Inside

Measured FPS Breakdown

Inside is an exceptionally lightweight title for modern hardware, and the recorded data for the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 confirms this at every resolution and preset combination tested. The measurements cover three resolutions (1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160) and four quality presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra), with average frame rates, and in some cases minimum and maximum frame rates recorded for the Medium preset.

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers frame rates that far exceed any display refresh rate commonly in use. The Low preset produces an average of 243 FPS, which is the highest recorded figure across the entire test suite. The Medium preset averages 224 FPS, with a minimum of 191 FPS and a maximum of 258 FPS. The High preset sits at 187 FPS average, while the Ultra preset, which is the most demanding configuration, still manages an average of 184 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 59 FPS, indicating that even the heaviest settings leave substantial headroom over the 60 FPS playability threshold.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance remains remarkably high. The Low preset averages 218 FPS, a 25 FPS drop compared to the same preset at 1080p. Medium averages 201 FPS, with a minimum of 171 FPS and a maximum of 231 FPS. High averages 165 FPS, and Ultra averages 157 FPS. The delta between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 61 FPS, nearly identical to the 1080p spread. The minimum recorded at Medium (171 FPS) is still nearly three times the playability threshold, so stutter or frame pacing concerns are essentially absent.

At 3840x2160, the performance scales down further but remains comfortably playable. Low averages 187 FPS, which matches the 1080p High preset figure exactly. Medium averages 166 FPS, with a minimum of 141 FPS and a maximum of 191 FPS. High averages 104 FPS, and Ultra averages 99 FPS. The drop from Low to Ultra at 4K is 88 FPS, the largest spread of any resolution, reflecting the increased pixel load on the RTX 4070. Even at the lowest point, the Ultra preset at 4K stays 39 FPS above the 60 FPS threshold.

Across all resolutions, the Medium preset is the only one with recorded minimum and maximum values. At 1080p, the minimum of 191 FPS and maximum of 258 FPS show a 67 FPS range. At 1440p, the range narrows to 60 FPS (171 to 231). At 4K, the range is 50 FPS (141 to 191). This tightening range with higher resolution suggests the frame pacing becomes more consistent as the GPU becomes the dominant bottleneck, though the absolute numbers remain far above any concern.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The database places this specific CPU and GPU combination within a broader ecosystem of hardware that would deliver nearly identical results in Inside. For the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, the nearest rivals by average benchmark score include the AMD Ryzen AI 7 350, which scores 34222 against the 3700X's 34260, a delta of 0.1%. The AMD EPYC 4244P scores 34220, also a 0.1% delta. The Intel Core i5-13450HX scores 34333, which is 0.2% higher, and the Intel Core Ultra 7 165H scores 34083, 0.5% lower. These four alternatives bracket the 3700X within a 250-point range, meaning any of them would produce effectively indistinguishable frame rates in a game as undemanding as Inside.

For the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, the nearest rivals by average benchmark score are the NVIDIA Tesla P4 at 37628 (0.1% higher than the RTX 4070's 37648), the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 at 37507 (0.4% lower), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile at 38135 (1.3% higher), and the AMD Radeon PRO W6400 at 37157 (1.3% lower). The RTX 4080 Mobile is the strongest alternative, sitting 487 points above the RTX 4070, which would translate to a marginal FPS advantage in Inside, likely a few frames at most given the already high baseline. The RX Vega 56 and PRO W6400 sit slightly below, but the differences are so small that the playability verdict would remain unchanged.

In practical terms, a system built around any of these CPU alternatives paired with the RTX 4070 would hit the same performance tiers: 4K Ultra at roughly 99 FPS, 1440p Ultra at roughly 157 FPS, and 1080p Ultra at roughly 184 FPS. The CPU is not a limiting factor at any resolution, as the game's mechanics are simple and the frame rates are driven almost entirely by the GPU's fill rate and shader throughput. Similarly, swapping the RTX 4070 for any of the listed GPU rivals would keep the system well above the 60 FPS threshold at all presets, even at 4K Ultra, since the nearest rival is only 1.3% slower.

CPU and GPU Roles

The recorded data reveals a clear division of labor between the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 in Inside. This game is a 2D puzzle platformer with limited geometric complexity and no open-world streaming or dense physics simulation, so the CPU workload is minimal. The 8-core, 16-thread Zen 2 processor, with its 3.60 GHz base and 4.40 GHz boost clock, provides far more compute than the game requires. The CPU's benchmark profile, including a Cinebench R15 multi-core score of 2092 and a PassMark single-thread score of 2656, indicates strong general-purpose performance, but Inside does not stress those capabilities.

The scaling between resolutions and presets demonstrates that the GPU is the primary performance arbiter. At 1080p Low, the system averages 243 FPS. At 4K Low, it averages 187 FPS, a 56 FPS reduction that aligns with the 4x increase in pixel count. The GPU's raw throughput, measured at 29.15 TFLOPS FP32 and a pixel rate of 158.4 GPixel/s, determines how quickly frames can be rendered. The RTX 4070's 12 GB of GDDR6X memory with 504.2 GB/s bandwidth is more than sufficient for a game with modest texture requirements, so memory bandwidth is not a limiting factor.

Preset scaling further isolates the GPU's role. At 1080p, moving from Low to Ultra costs 59 FPS (243 to 184). At 1440p, the same preset transition costs 61 FPS (218 to 157). At 4K, it costs 88 FPS (187 to 99). The larger absolute drop at 4K indicates that the GPU's shading units and ROPs are working harder as resolution and quality settings both increase. The CPU's involvement remains constant across these changes; the frame rate differences are entirely attributable to GPU workload.

The measured data also shows that the CPU is not a bottleneck even at the lowest settings and highest frame rates. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 243 FPS. If the CPU were limiting, the frame rate would plateau regardless of resolution or preset adjustments. Instead, the frame rates scale consistently with GPU load, confirming that the Ryzen 7 3700X has ample headroom. The game's genre does not involve massive draw calls or complex AI routines, so even a modest dual-core processor could likely keep up. This combo's CPU is simply overqualified for the task.

How This Combo Ranks

The database ranks this AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 combination at position 1520 out of 3716 tested combos for Inside. This places it in the upper 41% of all configurations, which is notable given that the game is over seven years old and many systems with older or lower-end parts can still run it. The percentile ranking for the CPU alone is 84th, meaning it outperforms 84% of all CPUs in the database. The GPU sits at the 81st percentile. Both components are well above average, yet the combo rank is lower than either individual percentile, which reflects the fact that Inside is so lightweight that many lower-ranked combos also achieve high frame rates.

The gap between the combo rank and the component percentiles can be explained by the game's simplicity. A combination ranked in the top 1000 might include a faster GPU but a much slower CPU, or vice versa. Since Inside does not heavily utilize multi-threaded CPU performance, the Ryzen 7 3700X's 16 threads are not an advantage. Similarly, the RTX 4070's high-end features, such as ray tracing cores and tensor cores, are irrelevant for a game that does not use them. The combo's rank is thus determined by raw rasterization performance, where the RTX 4070 is strong but not top-tier.

In context, 1520th out of 3716 means the majority of combos tested (2196) rank below this one. The top 41% placement is respectable, but it also indicates that a significant number of systems with older GPUs, such as the GTX 10-series or RX 500-series, can match or exceed these frame rates in Inside due to the game's low requirements. The data shows that the combo's absolute performance is excellent, but its relative standing is moderated by the fact that the game does not demand much from either component.

The Verdict

Can this PC run Inside? The answer is unequivocally yes, at every resolution and preset tested. The verdict data lists all four presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) as playable at all three resolutions, with the playability threshold set at 60 FPS. The lowest average frame rate recorded across the entire test suite is 99 FPS at 4K Ultra, which is 39 FPS above the threshold. There is no configuration in the measured data that falls below 60 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the best settings are Ultra, with an average of 99 FPS. At 2560x1440, Ultra averages 157 FPS. At 1920x1080, Ultra averages 184 FPS. The system clears the 60 FPS bar with over 50% headroom even in the most demanding scenario. For a game with no competitive multiplayer or fast-twitch aiming, 60 FPS is already a high bar; the recorded averages are more than double that in most cases.

The minimum frame rates, recorded only for the Medium preset, reinforce the verdict. At 1080p Medium, the minimum is 191 FPS; at 1440p Medium, 171 FPS; at 4K Medium, 141 FPS. These minimums are all well above 60 FPS, suggesting that even transient frame hitches would not drop the experience below playable levels. The absence of recorded minimums for other presets does not indicate a problem; the database simply did not capture those values, but the averages are so high that dips, if any, would still be negligible.

Best Settings per Resolution

For users seeking the highest visual quality while maintaining at least 60 FPS, the optimal configuration at each resolution is the Ultra preset. The data explicitly identifies Ultra as the best settings at all three resolutions.

At 1920x1080, Ultra delivers an average of 184 FPS. This is the most demanding preset, and it still leaves 124 FPS of headroom above the 60 FPS threshold. The Low preset at 243 FPS offers a higher frame rate, but there is no practical benefit to dropping below Ultra when the visual quality gain is significant and the frame rate loss is modest.

At 2560x1440, Ultra averages 157 FPS. The gap to the 60 FPS threshold is 97 FPS. The Medium preset averages 201 FPS, but the difference between Medium and Ultra is only 44 FPS, while Ultra provides the best visual fidelity. For a puzzle platformer where visual clarity aids in environmental reading, the Ultra preset is the recommended choice.

At 3840x2160, Ultra averages 99 FPS. This is the only resolution where the Ultra preset drops below 100 FPS, but it still clears the threshold by 39 FPS. The High preset averages 104 FPS, which is 5 FPS higher, but the visual difference between High and Ultra is often subtle. Given that both presets are far above the playability threshold, the Ultra preset remains the best choice for maximum quality. Medium averages 166 FPS, but again, the visual trade-off is not worth the additional frame rate when Ultra already provides a smooth experience.

In summary, the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 combination can run Inside at maximum settings at any resolution up to 4K, with frame rates ranging from 99 FPS at 4K Ultra to 184 FPS at 1080p Ultra. The system has substantial headroom for future games, though Inside itself is so lightweight that this combo is effectively overkill for the title.