Inside

This combo ranks 532nd out of 3,716 tested configurations for Inside, placing it in the top 14% of all tested systems. That percentile positioning reflects a platform with substantial headroom: the CPU sits in the 94th percentile among all processors, while the GPU lands in the 81st percentile among all graphics cards. For a puzzle-platformer with modest visual demands, this pairing is dramatically overqualified — but the data shows that overqualification translates into triple-digit frame rates at every resolution and preset combination tested.

The ranking context matters more than the raw number. With 3,716 combos in the database, being 532nd means roughly 3,184 tested systems fall behind this configuration, and only 531 outperform it. Those ahead typically pair higher-end CPUs or GPUs, but for Inside specifically, the gap in actual gameplay performance is negligible because the game's rendering load is light. The benchmark results confirm this: even at 4K Ultra, the combo delivers 99 FPS average, which is 65% above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

FAQ

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

A: Yes. At 3840x2160 Ultra, the measured average FPS is 99, which clears the 60 FPS playable threshold by a wide margin. All four presets — Low, Medium, High, and Ultra — are marked as playable at 4K in the verdict data.

Q: What is the best settings preset at 1080p?

A: Ultra is the best settings choice at 1920x1080, delivering 219 FPS average. Even the most demanding preset runs far beyond what a 60 Hz or even 144 Hz display can use, so there is no reason to compromise visual quality.

Q: How does the frame rate scale from 1080p to 1440p?

A: At Ultra settings, the average drops from 219 FPS at 1080p to 157 FPS at 1440p — a 28% reduction. At High settings, the drop is from 230 FPS to 165 FPS, a 28% reduction as well. The scaling is consistent, indicating the GPU handles resolution scaling predictably.

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

A: For Inside, the GPU is the primary bottleneck, but only at higher resolutions. The CPU's 94th percentile rank and 36,470 multi-thread score provide massive headroom; the RTX 4070's 81st percentile and 26,927 G3D score show it is the weaker link. However, at 1080p Low, the combo reaches 431 FPS, suggesting neither component is stressed.

Q: How does this combo compare to similar hardware in the database?

A: The CPU's nearest rival is the Intel Core i7-14700KF, which scores 70,163 average — just 0.2% higher. The GPU's nearest rival is the NVIDIA Tesla P4 at 37,628 average, only 0.1% higher. In practice, swapping to those parts would produce nearly identical Inside performance.

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

A: No. The lowest recorded average across all resolutions and presets is 99 FPS at 4K Ultra. The minimum frame rate recorded in any test is 141 FPS (at 4K Medium), so even the worst-case dips stay more than double the playable threshold.

CPU and GPU Roles

The division of labor between the AMD Ryzen 7 9700F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 in Inside is heavily skewed toward the GPU, but only at 4K. At 1920x1080, the data shows the system is largely CPU-bound or simply unconstrained: Low preset hits 431 FPS, Medium reaches 367 FPS, High achieves 230 FPS, and Ultra lands at 219 FPS. The CPU's single-thread score of 4,691 and 8-core/16-thread design (base 3.80 GHz, boost 5.50 GHz) provide ample processing power for the game's physics and logic, which are modest for a 2016 puzzle-platformer.

Moving to 2560x1440, the GPU begins to assert influence. Low preset still produces 330 FPS, but Ultra drops to 157 FPS — a 52% reduction from 1080p Ultra. The RTX 4070's 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and 192-bit bus (bandwidth 504.2 GB/s) handle the increased pixel count, but the frame rate decline shows the graphics card is now the limiting factor. The CPU, meanwhile, has headroom to spare; its 94th percentile ranking and near-parity with the Ryzen 9 7940HX (0.2% delta) mean it is not the constraint.

At 3840x2160, the GPU's role becomes dominant. Ultra settings yield 99 FPS, while Low produces 208 FPS — a 52% drop from 1080p Low. The RTX 4070's 29.15 TFLOPS FP32 compute and 158.4 GPixel/s pixel rate are pushed harder at 4K, but the results remain far above playable. The CPU's role at 4K is minimal: even the most demanding preset leaves the Ryzen 7 9700F with substantial unused capacity, as evidenced by the fact that the combo's 4K Ultra average (99 FPS) is still 65% above the 60 FPS threshold.

Resolution scaling tells the story: from 1080p to 1440p, average FPS across all presets drops by roughly 28-30%; from 1440p to 4K, it drops another 37-40%. This consistent degradation points to the GPU as the scaling bottleneck, while the CPU's influence is negligible across the entire resolution range. For players targeting 4K, the RTX 4070 is the component that matters; at 1080p, either component could be swapped for a weaker part without changing the experience.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU, the nearest rivals in the benchmark database offer nearly identical compute performance. The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX scores 69,875 average, just 0.2% lower than the Ryzen 7 9700F's 69,996. The Intel Core i7-14700KF scores 70,163, 0.2% higher, while the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X (69,515, 0.7% lower) and Intel Core i7-14700K (69,355, 0.9% lower) round out the immediate competition. In Inside, any of these CPUs would produce identical frame rates because the game's CPU load is trivial relative to their capabilities — the differences in synthetic benchmarks (sub-1% in all cases) would not manifest in measurable FPS changes.

On the GPU side, the RTX 4070's nearest rivals are more varied in origin. The NVIDIA Tesla P4 scores 37,628 average, just 0.1% higher, making it a statistical tie. The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 (37,507, 0.4% higher) and AMD Radeon PRO W6400 (37,157, 1.3% higher) are also close, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile (38,135, 1.3% lower) trails slightly. For Inside, these GPUs would all deliver playable performance at 1080p and 1440p, though the 4K Ultra result (99 FPS) might dip slightly below that on the slower rivals — the deltaPct values suggest the RTX 4080 Mobile would be about 1% slower, potentially yielding 98 FPS at 4K Ultra, still above the 60 FPS threshold.

The practical takeaway: if a user already owns any of these rival CPUs or GPUs, upgrading to the Ryzen 7 9700F or RTX 4070 would yield no meaningful improvement in Inside. The game's performance envelope is so far above the playable threshold that even parts with 1% lower benchmark scores would hit the same 60 FPS target at all resolutions and presets. The only scenario where the RTX 4070's advantage matters is pushing beyond 4K or enabling additional graphical features, but Inside offers no such options in the tested presets.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo produces its highest frame rates. Low settings average 431 FPS, with Medium at 367 FPS (min 312, max 423), High at 230 FPS, and Ultra at 219 FPS. Every preset exceeds 200 FPS, meaning even the most demanding setting leaves 3.5x headroom above the 60 FPS playable threshold. The gap between Low and Ultra is 212 FPS (49%), showing that settings have a measurable impact, but the absolute floor remains extraordinarily high.

At 2560x1440, performance remains robust. Low delivers 330 FPS, Medium averages 264 FPS (min 225, max 304), High reaches 165 FPS, and Ultra hits 157 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p ranges from 23% (Low: 431 to 330) to 28% (Ultra: 219 to 157). The minimum frame rate recorded at Medium (225 FPS) is still nearly 4x the playable threshold, indicating no frametime stability concerns.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is pushed harder but still dominates the requirement. Low averages 208 FPS, Medium reaches 166 FPS (min 141, max 191), High delivers 104 FPS, and Ultra averages 99 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is the lowest of any tested configuration, yet it still exceeds 60 FPS by 65%. The scaling from 1440p to 4K shows a 37% reduction at Low (330 to 208) and 37% at Ultra (157 to 99), consistent with the GPU's pixel throughput limits.

Across all 12 tested configurations, the worst-case minimum frame rate is 141 FPS (4K Medium), which is more than double the playable threshold. Even the most demanding scenario — 4K Ultra — never dips below 99 FPS average, and the absence of min/max data for Ultra presets suggests the variance is tight enough that the game never stutters. For a puzzle-platformer where timing and precision matter, this level of consistency eliminates any hardware-induced performance concerns.

The Verdict

This PC does not just run Inside — it obliterates the performance requirements. The verdict data marks every resolution and preset combination as playable, with 4K Ultra delivering 99 FPS average, 1440p Ultra hitting 157 FPS, and 1080p Ultra producing 219 FPS. The 60 FPS playable threshold is cleared by at least 65% even in the most demanding tested scenario, meaning players have complete freedom to maximize visual quality at any resolution without worrying about frame rate.

At 1080p, the combo achieves the highest performance tier: Ultra settings run at 219 FPS, which is 3.65x the playable threshold. This makes the system suitable for high-refresh-rate displays well beyond 144 Hz. At 1440p, Ultra still delivers 157 FPS, comfortably above 144 Hz for most monitors and far beyond 60 Hz. At 4K, Ultra's 99 FPS exceeds 60 Hz by a wide margin, and even the "worst" preset (Ultra) stays above 90 FPS, making 4K gaming on a 120 Hz display viable.

The only scenario where this hardware would feel constrained is if a user seeks frame rates above 200 FPS at 4K — but Inside caps visual options at Ultra, and the game's design does not benefit from extreme frame rates. For standard 60 Hz, 144 Hz, or even 240 Hz displays at 1080p, this combo provides more than enough performance. The verdict is unambiguous: this system is fully capable of running Inside at maximum quality across all tested resolutions, with enough headroom to handle any future patches or additional graphical settings.