Inside

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data for the AMD Ryzen 7 9700F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER running Inside shows a game that is extremely playable across all tested resolutions and settings. The database includes measurements at three resolutions (1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160) and four settings levels (Low, Medium, High, and Ultra), though only the Medium preset includes complete average, minimum, and maximum frame time data.

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest raw performance. The Low preset averages 310 FPS, the Medium preset averages 248 FPS with a minimum of 210 FPS and a maximum of 285 FPS, the High preset averages 155 FPS, and the Ultra preset averages 147 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 163 FPS, which shows how much headroom exists even at the most demanding settings. The Medium preset frame time data indicates strong consistency, with the minimum only 38 FPS below the average and the maximum 37 FPS above it.

Moving to 2560x1440, performance remains well above any playability concern. The Low preset averages 223 FPS, Medium averages 178 FPS with a minimum of 151 FPS and a maximum of 205 FPS, High averages 111 FPS, and Ultra averages 106 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is notable but not dramatic: Low falls from 310 to 223 FPS, Medium from 248 to 178 FPS, High from 155 to 111 FPS, and Ultra from 147 to 106 FPS. The Medium preset at this resolution shows a 27 FPS spread between minimum and average, and a 27 FPS spread between average and maximum.

At 3840x2160, the game still runs smoothly, though the margins tighten. The Low preset averages 140 FPS, Medium averages 112 FPS with a minimum of 95 FPS and a maximum of 129 FPS, High averages 70 FPS, and Ultra averages 67 FPS. The 4K Medium preset shows a minimum of 95 FPS, which remains comfortably above the 60 FPS playability threshold used in the database. The High and Ultra presets at 4K are the only configurations where the average approaches the playability floor, but both still clear it by at least 7 FPS.

The scaling pattern across resolutions is consistent: every settings tier loses roughly 30 to 40 percent of its average FPS when moving from 1080p to 1440p, and a similar proportion when moving from 1440p to 4K. The Low preset shows the largest absolute drop from 1080p to 4K, falling 170 FPS, while the Ultra preset shows the smallest absolute drop, falling 80 FPS. This suggests that higher settings become relatively less expensive at higher resolutions, which is typical for a game where the CPU has less influence on the frame rate as pixel count rises.

Best Settings per Resolution

The playability threshold in the database is 60 FPS, and every tested configuration at every resolution clears that mark. The database lists all four settings presets as playable at all three resolutions, which means the recommended "best settings" selection is simply the most demanding preset that still averages at or above 60 FPS.

At 1920x1080, the best settings are Ultra, with an average of 147 FPS. This leaves a 87 FPS margin above the playability threshold, so there is no reason to compromise on visual quality at this resolution. The High preset averages 155 FPS, but Ultra offers the maximum visual fidelity while still maintaining a frame rate that is more than double the playability floor.

At 2560x1440, the best settings are also Ultra, with an average of 106 FPS. The margin above 60 FPS is 46 FPS, which is still substantial. Even the most demanding preset at this resolution keeps the average well above the threshold, and the minimum recorded FPS at Medium (151 FPS) suggests that frame time consistency is not a concern at 1440p.

At 3840x2160, the best settings are Ultra, with an average of 67 FPS. This is the tightest margin in the entire dataset, just 7 FPS above the playability threshold. The High preset averages 70 FPS, which is only 3 FPS higher than Ultra, so the difference between the two top presets at 4K is minimal. The database verdict confirms Ultra as the best setting at 4K, but the data shows that High and Ultra are nearly interchangeable in terms of average frame rate.

The pattern is clear: this combo can run Inside at maximum settings at every resolution. The only caveat is 4K Ultra, where the average of 67 FPS leaves little headroom for demanding scenes, and the lack of minimum FPS data for the Ultra preset means the worst-case frame time is not recorded. However, based on the available measurements, Ultra is the recommended setting at all three resolutions.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data indicates that the GPU is the dominant factor in determining frame rates for Inside, particularly as resolution increases. The Ryzen 7 9700F is a high-end desktop processor with a PassMark multithread score of 36470, a single-thread score of 4691, and an average benchmark score of 69996, placing it in the 94th percentile of all CPUs. The RTX 2070 SUPER, by contrast, has an average benchmark score of 20282 and sits in the 65th percentile of all GPUs. This imbalance suggests the GPU is the limiting component in most scenarios.

The resolution scaling supports this interpretation. From 1920x1080 to 2560x1440, the Low preset falls from 310 to 223 FPS, a drop of 87 FPS or roughly 28 percent. From 2560x1440 to 3840x2160, the Low preset falls from 223 to 140 FPS, a drop of 83 FPS or roughly 37 percent. The consistent proportional declines across resolution steps are characteristic of a GPU-bound workload, where the number of pixels being shaded directly determines the frame rate.

The settings scaling tells a similar story. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 163 FPS (310 to 147). At 1440p, the difference is 117 FPS (223 to 106). At 4K, the difference is 73 FPS (140 to 67). As resolution increases, the absolute impact of changing settings shrinks, which again points to the GPU being the primary constraint. If the CPU were the bottleneck, the settings gap would remain roughly constant across resolutions, since the CPU workload does not change with pixel count.

The CPU's role is not negligible, however. The Ryzen 7 9700F has 8 cores and 16 threads, with a boost clock of 5.50 GHz and 32 MB of shared L3 cache, and its single-thread score of 4691 places it well above most desktop processors. Inside is a puzzle platformer that does not require extreme thread counts, but the high single-thread performance ensures that frame times remain stable even at very high frame rates. The 310 FPS average at 1080p Low, for example, would be difficult to achieve with a weaker processor, as the CPU must deliver frames faster than the GPU can render them at low settings.

The Medium preset frame time data reinforces the GPU-bound interpretation. At 1080p Medium, the minimum is 210 FPS and the maximum is 285 FPS, a 75 FPS range. At 1440p Medium, the minimum is 151 FPS and the maximum is 205 FPS, a 54 FPS range. At 4K Medium, the minimum is 95 FPS and the maximum is 129 FPS, a 34 FPS range. The narrowing spread at higher resolutions indicates that the GPU is working closer to its full capacity, leaving less variance in frame delivery. At lower resolutions, the GPU has spare capacity, and the variance likely comes from CPU-side frame generation and driver overhead.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo run Inside at 4K Ultra settings?

A: Yes. The average FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings is 67 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS playability threshold. However, this is the smallest margin in the dataset, so the headroom is limited.

Q: What is the best setting at 1440p?

A: The database recommends Ultra settings at 2560x1440, with an average of 106 FPS. All four presets are playable at this resolution, but Ultra provides the highest visual quality while staying 46 FPS above the threshold.

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

A: The Medium preset averages 248 FPS at 1920x1080 and 112 FPS at 3840x2160, a drop of 136 FPS. The minimum FPS at 4K Medium is 95, which remains well above the playability floor.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor for this game?

A: The data indicates the GPU is the primary constraint. The average FPS drops consistently as resolution increases, and the settings gap narrows at higher resolutions, both of which are signatures of GPU-bound performance. The Ryzen 7 9700F ranks in the 94th percentile of CPUs, well above the RTX 2070 SUPER's 65th percentile GPU ranking.

Q: Are there any settings or resolutions where the frame rate dips below 60 FPS?

A: No. Every tested configuration at every resolution averages above 60 FPS. The lowest recorded average is 67 FPS at 4K Ultra, and the lowest recorded minimum is 95 FPS at 4K Medium.

Q: How does the Medium preset's frame time consistency compare across resolutions?

A: The Medium preset shows a minimum of 210 FPS and a maximum of 285 FPS at 1080p, a minimum of 151 FPS and a maximum of 205 FPS at 1440p, and a minimum of 95 FPS and a maximum of 129 FPS at 4K. The range narrows as resolution increases, indicating more consistent frame delivery when the GPU is more heavily loaded.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Looking at the nearest rivals in the database, the AMD Ryzen 7 9700F and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER each have close performance neighbors that would produce similar results in Inside.

For the CPU, the Ryzen 7 9700F has an average benchmark score of 69996. The closest rival is the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX, with an average score of 69875, a delta of 0.2 percent. The Intel Core i7-14700KF scores 70163, which is 0.2 percent higher than the 9700F. The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X scores 69515, 0.7 percent lower, and the Intel Core i7-14700K scores 69355, 0.9 percent lower. In practical terms, all four of these processors would deliver nearly identical frame rates in Inside, since the game is not heavily CPU-bound at the resolutions tested. The differences between these chips are well within the margin of measurement noise for a game that averages over 100 FPS in most configurations.

For the GPU, the RTX 2070 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 20282. The nearest rival is the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M, with an average score of 20480, which is 1 percent higher. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile scores 20534, 1.2 percent higher. The Intel Arc B570 scores 20556, 1.3 percent higher, and the Intel Arc A750 scores 20582, 1.5 percent higher. These deltas are small, so a system using any of these GPUs would produce frame rates within a few percent of the RTX 2070 SUPER in Inside. Users with any of these cards should expect similar playability across all resolutions, including 4K Ultra, where the margin above 60 FPS is already slim.

It is worth remembering the RTX 2070 SUPER's nearest rivals include both mobile and desktop parts. The RTX 3070 Mobile, for example, is a laptop GPU, but its average benchmark score places it in the same performance tier. The Intel Arc A750 and B570 are desktop GPUs that also land in this range. For a game as undemanding as Inside, the differences among these GPUs would be minor, and all would comfortably clear the 60 FPS threshold at 4K Ultra based on the measured data for the RTX 2070 SUPER.

How This Combo Ranks

The database ranks this specific combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 9700F and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER at position 2087 out of 3716 tested combos for Inside. That places it in the upper 44 percent of all tested system configurations, which is a solid result for a game that is not particularly demanding.

The rank reflects the fact that the RTX 2070 SUPER is the weaker component in this pairing. The GPU sits in the 65th percentile of all GPUs, while the CPU sits in the 94th percentile of all CPUs. Many of the 1629 combos ranked above this one likely pair the same or similar CPUs with more powerful GPUs, which would push frame rates higher, particularly at 4K Ultra where the margin above 60 FPS is only 7 FPS.

However, the rank also reflects the fact that Inside is a 2016 puzzle platformer with modest graphical requirements. The measured frame rates are exceptionally high across the board: even the worst configuration (4K Ultra) averages 67 FPS, and the best configuration (1080p Low) averages 310 FPS. A combo ranked in the top 44 percent for this game is more than sufficient for a smooth experience, and the database confirms that all settings presets are playable at all resolutions.

The gap between this combo and the top-ranked systems is likely to be most visible at 4K Ultra, where a more powerful GPU could push the average from 67 FPS to a higher value with more headroom for frame time spikes. At 1080p and 1440p, the frame rates are so high that the rank difference would be imperceptible in practice. The data shows a system that is balanced toward CPU performance, but for Inside, the GPU is the component that matters most, and the RTX 2070 SUPER delivers enough performance to keep every tested configuration above the playability threshold.