Inside

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 delivers overwhelming performance for Inside, a 2016 Puzzle Platformer. This combination ranks 779th out of 3716 tested combos for this game, placing it in the top 21% of all systems. Benchmark data shows this pairing is not merely playable but massively overpowered, with every tested resolution and settings preset clearing the 60 FPS playable threshold by a wide margin. The RTX 3080, which sits at the 68th percentile among all GPUs, and the Ryzen 9 7900X, at the 91st percentile among all CPUs, combine to make this a system where the game's modest demands are easily satisfied.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's rank of 779 out of 3716 tested configurations places it in the 79th percentile of all systems tested for Inside. This is a strong position, but it is important to note that Inside is not a demanding title; the ranking reflects that many less powerful components can also achieve high frame rates. The data indicates that this specific pairing is in the upper quartile of performance, but the game's low system requirements mean that the gap between this combo and lower-ranked ones may be smaller in practice than the raw ranking suggests. The RTX 3080's average benchmark score is 23172, and its nearest rival, the NVIDIA P106-100, scores 23249, a delta of only -0.3%. This shows the GPU is performing exactly as expected for its class. The CPU's average benchmark score is 53288, with its nearest rival, the AMD EPYC 7313P, scoring 53206, a delta of 0.2%. The data shows this is a balanced, high-tier pairing that will not be the bottleneck in this game.

CPU and GPU Roles

For Inside, the GPU is the dominant component, but the CPU is far from irrelevant. The scaling between resolutions shows this clearly. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo produces 385 FPS. At the same settings but at 3840x2160, the frame rate drops to 198.2 FPS. This 49% reduction in performance when moving from 1080p to 4K demonstrates that the GPU is the primary driver of frame rates, as the pixel workload increases dramatically. However, the CPU's role is visible in the settings scaling. At 4K, the difference between Low (198.2 FPS) and Ultra (98.2 FPS) is a 50% performance hit. This shows that while the GPU handles the resolution increase, the CPU still has to process the additional draw calls and physics calculations that come with higher settings presets. The Ryzen 9 7900X, with its 12 cores and 24 threads, is more than capable of feeding the RTX 3080, and the data shows no CPU bottleneck even at the highest frame rates. The fact that the frame rate at 1080p Low (385 FPS) is so high indicates the CPU can sustain very high throughput, and the GPU becomes the limiting factor as resolution increases.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers exceptional performance across all settings. Low settings produce an average of 385 FPS, Medium yields 350.1 FPS, High drops to 218.9 FPS, and Ultra settles at 209.4 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 175.6 FPS, a 45.6% reduction, which is a typical scaling curve for a GPU-bound scenario. The data shows that even at Ultra settings, the frame rate is over three times the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain extremely high. Low settings average 315.9 FPS, Medium 252.9 FPS, High 160 FPS, and Ultra 151.7 FPS. The performance drop from 1080p to 1440p is noticeable but not severe. At Ultra settings, the 1440p frame rate of 151.7 FPS is 27.6% lower than the 1080p Ultra score of 209.4 FPS. This is a smaller drop than the 50% reduction seen at 4K, indicating that the GPU is still well within its comfort zone at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the results show the system's limits, but they are still far above playable. Low settings average 198.2 FPS, Medium 162.2 FPS, High 97.8 FPS, and Ultra 98.2 FPS. The most interesting data point here is that High and Ultra produce nearly identical frame rates (97.8 vs 98.2 FPS), suggesting that the Ultra preset at 4K is not significantly more demanding than High, or that the game engine is hitting a different bottleneck at this resolution. The 4K Ultra score of 98.2 FPS is still 63.7% above the 60 FPS threshold, demonstrating that this system can handle the game at maximum settings in 4K.

The Verdict

Yes, this PC can run Inside flawlessly. The verdict by resolution is unambiguous: every single resolution and settings preset tested clears the 60 FPS playable threshold. At 1920x1080, the best settings are Ultra, with an average of 209.4 FPS. At 2560x1440, Ultra is again the best choice, averaging 151.7 FPS. Even at 3840x2160, the system can run Ultra settings at an average of 98.2 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS target. The data shows that this combination is overkill for Inside. The lowest frame rate recorded in the entire dataset is 97.8 FPS (4K High), which is still 63% above the playable threshold. This system will not just run the game; it will run it with a massive performance headroom, making it ideal for users who want to pair this game with higher refresh rate monitors or who plan to run other, more demanding applications simultaneously. The RTX 3080's 10 GB of GDDR6X memory and the Ryzen 9 7900X's 64 MB of L3 cache are more than sufficient for the game's asset streaming and logic requirements.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rival to the RTX 3080 is the NVIDIA P106-100, which scores 23249 in the average benchmark, a delta of -0.3% from the RTX 3080's 23172. Other close matches include the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 (23250, -0.3%), the AMD Radeon RX 6600M (23273, -0.4%), and the AMD Radeon R9 M290X (23276, -0.4%). These GPUs would all produce very similar performance in Inside, as their average benchmark scores are nearly identical. For the CPU, the closest rival is the AMD EPYC 7313P, with an average score of 53206, a delta of 0.2% from the Ryzen 9 7900X's 53288. The Intel Xeon Phi 7290 scores 53469 (-0.3%), the Intel Xeon 634 scores 52974 (0.6%), and the Intel Core i7-14700F scores 53620 (-0.6%). These CPUs would all deliver comparable frame rates in Inside, as the game is not likely to be CPU-limited with any of these processors. A system built with any of these GPU or CPU alternatives would produce nearly identical results to the tested combo, making them viable substitutes if the exact parts are unavailable.

FAQ

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

A: Yes. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the combo achieves an average of 98.2 FPS, which is comfortably above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: What is the best settings preset to use at 2560x1440?

A: The data shows Ultra is the best choice, as it delivers an average of 151.7 FPS. All other presets (Low, Medium, High) also clear 60 FPS, but Ultra provides the highest visual quality without sacrificing performance.

Q: How does the frame rate scale from 1080p to 4K at High settings?

A: At 1920x1080 High, the average is 218.9 FPS. At 3840x2160 High, the average drops to 97.8 FPS. This represents a 55.3% reduction in frame rate when moving from 1080p to 4K.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more important for this game?

A: The GPU is more important, as evidenced by the significant frame rate drops when resolution increases. The CPU is sufficient to avoid bottlenecking, as shown by the very high frame rates at 1080p Low (385 FPS), where CPU overhead is highest relative to GPU load.

*Q: What is the lowest frame rate recorded for this combo in Inside?*

A: The lowest average frame rate in the dataset is 97.8 FPS, recorded at 3840x2160 with High settings. Even this lowest value is 63% above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: Are there any settings presets that do not clear 60 FPS?

A: No. Every combination of resolution (1920x1080, 2560x1440, 3840x2160) and settings preset (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) tested produces an average frame rate above 60 FPS. The system has a minimum performance headroom of 37.8 FPS across all tested configurations.