Inside

Settings Recommendations

For Inside, the measured data across all three resolutions shows a clear pattern: the High preset offers the best balance of visual fidelity and frame rate headroom. At 1920x1080, High delivers 271 FPS average, while Ultra only reaches 258 FPS — a modest 13 FPS gain for Ultra over High is not present, rather High is actually 13 FPS ahead of Ultra. The gap between High and Ultra narrows as resolution increases: at 2560x1440, High averages 195 FPS versus 186 FPS for Ultra, and at 3840x2160, High averages 123 FPS versus 117 FPS for Ultra. In every case, High outperforms Ultra by roughly 5-6%, suggesting the Ultra preset imposes additional rendering overhead without a corresponding frame rate benefit.

The Medium preset sits between High and Low but is consistently closer to High than to Low. At 1080p, Medium averages 330 FPS versus 271 FPS for High, a 59 FPS gap; at 1440p, Medium averages 296 FPS versus 195 FPS for High, a 101 FPS gap; at 4K, Medium averages 196 FPS versus 123 FPS for High, a 73 FPS gap. The Low preset delivers the highest frame rates across all resolutions — 358 FPS at 1080p, 321 FPS at 1440p, and 245 FPS at 4K — but the visual trade-off is substantial for a puzzle platformer where atmospheric lighting and shadow detail are integral to the experience.

Given that even the High preset at 4K maintains 123 FPS average, there is no scenario in the measured data where dropping to Low or Medium is necessary for playability. The High preset is the recommended starting point; players with high-refresh displays may prefer Low at 1080p for the 358 FPS ceiling, but the 271 FPS from High already exceeds the refresh rate of most monitors. Ultra provides no measurable advantage in the data and actually scores lower than High at every resolution, making it the least efficient choice.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER pairs 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus with 672.3 GB/s of bandwidth, clocked at a 2340 MHz base and 2610 MHz boost. The GPU's 8448 shading units, 264 texture mapping units, and 96 ROPs drive a pixel rate of 250.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 689.0 GTexel/s. With 66 RT cores and 264 tensor cores, the card is architecturally capable of handling the deferred rendering and post-processing effects that Inside employs, though the game itself is not ray-traced.

The measured FPS data indicates that the GPU is the primary scaling factor when moving from High to Ultra settings. At 1080p, the drop from High (271 FPS) to Ultra (258 FPS) is 13 FPS, while at 4K the same settings change produces only a 6 FPS difference (123 FPS to 117 FPS). This pattern suggests that Ultra settings introduce additional GPU workload that becomes proportionally smaller relative to the total frame time at lower resolutions. The 16 GB VRAM capacity is more than sufficient for Inside's art assets at any resolution; the game's visual style relies on silhouettes and monochromatic palettes rather than high-resolution textures.

The GPU's memory bandwidth of 672.3 GB/s appears ample for the game's data streaming requirements. The fact that Medium settings at 4K (196 FPS) outperform High at 1440p (195 FPS) by a single FPS indicates that the GPU is not bandwidth-limited at these settings. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER's FP32 throughput of 44.10 TFLOPS provides ample compute headroom; the game's 2D-style rendering with 3D geometry does not stress the shading units to their limits, as evidenced by the 245 FPS average at 4K Low settings.

In the broader benchmark context, the GPU's passmark G3D score of 31811 places it at the 76th percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rivals in average benchmark score include the NVIDIA Quadro M5000 (31206, -0.4% delta), NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q (31220, -0.4%), NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell (31532, -1.4%), and NVIDIA TITAN RTX (31676, -1.9%). The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER's average benchmark score of 31087 sits slightly below these rivals, yet the measured Inside performance demonstrates its capability at high frame rates across all tested settings.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS achievable at 4K with this combination?

A: The Low preset at 3840x2160 delivers the highest 4K average at 245 FPS, followed by Medium at 196 FPS, High at 123 FPS, and Ultra at 117 FPS.

Q: How does the Ultra preset compare to High in terms of frame rate?

A: At every resolution, High outperforms Ultra. The differences are 13 FPS at 1080p (271 vs 258), 9 FPS at 1440p (195 vs 186), and 6 FPS at 4K (123 vs 117).

Q: Does the combination maintain 60 FPS at maximum settings in 4K?

A: Yes, the Ultra preset at 3840x2160 averages 117 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS standard for smooth gameplay.

Q: What is the frame time consistency like at Medium settings?

A: The Medium preset is the only setting with min/max FPS data: at 1080p it ranges from 281 to 380 FPS (330 average), at 1440p from 252 to 340 FPS (296 average), and at 4K from 167 to 226 FPS (196 average).

Q: How does the CPU's benchmark performance compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 has an average benchmark score of 26324, placing it at the 78th percentile. It is 0.2% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (26274), 0.3% behind the AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS (26402), 0.4% ahead of the Intel Core i9-11900KF (26212), and 0.5% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (26187).

Q: Is the GPU's benchmark score competitive with similar-tier cards?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER's passmark G3D score of 31811 is slightly below its nearest rivals: the Quadro M5000 scores 31206 (-0.4% delta), the GRID M60-1Q scores 31220 (-0.4%), the RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell scores 31532 (-1.4%), and the TITAN RTX scores 31676 (-1.9%).

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combination delivers its highest frame rates. The Low preset averages 358 FPS, followed by Medium at 330 FPS (with a range of 281 to 380 FPS), High at 271 FPS, and Ultra at 258 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra is exactly 100 FPS, indicating that the rendering workload at 1080p scales significantly with preset quality. The Medium preset's min FPS of 281 is still higher than Ultra's average of 258, demonstrating that even the worst-case frames at Medium exceed the typical performance at Ultra.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates remain high but the gaps between presets widen in absolute terms. Low averages 321 FPS, Medium averages 296 FPS (range 252 to 340), High averages 195 FPS, and Ultra averages 186 FPS. The difference between Low and High is 126 FPS, while the difference between High and Ultra is only 9 FPS. The Medium preset's min FPS of 252 is still above the High average of 195, suggesting that Medium provides a more consistent experience than the settings tier above it.

At 3840x2160, the scaling becomes more pronounced. Low averages 245 FPS, Medium averages 196 FPS (range 167 to 226), High averages 123 FPS, and Ultra averages 117 FPS. The drop from Low to Medium is 49 FPS, from Medium to High is 73 FPS, and from High to Ultra is 6 FPS. The 4K Medium min FPS of 167 is still 44 FPS above the High average of 123, indicating that Medium at 4K provides a more stable frame time profile than High at the same resolution.

The resolution scaling from 1080p to 1440p to 4K shows consistent behavior across settings. For High, the progression is 271 → 195 → 123 FPS; for Ultra, 258 → 186 → 117 FPS; for Medium, 330 → 296 → 196 FPS; for Low, 358 → 321 → 245 FPS. The percentage drops from 1080p to 4K are 54.6% for High (271 to 123), 54.7% for Ultra (258 to 117), 40.6% for Medium (330 to 196), and 31.6% for Low (358 to 245). This pattern indicates that lower presets scale more efficiently with resolution, as the GPU has more headroom before becoming the limiting factor.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 7600 with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER ranks 370th out of 3716 tested combinations in Inside, placing it in the top 10% of all configurations. This ranking reflects the high frame rates achieved across all measured settings and resolutions. The 90th-percentile placement is consistent with the individual component percentiles: the CPU sits at the 78th percentile among all CPUs, and the GPU sits at the 76th percentile among all GPUs.

The combination's ranking suggests that Inside is not a particularly demanding title for this hardware pairing. The CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads at a 5.10 GHz boost clock provide ample single-thread performance for the game's physics and logic, while the GPU's 16 GB VRAM and 672.3 GB/s bandwidth handle the rendering workload without bottlenecking. The fact that the combination achieves 258 FPS at 1080p Ultra and 117 FPS at 4K Ultra indicates that the hardware is well-matched to the game's requirements.

Relative to other combinations in the database, this pairing outperforms the vast majority of tested configs. The rank of 370 out of 3716 means that 3346 combinations score lower in Inside performance. This is expected given the GPU's placement in the 76th percentile and the CPU's placement in the 78th percentile — both are above-average components that complement each other well. The combination's performance in Inside is particularly strong at lower resolutions, where the CPU's 3DMark single-thread score of 999 and multi-thread score of 6503 contribute to high frame rates.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the 7000 series, built on the Zen 4 architecture (codenamed Raphael) using TSMC's 5 nm process node. It operates at a 3.80 GHz base clock with a 5.10 GHz boost clock, drawing 65 W TDP. The CPU's cache hierarchy includes 64 KB L1 per core, 1 MB L2 per core, and 32 MB shared L3 cache. Memory support includes DDR5 with dual-channel configuration and 83.2 GB/s bandwidth.

In Inside, the CPU's role is secondary to the GPU, as the game's puzzle platformer nature involves limited on-screen entities and simple physics. However, the CPU's single-thread performance is critical for maintaining high frame rates at lower resolutions where the GPU is not the bottleneck. The Ryzen 5 7600's 3DMark single-thread score of 999 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1852 indicate strong per-core performance. Its multi-thread scores — 12735 in Cinebench R23 and 13413 in Geekbench — provide ample headroom for any background tasks during gameplay.

The CPU's benchmark profile shows it at the 78th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 26324. Its nearest rivals in performance are the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (26274, 0.2% ahead), AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS (26402, 0.3% behind), Intel Core i9-11900KF (26212, 0.4% ahead), and AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (26187, 0.5% ahead). These are all laptop or previous-generation desktop parts, indicating that the Ryzen 5 7600 competes favorably with higher-tier mobile chips and older desktop flagships.

At 1080p, the CPU's single-thread performance becomes more relevant. The measured FPS at 1080p Low (358 FPS) approaches the CPU's practical frame rate ceiling, as the GPU has ample headroom at this resolution. The difference between 1080p Low (358 FPS) and 1440p Low (321 FPS) is 37 FPS, while the difference between 1440p Low and 4K Low (245 FPS) is 76 FPS. This scaling indicates that the CPU is capable of driving very high frame rates, and the GPU becomes the limiting factor as resolution increases.

Resolution Scaling

The measured data shows a clear pattern of frame rate degradation as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 to 3840x2160. For the High preset, the average FPS drops from 271 at 1080p to 195 at 1440p (a 28% decrease) and then to 123 at 4K (a 37% decrease from 1440p). The total drop from 1080p to 4K is 148 FPS, or 54.6% of the 1080p value. This significant scaling indicates that the GPU is the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions.

The Low preset shows the most efficient scaling: 358 FPS at 1080p, 321 FPS at 1440p, and 245 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 4K is 113 FPS, or 31.6% — the smallest percentage decrease among all settings. This suggests that at Low settings, the GPU has sufficient headroom to handle the increased pixel count without becoming fully saturated. The Medium preset falls in between: 330 FPS at 1080p, 296 FPS at 1440p, and 196 FPS at 4K, representing a 40.6% total drop.

The Ultra preset exhibits nearly identical scaling to High: 258 FPS at 1080p, 186 FPS at 1440p, and 117 FPS at 4K, with a total drop of 54.7%. The similarity in scaling between High and Ultra suggests that both presets impose similar GPU workloads relative to their respective frame rates. The fact that High and Ultra both drop by approximately 55% from 1080p to 4K indicates that the GPU's rendering cost scales with pixel count in a consistent manner for these higher-quality settings.

The resolution scaling analysis points to the GPU as the limiting component at 1440p and 4K, while the CPU becomes more relevant at 1080p. The 1080p frame rates (258-358 FPS across settings) are high enough that CPU single-thread performance may start to constrain maximum FPS. At 4K, the GPU's workload dominates, as evidenced by the larger percentage drops for High and Ultra compared to Low and Medium. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER's 672.3 GB/s memory bandwidth and 44.10 TFLOPS FP32 throughput are sufficient for Inside's rendering demands, but the pixel fill rate at 4K naturally reduces frame rates across all settings.