Inside

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data for this AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER configuration in Inside covers three resolutions (1920x1080, 2560x1440, 3840x2160) and four settings presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra). All figures are average FPS; no minimum or maximum frame time data was recorded in this benchmark run.

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers exceptional headroom across every preset. Low settings produce an average of 435 FPS, Medium reaches 400.1 FPS, High hits 290.1 FPS, and Ultra settles at 280.8 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 154.2 FPS, indicating that even the most demanding preset retains more than four times the playable threshold of 60 FPS. The step from Low to Medium costs 34.9 FPS, while the drop from Medium to High is steeper at 110 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra is modest at 9.3 FPS, suggesting diminishing returns at the top end of the preset scale.

Moving to 2560x1440, the pattern holds but with lower absolute numbers. Low settings average 386.5 FPS, Medium delivers 337.2 FPS, High produces 212.3 FPS, and Ultra yields 200.9 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 185.6 FPS. The transition from Medium to High is the largest single drop at 124.9 FPS, while High to Ultra only loses 11.4 FPS. At this resolution, even Ultra remains more than 3.3 times the 60 FPS threshold, so there is no risk of dropping below playable frame rates under any tested configuration.

At 3840x2160, the combo still performs strongly but shows the expected resolution scaling penalty. Low settings average 262.4 FPS, Medium drops to 209.9 FPS, High falls to 133.9 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 124.9 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 137.5 FPS. The largest incremental drop occurs between Medium and High at 76 FPS, while High to Ultra loses only 9 FPS. Even at 4K Ultra, the average frame rate is more than double the 60 FPS playable threshold, leaving substantial margin for demanding scenes or future content.

Across all resolutions and presets, the minimum recorded average is 124.9 FPS (4K Ultra), which is still 64.9 FPS above the playable threshold. The maximum recorded average is 435 FPS (1080p Low). No settings combination in the measured data falls below 60 FPS, and the lowest average across the entire matrix is more than 100% above the threshold.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling behavior between resolutions and presets reveals which component dominates in Inside. At 1920x1080, the CPU has more influence relative to the GPU because the rendering load is lighter. The Ryzen 9 9950X3D, with 16 cores and 32 threads, provides substantial headroom for the game’s puzzle-platformer logic and physics. The jump from Low (435 FPS) to Medium (400.1 FPS) represents a 34.9 FPS drop, which is relatively small, indicating that the CPU is not the bottleneck at lower settings — the GPU is still able to push frames well beyond what the engine requires.

As resolution increases to 2560x1440, the GPU begins to assert more influence. The Low-to-Medium drop shrinks to 49.3 FPS, and the Medium-to-High drop widens to 124.9 FPS. This pattern suggests that the RTX 4080 SUPER’s shading units (10240) and texture units (320) are being tasked more heavily as pixel count rises. The GPU’s 16 GB of GDDR6X memory with 736.3 GB/s bandwidth provides ample memory throughput for the higher resolution textures, but the rasterization load still scales with pixel count.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is clearly the dominant factor. The Low-to-Medium drop is 52.5 FPS, and the Medium-to-High drop is 76 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K (124.9 FPS) is only 8.9% lower than High (133.9 FPS), indicating that the GPU is nearing a point where additional settings have diminishing impact on frame rate. The CPU’s single-thread performance (3DMark single-thread score of 1292, Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2259) is more than sufficient for the game’s logic, so the performance ceiling is set by the GPU’s pixel rate of 285.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 816.0 GTexel/s.

The resolution scaling from 1080p to 1440p at Ultra shows a 79.9 FPS drop (280.8 to 200.9), while the 1440p-to-4K Ultra drop is 76 FPS (200.9 to 124.9). These are nearly linear reductions, suggesting that the GPU’s fillrate is the primary constraint at higher resolutions. The CPU’s multi-threaded capabilities (Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 42018, Geekbench multi-core of 26736) are not exercised heavily by Inside, which is a 2016 puzzle platformer rather than a multi-threaded simulation. The data indicates that the RTX 4080 SUPER is the limiting component at 4K, while the Ryzen 9 9950X3D provides more than enough compute headroom at all tested settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER ranks 99th out of 3716 tested combos for Inside. This places the system in the top 2.7% of all configurations in the benchmark database. The rank reflects the measured FPS data across all resolutions and presets, with the combo’s lowest average (124.9 FPS at 4K Ultra) still far exceeding the playable threshold.

The CPU alone sits at the 95th percentile among all CPUs tested, with an average benchmark score of 75779. The GPU is at the 86th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 54209. The combination of a top-decile CPU with a top-quartile GPU yields a result that is competitive with the highest-performing systems in the database, but the GPU’s percentile is the limiting factor for the overall rank. A higher-ranked combo would require a GPU with greater rasterization throughput, as the CPU’s headroom is not fully utilized by this game.

The rank of 99/3716 means that 3617 other combos perform worse in Inside, while only 98 perform better. Given the game’s modest graphical demands relative to modern hardware, the primary differentiator for higher ranks would be GPUs with higher absolute frame rates at 4K, where the RTX 4080 SUPER’s 52.22 TFLOPS FP32 throughput is still substantial but not the absolute maximum available.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest CPU rivals to the Ryzen 9 9950X3D, based on average benchmark scores, are all within a narrow band. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755 scores 75738, just 0.1% lower in average score. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D scores 75716, also 0.1% lower. The AMD EPYC 8224P scores 75582, 0.3% lower, and the Intel Core Ultra 9 285 scores 75488, 0.4% lower. In practical terms for Inside, any of these CPUs would deliver virtually identical FPS because the game is not CPU-bound at any tested resolution. The 16-core/32-thread configuration of the 9950X3D is overkill for this title, so switching to any of these rivals would not change the measured frame rates meaningfully.

On the GPU side, the nearest rivals to the RTX 4080 SUPER are closely grouped. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 scores 54247, which is 0.1% higher than the 4080 SUPER’s 54209 average score — a negligible difference. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X scores 54828, 1.1% higher, while the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB scores 55698, 2.7% higher, and the AMD Radeon 8060S scores 55757, 2.8% higher. For Inside, these deltas translate to at most a few FPS at any given resolution. The RTX 4080 non-SUPER would produce nearly identical results to the SUPER variant, with differences well under 1% in average score. The Radeon alternatives would likely be within 3-4% in frame rate, which at 4K Ultra would mean roughly 4-5 FPS of difference — imperceptible in a puzzle platformer.

The practical takeaway is that this combo’s performance is representative of a broad class of high-end systems. Swapping the CPU for any of the four listed rivals would not change the verdict, and swapping the GPU for the RTX 4080 would be essentially indistinguishable. The Radeon options would perform slightly better on average but still remain far above the 60 FPS threshold at all resolutions and presets.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, with an average of 280.8 FPS. This is the highest settings preset available in the test matrix, and it delivers more than 4.6 times the playable threshold. No preset at this resolution comes close to failing the 60 FPS requirement.

At 2560x1440, the best settings are also Ultra, averaging 200.9 FPS. This is 3.3 times the playable threshold, leaving substantial headroom even during complex puzzle sequences or scenes with many on-screen elements. The gap between Ultra and High at this resolution is only 11.4 FPS, so players could choose either without noticing a meaningful difference, but Ultra is the top preset and remains comfortably playable.

At 3840x2160, the best settings are again Ultra, with an average of 124.9 FPS. This exceeds the 60 FPS threshold by 64.9 FPS, or roughly 108% above the minimum playable rate. While this is the lowest average FPS in the entire measured matrix, it is still far above the threshold, and the game runs smoothly at maximum settings. The High preset at 4K averages 133.9 FPS, only 9 FPS higher than Ultra, so the visual quality gain from Ultra comes at a minimal performance cost.

In all three resolutions, the Ultra preset is the recommended choice, and the system never dips below 124.9 FPS at the most demanding settings. There is no scenario in the measured data where a settings reduction is necessary to maintain playability.

FAQ

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

A: Yes. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the combo averages 124.9 FPS, which is 64.9 FPS above the 60 FPS playable threshold. All four settings presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) are listed as playable at 4K.

Q: What is the highest average FPS this combo achieves in Inside?

A: The highest recorded average is 435 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. At the more demanding 1080p Ultra preset, the average is 280.8 FPS.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to other tested systems?

A: The combination ranks 99th out of 3716 tested combos, placing it in the top 2.7% of all configurations in the database for this game.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more important for Inside at higher resolutions?

A: The GPU becomes the dominant factor as resolution increases. The CPU’s multi-threaded performance (Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 42018) is not heavily taxed by this title, while the RTX 4080 SUPER’s fillrate (285.6 GPixel/s) determines the frame rate at 4K.

Q: What GPU alternatives would perform similarly to the RTX 4080 SUPER?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 has an average benchmark score of 54247, which is 0.1% higher than the 4080 SUPER. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X scores 1.1% higher, the Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB scores 2.7% higher, and the Radeon 8060S scores 2.8% higher. All would produce nearly identical frame rates in Inside.

Q: Does the combo ever drop below 60 FPS in the measured data?

A: No. The lowest average FPS across all resolutions and presets is 124.9 FPS at 4K Ultra. Every measured configuration exceeds the 60 FPS playable threshold by at least 64.9 FPS.

The Verdict

This PC can run Inside with complete success at every resolution and settings preset tested. The verdict by resolution confirms that all four settings (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) are playable at 1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160, with the best settings being Ultra at each resolution. The average FPS at Ultra is 280.8 at 1080p, 200.9 at 1440p, and 124.9 at 4K. The lowest average across the entire matrix is 124.9 FPS, which is more than double the 60 FPS playable threshold.

The Ryzen 9 9950X3D provides far more CPU performance than Inside requires — its 16 cores and 32 threads, along with a 95th percentile CPU benchmark ranking, mean the processor is never the limiting factor. The RTX 4080 SUPER, at the 86th GPU percentile, handles the game’s rendering demands with ease, delivering over 100 FPS at 4K even on the most demanding preset. The combo’s 99th place ranking out of 3716 tested systems confirms that this is a top-tier configuration for this title.

Players can run Inside at maximum settings on any resolution without concern. There is no reason to reduce settings for performance, as even the most demanding configuration maintains a substantial margin above the playable threshold. This system is overqualified for the game’s graphical requirements, making it a hassle-free choice for Inside.