Thief

FAQ

Q: What is the average frame rate for this combination in Thief at 1080p with High settings?

A: The recorded average is 127 FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings.

Q: Does the combo maintain 60 FPS at 4K with Ultra settings?

A: No. The average at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings is 49 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: What is the largest performance gap between settings at a single resolution?

A: At 2560x1440, the difference between Low (151 FPS) and Ultra (83 FPS) is 68 FPS, which is the largest spread across all tested resolutions.

Q: How does the GPU's memory bandwidth compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RTX 3070 Ti has a memory bandwidth of 608.3 GB/s. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6800, has a slightly higher average benchmark score (30095 vs 29945), while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti scores slightly lower (29783).

Q: What is the CPU's percentile ranking among all tested processors?

A: The Intel Core i5-12400F ranks in the 73rd percentile of all CPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 19039.

Q: Is the measured frame rate data based on actual hardware testing?

A: Yes, the database records indicate that the data is measured, not estimated.

Settings Recommendations

The recorded FPS values show a clear pattern for optimizing the experience in Thief with this combo. At 1920x1080, the High preset delivers 127 FPS, which is already well above any practical refresh rate target. The Medium preset at the same resolution reaches 155 FPS, a 22% improvement over High, while Low jumps to 171 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1080p produces 121 FPS, only slightly below High.

For the smoothest experience at 1080p, the Medium preset appears to be the sweet spot. It delivers 155 FPS average with a minimum of 132 FPS and maximum of 178 FPS, which provides more headroom than High (127 FPS average) without the visual degradation of Low. The 1080p Ultra preset at 121 FPS is also playable, but the 34 FPS gap from Medium to Ultra suggests diminishing returns for the extra visual load.

At 2560x1440, the High preset yields 87 FPS, which remains comfortably above 60 FPS. The Medium preset at 114 FPS is the best choice for high refresh rate monitors, offering a 31% improvement over High. Low reaches 151 FPS, but that comes with the lowest visual quality. Ultra at 1440p drops to 83 FPS, still playable but with less margin for demanding scenes.

At 3840x2160, the situation changes. High produces 51 FPS, just below the 60 FPS standard. Medium reaches 67 FPS, making it the only preset at 4K that clears 60 FPS with a reasonable average. Low at 89 FPS is the most comfortable for 4K gaming, while Ultra drops to 49 FPS. For 4K, the Medium preset offers the best balance, as it maintains 67 FPS while preserving more visual detail than Low.

The data indicates that the Medium preset is the most consistent choice across all three resolutions, providing 155 FPS at 1080p, 114 FPS at 1440p, and 67 FPS at 4K. This preset avoids the steep performance cost of Ultra while still delivering a smooth experience in every resolution tested.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K reveals how the workload shifts between the CPU and GPU. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 127 FPS at 1920x1080 to 87 FPS at 2560x1440, a 31.5% reduction, then further to 51 FPS at 3840x2160, a 59.8% reduction from 1080p. This scaling pattern indicates that the GPU becomes the primary limiting factor as resolution increases.

At Low settings, the same resolution scaling shows a different behavior. The 1080p Low result is 171 FPS, dropping to 151 FPS at 1440p (an 11.7% reduction) and then to 89 FPS at 4K (a 48% reduction from 1080p). The relatively small drop from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings suggests that the CPU is still able to feed the GPU adequately at lower resolutions, but the sharp decline at 4K confirms the GPU bottleneck emerges strongly at higher pixel counts.

The Medium preset shows a more linear scaling. From 155 FPS at 1080p to 114 FPS at 1440p (a 26.5% drop) to 67 FPS at 4K (a 56.8% drop from 1080p). The Ultra preset follows a similar pattern: 121 FPS at 1080p, 83 FPS at 1440p (a 31.4% drop), and 49 FPS at 4K (a 59.5% drop from 1080p).

The consistent pattern across all settings, where the 4K result is roughly 40-50% of the 1080p result, indicates that the RTX 3070 Ti with its 8 GB GDDR6X memory and 608.3 GB/s bandwidth is the dominant constraint. The CPU, with its 6 cores and 12 threads, does not appear to limit performance at any resolution, as the frame rates remain high even at 1080p where CPU overhead is typically more visible.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-12400F and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti ranks 1290th out of 3720 tested combinations in Thief. This places it in the upper third of all recorded combos, specifically at the 65.3rd percentile of the 3720 total entries.

This ranking reflects the balance between the CPU and GPU. The i5-12400F sits in the 73rd percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 19039. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, scores 19047, a negligible 0% difference. The Intel Core 3 201E scores 19056, which is 0.1% higher, while the Intel Core i5-1335U at 18982 is 0.3% lower. This puts the i5-12400F in a tight cluster where performance differences are within measurement error.

The RTX 3070 Ti ranks in the 75th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 29945. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile, scores 29928, just 0.1% lower. The AMD Radeon RX 6800 scores 30095, which is 0.5% higher, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti scores 29783, 0.5% lower. The AMD Radeon RX 6700 scores 30433, 1.6% higher.

The combo's rank of 1290 out of 3720 in Thief specifically suggests that the game's engine responds well to this hardware pairing. Given that both components sit in the 73rd and 75th percentiles respectively, the combo ranking in the 65th percentile for this game indicates that Thief does not fully utilize the potential of either component, likely due to the game's 2014 release date and its engine limitations.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti uses the GA104 chip built on Samsung's 8 nm process, with 17,400 million transistors on a 392 mm² die. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1575 MHz and a boost clock of 1770 MHz, with memory running at 1188 MHz (19 Gbps effective). The 8 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus provides 608.3 GB/s of bandwidth.

In Thief, the GPU's memory configuration plays a critical role. The 4K Ultra preset at 49 FPS and the 4K High preset at 51 FPS both fall below 60 FPS, suggesting that the 8 GB VRAM capacity and the bandwidth are sufficient for the game's demands, but the raw compute throughput is the limiting factor. The GPU's FP32 performance of 21.75 TFLOPS and texture rate of 339.8 GTexel/s are substantial, yet the 4K results indicate that the game's rendering load at higher resolutions exceeds what the GPU can manage at Ultra settings.

The pixel rate of 169.9 GPixel/s and the 96 ROPs are relevant for resolution scaling. As the pixel count increases from 1080p to 4K, the fill rate requirement grows, and the observed 60% FPS drop at High settings aligns with the GPU's pixel throughput limits. The 192 TMUs and 6144 shading units provide ample texture and shader capacity, but the 4K results show that the GPU is stressed at that resolution.

The RTX 3070 Ti's nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6800, scores 0.5% higher in average GPU benchmarks, yet the 6800 has a different memory configuration (not specified in the data). The RTX 2080 Ti scores 0.5% lower, while the RTX 5070 Mobile scores 0.1% lower. These small differences in aggregate benchmarks do not necessarily translate to identical performance in Thief, as the game's engine may favor certain architectural features.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the recorded averages across all four settings are as follows:

• Low: 171 FPS
• Medium: 155 FPS (minimum 132 FPS, maximum 178 FPS)
• High: 127 FPS
• Ultra: 121 FPS

The 1080p results show a 50 FPS spread between the lowest and highest settings. The Medium preset's minimum of 132 FPS is still above the High preset's average of 127 FPS, indicating that Medium provides a more consistent experience than High. The Ultra preset at 121 FPS is only 6 FPS below High, suggesting that the visual difference between High and Ultra does not heavily tax the GPU at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the averages are:

• Low: 151 FPS
• Medium: 114 FPS (minimum 97 FPS, maximum 131 FPS)
• High: 87 FPS
• Ultra: 83 FPS

The 1440p results show a wider spread of 68 FPS between Low and Ultra. The Medium preset's minimum of 97 FPS remains above 60 FPS, providing a comfortable margin. The High and Ultra presets are close, at 87 FPS and 83 FPS respectively, indicating that the GPU's performance at 1440p is less sensitive to the High to Ultra transition than the Low to Medium transition, which shows a 37 FPS jump.

At 3840x2160, the averages are:

• Low: 89 FPS
• Medium: 67 FPS (minimum 57 FPS, maximum 77 FPS)
• High: 51 FPS
• Ultra: 49 FPS

The 4K results show a 40 FPS spread. The Medium preset's minimum of 57 FPS dips below 60 FPS, while its average of 67 FPS provides playable performance. The High and Ultra presets both fall below 60 FPS, with the High preset at 51 FPS and Ultra at 49 FPS. The Low preset at 89 FPS is the only setting at 4K that offers a substantial margin above 60 FPS.

The data confirms that the RTX 3070 Ti delivers its best experience at 1080p and 1440p, where all settings exceed 60 FPS. At 4K, only the Low and Medium presets maintain playable averages, with the Medium preset offering the best visual quality while staying above 60 FPS on average.