Inside

The AMD Ryzen 7 9700F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 9060 delivers a remarkably consistent performance profile in Inside, with all measured settings at every resolution clearing the 60 FPS playable threshold by a wide margin. The data shows a combo that scales predictably with resolution and preset changes, making it a straightforward recommendation for this title.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo produces its highest frame rates. The Low preset yields an average of 309 FPS, which is more than five times the playable threshold. Moving to Medium, the average drops to 247 FPS, with a minimum of 210 FPS and a maximum of 284 FPS. The High preset averages 155 FPS, while the Ultra preset, the most demanding configuration, still maintains an average of 147 FPS. This represents only a 52% reduction from Low to Ultra, indicating that the GPU handles the additional load with minimal performance loss.

At 2560x1440, the scaling remains linear and impressive. The Low preset averages 222 FPS, dropping to 178 FPS on Medium, where the minimum is 151 FPS and the maximum is 204 FPS. High averages 111 FPS, and Ultra averages 106 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra here is 116 FPS, or roughly 52% of the Low value, mirroring the scaling seen at 1080p. The data suggests that resolution increases affect the combo proportionally, with no unexpected bottlenecks emerging.

At 3840x2160, the combo still delivers well above 60 FPS across all presets. Low averages 140 FPS, Medium averages 112 FPS with a minimum of 95 FPS and a maximum of 128 FPS, High averages 70 FPS, and Ultra averages 66 FPS. The minimum FPS recorded at 4K Medium is 95, which is still comfortably above the playable threshold. The Ultra preset at 4K is the most demanding scenario in the dataset, and the combo sustains an average of 66 FPS, proving it can handle maximum settings at this resolution.

FAQ

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

A: Yes. The data shows the Ultra preset at 3840x2160 averages 66 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 4K?

A: At Ultra settings, the average FPS drops from 147 at 1920x1080 to 66 at 3840x2160, a reduction of 81 FPS, or approximately 55%.

Q: What is the lowest recorded frame rate in the dataset?

A: The minimum FPS value appears only for Medium settings, with 210 FPS at 1920x1080, 151 FPS at 2560x1440, and 95 FPS at 3840x2160. The lowest of these is 95 FPS at 4K.

Q: Is the Low preset ever necessary to achieve playable performance?

A: No. All presets at all resolutions average above 60 FPS, so the Low preset is never required for playability, though it does offer the highest frame rates.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested configurations for this game?

A: The combo is ranked 2129 out of 3716 tested combos, placing it in the upper portion of the database, though not near the top.

Q: Does the GPU or CPU limit performance more at higher resolutions?

A: The average FPS scales down consistently as resolution increases—309 to 222 to 140 at Low—indicating the GPU becomes more of a factor at 4K, while the CPU remains sufficient throughout.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 2129 out of 3716 tested combinations for Inside, placing it in the 57th percentile of all tested systems. This is a solid mid-to-upper tier position, but the actual FPS results are far stronger than the rank alone suggests. The rank reflects the entire hardware landscape, including far more powerful and expensive combinations, while the measured FPS shows this specific pairing delivers well above the playable threshold at every setting.

The data indicates that the rank is not a reflection of any weakness in this game, because the frame rates are uniformly high. At 4K Ultra, the combo still achieves 66 FPS, which is above the threshold, and this is the most demanding scenario in the dataset. The rank is likely suppressed by the fact that many other combos achieve even higher frame rates at lower resolutions, but for practical purposes, this combo is fully capable of running Inside without compromise.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU's nearest rivals, based on average benchmark scores, are the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX, which scores 0.2% higher, the Intel Core i7-14700KF, which scores 0.2% lower, the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, which scores 0.7% higher, and the Intel Core i7-14700K, which scores 0.9% higher. These processors would behave nearly identically to the Ryzen 7 9700F in this game, meaning any of them paired with the RX 9060 would produce FPS figures within a small margin of the measured results.

On the GPU side, the nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, which scores 0.7% lower, the AMD Radeon R9 370X, which scores 1% higher, the AMD Radeon RX 7700, which scores 1% higher, and the AMD Radeon Pro W5500, which scores 2.1% higher. The RTX 3060 Ti is the closest match, with a negligible performance difference. Substituting any of these GPUs for the RX 9060 would yield FPS values very close to those recorded, with the RX 7700 being marginally faster and the RTX 3060 Ti marginally slower.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, which averages 147 FPS. Since every preset clears the threshold, the best settings are simply the highest quality available.

At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset averages 106 FPS, so it is the recommended setting. All other presets also exceed 60 FPS, but Ultra offers the maximum visual quality while still providing a large safety margin above the threshold.

At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset averages 66 FPS, which is the best setting that stays above 60 FPS. The High preset averages 70 FPS, but Ultra is still playable and offers higher visual fidelity, making it the optimal choice for this resolution.

The Verdict

This PC can run Inside at every resolution and preset combination tested, with no exceptions. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset averages 147 FPS, well above the 60 FPS threshold. At 2560x1440, Ultra averages 106 FPS, again clearing the threshold. At 3840x2160, Ultra averages 66 FPS, which is the narrowest margin in the dataset but still comfortably above the playable threshold.

The verdict by resolution is clear: all settings are playable at all resolutions. The lowest average FPS recorded is 66 at 4K Ultra, meaning the combo never dips below the threshold in any scenario. For a game like Inside, which is a puzzle platformer with a modest visual load, this hardware is more than sufficient. The data shows that users can enable maximum settings at their native resolution without any performance concerns.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data reveals how the CPU and GPU share the workload across resolutions. At 1920x1080, the average FPS at Low is 309, which is exceptionally high and suggests the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU at a rapid rate. When the resolution increases to 2560x1440, the Low preset drops to 222 FPS, and at 3840x2160 it drops further to 140 FPS. This scaling pattern indicates that the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck as resolution increases, because the pixel count rises while the CPU workload remains largely unchanged.

At Ultra settings, the scaling is similar: 147 FPS at 1080p, 106 FPS at 1440p, and 66 FPS at 4K. The percentage drop from 1080p to 4K at Ultra is approximately 55%, which is close to the 55% drop at Low (309 to 140). This consistency suggests that the GPU's rendering load scales evenly with resolution, while the CPU's contribution remains steady. The Ryzen 7 9700F, with its 8 cores and 16 threads, is clearly not a limiting factor even at the highest frame rates, because the Low preset at 1080p exceeds 300 FPS, which is beyond what most games require.

At 4K, the GPU's role becomes more pronounced, as the average FPS at Ultra is just 66, compared to 147 at 1080p. The CPU still has headroom, but the RX 9060's 8 GB of memory and 128-bit bus width are sufficient for this game's demands. The data shows that for Inside, the GPU is the dominant factor at higher resolutions, while the CPU provides ample performance at lower resolutions, making this a balanced pairing for the game.