Inside

The Intel Core i7-14700KF paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is an overwhelming performer for Inside, delivering frame rates that far exceed the 60 FPS playability threshold at every resolution and preset combination tested. The data shows this combination does not merely run the game; it dominates it, with even the most demanding Ultra preset at 4K producing an average of 126.4 FPS. This hardware is effectively overkill for the title, offering headroom for high-refresh-rate displays and future-proofing.

Best Settings per Resolution

Benchmark results indicate that the most demanding preset, Ultra, remains well above the 60 FPS target at all three tested resolutions. At 3840x2160 (4K), the Ultra preset achieves an average of 126.4 FPS, making it the recommended setting for maximum visual fidelity without any performance concerns. The High preset at this resolution is nearly identical in performance, posting an average of 130.6 FPS, but the additional graphical features of Ultra come at a negligible cost.

At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset delivers an average of 202.6 FPS, which is more than triple the playability threshold. This makes Ultra the clear choice for users with high-refresh-rate 1440p monitors, as the frame rate is high enough to fully utilize displays with refresh rates up to 200 Hz. The gap between Medium and Ultra at this resolution is also minimal, with Medium at 336 FPS and Ultra at 202.6 FPS, suggesting that the visual upgrade to Ultra is highly efficient.

At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset produces an average of 278.7 FPS. This is the optimal setting for competitive or fast-paced play on standard 1080p displays, as it provides an exceptionally smooth experience. Even the Low preset, which yields 408.7 FPS, does not offer a meaningful advantage in this context, as the Ultra preset already exceeds the refresh rate of virtually all mainstream monitors. The verdict is uniform: select Ultra at every resolution.

CPU and GPU Roles

The performance scaling across resolutions reveals that the GPU is the primary bottleneck, though the CPU is more than capable of feeding it. The frame rate drops from 408.7 FPS at 1080p Low to 265.9 FPS at 4K Low, a reduction of roughly 35% as resolution increases. This pattern is consistent across all presets and indicates that the rendering workload, which scales with pixel count, is the limiting factor.

However, the CPU's strength is evident in the high absolute frame rates. At 1080p Ultra, the system produces 278.7 FPS, which is a high enough load that a weaker processor would likely struggle to maintain. The Intel Core i7-14700KF, with its 28 threads and a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 44167, provides ample single-thread and multi-thread headroom for this puzzle platformer, which is not a heavily threaded title. The data shows that the GPU is responsible for the frame rate differences between resolutions, while the CPU ensures that the system never becomes the limiting factor.

The scaling between presets at a fixed resolution further confirms this. At 4K, moving from Low to Ultra reduces the average frame rate from 265.9 FPS to 126.4 FPS, a drop of 52%. This is a purely GPU-driven change, as the CPU workload remains constant regardless of graphical settings. The RTX 4080 SUPER, with its 10240 shading units and 52.22 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, handles these settings with ease, but the performance delta shows that the GPU is the component being pushed.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Based on the nearestRivals data for the CPU, the AMD Ryzen 7 9700F is the closest match, with an average score of 69996, a mere 0.2% behind the Intel Core i7-14700KF's 70163. Users with this AMD processor would see virtually identical frame rates in Inside. The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX and AMD Ryzen 9 7950X are also extremely close, with scores of 69875 and 69515, representing 0.4% and 0.9% deltas respectively. These processors would all perform within a negligible margin of each other in this game.

For the GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is the most direct alternative, with an average score of 54247, which is only 0.1% behind the RTX 4080 SUPER's 54209. This means that swapping to the non-SUPER variant would result in a nearly imperceptible change in frame rates, likely less than 1 FPS in this game. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X is the next closest, with a delta of -1.1%, followed by the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB at -2.7% and the AMD Radeon 8060S at -2.8%. While these alternatives are slightly slower, they would still comfortably exceed the 60 FPS threshold at all resolutions, given the massive headroom of the tested combo.

The Verdict

This PC can run Inside with exceptional performance at every resolution and preset. The verdictByResolution data confirms that all four settings—Low, Medium, High, and Ultra—are playable at 3840x2160, 2560x1440, and 1920x1080, with average frame rates never dropping below 126.4 FPS. The best settings are Ultra at every resolution, with average FPS of 126.4, 202.6, and 278.7 at 4K, 1440p, and 1080p respectively. The benchmark results indicate that this system is not just clearing the 60 FPS threshold; it is doubling or quadrupling it in most scenarios. There is no configuration where this combo fails to deliver a smooth, responsive experience, making it a definitive recommendation for anyone seeking maximum performance in this title.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the measured average frame rates are as follows: Low settings produce 265.9 FPS, Medium settings produce 213.6 FPS, High settings produce 130.6 FPS, and Ultra settings produce 126.4 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra is significant, with the Ultra preset delivering roughly half the frame rate of Low, but still remaining far above the playability threshold. There is a notable 83 FPS drop between Medium and High, suggesting that High enables a substantial increase in rendering complexity.

At 2560x1440, the average frame rates are 364.9 FPS for Low, 336 FPS for Medium, 208.9 FPS for High, and 202.6 FPS for Ultra. The performance is exceptionally high across the board, with even the Ultra preset exceeding 200 FPS. The difference between Low and Medium is small (28.9 FPS), while the step to High is a larger 127.1 FPS drop, again indicating a significant workload increase at that preset level. Ultra is only 6.3 FPS slower than High, making it the more compelling choice.

At 1920x1080, the average frame rates are 408.7 FPS for Low, 376.5 FPS for Medium, 292.2 FPS for High, and 278.7 FPS for Ultra. These numbers are extraordinarily high, and the system is likely CPU-bound at this resolution, as the frame rates are pushing the limits of what the processor can deliver. The relative differences are smaller than at higher resolutions, with a 32.2 FPS gap between Low and Medium, an 84.3 FPS gap between Medium and High, and a 13.5 FPS gap between High and Ultra. This pattern suggests that at 1080p, the GPU is no longer the primary constraint, and the CPU's performance becomes more relevant.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of Intel Core i7-14700KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER ranks at position 134 out of 3716 tested combos for Inside. This places it in the top 3.6% of all configurations tested, which confirms its high-end positioning. The percentileVsAllCpus of 94 for the CPU and 86 for the GPU further corroborate this, indicating that both components are in the upper echelon of their respective categories. Given that the game is a light puzzle platformer from 2016, the rank is expected to be high, as most modern high-end hardware will easily clear the performance bar. The data shows that this combo is not merely sufficient but is positioned among the fastest systems tested, leaving very little room for improvement without stepping into more exotic or newer hardware.