Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER delivers a performance profile in Inside that is heavily dictated by the game's minimalist 2D presentation, yet the benchmark data reveals distinct scaling behaviors across resolutions and settings. This combination ranks 991st out of 1671 tested combos, placing it in the lower-middle tier of the database, but the measured frame rates suggest that the experience is far from inadequate for this specific title.

FAQ

Q: What is the average frame rate at 1080p with Ultra settings?

A: The combo achieves an average of 145.6 FPS at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings. This is the most demanding preset at that resolution, yet it remains well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

Q: How much faster is the Low preset compared to Ultra at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, the Low preset produces 142.4 FPS average, which is 77.4 FPS higher than the Ultra preset’s 65 FPS average. This represents a substantial 119% performance uplift when dropping from the highest to the lowest settings.

Q: Does the RTX 2070 SUPER bottleneck the Ryzen 5 7600X in this game?

A: The data suggests the GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions, as frame rates drop significantly from 1080p to 4K. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 307.2 FPS, but at 4K Low it falls to 142.4 FPS, indicating a clear GPU-bound scenario at higher pixel counts.

Q: What is the best-performing settings preset at 1440p?

A: The Low preset at 2560x1440 yields the highest average FPS at 219.9. However, the Medium preset still delivers a very high 177.1 FPS, which may be preferable for visual quality without a major performance sacrifice.

Q: How does the CPU’s single-thread performance compare to its multi-thread performance?

A: The Ryzen 5 7600X scores 3406 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 24128 in multi-core. The single-core score is particularly strong, which is relevant for a game like Inside that typically relies on fewer threads.

Q: Is the 8 GB VRAM of the RTX 2070 SUPER sufficient for this game at 4K?

A: The measured data shows playable frame rates at 4K, with an average of 68.5 FPS on High settings. While VRAM usage is not directly measured, the performance indicates that the 8 GB GDDR6 memory is adequate for Inside’s relatively simple graphics at this resolution.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER is built on the Turing architecture with a TU104 chip, featuring 2560 shading units and 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its base clock is 1605 MHz with a boost clock of 1770 MHz, and it operates with a TDP of 215 W. In Inside, the GPU’s role becomes increasingly prominent as resolution rises, with the benchmark data showing a clear correlation between pixel count and frame rate.

At 1080p, the GPU is not heavily taxed, as evidenced by the 307.2 FPS average on Low settings. This suggests the RTX 2070 SUPER has ample headroom at this resolution. However, the picture changes at 4K, where the 2160p High preset drops to 68.5 FPS, a 56% reduction from the 1080p High result of 156.3 FPS. This scaling pattern points to the GPU being the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions, a logical outcome given the increased pixel fill rate demands.

The GPU’s 9.062 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 113.3 GPixel/s pixel rate are more than sufficient for Inside’s 2D side-scrolling visuals, which do not rely on heavy 3D geometry or complex shaders. The fact that the GPU holds up well at 4K, even at Ultra settings with a 65 FPS average, indicates that its 8 GB VRAM and memory bandwidth are not limiting factors in this title. The data implies that for this game, the RTX 2070 SUPER is a capable performer that only begins to show strain at the most demanding 4K presets.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a predictable yet informative scaling pattern as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 307.2 FPS, which drops to 219.9 FPS at 1440p Low and further to 142.4 FPS at 4K Low. This represents a 53.6% reduction from 1080p to 4K at the lowest settings, indicating that even a relatively simple game like Inside becomes more GPU-bound at higher resolutions.

The scaling is more pronounced at higher settings. For the High preset, the frame rate falls from 156.3 FPS at 1080p to 112.9 FPS at 1440p, and then to 68.5 FPS at 4K. This is a 56.2% drop from 1080p to 4K. The Ultra preset follows a similar trajectory, with 145.6 FPS at 1080p, 109.1 FPS at 1440p, and 65 FPS at 4K, a 55.4% reduction. The consistency of these percentage drops across settings suggests that the limiting component is the same — the GPU — rather than any CPU or memory constraint.

Interestingly, the Medium preset shows the least relative degradation between 1440p and 4K, dropping from 177.1 FPS to 111.7 FPS, a 36.9% decrease. This could indicate that the Medium preset at 4K is less demanding on the GPU’s memory subsystem, allowing for a smoother transition. Overall, the data shows that Inside scales with resolution in a predictable manner, with the RTX 2070 SUPER providing playable performance even at 4K, though the frame rate drops significantly from the triple-digit figures seen at 1080p.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest frame rates across all settings. The Low preset produces an average of 307.2 FPS, while Medium achieves 245.9 FPS, High reaches 156.3 FPS, and Ultra drops to 145.6 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra is relatively small at 10.7 FPS, suggesting diminishing returns from the highest settings at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain robust but show a clear step down. Low averages 219.9 FPS, Medium hits 177.1 FPS, High manages 112.9 FPS, and Ultra settles at 109.1 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra narrows further to just 3.8 FPS, indicating that Ultra offers little benefit over High at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the performance drops become more pronounced. Low produces 142.4 FPS, Medium reaches 111.7 FPS, High falls to 68.5 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 65 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra remains minimal at 3.5 FPS, but the drop from Medium to High is significant at 43.2 FPS, showing that the High preset introduces a substantial rendering cost that the RTX 2070 SUPER struggles to maintain at 4K. The data clearly shows that 4K Ultra is the most demanding configuration, yet it still stays above 60 FPS, which is the minimum for a smooth experience.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured data, the optimal settings preset depends on the target resolution and desired frame rate. At 1080p, the Low preset delivers an exceptional 307.2 FPS, which is far beyond what any display can refresh, making Medium at 245.9 FPS a more reasonable choice for those who want a balance of visual quality and performance. The High preset at 156.3 FPS is also viable, as it remains well above 144 Hz for high-refresh-rate monitors.

For 1440p, the Medium preset at 177.1 FPS provides an excellent experience, easily supporting 144 Hz displays. The High preset at 112.9 FPS is still very smooth and offers improved visual fidelity, making it the recommended choice for most users who have a 120 Hz or 144 Hz monitor. The Ultra preset at 109.1 FPS is nearly identical to High, so there is little reason to choose it over High unless the minor visual differences are deemed worthwhile.

At 4K, the situation changes. The Low preset at 142.4 FPS is the only option that delivers triple-digit frame rates, but it sacrifices visual quality. The Medium preset at 111.7 FPS is a strong middle ground, providing a smooth experience on 60 Hz displays and even some 120 Hz panels. The High preset at 68.5 FPS is acceptable for 60 Hz screens, while the Ultra preset at 65 FPS is only marginally worse. For 4K, the Medium preset offers the best balance of frame rate and visual fidelity, as it stays above 100 FPS while maintaining reasonable graphics.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture, with a base clock of 4.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz. It features 32 MB of shared L3 cache and supports DDR5 memory with a bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s. In Inside, a puzzle platformer that does not demand extensive multi-threading, the CPU’s strong single-core performance is likely the more relevant factor.

The CPU’s Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3406 places it well above average, and its PassMark single-thread score of 4135 further underscores its capability in lightly-threaded workloads. The data from the benchmark indicates that at 1080p Low, the combo achieves 307.2 FPS, which is likely CPU-bound given the low GPU load at this resolution. However, the CPU does not appear to be a bottleneck at higher resolutions, as the frame rate drops follow a GPU-limited pattern.

The Ryzen 5 7600X’s 6 cores and 12 threads are more than sufficient for Inside, which is not a CPU-intensive title. The multi-core performance, evidenced by the 24128 Cinebench R23 score, ensures that any background tasks or system overhead do not interfere with gameplay. The CPU’s 105 W TDP and 5 nm process node also indicate efficient operation, though this is not directly reflected in the frame rate data. Overall, the CPU provides a solid foundation for this GPU combo, with no signs of it limiting performance in the measured scenarios.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER combination ranks 991st out of 1671 tested combos in Inside, placing it in the 59th percentile of all configurations. This is a mid-pack ranking, which is somewhat surprising given the high frame rates measured. The ranking is likely influenced by the fact that many other combos feature more powerful GPUs, such as newer RTX 40-series cards, which can achieve even higher frame rates.

The CPU alone holds an 83rd percentile ranking versus all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 26272, placing it near rivals like the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (26262, 0% delta) and the AMD Ryzen 7 7735U (26305, -0.1% delta). The GPU’s percentile is lower, at 65th versus all GPUs, with an average score of 22206, close to the NVIDIA RTX A400 (22307, -0.5% delta) and the AMD Radeon RX 5700 (21670, 2.5% delta).

The combo’s rank of 991 suggests that while the individual components are competent, the pairing is not optimized for Inside relative to other tested systems. The RTX 2070 SUPER, being an older Turing-generation card, is likely the limiting factor in the ranking, as newer GPUs with higher memory bandwidth and more shading units would achieve better scores. However, for the actual gameplay experience, the measured frame rates show that this combo is more than capable of delivering smooth performance, with even 4K Ultra averaging 65 FPS. The ranking reflects the broader hardware landscape, but the data indicates that this combo performs admirably for the game in question.