Inside

Settings Recommendations

For Inside, the measured data shows that the Medium preset delivers the most balanced experience across all three resolutions. At 1920x1080, Medium produces 224 FPS average, which is 19 FPS higher than High (187 FPS) and 40 FPS higher than Ultra (184 FPS). The gap is even more pronounced at 2560x1440, where Medium hits 201 FPS versus 165 FPS on High and 157 FPS on Ultra. At 3840x2160, Medium maintains 166 FPS average with a minimum of 141 FPS, while High drops to 104 FPS and Ultra falls to 99 FPS.

The Low preset offers the highest frame rates — 243 FPS at 1080p, 218 FPS at 1440p, and 187 FPS at 4K — but the visual compromise is unnecessary given how well Medium performs. The data indicates that Medium provides a substantial cushion above 60 FPS even at 4K, with the minimum of 141 FPS at that resolution remaining far above typical display refresh rates. For users with 144Hz monitors, Medium at 1440p delivers 201 FPS average, leaving headroom for frametime spikes. At 1080p, Medium's 224 FPS average exceeds the refresh rate of most high-end gaming displays.

Ultra, while only slightly behind High in average FPS at 1080p (184 versus 187), shows a larger relative drop at higher resolutions. At 4K, Ultra's 99 FPS average is just 5 FPS below High, suggesting diminishing returns from the highest settings. The measured data suggests Medium is the sweet spot for this combination of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, offering the best frame rate per settings tier without sacrificing playability at any resolution. Players prioritizing maximum visual fidelity on 60Hz displays can justify High or Ultra at 1080p, but Medium remains the recommendation for consistent high-refresh gameplay.

FAQ

Q: What average frame rate does this combo achieve at 1080p with Medium settings?

A: The measured average FPS at 1920x1080 with Medium settings is 224 FPS, with a minimum of 191 FPS and a maximum of 258 FPS.

Q: How does performance scale when moving from 1080p to 4K at High settings?

A: At High settings, the average FPS drops from 187 at 1920x1080 to 165 at 2560x1440, then to 104 at 3840x2160. This represents a 44.4% reduction from 1080p to 4K.

Q: Is the RTX 4070 the limiting factor at 4K with this CPU?

A: The data shows a significant frame rate drop at 4K compared to 1440p across all settings — for example, Medium falls from 201 FPS to 166 FPS. The pattern suggests the GPU becomes the primary constraint at 4K, whereas at 1080p the CPU's capabilities are more relevant.

Q: Which settings preset provides the highest minimum frame rate at 1440p?

A: The Medium preset at 2560x1440 reports a minimum FPS of 171, which is the only measured minimum at that resolution. Low and High presets record averages of 218 and 165 FPS respectively, but no minimum values are listed for them.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested configurations for Inside?

A: The combination ranks 1520 out of 3716 tested combos, placing it in the 59th percentile of all configurations tested for this game.

Q: Does the 3700X's 8-core/16-thread configuration show any advantage in this game?

A: Inside is a puzzle platformer, and the measured frame rates suggest the workload is not heavily multithreaded. The CPU's 8 cores and 16 threads provide ample headroom, as evidenced by the high FPS even at Low settings where the GPU is less stressed.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals how this system's performance scales across resolutions. At High settings, the average frame rate drops from 187 FPS at 1920x1080 to 165 FPS at 2560x1440, a 11.8% reduction. Moving to 3840x2160, the average falls to 104 FPS, which is 44.4% below the 1080p figure. This steep drop at 4K indicates the RTX 4070 becomes the primary bottleneck at higher pixel counts.

Low settings show a similar pattern but with higher absolute numbers: 243 FPS at 1080p, 218 FPS at 1440p, and 187 FPS at 4K. The percentage drop from 1080p to 4K at Low is 23.0%, which is smaller than at High settings. This suggests that at Low settings, the CPU plays a larger role in limiting performance, as the GPU has less work to do per frame. The Ryzen 7 3700X with its 8 cores and 16 threads keeps feeding frames even at 4K Low.

Medium settings provide the most complete data with minimum and maximum values recorded. At 1080p, the average is 224 FPS with a minimum of 191 FPS; at 1440p, the average is 201 FPS with a minimum of 171 FPS; at 4K, the average is 166 FPS with a minimum of 141 FPS. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p costs only 10.3% average FPS, while the jump to 4K costs 25.9% from 1440p. The minimum FPS values follow a similar trend, with the 4K minimum of 141 FPS still far exceeding 60 FPS.

Ultra settings show the largest relative drop between 1440p and 4K: 157 FPS to 99 FPS, a 36.9% reduction. The overall pattern across all settings indicates that the RTX 4070's 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for 1080p and 1440p, but the 4K workload pushes the GPU harder. The frame rate scaling suggests that for 4K gaming, users should stick to Medium settings to maintain high refresh rates, while 1080p and 1440p can handle Ultra with only modest penalties.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured results show a clear hierarchy across settings. Low settings deliver 243 FPS average, Medium delivers 224 FPS with a minimum of 191 and maximum of 258, High delivers 187 FPS, and Ultra delivers 184 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 19 FPS, while the gap between Medium and High is 37 FPS. Interestingly, the difference between High and Ultra is only 3 FPS, suggesting diminishing returns from the highest preset. The minimum FPS of 191 at Medium indicates consistent frame delivery, and the maximum of 258 shows the system can burst well above the average.

At 2560x1440, Low settings produce 218 FPS average, Medium produces 201 FPS with a minimum of 171 and maximum of 231, High produces 165 FPS, and Ultra produces 157 FPS. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p reduces Low by 25 FPS, Medium by 23 FPS, High by 22 FPS, and Ultra by 27 FPS. This consistent reduction of roughly 20-25 FPS across all settings suggests a uniform resolution penalty rather than a settings-dependent bottleneck. The Medium preset's minimum of 171 FPS remains well above 144Hz refresh rates, making this the recommended configuration for high-refresh 1440p displays.

At 3840x2160, the performance spread widens considerably. Low settings achieve 187 FPS average, Medium achieves 166 FPS with a minimum of 141 and maximum of 191, High achieves 104 FPS, and Ultra achieves 99 FPS. The dramatic drop from Medium to High — 62 FPS — indicates that High settings introduce a significant GPU workload increase at 4K. The difference between High and Ultra narrows to just 5 FPS, mirroring the pattern seen at 1080p. The Medium minimum of 141 FPS provides a comfortable margin above 60 FPS, while High's 104 FPS average still delivers smooth gameplay on standard 60Hz displays. Ultra's 99 FPS average approaches the 100 FPS threshold, making it viable but less desirable for high-refresh 4K monitors.

Comparing across all resolutions, the data shows that Low settings at 4K (187 FPS) outperform High settings at 1080p (187 FPS) by the same margin, indicating the GPU has sufficient headroom for 4K when visual effects are minimized. The Medium preset at 4K (166 FPS) also exceeds High at 1440p (165 FPS), demonstrating that this combo can maintain high frame rates at 4K with moderate settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 ranks 1520 out of 3716 tested combinations for Inside. This places the configuration in the top 40.9% of all tested combos, meaning roughly 59% of tested systems perform better in this game. The rank reflects the balanced nature of this pairing — the 3700X, released in 2019, and the RTX 4070, released in 2023, represent different generations of hardware.

The CPU's percentile ranking against all processors is 84, indicating it outperforms 84% of all CPUs in general benchmarks. The GPU's percentile ranking against all GPUs is 81, outperforming 81% of all GPUs. When combined for Inside, the rank of 1520 out of 3716 suggests that the game's workload is not perfectly aligned with the strengths of either component. The RTX 4070's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Tesla P4 (0.1% higher average score), AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 (0.4% higher), and AMD Radeon PRO W6400 (1.3% higher), while the RTX 4080 Mobile scores 1.3% higher. These close margins indicate the RTX 4070 sits in a dense performance cluster.

The CPU's nearest rivals show a similar pattern: the AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 scores 0.1% higher, the AMD EPYC 4244P scores 0.1% higher, and the Intel Core Ultra 7 165H scores 0.5% higher, while the Intel Core i5-13450HX scores 0.2% lower. These near-identical scores suggest that the 3700X remains competitive with much newer processors in general compute tasks. However, for Inside specifically, the combination's rank of 1520 out of 3716 indicates that many newer CPU-GPU pairings achieve higher frame rates, likely because the game benefits from higher single-thread performance that newer CPUs offer.

The fact that this combo sits in the 59th percentile for Inside, despite both components ranking in the 81st-84th percentile individually, suggests the game is not particularly demanding on either component. The high absolute frame rates — even at 4K Ultra, the average is 99 FPS — mean that nearly any modern combination can run Inside well, compressing the performance differences between configurations.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X features 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 2 architecture, built 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 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 512 KB of L2 cache per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU supports DDR4 memory in a dual-channel configuration with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth, and its 65 W TDP makes it a power-efficient choice for gaming systems.

For Inside, a puzzle platformer, the CPU's role is less demanding than in complex 3D titles. The measured frame rates show that even at 1080p Low, the system achieves 243 FPS, which is likely close to the game's engine limits or the CPU's frame delivery ceiling. The 8-core, 16-thread configuration provides substantial parallel processing headroom, but the game's workload appears to favor fewer, faster cores. The 3700X's boost clock of 4.40 GHz is respectable but not exceptional by modern standards, and the benchmark data reflects this.

The CPU's single-thread performance in synthetic benchmarks — 204 in Cinebench R15 single-core and 2656 in Passmark single-thread — indicates moderate per-core capability. For a game like Inside, which likely has a primary game thread, this single-thread performance is more relevant than the multicore scores. The multicore results (2092 in Cinebench R15, 8899 in Geekbench) demonstrate the CPU's strength in threaded workloads, but these do not translate directly to higher frame rates in this title.

Compared to its nearest rivals, the 3700X's average benchmark score of 34260 places it within 0.5% of the AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 (34222), AMD EPYC 4244P (34220), and Intel Core Ultra 7 165H (34083), while trailing the Intel Core i5-13450HX (34333) by 0.2%. These near-identical scores suggest that for this game, the 3700X's performance is competitive with much newer processors, despite its older architecture. The 3700X's 84th percentile ranking among all CPUs reinforces this, indicating it remains a capable gaming processor even against newer hardware.

The CPU's 16 threads may help maintain consistent frame delivery by handling background tasks and the game's audio/physics threads, but the data does not show a clear multicore advantage in Inside. At 4K Low settings, the 187 FPS average suggests the CPU is still capable of feeding the GPU sufficiently, while at 1080p High, the 187 FPS average indicates the CPU is nearing its limit as the GPU becomes less of a bottleneck. The pattern across resolutions and settings points to the 3700X being sufficient but not limiting for this game, with the RTX 4070 taking over as the primary performance constraint at higher resolutions and settings.