Inside

Intel Core i5-12400 + AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT is an overwhelmingly capable combination for Inside, delivering playable frame rates at every resolution and setting preset tested, with the data showing a minimum average of 81.6 FPS across all configurations. The pairing clears the 60 FPS playability threshold with substantial headroom, making it a definitive choice for high-refresh-rate displays even at 4K Ultra settings. Benchmark results indicate that this system is never constrained by the game's demands, positioning it as a top-tier performer for this title.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combination produces exceptional frame rates that far exceed display refresh rate capabilities. The Low preset delivers an average of 317.7 FPS, while the Medium preset reaches 295.4 FPS. High settings yield 193.5 FPS, and even the demanding Ultra preset maintains a robust 181.8 FPS average. These numbers illustrate that at 1080p, the system is heavily GPU-bound at lower presets, with the CPU providing ample headroom; the scaling from Low to Ultra shows a drop of approximately 43%, indicating that visual fidelity settings have a measurable but not crippling impact on performance.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain exceptionally high. The Low preset averages 273.9 FPS, dropping to 221 FPS at Medium. High settings produce 141.1 FPS, while Ultra still delivers a smooth 131.8 FPS average. The transition from 1080p to 1440p reduces performance by roughly 14% to 28% depending on the preset, with the largest relative drop occurring at High settings (from 193.5 to 141.1 FPS). This indicates that the RX 7700 XT's 12 GB memory buffer and 432.0 GB/s bandwidth are more than sufficient for the increased pixel count, with the performance scaling closely tracking the pixel density increase.

At 3840x2160, the system still produces very playable results. The Low preset averages 175.1 FPS, Medium drops to 139.9 FPS, and High settings maintain 85 FPS. The Ultra preset, which is the most demanding configuration, still achieves an average of 81.6 FPS. The scaling from 1440p to 4K is more pronounced, with performance decreasing by 36% to 51% across presets; the High preset suffers the largest relative drop (from 141.1 to 85 FPS), while Ultra shows the smallest reduction (from 131.8 to 81.6 FPS), suggesting that the game's Ultra settings are not exponentially more demanding than High at this resolution. All 4K configurations remain well above the 60 FPS threshold, confirming that the GPU's 35.17 TFLOPS of FP32 compute is ample for this puzzle platformer.

FAQ

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

A: Yes, the measured data shows an average of 81.6 FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, which is 21.6 FPS above the 60 FPS playable threshold. This is the best settings preset available at this resolution according to the verdict data.

Q: What is the highest average FPS achievable with this combination?

A: The maximum recorded average is 317.7 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This is the fastest configuration tested across all resolutions and presets.

Q: How does the performance scale between 1440p and 4K?

A: At 1440p, the Ultra preset averages 131.8 FPS, while at 4K it drops to 81.6 FPS. This represents a 38% reduction in frame rate when moving from 2560x1440 to 3840x2160 at the same Ultra settings, which is consistent with the pixel count increase of approximately 2.25x.

Q: Is the game playable at all settings presets on a 1080p monitor?

A: Yes, every preset at 1920x1080 produces frame rates above 180 FPS. The lowest average is 181.8 FPS at Ultra, which is three times the 60 FPS playability threshold. Even the most demanding setting leaves substantial performance headroom.

Q: Which resolution provides the best balance of visual quality and frame rate?

A: The data suggests 2560x1440 at Ultra settings, yielding 131.8 FPS, offers an excellent balance. This resolution provides a significant visual upgrade over 1080p while maintaining frame rates that are more than double the playable threshold, and it stays above 100 FPS even at the most demanding preset.

Q: Does the Ultra preset cause a significant performance penalty compared to High?

A: At 1080p, Ultra averages 181.8 FPS versus 193.5 FPS on High, a 6% reduction. At 1440p, the difference is 131.8 FPS versus 141.1 FPS, also about 6%. At 4K, Ultra drops to 81.6 FPS from 85 FPS on High, a 4% penalty. The Ultra preset is remarkably efficient, with a minimal performance cost relative to High across all resolutions.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data reveals that the GPU is the dominant performance factor for Inside, with the CPU playing a secondary role across all tested resolutions. At 1920x1080, the frame rates range from 181.8 to 317.7 FPS, indicating that the RX 7700 XT is the primary bottleneck; the Intel Core i5-12400's 6 cores and 12 threads provide more than enough processing power to feed the GPU at these high frame rates. The CPU's 3dmark single-thread score of 910 and passmark single-thread score of 3456 suggest strong per-core performance, which is critical for a game that likely relies on a limited number of threads for game logic and physics.

The scaling between resolutions provides further evidence of GPU-bound behavior. When moving from 1080p to 1440p, the average FPS across all presets drops by approximately 20%, while moving from 1440p to 4K results in a further 40% reduction. This consistent degradation with increasing pixel count is characteristic of a GPU-limited workload. If the CPU were the limiting factor, we would expect to see similar frame rates regardless of resolution, but the data shows clear resolution-dependent scaling. For instance, at 1080p Low the system hits 317.7 FPS, but at 4K Low it falls to 175.1 FPS, a 45% reduction that directly correlates with the increased GPU workload.

At lower settings presets, the GPU role becomes even more pronounced. The jump from Low to Medium at 1080p only reduces performance by 7% (from 317.7 to 295.4 FPS), while the jump from Medium to High causes a 34% drop (to 193.5 FPS). This non-linear scaling suggests that High settings introduce effects that significantly increase GPU load, such as advanced lighting or post-processing, while the CPU continues to have spare capacity. At 4K, the same pattern holds: Low to Medium drops 20%, but Medium to High drops 39%, reinforcing that the GPU's shading units and texture units are the primary drivers of performance at every resolution and preset combination.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Looking at the nearest rivals for the CPU, the Intel Core i5-12400's average benchmark score of 18683 is nearly identical to several alternatives. The AMD EPYC 7643 scores 18697, a mere 0.1% difference, meaning system builders with this server-class processor would see virtually identical frame rates in Inside. The Intel Core i7-1355U scores 18730, 0.3% higher, while the AMD Ryzen AI 5 330 scores 18811, 0.7% higher. On the lower end, the Intel Core i3-14100F scores 18519, 0.9% lower. These deltas are all within 1%, so any of these CPUs would deliver statistically indistinguishable performance in a game where the GPU is the limiting factor.

For the GPU, the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT's average benchmark score of 22549 places it in close competition with several alternatives. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile scores 22435, which is 0.5% lower, while the RTX 4060 Mobile scores 22729, 0.8% higher. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 scores 22895, 1.5% higher, and the AMD Radeon RX 5700 scores 22170, 1.7% lower. In practical terms, all four alternatives would produce frame rates within a few FPS of the RX 7700 XT across all resolutions and presets. For example, at 4K Ultra where the RX 7700 XT averages 81.6 FPS, the RTX 2080 might achieve approximately 82.8 FPS, while the RX 5700 would be closer to 80.2 FPS — all well above the 60 FPS threshold.

The combination of the i5-12400 with any of these rival GPUs would yield similar results, as the CPU's performance headroom means it is not a bottleneck. Conversely, pairing the RX 7700 XT with any of the rival CPUs listed would also produce nearly identical frame rates, since the GPU is the primary constraint. This suggests that users with these nearby components can expect comparable performance in Inside, with all configurations comfortably exceeding the playable threshold at every resolution.

The Verdict

This PC can absolutely run Inside, and it does so with remarkable ease. The verdict data indicates that all three resolutions — 3840x2160, 2560x1440, and 1920x1080 — have all four settings presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) marked as playable. The best settings at each resolution are Ultra, with average frame rates of 81.6 FPS at 4K, 131.8 FPS at 1440p, and 181.8 FPS at 1080p. Every single configuration tested exceeds the 60 FPS playability threshold by a substantial margin, meaning users can max out the game's visual settings without worrying about performance degradation.

The 4K Ultra performance of 81.6 FPS is particularly noteworthy, as it demonstrates that this combination is not merely playable but genuinely smooth at the highest fidelity settings on a 4K display. The 1440p Ultra result of 131.8 FPS is ideal for high-refresh-rate monitors in the 120-144 Hz range, while the 1080p results of 181.8 FPS or higher support even 165 Hz or 240 Hz displays. Given that the game is a puzzle platformer with a release date of 2016-07-06, the hardware is vastly overqualified, but the data confirms there are no scenarios where this system struggles to maintain fluid gameplay. The only caveat is that the 4K Ultra result, while playable, leaves less headroom for potential frame rate dips, but the absence of min/max data in the measured results means we cannot quantify that variance.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-12400 + AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT combination ranks 1387 out of 3716 tested combos in Inside, placing it in the top 37.3% of all configurations. This ranking reflects the hardware's strong but not elite position in the broader benchmark database. The percentile data reinforces this: the CPU ranks in the 72nd percentile against all CPUs, while the GPU ranks in the 67th percentile against all GPUs. The combination's rank is slightly lower than the individual hardware percentiles might suggest, which is consistent with a game that is not particularly demanding and where even mid-range hardware can achieve high frame rates, compressing the performance distribution.

The rank of 1387 out of 3716 means there are 2,329 combos that score higher, but this does not diminish the practical performance. Since the game is so easily playable on this hardware, the ranking primarily separates systems that achieve 300+ FPS at 1080p from those that achieve 180+ FPS; both are far beyond any display's refresh rate capabilities. The data shows that the combination's performance is more than sufficient for all real-world usage, and the rank should be interpreted as indicating that the hardware sits comfortably in the upper-middle tier of all tested systems, with plenty of headroom for this specific title. The deltaPct values for the nearest rivals (all within 1.7% for the GPU and 0.9% for the CPU) suggest that the rank is tightly clustered with many similar-performing systems, meaning small benchmark variations could shift the rank by a few dozen positions without any perceptible difference in actual gameplay.