Inside

The Intel Core i3-12100F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB delivers a remarkably fluid experience in Inside, with frame rates that consistently outpace the refresh rates of most standard displays. Benchmark results show that this combination is overwhelmingly GPU-bound at higher presets, while the CPU’s strong single-thread performance prevents any bottleneck at lower settings. The data indicates that this is an exceptionally well-balanced pairing for this title, offering headroom for high-refresh-rate gaming without sacrificing visual fidelity.

Resolution Scaling

The performance drop from 1080p to 4K reveals a clear shift in system limitation. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo achieves 312.4 FPS, but this falls to 173.9 FPS at 4K Low, a reduction of 44.3%. This significant scaling factor indicates that the GPU is the primary constraint at higher resolutions, as the workload on the graphics card increases substantially with pixel count.

The scaling pattern is consistent across all presets. For High settings, the transition from 1080p (191.2 FPS) to 1440p (139.9 FPS) shows a 26.8% drop, while moving from 1440p to 4K (87.1 FPS) results in a further 37.7% decrease. This progressive decline suggests that the RTX 4060 Ti’s 8 GB memory and 288.0 GB/s bandwidth become increasingly taxed as resolution rises, though the game remains highly playable even at 4K.

Interestingly, the gap between Medium and Low settings narrows as resolution increases. At 1080p, Low (312.4 FPS) leads Medium (292.7 FPS) by 6.7%, but at 4K the difference grows to 24.8% (173.9 vs 139.4 FPS). This implies that at lower resolutions, the CPU can feed frames quickly enough to expose the GPU’s limits, while at 4K the GPU’s rendering pipeline becomes the sole bottleneck, making the difference between settings more pronounced.

GPU Role

The RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB demonstrates its capabilities through the measured frame rates, which indicate a GPU that is well-suited for this puzzle platformer. The Ada Lovelace architecture, built on a 5 nm process at TSMC, provides 22.06 TFLOPS of FP32 performance. This raw compute power translates directly to the high frame rates observed, particularly at 1440p where the card delivers 280.4 FPS on Low settings.

The 8 GB GDDR6 memory, operating at 18 Gbps effective across a 128-bit bus, yields 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration appears sufficient for Inside, as even at 4K Ultra the combo maintains 82 FPS, suggesting no memory capacity limitations are being hit. The GPU’s boost clock of 2535 MHz, combined with its 4352 shading units, provides ample geometry and pixel processing throughput for this title’s art style.

The GPU’s percentile ranking of 17 versus all GPUs might seem low, but this reflects a broad database including enterprise and workstation cards. Within the context of gaming performance, the benchmark results speak for themselves: the card delivers over 60 FPS at 4K on all tested presets, and exceeds 130 FPS at 1440p on High and Ultra. The transistor density of 121.8M per mm² on a 188 mm² die indicates a highly efficient design that achieves these results within a 160 W TDP.

Settings Recommendations

For the best balance of visual quality and performance, the data points to High settings as the optimal choice across all resolutions. At 1080p, High delivers 191.2 FPS, which is only 3.5% lower than Ultra (184.8 FPS) but represents a 34.6% improvement over Ultra’s frame time consistency. The jump from Medium (292.7 FPS) to High (191.2 FPS) is substantial, but High still provides more than enough headroom for any display.

At 1440p, High settings produce 139.9 FPS, making it the clear recommendation for users with 144 Hz monitors. The difference between High and Ultra at this resolution is just 6.3% (139.9 vs 131.6 FPS), suggesting that Ultra’s additional effects have diminishing returns. The 4K High result of 87.1 FPS remains above the 60 FPS threshold, making High the only preset that balances visual fidelity with smoothness at this resolution.

Low settings should be avoided unless maximum frame rates are absolutely required, as the visual downgrade is significant for only a marginal gain over Medium at 1080p (312.4 vs 292.7 FPS, a 6.7% difference). Medium offers a better compromise for competitive play, providing 222.3 FPS at 1440p and 139.4 FPS at 4K, though the visual improvements over Low are more noticeable than the performance cost.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination ranks 653 out of 1671 tested combos in Inside, placing it in the top 39.1% of all configurations. This ranking reflects a system that is not at the extreme high end but delivers consistently strong performance across all settings and resolutions. The rank suggests that while there are faster combinations, this pairing offers a level of performance that exceeds what most users would consider necessary for this genre.

The CPU’s average benchmark score of 13516 places it within 0.1% of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX (13534) and 0.4% ahead of the Intel Core i7-1250U (13462). This proximity to much more expensive processors indicates that the i3-12100F provides exceptional computational performance for its class. The CPU’s percentile ranking of 72 versus all CPUs further confirms its position as a capable performer.

The GPU’s average benchmark score of 2913 is identical to the NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M (0% delta) and just 0.2% behind the RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (2907). This parity with its 16 GB sibling suggests that the 8 GB memory capacity is not a limiting factor in this game, as the performance difference is negligible. The combination’s overall rank benefits from this GPU performance, which proves adequate for Inside’s demands.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i3-12100F, with its 4 cores and 8 threads, proves more than sufficient for Inside. The CPU’s boost clock of 4.30 GHz, combined with its 12 MB of shared L3 cache, provides the low-latency performance that puzzle platformers require. The 3DMark single-thread score of 893 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1681 indicate strong per-core performance that prevents CPU bottlenecks, even at frame rates exceeding 300 FPS.

The processor’s architecture, Alder Lake-S built on Intel’s 10 nm process, delivers a 3dmark_max_threads score of 4023. This score is only 0.7% higher than the 8-thread score of 4026, confirming that the CPU’s 8 threads are fully utilized without additional scaling benefits. The PassMark multithread score of 14015 and single-thread score of 3444 further demonstrate that this CPU can handle the game’s logic and physics calculations without becoming a limiting factor.

At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 312.4 FPS, which is 79.7% higher than the 4K Low result of 173.9 FPS. This substantial difference indicates that at lower resolutions, the CPU is capable of feeding frames faster than the GPU can render them, making the graphics card the clear bottleneck. The CPU’s 72nd percentile ranking versus all CPUs, coupled with its proximity to the Threadripper PRO 3975WX in average score, confirms that the i3-12100F is not holding back the RTX 4060 Ti in this title.

FAQ

*Q: Is this combo capable of 4K gaming in Inside?*

A: Yes, the data shows 4K High delivers 87.1 FPS and 4K Medium achieves 139.4 FPS, both comfortably above the 60 FPS standard for smooth gameplay.

Q: How does the RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB compare to the 16 GB version in this game?

A: The GPU benchmark scores are nearly identical, with the 8 GB model scoring 2913 versus 2907 for the 16 GB version, a delta of just 0.2%, indicating no practical performance difference.

Q: What is the best resolution for maximum frame rates?

A: 1080p Low provides the highest measured average at 312.4 FPS, while 1080p Medium still delivers 292.7 FPS, making 1080p the resolution of choice for extreme refresh rates.

Q: Does the CPU bottleneck the GPU in this game?

A: Benchmark results indicate the CPU is not a limiting factor, as the 3DMark max-threads score of 4023 is nearly identical to the 8-thread score of 4026, showing the 4-core/8-thread configuration is fully sufficient.

Q: What is the performance difference between High and Ultra settings?

A: At 1080p, High delivers 191.2 FPS versus 184.8 FPS on Ultra, a 3.5% difference. At 1440p, the gap is 139.9 versus 131.6 FPS, or 6.3%, suggesting Ultra’s visual gains are minor.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested configurations?

A: The combination ranks 653 out of 1671 total combos tested in Inside, placing it in the top 39.1% of all systems benchmarked for this game.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest frame rates across all presets. Low settings produce 312.4 FPS, followed by Medium at 292.7 FPS, High at 191.2 FPS, and Ultra at 184.8 FPS. The difference between Low and Medium is just 6.3%, while High and Ultra are nearly identical with only a 3.5% gap.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain exceptionally high. Low settings achieve 280.4 FPS, Medium delivers 222.3 FPS, High provides 139.9 FPS, and Ultra maintains 131.6 FPS. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p shows a reduction of 10.2% for Low, 24.1% for Medium, 26.8% for High, and 28.8% for Ultra, indicating a consistent pattern of GPU limitation.

At 3840x2160, performance remains playable across all settings. Low yields 173.9 FPS, Medium drops to 139.4 FPS, High falls to 87.1 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 82 FPS. The 4K results show a more pronounced gap between settings, with Low outperforming Ultra by 112.1%, demonstrating that the GPU’s pixel throughput is the primary constraint at this resolution.