Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER delivers exceptional performance in Inside, a puzzle platformer released on 2016-07-06. Measured data shows this combination produces frame rates far exceeding the 60 FPS playable threshold across every tested resolution and preset, with the lowest average being 122.9 FPS at 4K Ultra. The RTX 4080 SUPER, built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process, and the Ryzen 5 8400F, a Zen 4 (Phoenix) chip on a 4 nm node, form a pairing that leaves no performance headroom concerns for this title.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the data shows a clear progression of average frame rates as settings increase. Low settings produce 261.3 FPS, Medium drops to 213.8 FPS, High yields 131.5 FPS, and Ultra maintains 122.9 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is substantial, with Ultra delivering roughly 53% of the Low setting's frame rate. Notably, the step from Medium to High costs 82.3 FPS, which is a larger absolute drop than the 8.6 FPS difference between High and Ultra. This suggests that High settings introduce a significant rendering load jump, while Ultra adds relatively modest additional cost.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates scale upward considerably. Low settings hit 303.3 FPS, Medium reaches 278.2 FPS, High achieves 209.7 FPS, and Ultra produces 198.8 FPS. The delta between Low and Medium is only 25.1 FPS, indicating that Medium is a mild step up. However, Medium to High costs 68.5 FPS, again showing High as the most demanding preset transition. High to Ultra drops by just 10.9 FPS, reinforcing that the Ultra preset at 1440p is only slightly more demanding than High.

At 1920x1080, performance is extraordinarily high across the board. Low settings reach 339.4 FPS, Medium produces 309.4 FPS, High generates 259.2 FPS, and Ultra runs at 255.9 FPS. The differences between settings are compressed relative to higher resolutions: Low to Medium costs 30.0 FPS, Medium to High costs 50.2 FPS, and High to Ultra costs just 3.3 FPS. This near-parity between High and Ultra at 1080p suggests the CPU or engine overhead begins to limit scaling, as the GPU is likely not the sole bottleneck at these extreme frame rates.

The resolution scaling pattern is consistent: dropping from 4K to 1440p improves frame rates by roughly 60-70% depending on settings, while dropping from 1440p to 1080p adds another 30-60% improvement. For example, Ultra goes from 122.9 FPS at 4K to 198.8 FPS at 1440p (a 61.8% increase), then to 255.9 FPS at 1080p (a 28.7% increase). Low settings show a similar trend: 261.3 to 303.3 (16.1%) then to 339.4 (11.9%). The diminishing returns from resolution scaling indicate that at 1080p, the system is approaching a ceiling imposed by the CPU's single-thread performance, which scores 951 in 3dmark_single_thread and 2943 in cinebench_r23_singlecore.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU's nearest rivals provide context for its role in this combination. The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F scores 24964 in average benchmarks, a mere 0.2% delta from the Ryzen 5 8400F's avgBenchmarkScore of 25005. This means swapping to the 7500F would yield virtually identical frame rates in Inside, as the two processors sit within measurement noise of each other. The Intel Core i7-11850H and Intel Core i7-13620H are similarly close, with deltas of 0.3% and 0.4% respectively, placing them at 24935 and 24911. On the other side, the AMD EPYC 9474F scores 25103, a -0.4% delta, meaning it is actually slightly faster by a negligible margin. All four rivals would produce indistinguishable performance in this game's CPU-bound scenarios.

For the GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is the closest match, with an avgScore of 54247 versus the RTX 4080 SUPER's 54209, a delta of -0.1%. The RTX 4080 SUPER is technically 0.1% slower, which is imperceptible in practice. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X scores 54828, a -1.1% delta, and the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB scores 55698, a -2.7% delta. The AMD Radeon 8060S at 55757 shows a -2.8% delta. These GPUs would all deliver similar average frame rates, though the 2.7-2.8% deltas for the AMD options could translate to roughly 3-4 FPS differences at 4K Ultra (based on the 122.9 FPS baseline), which remains well above the playable threshold.

Given that the combo ranks 382nd out of 3716 tested combinations, it sits comfortably in the top 10.3% of all pairings. The nearest CPU rivals would not alter this ranking materially, and the GPU rivals would only shift the rank by a few positions at most, since all deltas are under 3%.

FAQ

*Q: Can this PC run Inside at 4K with maximum settings?*

A: Yes. Measured data shows 122.9 FPS average at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, which is more than double the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: What is the largest performance drop between presets?

A: The largest absolute drop occurs from Medium to High at 4K, where the average frame rate falls from 213.8 FPS to 131.5 FPS, a decrease of 82.3 FPS.

Q: How much faster is 1080p compared to 4K at the same settings?

A: At Ultra settings, 1080p delivers 255.9 FPS versus 122.9 FPS at 4K, representing a 108.2% improvement. At Low settings, the difference is 339.4 FPS versus 261.3 FPS, a 29.9% gain.

Q: Would the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F perform similarly to the 8400F in this game?

A: Yes. The 7500F has an average benchmark score of 24964 versus 25005 for the 8400F, a delta of 0.2%, meaning frame rates would be effectively identical.

Q: Is the RTX 4080 SUPER significantly faster than the regular RTX 4080?

A: No. The RTX 4080 SUPER scores 54209 on average versus 54247 for the RTX 4080, a -0.1% delta, so the SUPER is actually marginally slower in synthetic benchmarks.

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded in the measured data?

A: The maximum average frame rate is 339.4 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

The Verdict

This PC can run Inside with overwhelming margin at every resolution and preset. The verdictByResolution data lists all four settings — Low, Medium, High, and Ultra — as playable at 3840x2160, 2560x1440, and 1920x1080. The playable threshold is 60 FPS, and the lowest measured average is 122.9 FPS at 4K Ultra. At 1440p, the worst-case Ultra preset still produces 198.8 FPS, while at 1080p even the most demanding settings yield 255.9 FPS. There is no scenario in the tested data where this combination drops below 60 FPS, making it suitable for high-refresh-rate displays at 1440p and 1080p, and fully capable of smooth 4K gameplay with all settings maxed.

The data indicates that at 4K, the GPU is the primary limiter, as evidenced by the sharp drop from Medium to High (82.3 FPS). At 1080p, the compression of frame rates between High (259.2 FPS) and Ultra (255.9 FPS) suggests the CPU's single-thread performance, which scores 951 in 3dmark_single_thread, begins to cap overall output. Still, the combination never approaches the 60 FPS threshold, so users can freely select any preset without concern.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER combination ranks 382nd out of 3716 tested combos in Inside. This places it in the top 10.3% of all configurations tested, indicating that it outperforms roughly 89.7% of alternative pairings. The CPU's percentileVsAllCpus of 77 and the GPU's percentileVsAllGpus of 86 both point to high-tier components, and the game's relatively modest demands (given its 2016 release and puzzle platformer genre) allow this hardware to excel. The rank is consistent with the measured FPS data showing 122.9 FPS minimum average across all settings and resolutions.

In context, the ranking reflects that while there are 3715 other combos tested, only 381 achieve better performance in this specific title. Given that the nearest CPU rival (Ryzen 5 7500F) has a 0.2% delta and the nearest GPU rival (RTX 4080) has a -0.1% delta, the rank would shift by only a handful of positions if those substitutes were used. The combo's rank is primarily driven by the GPU's ability to sustain high frame rates at 4K, where the RTX 4080 SUPER's 736.3 GB/s memory bandwidth and 52.22 TFLOPS FP32 throughput are more than sufficient for Inside's rendering load.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, which runs at an average of 122.9 FPS. This is the highest quality option available, and it clears the threshold by more than double. At 2560x1440, Ultra is again the best choice, delivering 198.8 FPS average, which is over three times the 60 FPS requirement. At 1920x1080, Ultra produces 255.9 FPS average, the highest frame rate among the max-quality presets. In all three resolutions, the verdictByResolution data lists every setting as playable, so the best settings are simply the highest preset available, with no need to compromise quality for performance.

The data shows that even at 4K Ultra, the average frame rate of 122.9 FPS leaves 62.9 FPS of headroom above the playable threshold. This means users could enable additional visual enhancements or run at higher refresh rates without dropping below 60 FPS. At 1440p, the 198.8 FPS at Ultra comfortably supports 144 Hz displays, while 1080p's 255.9 FPS can drive 240 Hz panels.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling between resolutions and presets reveals how the CPU and GPU share the workload in Inside. At 4K, the GPU is the dominant factor, as evidenced by the steep performance penalty when moving from Medium (213.8 FPS) to High (131.5 FPS). This 82.3 FPS drop indicates that High settings introduce graphical features that heavily tax the RTX 4080 SUPER's shading units (10240) and texture mapping units (320). The relatively small difference between High (131.5 FPS) and Ultra (122.9 FPS) at 4K suggests that Ultra adds minimal additional GPU load beyond High.

As resolution drops to 1440p and 1080p, the CPU's role becomes more pronounced. At 1080p, the frame rate difference between High (259.2 FPS) and Ultra (255.9 FPS) is only 3.3 FPS, and Low (339.4 FPS) to Medium (309.4 FPS) shows a 30.0 FPS gap. This compression of frame rates at higher settings indicates that the Ryzen 5 8400F's six cores and twelve threads, with a boost clock of 4.70 GHz, begin to limit how many frames the GPU can render per second. The CPU's cinebench_r23_multicore score of 20851 and passmark_multithread score of 24389 are strong, but at 339.4 FPS, the engine's draw call processing or physics calculations become a bottleneck.

Resolution scaling further clarifies this division. At Low settings, moving from 4K (261.3 FPS) to 1440p (303.3 FPS) yields a 16.1% improvement, while 1440p to 1080p (339.4 FPS) adds only 11.9%. At Ultra settings, the same transitions produce 61.8% and 28.7% improvements respectively. The larger relative gains at higher settings when lowering resolution confirm that the GPU is the limiting factor at 4K Ultra, while at 1080p Low, the CPU's single-thread performance (3dmark_single_thread score of 951) caps the output near 340 FPS. For users targeting 4K, the RTX 4080 SUPER's capabilities dictate performance; for those at 1080p, the Ryzen 5 8400F's architecture becomes the constraining element, though both far exceed the game's 60 FPS requirement.