Inside

The Intel Core i7-13700K paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER delivers exceptionally high frame rates in Inside, a puzzle platformer with modest graphical demands. Measured data from the benchmark database shows that this combination never drops below 125 FPS average at any tested setting or resolution, making it a far more powerful configuration than the game requires. The dataset covers three resolutions (1920x1080, 2560x1440, 3840x2160) and four quality presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra), with all results comfortably exceeding the 60 FPS playability threshold.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combination produces its highest raw output. The Low preset achieves an average of 399.1 FPS, while Medium reaches 365.2 FPS. High settings yield 294.1 FPS, and the demanding Ultra preset still averages 275.9 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra is 123.2 FPS, indicating that even the most intensive settings leave substantial performance headroom.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain extremely high but show the expected scaling penalty. Low averages 355.3 FPS, Medium drops to 327.7 FPS, and High falls to 207.9 FPS. Ultra at this resolution averages 197.4 FPS. The transition from 1080p to 1440p reduces performance by roughly 10-30% depending on the preset, with the largest relative drop occurring at High settings (from 294.1 to 207.9 FPS, a 29.3% decrease).

At 3840x2160 (4K), the GPU workload increases substantially. Low still averages 265.6 FPS, while Medium manages 211.4 FPS. High drops to 132.8 FPS, and Ultra averages 125.5 FPS. Even at the heaviest configuration tested, the system maintains an average well above double the 60 FPS threshold. The difference between High and Ultra at 4K is just 7.3 FPS, suggesting the Ultra preset adds marginal cost over High at this resolution.

Across all resolutions, the min and max FPS values were not recorded in the dataset, so the analysis relies solely on average frame rates. The data indicates that the RTX 4080 SUPER’s 16 GB of GDDR6X memory and 736.3 GB/s bandwidth are never stressed by Inside’s simple visuals, even at 4K Ultra.

CPU and GPU Roles

The performance scaling across resolutions reveals that the GPU becomes the limiting factor as pixel count rises, but neither component is pushed near its limits. At 1920x1080, the Core i7-13700K’s strong single-thread performance (3dmark_single_thread score of 1136, passmark_single_thread of 4333) ensures the CPU can feed the GPU efficiently. The 1080p Low result of 399.1 FPS is the highest recorded, indicating that the CPU is capable of driving frame rates far beyond typical display refresh rates.

The resolution scaling from 1080p to 1440p shows a moderate GPU load increase. For example, the Low preset drops from 399.1 to 355.3 FPS (an 11% reduction), while the Ultra preset drops from 275.9 to 197.4 FPS (a 28.5% reduction). This larger drop at higher settings suggests that the GPU’s shading and rasterization workload grows disproportionately with both resolution and preset complexity.

At 4K, the GPU becomes clearly dominant. The Low preset at 3840x2160 (265.6 FPS) is still far above any CPU bottleneck, but the gap between 1440p Low (355.3 FPS) and 4K Low (265.6 FPS) represents a 25.2% reduction, confirming that the RTX 4080 SUPER’s 52.22 TFLOPS FP32 throughput is the primary constraint. The CPU’s 16 cores and 24 threads remain largely idle, as Inside is not a multithreaded-heavy title; the 3dmark_16_threads score of 10717 versus the single-thread score of 1136 highlights that the game likely relies on a few threads.

The preset scaling further clarifies the roles. At 4K, going from Low to Medium reduces FPS by 20.4% (265.6 to 211.4), while going from Medium to High reduces it by 37.2% (211.4 to 132.8). This steep drop indicates that High and Ultra presets introduce more expensive effects that tax the GPU. At 1080p, the same Low-to-Ultra transition costs 30.9% (399.1 to 275.9), a smaller relative penalty because the GPU is less saturated at lower resolutions.

Best Settings per Resolution

For 1920x1080, the Ultra preset is the best choice, averaging 275.9 FPS. This is the most demanding setting available, and it still runs at nearly 4.6 times the 60 FPS threshold. No compromise is needed at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, Ultra also remains the best setting, with an average of 197.4 FPS. This is still more than triple the 60 FPS requirement, so users can enable maximum quality without concern. The drop from 1080p Ultra (275.9 FPS) to 1440p Ultra (197.4 FPS) is significant but leaves ample headroom.

For 3840x2160, Ultra delivers 125.5 FPS, which is the lowest average recorded in the dataset but still more than double the 60 FPS threshold. The verdict data confirms that all four presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) are playable at 4K, with Ultra providing the best visual quality at 125.5 FPS. Given the minimal difference between High (132.8 FPS) and Ultra (125.5 FPS), selecting Ultra is the logical choice for maximum fidelity.

The Verdict

Yes, this PC can run Inside at every resolution and preset tested, with overwhelming margin. The verdictByResolution data lists all settings—Low, Medium, High, and Ultra—as playable at 1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160. The best settings at each resolution are Ultra, with average FPS of 275.9 at 1080p, 197.4 at 1440p, and 125.5 at 4K.

The playable threshold is 60 FPS, and the lowest recorded average is 125.5 FPS (4K Ultra), which is 109% above that threshold. Even the most demanding configuration leaves more than enough performance for consistent frame pacing, and the absence of min FPS data means we cannot assess frame drops, but the high averages suggest minimal risk. The Core i7-13700K’s 3.40 GHz base and 5.40 GHz boost clocks, combined with the RTX 4080 SUPER’s 2550 MHz boost, provide a stable platform for this title.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU’s nearest rivals, based on average benchmark scores, include the AMD Ryzen 9 5900, which scores 46971 (0.2% lower than the i7-13700K’s 46881), and the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 at 47022 (0.3% lower). The AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX scores 46654 (0.5% higher), and the Intel Xeon w3-2535 scores 46653 (0.5% higher). These processors would behave nearly identically in Inside, as the game is not CPU-bound at any tested setting.

On the GPU side, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (non-SUPER) has an average score of 54247, just 0.1% lower than the RTX 4080 SUPER’s 54209. 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). These GPUs would deliver nearly the same frame rates in Inside, with the small score differences translating to negligible FPS changes given the game’s low demands. Users with any of these alternatives would see similar 60+ FPS performance at all resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

This CPU-GPU combination ranks 155th out of 3716 tested combos in the benchmark database, placing it in the top 4.2% of all configurations. The percentileVsAllCpus of 89 and percentileVsAllGpus of 86 indicate that both components are well above average individually. The high rank reflects the raw power of the pairing, even though Inside does not require such performance. The combo’s position is driven more by the RTX 4080 SUPER’s 34245 passmark_g3d score and the i7-13700K’s 45887 passmark_multithread score than by any game-specific optimization.

FAQ

*Q: Can this PC run Inside at 4K with maximum settings?*

A: Yes, at 3840x2160 with the Ultra preset, the system averages 125.5 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this combination?

A: The highest average is 399.1 FPS at 1920x1080 with the Low preset.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 4K at Ultra settings?

A: The average FPS drops from 275.9 at 1920x1080 to 125.5 at 3840x2160, a reduction of 150.4 FPS (54.5%).

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more important for this game at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the GPU begins to matter more, as shown by the 28.5% FPS drop from Ultra at 1080p (275.9) to Ultra at 1440p (197.4), while the CPU’s single-thread performance is sufficient to avoid bottlenecking.

Q: Does the RTX 4080 SUPER outperform the standard RTX 4080 in this game?

A: The RTX 4080 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 54209, which is 0.1% lower than the RTX 4080’s 54247, indicating virtually identical performance in Inside.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to all tested configurations?

A: It ranks 155th out of 3716 combos, placing it in the top 4.2% of all systems in the database.