Inside

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti combination delivers an exceptional experience in Inside, a 2016 Puzzle Platformer that proves remarkably scalable on modern hardware. The benchmark data shows this pairing produces extremely high frame rates across all tested configurations, with the minimum average of 87.2 FPS occurring at 4K Ultra settings. This positions the combo as a high-performance solution for the title, though the scaling patterns reveal distinct bottlenecks that shift depending on resolution and graphical preset.

Resolution Scaling

The transition from 1080p to 4K demonstrates how the workload shifts from the CPU to the GPU as pixel count increases. At 1080p High settings, the system produces 188.9 FPS, which drops by 25.4% to 140.9 FPS at 1440p, and then by another 37.4% to 88.2 FPS at 4K. This steep decline between 1440p and 4K indicates that the RTX 3070 Ti becomes the primary limiting factor at higher resolutions, as the rendering demands outpace the GPU's ability to maintain the same throughput.

The Low preset reveals a different scaling curve, suggesting CPU involvement at lower resolutions. At 1080p Low, the system hits 244.5 FPS, which drops only 10.4% to 219 FPS at 1440p, and then falls 16.8% to 182.1 FPS at 4K. The relatively modest decrease from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings implies that the Ryzen 7 3700X is holding performance closer to its ceiling, with the GPU not yet saturated. The larger 4K drop then shows the GPU beginning to assert its limits even with minimal graphical load.

Comparing the Ultra preset scaling shows the most pronounced GPU dependence. From 1080p Ultra at 187 FPS, the frame rate falls 26.6% to 137.3 FPS at 1440p, and then another 36.5% to 87.2 FPS at 4K. The consistent percentage drops across each resolution step for Ultra settings indicate a smooth, predictable GPU-bound scaling curve, whereas the Low preset’s irregular pattern suggests intermittent CPU limitations at lower pixel counts.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X brings 8 cores and 16 threads from the Zen 2 architecture, running at a base clock of 3.60 GHz with a boost up to 4.40 GHz. In a game like Inside, which is a 2D side-scrolling Puzzle Platformer, the workload is not heavily threaded, but the CPU’s strong single-core performance proves sufficient to avoid becoming a major bottleneck at most settings. The processor’s benchmark scores, including a Cinebench R23 single-core result of 2694 and a multi-core score of 19087, illustrate its capability for handling the game’s physics and logic without stalling the rendering pipeline.

The data shows that the CPU’s influence is most visible at 1080p with Low settings, where the 244.5 FPS result appears to approach the practical limit of the processor’s ability to feed frames to the GPU. This is supported by the fact that the Ryzen 7 3700X’s nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-12600, scores nearly identically with a deltaPct of -0.1, indicating that this generation of CPU performance is clustered tightly. The processor’s 32 MB of L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support at 51.2 GB/s provide adequate bandwidth for the game’s data streams, though the relatively modest single-thread score compared to newer parts means that ultra-high refresh rate targets beyond 240 FPS may be constrained.

At higher resolutions, the CPU role diminishes as the GPU takes over the performance ceiling. The difference between the 1080p Low score of 244.5 FPS and the 4K Low score of 182.1 FPS shows that the CPU can deliver high frame rates, but the GPU’s rendering capacity limits the final output at 4K. The processor’s 65 W TDP and 7 nm process node from TSMC indicate efficient operation, but the architectural design from the 3000 series means it does not have the raw single-thread speed of later generations.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is the dominant component in this pairing for Inside, particularly at 4K and with higher quality presets. The GPU features 8 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 608.3 GB/s of bandwidth, which is ample for the game’s textures and effects. Its 6144 shading units and 96 ROPs deliver a pixel rate of 169.9 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 339.8 GTexel/s, enabling the high fill rates observed in the benchmark results.

The GPU’s performance scaling across presets shows clear evidence of its capabilities. At 4K, the difference between Low and Ultra settings is dramatic: 182.1 FPS versus 87.2 FPS, a 52.1% reduction. This large gap indicates that the RTX 3070 Ti is well-equipped for the game’s higher graphical features but is not overprovisioned for 4K Ultra demands. The GPU’s 21.75 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and its 48 RT cores suggest that it has substantial headroom, but Inside’s rendering style does not appear to heavily utilize ray tracing or tensor core features.

The GPU’s benchmark scores further contextualize its position. With a PassMark G3D score of 23356 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 3478, the RTX 3070 Ti sits in the 74th percentile for all GPUs. Its nearest rivals, such as the AMD Radeon RX 6700 with a deltaPct of -0.8 and the NVIDIA Quadro M5000 with a deltaPct of -0.9, show that the performance is competitive with other high-end parts of its generation. The 8 GB VRAM capacity is sufficient for Inside, as the game does not show signs of memory capacity being a limiting factor at any resolution tested.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers outstanding performance across all settings. The Low preset achieves 244.5 FPS, which is the highest result in the entire dataset. Medium settings produce 222.7 FPS, a 8.9% reduction from Low, while High settings yield 188.9 FPS, a 15.2% drop from Medium. Ultra settings offer 187 FPS, nearly identical to High with only a 1.0% difference. This tight clustering between High and Ultra suggests that the CPU may be limiting the GPU’s potential at this resolution, as the GPU should theoretically handle both presets with similar ease.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates remain very high but show more differentiation between presets. Low settings produce 219 FPS, Medium reaches 200.2 FPS, High delivers 140.9 FPS, and Ultra maintains 137.3 FPS. The gap between Medium and High is 29.6%, indicating that the High preset introduces significant additional GPU work compared to Medium. The Ultra preset only differs from High by 2.6%, suggesting that the final quality tier adds minimal rendering cost.

At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the clear bottleneck. Low settings still deliver a playable 182.1 FPS, but Medium drops to 142.1 FPS, a 22.0% reduction. High settings produce 88.2 FPS, a 37.9% drop from Medium, and Ultra achieves 87.2 FPS, nearly identical to High. The 4K Ultra result of 87.2 FPS is the lowest in the dataset but remains well above the 60 FPS threshold, confirming that the RTX 3070 Ti can handle this title at maximum quality even at 4K.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti ranks 821st out of 1671 tested combos for Inside, placing it in the upper half of all configurations. This ranking reflects the balance between the CPU and GPU, where neither component is severely mismatched for the other’s capabilities. The 50.9th percentile position suggests that while this combo is strong, there are many faster pairings, likely featuring newer CPUs with higher single-thread performance or more powerful GPUs.

The CPU’s percentile ranking of 85th versus all processors, and the GPU’s 74th percentile versus all GPUs, indicate that the CPU is relatively stronger in the general benchmark context. However, in Inside, the game’s modest CPU requirements mean that the GPU’s performance ceiling is more critical for achieving the highest frame rates. The combo’s ranking is likely constrained by the GPU’s 4K performance, as the 1080p and 1440p results are exceptional but not top-tier compared to faster cards like the RTX 3080 or 3090.

The data shows that this combo is well-suited for high refresh rate gaming at 1440p, where it can push past 200 FPS on Medium settings and remain above 137 FPS on Ultra. At 4K, the system still delivers a smooth experience, but the 87.2 FPS Ultra result demonstrates that the RTX 3070 Ti is not a 4K Ultra powerhouse for every title. For Inside, the performance is more than adequate, and the ranking reflects a configuration that offers a strong balance of CPU and GPU power without any obvious weak link.