Thief

FAQ

Q: How does this Intel Core i5-12400F + AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT combo rank in Thief?

A: This combo ranks 1653rd out of 3720 tested combinations, placing it in the 44th percentile of all tested configurations for this game.

Q: What is the best average FPS this combo achieves at 1080p?

A: The highest average framerate is 171 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings, while the Ultra preset still delivers 108 FPS at the same resolution.

Q: Is this system more CPU-bound or GPU-bound in Thief?

A: The data indicates a GPU-bound scenario at higher resolutions: at 4K Ultra the average drops to 43 FPS, while at 1080p Low the CPU pushes 171 FPS, suggesting the graphics card becomes the limiting factor as resolution increases.

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded at 1440p Medium settings?

A: At 2560x1440 with Medium settings, the minimum FPS is 87, with an average of 102 FPS and a maximum of 117 FPS.

Q: How does the RX 6750 XT compare to its nearest GPU rival in raw benchmark scores?

A: The RX 6750 XT has an average benchmark score of 26011, which is 0.5% ahead of the AMD Radeon R9 M395X (25891), 0.6% ahead of the AMD FirePro W7100, and 0.7% ahead of the AMD FirePro D700.

Q: What is the thermal design power of this CPU and GPU combination?

A: The Intel Core i5-12400F has a TDP of 65 W, while the AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT has a TDP of 250 W.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT brings 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 432.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's base clock runs at 2150 MHz, with a game clock of 2495 MHz and a boost clock of 2600 MHz. These specifications are directly relevant to Thief's performance profile: the combination of high memory bandwidth and substantial VRAM capacity allows the card to handle the game's texture-heavy environments without significant frame time spikes.

The GPU's 2560 shading units and 64 ROPs contribute to its pixel throughput of 166.4 GPixel/s, while the 160 TMUs enable a texture rate of 416.0 GTexel/s. These raw throughput figures translate into measurable results in Thief: at 1080p Ultra, the combo produces 108 FPS, and even at 4K Ultra it maintains 43 FPS. The FP32 compute rating of 13.31 TFLOPS provides ample headroom for the game's DirectX 12 rendering path, which the GPU supports via DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2).

The card's 40 ray accelerators are present but not heavily utilized in this 2014 title, so the performance scaling across settings is primarily driven by fill-rate and memory bandwidth rather than ray tracing capabilities. The 7 nm process node from TSMC, with 17,200 million transistors on a 335 mm² die, gives the card efficiency that helps maintain consistent clock behavior under sustained gaming loads.

At 1080p, the CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads with a boost clock of 4.40 GHz are sufficient to feed the GPU; however, at 4K resolution, the GPU's compute capacity becomes the dominant factor, as evidenced by the 43 FPS result at Ultra settings. The 250 W TDP of the GPU, combined with the 65 W TDP of the CPU, indicates a balanced power envelope where neither component throttles the other in typical gaming scenarios.

Settings Recommendations

For players prioritizing smooth gameplay at 1080p, the Ultra preset delivers 108 FPS, which is entirely playable and visually rich. The Medium preset at the same resolution yields 148 FPS with a minimum of 126 FPS, offering a substantial 37% improvement over Ultra while still maintaining high visual fidelity. Given that the minimum FPS at Medium (126) is well above the 60 FPS threshold, this represents the best balance of frame rate and visual quality for competitive or fast-paced play.

At 1440p, the High preset achieves 78 FPS, which is adequate for most displays, but the Medium preset at 102 FPS (minimum 87) provides a smoother experience with only modest visual compromises. The Ultra preset at 1440p drops to 74 FPS, which is still playable but leaves less headroom for demanding scenes. The data shows that Medium at 1440p offers the most consistent frame pacing, as evidenced by the 87-117 FPS range.

At 4K, the Medium preset is the only viable option for smooth gameplay, producing 60 FPS with a minimum of 51 FPS. The High preset at 4K yields 46 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS target, and Ultra drops to 43 FPS. Low settings at 4K produce 79 FPS, but the visual quality sacrifice is substantial. For 4K owners, Medium is the recommended preset, as it maintains an average exactly at the 60 FPS refresh rate standard while keeping minimums above 50 FPS.

The Low preset at 1080p produces 171 FPS, which is useful for esports-style play or for users with 165 Hz or 240 Hz monitors, but the visual downgrade from Medium is significant. The measured data indicates that Medium settings provide the best overall experience across all three resolutions, as it consistently delivers frame rates that are either at or above the 60 FPS target while maintaining reasonable visual quality.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination of Intel Core i5-12400F and AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT ranks 1653rd out of 3720 tested combos in Thief, placing it in the upper-middle tier of all configurations. The CPU itself holds the 73rd percentile among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 19039, while the GPU sits at the 71st percentile among all graphics cards with an average score of 26011. These percentile rankings suggest that both components are solidly above average, but neither is in the top tier, which aligns with the combo's overall rank.

The CPU's nearest rival in benchmark scores is the AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS with a delta of 0%, meaning the two processors are statistically tied in average performance. The Intel Core 3 201E is 0.1% behind, while the Intel Core i5-1335U and AMD EPYC 7773X are each 0.3% ahead. This clustering indicates that the i5-12400F sits in a dense performance band where small variations in workload can shift rankings.

On the GPU side, the RX 6750 XT's nearest rival is the AMD Radeon R9 M395X with a delta of 0.5%, followed by the AMD FirePro W7100 at 0.6%, the AMD FirePro D700 at 0.7%, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile at 1.1%. The GPU's benchmark advantage over these rivals is modest, suggesting that in Thief specifically, the combination's performance is more dependent on the CPU-GPU pairing efficiency than on raw GPU horsepower alone.

Given the 3720 total combos tested, a rank of 1653 means that 44.4% of configurations perform worse than this pairing. This places the combo in the "better than average" category, but not in the top quartile. The measured FPS data confirms this positioning: at 1080p Ultra, the 108 FPS result is strong but not exceptional, and at 4K Ultra, the 43 FPS result shows that the GPU is not sufficient for maxed-out 4K gaming in this title.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of GPU-bound scaling as resolution increases. At 1080p Ultra, the combo produces 108 FPS; at 1440p Ultra, this drops to 74 FPS (a 31.5% decrease); and at 4K Ultra, it falls to 43 FPS (a 41.9% decrease from 1440p). This scaling behavior is characteristic of a system where the GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions, as the CPU's performance headroom at 1080p is not fully utilized.

The Low settings data provides insight into the CPU's maximum frame delivery capability. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 171 FPS; at 1440p Low, it produces 134 FPS (a 21.6% decrease); and at 4K Low, it delivers 79 FPS (a 41% decrease from 1440p). The fact that even at Low settings the frame rate drops significantly with resolution indicates that the GPU is still the bottleneck at 4K, even when the rendering load is minimized.

Comparing the scaling across settings, the Medium preset shows the most consistent behavior: 148 FPS at 1080p, 102 FPS at 1440p, and 60 FPS at 4K. This represents a 31.1% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 41.2% drop from 1440p to 4K. The similarity in percentage drops across all settings (approximately 31% for the first step and 41% for the second step) confirms that the limiting component scales predictably with pixel count.

The CPU's single-thread performance, as measured by 3dmark_single_thread score of 909 and passmark_single_thread score of 3481, is sufficient to avoid becoming a bottleneck at 1080p, but the GPU's compute resources are exhausted at 4K. The 12 GB VRAM capacity is not exhausted in this title, as evidenced by the fact that the game runs at 4K at all, but the GPU's 13.31 TFLOPS FP32 performance is the primary constraint at higher resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its strongest performance across all settings. The Low preset achieves 171 FPS average, while the Medium preset produces 148 FPS with a minimum of 126 FPS and a maximum of 171 FPS. The High preset yields 113 FPS, and the Ultra preset results in 108 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 63 FPS, indicating that the game's graphics settings have a significant impact on frame rate at this resolution, but even the most demanding preset remains well above the 60 FPS threshold.

At 2560x1440, the performance drops are consistent but manageable. The Low preset produces 134 FPS, which is still excellent for high-refresh-rate monitors. The Medium preset delivers 102 FPS with a minimum of 87 FPS and a maximum of 117 FPS, providing a smooth experience on 144 Hz displays. The High preset achieves 78 FPS, and the Ultra preset falls to 74 FPS. The 60 FPS difference between Low and Ultra at 1440p mirrors the 1080p scaling, showing that the GPU's performance curve is linear with respect to settings.

At 3840x2160, the performance drops become more pronounced. The Low preset yields 79 FPS, which is playable but requires significant visual compromises. The Medium preset produces 60 FPS with a minimum of 51 FPS and a maximum of 69 FPS, making it the only preset at 4K that consistently maintains near-60 FPS performance. The High preset drops to 46 FPS, and the Ultra preset falls to 43 FPS. These 4K results demonstrate that the RX 6750 XT is capable of 4K gaming in Thief, but only at Medium settings or lower.

The Medium preset at 1440p shows the best minimum FPS to average FPS ratio: 87 minimum versus 102 average (85.3% of average). In contrast, the Medium preset at 4K has a minimum of 51 FPS versus an average of 60 FPS (85.0% of average), showing consistent frame pacing across resolutions. The 1080p Medium preset has a minimum of 126 FPS versus an average of 148 FPS (85.1% of average), indicating that the game's frame time distribution is stable regardless of resolution, which is a positive indicator for gameplay smoothness.