Inside

Inside is a lightweight puzzle platformer from 2016, and the measured data for the AMD Ryzen 5 7400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti combination reflects that age: frame rates are exceptionally high across all tested configurations. The dataset provides a clear picture of a system that is entirely overqualified for the title’s demands, with performance bottlenecks shifting decisively toward the GPU only at 4K Ultra settings. This analysis breaks down the measured FPS rows, settings behavior, and the specific roles of the CPU and GPU in producing these results.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data strongly suggests that the Ultra preset is the optimal choice for this combination, as it delivers a flawless experience without any measurable compromise. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset averages 218 FPS, which is only 10 FPS lower than the High preset’s 228 FPS and a mere 4 FPS below High’s output at 1440p, where Ultra averages 156 FPS. Given that the game is a puzzle platformer with no competitive multiplayer demands, the visual fidelity improvements from Ultra are essentially free, as the lowest recorded average across all Ultra settings is 98 FPS at 4K, which still far exceeds the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

For users with 1440p or 1080p displays, the Medium preset offers the best balance of frame rate headroom and visual quality, but the data shows that even this is unnecessary. At 2560x1440, Medium averages 263 FPS with a minimum of 223 FPS, while Ultra averages 156 FPS—a drop of 107 FPS that is unlikely to be perceptible on standard refresh rate monitors. The Low preset, while delivering the highest frame rates (337 FPS at 1080p, 302 FPS at 1440p), sacrifices visual quality for performance that no display can fully utilize, making it a suboptimal choice for this hardware.

The 4K resolution is where the settings choice becomes most consequential. At 3840x2160, the High preset averages 103 FPS, while Ultra drops to 98 FPS—a negligible 5 FPS difference that does not justify reducing quality. The Medium preset at 4K averages 165 FPS with a minimum of 140 FPS, which is the only setting that shows a meaningful frame time variance, but it still maintains a comfortable margin above 60 FPS. Based on the measured rows, the Ultra preset at any resolution is the recommended configuration, as the hardware provides sufficient headroom to run the game at maximum settings without dropping below playable frame rates.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is the primary driver of the frame rates observed in this dataset, and its specifications align with the measured performance. The GPU features 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, yielding a memory bandwidth of 912.4 GB/s, which is more than adequate for a 2016 title like Inside that has modest texture and geometry requirements. The GPU’s base clock is 1365 MHz with a boost clock of 1665 MHz, and it contains 10,240 shading units, 320 TMUs, and 112 ROPs, delivering 34.10 TFLOPS of FP32 performance.

The GPU’s role becomes increasingly evident as resolution scales upward. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra settings is 119 FPS (337 FPS down to 218 FPS), which indicates that the GPU is still the limiting factor even at lower resolutions, but the CPU is capable of feeding it enough data to maintain high frame rates. At 4K, the GPU’s workload increases substantially, and the data shows a 108 FPS drop from Low to Ultra (206 FPS to 98 FPS), which is consistent with the GPU becoming the dominant bottleneck. The RTX 3080 Ti’s percentile ranking of 83 versus all GPUs places it in the upper tier of graphics cards, and its average benchmark score of 41,187 further confirms its high-end positioning.

The memory configuration is particularly relevant for this game. With 12 GB of VRAM, the RTX 3080 Ti has ample capacity for Inside’s art style, which uses a muted color palette and simple 2D-like environments. The 912.4 GB/s bandwidth ensures that texture streaming and frame buffer operations never become a constraint, even at 4K Ultra settings. The GPU’s compute capabilities are also overkill for this title, as Inside does not utilize ray tracing or advanced DirectX 12 features, but the raw rasterization power of the GA102 chip ensures that every measured setting runs at triple-digit frame rates.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a clear pattern of GPU-bound performance at higher resolutions, with the data showing consistent percentage drops across all settings. At High settings, the average FPS decreases from 228 at 1920x1080 to 164 at 2560x1440, a drop of 64 FPS (approximately 28%), and then to 103 at 3840x2160, a further drop of 61 FPS (approximately 37%). This scaling is typical for a GPU-intensive workload, where pixel count increases by 2.25x from 1080p to 1440p and by 4x from 1080p to 4K, but the frame rate does not decrease proportionally due to other bottlenecks.

The Low preset shows similar scaling behavior: 337 FPS at 1080p drops to 302 FPS at 1440p (a 35 FPS or 10% reduction) and then to 206 FPS at 4K (a 96 FPS or 32% reduction). The Medium preset, which has the most complete data with min and max FPS values, shows 311 FPS at 1080p, 263 FPS at 1440p, and 165 FPS at 4K. The minimum FPS at Medium settings also scales predictably: 264 at 1080p, 223 at 1440p, and 140 at 4K, indicating that frame time consistency degrades slightly as resolution increases, but remains well within acceptable bounds.

At Ultra settings, the scaling is most pronounced: 218 FPS at 1080p drops to 156 FPS at 1440p (a 62 FPS or 28% reduction) and then to 98 FPS at 4K (a 58 FPS or 37% reduction). The fact that 4K Ultra still maintains an average above 60 FPS demonstrates that the RTX 3080 Ti has substantial headroom for this game. The data suggests that the CPU is not a limiting factor at any resolution, as the frame rate drops are relatively smooth and consistent with GPU workload increases. The 1080p Low result of 337 FPS indicates that the CPU can sustain very high frame rates, but the GPU still governs the overall performance envelope.

FAQ

Q: What is the best settings preset for this combination at 1440p?

A: The Ultra preset is recommended, as it averages 156 FPS at 2560x1440, which is only 8 FPS below the High preset’s 164 FPS and 107 FPS below Medium’s 263 FPS. The visual quality gain from Ultra is free at this resolution, with no risk of dropping below 60 FPS.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU limit performance in Inside?

A: The GPU is the primary limiter, especially at 4K where Ultra averages 98 FPS versus 206 FPS at Low. At 1080p, the CPU shows its capability by allowing 337 FPS at Low settings, but the GPU still dictates the frame rate ceiling across all presets.

Q: How does the RTX 3080 Ti’s VRAM affect Inside’s performance?

A: The 12 GB of GDDR6X memory with 912.4 GB/s bandwidth is far more than Inside requires, meaning VRAM capacity and bandwidth never become a constraint. The data shows no evidence of texture pop-in or frame rate drops attributable to memory limitations.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between High and Ultra at 4K?

A: The difference is minimal: High averages 103 FPS, while Ultra averages 98 FPS, a 5 FPS reduction. This makes Ultra the clear choice at 4K, as the performance cost is negligible relative to the visual improvement.

Q: Is the Ryzen 5 7400F capable of keeping up with the RTX 3080 Ti?

A: Yes, the CPU’s 6 cores and 12 threads with a boost clock of 4.70 GHz are sufficient to feed the GPU. The 1080p Low result of 337 FPS confirms that the CPU can handle high frame rates, and its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 21,765 indicates strong overall performance.

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

A: The combination ranks 624 out of 2,887 tested combos, placing it in the top 22% of all configurations. This ranking reflects the high-end nature of both components, though Inside’s light workload means many lower-tier combos also achieve high frame rates.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture, fabricated on a 5 nm process by TSMC. It has a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz, with 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 1 MB of L2 cache per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU’s performance metrics show a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 21,765 and a single-core score of 3,072, with a PassMark single-thread score of 3,689, placing it in the 83rd percentile versus all CPUs.

In the context of Inside, the CPU’s role is to provide a stable frame delivery pipeline, and the measured data indicates it does so effectively. The highest measured frame rate is 337 FPS at 1080p Low, which demonstrates that the CPU can sustain very high instruction throughput without becoming a bottleneck. The CPU’s 12 threads are more than sufficient for a puzzle platformer that likely uses only a few cores, but the high single-thread performance (evidenced by the Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3,072) ensures that the main game thread is never starved.

The CPU’s nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks include the Intel Core i5-14600T (average score 32,707, delta 0.1%) and the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (average score 32,662, delta 0.3%), indicating that the 7400F sits in a competitive mid-range segment. Its average benchmark score of 32,750 is nearly identical to these rivals, suggesting that the CPU’s performance in Inside would be similar to other modern 6-core processors. The CPU’s memory support for DDR5 with dual-channel configuration and 83.2 GB/s bandwidth ensures that data transfer to the GPU is not a limiting factor, as evidenced by the consistent frame rates across resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of performance across four settings presets and three resolutions. At 1920x1080, the Low preset averages 337 FPS, which is the highest frame rate in the entire dataset. The Medium preset averages 311 FPS with a minimum of 264 FPS and a maximum of 357 FPS, showing a tight frame time distribution. The High preset averages 228 FPS, and the Ultra preset averages 218 FPS, indicating that the GPU is still capable of pushing well beyond 200 FPS even at maximum settings.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates remain exceptionally high. The Low preset averages 302 FPS, while Medium averages 263 FPS with a minimum of 223 FPS and a maximum of 302 FPS. The High preset averages 164 FPS, and Ultra averages 156 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is most pronounced at High settings, where the frame rate decreases by 64 FPS (from 228 to 164), while the Low preset only loses 35 FPS (from 337 to 302), suggesting that the GPU’s fill rate becomes more constrained at higher resolutions.

At 3840x2160, the performance scales down further but remains playable. The Low preset averages 206 FPS, Medium averages 165 FPS with a minimum of 140 FPS and a maximum of 190 FPS, High averages 103 FPS, and Ultra averages 98 FPS. The 4K Medium preset shows the most significant frame time variance, with a 50 FPS spread between minimum and maximum, but the minimum of 140 FPS still ensures smooth gameplay. The Ultra preset at 4K is the only configuration that dips below 100 FPS, but at 98 FPS average, it remains well within the range of high-refresh-rate gaming.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 7400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti combination ranks 624 out of 2,887 tested combos in Inside, placing it in the 78th percentile of all configurations. This ranking is notable because Inside is a low-demand game, meaning that the combo’s position is determined more by its ability to maintain very high frame rates than by raw compute power. The RTX 3080 Ti’s 83rd percentile ranking versus all GPUs and the CPU’s 83rd percentile ranking versus all CPUs suggest that this combo is well-matched in terms of overall performance tier.

The ranking of 624 out of 2,887 indicates that a significant number of combos (about 22%) outperform this configuration in Inside, but the data shows that those higher-ranked systems likely achieve frame rates beyond 337 FPS at 1080p Low, which is already beyond the refresh rate of most displays. The combo’s performance is constrained by the GPU at 4K, where the RTX 3080 Ti’s 98 FPS at Ultra settings is competitive with newer GPUs, though its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 (average score 40,377, delta 2%) and the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 (average score 40,870, delta 0.8%).

In the context of all tested combos, this pairing represents a high-end configuration that delivers an exceptional experience in Inside. The rank of 624 out of 2,887 confirms the balanced nature of the two components, with neither the CPU nor the GPU creating a significant bottleneck that would drag the combo down the rankings. For a game released in 2016, this hardware is overkill, but the measured data confirms that it provides a smooth, high-frame-rate experience across all settings and resolutions, with the only caveat being that the Ultra preset at 4K drops to 98 FPS, still comfortably above the 60 FPS standard.