Inside

The AMD Ryzen 7 9700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 combination delivers exceptional performance in Inside, a Puzzle Platformer from 2016, with frame rates that remain well above display refresh rate thresholds even at 4K Ultra settings. The data shows this combo achieves a rank of 322 out of 1671 tested combinations, placing it in the top 19.3% of all systems tested. At 1080p, the system pushes beyond 400 FPS on Low settings, while at 4K Ultra it still maintains a smooth 93.3 FPS average, indicating this pairing is far more powerful than the game's requirements demand.

FAQ

*Q: What is the benchmark rank of this CPU and GPU combination in Inside?*

A: The combo ranks 322 out of 1671 tested combinations, placing it in the top 19.3% of all systems tested for this game.

Q: How does the RTX 3080 compare to its nearest rivals in average benchmark score?

A: The RTX 3080 scores 35787 on average. It trails the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE by 0.9% and the AMD Radeon Pro Duo by 0.2%, while leading the AMD Radeon 880M by 0.4% and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile by 1%.

Q: What is the performance delta between the Ryzen 7 9700X and its closest CPU competitors?

A: The Ryzen 7 9700X averages 36029. It is 0.2% ahead of the Intel Core i5-14500HX, 0.6% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845, but 0.4% behind the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H and 0.8% behind the Intel Core Ultra 5 225H.

Q: What frame rate does the system achieve at 4K with High settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with High settings, the average FPS is 98.4, which is comfortably above 60 FPS for smooth gameplay.

Q: How much faster is 1080p Low compared to 4K Ultra?

A: The 1080p Low average of 427.2 FPS is 4.6 times higher than the 4K Ultra average of 93.3 FPS, showing significant resolution scaling.

Q: Does the RTX 3080 support modern graphics APIs for this game?

A: Yes, the RTX 3080 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, covering all API requirements for Inside.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 serves as the primary rendering engine in this configuration. Its 10 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 320-bit bus delivers 760.3 GB/s of bandwidth, which is more than sufficient for the visual complexity of Inside at any resolution. The GPU's 8704 shading units and 272 texture mapping units process the game's 2D side-scrolling graphics with substantial headroom, as evidenced by the measured frame rates exceeding 90 FPS even at 4K Ultra.

The RTX 3080's clock behavior directly influences these results. With a base clock of 1440 MHz and a boost clock of 1710 MHz, the GPU maintains high sustained performance across all tested settings. The memory clock of 1188 MHz (19 Gbps effective) ensures texture streaming and asset loading never bottleneck the rendering pipeline. The GPU's 68 RT cores and 272 tensor cores are present but largely idle in this title, as Inside does not utilize ray tracing or DLSS features, meaning the raw rasterization throughput (29.77 TFLOPS FP32) is what drives the frame rates.

Benchmark results confirm the RTX 3080's capability profile. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 4407 and PassMark G3D score of 25086 place it in the 80th percentile of all GPUs. The GPU's average benchmark score of 35787 puts it in a tight competitive cluster: it is 0.2% behind the AMD Radeon Pro Duo and 0.9% behind the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE, while leading the AMD Radeon 880M by 0.4% and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile by 1%. For Inside specifically, the GPU never becomes a limiting factor — even the most demanding 4K Ultra preset only utilizes a fraction of the available compute power.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 achieves rank 322 out of 1671 tested combos in Inside. This places the system in the 80.7th percentile of all configurations tested for this game, meaning it outperforms roughly four out of every five other systems. The ranking reflects a balanced pairing where both CPU and GPU contribute meaningfully to the final frame rates.

The CPU's position in the broader benchmark landscape reinforces this ranking. The Ryzen 7 9700X sits in the 89th percentile of all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 36029. Its nearest rivals are tightly clustered: the Intel Core i5-14500HX scores 35940 (0.2% slower), the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 scores 35802 (0.6% slower), while the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H scores 36165 (0.4% faster) and the Intel Core Ultra 5 225H scores 36328 (0.8% faster). This indicates the CPU provides consistent, high-level processing power that avoids bottlenecking the GPU.

The GPU's 80th percentile standing among all GPUs complements the CPU's 89th percentile performance. Given that Inside is a relatively lightweight title by modern standards, the combo's 322nd rank out of 1671 suggests that higher-ranked systems likely include newer, more expensive hardware that offers diminishing returns in this specific game. The rank demonstrates that this mid-to-high-end pairing delivers excellent results without being near the top of the absolute performance hierarchy.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured frame rates span three resolutions and four quality presets, providing a complete picture of performance scaling.

At 1920x1080, the system delivers exceptional throughput. Low settings produce an average of 427.2 FPS, Medium achieves 350.2 FPS, High reaches 218.3 FPS, and Ultra drops to 208.7 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 218.5 FPS, representing a 51.1% reduction in frame rate. Notably, the transition from High to Ultra costs only 9.6 FPS (4.4%), suggesting that Ultra settings impose minimal additional load at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain very high. Low averages 315.7 FPS, Medium hits 253.8 FPS, High achieves 158.4 FPS, and Ultra produces 151.9 FPS. The resolution jump from 1080p to 1440p reduces performance by 26.1% on Low, 27.5% on Medium, 27.4% on High, and 27.2% on Ultra. The consistency of these percentage drops indicates the GPU handles the additional pixel count uniformly across settings.

At 3840x2160, performance stays playable but shows more significant scaling. Low averages 201.8 FPS, Medium reaches 156.4 FPS, High achieves 98.4 FPS, and Ultra produces 93.3 FPS. The drop from 1440p to 4K is substantial: 36.1% on Low, 38.4% on Medium, 37.9% on High, and 38.6% on Ultra. The 4K Ultra result of 93.3 FPS remains above 60 FPS, confirming the system's capability for high-refresh-rate 4K gaming in this title.

Settings Recommendations

The data clearly indicates that Ultra settings at 1080p or 1440p provide the best experience without meaningful performance sacrifice. At 1080p Ultra, the system delivers 208.7 FPS, which is only 4.4% lower than High settings (218.3 FPS). Since Ultra typically includes all visual enhancements, the marginal cost of 9.6 FPS is well worth the upgrade. Similarly, at 1440p Ultra, the 151.9 FPS average is just 4.1% below the High preset's 158.4 FPS.

For 4K gaming, the choice between High and Ultra depends on display refresh rate. The 4K High preset delivers 98.4 FPS, while Ultra drops to 93.3 FPS — a 5.2% difference. Both exceed 60 FPS, so either setting provides smooth gameplay. Given the small gap, Ultra at 4K is the recommended choice for maximum visual fidelity, as the 5.1 FPS difference is unlikely to be perceptible in a puzzle platformer.

The Medium and Low presets are unnecessary for this configuration. Even at 4K, Low (201.8 FPS) and Medium (156.4 FPS) far exceed what any standard display can refresh. The data shows that this system has enough headroom to run the game at maximum settings across all resolutions while maintaining frame rates that satisfy 60 Hz, 120 Hz, and even some 144 Hz displays at 4K.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 9700X provides the processing foundation for this configuration. With 8 cores and 16 threads, the CPU handles the game's physics and logic without strain. Its base clock of 3.80 GHz and boost clock of 5.50 GHz deliver strong single-threaded performance, which is critical for a game like Inside that relies on deterministic physics and puzzle mechanics. The CPU's 32 MB of shared L3 cache and 1 MB L2 cache per core reduce memory latency for frequently accessed game data.

The CPU's benchmark scores demonstrate its capability. The Cinebench R23 multicore score of 31588 and single-core score of 4459 place it in the 89th percentile of all CPUs. The Geekbench multicore score of 17002 and single-core score of 3353 further confirm its strength. The 3DMark results show scaling from 1280 (single-thread) to 9771 (max threads), indicating efficient utilization of all 16 threads when needed.

In Inside, the CPU's role is secondary to the GPU due to the game's relatively simple processing demands. The CPU's nearest rivals show close competition: the Intel Core i5-14500HX trails by 0.2% and the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 by 0.6%, while the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H leads by 0.4% and the Intel Core Ultra 5 225H by 0.8%. These small deltas indicate that any of these CPUs would perform nearly identically in this game. The Ryzen 7 9700X's 65 W TDP and 4 nm process node from TSMC ensure efficient operation, though this matters little for frame rates in a puzzle platformer.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals important information about the limiting component in this system. Comparing average FPS across all settings, the system loses approximately 27-28% of performance when moving from 1080p to 1440p, and another 37-39% when moving from 1440p to 4K. This progressive decline is characteristic of a GPU-limited scenario, where the RTX 3080's pixel throughput becomes the bottleneck as resolution increases.

The consistent scaling across settings within each resolution confirms this analysis. At 1080p, the ratio of Low to Ultra FPS is 427.2/208.7 = 2.05. At 1440p, the ratio is 315.7/151.9 = 2.08. At 4K, the ratio is 201.8/93.3 = 2.16. The slight increase in this ratio at higher resolutions indicates the GPU becomes relatively more stressed at 4K, but the overall pattern remains uniform — the CPU is never the limiting factor.

The 4K results provide the clearest evidence of GPU limitation. The 4K Ultra average of 93.3 FPS is 55.3% lower than the 1080p Low average of 427.2 FPS. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect frame rates to plateau at a certain level regardless of resolution. Instead, the continuous decline with increasing pixel count indicates the RTX 3080's 164.2 GPixel/s pixel rate and 465.1 GTexel/s texture rate are the primary constraints at 4K. Even so, the system maintains playable frame rates at 4K Ultra, proving that this combination handles Inside at any resolution with room to spare.