Inside

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Inside with the AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 shows a clear pattern of scaling as resolution increases. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo delivers 231.2 FPS, which drops to 166.6 FPS at 2560x1440 and further to 106.9 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a 53.9% reduction in frame rate from 1080p to 4K at Low settings, indicating that the GPU is becoming the limiting factor as pixel count grows.

The scaling behavior changes noticeably with higher settings. At Ultra settings, the frame rate drops from 107.3 FPS at 1080p to 80.1 FPS at 1440p, then to 47.2 FPS at 4K. The percentage drop from 1080p to 4K at Ultra is 56.0%, which is slightly steeper than the Low settings drop. This suggests that the graphics card's computational resources are taxed more heavily when both resolution and visual fidelity increase simultaneously.

At Medium settings, the progression is 182.5 FPS at 1080p, 134.3 FPS at 1440p, and 85.6 FPS at 4K. The High settings show 112.3 FPS at 1080p, 80.4 FPS at 1440p, and 49.8 FPS at 4K. The gap between 1440p and 4K is consistently larger than the gap between 1080p and 1440p across all settings, which aligns with the quadrupaling pixel count from 1440p to 4K versus the 2.25x increase from 1080p to 1440p.

The data indicates that at 1080p, the CPU has headroom to push high frame rates, particularly at Low and Medium settings where the GTX 1070 is not fully saturated. As resolution increases, the GPU workload grows, and the frame rate becomes more dependent on graphics processing. The Ryzen 7 5800XT, with its 8 cores and 16 threads, provides sufficient processing power to avoid becoming the bottleneck in this puzzle platformer, even at lower resolutions where frame rates exceed 200 FPS.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 is built on the Pascal architecture using the GP104 chip, manufactured on a 16 nm process at TSMC. The card features 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 256.3 GB/s. The memory operates at 2002 MHz with 8 Gbps effective speed, which for a 2016-era card remains adequate for a game like Inside that does not demand extensive texture streaming.

The GPU's clock speeds are listed at a base of 1506 MHz and a boost of 1683 MHz. These clocks, combined with 1920 shading units, 120 texture mapping units, and 64 raster operations units, produce a pixel rate of 107.7 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 202.0 GTexel/s. The FP32 performance is 6.463 TFLOPS, which is modest by modern standards but sufficient for the visual style of Inside, a game that relies on atmospheric lighting and shadow play rather than dense geometry.

The GTX 1070's role in these benchmark results is primarily seen in how settings affect frame rates. At 4K Ultra, the card delivers 47.2 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold commonly desired for smooth gameplay. The jump from Ultra to High at 4K yields only a 2.6 FPS improvement (49.8 vs 47.2), suggesting that the Ultra preset introduces effects that are particularly demanding on the GP104's resources. In contrast, dropping from Ultra to Medium at 4K provides a substantial 38.4 FPS increase to 85.6 FPS, indicating that Medium settings better match the card's capabilities at this resolution.

The GPU's VRAM capacity of 8 GB is not a limiting factor in Inside, as the game's art direction uses relatively simple textures and limited draw distances. The 256.3 GB/s bandwidth is more than adequate for the data throughput required at all tested resolutions. The GTX 1070's performance relative to its peers places it at the 51st percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 12331. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Quadro K4200 (0.7% higher score) and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER (1.4% higher score), showing that the card remains competitive within its performance tier.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 ranks 1413 out of 1671 tested combos for Inside. This places the system in the lower 15.5% of all configurations tested for this game, which may seem surprising given the CPU's capabilities but is explained by the GPU's mid-range standing. The GTX 1070 sits at the 51st percentile among all GPUs, while the Ryzen 7 5800XT is at the 86th percentile among all CPUs, creating a pairing where the graphics card is the clear limiting factor.

The CPU's benchmark results show strong multithreaded performance, with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 23794 and a single-core score of 3359. The PassMark multithread score is 27988, and the 3DMark 16-thread test yields 7683. These figures place the Ryzen 7 5800XT near its nearest rivals: the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755GE (0.1% higher average score), the AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS (0.3% lower), the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (0.3% higher), and the AMD Ryzen 7 7840H (0.3% lower). The CPU's average benchmark score of 29774 is within a narrow band of these comparable processors.

The low combo rank in Inside is primarily a reflection of the GPU's position in the overall hierarchy. The GTX 1070's average benchmark score of 12331 places it just above the NVIDIA Quadro K4200 (12241) and just below the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M (12490) and GTX 1650 SUPER (12504). Since Inside is a GPU-bound title at higher settings, the system's overall performance is constrained by the graphics card rather than the processor. The data shows that with a more capable GPU, this CPU could drive significantly higher frame rates, as evidenced by the 231.2 FPS result at 1080p Low, which is likely near the CPU's practical limit for this game.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average frame rates across settings are as follows: Low delivers 231.2 FPS, Medium delivers 182.5 FPS, High delivers 112.3 FPS, and Ultra delivers 107.3 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra at this resolution is only 5.0 FPS, suggesting that the Ultra preset adds minimal visual improvements for the performance cost. The gap between Medium and High is substantial at 70.2 FPS, indicating that High settings introduce significant rendering demands.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates are: Low at 166.6 FPS, Medium at 134.3 FPS, High at 80.4 FPS, and Ultra at 80.1 FPS. The High and Ultra results are nearly identical, differing by just 0.3 FPS. This convergence suggests that at 1440p, the GPU is reaching a consistent performance ceiling when these higher settings are applied, and the extra features in Ultra are not causing additional measurable slowdown. The drop from Medium to High at this resolution is 53.9 FPS, reinforcing that High settings are the most demanding step in the settings ladder.

At 3840x2160, the results are: Low at 106.9 FPS, Medium at 85.6 FPS, High at 49.8 FPS, and Ultra at 47.2 FPS. The scaling from Low to Medium is a 21.3 FPS drop, while moving from Medium to High costs 35.8 FPS. The High to Ultra transition costs only 2.6 FPS, again showing minimal difference between these two presets. Across all resolutions, the Low to Medium gap remains relatively consistent in absolute terms, while the Medium to High gap grows with resolution, indicating that the pixel shader workload increases disproportionately with higher settings at larger resolutions.

The data reveals that for smooth 60 FPS gameplay, this combo can handle 1080p Ultra and 1440p Medium, but at 4K, only Low settings exceed 60 FPS. At 4K Medium, the 85.6 FPS result is playable but requires a noticeable reduction in visual quality from the High preset.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution and settings combination for this system?

A: The measured data shows that 2560x1440 with Medium settings delivers 134.3 FPS, which provides a good balance of visual quality and performance. At 1920x1080, the system can achieve 231.2 FPS on Low and 182.5 FPS on Medium, making high refresh rate displays viable.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in this game?

A: The benchmark results indicate the GPU is the limiting component at higher resolutions and settings. At 1080p Low, the 231.2 FPS result suggests the CPU has headroom, but at 4K Ultra, the 47.2 FPS result shows the GTX 1070 is fully saturated. The CPU's 86th percentile ranking versus the GPU's 51st percentile confirms this imbalance.

Q: How does the GTX 1070 compare to its closest rivals?

A: The GTX 1070 has an average benchmark score of 12331, which is 0.7% higher than the NVIDIA Quadro K4200 (12241), 1.3% lower than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M (12490), and 1.4% lower than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER (12504).

Q: What is the difference between High and Ultra settings in this game?

A: The performance difference between High and Ultra is minimal across all resolutions. At 1080p, the gap is 5.0 FPS (112.3 vs 107.3), at 1440p it is 0.3 FPS (80.4 vs 80.1), and at 4K it is 2.6 FPS (49.8 vs 47.2), suggesting Ultra provides little visual benefit for this system.

Q: Can this system achieve 60 FPS at 4K?

A: At 4K, the system exceeds 60 FPS only on Low settings (106.9 FPS). Medium settings produce 85.6 FPS, which is above 60, but High (49.8 FPS) and Ultra (47.2 FPS) fall below the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How does the CPU's performance rank among all tested processors?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT sits at the 86th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 29774. It is within 0.3% of its nearest rivals, including the AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS and AMD Ryzen 7 7840H.