Inside

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Inside across three resolutions reveals a classic scaling pattern where the GPU becomes progressively more dominant as pixel count rises, though the sheer headroom in this title means even 4K Ultra remains far beyond playability thresholds. At 1080p High, the combo produces 246 FPS average; moving to 1440p High drops that to 184 FPS, a reduction of 25.2%. The jump to 4K High yields 116 FPS, which is 52.8% below the 1080p figure. This scaling is steeper than what a purely CPU-bound scenario would show, indicating that the RTX 4070 SUPER's rendering throughput is the limiting factor once resolution climbs.

Looking at the Low preset, the pattern intensifies: 1080p Low reaches 320 FPS, 1440p Low falls to 287 FPS (a 10.3% drop), and 4K Low lands at 231 FPS (a 27.8% drop from 1080p). The relatively modest decrease from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings suggests that at these lower fidelity levels, the CPU—AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D with its 6 cores and 12 threads—still has enough headroom to feed frames at a high rate, but the 4K delta reveals the GPU's fill-rate ceiling. The Medium preset shows a similar trajectory: 296 FPS at 1080p, 265 FPS at 1440p (down 10.5%), and 185 FPS at 4K (down 37.5% from 1080p). The Ultra preset mirrors High almost exactly in relative terms: 242 FPS at 1080p, 175 FPS at 1440p (down 27.7%), and 110 FPS at 4K (down 54.5%).

The minimum FPS data available only for Medium settings reinforces the scaling story. At 1080p Medium, the minimum is 251 FPS, which is 84.8% of the average; at 1440p Medium, the minimum is 225 FPS (84.9% of average); at 4K Medium, the minimum is 157 FPS (84.9% of average). The consistency of this ratio across resolutions implies that frame pacing remains stable even when the GPU workload increases substantially, a sign that neither the CPU nor the GPU is experiencing erratic bottlenecks. The 4K to 1080p ratio for Ultra is 110/242, or 45.5%, which is nearly identical to the High preset's 116/246 (47.2%). This uniformity suggests the rendering path in Inside scales predictably with pixel count, and the limiting component shifts decisively toward the GPU's 504.2 GB/s memory bandwidth and 35.48 TFLOPS FP32 throughput at higher resolutions.

FAQ

Q: How does the AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D compare to its nearest CPU rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 5 7500X3D has an average benchmark score of 44,573, placing it 0.2% above the Intel Core Ultra X9 388H (44,466), 0.5% above the Intel Core i9-13950HX (44,342), and 0.6% above the AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 (44,309). It trails the Intel Core i5-14600 (44,889) by 0.7%. This places it in the 89th percentile of all CPUs.

Q: What is the GPU's standing relative to its nearest rivals?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 43,223, which is 0.1% below the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB (43,262) and 0.1% below the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile (43,268). It sits 0.2% below the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 (43,301) and 1.0% below the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile (43,667). The GPU ranks in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs.

Q: What frame rates can this combo achieve at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the measured average FPS is 110. This is the lowest average among all measured configurations for this pairing. For comparison, the 4K High preset yields 116 FPS, 4K Medium yields 185 FPS, and 4K Low yields 231 FPS.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the primary bottleneck in Inside?

A: The data indicates the GPU becomes the limiting component as resolution increases. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 320 FPS, suggesting the CPU can drive very high frame rates. However, the drop to 231 FPS at 4K Low (a 27.8% reduction) implies the RTX 4070 SUPER's rendering capacity is the constraint at higher pixel counts. The CPU's 89th percentile ranking and the GPU's 83rd percentile ranking support this interpretation.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested combinations for Inside?

A: This pairing holds rank 498 out of 2,887 tested combos, placing it in the top 17.3% of all configurations tested for this game. This is a strong showing given the game's 2016 release date and the modern hardware components.

Q: What is the FPS difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the Low preset delivers 287 FPS average, while Ultra delivers 175 FPS. The difference is 112 FPS, meaning Ultra produces 39.0% lower performance than Low. The High preset at 184 FPS sits closer to Ultra, while Medium at 265 FPS is much closer to Low.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER achieves a combo rank of 498 out of 2,887 tested combinations for Inside. This places the pairing in the 82.7th percentile of all combos tested, meaning it outperforms roughly 82.7% of all other CPU-GPU pairings in this specific title. The rank reflects the synergy between the 6-core, 12-thread CPU with its 96 MB shared L3 cache and the GPU with 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus.

Given that Inside is a puzzle platformer released in 2016, the game's rendering demands are modest by modern standards, which explains why this high-end 2024/2025 hardware combination achieves such elevated frame rates. The combo's rank of 498 suggests that while many other pairings are faster, the overwhelming majority of tested systems deliver lower performance. The delta between this combo and the top-ranked systems is likely attributable to the game's relatively simple geometry and lighting, which does not fully utilize the RTX 4070 SUPER's Ada Lovelace architecture features like 56 RT cores and 224 tensor cores.

The CPU's percentileVsAllCpus of 89 and the GPU's percentileVsAllGpus of 83 indicate that both components are well above average individually. However, the combo rank of 498 out of 2,887 (top 17.3%) is slightly lower than either component's individual percentile would suggest, implying that Inside does not heavily stress either component to the point where their full capabilities shine. The game's linear scaling with resolution—observed in the FPS data—means that systems with faster GPUs or CPUs will edge out this combo, but the practical difference is minimal at the frame rates involved. For context, the CPU's nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-14600, scores 0.7% higher in synthetic benchmarks, and the GPU's nearest rival, the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB, scores 0.1% higher—these margins are negligible in actual gameplay.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest frame rates across all presets. The Low preset achieves 320 FPS average, which is the single highest measured figure for this pairing. Medium follows at 296 FPS with a minimum of 251 FPS and a maximum of 340 FPS. High reaches 246 FPS average, while Ultra produces 242 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 78 FPS, representing a 24.4% performance penalty for the highest fidelity settings. The minimum FPS at Medium (251) is still above the average FPS at Ultra (242), indicating that even the worst-case frame pacing at Medium beats the typical performance at Ultra.

Moving to 2560x1440, the Low preset yields 287 FPS average. Medium delivers 265 FPS with a minimum of 225 FPS and a maximum of 305 FPS. High averages 184 FPS, and Ultra averages 175 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra widens to 112 FPS (39.0% reduction). Notably, the 1440p Medium minimum of 225 FPS is higher than the 1440p High average of 184 FPS, suggesting that Medium settings provide a more consistent experience than High. The 1440p High average of 184 FPS represents a 25.2% drop from the 1080p High figure, while 1440p Ultra at 175 FPS is 27.7% lower than 1080p Ultra.

At 3840x2160, the Low preset delivers 231 FPS average. Medium averages 185 FPS with a minimum of 157 FPS and a maximum of 213 FPS. High averages 116 FPS, and Ultra averages 110 FPS. The reduction from 1080p Low to 4K Low is 89 FPS (27.8%), while the reduction from 1080p Ultra to 4K Ultra is 132 FPS (54.5%). The 4K Medium minimum of 157 FPS is still comfortably above 60 FPS, meaning even the most demanding scenario measured—4K Ultra at 110 FPS average—leaves substantial headroom for display refresh rates up to 100 Hz. The data shows that at no point does this combo drop below 110 FPS average, indicating that Inside is never a demanding title for this hardware.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER's specifications directly inform the measured performance in Inside. With 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus providing 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth, the GPU has ample memory resources for a game of Inside's scope, which does not feature large texture sets or complex shaders. The 35.48 TFLOPS FP32 throughput and 554.4 GTexel/s texture rate are more than sufficient for the game's 2D-style rendering with 3D depth, explaining why even 4K Ultra maintains 110 FPS average.

The GPU's 1980 MHz base clock and 2475 MHz boost clock, combined with 80 ROPs and 224 TMUs, drive the pixel and texture fill rates that resolution scaling depends on. The data shows that at 1080p, the GPU is not the limiting factor—the 320 FPS at Low settings suggests the CPU or game engine caps performance. As resolution increases to 4K, the GPU's fill-rate ceiling becomes apparent: the 54.5% reduction from 1080p Ultra to 4K Ultra (242 to 110 FPS) aligns with the 4x pixel count increase, though the actual drop is less severe due to the game's simple rendering.

The GPU's 83rd percentile ranking and average benchmark score of 43,223 place it nearly identical to the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB (43,262), a professional card with vastly different drivers and optimization targets. The RTX 4070 SUPER's memory bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s is a key differentiator; Inside's art style benefits from rapid texture streaming, and the observed minimum FPS values (157 at 4K Medium) indicate no memory bandwidth starvation. The GPU's 56 RT cores and 224 tensor cores are irrelevant for this title, as Inside does not utilize ray tracing or DLSS, yet they contribute to the synthetic benchmark scores that position the card favorably in the GPU hierarchy.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D brings 6 cores and 12 threads with a base clock of 4.00 GHz and boost clock of 4.50 GHz. Its 96 MB shared L3 cache is the standout feature, providing a massive cache pool that benefits games with repeated data access patterns. The CPU's average benchmark score of 44,573 places it in the 89th percentile of all CPUs, with its nearest rival being the Intel Core Ultra X9 388H at 44,466 (0.2% higher). The CPU's single-thread score of 3,494 and multithread score of 25,047 in Passmark indicate strong per-core performance, which is critical for games like Inside that may not scale well across many threads.

In Inside, the CPU's role is most evident at 1080p Low where the combo reaches 320 FPS. This high frame rate suggests the CPU can sustain frame generation well beyond typical display refresh rates. The CPU's 65 W TDP and 5 nm process node from TSMC contribute to its efficiency, but in this context, the key metric is its ability to feed the GPU without bottlenecking. The 1080p Medium minimum FPS of 251 versus the 1080p High average of 246 shows that the CPU maintains consistent frame pacing even as GPU load varies.

The CPU's 12 threads and 4.50 GHz boost clock are sufficient for Inside's physics and logic updates, which are not computationally intensive for a puzzle platformer. The 96 MB L3 cache likely helps with the game's level data and entity management, reducing memory latency. The CPU's nearest rivals all score within 0.7% of each other, indicating that synthetic benchmarks may not fully capture the 3D V-Cache advantage that this chip's 96 MB L3 provides. However, in Inside, the measured FPS data does not show a scenario where the CPU becomes the primary bottleneck; even at 4K Low (231 FPS), the GPU is still delivering frames above what most displays can show.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the Medium preset offers the best balance of visual fidelity and performance for this combo. At 1080p Medium, the average FPS is 296 with a minimum of 251 and maximum of 340, providing a substantial margin above 240 Hz displays. The 1440p Medium average of 265 FPS (minimum 225) and 4K Medium average of 185 FPS (minimum 157) all exceed 144 Hz thresholds, making Medium the only preset that delivers playable frame rates at 4K with a minimum above 150 FPS.

The High preset is a reasonable alternative for users prioritizing visual quality over raw frame rates. At 1080p High, the average is 246 FPS, which is still above 240 Hz. At 1440p High, the average drops to 184 FPS, which is above 165 Hz but below 240 Hz. At 4K High, the average of 116 FPS is above 100 Hz but below 144 Hz, making it suitable for 120 Hz displays but not for higher refresh rates. The Ultra preset offers the highest fidelity but at the cost of significant performance: 242 FPS at 1080p, 175 FPS at 1440p, and 110 FPS at 4K. The difference between High and Ultra is minimal (4 FPS at 1080p, 9 FPS at 1440p, 6 FPS at 4K), suggesting Ultra's additional settings have diminishing returns.

For users with 240 Hz displays, the Medium preset at 1080p is the safest recommendation since its minimum of 251 FPS stays above the refresh rate. For 1440p 165 Hz displays, Medium (265 FPS average) provides ample headroom, while High (184 FPS) also exceeds 165 Hz. For 4K 120 Hz displays, Medium (185 FPS average) is the clear choice—High (116 FPS) does not consistently hit 120 Hz, and Ultra (110 FPS) falls below it. The Low preset, while delivering the highest frame rates (320 FPS at 1080p, 287 FPS at 1440p, 231 FPS at 4K), sacrifices visual quality for performance that no current display can fully utilize. The data suggests that Medium is the sweet spot, providing a consistent minimum FPS that is at least 84.8% of the average across all resolutions, indicating stable frame pacing without stutters.