Inside

Measured FPS Breakdown

Inside is an exceptionally light load for the Intel Core Ultra 7 165H and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 combination. The recorded data shows average frame rates well above the 60 FPS playability threshold at every resolution and preset tested. At 1920x1080, the lowest average recorded is 201 FPS on the Ultra preset, while the Low preset reaches 319 FPS. The Medium preset at this resolution produces a 294 FPS average with a minimum of 250 FPS and a maximum of 338 FPS, showing consistent frame delivery. High settings at 1080p deliver 211 FPS on average.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance remains very high. The Ultra preset averages 144 FPS, which is exactly double the playability threshold. High settings average 152 FPS, while Medium delivers 243 FPS with a recorded minimum of 206 FPS and maximum of 279 FPS. The Low preset at 1440p reaches 286 FPS on average. These numbers indicate that the GPU is not stressed at this resolution, as the frame rates remain close to those seen at 1080p for the same presets.

At 3840x2160, the demands increase noticeably, but the combination still clears 60 FPS by a wide margin on every preset. The Ultra preset averages 91 FPS, while High settings average 95 FPS. Medium settings deliver 152 FPS with a minimum of 130 FPS and a maximum of 175 FPS. The Low preset reaches 191 FPS on average. The gap between the Low and Ultra presets at 4K is approximately 100 FPS, which indicates that the preset scaling has a substantial effect on GPU load at this resolution. However, even the most demanding preset remains comfortably above 60 FPS.

The data shows a clear pattern: the RTX 4080 is powerful enough to run Inside at maximum settings across all tested resolutions, and the CPU does not appear to introduce any bottleneck at any resolution or preset combination.

FAQ

Q: Can this system run Inside at 4K with the Ultra preset?

A: Yes. The recorded average FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings is 91 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS playability threshold.

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

A: The highest average FPS is 319, recorded at 1920x1080 with the Low preset.

Q: How much performance drops when going from 1080p to 4K on the Ultra preset?

A: The Ultra preset averages 201 FPS at 1920x1080 and 91 FPS at 3840x2160, a drop of 110 FPS or approximately 55%.

Q: Are the minimum FPS values ever below 60 FPS?

A: No. The only presets with recorded minimum FPS values are Medium at each resolution: 250 FPS at 1080p, 206 FPS at 1440p, and 130 FPS at 4K. All are far above 60 FPS.

Q: Which settings preset shows the largest gap between average and minimum FPS?

A: The Medium preset at 1920x1080 shows a minimum of 250 FPS against a 294 FPS average, a difference of 44 FPS. At 2560x1440 Medium, the minimum is 206 FPS versus a 243 FPS average, a 37 FPS gap.

Q: Does the Ultra preset at 1440p maintain a higher average than the High preset at 4K?

A: Yes. The Ultra preset at 2560x1440 averages 144 FPS, while the High preset at 3840x2160 averages 95 FPS. The 1440p Ultra configuration is about 52% faster in average frame rate.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark data indicates that the GPU is the dominant factor in determining frame rates for Inside, particularly as resolution increases. At 1920x1080, the frame rates are extremely high across all presets, with the Low preset hitting 319 FPS and the Ultra preset at 201 FPS. The relatively small spread between presets at 1080p suggests that the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU adequately, but the GPU is already near its performance ceiling for this game at lower resolutions.

At 2560x1440, the pattern shifts slightly. The Low preset averages 286 FPS, which is only about 10% lower than the 1080p Low result of 319 FPS. The Medium preset at 1440p delivers 243 FPS versus 294 FPS at 1080p. The Ultra preset at 1440p averages 144 FPS versus 201 FPS at 1080p, a drop of about 28%. This scaling indicates that the GPU is starting to feel the increased pixel count, but the CPU still has enough headroom to avoid becoming the limiting factor.

At 3840x2160, the GPU role becomes even more prominent. The Low preset drops from 286 FPS at 1440p to 191 FPS at 4K, a reduction of about 33%. The Ultra preset falls from 144 FPS at 1440p to 91 FPS at 4K, a reduction of about 37%. The gap between the Low and Ultra presets at 4K is 100 FPS, compared to a 118 FPS gap at 1440p and a 118 FPS gap at 1080p. This consistency in preset scaling across resolutions suggests that the GPU's shading and rasterization throughput is the primary constraint, not the CPU.

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165H, with 16 cores and 22 threads, has a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 14551 and a single-core score of 1759. The data shows that even the most CPU-sensitive scenarios in Inside, represented by the lowest preset at 1080p with 319 FPS, do not expose a CPU bottleneck. The CPU's 84th percentile ranking among all tested CPUs supports the conclusion that it is more than sufficient for this title.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU, the nearest rivals in the database are all within a very small margin of the Intel Core Ultra 7 165H's average benchmark score of 34083. The Intel Core Ultra 5 338H is 0.3% faster with an average score of 33989, making it effectively identical in performance for this workload. The AMD EPYC 4244P is 0.4% slower with a score of 34220, and the AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 is also 0.4% slower with a score of 34222. The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X is 0.5% slower with a score of 34260. These delta percentages are so small that any of these CPUs would produce nearly identical frame rates in Inside when paired with the same GPU.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals are similarly close. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is 0.1% faster than the RTX 4080, with an average score of 54209 versus 54247. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X is 1.1% slower with a score of 54828, and the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB is 2.6% slower with a score of 55698. The AMD Radeon 8060S is 2.7% slower with a score of 55757. The RTX 4080 SUPER is the closest match and would deliver essentially the same frame rates in Inside. The AMD alternatives would be slightly slower, but given that the RTX 4080 already delivers 91 FPS at 4K Ultra, a 2.7% reduction would still leave those configurations well above 60 FPS.

It is importantly the CPU and GPU rivals listed here are compared based on their average benchmark scores, not on game-specific measurements. However, the extremely high frame rates achieved by this combo in Inside mean that even the nearest slower rivals would remain comfortably playable at all resolutions and presets.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset is the most demanding setting tested and it averages 201 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold. Therefore, Ultra is the recommended setting at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset averages 144 FPS, again far above 60 FPS. The most demanding preset is also Ultra, and it maintains a comfortable margin above the playability threshold.

At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset averages 91 FPS, still above 60 FPS with a 31 FPS margin. The data shows that the Ultra preset is playable at 4K, so there is no need to reduce settings for the sake of frame rate. The Medium preset at 4K delivers 152 FPS with a minimum of 130 FPS, which could be preferred for higher refresh rate displays, but the Ultra preset remains the best visual option while staying above 60 FPS.

In all three resolutions, the verdict data confirms that the best settings are Ultra, with average FPS of 201 at 1080p, 144 at 1440p, and 91 at 4K.

The Verdict

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165H and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 combination can run Inside at every resolution and preset tested, with all results above the 60 FPS playability threshold. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset averages 201 FPS, and even the most demanding configuration leaves enormous headroom. At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset averages 144 FPS, which is more than double the threshold. At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset averages 91 FPS, still comfortably above 60 FPS.

The verdict by resolution lists all four settings presets (High, Low, Medium, Ultra) as playable at every resolution from 1080p to 4K. The best settings are Ultra at each resolution, with the corresponding average FPS being 201 at 1080p, 144 at 1440p, and 91 at 4K. The minimum recorded FPS values, available only for the Medium preset, are 250 FPS at 1080p, 206 FPS at 1440p, and 130 FPS at 4K, all far above the threshold. This system is not merely playable; it delivers a high refresh rate experience even at maximum settings.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations, this pairing of the Intel Core Ultra 7 165H and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 ranks 1114 out of 3716 total tested combos for Inside. This places it in the upper 30th percentile of all tested systems for this game. The rank reflects the combination of a CPU that ranks in the 84th percentile among all CPUs and the 86th percentile among all GPUs. The high frame rates recorded in Inside are consistent with the strong benchmark scores of both components. The CPU's average benchmark score of 34083 and the GPU's average score of 54247 both sit well above the median for their respective categories. The combo rank of 1114 indicates that a substantial number of tested combinations are faster, but for Inside specifically, the practical impact is minimal because even the most demanding preset at 4K stays above 90 FPS. The rank is a broad measure across all games in the database; for this particular puzzle platformer, the combination delivers performance that is far beyond what the game requires.