Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER combination delivers exceptionally high frame rates in Inside, a 2016 puzzle platformer, with the data showing this pairing ranked 146th out of 1671 tested combos. The measured results indicate that the GPU is the dominant performance factor, as the game is not demanding on the CPU, allowing the RTX 4080 SUPER to operate at its full potential across all tested resolutions and settings.

FAQ

*Q: What is the performance ranking of this CPU and GPU combo in Inside?*

A: The combo ranks 146th out of 1671 tested combinations, placing it in the top 8.7% of all systems tested for this game.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 8400F compare to its closest rival, the Ryzen 7 2700X?

A: The Ryzen 5 8400F has an average benchmark score of 25064, which is nearly identical to the Ryzen 7 2700X's score of 25057, showing a delta of 0%. The 8400F also holds a 0.3% advantage over the Ryzen 5 7500F.

Q: What is the GPU's standing relative to its nearest competitors?

A: The RTX 4080 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 53610, which is 0.2% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (53489) and 2.9% higher than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (52086).

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded in the benchmark data?

A: The highest average FPS is 339.4, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings. This indicates the game is very easy to run at high frame rates.

Q: Is the CPU or the GPU more likely to be the bottleneck in this game?

A: The data suggests the GPU is the limiting component. The FPS scales significantly with resolution and settings, which is typical of GPU-bound scenarios. The CPU's performance is secondary here, as even a modest processor can feed the GPU fast enough for this title.

Q: Does the CPU's performance vary significantly between single-threaded and multi-threaded workloads?

A: Yes. In Cinebench R23, the CPU scores 2943 in single-core and 20851 in multi-core. This shows strong scaling, but for Inside, the CPU has ample headroom, as even the single-core score is more than sufficient for the game's demands.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is the primary driver of performance in Inside. This GPU features 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 736.3 GB/s of bandwidth. The core operates at a base clock of 2295 MHz and boosts to 2550 MHz, which are high frequencies for the Ada Lovelace architecture. With 10240 shading units and 80 RT cores, the GPU has immense raw compute power, evidenced by its FP32 throughput of 52.22 TFLOPS.

In the context of this game, the GPU's role is clear: it is responsible for the massive frame rates observed. Even at 4K Ultra settings, the average FPS remains above 120, which shows that the GPU is never fully stressed by this title's relatively simple rendering demands. The data indicates that the GPU is the sole performance limiter, as lowering settings or resolution yields immediate and substantial FPS gains. For instance, moving from Ultra to Low at 1080p increases the average frame rate by over 80 FPS, a direct result of reducing the GPU's workload. The RTX 4080 SUPER's specifications, such as its high texture rate of 816.0 GTexel/s and pixel rate of 285.6 GPixel/s, ensure that even the most complex scenes in Inside are rendered without issue.

The GPU's percentile ranking of 88 versus all GPUs confirms its high-end status. It outperforms its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, by a 0.2% margin in average benchmark scores. This performance headroom means that for a game like Inside, the RTX 4080 SUPER is not just sufficient but overkill, delivering results that are limited only by the display's refresh rate rather than the hardware's capability.

Resolution Scaling

The benchmark data reveals a clear pattern of GPU-bound scaling across resolutions. At 1080p with High settings, the combo achieves 259.2 FPS. Moving to 1440p at the same settings, the average drops to 209.7 FPS, a decrease of approximately 19%. At 4K, the average further falls to 131.5 FPS, which is about 49% lower than the 1080p result. This scaling pattern is consistent with a GPU that is becoming more saturated as pixel count increases.

The trend is similar across all settings. For example, with Medium settings, the frame rate goes from 309.4 FPS at 1080p, to 278.2 FPS at 1440p, and finally to 213.8 FPS at 4K. The percentage drop from 1080p to 4K is around 31%, which is less severe than the drop seen at High settings. This suggests that at Medium settings, the GPU is still handling the workload with relative ease, and the FPS is more dependent on the CPU's ability to issue draw calls.

The most telling data point is the Low settings run. At 1080p Low, the system produces 339.4 FPS, which is remarkably high. At 4K Low, it still manages 261.3 FPS. The difference between these two is only about 23%, indicating that even at 4K, the GPU is far from being the limiting factor. This suggests that for Inside, the CPU, with its 6 cores and 12 threads, is never the bottleneck; the frame rate is almost entirely dictated by the GPU's fill rate and shader performance. The data shows that the limiting component is the GPU, but its limits are so high that the game's frame rate is often near the theoretical maximum of the rendering pipeline.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of the combo's performance across three resolutions and four settings presets.

At 1920x1080, the average FPS ranges from 339.4 on Low to 255.9 on Ultra. The High preset yields 259.2 FPS, while Medium produces 309.4 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is notable, at 83.5 FPS, showing that even at 1080p, the Ultra preset demands significantly more from the GPU.

At 2560x1440, the average FPS drops across the board. Low settings produce 303.3 FPS, Medium yields 278.2 FPS, High results in 209.7 FPS, and Ultra brings up the rear with 198.8 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 104.5 FPS, which is larger than at 1080p, indicating that the higher pixel count amplifies the performance cost of higher settings.

At 3840x2160, the performance is still very strong. Low settings achieve 261.3 FPS, Medium hits 213.8 FPS, High manages 131.5 FPS, and Ultra produces 122.9 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra here is 138.4 FPS, the largest gap of all resolutions. This demonstrates that while the GPU is capable of high frame rates at 4K, the Ultra preset pushes the renderer hard enough to reduce performance by more than half compared to Low.

The data shows a consistent trend: the RTX 4080 SUPER is powerful enough to keep Inside well above 120 FPS at all but the most demanding 4K Ultra setting. The game is clearly not a stress test for this hardware, and the results are more indicative of the GPU's ceiling than any limitation in the system. The lack of min or max FPS data means the analysis relies on averages, but these averages are consistently high, suggesting stable performance.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER combination is placed 146th out of 1671 total combinations tested for Inside. This is a strong result, placing the system in the top 9% of all configurations. The ranking reflects the high-end nature of the GPU, which is the primary driver of performance in this title.

Given the CPU's average benchmark score of 25064, it is not a top-tier processor, but it is clearly sufficient for this game. The CPU's percentile ranking of 82 versus all CPUs indicates it outperforms the majority of processors, but it is not the reason for the high combo rank. The GPU, with its percentile ranking of 88 versus all GPUs and an average score of 53610, is the component that secures this high position.

The combo's rank is likely higher than what the CPU alone would suggest, confirming that Inside is a GPU-bound title. The data shows that the CPU has headroom, as its performance is not a limiting factor in the measured FPS. The ranking also implies that for this specific game, the RTX 4080 SUPER is the key differentiator, and the Ryzen 5 8400F is a capable partner that does not hold it back. This pairing represents a well-balanced system for high-refresh-rate gaming, even if the CPU is not the most powerful available.