Inside

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data for Inside with the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 shows exceptionally high frame rates across every resolution and preset combination. At 1920x1080, the lowest average recorded is 184 FPS on Ultra settings, while Low settings reach 243 FPS. Medium settings produce 224 FPS with a minimum of 191 FPS and a maximum of 258 FPS. High settings land at 187 FPS. The spread between the least demanding and most demanding presets at 1080p is 59 FPS, which indicates the game scales noticeably with graphical load even at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages step down but remain far above any playability concern. Low settings deliver 218 FPS, Medium drops to 201 FPS with a minimum of 171 FPS and a maximum of 231 FPS, High settings average 168 FPS, and Ultra settings average 165 FPS. The delta between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 53 FPS, slightly narrower than at 1080p. The minimum recorded figure at 1440p, 171 FPS on Medium, still leaves enormous headroom above the 60 FPS playability threshold.

At 3840x2160, the RTX 4090 continues to push very high frame rates. Low settings average 187 FPS, Medium averages 172 FPS with a minimum of 146 FPS and a maximum of 198 FPS, High settings average 144 FPS, and Ultra settings average 140 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 47 FPS, the smallest spread of the three resolutions. Notably, the minimum frame rate recorded across all tests, 146 FPS at 4K Medium, is still more than double the 60 FPS playability threshold. The data indicates that this combination never approaches a frame rate that would cause stutter or discomfort, even in the most demanding scenario recorded.

Best Settings per Resolution

For all three resolutions, the database identifies Ultra as the best playable setting, which is the most demanding preset that remains at or above 60 FPS. At 1920x1080, Ultra settings produce an average of 184 FPS. At 2560x1440, Ultra settings average 165 FPS. At 3840x2160, Ultra settings average 140 FPS. The verdict data confirms that High, Low, Medium, and Ultra are all playable at every resolution, meaning there is no resolution in the measurements where the combination fails to maintain 60 FPS even on the heaviest preset.

The choice of Ultra as the best setting is straightforward: since every preset clears the playability bar, the most visually demanding option is always the recommended one. The margin is substantial. At 4K Ultra, the average sits 80 FPS above the playability threshold. At 1440p Ultra, the margin is 105 FPS. At 1080p Ultra, the margin is 124 FPS. Users who prioritize maximum visual quality can select Ultra without any risk of dropping below the playable threshold, based on the recorded averages. The minimum values for Medium presets, which are the only presets with min/max data, also stay far above 60 FPS at every resolution, reinforcing that even transient frame dips are not a concern for this hardware pairing.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark results reveal how the Ryzen 7 3700X and RTX 4090 divide responsibilities in Inside. The game is a Puzzle Platformer, and the measured frame rates suggest that the GPU is the primary driver of performance scaling between presets, while the CPU provides ample headroom. Comparing resolution scaling, the average frame rate drops from 243 FPS at 1080p Low to 218 FPS at 1440p Low, a reduction of 25 FPS. From 1440p Low to 4K Low, the average falls from 218 FPS to 187 FPS, another 31 FPS reduction. This pattern holds across all presets: each step up in resolution reduces the average by roughly 10 to 20 percent, which is consistent with a GPU-bound workload where pixel count directly impacts throughput.

The preset scaling within each resolution further clarifies the GPU's role. At 1080p, moving from Low to Ultra reduces the average from 243 FPS to 184 FPS, a 24 percent drop. At 1440p, the same preset change reduces the average from 218 FPS to 165 FPS, a 24 percent drop. At 4K, Low to Ultra goes from 187 FPS to 140 FPS, a 25 percent drop. The consistency of this percentage drop across resolutions indicates that the RTX 4090 is fully utilized at all settings, and the Ryzen 7 3700X is not introducing a bottleneck. If the CPU were limiting performance, the percentage drop from Low to Ultra would shrink at lower resolutions where the CPU has more relative influence, but the data shows a uniform scaling pattern.

The CPU's role is more about maintaining high minimum frame rates. The recorded minimums, available for Medium presets, show 191 FPS at 1080p, 171 FPS at 1440p, and 146 FPS at 4K. These minimums scale proportionally with resolution, again pointing to GPU-bound behavior. The Ryzen 7 3700X, with its 8 cores and 16 threads, is more than sufficient for a game like Inside, which does not appear to stress multi-threaded CPU performance based on the frame rate consistency. In summary, the GPU is the dominant factor at all three resolutions, and the CPU's contribution is to keep frame pacing smooth without becoming a limiting factor, even at 1080p where the GPU has the least work to do.

FAQ

Q: Can this combination maintain 60 FPS at 4K with maximum settings?

A: Yes. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average frame rate is 140 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS playability threshold.

Q: What is the highest playable setting at 1440p?

A: Ultra settings at 2560x1440 produce an average of 165 FPS, making it the best playable preset at that resolution.

Q: How does the frame rate scale from 1080p to 4K on the same preset?

A: On Low settings, the average drops from 243 FPS at 1080p to 218 FPS at 1440p and then to 187 FPS at 4K. On Ultra settings, the average drops from 184 FPS at 1080p to 165 FPS at 1440p and then to 140 FPS at 4K.

Q: Are there any settings where the frame rate falls below 60 FPS?

A: No. All recorded averages across every resolution and preset are above 140 FPS. The lowest minimum value recorded, 146 FPS at 4K Medium, is still more than double the playability threshold.

Q: Which component limits performance more in this game?

A: The GPU. The consistent percentage drop in frame rate when moving from Low to Ultra at each resolution indicates GPU-bound behavior, while the CPU maintains high minimum frame rates without bottlenecking.

Q: Is the RTX 4090 overkill for this game?

A: Based on the data, yes. Even at 4K Ultra, the average frame rate of 140 FPS far exceeds what most displays can show, and the minimum recorded frame rate at any setting never approaches 60 FPS.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Looking at the nearest rivals for both components provides context for what other hardware would deliver similar performance. For the CPU, the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X has an average benchmark score of 34260. The closest rivals include the AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 with a score of 34222 and a delta of 0.1 percent, the AMD EPYC 4244P with a score of 34220 and a delta of 0.1 percent, the Intel Core i5-13450HX with a score of 34333 and a delta of -0.2 percent, and the Intel Core Ultra 7 165H with a score of 34083 and a delta of 0.5 percent. All four rivals are within half a percent of the Ryzen 7 3700X in average score, meaning any of them would behave nearly identically in Inside, which does not appear CPU-limited at these frame rates.

For the GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 has an average benchmark score of 60347. The nearest rivals are the Intel Arc Pro A60 with a score of 60326 and a delta of 0 percent, the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 48 with a score of 60140 and a delta of 0.3 percent, the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M with a score of 61896 and a delta of -2.5 percent, and the AMD Radeon PRO V710 with a score of 58657 and a delta of 2.9 percent. The Intel Arc Pro A60 is essentially a match, while the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 48 is also within statistical noise. The AMD Radeon Pro W6600M is slightly faster by 2.5 percent, and the AMD Radeon PRO V710 is slightly slower by 2.9 percent. For Inside, these deltas would translate to frame rate differences of a few FPS at most, given that the recorded averages are already so high. Users with any of these GPUs paired with the Ryzen 7 3700X could expect similar playability, though the RTX 4090 itself sits at the top of the GPU hierarchy in the database.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 combination ranks 1399 out of 3716 tested combos in Inside. This places it in the top 38 percent of all combinations in the database. The rank is notable because the GPU is extremely powerful, but the CPU is from an older generation, which likely holds the combination back in the overall ranking relative to newer CPU and GPU pairings. However, the measured frame rates show that this ranking does not reflect any practical deficiency for this specific game. At all resolutions and settings, the combination produces frame rates far above the playability threshold, and the minimum recorded frame rate never dips below 146 FPS.

The rank of 1399 out of 3716 means that roughly 62 percent of tested combinations score higher in the database's aggregate ranking. This is expected, as the Ryzen 7 3700X, while still capable, is outperformed by many newer CPUs in synthetic benchmarks. The GPU alone would rank much higher, given its 88th percentile standing among all GPUs, but the CPU's 84th percentile standing and the combination's overall rank reflect the blend of both components. For Inside specifically, the practical outcome is that this rank does not translate to any playability issue. The game is not demanding enough to expose the CPU as a weakness, and the RTX 4090 ensures that even the most demanding preset at 4K runs at more than twice the playability threshold. Users of this combination should expect a flawless experience in Inside, with the only limitation being the refresh rate of their display rather than the hardware.