Inside

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 combination delivers a substantial performance envelope for Inside, a puzzle platformer from 2016. The measured data shows this pairing produces extremely high frame rates across all tested resolutions and presets, with the lowest average result still landing well above the 60 FPS playable threshold. This analysis breaks down the benchmark results, compares the components to their nearest market rivals, and identifies the optimal settings for each resolution.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU and GPU in this system each have close performance neighbors according to aggregate benchmark scores. The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X sits at the 91st percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 53288. Its nearest rival is the AMD EPYC 7313P, which scores 53206, a negligible 0.2% difference. The Intel Xeon Phi 7290 is marginally ahead at 53469, representing a 0.3% gap. The Intel Xeon 634 trails slightly at 52974, a 0.6% deficit, while the Intel Core i7-14700F leads the group at 53620, outperforming the 7900X by 0.6%. These four processors cluster within a tight 1.2% band, meaning any of them would deliver effectively indistinguishable CPU-bound performance in Inside.

On the graphics side, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 holds the 61st percentile among all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 17639. Its closest competitor is the AMD Radeon HD 7790 at 17666, a 0.2% advantage for the older card. The AMD Radeon 780M trails by 0.3% with a score of 17588, while the AMD Radeon Pro 560 and Pro 460 score 17551 and 17509 respectively, representing 0.5% and 0.7% deficits. The delta between the fastest and slowest in this group is under 1%, indicating that the RTX 4060's performance profile is closely matched by these alternatives in synthetic workloads. For Inside specifically, any of these GPUs would likely produce similar frame rates, though the measured data here applies only to the RTX 4060.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark results for Inside show that this game is far more sensitive to GPU capability than CPU processing power, particularly at higher resolutions. The Ryzen 9 7900X is a high-end 12-core, 24-thread processor with a 170W TDP and a boost clock of 5.60 GHz. Its multi-threaded Cinebench R23 score of 29300 and single-core score of 2016.5 indicate ample headroom for any CPU-bound scenario. However, the frame rate scaling across resolutions reveals where the performance limit resides.

At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the system achieves 331.2 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 Low drops this to 238.9 FPS, a 27.9% reduction, and at 3840x2160 Low it falls further to 149.6 FPS, a 37.4% drop from the 1440p result. This steep decline as resolution increases points to the GPU being the primary limiter at 4K. The RTX 4060's 8 GB GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 272.0 GB/s bandwidth becomes the bottleneck when pixel count quadruples.

At 1080p Ultra, the system produces 160.3 FPS, which is 51.6% lower than the 1080p Low result of 331.2 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra at the same resolution shows the graphics card's shading workload scaling with preset complexity. The RTX 4060 has 3072 shading units, 96 texture mapping units, and 48 render output units, and these resources directly influence how preset levels affect frame rates. The CPU's role appears secondary, as even the most demanding preset at 1080p still exceeds 160 FPS, far beyond what the 7900X would struggle to feed.

FAQ

*Q: What is the highest average frame rate this system achieves in Inside?*

A: The highest measured average is 331.2 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: Can this PC maintain 60 FPS at 4K with maximum settings?

A: Yes. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the system averages 69.6 FPS, which exceeds the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: How does the RTX 4060 compare to its closest GPU rival?

A: The RTX 4060 has an average benchmark score of 17639, while the AMD Radeon HD 7790 scores 17666, a 0.2% difference in favor of the AMD card.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Low and Ultra at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Low settings produce 238.9 FPS while Ultra produces 112.7 FPS, a difference of 126.2 FPS or roughly 52.8% lower performance at Ultra.

Q: Which CPU is closest in performance to the Ryzen 9 7900X?

A: The AMD EPYC 7313P is the nearest rival with an average score of 53206, just 0.2% below the 7900X's 53288.

Q: Does the game run smoothly at 1080p on High settings?

A: Yes, the system achieves 163.4 FPS at 1920x1080 on High settings, well above the 60 FPS threshold.

The Verdict

This PC can comfortably run Inside at all tested resolutions and settings, according to the measured data. At 1920x1080, every preset from Low to Ultra clears 60 FPS, with the lowest result being 160.3 FPS at Ultra. The 2560x1440 results are similarly robust, ranging from 238.9 FPS at Low down to 112.7 FPS at Ultra, all above the playable threshold. Even at 3840x2160, the most demanding configuration, the system delivers 69.6 FPS at Ultra, which remains above 60 FPS. The verdict by resolution confirms all four settings — Low, Medium, High, and Ultra — are playable at every resolution tested. The best settings for maximum visual quality are Ultra at each resolution, with the system maintaining 160.3 FPS at 1080p, 112.7 FPS at 1440p, and 69.6 FPS at 4K.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 ranks 1912 out of 3716 tested combinations for Inside. This places the system in the upper half of all tested hardware pairings, though not at the very top. The ranking reflects both components' aggregate benchmark positions: the CPU at the 91st percentile among all CPUs and the GPU at the 61st percentile among all GPUs. The gap between these percentile positions suggests the GPU holds the system back from higher overall rankings, as many combinations likely feature more powerful graphics cards paired with similar or lesser CPUs. However, the measured frame rates show that this rank does not translate to any practical limitation for Inside, given the game's modest requirements relative to this hardware's capabilities.

Best Settings per Resolution

For each resolution, the most demanding preset that maintains at least 60 FPS is Ultra, and the measured average frame rates at that setting are as follows. At 1920x1080, Ultra settings deliver 160.3 FPS, providing significant headroom above the 60 FPS threshold. At 2560x1440, Ultra produces 112.7 FPS, still comfortably above the playable mark. At 3840x2160, Ultra achieves 69.6 FPS, which clears 60 FPS but with less margin than the lower resolutions. In all cases, the system can run the highest visual quality preset without falling below the playable threshold, making Ultra the recommended setting for every resolution. The data shows no need to compromise on quality to maintain smooth performance.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured frame rates for this system across all tested configurations are as follows. At 1920x1080, Low settings produce 331.2 FPS, Medium produces 267.3 FPS, High produces 163.4 FPS, and Ultra produces 160.3 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a steady decline, with the largest single drop occurring between Medium and High, a reduction of 103.9 FPS. At 2560x1440, Low yields 238.9 FPS, Medium yields 188.6 FPS, High yields 120.9 FPS, and Ultra yields 112.7 FPS. The scaling pattern mirrors the 1080p results, with High to Ultra showing a smaller drop of 8.2 FPS compared to the Medium to High drop of 67.7 FPS. At 3840x2160, Low delivers 149.6 FPS, Medium delivers 119.6 FPS, High delivers 73.1 FPS, and Ultra delivers 69.6 FPS. The 4K results show the tightest spread between High and Ultra, just 3.5 FPS, suggesting diminishing returns from the highest preset at this resolution. Across all resolutions, the frame rate differences between settings indicate that Inside scales predictably with both resolution and preset level, and the system never drops below 69.6 FPS in any measured configuration.