Thief

The Intel Core i5-10400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER forms a mid-range desktop combination that, in Thief, delivers solid frame rates at 1080p and 1440p but struggles to maintain smooth performance at 4K Ultra. Measured results show the system hitting 90 FPS on High at 1920x1080, 62 FPS at 2560x1440 High, and only 35 FPS at 3840x2160 Ultra. The combo ranks 2806th out of 3720 tested configurations in this title, placing it below the median of the database, even though both the CPU and GPU individually sit above the 60th percentile of their respective benchmark pools.

Settings Recommendations

The most playable experience depends on the target resolution. At 1920x1080, every preset exceeds 60 FPS. The Ultra preset averages 86 FPS, while High reaches 90 FPS, a difference of only 4 FPS but with a small visual quality reduction. For the highest consistency, the Medium preset at 113 FPS is the best balance of fluidity and visual fidelity, though players wanting maximal detail can stick with High without sacrificing much. At 2560x1440, only the Medium and Low presets clear 60 FPS, with Medium at 81 FPS and Low at 107 FPS. The High preset drops to 62 FPS, which is still playable, but Ultra falls to 59 FPS, right at the boundary. Given that the difference between High and Ultra is only 3 FPS, High is the better choice at this resolution. At 3840x2160, no setting reaches 60 FPS except for Low, which averages 63 FPS. Medium yields 48 FPS, High 36 FPS, and Ultra 35 FPS, so the Low preset is the only one that provides a 60 FPS experience. Therefore, the recommended presets are: High at 1080p, Medium at 144p, and Low at 2160p. These choices deliver the strongest performance per visual quality in the data.

FAQ

Q: What is the CPU’s base and boost clock?

A: The Intel Core i5-10400F has a base clock of 2.90 GHz and a boost clock of 4.30 GHz.

Q: How many cores and threads does the i5-10400F have?

A: It has 6 cores and 12 threads.

Q: How much video memory does the RTX 2060 SUPER have, and what is its memory bandwidth?

A: The GPU has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory with a 256-bit bus and 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

Q: What FPS does the combo achieve at 2560x1440 with Medium settings?

A: The average is 81 FPS, with a minimum of 69 FPS and a maximum of 93 FPS.

Q: Where does the combo rank among all tested CPU–GPU combinations in Thief?

A: It ranks 2806th out of 3720, meaning it outperforms roughly 24.6% of all tested configurations.

Q: Does the RTX 2060 SUPER support DirectX 12 Ultimate?

A: Yes, it supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), along with OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4.

Resolution Scaling

As the resolution increases, the average FPS drops consistently across all presets, reflecting a GPU-limited configuration. At High settings, the system runs 90 FPS at 1080p, 62 FPS at 1440p, and 35 FPS at 2160p, a fall of 31% from 1080p to 1440p and then 74% from 1080p to 2160p. The Low preset follows the same shape: 125 FPS → 107 FPS → 63 FPS, with corresponding drops of 14% and 51% from the base resolution. Medium settings show 113 FPS → 81 FPS → 48 FPS, a 28% loss at 1440p and a 58% loss at 4K. Ultra of 153 FPS at 108p, 59 FPS at 1440p, and 35 FPS at 2160p (65% and 59% drops sequentially). The scaling indicates that the RTX 2060 SUPER is the primary limiter at higher resolutions. The CPU, rated at 12 threads and a 4.3 GHz boost, appears capable of providing optional frame rates at 1080p, since Low’s 125 FPS and Medium’s 113 FPS vastly exceed the 60 FPS line, but once the pixel load increases, the GPU’s bandwidth (448 GB/s) and raw compute power become the bottleneck. The difference between the 1080p and 1440p values is smaller for the Low preset (18% reduction) compared with the High preset (31% reduction), because at lower settings the GPU has less work per pixel, so the CPU can come closer to keeping up without being saturated. Overall, the data positions the system as a comfortable 1440p-medium profile, but not a 4K experience apart from the reduced Low preset.

Measured FPS Breakdown

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS | Min FPS | Max FPS |

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

| 1920x1080 | Low | 125 | | |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 113 | 96 | 130 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 90 | | |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 86 | | |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 107 | | |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 81 | 69 | 93 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 62 | | |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 59 | | |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 63 | | |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 48 | 40 | 55 |

| 3840x2160 | High | 36 | | |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 35 | | |

At 1080p, the Medium runs the highest minimum (96 FPS) and a very consistent frame time (max 130) making it a comfortable choice for fast motion. The High and Ultra presets stay within 5 FPS of each other, but Medium separates them by 23 FPS over High and 27 FPS over Ultra, so the quality difference is not worth the frame loss for many players. At 1440p, the only frames that stay above 60 are Low (107) and Medium (81). The High and Ultra presets both stay close to 60, with High at 62 and Ultra at 59. The Medium minimum of 69 FPS shows that even with spikes, the system remains above that threshold. At 4K, the Low preset is the only one that holds a usably smooth 63 average, while Medium drops to 48 and the High/Ultra pair sits in the 35-36 region. The Minimum FPS at 4K is only given for Medium (40 FPS), implying that the variance is large and that this resolution is not suitable for a steady 60 FPS experience. These numbers confirm a clear progression: the system is comfortable at 1080p and 1440p Medium, but 4K playback requires the Low preset to stay fluid.

How This Combo Ranks

The Core i5-10400F + RTX 2060 SUPER combination places 2806th out of 3720 tested combos in Thief. This rank is notably humble when considering the individual performance of the two components: the CPU stands in the 68th percentile of all processors, and the GPU sits in the 62nd percentile of all GPUs. If the pair were well matched for the game’s engine, we would expect a higher overall position among tested configurations. The gap suggests that Thief, a title released in February 2014, does not linearly profit from the modern multi-threaded architecture. The CPU, which has 6 cores and 12 threads and reaches 12.15 on the PassMark multithread test, likely has plenty of raw compute left unused; the in-game rank lower than the CPU’s own percentile supports that theory. The nearest CPU rivals in overall benchmark score are the Intel Xeon 675E (avg 14163, delta 0.2) and the AMD EPYC 7552 (avg 14115, delta 0.5), while the nearest GPU rivals are the RTX 3060 Mobile (avg 18159, delta -0.4) and the Radeon RX 560 (avg 18373, delta -1.5). The combo’s rank relative to the whole pool indicates that while the CPU and GPU are individually above average, the game does not translate that into a similar position when connected, landing in the lower half of recorded systems.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-10400F is built on the 14nm Comet-Lake process, featuring 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 2.90 GHz and a boost clock of 4.30 GHz. Its L3 cache totals 12 MB, and it has a TDP of 65 W. In synthetic benchmarks, it shows balanced performance: Cinebench R23 multi-core scores 10 83 and single-core 1451, while Geekbench multcore 6257 and singlecore 1420. The CPU’s percentage rank is 68% across all CPUs, which places it in the upper third. In Thief, the CPU appears to be capable of sustaining frame rates far above those delivered at 1440p and 4K. For instance, at 1080p with Low settings, the system hits 125 FPS, a rate that likely is limited by the CPU’s single-thread capacity given that the GPU can’t load heavily at that resolution. At 1440p Low, the frame rate drops to 107 FPS, still high. Yet at 4K Low, the FPS plummets to 63 FPS, showing that as the resolution increases, the GPU becomes the decisive component. The 35 FPS at 4K High shows that the memory bandwidth (448 GB/s) and the 2,760 shading units are the binding constraint, because even the most demanding CPU load cannot raise the frames further. Thus, while the i5-10400F is a comfortable 6-core for typical gameplay, Thief’s performance ceiling for this combination is more closely aligned with the RTX 2060 SUPER’s capabilities than with the full potential of the CPU’s multi-threaded architecture. For 1440p Medium, the CPU still among the GPU bottleneck, but single-thread bursts from the 4.30 GHz clock manage to keep the GPU fed without major frame surges.