Thief

This page analyzes the measured frame rates for the game Thief when paired with an Intel Core i5-10400F processor and an AMD Radeon RX 7700 graphics card. The dataset includes average FPS values for four preset settings (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) at three resolutions (1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160). The CPU features 6 cores and 12 threads, a 2.90 GHz base clock, and a 4.30 GHz boost clock. The GPU is built on RDNA 3.0 with 16 GB of GDDR6 memory and a 256-bit memory bus. The combination achieves a rank of 2,175 out of 3,720 tested configurations in this game.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate data shows a clear drop as resolution increases, with the magnitude of the drop varying by preset. At the Low preset, the average FPS steps from 125 at 1080p to 110 at 1440p, then to 79 at 4K. That is a reduction of 15 FPS (1080p to 1440p) and another 31 FPS (1440p to 4K). The Medium preset moves from 113 at 1080p to 99 at 1440p, then to 60 at 4K, a dip of 14 and then 39. With High settings, the values are 102 at 1080p, 77 at 1440p, and 46 at 4K, which is a 25-point loss between 1080p and 1440p and another 31 points to 4K. The Ultra preset shows 100 at 1080p, 74 at 1440p, and 43 at 4K. The 1080p-to-1440p gap is the smallest for Ultra, only 26 FPS, while the 1440p-to-4K drop is the largest among all presets at 31 FPS. Across all four presets, the loss from 1080p to 1440p is consistently less than the loss from 1440p to 4K, indicating that the GPU is the limiting factor at higher resolutions. The 4K results are particularly telling: only the Low preset stays above 70 FPS (79), while Medium sits exactly at 60, and both High and Ultra fall below 50. The scaling pattern strongly suggests that the system becomes GPU‑bound as the pixel count increases.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-10400F is a 6‑core, 12‑thread part from the Comet Lake generation, manufactured on a 14 nm process. Its base clock of 2.90 GHz and boost clock of 4.30 GHz provide the clock headroom needed for this 2014 stealth title, which is not known for extreme thread parallelism. In synthetic CPU benchmarks, the i5-10400F scores 10,053 in Cinebench R23 multi‑core and 1,432 for single‑core. Its Geekbench scores are 6,257.5 multi‑core and 1,420.0 single‑core. These numbers place it at the 68th percentile among all CPUs tested on this site. Its average benchmark score is 14,185.

The i5-10400F’s nearest rivals in the database include the Intel Xeon 6757E, with an average score of 13,952 and a delta of 0.2% relative to the i5-10400F (the i5‑10400F scores higher by 0.2%). The Intel Core 6 160 ultraslow has an average score of 14,232 with a delta of -0.3%, meaning the i5-10400F holds a small lead. The i5-10400F also sits close to an AMD EPYC 7552 (average 14,121, delta 0.5%) and an AMD Ryzen 3 7560C (average 14,180, delta -0.6%). These are mid‑range compared with many high‑end chips, but the i5-10400F’s boost clock of 4.30 GHz helps it maintain strong single‑thread performance, which is often the more critical factor for older game engines. The 12 MB of last‑level cache and dual‑channel memory bandwidth support the CPU’s ability to keep the GPU fed at 1080p and 1440p, where the FPS remains high across every preset.

FAQ

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

A: The highest average FPS in the dataset is 125 FPS, achieved at 1920×1080 with the Low preset. Medium yields 113 FPS, High 102 FPS, and Ultra 100 FPS at that same resolution.

Q: Which resolution and preset combination produces exactly 60 FPS?

A: At 3840×2160 with the Medium preset, the average FPS is exactly 60. The 4K Low preset exceeds 60 at 79, while 4K High and Ultra are below 60, with 46 FPS and 43 FPS respectively.

Q: What is the only 4K preset that averages over 70 FPS?

A: The only 4K preset above 70 FPS is Low, which yields 43 FPS higher than the next best 4K setting (Medium at 60).

Q: How does the CPU’s single‑thread performance compare to its multi‑core?

A: In Cinebench R23, the i5-10400F scores 1,432 for single‑core and 8,214 for multi‑core, giving a multi‑core to single‑core ratio of about 7.3‑to‑1. In Geekbench, the difference is 6,257 (multi) to 1,420 (single), a ratio of about 4.4‑to‑1. These numbers indicate a typical balanced desktop part, not an extreme multi‑core specialist.

Q: What is the difference in FPS between the Ultra and Low presets at 1440p?

A: At 2560×1440, Ultra delivers 74 FPS, Low delivers 110 FPS, a difference of 36 FPS. The gap is more pronounced at 4K, where Ultra leads to 43 FPS versus Low’s 79, a 36 FPS spread.

Q: Does the GPU’s VRAM capacity affect the performance at these resolutions?

A: The RX 7700 has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory, which is ample for Thief even at 4K. The measured frame rates do not show any resolution‑dependent VRAM‑related drop below 60 FPS except for the expected GPU horsepower limits at 4K Ultra (older game).

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-10400F and AMD Radeon RX 7700 is positioned relatively high among tested systems for Thief. It ranks 2,175 out of 3,720 configurations in this specific game. The CPU itself performs in the 68th percentile of all CPUs, and the GPU in the 58th percentile of all GPUs. That discrepancy is noteworthy: the processor is comparatively closer to the top of its scale than the graphics card. In the ranking of this game, the combo sits in the upper half of the tested population, beating more than half of all other setups. The measured data points to a balanced system where the GPU becomes the bottleneck only when the resolution is raised to 4K, while at 1080p both components stay well above the 100 FPS threshold. The 2,175 rank reflects the fact that Thief is an older title; modern CPUs and GPUs can push many more frames, so this combination lands fairly substantially below the very top for this specific game. The nearest rival processors (the Xeon 6757E, Core 7 1600, etc.) have very similar average CPU scores, so updating the CPU alone would not dramatically shift the frame rates – the GPU carries most of the load in high resolution.

Settings Recommendations

For the best visual quality and a high frame rate at each resolution, the data suggests different presets. At 1920×1080, the Ultra preset does not degrade performance dramatically, delivering 100 FPS, while Low offers 125. The 25 FPS difference between those extremes may justify using Ultra to maximize image quality. At 2560×1440, the Medium preset gives 99 FPS, which is already above the 60 FPS target for a smooth experience. The High preset brings 77 FPS, which is still playable and visually superior to Medium. Ultra at 1440p yields 74 FPS, only slightly lower than High, so it can be chosen if the extra effects matter. For 3840×2160 (4K), the investment is much tighter. Only the Low preset stays above 70 FPS, but Medium at 60 FPS is still playable. High and Ultra fall to 40-ish FPS, which may be too low for fast-paced action. Therefore, the recommended 4K setting is Medium – it balances 60 FPS with reasonable fidelity. At 1440p, High or Ultra are strongly recommended, and at 1080p, Ultra is the logical pick. These choices align with the measured data – selecting Medium 4K delivers the minimum acceptable frame rate while maintaining some graphical enhancements.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The following table lists all measured average FPS values from the dataset.

| Resolution | Settings | Average FPS |

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

| 1920x1080 | Low | 125 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 113 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 102 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 100 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 110 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 99 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 77 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 74 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 79 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 60 |

| 3840x2160 | High | 46 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 43 |

Additionally, Medium presets at each resolution have logged minimum and maximum FPS values: at 1080p they are 96 (min) and 130 (max), at 1440p they are 85 and 114, and at 4K they are 51 and 69. Those ranges give a sense of frame-time consistency.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7700 is built on TSMC's 5 nm process, code-named Navi 32. It contains 28,100 million transistors and has a die size of 346 mm². The GPU runs at a base clock of 1900 MHz, a game clock of 2041 MHz, and a boost clock of 2459 MHz. Its memory consists of 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, delivering a bandwidth of 624.1 GB/s. This configuration is well-suited for high-resolution second output, and the frame data supports that. For example, at 1080p the increase from Low to Ultra only reduces FPS by 25 (from 125 to 100), which is a 25% change. At 4k, the same preset ratio produces a 36 FPS difference (79 to 43). The steep drop in 4K can be explained by the GPU’s pixel output limits rather than any CPU bottleneck. The 2K (1440p) results remain close to 1080p, indicating that the GPU has enough headroom to process the additional pixels with acceptable penalty. However, moving to 4K nearly doubles the pixel count, pushing the GPU to its limit. In GPU benchmarks, the RX 7700 earns a Passmark G3D score of 20974, a Passmark GPU Compute score of 10963, and a 3DMark Steel Nomad (DX12) score of 2865. These benchmarks put it at the 58th percentile among all GPUs. Its closest rivals are the AMD Radeon R9 370X (average score 7754, delta -0.1%), the Radeon RX 9060 (average 11308, delta -1.0%), the Pro W5000 (average 10303, delta +1.1%), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (average 10140, delta -1.7%). The RX 7700’s advantage lies in its large VRAM and high bandwidth, which demonstrate the capability to handle moderate-resolution textures without compromising. For Thief, a 2014 game with high texture detail, the 16 GB VRAM and 256-bit bus ensure that texture-loading not affect frame rates at any resolution measured. The GPU’s core clock and bandwidth serve as the primary driver for the resolution scaling seen in the earlier section, with 4K particularly exposing the GPU as the limiting factor.