Thief

The measured configuration for Thief is an Intel Core i5-11400F paired with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER. The measured FPS data shows a high average of 148.6 FPS at 1920x1080 Low and a low of 65.7 FPS at 3840x2160 High. Resolution scaling shifts the load to the GPU, and the 4K results make that relationship clear.

Resolution Scaling

At 1920x1080, the Low preset averages 148.6 FPS, Medium averages 132.3 FPS, High averages 122.3 FPS, and Ultra averages 118 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440, the same presets produce 131.4, 118.2, 104.1, and 103.2 FPS. At 3840x2160, the results are 110.5, 88.2, 65.7, and 66.1 FPS.

The drop from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160 is much larger on Ultra than on Low. Low goes from 148.6 to 110.5, while Ultra goes from 118 to 66.1. That pattern indicates the GPU is the limiting component as resolution and settings increase. At 1080p, the gap from Low to Ultra is relatively small, with Low at 148.6 and Ultra at 118. At 4K, the same settings span from 110.5 down to 66.1, a much wider spread. The 4K High and Ultra results are effectively tied at 65.7 and 66.1 FPS, which suggests the step from High to Ultra does not add a meaningful frame-rate penalty at that resolution.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-11400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the Rocket Lake family. It has a base clock of 2.60 GHz, a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, a 65 W TDP, and 12 MB of shared L3 cache. It supports dual-channel DDR4 memory with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth. Synthetic results include 14372 in Cinebench R23 multicore, 2029 in Cinebench R23 singlecore, 5652 in 3DMark max threads, and 868 in 3DMark single thread. This CPU sits in the 75th percentile of all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 17181.

In Thief, the CPU’s role is easiest to see at Low settings, where GPU work is reduced. The combo reaches 148.6 FPS at 1920x1080 Low, 131.4 FPS at 2560x1440 Low, and 110.5 FPS at 3840x2160 Low. Even at 4K Low, the processor can keep the frame rate in triple-digit territory. At 4K Ultra, the same CPU is paired with a 66.1 FPS result, so the bottleneck at maximum settings is not core count or clock speed. The six-core, twelve-thread layout is enough to feed the GPU in this game.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER uses 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus with 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth. Its memory clock is rated at 1313 MHz / 21 Gbps effective. The GPU has a base clock of 1980 MHz and a boost clock of 2475 MHz. It contains 7168 shading units, 224 TMUs, and 80 ROPs, with FP32 performance of 35.48 TFLOPS. This GPU sits in the 84th percentile of all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 42576.

The GPU’s impact is visible in the 1440p-to-4K jump. At 2560x1440 Ultra, the combo averages 103.2 FPS. At 3840x2160 Ultra, it averages 66.1 FPS. That is the largest resolution-step drop in the Ultra sequence. The 12 GB VRAM buffer does not appear to cap performance in the measured rows: 4K High still averages 65.7 FPS and 4K Ultra averages 66.1 FPS, with no collapse caused by memory pressure. The card’s high memory bandwidth and fast boost clock allow the pairing to keep 4K averages above the Low preset’s 110.5 at the same resolution.

FAQ

Q: What is the fastest measured average frame rate for this combo in Thief?

A: The fastest average is 148.6 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The next fastest rows are 132.3 FPS at 1920x1080 Medium and 131.4 FPS at 2560x1440 Low.

Q: How does 4K Ultra compare with 4K High?

A: At 3840x2160, Ultra averages 66.1 FPS while High averages 65.7 FPS. The two are nearly identical in the measured data, so Ultra does not cost a meaningful amount of frame rate relative to High at 4K.

Q: Which resolution shows the largest Low-to-Ultra spread?

A: The 3840x2160 rows show the widest spread: Low averages 110.5 FPS, Medium 88.2 FPS, High 65.7 FPS, and Ultra 66.1 FPS. By comparison, the 1920x1080 rows run from 148.6 FPS at Low to 118 FPS at Ultra.

Q: What is the combo’s rank in Thief?

A: The combination ranks 530 out of 1642 tested combos. The CPU is in the 75th percentile of all CPUs, and the GPU is in the 84th percentile of all GPUs.

Q: How does the CPU compare with its nearest rivals in synthetic score?

A: The i5-11400F has an average benchmark score of 17181. Its nearest rivals are the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U at 17189 (deltaPct 0), Intel Core i7-1260P at 17212 (deltaPct -0.2), Intel Core Ultra 7 164U at 17215 (deltaPct -0.2), and Intel Core i5-1240U at 17141 (deltaPct 0.2).

Settings Recommendations

The measured data supports 2560x1440 Ultra as the strongest balance of image quality and frame rate. At that resolution, Ultra averages 103.2 FPS, while High averages 104.1 FPS and Medium averages 118.2 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra is minor, so Ultra is the better measured choice at 1440p.

At 3840x2160, Ultra is also the recommended preset if image quality is the priority. It averages 66.1 FPS, which is slightly above High’s 65.7 FPS. At 1920x1080, Ultra averages 118 FPS and remains the highest measured quality tier at that resolution. For users who want maximum frame rate, the Low presets at 1920x1080 and 2560x1440 deliver 148.6 and 131.4 FPS, but they sacrifice the higher settings that the rest of the measured table supports.

Measured FPS Breakdown

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS |

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

| 1920x1080 | Low | 148.6 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 132.3 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 122.3 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 118 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 131.4 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 118.2 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 104.1 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 103.2 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 110.5 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 88.2 |

| 3840x2160 | High | 65.7 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 66.1 |

How This Combo Ranks

This Intel Core i5-11400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER configuration ranks 530 out of 1642 tested combos in Thief. The CPU’s average benchmark score is 17181, placing it in the 75th percentile of all CPUs. The GPU’s average benchmark score is 42576, placing it in the 84th percentile of all GPUs.

For context, the CPU’s nearest rivals in average score are the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U at 17189 (deltaPct 0), Intel Core i7-1260P at 17212 (deltaPct -0.2), Intel Core Ultra 7 164U at 17215 (deltaPct -0.2), and Intel Core i5-1240U at 17141 (deltaPct 0.2). The GPU’s nearest rivals include the NVIDIA RTX A6000 at 42653 (deltaPct -0.2), AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE at 42723 (deltaPct -0.3), AMD Radeon Pro 580X at 41991 (deltaPct 1.4), and NVIDIA Tesla M40 at 41897 (deltaPct 1.6).

The in-game rank of 530 out of 1642 is below the synthetic percentile positions of both components. That matches the resolution analysis: Thief at high resolutions and settings is heavily GPU-driven, and the measured game result does not directly mirror the synthetic standing of the CPU or GPU. The data set is flagged as measured, so the rank and FPS values reflect collected results rather than projections.