Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER delivers a performance profile in Inside that is defined by extreme frame rates and a clear shift in bottleneck behavior as resolution increases. The data shows a combination that is overwhelmingly GPU-limited at 4K but transitions to a more balanced state at lower resolutions, where the CPU’s strong single-threaded performance becomes the primary driver. This analysis breaks down the measured results, contextualizes the ranking, and examines the specific roles of the processor and graphics card.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a classic pattern of diminishing returns driven by pixel count. At 1920x1080 with High settings, the combo produces 257.3 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 drops that figure to 186.7 FPS, a reduction of approximately 27%. The jump to 3840x2160 further reduces performance to 114.4 FPS, which is another 39% decline from the 1440p result. This steep drop-off indicates that the GPU is becoming the limiting factor as resolution increases, with the RTX 4070 SUPER’s rendering workload scaling nearly linearly with the number of pixels.

The trend is even more pronounced when comparing the Low settings across resolutions. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 380.2 FPS. At 1440p Low, it falls to 341.2 FPS, a modest 10% decrease. However, at 4K Low, the frame rate plunges to 230.3 FPS, a 32% drop from 1440p. This non-linear scaling at lower quality presets suggests that the CPU can maintain high throughput at 1080p and 1440p, but the GPU’s fill rate and memory bandwidth become constraining factors once the resolution reaches 4K. The data indicates that for competitive or high-refresh-rate play at 1080p, the CPU is the primary engine, while at 4K, the GPU dictates the final output.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the benchmark database, this specific combination of the Ryzen 5 7600X and RTX 4070 SUPER ranks 156th out of 1671 tested combos for Inside. This places it in the top 9.3% of all systems, indicating a high level of performance. The rank reflects not just the individual component strengths but also their synergy in this particular game, which is a puzzle platformer with relatively modest graphical demands compared to AAA titles.

The combo’s percentile standing is consistent with the individual hardware scores. The CPU sits in the 83rd percentile among all processors, while the GPU is in the 84th percentile among all graphics cards. This alignment suggests that neither component is a significant weak link in this configuration. The top-tier ranking is further supported by the fact that the system can push well beyond 100 FPS at 4K Ultra settings, which is a demanding scenario for most hardware. The data shows that this combo is not just fast in synthetic benchmarks but also translates that raw power into exceptional real-world performance in Inside.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture, codenamed Raphael. It operates with a base clock of 4.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz. For a game like Inside, which is a side-scrolling puzzle platformer, the workload is typically not heavily multi-threaded, relying more on single-core performance for game logic, physics, and frame pacing. The CPU’s high boost clock is directly relevant here, as the benchmark results show it can sustain high frame rates at lower resolutions.

Synthetic benchmarks for the CPU reinforce its strength in this role. In Cinebench R23, it scores 3406 points in the single-core test and 24128 points in the multi-core test. The single-core score is particularly relevant for Inside, as it indicates the processor’s ability to handle the primary game thread efficiently. The Geekbench single-core score of 2892 further corroborates this. While the multi-core score of 12905 in Geekbench is robust, the game’s performance at 1080p Low (380.2 FPS) suggests that the CPU is capable of feeding frames to the GPU faster than the graphics card can render them at that resolution. The 32 MB of shared L3 cache also helps reduce latency, which is beneficial for maintaining consistent frame times in a game that requires precise timing for its puzzle mechanics.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of performance across three resolutions and four quality presets.

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its highest frame rates. The Low preset yields 380.2 FPS, followed by Medium at 348.2 FPS, High at 257.3 FPS, and Ultra at 243.5 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is relatively small (32 FPS), indicating that the CPU is still the limiting factor at these settings. The significant drop from Medium to High (approximately 91 FPS) suggests that certain graphical effects in the High preset start to tax the GPU more heavily, but even at Ultra, the frame rate remains above 240 FPS.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain exceptionally high. Low delivers 341.2 FPS, Medium drops to 296.1 FPS, High falls to 186.7 FPS, and Ultra yields 177.9 FPS. The pattern here shows a more substantial impact from the quality settings, with a 164 FPS difference between Low and Ultra. This indicates that at 1440p, the GPU is beginning to become more involved, but the CPU still provides enough headroom to keep the experience smooth.

At 3840x2160, the GPU takes full control. Low produces 230.3 FPS, Medium drops to 183.7 FPS, High yields 114.4 FPS, and Ultra settles at 107.4 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra here is 122.9 FPS, but the percentage drop from High to Ultra is only 6%, while the drop from Medium to High is a massive 38%. This suggests that the High preset includes a rendering feature that disproportionately impacts the GPU at 4K, likely related to pixel shader complexity or draw calls. Even at 4K Ultra, the system maintains over 100 FPS, which is a strong result for this hardware combination.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture and features 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s. The GPU has a base clock of 1980 MHz and a boost clock of 2475 MHz. For Inside, the GPU’s role becomes increasingly critical as resolution scales, as evidenced by the 4K results where the frame rate drops significantly from Medium to High.

The GPU’s memory configuration is more than sufficient for this title, which does not require large texture pools. The 12 GB VRAM ensures that even at 4K Ultra, there is no memory-related stuttering or texture swapping. The core clock speed of 2475 MHz, combined with 7168 shading units, allows for substantial compute throughput. In synthetic benchmarks, the GPU scores 29995 in Passmark’s G3D test and achieves a 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 4627, placing it in the 84th percentile of all GPUs.

The data shows that the RTX 4070 SUPER is the bottleneck at 4K High and Ultra, where the frame rates drop below 120 FPS. The pixel rate of 198.0 GPixel/s and texture rate of 554.4 GTexel/s are the likely limiting factors at these settings, as the GPU works to fill the 8.3 million pixels of a 4K display. At 1080p, the GPU is often underutilized, as the CPU can generate frames faster than the GPU can render them, leading to the high frame rates observed.

FAQ

*Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this combo in Inside?*

A: The highest average FPS is 380.2, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the combo delivers an average of 107.4 FPS, which is still well above standard 60 FPS refresh rates.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more important for this game at 1080p?

A: At 1080p, the CPU is the primary driver. The high single-core score of 3406 in Cinebench R23 helps push frame rates to 380.2 FPS on Low settings, indicating the GPU is not saturated at that resolution.

Q: What is the percentage difference in FPS between 1080p High and 4K High?

A: The frame rate drops from 257.3 FPS at 1080p High to 114.4 FPS at 4K High, which is a reduction of approximately 55.5%.

Q: How many frames per second are lost when going from Medium to High settings at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, the average FPS drops from 183.7 on Medium to 114.4 on High, a loss of 69.3 FPS, which is the largest single-setting drop in the dataset.

Q: Does the system maintain playable frame rates at all tested settings?

A: Yes, the lowest recorded average FPS is 107.4 at 4K Ultra, which is above 100 FPS and considered highly playable for a puzzle platformer.