Inside

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER delivers exceptionally high frame rates in Inside, a 2016 puzzle platformer that is far from demanding by modern standards. The measured data shows this combination ranks 241st out of 1671 tested combos, placing it in the top 15% of all configurations tested for this title. The results reveal a system that is overwhelmingly GPU-limited at higher resolutions, yet still capable of pushing refresh rates that exceed the capabilities of most displays.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate behavior across resolutions tells a clear story about where the bottleneck lies in this system. At 1080p with Ultra settings, the combo produces 235.7 FPS, while at 4K Ultra, it drops to 126.7 FPS. This represents a 46% reduction in performance when moving from 1080p to 4K, which is a substantial scaling penalty that indicates the GPU is being heavily tasked at higher pixel counts.

However, the scaling pattern is not uniform across all settings. At Low settings, the drop from 1080p to 4K is from 308.3 FPS down to 238.6 FPS, a mere 23% decrease. This smaller delta at Low settings suggests that the CPU is capable of feeding frames at a very high rate, and the GPU has ample headroom when visual complexity is reduced. The difference between the Low and Ultra deltas indicates that the RTX 4080 SUPER’s shading units and memory bandwidth become the limiting factor as settings increase resolution demands.

The 1440p data falls neatly between the two extremes. At High settings, the system achieves 210.3 FPS, which is only 11% lower than the 1080p High result of 237.8 FPS. This moderate drop at 1440p High suggests that the GPU is still coping well with the increased pixel count, but the trend toward GPU limitation becomes more pronounced at 4K. The 4K High result of 132.4 FPS is 37% lower than the 1440p High figure, highlighting a steep cliff where the GPU’s compute resources are saturated.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 7 5700X brings 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz. The benchmark data shows this CPU achieves a single-thread score of 921 in 3DMark and a multi-thread score of 6858 in the 16-thread test. These figures, combined with the measured FPS results, suggest the CPU is not the primary constraint in this title.

The fact that 1080p Low yields 308.3 FPS while 1080p Ultra yields 235.7 FPS indicates that even at the highest settings, the CPU is capable of delivering well over 200 frames per second. The difference between these two results is 24%, which is driven by GPU workload rather than CPU limitations. At Low settings, the CPU must prepare frames quickly, and the 308.3 FPS result demonstrates that the 5700X’s single-thread performance is sufficient for this game’s physics and logic.

The Cinebench R23 multicore score of 22620 and single-core score of 3193 further contextualize the CPU’s capability. These numbers place the 5700X at the 83rd percentile of all CPUs, with its nearest rival being the Intel Core i9-11900KF with an average score just 0.1% higher. The Ryzen 7 5700X’s L3 cache of 32 MB shared across the eight cores likely helps in this game’s level streaming, though the data does not isolate cache effects directly.

FAQ

Q: How does this combo perform at 4K Ultra settings?

A: The measured average frame rate is 126.7 FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings. This is the lowest result in the measured set, but still well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

Q: What is the maximum frame rate achieved by this combination?

A: The highest measured result is 308.3 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This suggests the CPU and GPU together can push beyond 300 FPS when visual demands are minimal.

Q: Is the RTX 4080 SUPER the limiting factor at 1440p?

A: At 1440p High, the system achieves 210.3 FPS, while 1440p Low reaches 279.8 FPS. The 33% gap between these settings indicates that the GPU’s rendering workload is the primary constraint, as the CPU is capable of providing frames at higher rates.

*Q: How does this system rank among all tested combos for Inside?*

A: The combination ranks 241st out of 1671 total combos tested. This places it in the top 14.4% of all configurations, which is a strong result for a game that is not particularly demanding.

Q: What is the difference between High and Ultra settings at 4K?

A: At 4K, High settings produce 132.4 FPS while Ultra produces 126.7 FPS, a difference of 4.3%. This small gap suggests that the Ultra preset does not add significant rendering overhead for this title.

Q: Does the CPU’s multi-threading capability matter for this game?

A: The 16-thread 3DMark score of 6858 indicates strong multi-threading, but Inside is a puzzle platformer that likely relies more on single-thread performance. The 3DMark single-thread score of 921, combined with 308.3 FPS at 1080p Low, shows the CPU is more than adequate.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The full dataset reveals a consistent pattern across all resolution and settings combinations. At 1080p, the frame rates range from 235.7 FPS at Ultra to 308.3 FPS at Low, with Medium at 286.4 FPS and High at 237.8 FPS. The close grouping of High and Ultra results suggests that the Ultra preset adds minimal visual complexity beyond High in this game.

Moving to 1440p, the results are 202.2 FPS at Ultra, 210.3 FPS at High, 256.8 FPS at Medium, and 279.8 FPS at Low. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 27.8%, which is slightly larger than the 23.5% gap at 1080p. This widening gap indicates that the GPU is beginning to feel pressure as resolution increases.

At 4K, the spread becomes more pronounced: 126.7 FPS at Ultra, 132.4 FPS at High, 209.8 FPS at Medium, and 238.6 FPS at Low. The jump from High to Medium at 4K is significant, with Medium being 58% faster than High. This suggests that the High preset at 4K activates GPU-heavy features that substantially impact performance, while Medium offers a more balanced load.

How This Combo Ranks

The 241st place out of 1671 combos puts this system in the 85.6th percentile of all tested configurations. This is a notable achievement given that the Ryzen 7 5700X is not the newest CPU, but its 83rd percentile ranking among all CPUs and the RTX 4080 SUPER’s 88th percentile among GPUs combine to produce a high-performing pairing.

The GPU’s nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, has an average benchmark score that is 0.2% lower, while the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M sits 0.4% lower. These small deltas indicate that the RTX 4080 SUPER is well-positioned among its peers, and the measured FPS results confirm that it translates this benchmark strength into actual in-game performance. The CPU’s nearest rival, the Intel Core i9-11900KF, is virtually tied with a 0.1% delta, showing that the 5700X offers competitive processing power for this title.

Settings Recommendations

For 4K displays, the Medium preset at 209.8 FPS offers the best balance between visual fidelity and performance. The Ultra preset at 126.7 FPS is still playable but represents a 40% drop compared to Medium, with likely diminishing visual returns in a game with such simple geometry. High at 132.4 FPS is barely better than Ultra and does not justify its performance cost over Medium.

At 1440p, the High preset at 210.3 FPS is the sweet spot, as it provides the visual enhancements of the higher preset while maintaining over 200 FPS. The Ultra preset at 202.2 FPS is only 4% slower and could be chosen if maximum visual quality is preferred, but High offers nearly identical performance with less GPU load.

For 1080p users, the Ultra preset at 235.7 FPS is recommended, as the system has ample headroom at this resolution. Even the most demanding settings keep frame rates above 200 FPS, making any preset viable. The Low preset at 308.3 FPS is only useful for competitive play or extremely high refresh rate displays, as the visual downgrade is unnecessary for most gaming scenarios.

GPU Role

The RTX 4080 SUPER is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with 10240 shading units, 80 RT cores, and 320 tensor cores. Its 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus provides 736.3 GB/s of bandwidth, which is critical for high-resolution rendering. The GPU’s boost clock of 2550 MHz and FP32 performance of 52.22 TFLOPS drive the high frame rates seen across all measured settings.

The GPU’s 88th percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 53610, places it above the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT by 0.2% and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti by 2.9%. This performance headroom is evident in the 4K results, where even the Ultra preset maintains 126.7 FPS. The 320 W TDP and triple-slot cooler indicate this is a high-power card, but the measured data shows it delivers accordingly.

The scaling from 1080p to 4K at Ultra settings shows a 46% performance drop, which is typical for a GPU of this class. The fact that 4K Low still achieves 238.6 FPS demonstrates that the RTX 4080 SUPER has substantial reserve capacity, and the bottleneck shifts to the game’s engine or CPU only at lower resolutions and settings. The 16 GB VRAM is more than sufficient for this game, which is unlikely to require more than a fraction of that capacity at any setting.