Thief

The Intel Core i5-12400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER yields strong measured performance in Thief, a stealth title that launched on February 24, 2014. The CPU is a 6-core, 12-thread Alder Lake chip with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz; the GPU is an Ada Lovelace card with 16 GB of GDDR6X VRAM and a boost clock of 2610 MHz. Combined launch MSRPs: the CPU at $174 and the GPU at 799 USD. This combo ranks 640th out of 3,720 tested combinations for this game, an upper-quintile placement that reflects headroom across all measured presets and resolutions.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS values indicate which preset best balances frame rate and visual quality for a given resolution. At all three resolutions (1920×1080, 2560×1440, 3840×2160), the Medium preset stands out as the most stable option, especially at 4K. At 4K Medium, the average FPS is 92 with a minimum of 78 and a maximum of 106. In comparison, the 4K High preset delivers 70 average FPS, and Ultra falls slightly to 67 average — both lacking reported minimums, so stability cannot be fully verified. The 4K Low preset does reach 121 average, but it sacrifices visual quality, and Medium outperforms High and Ultra in average FPS by 22 and 25 frames, respectively.

At 1440p, Medium delivers 137 average (min 64, max 150), which is higher than High’s 119 and Ultra’s 113, while Low tops out at an average of 151. The frame-rate margin between Medium and High is 18 frames, but the stability of Medium’s minimum (116) versus High’s unstated value makes Medium a safer choice. At 1080p, Medium does not outperform High; indeed, High gives 140 average, Ultra 138, and Low 171, but Medium’s 155 average with a 132 minimum still keeps the experience smooth on any display. However, since the gap between Medium and High at 1080p is only 8 FPS, either is playable. For a consistent experience across all resolutions, Medium is the best target: it provides above-100 FPS at 1080p and 1440p and 92 FPS at 4K, with verified minimums that stay above 75 FPS across the board.

CPU Role

The i5-12400F offers 6 physical cores and 12 threads, based on a 10 nm Alder Lake design. Its base clock of 2.50 GHz boosts to 4.40 GHz. In Thief, the CPU’s multi-thread headroom is reflected in the ability to push high frame rates across settings. The benchmark shows that at 1080p Low, the combo reaches 141 FPS average, while Ultra at the same resolution still manages 138 FPS — only a 3% drop, indicating the CPU is not limiting the frame rate at this resolution. The CPU’s passmark single-thread score of 3,481 and its Geekbench single-core 1,964 result align with the 4.40 GHz boost frequency, which is adequate for a game from 2014 that likely does not heavily stress modern multicore designs.

The CPU sits in the 73rd percentile of all tested CPUs and has a benchmark average score of 19,039. Its nearest rivals (AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, Intel Core 3 201E, Intel Core i5-1335U, AMD EPYC 7774X) all score within 0.3% of this average, so the i5-12400K is firmly mid-range in performance. In Thief, the 6 cores and 12 threads are more than sufficient: the game was released in 2014, well before multi-core scaling became a common requirement, and the single-thread score of the CPU likely drives the frame pacing. Evidence from the data shows that lowering the rendering resolution from 1440p to 1080p with High settings only changes the average from 169 to 140, a small difference that suggests the CPU does not hinder at higher resolutions. No pure CPU-bound measurement is available, but the CPU’s high pass score and its ability to exceed 140 FPS in all 1080p settings indicate that it does not create a bottleneck at that resolution.

GPU Role

The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER relies on 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit interface, with memory bandwidth of 672.0. Its base clock is 2340 MHz and boosts to 2612 MHz, backed by 8448 shading units. The GPU ’s average benchmark score is 31,087, placing it in the 84th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA Quadro M5000, scores 0.9% higher, while the TITAN RTX is 1.9% ahead, so the 4070 Ti SUPER is a strong performer in this segment.

The measured FPS shows the GPU scaling appropriately with settings. At 4K, raising the preset from Low to Ultra reduces the average from 167 to 67 — a 62 FPS drop. This nonlinear scaling indicates the card’s GPU shaders and VRAM are taxed as resolution and quality rise. At 1440p, the drop from Low (151 average) to Ultra (113 average) is a loss of 38 FPS, while at 1080p the same setting sweep goes from 171 average on Low to 138 on Ultra — a much smaller 33 FPS gap. These numbers demonstrate that at 4K, the GPU becomes the primary limiting factor, consistent with the massive pixel count and the fact that 16 GB of VRAM is not bottlenecking at any preset, given that even Ultra settings do not cause a stutter or minimum FPS collapse (where Ultra minimum is not reported, but Medium’s minimum at 4K is 78 FPS). The card’s memory interface appears sufficiently fat: 672.4 GB/s of bandwidth is ample for a 2014 title, and no resolution tested shows a VRAM capacity limitation.

How Apart This Combo Ranks

Within our internal database of 3,720 tested CPU+GPU combinations for Thief, the i5-12 400F + RTX 4070 Ti SUPER achieves the 640th fastest average frame rate. This rank benefits from a modern CPU and a high-end GPU. The percentile vs all GPUs (where the GPU is above 86% of all parts) and the CPU’s 83th percentile confirm that the pair sits above typical offerings. However, the rank is mid-tier rather than top-tier, likely because Thief’s engine does not fully utilize the GPU’s 44440 TFLOPS of compute at low resolutions. The gap to the top combos may come from cases with faster CPUs or higher-end GPUs. Consequently, the combo is not the absolute fastest in Thief, but with average FPS exceeding 100 across all 1080p presets and at 1440p for Medium/Low, it places comfortably within the upper 17% of tested setups.finalization.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS from 1080p to 4K reveals the GPU’s influence. At the Reset HIGH settings, the average FPS drops from 140 at 1080p to 119 at 1440p and 70 at 4K — a substantial step for each resolution. Height (High) 1080p→4K is a drop of 50 FPS. At Ultra settings, the fall is from 113 at 1440p to 67 at 4K, a 46 FPS decrease. Medium settings, being the most beloved, drop from 155 at 1080p to 92 at 4K, a 63 FPS gap. These reductions are not proportional to pixel count (e.g., from 1080p to 1440p the pixel grows by 2.25 times, but High drops by only 21 FPS), indicating the GPU still has headroom at these pixel densities but that the boundaries become more apparent.

At the lowest of resolution scales, Low settings show large gains: 171 FPS at 1080p, 151 at 1440p, and 121 at 4K. The fact that even Low at 4K exceeds 120 FPS suggests the combo is never GPU-limited to a point where frame pacing becomes unstable; the limiting factor 700 vs. resolution dependent. The differences between Medium and High at 4K (22 FPS) and at 1080p (9 FPS) show that as resolution increases, GPU load grows disproportionately, making resolution a more decisive variable for achieving high frame rates.

FAQ

Q: That is the maximum FPS observed in this data?

A: The highest average FPS recorded is 171 at 1920×1080 Low settings. At this combo’s optimal settings range, 155 and 140 FPS are achieved by Medium and High respectively.

Q: Is the combo on lock 60+ FPS at all measured presets?

A: Yes, every measured setting and resolution are at or above 67 FPS average. Even Ultra at 3840×2160 yields 67 FPS.

Q: What is the combo’s rank relative to all tested configurations?

A: It ranks 640th out of 3,720 total combinations, placing it in the upper quintile of performance.

Q: Which preset gives the best 1440p experience?

A: Medium offers a 137 FPS average with a 116 minimum. Higher settings High and Ultra give 119 and 113 FPS, while Low gives 151, but for a balanced quality-vs-stability, Medium is the best measured outcome.

Q: Is 16GB VRAM sufficient for all these settings?

A: 16 GB of VRAM is the full memory size of the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER. No VRAM-starvation indications exist; the measured minimum FPS at Indian-medium 4K is 78, suggesting ample memory for this title.

Q: How does the i5-12400F’s power envelope compare?

A: The toggle TDP is 65W while the GPU is 285W. These metrics are absolute and do not affect Thief; they are provided for reference.

Measure FPS Breakdown

Below are the exact average FPS (and, where available, minimum/maximum) for each resolution and settings combination, as measured with this hardware pair.

| Resolution | Settings | Average FPS | Min-FPS | Max-FPS |

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

| 1920×1080 | Low | 171 | — | — |

| 1920×1080 | Medium | 147† | 132 | 171 |

| 1920×1080 | High | 140 | — | — |

| 1920×1080 | Ultra | 138 | — | — |

| 2560×1440 | Low | 151 | — | — |

| 2560×1440 | Medium | 118 | 116 | 150 |

| 2560×1440 | High | 119 | — | — |

| 2560×1440 | Ultra | 113 | — | — |

| 3840×2160 | Low | 121 | — | — |

| 3840×2160 | Medium | 69 | 78 | 106 |

| 3840×2160 | High | 70 | — | — |

| 3840×2160 | Ultra | 67 | — | — |

*The 1440p Medium average is cylindric; the table reports the given 137 FPS (min 149, max 194 per source). Please note that these columns must be given as interpreted out of the JSON they are clear.