Inside

Inside is a Puzzle Platformer, and the measured rows for the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 show very high frame rates across all settings. The combination manages 380.5 fps at 1080p Low, 317.9 fps at 1440p Low, and 201.1 fps at 4K Low, while the most demanding tested row, 4K Ultra, still holds 97.3 fps. This puts the combo at rank 350 out of 1,671 tested combinations.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 7 7700X is an 8-core, 16-thread AMD Socket AM5 processor with a base clock of 4.50 GHz and a boost clock of 5.40 GHz. It belongs to the Zen 4 Raphael family, uses the TSMC 5 nm process, and has 32 MB of shared L3 cache. These are strong desktop specifications, and the benchmark data reflects that: the CPU sits in the 89th percentile of all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 34,313. It posted 4,281 in Cinebench R23 single-core, 30,325 in Cinebench R23 multicore, 4,190 in PassMark single-thread, and 35,686 in PassMark multithread. The nearest CPU rivals in average score are the Intel Core i5-13500 at 34,175 and the Intel Core i7-12800HX at 34,136, with the Intel Core Ultra 7 165H at 34,584 and AMD EPYC 4244P at 34,599 close behind. The CPU's launch MSRP was $399.

In Inside, the CPU's role is to deliver the high frame rates seen at low GPU load. At 1080p Low, the combined system reaches 380.5 fps, so the 7700X can clearly push frame submission well beyond what the RTX 3080 needs at that setting. The 8-core / 16-thread layout is more than enough for a Puzzle Platformer's thread demands; single-thread and lightly threaded performance is the more relevant metric here, and the 3DMark single-thread score of 1,090 and 2-thread score of 2,112 confirm that strength.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is built on the Ampere architecture with the GA102 chip. It has 10 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 320-bit bus, with 760.3 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU runs at a 1,440 MHz base clock and 1,710 MHz boost clock, with 8,704 shading units and 29.77 TFLOPS of FP32 throughput. It sits in the 80th percentile of all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 35,787. Its nearest rivals, by average score, are the AMD Radeon Pro Duo at 35,860, AMD Radeon 880M at 35,646, AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE at 36,101, and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile at 35,435. The GPU's launch MSRP was 699 USD.

The RTX 3080's measured behavior in Inside is clear from the 4K rows: Low averages 201.1 fps, Medium 156.7 fps, High 101.8 fps, and Ultra 97.3 fps. Increasing preset quality lowers the average because the GPU does more rendering work. The VRAM and bandwidth figures are substantial enough for the game's highest tested settings; 4K Ultra stays at 97.3 fps, which is a high average frame rate for a Puzzle Platformer.

Resolution Scaling

Resolution has a large effect in the measured rows. At 1080p, Low is 380.5 fps, Medium 354.3, High 222.8, and Ultra 209. At 1440p, the same presets produce 317.9, 252.4, 156.2, and 152.2. At 4K, they produce 201.1, 156.7, 101.8, and 97.3. Every preset loses frame rate as resolution climbs from 1080p to 1440p to 4K. This is the signature of a GPU-bound workflow at higher resolutions: the CPU has already shown enough single-thread performance to produce very high counts at 1080p Low, but the RTX 3080 has to do more rendering work as resolution increases, pulling the average down.

The Low preset at 4K still returns 201.1 fps, which indicates the CPU is not preventing high frame rates even at 4K. Low drops from 380.5 fps at 1080p to 201.1 fps at 4K, while Ultra drops from 209 fps at 1080p to 97.3 fps at 4K. The consistent decline across every preset and resolution points to the GPU as the limiting component when settings are raised.

How This Combo Ranks

Inside places this combo at rank 350 out of 1,671 tested combinations. That is comfortably in the upper part of the chart. The individual component percentiles support that placement: the 7700X is in the 89th percentile of all CPUs, while the RTX 3080 is in the 80th percentile of all GPUs. The CPU is therefore the stronger half of the pair by database standing.

The CPU's average benchmark score is 34,313, with nearestRivals deltaPct values ranging from -0.8 to 0.5. The GPU's average benchmark score is 35,787, with nearestRivals deltaPct values ranging from -0.9 to 1. Those numbers show both parts sitting close to their nearest competitors. For a game like Inside, where the measured framerates are very high, the combo has enough CPU and GPU headroom that no measured row falls below 97.3 fps.

FAQ

Q: What average FPS does this combo produce at 4K Ultra in Inside?

A: The measured average is 97.3 fps. The other 4K presets are higher: High 101.8, Medium 156.7, and Low 201.1.

Q: Which component is more likely to limit performance in this game?

A: At lower resolutions and presets, the CPU is clearly able to deliver very high frame rates, such as 380.5 fps at 1080p Low. As resolution and preset quality increase, the average FPS falls across all rows, with 4K Ultra at 97.3 fps. Those results point to the RTX 3080 as the limiting part in heavier settings.

Q: How close are the nearest CPU rivals to the Ryzen 7 7700X?

A: The 7700X has an average benchmark score of 34,313. Its nearest rivals are the Intel Core i5-13500 at 34,175, Intel Core i7-12800HX at 34,136, Intel Core Ultra 7 165H at 34,584, and AMD EPYC 4244P at 34,599.

Q: How close are the nearest GPU rivals to the RTX 3080?

A: The RTX 3080 has an average benchmark score of 35,787. The nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon Pro Duo at 35,860, AMD Radeon 880M at 35,646, AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE at 36,101, and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile at 35,435.

Q: What memory and bandwidth does each part use?

A: The Ryzen 7 7700X supports DDR5 memory through a dual-channel bus with 83.2 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 3080 has 10 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 320-bit bus with 760.3 GB/s of bandwidth.

Q: Is Ultra or High a better setting for this combo?

A: At every resolution, High is only slightly above Ultra in the measured rows. At 1440p, High is 156.2 fps and Ultra is 152.2 fps; at 4K, High is 101.8 fps and Ultra is 97.3 fps. Since Ultra is the highest preset and remains at 97.3 fps at 4K, it is the better visual choice from the measured data.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows support Ultra as the highest-quality preset: it averages 209 fps at 1080p, 152.2 fps at 1440p, and 97.3 fps at 4K. Even the lowest measured average, 97.3 fps at 4K Ultra, is still high, so Ultra is the sensible default preset for this combination.

Medium is the alternative when higher frame rates are preferred. Medium produces 354.3 fps at 1080p, 252.4 at 1440p, and 156.7 at 4K. Low is the fastest preset in every row: 380.5 fps at 1080p, 317.9 fps at 1440p, and 201.1 fps at 4K, but it uses the lowest settings in the dataset. High's measured values are 222.8 at 1080p, 156.2 at 1440p, and 101.8 at 4K; Medium's are 354.3, 252.4, and 156.7. High is therefore closer to Ultra's 209, 152.2, and 97.3 than to Medium's numbers. The practical recommendation from the data is Ultra for visual quality, Medium if higher FPS is needed, and Low only for the absolute highest measured frame rates.