Inside

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Inside with the Intel Core i5-12400 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 shows a clear pattern of GPU-bound scaling as resolution increases. At 1080p with Ultra settings, the combo produces 110.2 FPS. Moving to 1440p drops that to 80.6 FPS, a reduction of roughly 27%. At 4K Ultra, the average falls to 50.8 FPS, which is about 54% below the 1080p figure. This steep decline across resolutions indicates that the GTX 1070 is the primary limiting component at higher pixel counts.

The scaling story changes dramatically when looking at Low settings. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 229.4 FPS, which is more than double the Ultra result at the same resolution. At 1440p Low, the average is 165.9 FPS, and even at 4K Low the system maintains 106.4 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at each resolution is substantial: at 1080p the difference is 119.2 FPS, at 1440p it is 85.3 FPS, and at 4K it is 55.6 FPS. This suggests that the game's higher presets impose a heavy rendering load that scales with resolution, while the Low preset is light enough for the GTX 1070 to maintain high frame rates even at 4K.

The data also reveals how the CPU becomes less relevant as resolution climbs. At 1080p Low, the 229.4 FPS result approaches what the i5-12400 can feed given its 3DMark single-thread score of 910 and passmark single-thread score of 3456, but the GPU still has headroom. At 4K Low, the 106.4 FPS figure is still well above 60 FPS, indicating that the GTX 1070 is not fully saturated even at the highest resolution with minimal settings. The bottleneck shifts decisively to the GPU when enabling Medium, High, or Ultra at 4K, where frame rates drop below 84 FPS.

Settings Recommendations

For a smooth experience at 60 FPS or higher, the data points to Medium as the optimal balance across all tested resolutions. At 1080p Medium, the combo delivers 183.4 FPS, which is 73.2 FPS higher than High and 73.2 FPS higher than Ultra. At 1440p Medium, the average is 132.3 FPS, still far above the 84.5 FPS of High and 80.6 FPS of Ultra. Even at 4K Medium, the system produces 83.5 FPS, which exceeds the 60 FPS threshold comfortably.

High settings are viable for 1080p and 1440p, with averages of 113.3 FPS and 84.5 FPS respectively. However, at 4K High the frame rate drops to 55.1 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS target for many displays. Ultra settings are only recommended for 1080p users who prioritize visual fidelity over frame rate, since the 110.2 FPS at that resolution is still playable, but the 1440p Ultra result of 80.6 FPS and 4K Ultra result of 50.8 FPS may feel less fluid.

The best experience per the measured rows is Medium at 1440p: it delivers 132.3 FPS, which is 48.8 FPS higher than High at the same resolution and only 1.1 FPS lower than the 1080p High result. This suggests that Medium at 1440p offers a strong combination of resolution clarity and frame rate headroom. For users with 4K displays, Medium at 83.5 FPS is the highest preset that stays above 60 FPS, while Low at 106.4 FPS provides extra margin for demanding scenes.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 is the central component in these results. Its 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus provides 256.3 GB/s of bandwidth, which is sufficient for the textures and effects in Inside at 1080p and 1440p, but the 4K Ultra result of 50.8 FPS indicates that the memory subsystem and the GPU's compute capacity are stressed at that resolution. The GPU's 1920 shading units, 120 TMUs, and 64 ROPs operate at a base clock of 1506 MHz and a boost clock of 1683 MHz, delivering 6.463 TFLOPS of FP32 performance.

The GTX 1070 sits at the 51st percentile among all GPUs in the benchmark database, with an average benchmark score of 12331. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA Quadro K4200 (score 12241, delta 0.7%), the GeForce GTX 880M (score 12490, delta -1.3%), the GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER (score 12504, delta -1.4%), and the Tesla K20Xm (score 12547, delta -1.7%). This places the GTX 1070 in the middle of the pack, meaning it is neither a high-end nor a low-end part in the current database.

The measured results align with this mid-range positioning. The GPU handles 1080p Ultra at 110.2 FPS, which is strong for a card of this class, but 4K Ultra falls to 50.8 FPS, revealing the limits of its 256-bit memory bus and 8 GB capacity. The Low preset at 4K produces 106.4 FPS, showing that the GPU can still excel when the rendering load is reduced. The pixel rate of 107.7 GPixel/s and texture rate of 202.0 GTexel/s are the hardware figures that explain why the GPU scales well at lower settings but struggles to maintain high frame rates at 4K with heavier presets.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS this combo achieves in Inside?

A: The best result is 229.4 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The second-best is 183.4 FPS at 1080p Medium.

Q: Can this system run Inside at 4K with High settings?

A: Yes, but only at 55.1 FPS on average, which is below the 60 FPS threshold. The 4K Ultra preset drops further to 50.8 FPS, while 4K Medium reaches 83.5 FPS.

Q: How does the GTX 1070 compare to its nearest rival, the GTX 1650 SUPER?

A: The GTX 1070 has an average benchmark score of 12331, while the GTX 1650 SUPER scores 12504, making the 1650 SUPER 1.4% faster according to the deltaPct of -1.4% for the GTX 1070 relative to that rival.

Q: What is the CPU's percentile ranking among all processors?

A: The Intel Core i5-12400 sits at the 77th percentile, with an average benchmark score of 19850. Its closest rival is the Intel Core i7-9700, which scores 19831 (delta 0.1%).

Q: Is there a settings preset that maintains above 100 FPS at all three resolutions?

A: Low is the only preset that stays above 100 FPS everywhere: 229.4 FPS at 1080p, 165.9 FPS at 1440p, and 106.4 FPS at 4K. Medium falls below 100 FPS only at 4K (83.5 FPS).

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

A: The difference is 178.6 FPS: 229.4 FPS at 1080p Low versus 50.8 FPS at 4K Ultra. This represents the full range of the combo's performance envelope.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400 provides the processing foundation for these results. With 6 cores and 12 threads, a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, this Alder Lake-S processor delivers robust single-thread and multi-thread performance. Its Cinebench R23 scores are 15935 for multi-core and 2249 for single-core, while its 3DMark single-thread score is 910 and max-threads score is 5890. These figures place the CPU at the 77th percentile, with an average benchmark score of 19850.

The nearest rivals for the i5-12400 are the Intel Core i7-9700 (score 19831, delta 0.1%), the Intel Core i7-8700 (score 19894, delta -0.2%), the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX (score 19928, delta -0.4%), and the Intel Core i5-11600K (score 19771, delta 0.4%). This means the i5-12400 is effectively tied with several previous-generation high-end parts, and even outperforms the Threadripper PRO 5995WX by 0.4% in the average benchmark score, which is notable given the Threadripper's much higher core count.

In the context of Inside, the CPU's role is less demanding than in many other titles. The game is a puzzle platformer, and the measured FPS data shows that even at 4K Low, the combo achieves 106.4 FPS, which is well above typical CPU-bound thresholds. The passmark single-thread score of 3456 and the 3DMark 2-thread score of 1692 indicate that the i5-12400 can handle the game's logic and physics without becoming a bottleneck at any of the tested settings. The CPU's 18 MB of shared L3 cache and 1.25 MB L2 per core also help maintain smooth frame pacing in scenes with many interactive elements.

The fact that the 1080p Low result of 229.4 FPS is the highest measured suggests that the CPU can feed the GPU well beyond the GTX 1070's capabilities at lower resolutions. The i5-12400's 12 threads and 2.50 GHz base clock are more than adequate for a game released in 2016, and its 4.40 GHz boost ensures that single-threaded tasks, which are common in puzzle games, execute quickly. The launch MSRP for this CPU is $199, placing it as a mainstream part that punches well above its class in benchmark scores.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete set of measured average FPS values for the Intel Core i5-12400 with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 in Inside is as follows:

At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers 229.4 FPS, Medium delivers 183.4 FPS, High delivers 113.3 FPS, and Ultra delivers 110.2 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 119.2 FPS, while the gap between High and Ultra is only 3.1 FPS, suggesting that the Ultra preset adds minimal extra load over High at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 165.9 FPS for Low, 132.3 FPS for Medium, 84.5 FPS for High, and 80.6 FPS for Ultra. The difference between Low and Ultra is 85.3 FPS. The High-to-Ultra gap narrows further to 3.9 FPS, indicating that these two presets are nearly identical in cost at 1440p.

At 3840x2160, the results are 106.4 FPS for Low, 83.5 FPS for Medium, 55.1 FPS for High, and 50.8 FPS for Ultra. The Low-to-Ultra difference is 55.6 FPS. The High-to-Ultra gap is 4.3 FPS, again showing that these two presets are close in rendering cost.

Comparing across resolutions for each preset: Low scales from 229.4 FPS at 1080p to 165.9 FPS at 1440p (a 63.5 FPS drop) and then to 106.4 FPS at 4K (a further 59.5 FPS drop). Medium drops from 183.4 FPS to 132.3 FPS to 83.5 FPS across the same resolution steps. High drops from 113.3 FPS to 84.5 FPS to 55.1 FPS. Ultra drops from 110.2 FPS to 80.6 FPS to 50.8 FPS.

The combo ranks 1388 out of 1671 tested combinations for this game, placing it in the lower-middle range of the database. This ranking is consistent with the GTX 1070's 51st percentile GPU position and the i5-12400's 77th percentile CPU position. The data shows that the system is well-balanced for 1080p and 1440p gaming, with 4K being viable only at Low or Medium settings. The 4K Ultra result of 50.8 FPS is the only measured value below 60 FPS, and the 4K High result of 55.1 FPS is the only other value below 60 FPS, making these the only presets where frame rate drops below the common display refresh threshold.