Inside

# Inside: AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

This combo ranks 80th out of 2887 tested combinations for Inside, placing it in the top 3% of all recorded hardware pairings. The data confirms an exceptionally capable system for this puzzle platformer, with the RTX 4080 SUPER delivering high frame rates even at 4K Ultra, while the Ryzen 7 9850X3D ensures the CPU never becomes a limiting factor in a game that is primarily GPU-bound at higher resolutions. The measured results show a system that can push far beyond the refresh rates of most displays, making this an overkill but highly effective pairing for Inside.

How This Combo Ranks

The comboRankInGame of 80 out of 2887 tested combinations places this system in the 97.2nd percentile of all recorded pairings for Inside. This is a strong result, though not the absolute top tier — the top 79 combinations achieve higher average frame rates, likely through even more powerful GPUs or CPUs that push the absolute ceiling in this game. Still, being in the top 3% means this system will not encounter meaningful performance restrictions in Inside under any tested configuration.

The CPU contributes to this ranking through its raw compute performance. The Ryzen 7 9850X3D scores an average benchmark score of 58386, which places it in the 92nd percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals in the CPU benchmark database are the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M with an average score of 58323 (0.1% lower), the Intel Xeon w5-2545 at 58504 (0.2% higher), the Intel Core i9-14900 at 58115 (0.5% lower), and the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 at 58826 (0.7% higher). These tiny deltas show the 9850X3D sits in a dense cluster of high-end processors, but its 96 MB of shared L3 cache and 8-core/16-thread configuration give it an edge in games that benefit from large caches.

The GPU side is equally strong. The RTX 4080 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 54209, placing it in the 86th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals include the RTX 4080 with a score of 54247 (0.1% higher), the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X at 54828 (1.1% higher), the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB at 55698 (2.7% higher), and the AMD Radeon 8060S at 55757 (2.8% higher). The fact that the 4080 SUPER scores slightly below some rivals in generic benchmarks does not translate to poor gaming performance — Inside is not a demanding title, and the measured FPS data shows this GPU delivers substantial headroom.

The combination of a top-3% CPU and a top-14% GPU yields a system that is well balanced for Inside. The data shows no bottleneck at any resolution, with frame rates scaling consistently as resolution drops. This ranking reflects a system that exceeds the requirements of this game by a wide margin, making it suitable for high-refresh-rate displays at any settings level.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is the primary driver of frame rates in Inside, and its specifications explain why the measured numbers are so high. The GPU features 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus with a bandwidth of 736.3 GB/s. This memory configuration is far more than Inside requires, as the game's art style and rendering complexity are modest by modern standards. The 16 GB capacity ensures that even at 4K Ultra settings, there is no risk of VRAM exhaustion, which could otherwise cause frame drops or texture pop-in.

Clock speeds are equally robust. The GPU has a base clock of 2295 MHz and a boost clock of 2550 MHz, with memory running at 1438 MHz (23 Gbps effective). These clocks are high for the Ada Lovelace architecture, and the 52.22 TFLOPS of FP32 compute provides ample raw throughput. The 10240 shading units, 320 TMUs, and 112 ROPs deliver the pixel and texture processing power needed to sustain high frame rates at demanding resolutions.

In Inside specifically, the GPU's role is to render the game's atmospheric 2.5D environments, which feature dynamic lighting, shadows, and water effects. The RTX 4080 SUPER handles these effects with ease, as evidenced by the measured FPS. At 4K Ultra, the combo averages 126 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS target most players use for this genre. The GPU's ray tracing cores (80 RT cores) and tensor cores (320) are not heavily utilized by Inside, but their presence ensures compatibility with any future updates or mods that might add more advanced effects.

The GPU's performance relative to its rivals in the benchmark database is worth noting. The RTX 4080 SUPER scores 0.1% lower than the standard RTX 4080 in average benchmark score, but the measured FPS in Inside shows no meaningful difference — the game is not sensitive to the small clock and core count variations between these two cards. The GPU's percentile rank of 86 means it is outperformed by roughly 14% of all GPUs in the database, but those are primarily newer or more expensive models. For Inside, the 4080 SUPER is more than sufficient, and the data confirms that it delivers playable frame rates at every resolution and settings combination tested.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows how the combo scales across three resolutions: 1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160. The pattern is consistent with a GPU-bound scenario at higher resolutions, while the CPU's headroom becomes more apparent at 1080p.

At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 433 FPS. Moving to 1440p Low drops this to 388 FPS, a reduction of 45 FPS or about 10.4%. At 4K Low, the average is 264 FPS, which is 61 FPS lower than 1440p Low, a 15.7% drop. This scaling pattern indicates that the GPU is becoming more of a limiting factor as resolution increases, but the CPU is still able to feed the GPU enough data to maintain very high frame rates.

The Medium settings show a similar trend. At 1080p Medium, the average is 399 FPS, with a minimum of 339 FPS and a maximum of 459 FPS. At 1440p Medium, the average drops to 336 FPS, with a minimum of 286 FPS and a maximum of 387 FPS. At 4K Medium, the average is 211 FPS, with a minimum of 180 FPS and a maximum of 243 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 63 FPS (15.8%), and from 1440p to 4K is 125 FPS (37.2%). The larger drop at 4K suggests the GPU is working much harder to fill those extra pixels.

High settings follow the same pattern. At 1080p High, the average is 292 FPS. At 1440p High, it drops to 210 FPS, a 28.1% reduction. At 4K High, the average is 132 FPS, which is 37.1% lower than 1440p. This accelerating drop with resolution is typical of a GPU-bound workload, where the pixel fill rate becomes the limiting factor.

Ultra settings show the most significant scaling. At 1080p Ultra, the average is 278 FPS. At 1440p Ultra, it drops to 200 FPS, a 28.1% reduction. At 4K Ultra, the average is 126 FPS, a 37% drop from 1440p. The consistent pattern across all settings — with 4K always being roughly 37% lower than 1440p — indicates that the GPU is the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions, while the CPU has sufficient headroom to avoid becoming a limiting factor.

The data also shows that the CPU becomes more relevant at lower resolutions. The difference between 1080p Low (433 FPS) and 4K Low (264 FPS) is 169 FPS, while the difference between 1080p Ultra (278 FPS) and 4K Ultra (126 FPS) is 152 FPS. This suggests that at lower resolutions, the CPU's ability to process game logic and draw calls becomes more important, but the Ryzen 7 9850X3D handles this without issue.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a complete picture of performance across all tested configurations.

1920x1080 (1080p):

• Low: 433 FPS average
• Medium: 399 FPS average, 339 FPS minimum, 459 FPS maximum
• High: 292 FPS average
• Ultra: 278 FPS average

At 1080p, the combo delivers frame rates that exceed the refresh rates of virtually all consumer monitors. The jump from Low to Medium is 34 FPS (7.9%), while the jump from Medium to High is 107 FPS (26.8%), and from High to Ultra is 14 FPS (4.8%). The large drop from Medium to High indicates that High settings introduce significantly more graphical effects, but the system still maintains excellent performance.

2560x1440 (1440p):

• Low: 388 FPS average
• Medium: 336 FPS average, 286 FPS minimum, 387 FPS maximum
• High: 210 FPS average
• Ultra: 200 FPS average

At 1440p, the frame rates remain extremely high. The drop from Low to Medium is 52 FPS (13.4%), while Medium to High is 126 FPS (37.5%), and High to Ultra is 10 FPS (4.8%). The minimum FPS at Medium (286) is still well above 240 FPS, making this a solid choice for high-refresh-rate gaming.

3840x2160 (4K):

• Low: 264 FPS average
• Medium: 211 FPS average, 180 FPS minimum, 243 FPS maximum
• High: 132 FPS average
• Ultra: 126 FPS average

At 4K, the combo still delivers playable frame rates at all settings. The minimum FPS at Medium (180) remains above 144 Hz, while High and Ultra both stay above 120 FPS. The drop from Low to Medium is 53 FPS (20.1%), while Medium to High is 79 FPS (37.4%), and High to Ultra is 6 FPS (4.5%).

The data shows that the gap between High and Ultra is consistently small across all resolutions (14 FPS at 1080p, 10 FPS at 1440p, 6 FPS at 4K), suggesting that Ultra adds only minor visual enhancements over High. The gap between Medium and High is much larger, indicating that High settings are a significant step up in graphical fidelity.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D plays a supporting but important role in Inside. This CPU features 8 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 4.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.60 GHz. It uses the Zen 5 architecture (codenamed Granite Ridge) built on a 4 nm process at TSMC, with 8,315 million transistors on a 70.6 mm² die. The L3 cache is 96 MB shared, which is substantial and beneficial for game workloads that frequently access large datasets.

In the context of Inside, the CPU's role is to handle game logic, physics calculations, and draw call submission. The game's puzzle platformer nature means these tasks are relatively light, and the 9850X3D has more than enough headroom. The benchmark data supports this: the CPU scores 3551 in Cinebench R15 multicore and 343 in single-core, 22807 in Cinebench R23 multicore and 2228 in single-core, and 41318 in Passmark multithread with 4704 in single-thread. These scores are strong, but the game itself does not push the CPU to its limits.

The CPU's single-thread performance is particularly relevant for Inside, as many game engines rely heavily on a single primary thread for game logic. The 9850X3D's single-core score of 343 in Cinebench R15 and 2228 in Cinebench R23 indicates excellent per-core performance, which helps maintain high frame rates at lower resolutions where the CPU can become a bottleneck. The measured FPS at 1080p Low (433 FPS) demonstrates that the CPU can feed the GPU with enough data to sustain very high frame rates.

Compared to its nearest rivals, the 9850X3D shows a slight edge in some metrics. It scores 0.1% higher than the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M and 0.5% higher than the Intel Core i9-14900, while being 0.2% lower than the Intel Xeon w5-2545 and 0.7% lower than the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470. These differences are within the margin of measurement error and do not translate into noticeable performance differences in Inside.

The CPU's memory support includes DDR5 with a dual-channel bus and a bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s. For a game like Inside, memory bandwidth is not a limiting factor, but the fast DDR5 support ensures that the CPU can quickly access game assets. The CPU also supports ECC memory, which is more relevant to workstation use than gaming.

The 9850X3D's large L3 cache (96 MB) is a distinguishing feature. This cache helps reduce memory latency for frequently accessed data, which can improve performance in games that have large working sets. Inside's environments are relatively small, but the cache still contributes to overall responsiveness.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the optimal settings for Inside depend on the target refresh rate and resolution.

For 4K displays, the Ultra preset delivers 126 FPS average, which is sufficient for 120 Hz displays. However, dropping to High only increases the average to 132 FPS, a 4.8% improvement. The data suggests that High is the better choice at 4K, as the visual difference between High and Ultra is minimal (the FPS gap is only 6 FPS), and High provides a small but measurable performance boost. If a 144 Hz display is the target, the Medium preset at 4K delivers 211 FPS average with a minimum of 180 FPS, which comfortably exceeds 144 Hz. The Medium preset is the recommended choice for 4K 144 Hz gaming, as it provides a significant FPS boost over High (79 FPS) while maintaining good visual quality.

For 1440p displays, the High preset delivers 210 FPS average, which exceeds 144 Hz and 200 Hz refresh rates. The Ultra preset delivers 200 FPS average, which is still above 144 Hz but below 200 Hz. The Medium preset delivers 336 FPS average, which is far beyond any current monitor's refresh rate. For most players, the High preset is the best balance of visual quality and performance at 1440p. If a 240 Hz display is in use, the Medium preset (336 FPS average) ensures the frame rate stays above the refresh rate at all times.

For 1080p displays, all presets deliver frame rates that exceed the refresh rates of even the fastest gaming monitors. The High preset (292 FPS) and Ultra preset (278 FPS) both exceed 240 Hz, while the Medium preset (399 FPS) exceeds 360 Hz. The Low preset (433 FPS) is unnecessary for most players. The Ultra preset is recommended for 1080p, as the small FPS penalty (14 FPS versus High) is worth the additional visual fidelity. For players with 360 Hz monitors, the Medium preset is the safest choice to maintain frame rates above the refresh rate.

The data also shows that the minimum FPS values are only recorded for Medium settings. At 1080p Medium, the minimum is 339 FPS; at 1440p Medium, it is 286 FPS; and at 4K Medium, it is 180 FPS. These minimums are all well above playable thresholds, indicating that the combo does not experience significant frame drops even in demanding scenes. For other presets, the lack of minimum FPS data suggests the benchmark did not record significant dips.

In summary, the recommended settings are: 4K with High (or Medium for 144 Hz), 1440p with High (or Medium for 240 Hz), and 1080p with Ultra (or Medium for 360 Hz). The data shows that this combo has enough performance headroom to prioritize visual quality at most resolutions without sacrificing smoothness.