Inside

The Intel Core i5-11400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti combination delivers exceptional performance in Inside, a 2016 puzzle platformer with modest hardware demands. The data shows this pair achieves triple-digit frame rates across nearly every tested configuration, with the only sub-100 FPS result occurring at 4K Ultra settings. This analysis breaks down the specific contributions of the CPU and GPU, how resolution scaling shifts the bottleneck, and where this combo ranks among the 1,671 tested system configurations.

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The Intel Core i5-11400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Rocket Lake architecture, manufactured on Intel’s 14 nm process node. It operates with a base clock of 2.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, drawing a 65 W TDP. The CPU features a 12 MB shared L3 cache, with 80 KB of L1 and 512 KB of L2 per core, and supports DDR4 memory over a dual-channel bus with 51.2 GB/s of bandwidth. Released in March 2021, this desktop part is now end-of-life but remains a capable gaming processor.

In synthetic benchmarks, the i5-11400F posts a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 14,372 and a single-core score of 2,029. Its 3DMark results scale from a single-thread score of 868 to a max-thread score of 5,652, indicating solid multi-threading efficiency. The processor’s average benchmark score is 17,181, placing it in the 75th percentile of all CPUs tested. Compared to its nearest rivals, the i5-11400F is essentially tied with the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (deltaPct 0), and it sits within 0.2% of both the Intel Core i7-1260P and the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U. The data suggests that in a game like Inside, which is not heavily threaded, the CPU’s strong single-core performance is more than sufficient to feed the GPU.

The measured frame rates support this interpretation. At 1080p Low settings, the combo produces 271.7 FPS, which is a high enough figure that the CPU’s 4.40 GHz boost clock and 12 threads are clearly not a limiting factor. Even at 4K Ultra, where the GPU is under maximum stress, the average FPS of 85.2 remains well above playable thresholds, indicating the processor maintains adequate instruction throughput. The passmark single-thread score of 2,981 and the data encryption score of 10,247 further confirm the CPU’s ability to handle the physics and logic calculations of this puzzle platformer without bottlenecking the graphics pipeline.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is built on the Ampere architecture with the GA104 chip, manufactured by Samsung on an 8 nm process node. It contains 17,400 million transistors on a 392 mm² die, with 6,144 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, and 96 raster output units. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1575 MHz and a boost clock of 1770 MHz, with memory running at 19 Gbps effective. It features 8 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 608.3 GB/s of bandwidth.

In compute terms, the RTX 3070 Ti offers 21.75 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and a pixel rate of 169.9 GPixel/s. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 3,478, while Geekbench results show 137,518 in OpenCL and 130,778 in Vulkan. The passmark G3D score is 23,356, with a GPU compute score of 11,601. The GPU’s average benchmark score is 30,849, placing it in the 74th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival is the AMD Radeon RX 590 GME at a 0.3% delta, followed by the AMD Radeon RX 6700 at -0.8%, showing the RTX 3070 Ti sits in a tightly contested performance band.

For Inside, the GPU’s role is dominant at higher resolutions and settings. The 8 GB of GDDR6X memory is more than adequate for a game of this era, and the 608.3 GB/s bandwidth ensures texture streaming is never a concern. The data shows that at 1080p, the GPU easily exceeds 190 FPS even at Ultra settings, and at 4K High it still manages 92.9 FPS. The RTX 3070 Ti’s high pixel rate and shading throughput are the primary drivers of these results, as the game’s visual effects and lighting calculations scale directly with these metrics. The transition from Low to Ultra settings at any resolution shows a consistent performance penalty, which is characteristic of a GPU-bound workload.

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The measured FPS data reveals a clear scaling pattern across resolutions. At 1080p High, the combo averages 197.9 FPS, which drops to 140.5 FPS at 1440p High (a 29% reduction), and then to 92.9 FPS at 4K High (a further 34% reduction from 1440p). This progressive decline indicates that the GPU becomes the primary limiting component as pixel count increases. The CPU’s performance headroom is evident in the 1080p results, where even at Ultra settings the frame rate stays above 190 FPS, suggesting the i5-11400F is not the bottleneck.

The scaling at Low settings is even more telling. At 1080p Low, the system produces 271.7 FPS, which is the highest result in the entire dataset. At 1440p Low, this drops to 245.2 FPS, and at 4K Low it falls to 178.2 FPS. The relatively smaller drop from 1080p to 1440p (about 10%) compared to the drop from 1440p to 4K (about 27%) indicates that at lower settings, the GPU still has enough headroom to process frames quickly, but the 4K resolution begins to stress the memory bandwidth and fill rate. The RTX 3070 Ti’s 608.3 GB/s bandwidth is sufficient, but the increased pixel count at 4K demands more from the 96 ROPs and 169.9 GPixel/s pixel rate.

Across all settings, the trend is consistent: the gap between 1080p and 1440p is smaller than the gap between 1440p and 4K. For example, at Medium settings, 1080p yields 254.0 FPS, 1440p yields 226.1 FPS (an 11% drop), and 4K yields 144.5 FPS (a 36% drop from 1440p). This suggests that the GPU’s compute resources are sufficient for 1440p, but 4K pushes the card closer to its limits. The data indicates that for this game, the RTX 3070 Ti is the limiting component at 4K, while the i5-11400F provides ample support at lower resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown — resolution by resolution, settings by settings, exact numbers

The measured frame rates for this combo are comprehensive, covering four settings levels across three resolutions. At 1920x1080, the average FPS ranges from 271.7 at Low settings to 191.1 at Ultra settings. The Medium setting produces 254.0 FPS, while High yields 197.9 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra is 80.6 FPS, representing a 30% performance penalty for maximum visual quality.

At 2560x1440, the results are similarly strong but show a noticeable drop. Low settings average 245.2 FPS, Medium averages 226.1 FPS, High averages 140.5 FPS, and Ultra averages 135.9 FPS. The jump from Medium to High at this resolution is particularly steep, with a 85.6 FPS difference, suggesting that High settings enable effects that are significantly more demanding on the GPU. The Ultra setting is only 4.6 FPS slower than High, indicating diminishing returns beyond High.

At 3840x2160, the performance scales down further. Low settings produce 178.2 FPS, Medium produces 144.5 FPS, High produces 92.9 FPS, and Ultra produces 85.2 FPS. The gap between Medium and High at 4K is 51.6 FPS, which is the largest single-step drop in the entire dataset. This confirms that High settings at 4K introduce a substantial graphical load that the RTX 3070 Ti handles with 92.9 FPS, still comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold. The Ultra setting at 4K is the only configuration below 100 FPS, but at 85.2 FPS, it remains perfectly playable.

The data shows that the RTX 3070 Ti is well-matched to this game’s requirements, with no configuration falling below the playability standard. The i5-11400F’s contribution is consistent across all settings, as the frame rate differences are driven almost entirely by the GPU’s workload.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

The Intel Core i5-11400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti combination ranks 696th out of 1,671 tested system configurations in Inside. This places the combo in the top 42% of all systems tested, which is a respectable position given the game’s age and the wide range of hardware combinations in the database. The rank indicates that while this is not a top-tier configuration, it delivers performance that exceeds the majority of tested systems.

The CPU’s 75th percentile ranking and the GPU’s 74th percentile ranking provide context for this position. The i5-11400F is positioned above the median CPU, and the RTX 3070 Ti is similarly above the median GPU. However, the combo’s 696th rank suggests that many systems with higher-end components, such as newer generation processors or more powerful GPUs, achieve higher frame rates in this game. The data shows that the combo is competitive with systems featuring the AMD Radeon RX 590 GME, which is the GPU’s closest rival with a 0.3% delta in average score.

The rank also reflects the balance of the pairing. A system with a significantly more powerful GPU, such as one in the top 10th percentile, would likely rank higher, but the RTX 3070 Ti’s performance is still strong enough to place this combo well above the middle of the field. The measured FPS data supports this, as even the lowest result (4K Ultra at 85.2 FPS) is far above the minimum playable threshold. The combo’s rank of 696 out of 1,671 confirms that it is a solid, mid-to-upper-tier configuration for this game, with no weak points in either the CPU or GPU that would drag performance down.