Thief

FAQ

Q: What is the combo rank for the Intel Core i3-12100F with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti in Thief?

A: This combo ranks 432 out of 1,642 tested combinations in Thief, placing it in the upper quartile of tested hardware pairings for this game.

Q: What is the best average frame rate this combo achieves in Thief?

A: The highest recorded average is 169.1 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The lowest is 56.6 FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings.

Q: How does the RTX 3080 Ti compare to its nearest rival in average benchmark score?

A: The RTX 3080 Ti's average benchmark score is 41,224, which is 0.5% below the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090's score of 41,441, and 1.6% below the NVIDIA Tesla M40's score of 41,897.

Q: What is the Core i3-12100F's percentile ranking among all CPUs?

A: The CPU sits at the 72nd percentile against all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 13,516. It trails the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX by just 0.1% in average score.

Q: What memory specifications does the RTX 3080 Ti use?

A: The GPU features 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, delivering 912.4 GB/s of bandwidth with memory clocked at 19 Gbps effective.

Q: How many cores and threads does the Core i3-12100F have?

A: The CPU has 4 cores and 8 threads, with a base clock of 3.30 GHz and a boost clock of 4.30 GHz.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is built on the Ampere architecture with the GA102 chip, fabricated on Samsung's 8 nm process. It packs 10,240 shading units, 320 texture mapping units, and 112 raster output pipelines, alongside 80 RT cores and 320 tensor cores. The GPU's raw compute capability is rated at 34.10 TFLOPS for FP32 operations, and its texture fill rate reaches 532.8 GTexel/s.

Memory bandwidth is a defining characteristic here. With 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 384-bit bus, the card pushes 912.4 GB/s. This bandwidth becomes critical in Thief at higher resolutions, where the data shows a clear scaling pattern. At 3840x2160, the jump from High to Ultra settings costs 2.1 FPS (from 58.7 to 56.6), while dropping from High to Medium gains 19.1 FPS (from 58.7 to 77.8). The Low setting at 4K produces 105.7 FPS, showing how much headroom the memory subsystem provides when texture loads are reduced.

The RTX 3080 Ti's pixel rate of 186.5 GPixel/s and its DirectX 12 Ultimate support (12_2) align well with Thief's rendering requirements. The GPU's average benchmark score of 41,224 places it at the 83rd percentile among all GPUs. Compared to its nearest rival, the RTX 3090 scores 41,414, a difference of only 0.5%, meaning the 3080 Ti operates within a hair of the flagship in synthetic tests. The gap to the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 is 0.9%, and to the RTX 5070 it is 1.1%. These tiny deltas suggest that in GPU-bound scenarios, the 3080 Ti will trade blows with cards that are nominally above or below it in the product stack.

How This Combo Ranks

The Core i3-12100F and RTX 3080 Ti combination sits at rank 432 out of 1,642 tested combos in Thief. This places it in the 73rd percentile of all tested pairings, which is a strong showing given the CPU's modest core count. The data indicates that this combo outperforms roughly three-quarters of all tested systems in this game.

The rank reflects a balance between the GPU's high-end capabilities and the CPU's mid-range positioning. The RTX 3080 Ti is clearly the dominant component in this pairing, and its 83rd percentile GPU rank pulls the combo upward. The CPU's 72nd percentile rank is slightly lower, which suggests the processor is the limiting factor in some scenarios. Still, the combo lands in the top 27% of all tested systems, which is respectable for a 4-core CPU paired with a high-end GPU.

What stands out is the consistency across resolutions. The combo does not fall off dramatically at 4K Ultra, where it still produces 56.6 FPS. This suggests the pairing is well-balanced enough to handle the game's demands across the board, even if the CPU can not fully feed the GPU at lower resolutions where frame rates climb past 140 FPS.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its strongest results. Low settings produce 169.1 FPS, Medium drops to 153.4 FPS, High yields 140.9 FPS, and Ultra maintains 135 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 34.1 FPS, showing that the game's settings have a moderate impact at this resolution. The 1080p numbers indicate that the CPU can keep up with the GPU well enough to hit high refresh rates, though the gap between High and Ultra (5.9 FPS) suggests diminishing returns at the top setting.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain high but show more sensitivity to settings. Low produces 147.9 FPS, Medium 133.6 FPS, High 100.6 FPS, and Ultra 96.4 FPS. The jump from Medium to High costs 33 FPS, which is the largest single-setting delta in the entire dataset. This indicates that High settings at 1440p push the GPU harder, likely due to increased texture detail and shadow complexity in Thief's stealth environments.

At 3840x2160, the combo settles into playable territory. Low delivers 105.7 FPS, Medium drops to 77.8 FPS, High to 58.7 FPS, and Ultra to 56.6 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra at 4K is only 2.1 FPS, meaning players can enable Ultra without a significant penalty. The 4K Low result of 105.7 FPS shows that the GPU has enough headroom to push past 100 FPS even at this demanding resolution when settings are reduced.

The scaling pattern across resolutions reveals that Thief is moderately GPU-intensive. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 169.1 FPS, but at 4K Ultra it drops to 56.6 FPS, a reduction of 112.5 FPS. This suggests that the RTX 3080 Ti's 12 GB frame buffer and 912.4 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for 4K, but the game's engine scales gracefully with resolution rather than hitting a hard memory wall.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i3-12100F is a 4-core, 8-thread processor from the Alder Lake architecture, built on Intel's 10 nm process. It operates with a base clock of 3.30 GHz and a boost clock of 4.30 GHz, with 12 MB of shared L3 cache and 1.25 MB L2 per core. The CPU supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in dual-channel mode, and its 58 W TDP makes it a low-power option for a desktop platform.

Single-thread performance is this CPU's strength. Its 3DMark single-thread score is 893, and Cinebench R23 single-core score is 1,681. These numbers indicate strong per-core performance, which matters for Thief's core game logic and AI routines. The multi-thread scores are more modest: Cinebench R23 multi-core is 11,912, and the 3DMark max-threads score is 4,023. This reflects the limited core count, but Thief is not a heavily threaded title, so the CPU's 4 cores can still drive high frame rates.

The CPU's average benchmark score of 13,516 places it at the 72nd percentile. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX, scores 13,534, a delta of only 0.1%. This is a remarkable parity given the Threadripper's far higher core count, but it underscores the i3-12100F's efficiency in single-threaded workloads. The Intel Core i7-7700K trails by 1.8% with a score of 13,280, and the i3-10105 sits 0.6% behind at 13,430.

In Thief, the CPU's role is most apparent at lower resolutions where frame rates are high. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 169.1 FPS, which suggests the CPU can feed the GPU without bottlenecking. However, the 4-core design may limit maximum frame rates in CPU-bound scenes, such as crowded city areas where Thief's stealth mechanics require complex NPC pathfinding. The boost clock of 4.30 GHz helps mitigate this, but the data suggests the GPU is the primary driver of performance in this pairing.