Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 is overwhelmingly powerful for Inside, delivering playable frame rates far beyond the 60 FPS threshold at every resolution and preset combination tested. The data indicates that this combination is not merely sufficient; it is excessive, with the lowest recorded average frame rate being 99.7 FPS at 4K Ultra settings.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160 (4K), the most demanding preset that maintains an average frame rate at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, which achieves an average of 99.7 FPS. This is the highest quality setting available, and the system still delivers a substantial margin over the playability threshold. The data shows that even at this maximum visual fidelity, the frame rate does not dip below the 60 FPS target, confirming that the hardware is not stressed by the game's demands at this resolution.

At 2560x1440 (1440p), the best settings are also Ultra, with an average frame rate of 159.9 FPS. This represents a significant performance headroom, as the average is more than double the 60 FPS baseline. The gap between Ultra and the next highest preset, High, is a modest 4.9 FPS (164.8 vs 159.9), indicating that the visual upgrade to Ultra comes at a negligible performance cost at this resolution.

At 1920x1080 (1080p), the best settings are Ultra as well, delivering an average of 217.1 FPS. This frame rate is exceptionally high, making the gameplay experience extremely fluid. The performance difference between presets at this resolution is minimal, with Low settings reaching 349.4 FPS and Medium at 321.3 FPS, but Ultra remains the recommended choice as it provides the best visual experience while still maintaining a frame rate well above any competitive or smoothness requirement.

CPU and GPU Roles

The performance scaling across resolutions and presets reveals that the GPU is the dominant component for this game, though the CPU is never a bottleneck at any tested configuration. The evidence lies in the frame rate differences between presets at the same resolution. At 4K, the gap between Low (205.3 FPS) and Ultra (99.7 FPS) is 105.6 FPS, a massive drop that indicates the GPU's rendering load is the primary factor. This pattern is consistent at 1440p, where the difference between Low (316.3 FPS) and Ultra (159.9 FPS) is 156.4 FPS, and at 1080p, where the difference is 132.3 FPS (349.4 vs 217.1). The increasing performance delta with higher settings confirms that the GPU's shading, texture, and pixel processing capabilities are being taxed more heavily.

The CPU's role becomes more apparent when comparing the same preset across different resolutions. For instance, at Ultra settings, the frame rate scales from 217.1 FPS at 1080p to 159.9 FPS at 1440p and 99.7 FPS at 4K. This scaling is directly attributable to the GPU's workload increasing with pixel count. However, at Low settings, the frame rate only drops from 349.4 FPS at 1080p to 316.3 FPS at 1440p and 205.3 FPS at 4K. The relatively smaller drop at lower settings suggests that the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU with enough data to maintain high frame rates, but the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth become the limiting factor as resolution increases. The Ryzen 5 7500F, with its 6 cores and 12 threads, provides ample headroom for this puzzle platformer, which is not a multi-threaded workload. The benchmark data shows that the CPU's performance is sufficient to avoid limiting the GPU at all tested settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

1920x1080: The lowest settings produce an average of 349.4 FPS. Moving to Medium yields 321.3 FPS, a reduction of 28.1 FPS. High settings deliver 232.1 FPS, which is a more substantial drop of 89.2 FPS from Medium. Ultra is the most demanding, with an average of 217.1 FPS, just 15.0 FPS lower than High. All settings at this resolution maintain frame rates that are over three times the 60 FPS playable threshold.

2560x1440: At Low settings, the average frame rate is 316.3 FPS. Medium settings reduce this to 261.4 FPS, a difference of 54.9 FPS. High settings produce 164.8 FPS, a significant drop of 96.6 FPS from Medium. Ultra settings are the most demanding, with an average of 159.9 FPS, which is only 4.9 FPS below High. The transition from Medium to High represents the largest performance hit at this resolution, indicating a major increase in GPU workload.

3840x2160: Low settings deliver an average of 205.3 FPS. Medium settings achieve 165.1 FPS, a reduction of 40.2 FPS. High settings drop to 103.4 FPS, a difference of 61.7 FPS from Medium. Ultra settings produce 99.7 FPS, which is just 3.7 FPS lower than High. This resolution shows the most pronounced impact of increasing settings, with the gap between Low and Ultra being 105.6 FPS. Even at the highest settings, the average frame rate remains well above the 60 FPS threshold.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Looking at the CPU's nearest rivals by average benchmark score, the Intel Core i7-11850H is the closest performer, with a score of 24935 compared to the Ryzen 5 7500F's 24964, a negligible 0.1% difference. This indicates that a system with that mobile Intel processor would behave nearly identically in terms of CPU-bound performance. The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F is another close match, scoring 25005 and being 0.2% faster, suggesting it would provide virtually the same gameplay experience. The Intel Core i7-13620H scores 24911, which is 0.2% slower, and the Intel Core 5 210H scores 24872, which is 0.4% slower. All these processors would yield similar CPU performance in Inside, meaning the GPU would remain the primary determinant of frame rates.

For the GPU, the nearest rival is the NVIDIA Tesla P4, with an average score of 37628 versus the RTX 4070's 37648, a 0.1% difference. This suggests the Tesla P4, despite being a professional-grade card, would produce nearly identical frame rates. The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 scores 37507, which is 0.4% lower, indicating slightly lower performance that might result in a few frames per second difference at high settings. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile is a faster alternative, scoring 38135, which is 1.3% higher, potentially yielding a small but measurable frame rate increase. The AMD Radeon PRO W6400 is the weakest rival listed, scoring 37157, which is 1.3% lower, and would likely show a minor performance deficit.

The Verdict

This PC configuration can definitively run Inside at maximum settings across all tested resolutions. The verdict by resolution is clear: at 3840x2160, the best playable settings are Ultra with an average of 99.7 FPS. At 2560x1440, the best settings are also Ultra, achieving 159.9 FPS. At 1920x1080, the best settings are Ultra as well, with a commanding 217.1 FPS average. The data shows that every resolution and preset combination exceeds the 60 FPS playable threshold, with the most demanding scenario (4K Ultra) still providing a 39.7 FPS margin above the baseline. The performance is so high that the system would be capable of driving higher refresh rate displays at 1440p and 1080p, as the frame rates are well above 144 FPS for those resolutions. There is no scenario in the measured data where this combination fails to deliver a smooth, playable experience.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the benchmark database, this specific combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 ranks 782nd out of 3716 tested combos for Inside. This places it in the top 21% of all configurations tested for this game. The high percentile ranking is consistent with the measured frame rates, which show exceptional performance. The rank is likely influenced by the fact that Inside is a lightweight game by modern standards, meaning that even mid-range hardware can achieve high frame rates. However, the combination of a strong CPU and a high-end GPU ensures that this setup is in the upper quartile, providing performance that exceeds the vast majority of systems in the database. The rank of 782 out of 3716 indicates that while there are many faster configurations, this combo is substantially more powerful than the median tested system, and it delivers far more performance than the game requires.