Inside

FAQ

Q: What kind of frame rates can I expect at 4K with this CPU-GPU pairing?

A: At 3840x2160, the measured average FPS ranges from 57 on Ultra to 121 on Low. High settings deliver exactly 60 FPS, while Medium sits between at 85 FPS with a minimum of 73 and maximum of 98.

Q: How does the Ryzen 7 3700X compare to its closest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The CPU’s average benchmark score of 34260 is 0.1% higher than the AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 and the AMD EPYC 4244P, and 0.2% lower than the Intel Core i5-13450HX. It also leads the Intel Core Ultra 7 165H by 0.5%.

Q: Is the RTX 3080 Ti still competitive against newer GPUs?

A: The GPU’s average benchmark score of 41187 places it 2% above the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070, 0.8% above the AMD Radeon Pro 5300, and 1.2% below the NVIDIA Tesla M40 24 GB. It sits in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs.

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

A: At 2560x1440, High settings produce an average of 115 FPS, while Medium reaches 163 FPS (139 min, 188 max). Low settings hit 229 FPS, and Ultra yields 110 FPS. For a 144Hz display, Medium is the only preset that consistently exceeds 144 FPS.

Q: Does this combo bottleneck at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, the CPU keeps up well, with Low settings hitting 267 FPS, Medium at 235 FPS (200 min, 270 max), and High at 183 FPS. Ultra still delivers 174 FPS, indicating the GPU remains the limiting factor across all presets.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested CPU-GPU pairs?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti combination ranks 2232 out of 3716 tested combos, placing it in the 40th percentile of all configurations tested for this game.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data clearly indicates that Medium settings offer the most balanced experience across all resolutions. At 1080p, Medium delivers 235 FPS with a tight frame time window (200 min, 270 max), which is ideal for high-refresh-rate displays. At 1440p, Medium produces 163 FPS average with 139 FPS minimum, comfortably above the 144Hz threshold. Even at 4K, Medium manages 85 FPS with a 73 FPS floor, which is playable on many displays.

High settings are viable for those prioritizing visual fidelity, but the frame rate drops are substantial: from 235 to 183 FPS at 1080p, 163 to 115 FPS at 1440p, and 85 to 60 FPS at 4K. The Ultra preset is only recommended for 1080p, where it still delivers 174 FPS, but at 1440p it falls to 110 FPS and at 4K it drops to 57 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS target. Low settings provide the highest frame rates—267 FPS at 1080p, 229 FPS at 1440p, and 121 FPS at 4K—but the visual compromise is significant for a puzzle platformer where atmosphere matters.

Given the game’s nature, Medium at 1440p appears to be the sweet spot: it maintains a 139 FPS minimum, which ensures smooth gameplay even in demanding scenes, while the 188 FPS maximum shows there is headroom. For 4K users, Medium is the only preset that exceeds 60 FPS with a safety margin, making it the default recommendation.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on the Zen 2 architecture (Matisse codename), fabricated on TSMC’s 7 nm process. It operates with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU’s cache hierarchy includes 64 KB L1 per core, 512 KB L2 per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. Memory support is dual-channel DDR4 with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth.

In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU scores 2092 in Cinebench R15 multi-core and 204 in single-core, along with Geekbench scores of 8899 (multi) and 1593 (single). More relevant to gaming, the PassMark multi-thread score is 22458, while the single-thread score is 2656. The physics score of 1181 indicates the CPU’s capability in handling game simulation workloads.

For Inside, a puzzle platformer that is not heavily threaded, the CPU’s 8 cores are more than sufficient. The benchmark data shows that at 1080p Low, the combo achieves 267 FPS, which suggests the CPU is not a limiting factor even at extreme frame rates. The 84th percentile ranking versus all CPUs confirms that this processor is well above average for gaming workloads.

The nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks—AMD Ryzen AI 7 350, AMD EPYC 4244P, Intel Core i5-13450HX, and Intel Core Ultra 7 165H—all score within 0.5% of the 3700X. This indicates that the Ryzen 7 3700X remains competitive with much newer processors, despite being released in 2019. The 3,800 million transistors on a 74 mm² die show a dense design that balances performance and efficiency.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti combination ranks 2232 out of 3716 tested combos for Inside. This places it in the 40th percentile of all configurations tested, meaning roughly 60% of tested combos perform better in this specific game.

This ranking is notable given the hardware’s synthetic benchmark positions: the CPU sits in the 84th percentile of all CPUs, and the GPU in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs. The discrepancy between hardware percentiles and the combo’s game-specific rank suggests that Inside is not particularly demanding on this class of hardware, allowing many lower-tier combos to achieve high frame rates.

The fact that this combo ranks slightly below the midpoint of all tested configurations is more a reflection of the game’s low system requirements than of any weakness in the hardware. Inside is a puzzle platformer from 2016, and the data shows that even at 4K Ultra, the combo manages 57 FPS. Many older or lower-end GPUs can likely achieve similar results, which would push this combo’s rank down in a field dominated by more modern pairings.

For context, the GPU’s nearest rivals—AMD Radeon Pro 5300, NVIDIA Tesla M40 24 GB, and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070—all exhibit similar average benchmark scores, indicating that the RTX 3080 Ti is still a high-tier card. However, within the measured FPS data, the 4K Ultra result of 57 FPS is the only sub-60 FPS result across all tested configurations, which underscores that this combo is capable of maxing out the game at most resolutions.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is built on the Ampere architecture (GA102 chip) using Samsung’s 8 nm process, with 28,300 million transistors on a 628 mm² die. It features 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, providing 912.4 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1365 MHz and a boost clock of 1665 MHz, with memory running at 19 Gbps effective.

The core configuration includes 10,240 shading units, 320 TMUs, and 112 ROPs, along with 80 RT cores and 320 tensor cores. The pixel rate is 186.5 GPixel/s, and the texture rate is 532.8 GTexel/s. Compute performance is rated at 34.10 TFLOPS for FP32, with matching FP16 throughput. The card has a 350 W TDP, requires a 750 W PSU, and uses a dual-slot design with a single 12-pin power connector.

In synthetic benchmarks, the GPU scores 5077 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, 170037 in Geekbench OpenCL, and 192697 in Geekbench Vulkan. PassMark results include 26896 for G3D and 15282 for GPU compute. The nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070, scores 2% lower, while the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 is 0.8% lower. The Tesla M40 24 GB is 1.2% higher.

For Inside, the GPU’s role is dominant across all settings. At 4K, the difference between Low and Ultra is 64 FPS (121 vs 57), which is a 212% performance swing. The 12 GB VRAM is ample for this game, as the highest memory pressure scenario (4K Ultra) still produces playable frame rates. The 384-bit memory bus and 912.4 GB/s bandwidth ensure that texture streaming at high resolutions is not a bottleneck.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest performance. Low settings average 267 FPS, Medium averages 235 FPS with a 200 FPS minimum and 270 FPS maximum, High averages 183 FPS, and Ultra averages 174 FPS. All presets exceed 144 FPS, making 1080p a non-issue for any refresh rate.

At 2560x1440, the scaling is linear. Low averages 229 FPS, Medium averages 163 FPS (139 min, 188 max), High averages 115 FPS, and Ultra averages 110 FPS. The gap between Medium and High is 48 FPS, which is significant for a 144Hz display. Medium is the only preset that consistently stays above 144 FPS, while High and Ultra hover around 110-115 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the results show the GPU’s limits. Low averages 121 FPS, Medium averages 85 FPS (73 min, 98 max), High averages exactly 60 FPS, and Ultra averages 57 FPS. The transition from Low to Medium is a 36 FPS drop, and from Medium to High is another 25 FPS drop. The difference between High and Ultra is only 3 FPS, suggesting diminishing returns at the highest preset.

The data shows a consistent pattern: Medium provides roughly 85% of the Low settings’ performance while offering better visual quality. The minimum FPS figures are only recorded for Medium settings, which show a 73 FPS floor at 4K, 139 FPS at 1440p, and 200 FPS at 1080p. These minimums indicate that Medium has the most stable frame pacing, with the 4K result being the only sub-60 FPS minimum in the entire dataset.