Inside

Resolution Scaling

The measured frame rates for the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti combination in Inside reveal a clear pattern of GPU-bound scaling as resolution increases. At 1080p with Ultra settings, the combo produces 105.9 FPS, while at 1440p Ultra it drops to 77.1 FPS, and at 4K Ultra it falls further to 45.2 FPS. This represents a 27.2% performance reduction when moving from 1080p to 1440p, and an additional 41.4% reduction from 1440p to 4K.

The scaling behavior changes notably when looking at Low settings. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 219.5 FPS, which drops to 155 FPS at 1440p Low (a 29.4% decrease), and then to 96.9 FPS at 4K Low (a 37.5% decrease from 1440p). The fact that even at Low settings the frame rate continues to drop substantially with resolution indicates that the GTX 1660 Ti remains the primary limiting factor throughout the resolution range tested.

Medium settings tell a similar story: 175.7 FPS at 1080p, 127.1 FPS at 1440p, and 78.6 FPS at 4K. The percentage drops between resolutions are consistent across settings presets, which strongly suggests that the GPU's rendering throughput — not CPU limitations — dictates the scaling curve. High settings follow the same trajectory, with 107.9 FPS at 1080p, 80.5 FPS at 1440p, and 51.1 FPS at 4K.

The data indicates that the gap between 1080p and 4K performance widens as settings increase. At Low settings, the 4K figure is 44.1% of the 1080p figure. At Ultra settings, the 4K figure is 42.7% of the 1080p figure. This modestly steeper drop at higher settings is characteristic of a GPU that is approaching its fill-rate limits, particularly given the 6 GB GDDR6 memory configuration.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti brings 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's base clock runs at 1500 MHz with a boost clock of 1770 MHz, and its memory operates at 1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective). The card contains 1536 shading units, 96 texture mapping units, and 48 ROPs, with a pixel rate of 84.96 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 169.9 GTexel/s. Its FP32 throughput is rated at 5.437 TFLOPS.

In the context of Inside, a puzzle platformer with relatively modest geometry demands, the GTX 1660 Ti's specifications translate to playable performance at 1080p across all settings, with Ultra hitting 105.9 FPS and High reaching 107.9 FPS. The GPU's 55th percentile ranking among all tested GPUs places it in the mid-range tier, and its nearest rivals in aggregate benchmark scores include the AMD Radeon RX 570X (0.4% higher score), the NVIDIA Tesla K10 (0.7% lower score), the NVIDIA RTX A2000 Mobile (0.8% higher score), and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 (0.8% higher score).

The transition from 1080p to 1440p and then to 4K shows the GPU's memory bandwidth becoming more consequential. At 4K Ultra, the 45.2 FPS result is below the 60 FPS threshold, indicating that the 288.0 GB/s bandwidth and 5.437 TFLOPS compute are insufficient for 4K at the highest settings in this title. However, the 4K Low result of 96.9 FPS demonstrates that the GPU can handle 4K when pixel shading demands are reduced.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 provides 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 4 architecture (Raphael), with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz. The CPU's cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 1 MB of L2 per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. It supports DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration with 83.2 GB/s bandwidth.

In benchmark tests, the Ryzen 7 7700 achieves a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 29302 and a single-core score of 4136. Its 3DMark results show 8484 for 16 threads and 1049 for single-thread. The CPU ranks in the 91st percentile among all CPUs, with aggregate benchmark scores placing it near the AMD Ryzen 9 7940H (0.1% higher), AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 (0.5% higher), Intel Core i9-13905H (0.6% lower), and Intel Core Ultra 5 235T (1.2% higher).

For Inside, the CPU's role is secondary given the game's 2016 release and puzzle-platformer nature. The measured frame rates show no evidence of CPU bottlenecking: at 1080p Low, the system achieves 219.5 FPS, which is well below what this 8-core/16-thread processor with a 5.30 GHz boost clock could theoretically deliver. The consistent resolution scaling across settings confirms that the GTX 1660 Ti, not the Ryzen 7 7700, determines the performance ceiling. Even at 1080p Ultra with 105.9 FPS, the CPU has substantial headroom remaining.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti ranks 1440th out of 1671 tested combos for Inside. This places the combo in the bottom 13.8% of all configurations tested in this game. The ranking reflects the GPU's mid-range position (55th percentile) more than the CPU's high-end standing (91st percentile).

The rank disparity between the CPU and GPU components is notable. The Ryzen 7 7700's 91st percentile standing among CPUs suggests it could drive much higher frame rates with a more powerful GPU. Conversely, the GTX 1660 Ti's 55th percentile position means it falls behind most contemporary GPUs in the test database. The result is a configuration where the GPU limits overall gaming performance, dragging the combo rank well below what the CPU alone would suggest possible.

Among the 1671 combos tested, this pairing sits in the lower quartile. The data implies that many other CPU+GPU combinations — even those with weaker processors — achieve better frame rates in Inside because they pair those CPUs with stronger graphics cards. The combo's rank is particularly telling for a game with modest requirements; the GTX 1660 Ti's performance tier becomes the deciding factor.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured results are as follows: Low settings produce 219.5 FPS, Medium settings produce 175.7 FPS, High settings produce 107.9 FPS, and Ultra settings produce 105.9 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra is minimal at just 2.0 FPS, suggesting diminishing returns beyond High settings at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates decrease across the board: Low settings deliver 155 FPS, Medium delivers 127.1 FPS, High delivers 80.5 FPS, and Ultra delivers 77.1 FPS. The relative ordering remains consistent, with Low being 2.01 times faster than Ultra. The drop from High to Ultra is again small (3.4 FPS), mirroring the 1080p pattern.

At 3840x2160, the results show: Low settings achieve 96.9 FPS, Medium settings achieve 78.6 FPS, High settings achieve 51.1 FPS, and Ultra settings achieve 45.2 FPS. This is the only resolution where High settings fall below 60 FPS, and Ultra drops below 50 FPS. The 4K Low result of 96.9 FPS remains playable, but the gap between Low and Ultra widens to 51.7 FPS at this resolution.

Across all resolutions, the pattern holds: Low settings provide roughly double the frame rate of Ultra settings. At 1080p, the ratio is 2.07x; at 1440p, it is 2.01x; at 4K, it is 2.14x. This consistent ratio suggests that the GPU's fill-rate and shading resources scale predictably with the settings presets in Inside.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured data, the optimal settings depend heavily on the target resolution and frame rate preference. For 60 FPS gaming, the following presets are viable: at 1080p, all four settings presets exceed 60 FPS, with Ultra hitting 105.9 FPS. At 1440p, all presets also exceed 60 FPS, with Ultra at 77.1 FPS. At 4K, only Low (96.9 FPS) and Medium (78.6 FPS) exceed 60 FPS; High and Ultra fall to 51.1 and 45.2 FPS respectively.

For players targeting 144 Hz displays at 1080p, the Low preset (219.5 FPS) and Medium preset (175.7 FPS) both clear the threshold, while High (107.9 FPS) and Ultra (105.9 FPS) do not. At 1440p, even the Low preset (155 FPS) barely satisfies 144 Hz, with Medium (127.1 FPS) falling short.

Given that the difference between High and Ultra settings is consistently small — 2.0 FPS at 1080p, 3.4 FPS at 1440p, and 5.9 FPS at 4K — the Ultra preset offers marginal visual gains for a measurable performance cost. High settings provide nearly identical frame rates with slightly less demanding rendering, making it the more efficient choice for 4K gaming where every frame matters.

For the best balance of visual quality and performance, Medium settings at 1440p (127.1 FPS) or High settings at 1080p (107.9 FPS) represent the sweet spots. At 4K, Medium settings (78.6 FPS) deliver smooth gameplay, while Low settings (96.9 FPS) provide headroom for demanding scenes. The data shows that this combo is most comfortable at 1080p or 1440p with Medium-to-High settings, and at 4K only with Medium or lower presets.