Inside

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti delivers a playable experience in Inside, a Puzzle Platformer from 2016. Benchmark data shows this combination achieves an average of 108.2 FPS at 1080p High settings, with performance scaling predictably as resolution increases. The measured results indicate a system where the GPU is the primary constraint at higher resolutions, while the CPU’s strong single-thread performance ensures high frame rates at lower settings.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate progression across resolutions reveals a classic GPU-bound scenario. At 1080p with High settings, the combo produces 108.2 FPS. Moving to 1440p High drops performance to 76.4 FPS, a reduction of approximately 29%. At 4K High, the average falls to 49.2 FPS, which is roughly 55% lower than the 1080p result. This steep decline indicates that the GTX 1660 Ti’s rendering throughput is the limiting factor as pixel count increases.

The scaling pattern becomes more informative when examining settings tiers. At 1080p, the difference between Low (216.7 FPS) and Ultra (106.1 FPS) is substantial, showing a 51% performance penalty for maximum visual quality. However, at 4K, the gap narrows proportionally: Low produces 97.1 FPS while Ultra drops to 46.4 FPS, a 52% reduction. This consistency suggests that the GPU’s fill rate and memory bandwidth are being taxed uniformly regardless of resolution, with the 6 GB GDDR6 frame buffer and 288.0 GB/s bandwidth proving sufficient for this title’s demands.

The transition from Medium to High settings at each resolution shows a smaller delta than High to Ultra. At 1440p, Medium yields 124.8 FPS while High drops to 76.4 FPS, a 39% decrease. At 4K, Medium (81 FPS) to High (49.2 FPS) shows a similar 39% drop. This non-linear scaling indicates that the Ultra preset introduces effects that disproportionately impact the GTX 1660 Ti’s 1536 shading units and 48 ROPs, which operate at a boost clock of 1770 MHz.

Data also shows that the CPU is not a bottleneck even at 1080p Low, where the system reaches 216.7 FPS. The Ryzen 7 7700X’s 4.50 GHz base and 5.40 GHz boost clocks, combined with its 32 MB of shared L3 cache, provide sufficient headroom to feed the GPU at these elevated frame rates. The 3dmark single-thread score of 1090 corroborates this, indicating strong per-core performance that avoids limiting the frame output in this lightly threaded puzzle platformer.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the benchmark database, this CPU-GPU pairing ranks 1464 out of 1671 tested combos for Inside. This places it in the lower 12% of all configurations, which is expected given the GTX 1660 Ti’s position in the GPU hierarchy. The graphics card sits at the 55th percentile against all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 13925, while the CPU ranks at the 89th percentile with an average score of 34313.

The disparity between the CPU’s high percentile and the GPU’s middling percentile explains the overall combo ranking. The Ryzen 7 7700X is clearly capable of driving much faster graphics cards, as evidenced by its nearest rivals in CPU benchmarks. The AMD EPYC 4244P scores 34599 (0.8% higher), while the Intel Core i5-13500 achieves 34175 (0.4% lower). These small deltas show the 7700X is competitive with modern mid-range processors, but the GTX 1660 Ti holds back the overall system performance.

On the GPU side, the GTX 1660 Ti’s nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 570X with an average score of 13871 (0.4% lower) and the NVIDIA RTX A2000 Mobile at 13821 (0.8% lower). The NVIDIA Tesla K10 scores 14029 (0.7% higher), showing the 1660 Ti sits in a tight cluster of similarly performing cards. This grouping suggests that the combo’s rank is primarily determined by the GPU’s class rather than any exceptional or deficient pairing characteristic.

For a game like Inside, which is not graphically demanding by modern standards, the combo still manages respectable frame rates. The 1080p High result of 108.2 FPS is above the 100 FPS threshold that many users consider smooth, and the 1440p High result of 76.4 FPS remains playable. Only at 4K Ultra does the system dip below 50 FPS, hitting 46.4 FPS, which is the weakest result in the measured data.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, built on the Turing architecture with a TU116 chip, provides the graphical muscle for this combo. Its 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus delivers 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is adequate for Inside’s art style and effects. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1500 MHz and boosts to 1770 MHz, with a 120 W TDP that keeps power requirements modest.

The GPU’s memory configuration is a key factor in the resolution scaling observed. At 4K, the frame buffer capacity becomes more relevant, but the 6 GB capacity does not appear to cause a hard limit in this title. The 12 Gbps effective memory speed ensures that texture streaming and buffer operations do not bottleneck the 1536 shading units. The pixel rate of 84.96 GPixel/s and texture rate of 169.9 GTexel/s provide the raw throughput needed for the game’s 2D side-scrolling perspective, which relies more on fill rate than complex geometry.

Benchmark results for the GPU show a Passmark G3D score of 12871 and a Passmark DirectX 11 score of 103. These figures, combined with the 55th percentile ranking, indicate a mid-range card that was released in 2019. The 3dmark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1061 reflects its DirectX 12 capabilities, though Inside primarily uses older rendering paths. The GPU’s 5.437 TFLOPS FP32 performance is sufficient for this game’s lighting and particle effects, but the data shows that Ultra settings at 4K push the card to its limits.

The GTX 1660 Ti’s nearest rivals in GPU benchmarks reinforce its positioning. The AMD Radeon RX 570X, with a score of 13871, is nearly identical in performance, differing by only 0.4%. This suggests that users upgrading from such a card would see minimal gains. The NVIDIA RTX A2000 Mobile (13821) and GTX 680 (13812) are also within 1% of the 1660 Ti’s score, showing a crowded field of comparable performance levels.

FAQ

Q: What frame rate does this combo achieve at 1080p with High settings?

A: The measured average FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings is 108.2 FPS, which provides a smooth experience for a puzzle platformer.

Q: How does the performance at 4K Ultra compare to 1080p Low?

A: At 4K Ultra, the average FPS drops to 46.4, while 1080p Low reaches 216.7 FPS. This represents a performance reduction of approximately 79% when moving from the least demanding to the most demanding configuration.

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

A: The data shows the GPU is the primary constraint at higher resolutions. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 216.7 FPS, but the frame rate drops significantly as resolution increases, indicating the GTX 1660 Ti’s rendering capacity is the bottleneck rather than the Ryzen 7 7700X.

*Q: What is the combo’s ranking among all tested systems for Inside?*

A: This pairing ranks 1464 out of 1671 total tested combos, placing it in the lower portion of the database, which reflects the GPU’s mid-range positioning rather than any CPU deficiency.

Q: How does the GTX 1660 Ti compare to its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 570X?

A: The GTX 1660 Ti has an average benchmark score of 13925, while the RX 570X scores 13871, making the NVIDIA card 0.4% faster on average.

Q: What memory configuration does the GTX 1660 Ti use?

A: The GPU features 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, providing 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is sufficient for Inside’s texture and buffer requirements across all tested settings.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X serves as a high-end processing foundation for this combo, though its capabilities far exceed what the GTX 1660 Ti can utilize in Inside. This 8-core, 16-thread processor from the 7000 series is built on the Zen 4 architecture with a 5 nm process node. Its 4.50 GHz base clock and 5.40 GHz boost clock provide exceptional single-thread performance, which is crucial for a game that does not heavily utilize multiple cores.

The CPU’s benchmark results demonstrate its strength. The Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 30325 and single-core score of 4281 place it among strong performers. The Geekbench multi-core score of 15538 and single-core score of 2985 further confirm its capabilities. These results are consistent with the 89th percentile ranking against all CPUs, showing that the 7700X is a top-tier processor for gaming workloads.

In Inside, the CPU’s role is to maintain frame pacing and handle physics calculations, which are minimal in a puzzle platformer. The 3dmark 2-thread score of 2112 and 4-thread score of 4074 indicate that the processor excels in lightly threaded scenarios. The Passmark single-thread score of 4190 supports this, ensuring that the game’s main thread does not become a limiting factor even at high frame rates.

The CPU’s memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s via dual-channel DDR5, combined with its 32 MB of shared L3 cache, provides ample data throughput for the game’s assets. The 6,570 million transistors on a 71 mm² die result in efficient power consumption at the 105 W TDP. The CPU’s nearest rivals, such as the Intel Core i5-13500 with an average score of 34175 (0.4% lower), show that the 7700X is competitively positioned against other modern processors.

The data indicates that the Ryzen 7 7700X is overqualified for this pairing in Inside. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 216.7 FPS, which is likely near the engine’s upper limit rather than a CPU constraint. The 1440p Low result of 157.3 FPS and 4K Low result of 97.1 FPS show that the CPU maintains high frame rates even when the GPU is less stressed. This suggests that users could pair this processor with a more powerful graphics card for better 4K performance without experiencing CPU bottlenecks.