Inside

The Intel Core i7-13700K paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 delivers an overwhelming performance envelope for Inside, a Puzzle Platformer released on 2016-07-06. The measured data indicates that this combination is not merely capable of running the game but obliterates every frame rate target across all tested resolutions and settings. At 1920x1080, the average frame rates range from a low of 300 FPS on Ultra settings to a peak of 396 FPS on Low, demonstrating that the hardware is bottlenecked by the game's engine rather than its own computational limits. The GPU's 24 GB of GDDR6X memory and the CPU's 16 cores and 24 threads are vastly underutilized, yet the benchmark results confirm a flawless experience with zero instances of sub-60 FPS performance.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of how this system scales across three resolutions and four quality presets. At 1920x1080, the average frame rates are astronomically high, with the Low preset achieving 396 FPS, Medium at 366 FPS, High at 305 FPS, and Ultra at 300 FPS. The Medium preset includes a minimum of 311 FPS and a maximum of 421 FPS, showing that even the lowest recorded frame rate is more than five times the 60 FPS playability threshold. Moving to 2560x1440, the averages remain exceptional: Low delivers 355 FPS, Medium drops to 328 FPS with a minimum of 279 and maximum of 377, High produces 234 FPS, and Ultra maintains 222 FPS. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p is modest, with the Ultra preset losing roughly 26% of its average frame rate, indicating that the GPU is still operating well within its comfort zone.

At 3840x2160, the system continues to excel, though the performance gap between presets becomes more pronounced. The Low preset achieves an average of 293 FPS, while Medium manages 235 FPS with a minimum of 200 and maximum of 270. High settings produce 147 FPS, and Ultra yields 140 FPS. The most striking observation is the performance cliff between Medium and High at 4K, where the average frame rate drops by 88 FPS, a 37% reduction. This suggests that the High preset introduces rendering features that disproportionately tax the GPU, though the absolute numbers remain far above any playability concern. The minimum frame rate at 4K Medium (200 FPS) is still over three times the 60 FPS threshold, confirming that this combination never comes close to a stutter or drop below playable levels.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals for the Intel Core i7-13700K, based on average benchmark scores, include the AMD Ryzen 9 5900, which scores 46971 and is 0.2% lower than the Core i7's average of 46881. The AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 sits at 47022, a 0.3% delta, while the AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX and Intel Xeon w3-2535 both achieve 46654 and 46653 respectively, with deltas of 0.5%. This means that swapping the Core i7-13700K for any of these processors would yield virtually identical frame rates in Inside, as the game's CPU demands are minimal given the high FPS counts. The CPU's percentile ranking of 89 against all tested processors further underscores that it is a top-tier part, but for this specific title, the differences among these rivals are imperceptible.

On the GPU side, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090's nearest rivals are less conventional. The Intel Arc Pro A60 matches the RTX 4090's average benchmark score of 60347 with a 0% delta, while the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 48 is 0.3% higher at 60140. The AMD Radeon Pro W6600M scores 61896, which is 2.5% higher, and the AMD Radeon PRO V710 trails at 58657, a 2.9% delta. These comparisons are based on synthetic benchmarks like Passmark's G3D score of 38194, but in real-world gaming, the RTX 4090's 82.58 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 1.01 TB/s memory bandwidth place it in a different class than these workstation and professional cards. For Inside, any of these GPUs would likely produce playable results, but the RTX 4090's raw power ensures maximum headroom at 4K Ultra.

CPU and GPU Roles

The division of labor between the Intel Core i7-13700K and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 in Inside is heavily skewed toward the GPU, but only at higher resolutions. At 1920x1080, the frame rates are so high (300-396 FPS) that the CPU's single-thread performance becomes the limiting factor. The Core i7-13700K's 3dmark_single_thread score of 1136 and Passmark single-thread score of 4333 indicate strong per-core performance, yet the game cannot scale beyond these figures due to engine limitations. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p shows a 20-26% reduction in average FPS across presets, which is typical of a GPU-bound scenario, but the absolute numbers remain so high that the CPU is never a bottleneck.

At 3840x2160, the GPU's role becomes more pronounced. The RTX 4090's pixel rate of 443.5 GPixel/s and texture rate of 1,290.2 GTexel/s are taxed more heavily, yet the frame rates still exceed 140 FPS even on Ultra. The performance gap between Medium and High at 4K (235 to 147 FPS) indicates that the High preset introduces shader complexity or post-processing effects that disproportionately affect the GPU. The CPU's multi-threaded capabilities, evidenced by a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 30745, are largely irrelevant here, as the game's single-threaded nature means the Core i7-13700K's 3.40 GHz base clock and 5.40 GHz boost clock are more than sufficient. In summary, the GPU is the primary driver of performance at 4K, while the CPU's headroom ensures that even at 1080p, the system never becomes CPU-bound in a way that reduces playability.

The Verdict

The benchmark data unequivocally demonstrates that the Intel Core i7-13700K and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 can run Inside at maximum playable quality across all tested resolutions. The verdictByResolution field lists "High", "Low", "Medium", and "Ultra" as playable settings at 3840x2160, with Ultra achieving an average of 140 FPS, well above the 60 FPS threshold. At 2560x1440, all four presets are also playable, with Ultra reaching 222 FPS. Similarly, at 1920x1080, every preset clears 60 FPS, with Ultra at 300 FPS. The minimum frame rates recorded at Medium settings across all resolutions — 311 FPS at 1080p, 279 FPS at 1440p, and 200 FPS at 4K — confirm that there are no dips below the playability threshold. This system does not just run Inside; it runs it with such excess performance that users could enable V-sync or frame rate caps without any noticeable compromise.

Best Settings per Resolution

For users seeking the highest visual fidelity while maintaining at least 60 FPS, the Ultra preset is the optimal choice at every resolution. At 1920x1080, Ultra yields an average of 300 FPS, providing a 240 FPS margin above the threshold. At 2560x1440, Ultra produces 222 FPS, and at 3840x2160, it delivers 140 FPS. These figures mean that even the most demanding configuration at 4K offers more than double the required frame rate for smooth gameplay. If users prefer higher frame rates over visual quality, the Low preset at 4K offers 293 FPS, and at 1080p it reaches 396 FPS, but the Ultra preset's minimum average of 140 FPS across all resolutions makes it the definitive choice for this hardware combination.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the benchmark database, this specific combination of Intel Core i7-13700K and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 ranks 81st out of 3716 tested combos for Inside, placing it in the top 2.2% of all systems. This rank is influenced by the fact that Inside is an older title with modest hardware requirements, meaning that many lower-end systems can also achieve 60 FPS. However, the absolute frame rates recorded here are among the highest in the database, with the 4K Ultra average of 140 FPS being particularly notable. The CPU's percentile ranking of 89 against all CPUs and the GPU's percentile of 88 against all GPUs confirm that both components are near the top of their respective hierarchies, but the combo's rank of 81 reflects that the game's engine caps performance well before this hardware reaches its limits. In practical terms, this system is overkill for Inside, but the data shows it delivers the best possible experience without any compromises.