Inside

The AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 combination delivers exceptional performance in Inside, a puzzle platformer from 2016. The measured data shows this system handles the game with remarkable ease, producing frame rates that far exceed the 60 FPS playability threshold across all tested resolutions and presets. At 4K Ultra, the system still averages 99 FPS, while at 1080p Low it reaches an extraordinary 433 FPS, indicating the hardware is substantially overqualified for this title.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU and GPU each have nearby rivals that would produce nearly identical gameplay experiences in Inside. For the AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D, benchmark aggregation shows its average score of 58,386 sits within a tight cluster of competitors. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M trails by just 0.1% with an average score of 58,323, making it effectively indistinguishable in real-world gaming. The Intel Core i9-14900 comes in 0.5% behind at 58,115, while the Intel Xeon w5-2545 actually edges ahead by 0.2% at 58,504, and the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 leads this group by 0.7% with 58,826. These deltaPct values are so small that any of these processors would deliver virtually identical frame rates in this game.

On the GPU side, the RTX 4070 posts an average benchmark score of 37,648, placing it in the 81st percentile of all GPUs. The nearest rival is the NVIDIA Tesla P4 at 37,628, a mere 0.1% behind. The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 scores 37,507, sitting 0.4% lower, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile achieves 38,135, which is 1.3% higher. The AMD Radeon PRO W6400 rounds out the group at 37,157, trailing by 1.3%. For a game as lightweight as Inside, these performance differences would translate to at most a few frames per second, meaning any of these GPU alternatives would provide a similarly smooth experience.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data reveals that Inside is overwhelmingly GPU-bound at higher resolutions, but the CPU's headroom becomes apparent at lower settings. Examining the 4K results, the jump from Low to Ultra settings shows the GPU working progressively harder: 208 FPS at Low drops to 166 FPS at Medium, then 104 FPS at High, and finally 99 FPS at Ultra. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 4K represents a 52% performance reduction, demonstrating how much the graphics card's workload increases with each preset tier.

At 1440p, the pattern shifts slightly. The Low preset achieves 330 FPS, Medium hits 264 FPS, High reaches 165 FPS, and Ultra settles at 157 FPS. The drop from Low to Ultra here is 52%, similar to 4K. However, comparing across resolutions at the same settings reveals the GPU's dominance: at Ultra, moving from 1080p (219 FPS) to 1440p (157 FPS) costs 28% performance, while moving from 1440p to 4K (99 FPS) costs another 37%. These substantial reductions indicate the RTX 4070 is the limiting factor at higher resolutions.

The CPU's role becomes clearer at 1080p, where the GPU has less work to do. At 1080p Low, the system produces 433 FPS, and even at Ultra it maintains 219 FPS. These extremely high frame rates suggest the Ryzen 7 9850X3D's 8 cores and 16 threads, with its 96 MB of shared L3 cache, are more than sufficient to feed the GPU. The 1080p Ultra result of 219 FPS versus the 1440p Ultra result of 157 FPS shows a 28% drop, while the 1080p Low result of 433 FPS versus 1440p Low at 330 FPS shows a 24% drop—both indicating GPU-bound scaling rather than CPU limitations.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that maintains at least 60 FPS is Ultra, which averages 99 FPS. This is comfortably above the threshold, and the data shows that all four presets—Low at 208 FPS, Medium at 166 FPS, High at 104 FPS, and Ultra at 99 FPS—clear the 60 FPS requirement. The Ultra preset at 4K delivers a 99 FPS average, making it the recommended choice for maximum visual quality.

At 2560x1440, Ultra again provides the best experience with an average of 157 FPS. The full range of options is available: Low at 330 FPS, Medium at 264 FPS, High at 165 FPS, and Ultra at 157 FPS. Every preset at this resolution exceeds 150 FPS, so there is no compromise needed between visual fidelity and performance.

At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset achieves 219 FPS on average. The complete preset ladder shows Low at 433 FPS, Medium at 367 FPS, and High at 230 FPS. With even the most demanding settings producing over 200 FPS, players can enable every graphical feature without concern. The minimum frame rates recorded at Medium settings—312 FPS at 1080p, 225 FPS at 1440p, and 141 FPS at 4K—indicate consistent performance with no noticeable dips.

The Verdict

This PC can absolutely run Inside at exceptional quality levels. The verdict by resolution confirms that every single resolution and preset combination tested maintains an average frame rate above 60 FPS. At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset delivers 99 FPS, which is 65% above the playability threshold. At 2560x1440, Ultra reaches 157 FPS, more than 2.6 times the minimum requirement. At 1920x1080, Ultra produces 219 FPS, nearly 3.7 times the threshold.

The data indicates that this system is vastly overprovisioned for Inside. Even the most demanding configuration—4K Ultra at 99 FPS—leaves substantial headroom. Players could theoretically cap frame rates to reduce power consumption or heat, as the hardware is never stressed to its limits. The minimum recorded frame rate across all tests is 141 FPS at 4K Medium, which still exceeds the 60 FPS playable threshold by a wide margin. In short, this combination provides a flawless experience at any resolution or setting the game offers.

FAQ

Q: What is the playable threshold for this game?

A: The playable threshold is defined as 60 FPS. All tested configurations exceed this value, with the lowest average being 99 FPS at 4K Ultra.

*Q: Can this system handle 4K gaming in Inside?*

A: Yes. At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset averages 99 FPS, and the Low preset reaches 208 FPS. All four presets at 4K clear the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: Which resolution provides the highest frame rate?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the system achieves 433 FPS average. Even at 1080p Ultra, it maintains 219 FPS.

Q: How much performance drops when moving from 1080p to 4K at the same settings?

A: At Ultra settings, frame rate falls from 219 FPS at 1080p to 157 FPS at 1440p (a 28% reduction) and then to 99 FPS at 4K (a 37% reduction from 1440p).

Q: Are there any resolution or settings combinations that fail to reach 60 FPS?

A: No. The data shows all twelve tested combinations—three resolutions across four presets—achieve average frame rates above 60 FPS, with the lowest being 99 FPS at 4K Ultra.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested combinations?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D + RTX 4070 combination ranks 529th out of 3,716 tested combos for Inside, placing it in the top 14% of all systems tested.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 achieves a rank of 529 out of 3,716 tested combos for Inside. This places the system in the 86th percentile overall, meaning it outperforms approximately 86% of all tested hardware combinations for this game. Given the game's 2016 release date and lightweight puzzle platformer nature, this ranking reflects the system's substantial overperformance relative to the game's requirements. The high ranking is driven primarily by the RTX 4070's 81st percentile standing among all GPUs, combined with the CPU's 92nd percentile among all processors. The data suggests that while many systems can play Inside adequately, this particular combo delivers frame rates that are multiples of what the game demands, justifying its strong position in the rankings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the system produces the following results across presets. The High preset averages 104 FPS with no minimum or maximum recorded. The Low preset reaches 208 FPS average. The Medium preset averages 166 FPS with a minimum of 141 FPS and a maximum of 191 FPS. The Ultra preset averages 99 FPS.

At 2560x1440, performance scales upward significantly. The High preset averages 165 FPS. The Low preset doubles to 330 FPS. The Medium preset averages 264 FPS with a minimum of 225 FPS and a maximum of 304 FPS. The Ultra preset averages 157 FPS.

At 1920x1080, the system reaches its peak performance. The High preset averages 230 FPS. The Low preset achieves 433 FPS, the highest result in the entire dataset. The Medium preset averages 367 FPS with a minimum of 312 FPS and a maximum of 423 FPS. The Ultra preset averages 219 FPS.

The frame time consistency, evidenced by the minimum and maximum values at Medium settings across all resolutions, shows stable performance. At 4K, the range from 141 to 191 FPS represents a 26% variance, while at 1440p the range from 225 to 304 FPS shows a 26% variance, and at 1080p the range from 312 to 423 FPS also shows a 26% variance. This consistent relative spread suggests the game's frame pacing remains uniform regardless of resolution, indicating no unexpected bottlenecks or stuttering issues.