Inside

The AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile combination delivers exceptionally high frame rates in Inside, a 2016 puzzle platformer that is far more demanding on raw throughput than its minimalist aesthetic suggests. The measured data shows this combo ranks in the 65th percentile of all tested configurations, with performance scaling predictably across resolutions and presets.

FAQ

Q: What is the combo's overall ranking for this game?

A: The AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile ranks 1271 out of 3716 tested combos in Inside, placing it in the upper third of all systems benchmarked.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 9 8945HX scores 76,212 on average across all benchmarks. Its closest rival, the Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX, scores 76,155, a delta of just 0.1%. The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D trails by 0.6%, while the AMD EPYC Embedded 8224P and AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9945WX lead by 0.4%.

Q: What is the best framerate recorded at 1080p?

A: The highest average FPS is 357, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The Medium preset at the same resolution delivers 309 FPS average, and even the most demanding Ultra preset maintains 184 FPS.

Q: Is the GPU or CPU more likely to be the bottleneck at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, frame rates drop significantly compared to 1440p, indicating a GPU-bound scenario. The average FPS at 4K High is 87, versus 139 at 1440p High, showing the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile's rendering load scales heavily with resolution.

Q: Does the game support high refresh rates at maximum settings?

A: Yes. At 1920x1080 Ultra, the system produces 184 FPS average. At 2560x1440 Ultra, it still manages 132 FPS. Only at 4K Ultra does it fall to 83 FPS, which is below typical 144Hz displays.

Q: How much faster is Low vs Ultra at 1440p?

A: The Low preset at 2560x1440 achieves 278 FPS average, which is 146 FPS higher than the Ultra preset's 132 FPS average. This represents a 110.6% performance uplift from the lowest to the highest quality settings.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX is a 16-core, 32-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture, codenamed Dragon Range. It operates with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and boosts up to 5.40 GHz, with a 55W TDP. This mobile chip is built on TSMC's 5 nm process node, containing 13,140 million transistors across a dual-die design measuring 2x 71 mm².

For Inside, a puzzle platformer that primarily relies on physics interactions and lighting calculations, the CPU's multithreaded capacity is substantial. The Cinebench R23 multicore score of 42,713 and single-core score of 6,030 indicate strong performance across both heavily threaded and lightly threaded workloads. The PassMark multithread score of 51,405 further confirms this processor's ability to handle complex simulation tasks that Inside might offload to the CPU.

The processor's 64 MB of L3 cache and 1 MB L2 cache per core provide ample data locality for the game's asset streaming. Memory bandwidth is rated at 83.2 GB/s over dual-channel DDR5, which is sufficient for feeding the 16 cores during intense gameplay sequences. The integrated Radeon 610M graphics are present but irrelevant here, as the dedicated RTX 5070 Ti Mobile handles all rendering.

Benchmark data places this CPU in the 95th percentile of all processors tested. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX, scores within 0.1% in aggregate benchmarks, making the two essentially equivalent in raw compute. The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D trails by 0.6%, despite its stacked cache design, suggesting the 8945HX's high boost clock compensates effectively. This parity matters little for Inside, where frame rates are overwhelmingly GPU-limited at higher resolutions, but at 1080p Low the CPU's headroom ensures the GPU is never starved for draw calls.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile achieves a rank of 1271 out of 3716 total configurations tested in Inside. This places the system in the 65th percentile of all combos, meaning roughly two-thirds of tested systems perform worse in this specific game.

This ranking is notable because Inside is not a demanding title by modern standards, yet the placement suggests that many higher-end desktop configurations still outperform this mobile setup. The gap is likely attributable to the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile's power constraints — its 60W TDP limits sustained clock speeds compared to desktop counterparts. The GPU's percentile ranking of 80th among all graphics cards, with an average benchmark score of 35,435, indicates it sits below the top tier of mobile graphics solutions.

When examining the GPU's nearest rivals, the AMD Radeon Pro Duo leads by 1.2% with a score of 35,860, while the NVIDIA Quadro GV100 trails by just 0.2%. This clustering around the 35,000-36,000 score range suggests the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile occupies a competitive mid-to-high tier segment, but one where minor architectural differences yield sub-3% performance deltas.

The combo's rank of 1271 suggests that in Inside, the system delivers playable-to-excellent performance across all tested configurations, but it is not among the elite. Systems ranked above it likely pair higher-TDP mobile GPUs or desktop-class cards with equally strong CPUs. For a laptop platform, this positioning is respectable, particularly given the 8945HX's strong CPU showing at the 95th percentile, which helps maintain high frame rates in CPU-bound scenarios like 1080p Low.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive picture of performance across three resolutions and four quality presets. At 1920x1080, the system delivers outstanding results: Low settings produce an average of 357 FPS, Medium yields 309 FPS with a minimum of 263 and maximum of 356, High achieves 193 FPS, and Ultra maintains 184 FPS. These numbers indicate that at 1080p, the combo is capable of driving the fastest available gaming displays at nearly any quality level.

Moving to 2560x1440, performance remains strong but shows the expected resolution scaling. The Low preset averages 278 FPS, Medium drops to 222 FPS (min 189, max 256), High falls to 139 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 132 FPS. The transition from 1080p to 1440p incurs a 22% performance hit at Low settings, but the drop is more pronounced at higher presets — High loses 28% of its frame rate, while Ultra loses 28.3%.

At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the clear limiting factor. Low settings still manage a respectable 175 FPS average, but Medium falls to 140 FPS (min 119, max 161), High drops to 87 FPS, and Ultra barely maintains 83 FPS. The scaling from 1440p to 4K is steep: Low loses 37.1% of its performance, Medium loses 36.9%, High loses 37.4%, and Ultra loses 37.1%. This consistent ~37% reduction across all presets indicates that resolution scaling is purely GPU-bound, with no CPU limitation manifesting at higher pixel counts.

The minimum FPS values recorded for Medium settings at each resolution — 263 at 1080p, 189 at 1440p, and 119 at 4K — suggest that even the most demanding scenes maintain playable frame rates. The absence of minimum FPS data for other presets implies these configurations were stable enough that only average values were recorded, or that the testing methodology captured averages only for those rows.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile is built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture using TSMC's 5 nm process, packing 31,100 million transistors into a 263 mm² die. It features 5,888 shading units, 184 texture mapping units, and 80 raster output pipelines, alongside 46 ray tracing cores and 184 tensor cores. The GPU operates at a base clock of 847 MHz and boosts to 1,447 MHz, with a 60W TDP that constrains its sustained performance.

Memory configuration is critical for Inside's rendering demands. The 12 GB of GDDR7 memory runs at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective) across a 192-bit bus, delivering 672.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This is ample for a game with the visual complexity of Inside, which uses a muted color palette and simple geometry but relies on dynamic lighting and physics-based interactions. The pixel rate of 115.8 GPixel/s and texture rate of 266.2 GTexel/s provide the fill rate necessary to maintain high FPS at 4K resolution.

The GPU's FP32 compute is rated at 17.04 TFLOPS, with FP16 matching at a 1:1 ratio. This compute capacity is relevant for the post-processing effects and screen-space reflections that Inside employs, though the game's age means it does not leverage the full feature set of DirectX 12 Ultimate or Vulkan 1.4. The PassMark G3D score of 24,004 places this GPU at the 80th percentile of all graphics cards, with a compute score of 10,101.

The 4K performance gap between Low (175 FPS) and High (87 FPS) highlights the GPU's sensitivity to shading complexity. The 50.3% performance drop from Low to High at 4K is more severe than the 46.1% drop at 1080p, indicating that higher resolutions exacerbate the cost of advanced shading effects. This is consistent with the GPU's modest 17.04 TFLOPS being the limiting factor at high pixel counts.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the optimal settings depend on the target display and desired frame rate. For 1080p displays with 144Hz or 165Hz refresh rates, the Ultra preset at 184 FPS is the recommended choice, as it delivers high fidelity without sacrificing smoothness. The Medium preset at 309 FPS exceeds even the fastest 360Hz displays, but the visual quality trade-off is unnecessary when Ultra still comfortably exceeds 144 FPS.

At 1440p, the Ultra preset produces 132 FPS, which is sufficient for 120Hz displays but falls short of 144Hz panels. For users with 144Hz or higher refresh rate monitors, the High preset at 139 FPS is the better option, providing a 5.3% frame rate increase over Ultra while likely representing a minor visual downgrade. The Medium preset at 222 FPS is overkill for most displays and unnecessary given High's performance.

For 4K displays, the situation requires more careful consideration. The Ultra preset at 83 FPS is playable but may exhibit judder on 120Hz panels. The High preset at 87 FPS offers only a marginal improvement. The Medium preset at 140 FPS is the standout choice, providing smooth gameplay on 120Hz displays while maintaining adequate visual quality. The minimum FPS of 119 at Medium ensures that even demanding scenes stay above the 100 FPS threshold. For users prioritizing visual fidelity over frame rate, the High preset is acceptable, but Medium represents the best balance of smoothness and quality at 4K.

The Low preset should be reserved for competitive play or systems targeting maximum refresh rates. At 4K Low, the system achieves 175 FPS, which is suitable for 175Hz displays, but the visual compromise is substantial for a game that relies on atmosphere and lighting. At 1080p and 1440p, Low is rarely necessary given the high performance of Medium and above. The data clearly indicates that Medium at 4K or Ultra at 1440p provides the most compelling experience for most users with this hardware combination.