Inside

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 combination delivers an extraordinary level of performance in Inside, a 2D puzzle platformer with a dark, atmospheric presentation. Benchmark data shows this pairing is so powerful that it dramatically exceeds the 60 FPS playability threshold at every resolution and preset tested, leaving the primary question not whether the game runs well, but how much headroom remains at the highest settings.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160 (4K), the most demanding preset that maintains at least 60 FPS is Ultra, which produces an average of 143.5 FPS. This is more than double the playability threshold, indicating the RTX 5090 has substantial capacity to spare even at 4K with maximum settings. The High preset at 4K averages 153.1 FPS, while Medium reaches 244.5 FPS and Low achieves 284.8 FPS, all comfortably above 60 FPS.

Moving to 2560x1440 (1440p), the Ultra preset again qualifies as the best playable setting, with an average of 229.6 FPS. The High preset at this resolution averages 241.4 FPS, Medium reaches 309.2 FPS, and Low hits 335.5 FPS. Every configuration at 1440p is far beyond the 60 FPS threshold, with even the most demanding setting nearly quadrupling the minimum playable frame rate.

At 1920x1080 (1080p), Ultra remains the best setting, averaging 282.3 FPS. High averages 285.9 FPS, Medium reaches 346 FPS, and Low tops out at 370.6 FPS. Interestingly, the gap between Ultra and High at 1080p is minimal at just 3.6 FPS, suggesting the game's engine is not heavily stressed by the visual differences between these two presets at this resolution.

Across all three resolutions, the Ultra preset is always the recommended choice since it never drops below 143.5 FPS, meaning players can select the maximum visual quality without any concern for frame rate drops.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data reveals a clear pattern where the GPU becomes more influential at higher resolutions, while the CPU's role diminishes as resolution increases. Comparing the scaling from 1080p to 4K at the same preset shows this dynamic. At Ultra settings, performance drops from 282.3 FPS at 1080p to 229.6 FPS at 1440p to 143.5 FPS at 4K, representing a 49% reduction from 1080p to 4K. This significant decline at higher resolutions indicates the GPU is the primary bottleneck when rendering more pixels.

The Ryzen 7 7700, with its 8 cores and 16 threads, demonstrates strong single-threaded performance with a 3DMark single-thread score of 1049 and a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1930. These results suggest the CPU is well-suited for Inside, which likely relies on single-thread performance for its physics and logic. The CPU's multi-threaded capabilities, shown by a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 18760, are far beyond what a puzzle platformer requires.

The GPU's benchmark scores further confirm its dominance. The RTX 5090's PassMark G3D score of 39650 places it in the 92nd percentile among all GPUs, and its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 18355 indicates exceptional raw graphics processing power. At 1080p, where CPU overhead is relatively higher, the frame rates are 370.6 FPS at Low settings, which is only 31% higher than the 284.8 FPS at 4K Low, showing that even at low resolutions, the CPU is not the limiting factor.

The scaling from Low to Ultra at a fixed resolution provides additional insight. At 4K, Ultra (143.5 FPS) is 50% slower than Low (284.8 FPS), while at 1080p, Ultra (282.3 FPS) is 24% slower than Low (370.6 FPS). This wider spread at 4K indicates the GPU is doing more work per frame at higher resolutions, confirming its primary role in performance scaling.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the benchmark results show a consistent progression across settings. Low settings average 370.6 FPS, Medium improves the visual quality while still delivering 346 FPS, High reaches 285.9 FPS, and Ultra achieves 282.3 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra at 1080p is negligible at 3.6 FPS, suggesting that the Ultra preset adds minimal GPU workload at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates remain exceptionally high. Low settings produce 335.5 FPS, Medium reaches 309.2 FPS, High averages 241.4 FPS, and Ultra delivers 229.6 FPS. The transition from 1080p to 1440p results in a 9.5% performance drop at Low settings, a 10.6% drop at Medium, a 15.6% drop at High, and an 18.7% drop at Ultra. The larger percentage drop at higher settings confirms the GPU's increasing workload with more demanding presets.

At 3840x2160, the performance scales down more noticeably. Low settings still manage 284.8 FPS, Medium reaches 244.5 FPS, High averages 153.1 FPS, and Ultra delivers 143.5 FPS. The jump from Medium to High at 4K is particularly steep, with a 37.4% performance reduction, indicating that the High preset introduces significantly more graphical effects that stress the GPU at 4K resolution.

Notably, the minimum and maximum FPS values are not provided in the benchmark data for any resolution or setting, meaning the analysis relies solely on average frame rates. This is common for games like Inside that have consistent performance characteristics without severe frame time spikes.

The Verdict

Can this PC run Inside? The data is unambiguous: yes, with extraordinary headroom at every resolution and setting combination. The verdict by resolution confirms that all four presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) are playable at 1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160.

At 1920x1080, the best playable setting is Ultra with an average of 282.3 FPS, which is 4.7 times higher than the 60 FPS playability threshold. At 2560x1440, Ultra maintains 229.6 FPS, representing 3.8 times the threshold. At 3840x2160, the most demanding configuration still achieves 143.5 FPS at Ultra, which is 2.4 times the minimum playable frame rate.

This combination does not merely run Inside; it obliterates the performance requirements. The RTX 5090's 32 GB of GDDR7 memory and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth are massively overprovisioned for a game of this visual complexity. Even the most demanding 4K Ultra setting leaves more than enough performance headroom for other tasks or future games with higher requirements.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU's nearest rivals, based on average benchmark scores, include the AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 with an average score of 40048, which is 0.1% lower than the Ryzen 7 7700's 40081. The Intel Core 5 221E scores 40144, representing a 0.2% performance advantage. The AMD Ryzen 9 270 scores 40246, which is 0.4% higher, and the Intel Core i9-13905H scores 40313, coming in 0.6% above the Ryzen 7 7700. These four CPUs would behave nearly identically in Inside, with performance differences well under 1%, meaning any of them paired with the RTX 5090 would produce indistinguishable frame rates.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB with an average score of 79605, which is 0.3% below the RTX 5090's 79842. The NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB scores 79396, a 0.6% deficit. The AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT scores 78940, trailing by 1.1%, while the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X scores 80959, which is 1.4% above the RTX 5090. These GPUs would deliver virtually identical performance in Inside, with the Pro Vega 64X potentially offering a marginal advantage.

The data suggests that the RTX 5090's performance in this game is not uniquely tied to its specific architecture, and users with these alternative GPUs would experience similar frame rates. The percentile rankings reinforce this: the Ryzen 7 7700 sits in the 87th percentile of all CPUs, while the RTX 5090 ranks in the 92nd percentile of all GPUs, both indicating top-tier placement.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest playable setting at 4K resolution?

A: At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset is playable with an average of 143.5 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold. All four presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) are playable at this resolution.

Q: How much faster is Low settings compared to Ultra at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, Low settings average 370.6 FPS while Ultra averages 282.3 FPS, making Low 31.3% faster than Ultra. This 88.3 FPS difference is significant but both are far beyond playable levels.

Q: Does this combination ever drop below 60 FPS?

A: No. Across all measured resolutions (1920x1080, 2560x1440, 3840x2160) and all settings (Low, Medium, High, Ultra), the minimum average FPS is 143.5 at 4K Ultra, which is still more than double the 60 FPS playability threshold.

Q: Which is more important for this game, the CPU or GPU?

A: The GPU becomes more important at higher resolutions, as shown by the 49% performance drop from 1080p Ultra (282.3 FPS) to 4K Ultra (143.5 FPS). The CPU's single-thread performance is sufficient at all resolutions, given the Ryzen 7 7700's Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1930.

Q: How does the Ryzen 7 7700 compare to its nearest CPU rival?

A: The Ryzen 7 7700 has an average benchmark score of 40081, which is only 0.1% different from the AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 (40048) and 0.2% from the Intel Core 5 221E (40144). Performance in Inside would be effectively identical.

Q: What is the performance difference between High and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, High averages 241.4 FPS while Ultra averages 229.6 FPS, a difference of 11.8 FPS or 4.9%. Both presets provide vastly more performance than required for smooth gameplay.

How This Combo Ranks

Among 3716 tested combinations, this pairing of the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 ranks 125th, placing it in the top 3.4% of all configurations evaluated. This high ranking is driven by the RTX 5090's exceptional performance, as evidenced by its 92nd percentile ranking among all GPUs and its PassMark G3D score of 39650. The Ryzen 7 7700's 87th percentile CPU ranking contributes to the overall position, though the GPU is clearly the dominant factor in achieving this high rank.

The rank of 125 out of 3716 indicates that while this is a top-tier combination, there are 124 other configurations that score higher in Inside performance. These likely include combinations with even more powerful CPUs or GPUs, though the margin between this combo and those above it is not specified in the data. For a game as lightweight as Inside, the practical difference between this 125th-ranked combo and higher-ranked ones would be imperceptible, as all configurations in this range far exceed the 60 FPS threshold at every resolution and setting.