Inside

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Inside at 1080p with the highest visual preset?

A: Yes. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset delivers an average of 71 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS playable threshold. All four presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) at this resolution are above 60 FPS.

Q: What is the best playable setting at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, only the Low preset reaches 60 FPS or higher, with an average of 68 FPS. The Medium preset drops to 54 FPS, High to 34 FPS, and Ultra to 32 FPS.

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

A: The Intel Core i7-13700K with AMD Radeon RX 580 ranks 3386 out of 3716 tested combos for Inside, placing it in the lower portion of the database.

Q: Which component is the bottleneck at 1440p?

A: The data shows the GPU is the limiting factor. At 2560x1440, the CPU has headroom while the GPU limits frame rates: Medium averages 86 FPS, High drops to 54 FPS, and Ultra is at 51 FPS. The large frame rate gap between Low (108 FPS) and High (54 FPS) indicates strong GPU dependency.

Q: Does the RX 580 have enough memory for Inside?

A: Yes. The RX 580 has 8 GB of GDDR5 memory with a 256-bit bus. Inside's measured frame rates do not show any memory-related collapse at higher settings; the performance scaling follows a normal GPU load curve.

Q: What is the FPS range at 1440p Medium?

A: At 2560x1440 with Medium settings, the recorded data shows an average of 86 FPS, with a minimum of 73 FPS and a maximum of 99 FPS.

Best Settings per Resolution

For each resolution, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS on average is listed below.

1920x1080: Ultra is the most demanding preset that clears the threshold. It averages 71 FPS, while High averages 75 FPS, Medium averages 120 FPS, and Low averages 150 FPS.

2560x1440: Medium is the highest preset that stays above 60 FPS, with an average of 86 FPS. Low runs at 108 FPS, but High falls to 54 FPS and Ultra to 51 FPS.

3840x2160: Low is the only preset that clears 60 FPS, averaging 68 FPS. Medium averages 54 FPS, High averages 34 FPS, and Ultra averages 32 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

The database ranks this Intel Core i7-13700K and AMD Radeon RX 580 combination at 3386 out of 3716 tested combos for Inside. That places it in the 9th percentile of all tested systems, meaning roughly 91 percent of recorded combos deliver higher average frame rates in this game. This low rank is driven primarily by the GPU: the RX 580 is an older architecture (GCN 4.0, Polaris 20) with a 53rd percentile ranking among all GPUs, while the CPU sits at the 89th percentile among all processors. The mismatch is clear in the recorded frame rates, where high and ultra presets at 1440p and 4K fall below the 60 FPS threshold despite the CPU's strong multi-threaded scores, including a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 30745 and a PassMark multi-thread score of 45887.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Based on the nearest rivals in the database, several other components would produce similar behavior in Inside.

On the GPU side, the AMD Radeon RX 580 has an average benchmark score of 12928. The closest matches are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile (avg score 12940, 0.1 percent slower), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER (avg score 12986, 0.4 percent slower), the AMD Radeon 740M (avg score 12870, 0.5 percent faster), and the AMD FirePro W5100 (avg score 12847, 0.6 percent faster). Any of these GPUs would land within roughly one percent of the RX 580's overall compute performance, so frame rates in Inside would be nearly identical at the same settings and resolution.

On the CPU side, the Intel Core i7-13700K has an average benchmark score of 46881. The nearest rivals are the AMD Ryzen 9 5900 (avg score 46971, 0.2 percent faster), the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 (avg score 47022, 0.3 percent faster), the AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX (avg score 46654, 0.5 percent slower), and the Intel Xeon w3-2535 (avg score 46653, 0.5 percent slower). Since Inside is not a heavily threaded title, the differences among these CPUs would be negligible; the frame rate ceiling is set by the GPU in most scenarios.

CPU and GPU Roles

The recorded data shows that Inside is strongly GPU-bound on this system. At 1920x1080, frame rates scale dramatically with GPU load. The Low preset averages 150 FPS, Medium drops to 120 FPS, High to 75 FPS, and Ultra to 71 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 79 FPS, which reflects the GPU's fill rate and shader work rather than CPU limits.

At 2560x1440, the same pattern continues. Low averages 108 FPS, Medium averages 86 FPS, High averages 54 FPS, and Ultra averages 51 FPS. The GPU is clearly the constraint at High and Ultra, where the RX 580 cannot sustain 60 FPS. The CPU, with 16 cores and 24 threads and a boost clock of 5.40 GHz, has far more headroom than this game requires.

At 3840x2160, the GPU bottleneck becomes even more pronounced. Low averages 68 FPS, Medium averages 54 FPS, High averages 34 FPS, and Ultra averages 32 FPS. The 4K resolution places heavy demand on the 256-bit memory bus and 32 ROPs of the RX 580. The CPU's role is minimal here, as the frame rate is determined almost entirely by pixel throughput and shader execution.

When comparing resolutions, the scaling confirms the GPU-bound nature. At Medium settings, moving from 1080p to 1440p reduces the average from 120 FPS to 86 FPS, a 28 percent drop. Moving from 1440p to 4K reduces it from 86 FPS to 54 FPS, a 37 percent drop. The CPU's performance metrics, including a Geekbench multi-core score of 19429 and a PassMark single-thread score of 4333, are more than sufficient for a puzzle platformer of this scope. The GPU is the deciding factor at every resolution above Low.

The Verdict

This PC can run Inside, but the playable range depends on resolution. At 1920x1080, all four presets clear 60 FPS, with Ultra averaging 71 FPS. At 2560x1440, Low and Medium are playable, with Medium averaging 86 FPS; High and Ultra fall short at 54 FPS and 51 FPS respectively. At 3840x2160, only Low is playable, averaging 68 FPS. The verdict by resolution is clear: 1080p offers full preset freedom, 1440p is limited to Medium or lower, and 4K is limited to Low.

Measured FPS Breakdown

1920x1080

| Settings | Avg FPS | Min FPS | Max FPS |

|----------|---------|---------|---------|

| Low | 150 | - | - |

| Medium | 120 | 102 | 138 |

| High | 75 | - | - |

| Ultra | 71 | - | - |

2560x1440

| Settings | Avg FPS | Min FPS | Max FPS |

|----------|---------|---------|---------|

| Low | 108 | - | - |

| Medium | 86 | 73 | 99 |

| High | 54 | - | - |

| Ultra | 51 | - | - |

3840x2160

| Settings | Avg FPS | Min FPS | Max FPS |

|----------|---------|---------|---------|

| Low | 68 | - | - |

| Medium | 54 | 46 | 62 |

| High | 34 | - | - |

| Ultra | 32 | - | - |

The measured data includes min and max values only for the Medium preset at each resolution. At 1080p Medium, the frame time range spans 102 to 138 FPS, a 36 FPS spread. At 1440p Medium, the range is 73 to 99 FPS, a 26 FPS spread. At 4K Medium, the range is 46 to 62 FPS, a 16 FPS spread. The narrowing range at higher resolutions suggests the GPU is becoming consistently saturated, which is typical for a Polaris 20 part under heavy pixel load.

The drop from Medium to High is steep at every resolution. At 1080p, it falls from 120 FPS to 75 FPS, a 37.5 percent reduction. At 1440p, it falls from 86 FPS to 54 FPS, a 37.2 percent reduction. At 4K, it falls from 54 FPS to 34 FPS, a 37 percent reduction. The consistent percentage drop indicates that the High preset adds a similar amount of GPU work across all resolutions, and the RX 580 lacks the raw throughput to maintain 60 FPS at High beyond 1080p.

Ultra provides only marginal gains over High in visual terms according to the measured frame rates. At 1080p, Ultra averages 71 FPS versus 75 FPS for High, a 4 FPS difference. At 1440p, Ultra averages 51 FPS versus 54 FPS for High. At 4K, Ultra averages 32 FPS versus 34 FPS for High. The close scores suggest that High and Ultra impose nearly identical GPU loads in Inside, and the extra preset tier does not meaningfully change performance.

For users targeting a locked 60 FPS experience, the safe choices are 1080p with any preset, 1440p with Medium or Low, and 4K with Low only. The Medium preset at 1440p is the strongest balance of visual quality and frame rate, as the minimum of 73 FPS leaves comfortable headroom above the 60 FPS threshold. The 4K Low preset averages 68 FPS, but the lack of recorded min and max values means there is no frame time data to confirm stability; the average alone clears the threshold.