Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER combination delivers exceptional performance in Inside, a 2016 puzzle platformer that proves remarkably scalable on modern hardware. The measured data shows this pairing is capable of pushing frame rates far beyond typical display refresh rates, with the RTX 4070 SUPER’s Ada Lovelace architecture and the Ryzen 5 7500F’s Zen 4 cores combining to eliminate any sense of hardware limitation. Across all tested resolutions and settings, the average frame rates never dip below the 100 FPS threshold, indicating that this combo is not just playable but overwhelmingly smooth for the vast majority of users.

Resolution Scaling

The performance drop from 1080p to 4K reveals a clear shift in workload distribution. At 1080p with High settings, the combo produces 254.5 FPS, but at 1440p High that figure drops to 181.4 FPS, and at 4K High it settles at 117.8 FPS. This progression shows a 53.7% reduction in frame rate from 1080p to 4K at High settings, which is a substantial decline that points to the GPU becoming the primary limiting factor at higher resolutions.

However, the data also shows that the CPU remains highly capable even at lower resolutions. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 352.1 FPS, while at 1440p Low it hits 313.7 FPS—a relatively modest 10.9% drop. This suggests that at these lower settings, the Ryzen 5 7500F’s six cores and twelve threads are more than sufficient to feed the RTX 4070 SUPER, and the scaling is primarily driven by the GPU’s pixel throughput. The 4K Low result of 232.6 FPS further confirms this, as it represents a 33.9% drop from 1080p Low, which is a more significant penalty than the 1440p step, indicating that the GPU’s 192-bit memory bus and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth are being pushed harder at 4K.

The Ultra preset tells a similar story. At 1080p Ultra, the combo delivers 244.1 FPS, which drops to 176.8 FPS at 1440p and 109.2 FPS at 4K. The 55.3% reduction from 1080p to 4K at Ultra is nearly identical to the High preset’s drop, reinforcing that the scaling pattern is consistent regardless of visual fidelity. Interestingly, the difference between High and Ultra at the same resolution is relatively small—only 10.4 FPS at 1080p and 8.6 FPS at 4K—suggesting that the Ultra preset’s additional effects do not impose a disproportionate burden on the RTX 4070 SUPER’s 12 GB of GDDR6X memory or its 7168 shading units.

Settings Recommendations

For users prioritizing maximum frame rates, the Low preset at 1080p delivers the highest measured result at 352.1 FPS, but this is likely overkill for most displays. The Medium preset at 1080p offers 322.2 FPS, which is only an 8.5% reduction from Low while presumably providing better visual quality. At 1440p, Medium achieves 292.2 FPS, which is still exceptionally high and represents a strong balance between visual fidelity and performance.

The High preset is arguably the sweet spot for this combo. At 1440p High, the combo produces 181.4 FPS, which is more than sufficient for high-refresh-rate monitors, while at 4K High it maintains 117.8 FPS—still comfortably above 60 FPS and suitable for most displays. The Ultra preset, while offering the best visual quality, does not seem justified given the relatively small performance delta from High. At 4K Ultra, the 109.2 FPS result is only 7.3% lower than High, but the absolute difference of 8.6 FPS is unlikely to be perceptible in a game like Inside, which has a slower-paced puzzle platformer gameplay style.

Given that the game is a 2016 title with a modest visual scope, the data suggests that High settings at 1440p or 4K provide the best experience. The 117.8 FPS at 4K High and 181.4 FPS at 1440p High both offer headroom above standard 60 Hz and 144 Hz displays, respectively. Users with 4K 120 Hz panels will find the High preset nearly ideal, while those with 1440p 165 Hz monitors can even consider Ultra, as the 176.8 FPS result still exceeds most refresh rates.

GPU Role

The RTX 4070 SUPER plays a dominant role in determining the frame rates at higher resolutions, as evidenced by the scaling patterns. The card’s 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus provides 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth, which is sufficient for Inside’s modest texture and asset demands. The GPU’s boost clock of 2475 MHz and base clock of 1980 MHz, combined with its 35.48 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, ensure that even at 4K Ultra, the combo maintains 109.2 FPS.

The GPU’s 56 RT cores and 224 tensor cores are largely irrelevant for this title, as Inside does not utilize ray tracing or DLSS, but the raw rasterization performance is more than adequate. The card’s 80 ROPs and 224 TMUs contribute to its 198.0 GPixel/s pixel rate and 554.4 GTexel/s texture rate, which are likely the key factors in sustaining high frame rates at 4K. The measured data shows that the GPU’s performance scales predictably with resolution, and the 84th percentile ranking among all GPUs in the benchmark database confirms its strong position.

In comparison to its nearest rivals, the RTX 4070 SUPER’s average benchmark score of 42576 is 0.2% below the NVIDIA RTX A6000 and 0.3% below the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE, but 1.4% above the AMD Radeon Pro 580X and 1.6% above the NVIDIA Tesla M40. These small deltas indicate that the RTX 4070 SUPER is competitively positioned within its performance class, and the measured FPS results in Inside reflect this capability.

FAQ

*Q: Can this combo run Inside at 4K with playable frame rates?*

A: Yes. The measured data shows 117.8 FPS at 4K High and 109.2 FPS at 4K Ultra, both of which are well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

Q: What is the maximum frame rate achievable with this hardware?

A: The highest measured result is 352.1 FPS at 1080p Low settings. At 1440p Low, the combo still achieves 313.7 FPS, and at 4K Low it delivers 232.6 FPS.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 1440p?

A: At High settings, the frame rate drops from 254.5 FPS at 1080p to 181.4 FPS at 1440p, representing a 28.7% reduction. At Ultra, the drop is from 244.1 FPS to 176.8 FPS, a 27.6% reduction.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the bottleneck at 1080p?

A: The data indicates that the GPU becomes the limiting factor even at 1080p, as the frame rate drops by 27.7% from Low (352.1 FPS) to Ultra (244.1 FPS), showing that the GPU’s workload scales with settings while the CPU remains capable.

Q: Does the RTX 4070 SUPER’s ray tracing capability affect performance in this game?

A: No. Inside does not use ray tracing, so the GPU’s 56 RT cores are not utilized. The performance is entirely dependent on the card’s rasterization and compute capabilities.

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

A: The combo ranks 202nd out of 1671 tested combos in Inside, placing it in the top 12.1% of all configurations in the database.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER combination ranks 202nd out of 1671 tested combos in Inside, placing it in the top 12.1% of all configurations. This ranking is particularly impressive considering that the game is a 2016 release with relatively low system requirements, meaning that many higher-ranked combos likely feature more powerful GPUs or CPUs that are better suited to other, more demanding titles.

The CPU’s individual ranking provides context for this result. The Ryzen 5 7500F has a percentile ranking of 82 among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 24993. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-11850H, scores 24974, a negligible 0.1% difference, while the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X scores 25057, a 0.3% difference. These close scores indicate that the Ryzen 5 7500F is well-matched to its peers in general compute tasks, and its performance in Inside is consistent with its overall capabilities.

The GPU’s ranking is similarly strong. The RTX 4070 SUPER has a percentile ranking of 84 among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 42576. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA RTX A6000, scores 42653, a 0.2% difference, while the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE scores 42723, a 0.3% difference. This tight grouping suggests that the GPU’s performance is highly competitive, and the measured FPS in Inside reflects its position near the top of the performance hierarchy.

Given that Inside is not a graphically intensive title, the combo’s 202nd rank out of 1671 configurations confirms its overall balance. The data shows that this pairing is more than capable of handling the game’s demands at any resolution or preset, and the ranking confirms that it outperforms the vast majority of tested systems. For users seeking a configuration that can handle both modern and older titles with ease, this combo’s performance in Inside is a strong indicator of its versatility.