Inside

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 combination delivers exceptionally high frame rates in Inside, a 2016 puzzle platformer that is far more demanding of the GPU than the CPU at higher settings. The data reveals a system that can push past 200 FPS at most settings, with the primary performance ceiling shifting from the processor to the graphics card as resolution and visual fidelity increase. This analysis breaks down the measured results to understand where each component's role begins and ends.

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 is an 8-core, 16-thread desktop processor built on the Zen 4 architecture, with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz. Its 32 MB of shared L3 cache and support for DDR5 memory position it as a high-end modern CPU, though Inside is not a title that stresses multi-threaded workloads. The game's physics and logic are relatively light, so the 7700's single-thread performance becomes the relevant factor. Its benchmark scores reflect this: a 3dmark single-thread score of 1049 and a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4136 are strong, but the more telling numbers are its multi-threaded results, such as a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 29302, which are largely irrelevant for this specific game.

In the measured FPS data, the CPU's influence is most evident at 1080p with lower settings, where the GPU is not the bottleneck. At 1920x1080 Low, the combo achieves 369.6 FPS, which is significantly higher than the 4K Low result of 221.6 FPS. This gap suggests that at 1080p Low, the Ryzen 7 7700 is capable of feeding frames faster than the RTX 5070 can render at higher resolutions, but it is not necessarily the limiting factor even here. The CPU's 8 cores and 16 threads provide ample headroom, and its performance relative to rivals is tight: it sits just 0.1% above the AMD Ryzen 9 7940H and 0.5% above the AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 in average benchmark score, while being 0.6% behind the Intel Core i9-13905H. This indicates that the 7700 is a consistently mid-to-high performer, but its exact positioning does not change the outcome in a game like Inside where frame rates are already sky-high.

The data implies that the CPU is rarely the constraint. Even at 1080p Ultra, the combo produces 237 FPS, and the drop to 4K Ultra is only to 109.6 FPS, a reduction that is far more attributable to the GPU's workload. The 7700's 65W TDP and 5 nm process node suggest efficiency, but for Inside, the takeaway is that its 8-core design is overkill. The game likely uses only a few threads, so the CPU's 3dmark 2-thread score of 2043 and 4-thread score of 3931 are more indicative of its real-world impact here. These scores are strong, but they do not translate into a measurable advantage over the nearest rivals because the game is not CPU-bound at typical settings.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 is the dominant factor in this pairing, featuring 12 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus with a bandwidth of 672.0 GB/s. Its base clock is 2325 MHz with a boost clock of 2512 MHz, and it houses 6144 shading units. For a 2016 title like Inside, the RTX 5070's modern architecture is massively overprovisioned, but the measured FPS data shows that its performance still scales noticeably with resolution and settings. The GPU's memory bandwidth and capacity are not challenged by this game, which likely uses far less than 12 GB of VRAM, so the primary variable is raw rasterization throughput.

The RTX 5070's benchmark scores place it in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 41687. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, which it edges by 0.6%, and the AMD Radeon Pro 5300, which it leads by 0.2%. This indicates that the RTX 5070 is a high-end card, but its performance in Inside is so high that these relative differences are academic. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 369.6 FPS, and even at 4K Ultra, it maintains 109.6 FPS. The GPU's role becomes clear when comparing settings: at 4K, dropping from Ultra to High increases FPS from 109.6 to 112.8, a modest gain, but dropping from High to Medium yields 177.4 FPS, and Low jumps to 221.6 FPS. This non-linear scaling suggests that the RTX 5070's shader cores and texture units are the bottleneck at higher settings, not its memory subsystem.

The GPU's 48 RT cores and 192 tensor cores are irrelevant for Inside, which does not use ray tracing or DLSS. Instead, the card's FP32 performance of 30.87 TFLOPS and texture rate of 482.3 GTexel/s drive the results. The data shows that the RTX 5070 is powerful enough to make every resolution playable, but the frame rate deltas between settings indicate that the GPU is the limiting component at 4K, where even Low settings produce just over 200 FPS.

Settings Recommendations — which preset gives the best experience per the measured rows

The measured FPS rows provide a clear picture of how settings impact performance, and the optimal choice depends on the target resolution. At 1920x1080, the differences are stark: Low yields 369.6 FPS, Medium 343.6 FPS, High 249.7 FPS, and Ultra 237 FPS. The jump from High to Ultra is only 12.7 FPS, while the drop from Medium to High is 93.9 FPS, suggesting that High is a sweet spot for visual quality without a massive performance penalty. At this resolution, even Ultra exceeds 200 FPS, so the best experience for a high-refresh-rate monitor would be Ultra, as the 237 FPS result is still far above typical display refresh rates.

At 2560x1440, the pattern shifts. Low produces 331.2 FPS, Medium 285.3 FPS, High 178.9 FPS, and Ultra 172.8 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra narrows to just 6.1 FPS, making Ultra a reasonable choice if visual fidelity is prioritized. However, the drop from Medium to High is 106.4 FPS, which is steep. For a balanced experience, Medium at 1440p offers 285.3 FPS, which is more than enough for any display, and it avoids the significant cost of High settings. At 3840x2160, the data shows that Low is the only setting that exceeds 200 FPS (221.6 FPS), while Medium drops to 177.4 FPS, High to 112.8 FPS, and Ultra to 109.6 FPS. For 4K gaming, High is the best recommendation because the 112.8 FPS result is still playable, and the visual improvement over Medium is substantial, while Ultra's 109.6 FPS is nearly identical to High, making the extra settings cost not worth it.

Across all resolutions, the data implies that the RTX 5070 is overkill for Inside at 1080p, where even Ultra is well above 200 FPS. The best experience per the measured rows is to use Ultra at 1080p or 1440p, but at 4K, High is the optimal preset because it provides a stable frame rate without the diminishing returns of Ultra.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

The combo of the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 ranks 200th out of 1671 tested combinations in Inside, placing it in the top 12% of all systems. This is a strong result, but it is not at the very top, which suggests that there are many other pairings with higher performance. The rank is likely influenced by the fact that Inside is not a demanding game, so even mid-range GPUs can achieve high frame rates, and the CPU's role is minimal. The combo's position indicates that while the RTX 5070 is a high-end card, it is not the absolute fastest, and the Ryzen 7 7700 is a solid but not top-tier CPU.

The data shows that this pairing is in the 83rd percentile for the GPU and 91st percentile for the CPU, but the combo rank of 200 out of 1671 suggests that other combinations with higher-end GPUs (e.g., RTX 5090 or 4090) would rank higher. The nearest rivals for the GPU include the RTX 3090, which is 0.6% slower in average benchmark score, and for the CPU, the Intel Core i9-13905H is 0.6% faster. These small deltas mean that swapping either component for a direct rival would likely change the combo rank by only a few positions. The rank reflects the RTX 5070's strong rasterization performance, but it also highlights that Inside is a title where the GPU's raw power is the primary driver, and the CPU's contribution is secondary.

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The FPS data across resolutions reveals a classic GPU-bound scaling pattern. At Low settings, the frame rate drops from 369.6 FPS at 1080p to 331.2 FPS at 1440p and then to 221.6 FPS at 4K. This is a 40% reduction from 1080p to 4K, which is substantial but expected as the GPU's pixel throughput becomes the constraint. At Medium settings, the drop is more pronounced: 343.6 FPS at 1080p, 285.3 FPS at 1440p, and 177.4 FPS at 4K, a 48% reduction. At High settings, the figures are 249.7 FPS, 178.9 FPS, and 112.8 FPS, a 55% reduction from 1080p to 4K. At Ultra, the drop is from 237 FPS to 172.8 FPS to 109.6 FPS, a 54% reduction.

These percentages indicate that the RTX 5070 is the limiting component at higher resolutions, as the frame rate scales inversely with the number of pixels. The CPU's role is minimal because Inside's logic is simple, and the 7700's single-thread performance is sufficient to avoid bottlenecking even at 1080p Low. However, the fact that the frame rate at 1080p Low (369.6 FPS) is much higher than at 4K Low (221.6 FPS) suggests that the GPU is still the bottleneck even at the lowest settings, because the CPU can produce frames faster than the GPU can render them at higher resolutions. If the CPU were the limiting factor, the FPS would remain flat across resolutions, but the data shows a consistent decline, confirming that the RTX 5070's rendering capacity is the primary constraint.

Measured FPS Breakdown — resolution by resolution, settings by settings, exact numbers

At 1920x1080, the combo achieves an average of 369.6 FPS on Low, 343.6 FPS on Medium, 249.7 FPS on High, and 237 FPS on Ultra. The spread from Low to Ultra is 132.6 FPS, with the largest single drop occurring between Medium and High at 93.9 FPS. This suggests that High settings introduce a significant increase in shader or texture workload, but the card still maintains a very high frame rate.

At 2560x1440, the scores are 331.2 FPS on Low, 285.3 FPS on Medium, 178.9 FPS on High, and 172.8 FPS on Ultra. The drop from Medium to High is 106.4 FPS, which is the largest gap at this resolution, while the drop from High to Ultra is only 6.1 FPS. This indicates that High settings are a major threshold for the GPU, but Ultra adds little additional cost.

At 3840x2160, the results are 221.6 FPS on Low, 177.4 FPS on Medium, 112.8 FPS on High, and 109.6 FPS on Ultra. The drop from Medium to High is 64.6 FPS, and the drop from High to Ultra is just 3.2 FPS. This pattern is consistent with the lower resolutions: the RTX 5070 handles Low and Medium easily, but High settings push it to a point where the frame rate roughly halves compared to Medium. The data shows that at 4K, the card is still fast enough for smooth gameplay, but the settings have a profound impact, with Ultra being only marginally slower than High.

FAQ

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

A: The highest measured average FPS is 369.6, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested systems in this game?

A: It ranks 200th out of 1671 tested combos, placing it in the top 12% of all systems.

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

A: At 3840x2160 Ultra, the combo produces 109.6 FPS, and the frame rate drops consistently as resolution increases, indicating the GPU is the limiting component.

Q: What is the FPS difference between High and Ultra at 2560x1440?

A: At 2560x1440, High yields 178.9 FPS and Ultra yields 172.8 FPS, a difference of 6.1 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 5070 compare to its nearest rival, the RTX 3090?

A: The RTX 5070 has an average benchmark score of 41687, which is 0.6% higher than the RTX 3090's score of 41441.

Q: What is the lowest average FPS recorded for this combo?

A: The lowest average FPS is 109.6, recorded at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings.