Inside

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER combination delivers an overwhelming performance surplus for Inside, with every tested setting and resolution far exceeding the 60 FPS playability threshold. The data indicates this is a case of massive overkill; the RTX 4070 SUPER produces frame rates that are two to six times higher than necessary, even at 4K Ultra settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160 (4K), the benchmark results show a clear hierarchy across the four preset levels. The Ultra preset yields an average of 110 FPS, while the High preset produces a slightly higher 116 FPS average. The Medium preset is the only one at 4K with complete frame time data, showing an average of 185 FPS, with a minimum of 157 FPS and a maximum of 213 FPS. Dropping to the Low preset at 4K essentially doubles the performance, pushing the average to 231 FPS. All 4K presets remain far above the 60 FPS threshold, with even the most demanding Ultra setting holding a 50 FPS margin.

Moving to 2560x1440 (1440p), the performance scales predictably with the reduced pixel count. The Ultra preset averages 175 FPS, while High increases to 184 FPS. The Medium preset provides a substantial jump, averaging 294 FPS with a minimum of 250 FPS and a maximum of 338 FPS. The Low setting at 1440p reaches an extraordinary 333 FPS average. The gap between Medium and Low is relatively modest at 1440p compared to 4K, suggesting the GPU is becoming less of a bottleneck at lower resolutions.

At 1920x1080 (1080p), the frame rates become exceptionally high, typical of a lightweight puzzle platformer running on high-end hardware. The Ultra preset averages 244 FPS, with High slightly ahead at 256 FPS. The Medium preset delivers a 343 FPS average, with a minimum of 291 FPS and a maximum of 394 FPS. The Low preset tops out the charts at 371 FPS average. The differences between presets at 1080p are present but compressed; the spread from Ultra to Low is roughly 127 FPS, whereas at 4K the spread is 121 FPS, indicating that the game's visual effects have a consistent, but not dominant, impact on performance across resolutions.

The data shows that the minimum frame rates, where recorded, are never close to the 60 FPS threshold. The lowest minimum in the entire dataset is 157 FPS at 4K Medium, which is still 97 FPS above the playability threshold. The maximum frame rates, reaching up to 394 FPS at 1080p Medium, indicate the system has significant headroom even in the lightest scenes.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU and GPU each have direct competitors that would produce nearly identical performance in this game. The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 sits in the 87th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 40081. Its closest rival is the AMD Ryzen AI 9 365, which scores 40048, a negligible 0.1% difference. The Intel Core 5 221E scores 40144, putting it 0.2% ahead. The AMD Ryzen 9 270 scores 40246, 0.4% ahead, and the Intel Core i9-13905H scores 40313, 0.6% ahead. All four rivals fall within a 0.6% performance band, meaning any of them paired with the RTX 4070 SUPER would deliver effectively identical frame rates in Inside.

On the GPU side, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER sits in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs with an average score of 43223. The NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB scores 43262, just 0.1% higher. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile scores 43268, also 0.1% higher. The NVIDIA Quadro M6000 scores 43301, 0.2% higher. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile scores 43667, 1% higher. These deltas are all within the margin of error for real-world gaming, so swapping the RTX 4070 SUPER for any of these GPUs would not produce a perceptible change in Inside's frame rates.

For the specific pairing, the data suggests that a system with the Ryzen 7 7700 and any of the four rival GPUs listed would behave nearly identically. Similarly, the RTX 4070 SUPER paired with any of the four rival CPUs listed would also deliver the same playable experience. The performance headroom is so vast that even a 10% drop in component performance would still keep every preset at or above 100 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER ranks 425th out of 3716 tested combos for Inside. This places it in the top 11.4% of all systems tested for this game. Given that Inside is a puzzle platformer from 2016, the high rank is expected, as modern high-end components vastly outperform the game's requirements. The rank indicates that the system is faster than approximately 88.6% of all tested configurations, but there are still 424 combos that achieve higher frame rates, likely featuring top-tier GPUs like the RTX 4090 or Radeon RX 7900 XTX.

The ranking position is more reflective of the GPU's raw power than the game's demands. Since the game is not graphically intensive by modern standards, the combination's rank is determined by sheer compute capability rather than any specific optimization. The 425th rank out of 3716 means this combo is firmly in the high-performance tier, but not the absolute top, which is reserved for flagship multi-GPU or highest-end single-GPU setups.

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous: this PC can run Inside at maximum settings and every resolution tested, with overwhelming performance to spare. According to the verdict data, at 3840x2160, all four settings (High, Low, Medium, Ultra) are playable, with the best settings being Ultra at an average of 110 FPS. At 2560x1440, all four settings are again playable, with Ultra averaging 175 FPS. At 1920x1080, the same pattern holds, with Ultra achieving a 244 FPS average.

The 60 FPS playability threshold is cleared by a minimum of 50 FPS at the most demanding configuration (4K Ultra). The system does not merely run the game; it obliterates the performance target. Even at 4K Ultra, the frame rate is nearly double the threshold, providing a smooth experience on high-refresh-rate displays. For any resolution at any preset, the player would experience zero drops below 60 FPS, as evidenced by the recorded minimums being far above the threshold.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling data reveals how the workload shifts between CPU and GPU across resolutions. At 1080p, the GPU is less stressed, as the lower pixel count reduces the graphics workload. The CPU, however, must feed frames quickly; the high average FPS at 1080p (343 FPS on Medium, 371 FPS on Low) demonstrates that the Ryzen 7 7700 has sufficient single-thread and multi-thread capacity to avoid becoming a limiting factor. The Ryzen 7 7700's strong multi-threaded performance, evidenced by its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 18760, ensures that the game's physics and logic can be processed without bottlenecking the GPU.

As resolution increases to 1440p and then 4K, the GPU becomes progressively more dominant. The frame rate drop from 1080p Ultra (244 FPS) to 4K Ultra (110 FPS) is a 55% reduction, directly attributable to the GPU's rendering load. The CPU's role remains constant, but its relative importance diminishes. At 4K, the RTX 4070 SUPER's 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient, and the frame rate is limited by the GPU's shading and rasterization throughput, not the CPU.

The medium preset at 4K shows the most balanced workload, with a 185 FPS average and a 157 FPS minimum. This indicates that at this setting, both components are working efficiently. The Low preset at 1080p (371 FPS) is likely CPU-bound, as the GPU can render frames faster than the CPU can issue draw calls; however, the Ryzen 7 7700's high boost clock of 5.30 GHz and strong single-thread performance (Geekbench single-core score of 2525) prevent any significant bottleneck.

Best Settings per Resolution

The optimal configuration for each resolution is determined by the highest preset that maintains an average of at least 60 FPS. The data shows that Ultra is the best setting at all three resolutions.

• At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset delivers an average of 244 FPS. This is the maximum visual quality with an average frame rate over four times the 60 FPS threshold.
• At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset averages 175 FPS, again the highest fidelity option with a large margin above the playability threshold.
• At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset averages 110 FPS, nearly double the 60 FPS target. This is the best possible visual experience at 4K, and the performance remains well above the playability threshold.

There is no scenario in the data where the user must compromise on settings to achieve playable frame rates. The most demanding combination of 4K and Ultra still produces an average of 110 FPS, making it the recommended choice for any display at any resolution. The frame rate headroom is so substantial that even enabling additional anti-aliasing or other post-processing effects would likely keep the game above 60 FPS, though such settings were not part of the measured data.