Inside

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti delivers exceptionally high frame rates in Inside, a 2016 Puzzle Platformer. Across all tested resolutions and settings, the combo never drops below the 119 FPS mark, indicating a substantial performance headroom that makes this classic title trivial for modern hardware. The data reveals a system where the GPU is the primary scaling factor, while the CPU provides a stable foundation that rarely becomes a limiting factor.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear and predictable pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases, but the magnitude of that drop reveals important insights about the system's bottleneck. At 1080p High settings, the combo achieves 232 FPS. Moving to 1440p High reduces this to 199 FPS, a 14% decrease. At 4K High, the frame rate falls to 125 FPS, which is a 37% drop from the 1080p figure and a 37% reduction from the 1440p result. This scaling pattern indicates that the GPU is becoming progressively more stressed as pixel count increases, which is expected for a title with relatively simple geometry and lighting.

The Low settings preset tells a slightly different story. At 1080p Low, the system produces 302 FPS, which drops to 270 FPS at 1440p (an 11% reduction) and then to 231 FPS at 4K Low (a 14% reduction from 1440p). The fact that the 4K Low result is only 23% lower than the 1080p Low result, compared to the 37% drop seen in High settings, suggests that at Low settings the bottleneck shifts more toward CPU or other system limits, particularly at lower resolutions. The 1080p Low figure of 302 FPS appears to be approaching an upper bound, likely constrained by the CPU's ability to feed frames to the GPU rather than by the GPU's rendering capacity.

Medium settings show a similar pattern with less severe scaling. From 278 FPS at 1080p, the frame rate drops to 249 FPS at 1440p (a 10% reduction) and then to 200 FPS at 4K (a 20% reduction from 1440p). The Ultra preset, which is the most demanding, shows 228 FPS at 1080p, 189 FPS at 1440p (a 17% drop), and 119 FPS at 4K (a 37% drop from 1440p). This Ultra scaling curve is steeper than Medium, confirming that the GPU's load increases disproportionately with higher quality settings.

The data implies that at 1080p and 1440p, especially on Low and Medium settings, the CPU is the limiting component. The performance gap between 1080p Low (302 FPS) and 1440p Low (270 FPS) is relatively small, suggesting the GPU still has headroom. However, at 4K across all settings, the GPU becomes the clear bottleneck, with frame rates scaling more dramatically as resolution increases. The 4K Ultra result of 119 FPS, while still very playable, represents a 61% reduction from the 1080p Low peak, showing the full extent of GPU load at maximum resolution and quality.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the benchmark database, this specific CPU-GPU combination ranks 734th out of 3716 tested combos for Inside, placing it in the top 20% of all configurations. This ranking reflects the high performance of both components, though the relatively simple nature of Inside means that even mid-range hardware can achieve high frame rates, making the top percentile slots competitive.

The CPU's average benchmark score of 25517 places it in the 78th percentile among all CPUs. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Xeon D-2752TER with an average score of 25530 (a 0.1% difference), the AMD Ryzen 5 7640U at 25485 (0.1% difference), and the AMD Ryzen 5 6600H at 25550 (0.1% difference). The 5700's performance is essentially equivalent to these alternatives, with deltas of less than 1%, suggesting that in CPU-bound scenarios, this processor is interchangeable with those rivals.

The GPU's average benchmark score of 49957 places it in the 86th percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 with a score of 50001 (0.1% difference) and the Intel Arc A550M at 49737 (0.4% difference). More notably, it is 2% slower than the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (50951) and 3.1% faster than the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (48477). This positions the RTX 5070 Ti as a high-end GPU that competes closely with the previous generation's flagship cards, though the exact ranking in Inside will depend on specific driver optimizations and game engine characteristics.

Given that Inside is not a graphically intensive title, the combo rank of 734 likely reflects the CPU's performance ceiling more than the GPU's capabilities. The 8-core, 16-thread CPU with a 4.60 GHz boost clock provides ample processing power, but the game's modest requirements mean that many lower-end CPUs paired with high-end GPUs could achieve similar frame rates, compressing the rankings.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti features 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 896.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth. For Inside, a game released in 2016, this memory configuration is far beyond what the title requires. The game's simple art style and low-resolution textures mean that the GPU's 16 GB pool is largely unused, with the card's compute capabilities being the dominant factor in determining frame rates.

The GPU's clock speeds are 2295 MHz base and 2452 MHz boost, with memory running at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective). These clocks are high for a modern GPU, and the benchmark results show that the card is capable of delivering 302 FPS at 1080p Low settings. The fact that frame rates drop to 231 FPS at 4K Low indicates that the GPU is still the primary limiter at higher resolutions, despite the game's low requirements.

The RTX 5070 Ti's 8960 shading units and 280 TMUs provide substantial pixel and texture throughput, with a pixel rate of 235.4 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 686.6 GTexel/s. These specifications explain why the card can maintain high frame rates even at 4K, where the 125 FPS High result and 119 FPS Ultra result demonstrate its capability to handle the game's rendering demands without breaking a sweat.

The GPU's FP32 performance of 43.94 TFLOPS is more than sufficient for Inside's minimal shader complexity. The benchmark results show that the limiting factor at 1080p is not the GPU but rather the CPU's ability to issue draw calls and update game state. The GPU's role becomes more pronounced only at 4K, where the increased pixel count requires more from the rendering pipeline. The 4K Ultra result of 119 FPS, while lower than other presets, still represents a highly playable experience, and the data suggests that even at maximum settings, the RTX 5070 Ti is not being pushed to its limits.

FAQ

*Q: What is the highest average FPS this combo achieves in Inside?*

A: The highest measured average FPS is 302, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: How much performance is lost when going from 1080p to 4K at High settings?

A: At High settings, the average FPS drops from 232 at 1920x1080 to 125 at 3840x2160, a 46% reduction.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 4K Ultra, the average FPS is 119, compared to 228 at 1080p Ultra. The 48% drop indicates that the GPU is the primary bottleneck at this resolution and quality level.

Q: Does this combo maintain playable frame rates at all tested settings?

A: Yes, the lowest average FPS recorded is 119 at 4K Ultra, which is still well above the 60 FPS threshold typically considered necessary for smooth gameplay.

Q: How does the RTX 5070 Ti compare to the RX 6800 XT in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti has an average benchmark score of 49957, which is 3.1% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT's score of 48477.

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded for this combo at 1440p Medium settings?

A: The minimum FPS at 2560x1440 with Medium settings is 212, with a maximum of 287 and an average of 249.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest performance across all presets. Low settings produce an average of 302 FPS, Medium settings achieve 278 FPS with a minimum of 237 and maximum of 320, High settings reach 232 FPS, and Ultra settings deliver 228 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 74 FPS, representing a 25% reduction in performance at maximum quality compared to minimum quality.

At 2560x1440, frame rates remain high but show a clear progression. Low settings yield 270 FPS, Medium settings produce 249 FPS (with a minimum of 212 and maximum of 287), High settings achieve 199 FPS, and Ultra settings deliver 189 FPS. The performance gap between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 81 FPS, a 30% reduction, which is slightly larger than the 1080p gap, indicating that the GPU is starting to feel the resolution increase.

At 3840x2160, the performance drops become more pronounced. Low settings still manage 231 FPS, Medium settings produce 200 FPS (with a minimum of 170 and maximum of 230), High settings deliver 125 FPS, and Ultra settings achieve 119 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 112 FPS, a 48% reduction from the Low preset. This demonstrates that the GPU's load increases substantially with resolution, even for a game as visually simple as Inside.

The Medium settings presets are the only ones with complete min/max data. At 1080p, the frame rate varies between 237 and 320 FPS, a spread of 83 FPS. At 1440p, the range narrows to 212-287 FPS (75 FPS spread), and at 4K it narrows further to 170-230 FPS (60 FPS spread). This decreasing variance with increasing resolution suggests that the GPU becomes more consistently loaded at higher pixel counts, reducing the frame-to-frame variability that might be caused by CPU-side processing spikes.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz. Its 16 MB of L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support provide a solid foundation for gaming, though Inside is unlikely to stress the CPU's capabilities. The processor's benchmark scores reflect its mid-range positioning: a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 20655 and single-core score of 2916, with a Geekbench multi-core score of 9959 and single-core score of 1907.

In Inside, the CPU's role is most apparent at lower resolutions where the GPU has spare capacity. At 1080p Low, the 302 FPS result is likely constrained by the CPU's ability to process game logic and issue rendering commands. The fact that this figure is only 11% higher than the 1440p Low result of 270 FPS suggests that the CPU is nearing its limit at around 300 FPS, while the GPU could potentially render more frames if the CPU could feed them faster.

The CPU's multi-threaded performance, as measured by its 3DMark 16-thread score of 6628 and max-thread score of 6617, shows that the processor's 8 cores are effectively utilized in synthetic workloads. However, Inside is a single-threaded game in terms of its main game loop, so the CPU's single-core performance (Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2916) is more relevant for determining the frame rate ceiling. The 78th percentile ranking among all CPUs indicates that the 5700 is above average but not exceptional, and for a game like Inside, the frame rate is more likely to be limited by the CPU's per-core performance than by its multi-core capabilities.

The CPU's 65 W TDP and 7 nm process node from TSMC make it an efficient choice, but these factors have no direct impact on the measured FPS. The benchmark data shows that the CPU is sufficient for achieving high frame rates in Inside, but it is also the component that prevents the system from exceeding approximately 300 FPS at 1080p, as evidenced by the diminishing returns between Low and Medium settings at that resolution.

Settings Recommendations

For the best experience in Inside, the data suggests that Medium settings offer the optimal balance between visual quality and performance. At 1920x1080, Medium settings deliver 278 FPS on average, which is only 24 FPS (8%) lower than Low settings while providing a noticeable improvement in visual fidelity. The minimum FPS of 237 at this preset ensures that even in demanding scenes, the frame rate stays comfortably above 200 FPS.

At 2560x1440, Medium settings are also recommended, producing 249 FPS average with a minimum of 212 FPS. This represents a 21 FPS improvement over High settings (199 FPS) while sacrificing only minor visual details that are barely perceptible in a game with Inside's minimalist art style. The Ultra preset at 1440p, at 189 FPS, offers no meaningful advantage over Medium given the game's visual simplicity.

For 4K gaming, the choice is more nuanced. High settings at 125 FPS and Ultra at 119 FPS both provide smooth gameplay, but Medium settings at 200 FPS offer a substantial performance margin that could be beneficial for future-proofing or for maintaining frame rates during complex scenes. Given that Inside uses simple 2D-style rendering with limited texture detail, the visual difference between Medium and Ultra is likely minimal, making Medium the sensible choice.

If the goal is maximum frame rate for competitive play or for use with a high refresh rate monitor, Low settings at 1080p (302 FPS) or 1440p (270 FPS) are the preferred options. The 4K Low preset at 231 FPS also provides an excellent experience for users with 4K displays who prioritize smoothness over visual quality. However, for the majority of players, Medium settings across all resolutions offer the best combination of smooth performance and adequate visual presentation, as the data shows that this preset maintains at least 200 FPS even at 4K resolution.