Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER combination delivers exceptional performance in Inside, a 2016 puzzle platformer that is far from demanding by modern standards. The measured data shows this pairing is heavily overqualified for the title, producing frame rates that exceed the refresh rates of virtually all displays on the market. The benchmark results indicate that the GPU is the primary driver of performance scaling across resolutions, while the CPU provides ample headroom. This analysis breaks down the optimal settings, the role of the hardware, and the measured performance metrics across all tested configurations.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the Ultra preset is the recommended starting point for this configuration. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset delivers an average of 256 FPS, which is only 4 FPS lower than the High preset's 260 FPS average. The difference between these two presets is negligible, so maximizing visual fidelity at the cost of 4 FPS is a worthwhile trade-off. Moving to 2560x1440, the Ultra preset maintains a robust 186 FPS average, which is still well above the 144Hz refresh rate common among high-end monitors. At 3840x2160, Ultra drops to 117 FPS average, which remains playable but begins to approach the threshold where a high-refresh-rate display may not be fully saturated.

The Medium preset offers a compelling alternative for players who prioritize frame rate consistency over absolute visual quality. The data shows that Medium at 3840x2160 produces 196 FPS average with a minimum of 167 FPS and a maximum of 226 FPS, representing the only tested 4K configuration with a recorded minimum frame rate. This suggests that Medium provides the most stable frame pacing at 4K. At 2560x1440, Medium achieves 279 FPS average, with a minimum of 238 FPS and a maximum of 321 FPS, which is a significant jump from the Ultra preset's 186 FPS. The Low preset is unnecessary for this hardware, as it yields 338 FPS at 1080p and 303 FPS at 1440p, which exceeds the needs of any commercially available display.

For users with 144Hz monitors, the Ultra preset is the clear choice at both 1080p and 1440p. For 4K displays with 120Hz or 144Hz refresh rates, the Ultra preset's 117 FPS average is marginally below the 120Hz threshold, while the Medium preset's 196 FPS average provides ample headroom. The data suggests that the High preset offers no meaningful advantage over Ultra, as the 4 FPS difference at 1080p and 9 FPS difference at 1440p are imperceptible in practice. The recommendation is to use Ultra for all resolutions, with Medium as a fallback for 4K users who demand frame rates above 120 FPS.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is the dominant component in this pairing for Inside. The GPU features 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 672.3 GB/s of memory bandwidth. This memory configuration is vastly overprovisioned for a game like Inside, which has modest texture and geometry requirements. The measured frame rates show no indication of memory capacity or bandwidth constraints, as the GPU consistently delivers high performance across all settings and resolutions.

The clock speeds of 2340 MHz base and 2610 MHz boost are the primary drivers of the GPU's performance in this title. The Ada Lovelace architecture's 8448 shading units, 264 texture mapping units, and 96 raster output pipelines process Inside's 2D-heavy visuals with substantial efficiency. The GPU's 44.10 TFLOPS of FP32 compute power is more than sufficient to handle the game's physics and rendering tasks, which are relatively simple compared to modern AAA titles. The benchmark results indicate that the GPU is not the limiting factor at 1080p, where the CPU may begin to influence performance due to the extremely high frame rates.

The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER's ray tracing and tensor cores are present but largely irrelevant for Inside, as the game does not utilize these features. The GPU's 66 RT cores and 264 tensor cores contribute to its synthetic benchmark scores, such as the 5569 score in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, but they have no direct impact on this game's measured performance. The GPU's 76th percentile ranking among all GPUs in the database reflects its overall capability, but within Inside, the limiting factor at higher resolutions is the GPU's raw rasterization throughput, which is more than adequate for this title.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and RTX 4070 Ti SUPER combination ranks 458th out of 3716 tested combos in Inside, placing it in the top 12.3% of all configurations. This ranking is somewhat counterintuitive given the hardware's raw power, but it reflects the nature of Inside as a lightweight game where many mid-range and even older components can achieve high frame rates. The combo's percentile ranking is lower than the CPU's 77th percentile and the GPU's 76th percentile individually, which suggests that the game's performance ceiling is reached quickly and that many lower-tier components can match this combo's results.

The CPU's nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks include the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F, which scores 24964 with a 0.2% delta, and the Intel Core i7-11850H, which scores 24935 with a 0.3% delta. These rivals demonstrate that the 8400F's performance is within a narrow band of similar processors, and none of them would likely produce meaningfully different results in Inside. The GPU's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Quadro M5000, which scores 31206 with a -0.4% delta, and the NVIDIA TITAN RTX, which scores 31676 with a -1.9% delta. The TITAN RTX is an older but powerful card, and its similar synthetic score suggests that it would perform comparably in Inside.

The combo's 458th rank out of 3716 is a reflection of the game's low requirements rather than any deficiency in the hardware. Many combinations featuring older or weaker GPUs and CPUs would occupy higher ranks simply because they can also achieve high frame rates in this title. The data shows that the 8400F and RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is a high-end pairing that is thoroughly capable of running Inside at maximum settings, but the game's simplicity means that the combo's ranking does not fully represent its overall capability.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of performance across three resolutions and four settings presets. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers 338 FPS average, which is the highest frame rate recorded in the entire dataset. The Medium preset at 1080p achieves 312 FPS average, with a minimum of 265 FPS and a maximum of 359 FPS. The High preset produces 260 FPS average, and the Ultra preset delivers 256 FPS average. The difference between High and Ultra at 1080p is minimal, indicating that the Ultra preset's additional visual effects do not significantly tax the GPU.

At 2560x1440, performance scales predictably. The Low preset delivers 303 FPS average, a 10.3% decrease from the 1080p Low result. The Medium preset achieves 279 FPS average, with a minimum of 238 FPS and a maximum of 321 FPS. This represents an 10.6% decrease from the 1080p Medium average. The High preset produces 195 FPS average, a 25% decrease from 1080p High. The Ultra preset delivers 186 FPS average, a 27.3% decrease from 1080p Ultra. The larger percentage drops for High and Ultra settings indicate that these presets are more GPU-intensive, and the resolution increase has a more pronounced effect.

At 3840x2160, the performance drops are substantial. The Low preset delivers 245 FPS average, a 19.1% decrease from 1440p Low. The Medium preset achieves 196 FPS average, with a minimum of 167 FPS and a maximum of 226 FPS, representing a 29.7% decrease from 1440p Medium. The High preset produces 123 FPS average, a 36.9% decrease from 1440p High. The Ultra preset delivers 117 FPS average, a 37.1% decrease from 1440p Ultra. The High and Ultra presets at 4K are the only configurations that fall below 120 FPS average, though they remain perfectly playable. The Medium preset at 4K is notable for its recorded minimum of 167 FPS, which is higher than the average FPS of the High and Ultra presets at the same resolution.

Resolution Scaling

The scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals important information about the limiting component. At the Low preset, performance drops from 338 FPS at 1080p to 245 FPS at 4K, a 27.5% reduction. At the Medium preset, the drop is from 312 FPS to 196 FPS, a 37.2% reduction. At the High preset, the drop is from 260 FPS to 123 FPS, a 52.7% reduction. At the Ultra preset, the drop is from 256 FPS to 117 FPS, a 54.3% reduction. The increasing percentage drops with higher settings indicate that the GPU becomes more heavily utilized as visual complexity increases.

The scaling pattern suggests that at 1080p, the CPU may be acting as a limiting factor, particularly at the Low and Medium presets where the GPU can render frames faster than the CPU can feed it. The 338 FPS at 1080p Low is likely approaching the CPU's frame generation limit, as the Ryzen 5 8400F's single-thread performance, evidenced by its 951 score in 3DMark single-thread, becomes a bottleneck at such extreme frame rates. As resolution increases, the GPU becomes the primary limiting factor, and the frame rate drops become more pronounced, especially at High and Ultra settings where the GPU's pixel throughput is the constraint.

The 4K Ultra result of 117 FPS average demonstrates that the GPU is still capable of delivering high performance at the highest resolution and settings, but the scaling from 1440p Ultra to 4K Ultra shows a 37.1% reduction, which is consistent with the increased pixel count. The data indicates that this combo is well-balanced for Inside at 1440p and 4K, with no single component creating a severe bottleneck. At 1080p, the CPU's influence is more apparent, but the frame rates are so high that it is irrelevant for practical use.

FAQ

Q: What is the best settings preset for a 144Hz monitor at 1440p?

A: The Ultra preset at 2560x1440 delivers 186 FPS average, which exceeds 144Hz by a comfortable margin. The High preset at the same resolution produces 195 FPS average, but the visual difference between High and Ultra is minimal, so Ultra is recommended for maximum quality without sacrificing frame rate.

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

A: Yes. At 3840x2160, the Medium preset achieves 196 FPS average with a minimum of 167 FPS, which is sufficient for 144Hz displays. The Ultra preset at 4K delivers 117 FPS average, which is suitable for 120Hz displays but falls short of 144Hz.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 8400F compare to its closest rivals for this game?

A: The 8400F has an average benchmark score of 25005, which is 0.2% higher than the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and 0.3% higher than the Intel Core i7-11850H. These differences are within the margin of error and would not produce any measurable difference in Inside.

*Q: Is the 16 GB of VRAM on the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER useful for Inside?*

A: The 16 GB of GDDR6X memory is far more than Inside requires. The game's modest textures and geometry do not come close to utilizing the available memory, so the VRAM capacity has no impact on performance in this title.

*Q: What is the lowest frame rate recorded for this combo in Inside?*

A: The lowest average FPS recorded is 117 FPS at 3840x2160 with the Ultra preset. The lowest minimum FPS recorded is 167 FPS at 3840x2160 with the Medium preset, which ensures that frame drops never fall below playable levels.

*Q: Does the CPU or GPU limit performance more in Inside?*

A: At 1080p, the CPU's single-thread performance appears to influence the extremely high frame rates, as evidenced by the 338 FPS low preset result. At 1440p and 4K, the GPU becomes the primary limiting factor, with frame rate drops of up to 37.1% from 1440p to 4K at Ultra settings.