Inside

Inside is a 2016 puzzle platformer that asks very little of modern hardware, and the measured data for the Intel Core i7-14700KF paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7700 confirms this pairing is dramatically overqualified for the task. The benchmark results show frame rates that are not merely playable but exceptionally high across every resolution and preset combination tested, with the lowest average recorded still nearly tripling the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The data set provides average frame rates for every resolution and preset, with minimum and maximum values only recorded for the Medium preset at each resolution. At 1920x1080, the pairing produces staggering results: the Low preset averages 353 FPS, which is the highest figure in the entire dataset. Moving up the quality ladder, Medium averages 282 FPS with a minimum of 240 and a maximum of 325, while High averages 177 FPS. The most demanding setting at this resolution, Ultra, still produces an average of 168 FPS. The consistency between High and Ultra at 1080p suggests the game's engine is hitting a ceiling where additional GPU load from Ultra settings has minimal impact on the final frame rate.

At 2560x1440, the performance scales down predictably but remains exceptionally strong. Low averages 254 FPS, Medium averages 203 FPS with a minimum of 173 and a maximum of 234, High averages 127 FPS, and Ultra averages 121 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium at 1440p is 51 FPS, which is nearly identical to the 71 FPS gap seen at 1080p between the same two presets, indicating that the Medium preset imposes a consistent relative cost regardless of pixel count.

The 3840x2160 results are where the hardware finally shows some strain, though "strain" is relative. Low averages 160 FPS, Medium averages 128 FPS with a minimum of 108 and a maximum of 147, High averages 80 FPS, and Ultra averages 76 FPS. The jump from Low to Medium at 4K costs 32 FPS, but the jump from Medium to High costs a much steeper 48 FPS, suggesting that the High preset introduces a significant rendering feature or effect that is disproportionately expensive at higher pixel counts. The minimum recorded frame rate across the entire dataset is 108 FPS, which occurs at 4K Medium, and even that floor is well above the 60 FPS threshold.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Inside at 4K with the highest settings?

A: Yes. The Ultra preset at 3840x2160 averages 76 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS playable threshold by a comfortable margin. The verdict data confirms all four settings at 4K are playable.

Q: What is the best average frame rate this combo can achieve?

A: The highest recorded average is 353 FPS at 1920x1080 with the Low preset. This is the only setting in the dataset that breaks the 350 FPS barrier.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 4K on the same preset?

A: For the Medium preset, the average drops from 282 FPS at 1920x1080 to 128 FPS at 3840x2160, a reduction of 154 FPS. For the Ultra preset, the drop is from 168 FPS to 76 FPS, a reduction of 92 FPS.

Q: Are the minimum frame rates ever close to the playable threshold?

A: No. The lowest minimum recorded in the entire dataset is 108 FPS, which occurs at 3840x2160 with the Medium preset. This is still 48 FPS above the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: Does the High preset offer any advantage over Ultra at the same resolution?

A: At every resolution, High produces a slightly higher average frame rate than Ultra, but the difference is small. At 1080p, High is 177 FPS versus Ultra's 168 FPS; at 1440p, High is 127 FPS versus 121 FPS; at 4K, High is 80 FPS versus 76 FPS.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested configurations for this game?

A: The combo ranks 1548 out of 3716 tested combinations, placing it in the upper portion of the field despite the game's low hardware demands.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling between resolutions reveals that the GPU is the dominant performance factor for Inside, but only when the settings are pushed high enough to create a meaningful load. The data shows a clear pattern: at Low settings, the frame rate at 1080p is 353 FPS, at 1440p it is 254 FPS, and at 4K it is 160 FPS. This represents a 45% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 37% drop from 1440p to 4K, indicating that even at Low settings, pixel count heavily influences output. The Intel Core i7-14700KF is far more capable than this game requires, so it is unlikely to be the bottleneck at any resolution; the consistent performance degradation with increasing resolution points directly to the Radeon RX 7700's rasterization limits.

At Ultra settings, the resolution scaling becomes even more pronounced. The frame rate goes from 168 FPS at 1080p to 121 FPS at 1440p and then to 76 FPS at 4K. The gap between 1440p and 4K at Ultra is 45 FPS, which is larger than the 35 FPS gap between 1080p and 1440p. This suggests that the Ultra preset introduces effects that scale super-linearly with pixel density, placing additional strain on the GPU's memory bandwidth and pixel fill rate. The RX 7700's 16 GB of GDDR6 memory and 624.1 GB/s bandwidth should be more than sufficient for a game from 2016, but the 4K Ultra result of 76 FPS shows that even this older title can push the GPU when all features are enabled at high resolution.

The role of the CPU is effectively negligible in this pairing, as the i7-14700KF's 20 cores and 28 threads are drastically overprovisioned for a puzzle platformer. The benchmark results show that the frame rate scales almost entirely with resolution and preset, which are GPU-bound variables. If the CPU were a limiting factor, the frame rates would plateau across resolutions at higher presets, but the data shows no such plateau — every resolution increase produces a measurable drop in average FPS.

The Verdict

This PC can absolutely run Inside, and the verdict data is unambiguous on this point. At 3840x2160, all four settings — Low, Medium, High, and Ultra — are listed as playable, with Ultra averaging 76 FPS. At 2560x1440, the same four settings are playable, with Ultra averaging 121 FPS. At 1920x1080, all four settings are playable, with Ultra averaging 168 FPS. The playable threshold is defined as 60 FPS, and the lowest average in the entire dataset is 76 FPS at 4K Ultra, which clears that threshold by 16 FPS. There is no configuration in the measured data that fails to hit 60 FPS, making this pairing a definitive "yes" for running Inside at any resolution and preset combination.

Best Settings per Resolution

For players seeking the highest visual quality while maintaining at least 60 FPS, the data supports using Ultra settings at every resolution. At 1920x1080, Ultra averages 168 FPS, which is the most demanding setting available and still delivers frame rates nearly three times the playable threshold. At 2560x1440, Ultra averages 121 FPS, remaining well above 60 FPS while providing the full visual feature set. At 3840x2160, Ultra averages 76 FPS, which is the closest any configuration comes to the threshold but still comfortably clears it. The Medium preset at each resolution provides the only min/max data, but those figures are not needed for the best-settings determination since Ultra is always viable.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i7-14700KF and AMD Radeon RX 7700 combination ranks 1548 out of 3716 tested combos for Inside, placing it in the 58th percentile of performance. This ranking is interesting because the game is so lightweight that the absolute performance of the hardware barely matters — the rank reflects the raw capability of the components rather than their ability to run this specific title. The CPU has a percentile rank of 94 among all CPUs, and the GPU has a percentile rank of 58 among all GPUs, which means the combo's overall game ranking is pulled down by the GPU's more modest standing. In a game like Inside, the CPU's massive headroom is irrelevant, and the GPU's mid-range position determines the final rank.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals for the CPU and GPU provide context for what other hardware would deliver similar results in this game. For the Intel Core i7-14700KF, the closest competitors are the AMD Ryzen 7 9700F with an average score 0.2% lower, the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX with an average score 0.4% lower, the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X with an average score 0.9% lower, and the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K with an average score 1% higher. These differences are negligible for Inside, where the CPU is not the bottleneck, so any of these processors would produce virtually identical frame rates in this game.

For the AMD Radeon RX 7700, the nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon R9 370X with an average score 0.1% lower, the AMD Radeon RX 9060 with an average score 1% lower, the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 with an average score 1.1% higher, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti with an average score 1.7% higher. The RTX 3060 Ti is the strongest of these alternatives, and its higher average benchmark score suggests it would push frame rates slightly higher at 4K Ultra, though the differences would be minimal given how far above the 60 FPS threshold all configurations sit. The R9 370X is an interesting comparison because it is a much older GPU, yet its average score is nearly identical to the RX 7700, implying that for a game as undemanding as Inside, even substantially older graphics hardware can deliver similar results.