Inside

Inside — AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER combination ranks 500th out of 1,671 tested combos for Inside, placing it in the top 30% of all systems evaluated. This is a strong showing for a puzzle platformer, where frame pacing and consistency matter more than raw peak throughput. The CPU holds an 82nd percentile ranking among all processors, while the GPU sits at an 86th percentile among all graphics cards, suggesting a well-matched pairing where neither component drastically bottlenecks the other in this title. The measured data confirms that this system is capable of delivering high refresh-rate gameplay even at 4K, which is notable given the game’s 2016 release and its relatively modest graphical demands compared to modern AAA titles.

How This Combo Ranks

With a combo rank of 500 out of 1,671 tested configurations, this system sits comfortably in the upper third of all results. The ranking reflects the synergy between the Zen 3-based CPU with its large 96 MB shared L3 cache and the Ada Lovelace GPU with 16 GB of GDDR6X memory. In the context of Inside, which is a side-scrolling puzzle platformer with mostly static camera angles, the data indicates that this combo excels at maintaining high average frame rates across all settings. The CPU’s 8 cores and 16 threads, running at a base clock of 3.00 GHz and boost of 4.10 GHz, are more than sufficient for the game’s physics and logic, while the GPU’s 8,448 shading units handle the game’s lighting and shadow effects with ease. When compared to the nearest rivals in the CPU benchmark database, the Ryzen 7 5700X3D posts an average score of 24,673, which is a mere 0.2% ahead of the Intel Core i7-1360P (24,627) and 0.3% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D (24,605). This marginal delta in synthetic CPU tests translates into negligible real-world differences for Inside, where the frame rate is largely dictated by the GPU at higher resolutions. The GPU’s average benchmark score of 48,704 places it 1.6% ahead of the NVIDIA RTX A2000 (47,915) and 2% ahead of the NVIDIA RTX A1000 Mobile (47,743), but 0.7% behind the NVIDIA CMP 50HX (49,071). These differences are minor in practice, as the measured FPS data shows the combo consistently exceeds 114 FPS even under the most demanding settings.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals clear scaling patterns as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160. At 1080p with Low settings, the system achieves 273.3 FPS, which drops to 241.7 FPS at 1440p (an 11.6% reduction) and further to 210.1 FPS at 4K (a 23.1% reduction from 1080p). This scaling indicates that the CPU is not the limiting factor at lower resolutions, as the frame rates remain exceptionally high and the drop-offs are relatively modest. However, at 4K with Ultra settings, the average FPS falls to 114.5, which is a 44.2% decrease from the 1080p Ultra result of 207.2 FPS. This steeper decline at higher resolutions and settings points to the GPU becoming the primary bottleneck, as the pixel count quadruples from 1080p to 4K, placing significant strain on the 256-bit memory bus and 672.3 GB/s bandwidth. The data shows that the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER handles 1440p exceptionally well, with all settings producing average frame rates above 184 FPS, which is well beyond the refresh rate of most gaming monitors. At 4K, the system still delivers smooth gameplay, but the gap between Low (210.1 FPS) and Ultra (114.5 FPS) settings widens to 45.5%, highlighting the GPU’s workload scaling with visual fidelity. This behavior is typical for a puzzle platformer where the rendering complexity is moderate, but the resolution scaling still follows expected trends.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER plays a dominant role in Inside’s performance, particularly at higher resolutions and settings. The GPU’s 16 GB of GDDR6X memory is more than ample for this game, which was released in 2016 and does not feature heavy texture streaming or large open-world assets. The 256-bit memory bus and 672.3 GB/s bandwidth ensure that texture fetches and frame buffer operations do not become a constraint, even at 4K Ultra where the frame rate remains above 114 FPS. The GPU’s boost clock of 2610 MHz, combined with 264 texture mapping units and 96 raster output units, delivers a pixel rate of 250.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 689.0 GTexel/s. These specifications translate into strong fill-rate performance, which is directly relevant to Inside’s 2.5D presentation with its detailed environmental effects and dynamic lighting. The GPU’s 44.10 TFLOPS of FP32 compute power provides ample headroom for the game’s post-processing effects, such as depth of field and ambient occlusion, which are typically enabled at High and Ultra presets. Interestingly, the data shows that the GPU’s role becomes more pronounced at 4K, where the difference between Low (210.1 FPS) and High (123.1 FPS) settings is 41.4%, compared to a 24.2% difference at 1080p. This suggests that the GPU is well-utilized across all settings, but the CPU’s 96 MB L3 cache helps maintain high frame rates at lower resolutions where CPU-bound scenarios are more likely.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the optimal balance between visual quality and performance is achieved at the High preset. At 1920x1080, High settings produce an average of 207.2 FPS, which is identical to Ultra (207.2 FPS) but with potentially lower GPU load, leaving headroom for background tasks or future driver overhead. At 2560x1440, High delivers 185 FPS, which is a marginal 0.1% difference from Ultra (184.8 FPS), making High the more efficient choice with essentially no visual penalty. Even at 3840x2160, High settings maintain a playable 123.1 FPS, which is suitable for high-refresh-rate displays, while Ultra drops to 114.5 FPS—a 7% reduction that is unlikely to be perceptible in a slow-paced puzzle platformer. The Medium preset offers a middle ground, with frame rates of 254.1 FPS at 1080p, 222.6 FPS at 1440p, and 191.4 FPS at 4K, but the visual improvements from Medium to High in Inside are typically in shadow quality and texture filtering, which are subtle given the game’s art style. For users with 144Hz or 165Hz monitors, the High preset at 1440p is the recommended choice, as it provides a 185 FPS average with no risk of dropping below the refresh rate in complex scenes. At 4K, High is still the best option for those prioritizing frame rate, while Ultra is viable for users with VRR displays who can tolerate occasional dips to around 114 FPS.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system exhibits a clear performance hierarchy across settings. Low settings yield 273.3 FPS, Medium produces 254.1 FPS, and both High and Ultra achieve 207.2 FPS. The identical scores for High and Ultra suggest that the game’s Ultra preset adds minimal rendering overhead at this resolution, possibly due to CPU limitations or the game’s engine being optimized for lower-end hardware. The 24.2% drop from Low to High (273.3 to 207.2 FPS) indicates that the GPU is still the primary driver, but the CPU’s 8 cores are sufficient to keep up even at the lowest settings.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates remain high, with Low at 241.7 FPS, Medium at 222.6 FPS, High at 185 FPS, and Ultra at 184.8 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra is negligible (0.1%), while the gap between Medium and High is 16.9% (222.6 to 185 FPS), suggesting that High enables more compute-intensive effects that scale with pixel count. The drop from 1080p to 1440p at each setting is consistent, averaging around 11.5% across all presets, which aligns with the 1.78x increase in pixel count.

At 3840x2160, the performance scales as follows: Low at 210.1 FPS, Medium at 191.4 FPS, High at 123.1 FPS, and Ultra at 114.5 FPS. The most significant drop occurs between Medium and High, a 35.7% reduction (191.4 to 123.1 FPS), which is likely due to High enabling advanced lighting and shadow techniques that are particularly demanding at 4K. The difference between High and Ultra is 7% (123.1 to 114.5 FPS), indicating that Ultra adds only marginal visual improvements over High. Across all resolutions, the system never drops below 114.5 FPS, which confirms the GPU’s 16 GB of VRAM and high bandwidth. The data consistently shows that the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is capable of driving Inside at high frame rates regardless of resolution, making this combo a strong choice for players who prioritize smooth, stutter-free gameplay in this title.