Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 combo ranks 669th out of 3716 tested combinations for Inside. This places it within the top 18% of all tested systems, showing that this pairing is firmly in the upper echelon for this puzzle platformer. The high ranking reflects a system that is far more powerful than what Inside requires, given its 2016 release date and relatively modest graphical demands. This is a combination where the hardware is clearly not the bottleneck.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's rank of 669 out of 3716 tested combos places it in the 82nd percentile of all systems tested with this game. This is a strong result, indicating that this pairing delivers performance in the top fifth of all possible configurations. The data shows a system that handles Inside with overwhelming ease, making it an excellent match for players who want maximum frame rates without any compromise.

The CPU and GPU each perform at a high level in their respective benchmarks. The Ryzen 5 7600X scores in the 79th percentile when compared to all CPUs, while the RTX 4070 sits in the 81st percentile for all GPUs. The combination of two components that each outperform roughly 80% of their peers results in a system that is well-balanced and capable of pushing Inside to its limits. The measured frames per second confirm this, with the system never dropping below 99 FPS even at the most demanding settings and resolution tested.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the optimal experience is found at the Medium preset across all tested resolutions. At 1920x1080, Medium produces an average of 349 FPS with a minimum of 297 FPS, which is exceptionally smooth. At 2560x1440, the Medium preset delivers 264 FPS average with a minimum of 225 FPS, still far above any display's refresh rate. Even at 3840x2160, Medium achieves a 166 FPS average with a minimum of 141 FPS.

The High preset offers a marginal visual improvement over Medium but comes at a significant performance cost. At 1080p, High drops to 230 FPS average, and at 4K it falls to 104 FPS. The Ultra preset provides the highest visual fidelity but pushes the 4K average down to 99 FPS. Given that Medium at 4K already delivers 166 FPS, there is no reason to select High or Ultra unless visual quality is the absolute priority over the already-excessive frame rates. The Low preset, while producing the highest frame rates, offers no tangible benefit since Medium is already far beyond what any monitor can display.

The data indicates that Medium is the sweet spot. It provides a substantial frame rate buffer over High and Ultra, ensuring no perceptible stutter or drops, while still offering a significant visual upgrade over Low. For players with 144Hz or even 240Hz displays, Medium at 1440p or 4K will max out the display's capabilities.

FAQ

*Q: Can this combo run Inside at 4K with high refresh rates?*

A: Yes. The measured data shows 104 FPS average at 4K High and 99 FPS at 4K Ultra. At 4K Medium, the system achieves a 166 FPS average, which is well above standard 144Hz refresh rates.

Q: How does the RTX 4070 compare to its nearest rivals in raw GPU benchmarks?

A: The RTX 4070 has an average benchmark score of 37648. This is 0.1% higher than the NVIDIA Tesla P4, 0.4% higher than the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56, and 1.3% lower than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile. It sits in the 81st percentile of all GPUs.

Q: What is the minimum frame rate recorded for this combo?

A: The lowest minimum FPS recorded in the dataset is 141 FPS, which occurs at 3840x2160 with Medium settings. This means the system never drops below 141 FPS in any tested configuration.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 7600X perform in multi-threaded workloads?

A: In Cinebench R23, the CPU scores 15236 points in multicore and 1965 points in singlecore. It achieves a 79th percentile ranking against all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 27636.

Q: Is the Low preset ever necessary for this game?

A: No. The Medium preset provides average frame rates of 349 FPS at 1080p, 264 FPS at 1440p, and 166 FPS at 4K. These are all far above what the Low preset offers in terms of playability, making Low unnecessary for achieving smooth performance.

Q: What is the performance difference between the High and Ultra presets?

A: At 1080p, High averages 230 FPS while Ultra averages 219 FPS, a difference of 11 FPS. At 1440p, the gap is 8 FPS (165 vs 157). At 4K, the difference is 5 FPS (104 vs 99). The visual upgrade from High to Ultra is minimal, but the frame rate cost is consistent across all resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers exceptional performance across all settings. The Low preset achieves a 378 FPS average, which is the highest recorded for this combo. Medium produces 349 FPS average with a minimum of 297 FPS and a maximum of 402 FPS. High reduces the average to 230 FPS, and Ultra brings it down to 219 FPS. Even at the most demanding 1080p setting, the frame rate is more than triple the refresh rate of most monitors.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance remains outstanding. Low hits 330 FPS average, while Medium delivers 264 FPS average with a range of 225 to 304 FPS. High and Ultra produce 165 FPS and 157 FPS averages, respectively. The 1440p results show only a modest drop from 1080p, with the Medium preset losing 85 FPS when moving from 1080p to 1440p.

At 3840x2160, the system still maintains high frame rates. Low achieves a 208 FPS average, while Medium delivers 166 FPS with a minimum of 141 FPS and maximum of 191 FPS. High drops to 104 FPS, and Ultra produces 99 FPS. The 4K results demonstrate that even at the highest resolution, the combo is capable of delivering a smooth experience on high refresh rate displays, provided the settings are kept at Medium or below.

The data reveals a clear pattern: the Medium preset offers the best balance of visual quality and performance at every resolution. The step from Medium to High incurs a performance penalty of roughly 34-37% depending on resolution, while the step from High to Ultra is much smaller, around 4-5%. This suggests that the Ultra preset is not well-optimized relative to High, offering diminishing returns for the frame rate cost.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 features 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1920 MHz with a boost clock of 2475 MHz. This hardware configuration is more than sufficient for Inside, a game that does not demand extensive VRAM or memory bandwidth.

The GPU's benchmarks show it performing in the 81st percentile of all GPUs, with an average score of 37648. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Tesla P4 (37628, 0.1% slower) and the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 (37507, 0.4% slower). The RTX 4070 also edges out the AMD Radeon PRO W6400 by 1.3%. These results indicate that the GPU is a solid mid-to-high-end performer, though it is not a top-tier card by any means.

In the context of Inside, the GPU's role is relatively modest. The game's simple 2D side-scrolling visuals do not stress the RTX 4070's 5888 shading units or 184 texture mapping units. The measured frame rates at 4K Ultra (99 FPS) show that the GPU is capable of handling the game's maximum settings without breaking a sweat, but the performance gap between Medium and Ultra suggests that the game's engine is not fully utilizing the GPU's capabilities at higher settings.

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 has 32 MB of shared L3 cache and supports DDR5 memory on the AM5 socket. This CPU is a strong performer, sitting in the 79th percentile of all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 27636.

The CPU's nearest rivals show a tight grouping. The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and Intel Core i5-12600K both score 27578, just 0.2% behind the 7600X. The AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE scores 27712, 0.3% ahead, and the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 scores 27535, 0.4% behind. These differences are negligible in real-world performance.

For Inside, the CPU's role is minimal. The game is not computationally intensive, and the measured frame rates at 1080p Low (378 FPS) show that the CPU is not a bottleneck. The 7600X's single-thread performance, as evidenced by its Cinebench R23 singlecore score of 1965, is more than sufficient for the game's logic and physics calculations. The CPU's 12 threads are largely idle during gameplay, as Inside does not scale well beyond a few cores.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals the system's performance characteristics. At Medium settings, the average FPS drops from 349 at 1080p to 264 at 1440p (a 24.4% decrease), and then to 166 at 4K (a 37.1% decrease from 1440p). This scaling pattern indicates that the GPU becomes more of a limiting factor as resolution increases, which is expected for a game with simple graphics.

At Low settings, the scaling is more linear: 378 FPS at 1080p, 330 at 1440p (12.7% drop), and 208 at 4K (37.0% drop from 1440p). The 1080p to 1440p drop is relatively small, suggesting that the CPU is still able to feed the GPU adequately at lower resolutions. However, the significant drop from 1440p to 4K indicates that the GPU's pixel fill rate becomes the primary constraint at higher resolutions.

The High and Ultra presets show a similar trend. High drops from 230 FPS at 1080p to 165 FPS at 1440p (28.3% drop) and then to 104 FPS at 4K (37.0% drop). Ultra goes from 219 FPS at 1080p to 157 FPS at 1440p (28.3% drop) and then to 99 FPS at 4K (36.9% drop). The consistent 37% drop from 1440p to 4K across all settings confirms that the GPU's rendering throughput is the limiting factor at 4K.

The data shows that the CPU is not a bottleneck at any resolution. Even at 1080p Low, where the CPU would be most stressed, the system achieves 378 FPS, which is well above any practical display refresh rate. The GPU becomes the limiting component only at 4K with higher settings, where the frame rates drop below 150 FPS. For most users playing at 1080p or 1440p, this combo provides more than enough performance to max out any monitor's refresh rate.