Thief

Thief, released on 2014-02-24, is a stealth game that rewards steady frame pacing rather than outright high-end rendering. This page covers the measured performance of an Intel Core i7-12700KF paired with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, running across four resolutions (1920x1080, 2560x1440, 3840x2160) and four quality presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra). Eleven average FPS values were captured, with minimum and maximum frame rates available for the Medium preset. The combination ranks 711 of 3720 tested combos for Thief. The data is measured, not estimated.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 711th out of 3720 combos, placing it inside the faster third of the database. The CPU holding an 85th percentile against all CPUs and the GPU an 83rd percentile against all GPUs helps explain that position. The i7-12700KF delivers an average benchmark score of 35365, which is essentially tied with its nearest Intel rival, the Core i7-13700T, which scores 35403 with a delta of -0.1%. The RTX 3080 Ti averages 41187, sitting 0.8% above the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 (40870) and 2% above the GeForce RTX 5070 (40377). With an 85th-percentile CPU and an 83rd-percentile GPU, the hardware sits comfortably in the mid-upper range of all tested components. In Thief specifically, the measured FPS numbers show the hardware rarely falls below playable levels, even at higher settings and resolutions. The rank of 711 suggests the configuration is capable of exceeding many other combos in this game, even though it is not near the top of the premium stack. Notably, the GPU’s 0.8% edge over the Radeon Pro 5300 and a 1.2% lead over Tesla M40 24GB suggest that, when pushed by Thief’s 2014 engine, the 3080 Ti does not separate cleanly from slower cards.

Settings Recommendations

For choosing the best preset, the Medium setting stands out because it is the only preset where min and max frame rates were also recorded, providing a complete picture of frame consistency. At each resolution, Medium maintains the highest minimum FPS that stays above 60. At 1920x1080, Medium averages 177 FPS, with a minimum of 150 and a maximum of 203. At 2560x1440, it averages 132 FPS, with min 112 and max 151. At 3840x2160, Medium still averages 77 FPS, with a minimum of 66 and a maximum of 89. None of the other presets offer a min that crosses 60 at this resolution; High at 4K averages only 59 FPS and Ultra averages 56, both stuttering below a 60-frame-per-second target on the default 4K. Low produces higher averages on paper—195 at 1080p, 172 at 1440p, and 102 at 4K—but it does so with only average FPS available, and there is no recorded minimum to guarantee stability. Medium’s combination of a high average and a documented minimum makes it the safest choice to avoid dips below 60 FPS, which matters for a stealth game where constant frame timing avoids visual stutter. If the player prioritizes raw FPS over the fidelity, Low yields a larger frame count benefit: at 1440p, Low delivers 172 FPS versus 132 for Medium, a difference of 40 FPS that could support a high-refresh display. However, the presence of min values for only Medium suggests the modeling engine has confidence in that preset’s frame pacing. For most users, Medium is the recommended preset across all three resolutions.

FAQ

Q: Is this combo able to hold 60 FPS at 4K with any preset?

A: Yes. At 3840x2160, the Medium preset reaches 77 FPS on average, with a minimum of 66 FPS. Meanwhile, the High preset averages 59 FPS and Ultra averages 56 FPS, both falling just short of 60.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest Intel rival?

A: The i7-12700KF has an average benchmark score of 35365, which is 0.1% lower than the Intel Core i7-13700T’s score of 35403. The delta is negligible, meaning the 12700KF is essentially equal in raw synthetic benchmarks.

Q: What is the GPU’s memory layout?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti comes with 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 384-bit interface, delivering 912.4 GB/s of bandwidth and a memory clock of 1188MHz, which translates to a 19 Gbps effective rate.

Q: What do the reported min FPS values for the Medium preset tell us about the frame pacing?

A: The Medium preset shows consistent frame delivery across all three resolutions, with a minimum of 150 FPS at 1080p and 112 FPS at 1440p, and even at 4K the minimum is 66 FPS—dropping only 24 FPS below the maximum of 89 FPS. These min-max gaps demonstrate that the frame rate remains stable under that preset.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested configurations?

A: The combination of the Intel Core i7-12700KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti ranks 711th out of 3720 tested combos for Thief, placing it in the top-most quarter of the chart.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The following measurements were captured in Thief at the three resolutions, using the four presets. For the Medium preset, the minimum and maximum frame rates were recorded, while for the other presets only the average was reported.

At 1920x1080:

• Low: average 195 FPS
• Medium: average 177 FPS, min 150, max 203
• High: average 146 FPS
• Ultra: average 139 FPS

At 2560x1440:

• Low: average 172 FPS
• Medium: average 132 FPS, min 112, max 151
• High: average 100 FPS
• Ultra: average 95 FPS

At 3840x2160:

• Low: average 102 FPS
• Medium: average 77 FPS, min 66, max 89
• High: average 59 FPS
• Ultra: average 56 FPS

The pattern across the three resolutions is uniform: Ultra is consistently the most demanding preset, while Low freely gives the strongest average FPS. The difference between Medium and High varies by resolution. At 1080p, the 177 average for Medium is 31 FPS ahead of High’s 146; at 1440p that gap grows to 132 FPS versus 100; at 4K Medium is still 22 FPS higher (77 vs 59). This suggests that the step from High to Ultra is steep, while Medium offers a balanced bracket.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is based on the GA102 chip on the 8nm Samsung process, with 28,300 million transistors on a 628 mm² die. It has a base clock of 1365 MHz and a boost of 1665 MHz. The 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 384-bit bus yields 912.4 GB/s of bandwidth, which is more than enough for a 2014 title even at 4K textures. The GPU’s massive shading capacity—10,240 shading units, 320 TMUs, and 112 ROPs—translates into a 186.5 Gpixel/s pixel rate and a 532.8 GTexel/s texture rate. For an older stealth title, these numbers aren’t stressed to the point of being a limiting factor. Thief’s rendering load is simpler, but the GPU still shows its capability in the 1080p Low preset at 195 FPS and the 1440x1440 Low preset at 172 FPS. In passmark’s G3D test, this GPU scores 26896 and lands on the 83rd percentile when compared to all GPUs. Though its nearest rival in average score is the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 (40870 Delta 0.8%) and the Tesla M40 24GB (41707, -1.2%), those are not direct gaming comparisons. For this specific game, the 3080 Ti’s 12 GDDR6X and bandwidth keep the 4K Medium preset above 76 average FPS, which is a healthy result for a card from the same era as the CPU.

The GPU’s VRAM capacity is 12 GB and memory clock is at 1188 MHz (379 effective). On Thief’s 2014 engine, textures are typically not prohibitively large, so the 12GB frame buffer is not almost well above threshold. When the 4K results show a 77 (Medium’s low of 66 FPS) and the 1080p Medium at 177 FPS, the gap between them is over 100 FPS, which indicates the GPU is nearing its limits. The GPU’s power envelope is 350 W with a 750 watt suggested PSU, and it is connected via a single 12-pin power connector. The RTX which 3080 Ti has its base clock of 1365 MHz and boost 1665, allowing enough of it to console also stay stable. For maximum visual quality in Thief, the data points to Medium as the right choice, since that preset the only one that never falls below 60 at 4K (min 66) and offers a minimum that is above the 4K target.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-12700KF is an Alder Lake-S processor with 12 cores and 20 threads, built under a 10nm Intel process. It runs at a base clock of 3.60 GHz and can boost to 5.00 GHz, with a thermal design of 125 W. The cache hierarchy includes 1.25 MB (2 cache) of L2 per core, and a shared L3 of 25 MB. In the benchmarks recorded, the CPU excels at heavily threaded tasks: 3DMark reports a 16-thread score of 9282, an 8-thread score of 7211, and a max-thread score of 9983. Cinebench R23 yields a multi-core score of 28838 and a single-core of 4071, while the Passmark multithread result sits at 34092. Notably, it ranks the 85th percentile all CPUs, so it is a high-end CPU. For Thief, which is a 2016 single-player stealth game, the CPU is mostly active for lighting, AI, and physics, but its single-thread performance is not normally the bottleneck. At 1080x1080 with Low settings the frame rate is 195 FPS, and at the same resolution Low it drops to 195; at Ultra it is 139, which still far exceeds most displays. These numbers show the i7-12700KF can easily feed the 3080 Ti even when low presets lift reduction to the CPU using additional frames. Its single-core Cinebench R15 score of 410 and R23 of 4071 confirm a chip that can handle tasks that