Inside

Inside is a puzzle platformer that is exceptionally easy to run, and the data for the AMD Ryzen 7 5700 with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti confirms this, placing the combination at a mid-pack rank of 2047 out of 3716 tested combos. The benchmark results show that this pairing is far more capable than the game demands, delivering extremely high frame rates across all tested resolutions and settings, with the primary challenge being the balance between visual quality and the high refresh-rate potential of the hardware.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s rank of 2047 out of 3716 combos places it in the 55th percentile of all tested systems for this specific title. This ranking is notable because it sits squarely in the middle of the pack despite the hardware being quite powerful on paper. The reason becomes clear when examining the CPU and GPU’s individual percentile standings: the Ryzen 7 5700 ranks in the 78th percentile among all CPUs, while the GTX 1080 Ti ranks in the 58th percentile among all GPUs. The lower GPU percentile relative to the CPU explains the overall combo ranking, as the graphics card is the more limiting factor in this pairing.

In terms of direct rivals, the data shows the GTX 1080 Ti is closely matched with several other GPUs, with a benchmark score of 15548. It sits just 0.2% above the AMD Radeon R9 M380 and 0.8% below the AMD Radeon Pro W5500. More tellingly, it is 1.7% ahead of both the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580. On the CPU side, the Ryzen 7 5700’s average benchmark score of 25517 places it within a narrow band of competitors, being 0.1% behind the Intel Xeon D-2752TER and the AMD Ryzen 5 6600H, while sitting 0.1% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 7640U and 0.3% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 5825U. This demonstrates that while the individual components are competitive within their respective tiers, the combination is not at the top of the heap for Inside because the game is so lightweight that even mid-range hardware can achieve high frame rates.

Settings Recommendations

For a game like Inside, where the visual style is minimalist and the action is slow-paced, the choice of settings hinges on whether the user prioritizes maximum smoothness or marginal visual fidelity. The measured FPS data provides clear guidance. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers an average of 302 FPS, which is exceptionally high and suitable for the fastest refresh-rate monitors. The Medium preset still achieves 254 FPS, and High drops to 159 FPS, while Ultra sits at 151 FPS. Given that the difference between High and Ultra is a mere 8 FPS at 1080p, and both are well above 144Hz, the High preset appears to be the sweet spot for most users, offering a substantial frame rate buffer while presumably retaining most of the visual enhancements.

At 2560x1440, the pattern holds. Low delivers 228 FPS, Medium 183 FPS, High 114 FPS, and Ultra 109 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra shrinks to just 5 FPS. However, the drop from Medium to High is significant at 69 FPS, suggesting that the higher presets introduce a noticeable rendering load. For a 1440p monitor with a 144Hz refresh rate, the Medium preset at 183 FPS provides the best experience, as it maintains a comfortable margin above the refresh ceiling while offering better visuals than Low. Moving to 3840x2160, the situation is more constrained. Low delivers 143 FPS, Medium 115 FPS, High 72 FPS, and Ultra 68 FPS. At 4K, the High preset drops below the 75Hz threshold, making Medium the recommended choice for a smooth 4K experience, as it remains above 100 FPS. The Ultra preset offers no practical benefit over High at 4K, with only a 4 FPS difference between them.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average frame rate achievable with this combo at 1080p?

A: The highest average frame rate recorded is 302 FPS at the Low preset with a resolution of 1920x1080. This indicates the hardware is heavily underutilized at this setting, leaving significant headroom for higher visual quality.

Q: How does the frame rate scale from 1080p to 4K at the Medium preset?

A: At the Medium preset, the average frame rate drops from 254 FPS at 1920x1080 to 183 FPS at 2560x1440, and further to 115 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a 55% reduction in frame rate from 1080p to 4K, which is a relatively moderate scaling curve.

Q: Is the GTX 1080 Ti a bottleneck for the Ryzen 7 5700 in this game?

A: The data suggests the GPU is the primary limiting factor. The GTX 1080 Ti ranks in the 58th percentile among all GPUs, while the CPU ranks in the 78th percentile. The measured frame rates also show a significant drop at higher resolutions, indicating the graphics card is working near its capacity, especially at 4K.

Q: What are the minimum frame rates recorded for the Medium preset?

A: For the Medium preset, the minimum FPS values recorded are 216 at 1920x1080, 155 at 2560x1440, and 97 at 3840x2160. These figures show that the worst-case frame times are still well above playable thresholds, even at 4K.

Q: How does the combo rank compare to other tested systems for Inside?

A: This combination ranks 2047 out of 3716 tested combos, placing it in the 55th percentile. This is a mid-pack position, which is surprising given the hardware’s individual strengths, but it reflects the fact that Inside is not a demanding title and many lower-spec systems can also achieve high frame rates.

Q: What is the difference in average FPS between the High and Ultra presets at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the High preset yields an average of 114 FPS, while the Ultra preset yields 109 FPS. This is a difference of only 5 FPS, suggesting that the Ultra preset adds minimal visual benefit for a measurable performance cost.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of performance across three resolutions and four settings. At 1920x1080, the results are: Low 302 FPS, Medium 254 FPS (with a minimum of 216 and maximum of 292), High 159 FPS, and Ultra 151 FPS. The progression from Low to Medium shows a 48 FPS drop, while moving from Medium to High costs 95 FPS, and from High to Ultra costs a further 8 FPS. This indicates that the most significant performance penalty occurs when moving from Medium to High, likely due to the enabling of more complex lighting or shadow effects.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates are: Low 228 FPS, Medium 183 FPS (minimum 155, maximum 210), High 114 FPS, and Ultra 109 FPS. The relative pattern is similar to 1080p, but the absolute numbers are lower. The drop from Medium to High is 69 FPS, which is proportionally larger than at 1080p, suggesting that the GPU is becoming more stressed as pixel count increases. The difference between High and Ultra remains small at 5 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the results are: Low 143 FPS, Medium 115 FPS (minimum 97, maximum 132), High 72 FPS, and Ultra 68 FPS. This is where the GPU’s limitations become apparent. The drop from Medium to High is 43 FPS, and the High preset falls below 75 FPS, which is a common threshold for high-refresh 4K monitors. The Ultra preset is essentially identical in performance to High, indicating that the GPU is fully saturated at this resolution. The minimum frame rate at 4K Medium is 97 FPS, which is still smooth, but the average of 115 FPS is notably lower than the 183 FPS seen at 1440p.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is the dominant component in this pairing for Inside, as the game’s visual effects and resolution scaling place a heavy load on the graphics processor. The GPU features 11 GB of GDDR5X memory on a 352-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 484.4 GB/s. This is more than sufficient for a game like Inside, which has a relatively simple art style and likely does not require large texture pools. The 11 GB capacity ensures there is no risk of running out of video memory at any tested setting, even at 4K Ultra.

The GPU’s clock speeds are a base of 1481 MHz with a boost of 1582 MHz, and the memory operates at 1376 MHz (11 Gbps effective). The Pascal architecture, built on a 16 nm process, contains 3584 shading units, 224 texture mapping units, and 88 raster output units. The raw compute capability is 11.34 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, with a texture rate of 354.4 GTexel/s and a pixel rate of 139.2 GPixel/s. These specifications are all well-established and show that the GTX 1080 Ti is a capable card, but its age is evident in the fact that it ranks in the 58th percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rivals include the RTX 2060, which is 1.7% slower, and the Radeon Pro W5500, which is 0.8% faster. The data shows that the GPU is the bottleneck at 4K, where the frame rates drop significantly compared to lower resolutions.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 provides ample processing power for Inside, which is not a CPU-intensive title. The processor has 8 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz. It is built on the Zen 3 architecture using a 7 nm process from TSMC, and it supports DDR4 memory in a dual-channel configuration with a bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. The CPU’s benchmark scores are respectable, with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 20655 and a single-core score of 2916, indicating strong multi-threaded performance and solid single-thread capabilities.

In the context of Inside, the CPU is rarely the limiting factor. The measured frame rates at 1080p Low reach 302 FPS, which suggests the CPU can keep up with the GPU’s output even at very high frame rates. The CPU’s 16 MB of L3 cache and 512 KB per-core L2 cache are more than adequate for the game’s data demands. The Ryzen 7 5700 ranks in the 78th percentile among all CPUs, and its performance is closely matched with several other processors, including the Ryzen 5 6600H and the Xeon D-2752TER, with deltas of only 0.1%. The CPU’s high single-thread performance is particularly beneficial for a game like Inside, which likely operates on a single primary game thread, and the 2916 Cinebench R23 single-core score ensures that this is not a bottleneck.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K provides clear insight into the system’s limiting component. At the Low preset, the average FPS drops from 302 at 1080p to 228 at 1440p (a 24.5% reduction) and then to 143 at 4K (a further 37.3% reduction from 1440p). This steep decline indicates that the GPU is the primary constraint, as the pixel count quadruples from 1080p to 4K, and the frame rate does not scale linearly downward. At the Medium preset, the frame rates are 254, 183, and 115 FPS for 1080p, 1440p, and 4K respectively. The percentage drops are 27.9% from 1080p to 1440p and 37.2% from 1440p to 4K.

The High preset shows even more pronounced scaling: 159 FPS at 1080p, 114 FPS at 1440p, and 72 FPS at 4K. This represents a 28.3% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 36.8% drop from 1440p to 4K. The pattern is consistent across all presets, with the 4K resolution causing a roughly 37% reduction in frame rate compared to 1440p. This consistent scaling behavior is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario, where the CPU has sufficient headroom to maintain its performance regardless of resolution. The fact that the CPU’s performance percentile is significantly higher than the GPU’s further supports this conclusion, as the system is clearly limited by the graphics card’s ability to render pixels, not the processor’s ability to issue draw calls or process game logic.