 5 235 at a 0.1% delta. This suggests the Ryzen 9's 12 cores and 24 threads, running on Zen 4 architecture at a 5.60 GHz boost clock, deliver compute headroom that exceeds what Thief's engine typically demands. The game, released in 2014, does not heavily stress modern multi-core processors, so the CPU's 43,695 multi-core Cinebench R23 score is far beyond what the title can utilize.

On the GPU side, the RTX 4070 Ti's 85th percentile ranking and 44,900 average benchmark score show a capable Ada Lovelace part. Its nearest rival, the RTX 5090 Mobile, edges it out by only 0.6%, while the Intel Arc A730M trails by 1.5%. This positions the desktop GPU as a strong mid-to-high-end performer, though not at the absolute top tier.

The combo's 93rd place out of 1,642 indicates that roughly 1,549 tested combinations outperform it. That is a competitive field, but the data shows this pairing delivers high frame rates across all tested settings, making the ranking more a reflection of the sheer number of high-end configurations tested than a criticism of this hardware.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals how the balance shifts between CPU and GPU as resolution increases. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo achieves 207.4 FPS, which is likely CPU-limited given the game's age and the GPU's capacity. Dropping to 2560x1440 Low yields 182 FPS, a 12.3% decrease, while 3840x2160 Low produces 124 FPS, a 40.2% drop from 1080p. This scaling pattern indicates the GPU becomes the limiting factor as pixel count rises, but the CPU's 12 cores still provide enough throughput to keep frame rates high.

At Ultra settings, the scaling is more pronounced: 163.7 FPS at 1080p, 115.4 FPS at 1440p (29.5% lower), and 69.5 FPS at 4K (57.5% lower). The steeper decline at Ultra settings suggests the GPU's rendering load, particularly its 40.09 TFLOPS FP32 throughput, is being taxed more heavily. The RTX 4070 Ti's 80 ROPs and 208.8 GPixel/s pixel rate contribute to this behavior, though the game's 2014 engine does not leverage modern features like ray tracing.

The 4K High result of 68.9 FPS versus 4K Ultra at 69.5 FPS shows minimal difference, indicating that the Ultra preset does not add significant GPU stress over High in this title. Conversely, the gap between 4K Low at 124 FPS and 4K Ultra at 69.5 FPS demonstrates a 44% performance range purely from settings changes, highlighting how much headroom remains at lower presets.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers 207.4 FPS on Low, 189.9 FPS on Medium, 169.8 FPS on High, and 163.7 FPS on Ultra. The 21% reduction from Low to Ultra shows that even the most demanding settings at 1080p leave substantial performance on the table; the CPU's 3DMark max-thread score of 12,536 ensures no core-count limitation at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the results are 182 FPS on Low, 154 FPS on Medium, 121.8 FPS on High, and 115.4 FPS on Ultra. The Medium-to-High drop of 20.9% is the largest single-step decrease at this resolution, suggesting the High preset introduces a significant shader or texture load. The 1440p Ultra figure of 115.4 FPS remains well above the 60 FPS threshold, making this resolution the sweet spot for high-refresh-rate monitors.

At 3840x2160, the numbers fall to 124 FPS on Low, 93.3 FPS on Medium, 68.9 FPS on High, and 69.5 FPS on Ultra. The near-identical High and Ultra results (68.9 vs 69.5) indicate that Ultra adds minimal extra load over High at 4K, likely due to the game's engine hitting a rendering ceiling rather than a hardware limit. The 4K Low figure of 124 FPS demonstrates that even at maximum resolution, the RTX 4070 Ti can push past 120 FPS when settings are reduced.

GPU Role

The RTX 4070 Ti's 12 GB of GDDR6X memory, running at 21 Gbps effective on a 192-bit bus, provides 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth. In Thief, this proves sufficient even at 4K Ultra, where the 69.5 FPS average shows no memory capacity bottleneck. The GPU's 85th percentile ranking among all tested cards, with an average benchmark score of 44,900, places it slightly below the RTX 5090 Mobile (45,152, a 0.6% delta) and above the AMD Radeon Pro 580 (44,195, a 1.6% delta).

Clock speeds are notable: the base clock of 2310 MHz boosts to 2610 MHz, and the Ada Lovelace architecture's 5 nm process node from TSMC keeps power efficiency in check despite the 285 W TDP. The GPU's 60 RT cores and 240 tensor cores are irrelevant for Thief, which predates ray tracing, but the 7,680 shading units and 240 TMUs drive the texture-heavy scenes effectively. The 208.8 GPixel/s pixel rate and 626.4 GTexel/s texture rate translate directly to the frame rates observed: at 4K (8.3 million pixels), the pixel rate theoretically supports over 200 FPS, but the game's engine limits actual performance to 124 FPS at Low settings.

The GPU's 40.09 TFLOPS FP32 compute is more than adequate for a 2014 title, and the measured data confirms this: the combo's 93rd place ranking out of 1,642 is driven more by the sheer number of ultra-high-end configurations (e.g., RTX 4090-class systems) than by any deficiency in this card. The 16-pin power connector and 600 W suggested PSU are standard for this class, and the dual-slot 285 mm design fits most mid-tower cases. End-of-life production status means availability is limited, but the measured performance in Thief remains strong, particularly at 1440p where the GPU delivers 115.4 FPS on Ultra.