Inside

FAQ

Q: What is the maximum average FPS this PC can achieve in Inside at 1920x1080?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the recorded average FPS is 222. At Ultra settings, the average remains high at 168 FPS.

Q: Does this system maintain 60 FPS at 4K in Inside?

A: Yes. At 3840x2160, all four tested settings (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) are listed as playable. The lowest average FPS recorded is 99 at Ultra, which is well above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: Which component is more likely to limit performance in this game?

A: The data shows a strong GPU-driven scaling pattern. The CPU, an Intel Core i5-9400, ranks at the 47th percentile among all CPUs, while the GPU, a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, ranks at the 81st percentile among all GPUs. The large FPS jumps when lowering settings from Ultra to Low at the same resolution indicate the graphics card is handling most of the workload.

Q: How does the RTX 4070 compare to its nearest rival in raw GPU benchmarks?

A: The RTX 4070 has an average benchmark score of 37648. Its closest rival, the NVIDIA Tesla P4, scores 37628, a difference of only 0.1%. The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 is 0.4% behind, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile is 1.3% ahead.

Q: What is the best visual preset at 2560x1440 while staying above 60 FPS?

A: Ultra settings at 2560x1440 deliver an average of 150 FPS, which is the highest preset tested and remains far above the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Intel Core i5-9400 has an average benchmark score of 2254. The Intel Core i7-1068NG7 is 0.2% ahead, the Intel Core i3-10305 is 0.4% ahead, the Intel Core i7-10710U is 0.3% behind, and the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 is 0.4% behind.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark data for Inside reveals a clear division of labor between the Intel Core i5-9400 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070. The CPU, with 6 cores and 6 threads, sits at the 47th percentile among all tested CPUs. The GPU, built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with 5888 shading units, ranks at the 81st percentile among all GPUs. This gap in relative standing suggests the graphics card is the dominant component in this pairing.

Resolution scaling tells the same story. At 1920x1080, dropping from Ultra to Low raises the average FPS from 168 to 222, a gain of 54 FPS. At 2560x1440, the same settings change moves the average from 150 to 199, a gain of 49 FPS. At 3840x2160, the swing from Ultra to Low is even larger: from 99 to 170, a gain of 71 FPS. These are substantial jumps that track directly with the GPU's workload. If the CPU were the bottleneck, lowering graphics settings would produce smaller FPS improvements, since the processor would still be limiting the frame rate. The data does not show that pattern.

The Medium settings entry at each resolution includes min and max FPS values, which provide additional insight. At 3840x2160 Medium, the average is 157 with a min of 133 and max of 181. At 2560x1440 Medium, the average is 183 with a min of 156 and max of 211. At 1920x1080 Medium, the average is 205 with a min of 174 and max of 235. The frame time consistency scales with resolution, but even the 4K minimum of 133 FPS is more than double the 60 FPS playable threshold.

The game's genre, a Puzzle Platformer released in 2016, likely contributes to the modest hardware demands. The i5-9400's single-core Cinebench R23 score of 935 and multi-core score of 6629 are sufficient for the game's logic, while the RTX 4070's 29.15 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 504.2 GB/s memory bandwidth handle the rendering. The result is a system where the GPU is clearly the primary driver of performance, and the CPU never emerges as a limiting factor at any resolution or preset.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data covers three resolutions and four settings tiers: Low, Medium, High, and Ultra. The playable threshold for this database is 60 FPS, and every single measurement exceeds that mark.

At 1920x1080, the lowest average FPS is 168, recorded at Ultra settings. High settings deliver 171 FPS. Medium settings produce 205 FPS average, with a minimum of 174 and a maximum of 235. Low settings reach 222 FPS average. The spread from Ultra to Low is 54 FPS, showing that even the most demanding preset leaves substantial headroom.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 150 FPS at Ultra, 153 FPS at High, 183 FPS at Medium, and 199 FPS at Low. The Medium preset records a minimum of 156 and a maximum of 211. The gap between Ultra and Low narrows slightly to 49 FPS compared to 1080p, but the overall pattern remains unchanged: every preset clears the playable threshold with room to spare.

At 3840x2160, the averages drop to 99 FPS at Ultra, 104 FPS at High, 157 FPS at Medium, and 170 FPS at Low. The Medium preset shows a minimum of 133 and a maximum of 181. The difference between Ultra and Low grows to 71 FPS, the largest spread in the dataset. Even at the most demanding resolution and preset combination, the system still averages 99 FPS, which is 39 FPS above the playable threshold.

The Ultra preset at 4K is the only configuration where the average approaches triple digits, but it never falls below 60. The minimum FPS values are only recorded for Medium settings, but those minimums are 133 FPS at 4K, 156 FPS at 1440p, and 174 FPS at 1080p. The data indicates no stutter or frame drop issues that would compromise gameplay.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals in the database provide context for how this specific CPU and GPU combination compares to other hardware.

For the Intel Core i5-9400, the closest matches are all within a narrow band of average benchmark scores. The Intel Core i7-1068NG7 scores 2259, just 0.2% higher. The Intel Core i3-10305 scores 2264, 0.4% higher. The Intel Core i7-10710U scores 2248, 0.3% lower. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 scores 2246, 0.4% lower. Any of these CPUs would deliver essentially identical performance in Inside, since the game does not appear to stress the processor heavily. The i5-9400's 6-core, 6-thread configuration and 9 MB of shared L3 cache are not the limiting factors in this benchmark set.

For the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, the nearest rivals are more varied. The NVIDIA Tesla P4 scores 37628, a 0.1% difference. The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 scores 37507, 0.4% behind. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile scores 38135, 1.3% ahead. The AMD Radeon PRO W6400 scores 37157, 1.3% behind. In Inside, any of these GPUs would produce similar frame rates to the RTX 4070, given that the game runs far above 60 FPS even at 4K Ultra. The RTX 4070's 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth are more than sufficient for this title.

The practical takeaway is that this system has substantial performance headroom. Users with a slightly weaker GPU, such as the RX Vega 56, would still see playable frame rates at all resolutions and presets. Users with a slightly stronger GPU, such as the RTX 4080 Mobile, would see marginal gains that are unlikely to matter given the already high FPS counts.

Best Settings per Resolution

At each resolution, the database lists the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS, along with the exact average FPS at that setting.

At 1920x1080, the best settings are Ultra, with an average FPS of 168. All four presets clear the threshold, and Ultra is the highest quality option available. The gap between Ultra and the next tier down, High at 171 FPS, is only 3 FPS, so there is no meaningful performance cost to choosing Ultra.

At 2560x1440, the best settings are also Ultra, with an average FPS of 150. The difference between Ultra and High, which runs at 153 FPS, is again just 3 FPS. This resolution offers a significant visual upgrade over 1080p while still delivering frame rates that exceed what most displays can show.

At 3840x2160, the best settings remain Ultra, with an average FPS of 99. This is the first resolution where the frame rate drops below triple digits, but it still clears the 60 FPS threshold by a wide margin. High settings run at 104 FPS, a difference of 5 FPS from Ultra. Medium runs at 157 FPS, and Low reaches 170 FPS, but the Ultra preset is the recommended choice given the ample headroom.

The verdict by resolution confirms that this system can run Inside at maximum quality everywhere. There are no resolutions or presets in the dataset that fall below 60 FPS.

The Verdict

The question of whether the Intel Core i5-9400 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 can run Inside has a clear answer based on the recorded data: yes, at every resolution and every preset tested.

At 3840x2160, the playable settings list includes High, Low, Medium, and Ultra. The best settings are Ultra, with an average FPS of 99. This is 39 FPS above the playable threshold of 60. The system handles 4K without any concerns.

At 2560x1440, all four settings are also playable. Ultra delivers an average of 150 FPS, which is 90 FPS above the threshold. This resolution is the sweet spot for high refresh rate displays.

At 1920x1080, Ultra runs at 168 FPS average, and Low reaches 222 FPS. Every preset is playable, and the system has enough performance to drive 144 Hz or even 240 Hz monitors at this resolution.

The data shows no configuration where the system struggles. The minimum recorded FPS for any Medium preset is 133 at 4K, which is still more than double the playable threshold. For a Puzzle Platformer released in 2016, this hardware is dramatically overqualified. The combination of a 47th percentile CPU and an 81st percentile GPU produces a system that never approaches its limits in this game.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-9400 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 ranks 1937 out of 3716 tested combos in Inside. This places it in the upper half of all systems in the database, though not near the top. The percentile ranking for the CPU is 47, and for the GPU it is 81. The combo rank reflects the fact that the GPU is strong while the CPU is mid-range.

The rank of 1937 out of 3716 means that roughly 48% of tested combos perform better in this game, while 52% perform worse. Given that this system already achieves 99 FPS at 4K Ultra, the combos ranked above it are likely delivering even higher frame rates, but the practical difference is minimal when the playable threshold is 60 FPS. The system clears that threshold by at least 39 FPS at the most demanding settings, so the relative rank matters less than the absolute performance.

The data indicates that Inside is not a demanding title for modern hardware. The RTX 4070, with its 81st percentile GPU ranking, is the primary reason this combo performs well. The i5-9400, at the 47th percentile, is adequate but not exceptional. In a game that relies heavily on GPU rendering, this pairing produces a system that can max out the game at all resolutions. The 1937 rank out of 3716 is a solid mid-pack result, but the actual gameplay experience is far better than the raw rank suggests, because the game's requirements are so modest.