Inside

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 delivers exceptionally high frame rates in Inside across all tested resolutions and settings. The measured data shows this combination is not merely playable but vastly exceeds the 60 FPS threshold in every scenario, with the lowest average frame rate recorded at 99 FPS under the most demanding configuration at 4K.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the data reveals a clear tiering of performance across four quality presets. The Ultra preset averages 99 FPS, while the High preset improves to 104 FPS. Moving to Medium yields 166 FPS with a minimum of 141 FPS and a maximum of 191 FPS, indicating strong frame consistency. The Low preset at this resolution reaches 208 FPS average, the only 4K configuration without min/max values recorded.

The 2560x1440 results show substantially higher throughput. Ultra settings average 157 FPS, followed by High at 165 FPS. Medium delivers 264 FPS average with a minimum of 225 FPS and a maximum of 304 FPS, while the Low preset peaks at 330 FPS average. The gap between Medium and Low at this resolution is 66 FPS, whereas the gap between High and Ultra is only 8 FPS.

At 1920x1080, the combination approaches the upper limits of display refresh technology. The Ultra preset averages 219 FPS, High averages 230 FPS, Medium averages 367 FPS with a minimum of 312 FPS and a maximum of 423 FPS, and Low tops out at 430 FPS average. The Medium preset at 1080p shows the largest min/max spread in the entire dataset, a 111 FPS difference between its 312 FPS floor and 423 FPS ceiling.

Across all resolutions, the scaling pattern is consistent: Low to Medium produces the largest performance jump, while High to Ultra produces the smallest. For example, at 4K, moving from Low to Medium reduces average FPS from 208 to 166 (a 42 FPS drop), while High to Ultra only reduces it from 104 to 99 (a 5 FPS drop).

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset is the most demanding option that remains at or above 60 FPS, achieving an average of 99 FPS. This leaves considerable headroom above the playability threshold, making Ultra the recommended choice for 4K displays.

For 2560x1440, Ultra settings also qualify as the best playable preset, with an average of 157 FPS. This is more than 2.5 times the 60 FPS threshold, indicating that 1440p users can enable maximum quality without any performance concerns.

At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset averages 219 FPS, which is over 3.5 times the playability threshold. This configuration is suitable for high-refresh-rate monitors, as the average frame rate exceeds 200 FPS even at maximum settings.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data indicates that the GPU is the primary performance driver in Inside, particularly at higher resolutions. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p shows a 33% reduction in average FPS at Ultra settings (from 219 to 157 FPS), and the further drop to 4K Ultra brings a 37% reduction (from 157 to 99 FPS). This pattern is consistent with GPU-bound rendering, where pixel count increases directly impact frame rates.

The CPU's role becomes more evident at lower resolutions and presets. At 1080p Low, the combination reaches 430 FPS average, which is far beyond what the GPU alone would need to render, suggesting the Core Ultra 7 265's 20 cores and 20 threads provide sufficient processing power to keep the GPU fully fed. The 265F sibling CPU scores nearly identically in synthetic benchmarks (64438 vs 64640 average, a 0.3% delta), confirming that the CPU's performance is not a limiting factor in this game.

Preset scaling further clarifies the CPU/GPU balance. At 4K, Low to Medium improves average FPS by 42 FPS, while at 1080p the same preset change improves FPS by 63 FPS. The larger absolute gain at 1080p suggests that at lower resolutions, the reduction in GPU load from lower settings gives the CPU more room to drive higher frame rates, whereas at 4K, the GPU remains the bottleneck even at Low settings.

FAQ

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

A: Yes. At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset averages 99 FPS, and all four presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) clear the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: What is the highest preset that maintains 60 FPS at 1440p?

A: Ultra settings at 2560x1440 average 157 FPS, making it the most demanding preset that stays well above 60 FPS.

Q: How much performance is lost between 1080p and 4K at Ultra settings?

A: Average FPS drops from 219 at 1920x1080 to 99 at 3840x2160, a reduction of 120 FPS or roughly 55% of the 1080p performance.

Q: Does the Medium preset at 1080p provide better frame consistency than other presets?

A: Yes. The Medium preset at 1920x1080 has a recorded minimum of 312 FPS and maximum of 423 FPS, showing a 111 FPS range, which is the largest spread in the dataset but still far above the playability threshold.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more important for this game at 4K?

A: The GPU is more important at 4K, as evidenced by the 109 FPS drop from 1080p Ultra to 4K Ultra (219 to 99 FPS), which aligns with the increased pixel rendering load rather than CPU limitations.

Q: What is the lowest average FPS recorded across all tests?

A: The lowest average is 99 FPS, achieved at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, which is still 39 FPS above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination ranks 534th out of 3716 tested combos for Inside, placing it in the top 14% of all configurations. The GPU's percentile ranking of 81 among all GPUs and the CPU's percentile ranking of 93 among all CPUs suggest that both components are high-performing individually, and their combined result reflects this. The rank of 534 indicates that while many setups can run this game, this pairing delivers performance in the upper tier of tested systems.

The GPU's nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks show close performance parity: the NVIDIA Tesla P4 scores 37628 (0.1% lower), the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 scores 37507 (0.4% lower), and the AMD Radeon PRO W6400 scores 37157 (1.3% lower). The RTX 4080 Mobile scores 38135 (1.3% higher). These small deltas suggest that the RTX 4070's measured performance in Inside would likely be nearly matched by these alternatives.

The Verdict

This PC can run Inside with maximum settings at every tested resolution. At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset averages 99 FPS, exceeding the 60 FPS threshold by 39 FPS. At 2560x1440, Ultra averages 157 FPS, and at 1920x1080, Ultra averages 219 FPS. The verdict data confirms that all four settings presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) are playable at all three resolutions, with Ultra being the best setting at each resolution due to its highest visual quality while still maintaining substantial frame rate headroom. For 4K users, the 99 FPS average at Ultra provides a comfortable margin above the playability threshold, while 1440p and 1080p users can expect frame rates high enough for smooth gameplay on high-refresh displays.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU, the nearest rivals in synthetic benchmark scores are all AMD EPYC server processors. The AMD EPYC 4464P scores 64823 (0.3% higher than the Core Ultra 7 265's 64640), the AMD EPYC 9124 scores 65104 (0.7% higher), and the AMD EPYC 7343 scores 64202 (0.7% lower). The Intel Core Ultra 7 265F scores 64438 (0.3% lower), making it the closest match. These processors would likely produce nearly identical frame rates in Inside, as the game does not appear to stress multi-core performance given the high FPS achieved even at low resolutions.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Tesla P4, which scores 37628 (0.1% lower than the RTX 4070's 37648), and the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 at 37507 (0.4% lower). The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile scores 38135 (1.3% higher) and the AMD Radeon PRO W6400 scores 37157 (1.3% lower). These small performance deltas mean that swapping the RTX 4070 for any of these would result in minimal FPS differences in Inside, likely within a few frames per second at each resolution and preset combination.