Inside

FAQ

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

A: Yes. The recorded data shows an average of 70.3 FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, which clears the 60 FPS playable threshold. The database lists Ultra as the best settings for 4K on this combo.

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

A: The highest recorded average is 273.9 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. At the same resolution, Medium settings produce 253.7 FPS, and High settings produce 170.5 FPS.

Q: How much performance difference exists between Low and Ultra settings at 1080p?

A: The data shows a drop from 273.9 FPS at Low to 161.4 FPS at Ultra, a reduction of 112.5 FPS. The gap narrows at higher resolutions, with 4K showing 154.5 FPS at Low versus 70.3 FPS at Ultra.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU bottleneck this game at 4K?

A: The measured FPS scaling suggests the GPU becomes the limiting factor at 3840x2160. The CPU, an Intel Core i5-11400F with 6 cores and 12 threads, sits in the 71st percentile of all CPUs. The GPU, an AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, sits in the 72nd percentile of all GPUs. The frame rate at 4K Ultra (70.3 FPS) is roughly half of the 1080p Ultra result (161.4 FPS), indicating resolution-driven GPU load.

Q: What is the best settings preset for 1440p on this system?

A: The verdict data identifies Ultra as the best settings at 2560x1440, with an average of 117.4 FPS. All four presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) are listed as playable at this resolution.

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

A: This pairing ranks 1979 out of 3716 tested combos in the database. That places it in the upper portion of tested systems, though not near the top.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data for Inside shows a clear pattern: the GPU carries most of the performance burden, and this becomes more pronounced as resolution increases. At 1920x1080, the difference between Low and Ultra settings is 112.5 FPS, from 273.9 down to 161.4. At 2560x1440, the same comparison shows a 122.9 FPS gap, from 240.3 down to 117.4. At 3840x2160, the gap is 84.2 FPS, from 154.5 down to 70.3.

The Intel Core i5-11400F has a benchmark profile that suggests ample headroom for this title. Its Cinebench R23 multi-core score is 14340, and its single-core score is 2024. The CPU reaches the 71st percentile among all processors in the database. The GPU, the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, scores 19786 in Passmark G3D and reaches the 72nd percentile among all GPUs. Both components sit at similar percentile levels, but the game's frame rate behavior indicates that the GPU governs the upper limits.

Look at the scaling from 1080p to 1440p at Ultra settings. The average drops from 161.4 FPS to 117.4 FPS, a 27% reduction. From 1440p to 4K at Ultra, the average drops from 117.4 to 70.3, a 40% reduction. These are large, resolution-driven decreases. If the CPU were the primary constraint, the frame rates would hold more steady across resolutions, especially at higher settings where pixel throughput dominates. The data does not show that pattern. Instead, the frame rates fall steeply as resolution climbs, which is the signature of a GPU-bound workload.

The Low preset results reinforce this finding. At 1080p Low, the system produces 273.9 FPS. At 1440p Low, 240.3 FPS. At 4K Low, 154.5 FPS. Even at the lowest settings, where CPU overhead is relatively higher, the frame rate still drops substantially when moving to 4K. That indicates the GPU is handling a heavy pixel load even with simplified shading. The CPU, with its 12 threads and high single-thread score, is not the limiting factor here.

The medium preset shows similar behavior. At 1080p Medium, the average is 253.7 FPS. At 1440p Medium, 192.6 FPS. At 4K Medium, 123.2 FPS. The consistent step-down pattern across all presets and resolutions points to a GPU-centric performance profile. The i5-11400F provides sufficient compute for the game's logic and draw calls, while the RX 6700 XT determines the final frame rate ceiling.

In practical terms, players who want to maximize frame rate should lower the resolution before reducing settings. For example, 4K Medium (123.2 FPS) outperforms 1440p Ultra (117.4 FPS) by a small margin. And 1440p Medium (192.6 FPS) outperforms 1080p Ultra (161.4 FPS) by a larger margin. The GPU has enough headroom at lower resolutions to handle higher presets without struggling.

How This Combo Ranks

The database places this Intel Core i5-11400F and AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT combination at rank 1979 out of 3716 tested combos for Inside. That puts it just above the median of all tested systems. This is a solid mid-pack result for a game that is not especially demanding by modern standards.

The ranking reflects the balance between the two components. Both sit near the 71st and 72nd percentiles respectively, meaning this system is roughly aligned with the middle-to-upper tier of hardware in the database. The CPU's average benchmark score is 17177, and the GPU's average benchmark score is 27425. These are not top-tier numbers, but they are comfortably above average.

For a puzzle platformer like Inside, the game's visual complexity is modest compared to large open-world titles. The measured frame rates confirm that this combo has plenty of headroom. The rank of 1979 out of 3716 means more than 1700 tested combos perform better, but the actual gameplay experience is not affected by that ranking. At every resolution and preset tested, the system clears 60 FPS. The ranking is a relative measure, not a playability metric.

The frame rates recorded for this combo are high enough that the rank is almost irrelevant for practical purposes. A player using this system will experience smooth gameplay at all tested settings. The ranking matters more for comparing against other systems in the database, and in that context, this combo lands in the middle of the pack. Systems above it may push higher frame rates, but those differences are unlikely to be visible in a game like Inside, where even the lowest recorded average (70.3 FPS at 4K Ultra) is well above the 60 FPS threshold.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals for the Intel Core i5-11400F in the database show that several other CPUs deliver nearly identical average benchmark scores. The AMD EPYC 7H12 scores 17120, a 0.3% difference from the i5-11400F's 17177. The Intel Core i5-12450H scores 17239, a 0.4% difference in the other direction. The AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G scores 17278, a 0.6% difference. The Intel Core Ultra 7 164U scores 17074, a 0.6% difference. Any of these processors would behave almost identically to the i5-11400F in Inside, assuming the same GPU is paired with them.

On the GPU side, the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT has three close rivals in the database. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile scores 27435, essentially identical to the RX 6700 XT's 27425 with a 0% delta. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 scores 27565, a 0.5% difference. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell scores 27135, a 1.1% difference. The AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 scores 27839, a 1.5% difference. These GPUs would produce near-identical frame rates in Inside when paired with the same CPU.

What this means for a buyer or builder is that the exact component choices within these groups will not meaningfully change the Inside experience. Swapping the i5-11400F for an i5-12450H, for example, would yield a negligible difference in benchmark score and likely a negligible difference in frame rate. Similarly, swapping the RX 6700 XT for an RTX 4070 Mobile or an RTX 3090 would not produce a noticeable change in this specific game, based on the recorded data.

These alternatives are useful for understanding the performance envelope. The i5-11400F is not an outlier among its peers; it sits comfortably within a cluster of CPUs with similar compute capabilities. The RX 6700 XT is likewise surrounded by GPUs with overlapping performance. The measured FPS for this combo should be considered representative of any system built with one of these CPUs and one of these GPUs.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its highest frame rates. Low settings produce an average of 273.9 FPS. Medium settings produce 253.7 FPS. High settings produce 170.5 FPS. Ultra settings produce 161.4 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 112.5 FPS, but even the lowest result at this resolution is more than 2.5 times the 60 FPS playable threshold.

At 2560x1440, the averages remain high. Low settings produce 240.3 FPS. Medium settings produce 192.6 FPS. High settings produce 119.4 FPS. Ultra settings produce 117.4 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is modest at Low settings (273.9 to 240.3, a 33.6 FPS reduction) but more significant at Ultra settings (161.4 to 117.4, a 44 FPS reduction). All four presets still clear 60 FPS by a wide margin.

At 3840x2160, the system shows its lowest performance but still remains playable. Low settings produce 154.5 FPS. Medium settings produce 123.2 FPS. High settings produce 73.3 FPS. Ultra settings produce 70.3 FPS. The 4K Low result is notable: it is higher than the 1080p Ultra result of 161.4 FPS by a small margin. The 4K Medium result of 123.2 FPS also exceeds the 1440p Ultra result of 117.4 FPS. This suggests that for players targeting the highest visual quality, the resolution and preset trade-off follows a predictable pattern.

The minimum and maximum FPS values are not recorded in the database for this title, so the analysis relies on average frame rates. The absence of min/max data means stutter and frame time variance cannot be assessed from these measurements. However, the average frame rates are high enough across all tested configurations that even significant drops would likely remain above 60 FPS in most scenarios.

The data shows a consistent hierarchy: Low is always the fastest preset, followed by Medium, then High, then Ultra. This holds true at every resolution. The relative ordering is expected and confirms that the presets scale the GPU workload in a straightforward manner. The largest relative drop occurs between Medium and High at 4K, where the average falls from 123.2 to 73.3 FPS. The smallest relative drop occurs between High and Ultra at 4K, where the average falls from 73.3 to 70.3 FPS.

The Verdict

This system can run Inside at 60 FPS or better at every resolution and preset combination tested. The verdict data lists all four settings presets as playable at 1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160. The best settings at each resolution are Ultra, with average frame rates of 161.4 FPS at 1080p, 117.4 FPS at 1440p, and 70.3 FPS at 4K.

The weakest result in the entire dataset is 70.3 FPS at 4K Ultra, which still clears the 60 FPS threshold by more than 10 FPS. There is no configuration in the measured data where this combo falls below playable levels. The Intel Core i5-11400F and AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT provide ample performance for Inside, and the system has significant headroom for players who prefer higher frame rates over visual fidelity.

Players with a 1080p or 1440p display can run Ultra settings without concern. The frame rates at those resolutions are high enough that even the most demanding preset leaves plenty of margin. Players with a 4K display can also run Ultra settings, though the 70.3 FPS average is closer to the threshold. For a smoother 4K experience, High settings produce 73.3 FPS, and Medium settings produce 123.2 FPS, offering a better safety margin.

The combo rank of 1979 out of 3716 places this system in the upper half of tested configurations, but the playability verdict is what matters for practical use. Inside is not a demanding title by the standards of the database, and this hardware handles it with ease. The CPU and GPU are well matched for this game, with neither component creating an obvious bottleneck. The recorded data supports a clear conclusion: this PC runs Inside at 60 FPS or higher across all tested settings and resolutions, and the best visual quality is achievable at every resolution without sacrificing playability.