Inside

# How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-13400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER achieves a combo rank of #201 out of 1671 tested combinations in Inside. This places the pairing in the top 12% of all tested systems, indicating that this configuration is positioned well above the median for this game. The strong ranking is not surprising given the hardware's specifications, but what stands out is the consistency: this combo delivers playable frame rates across every resolution and settings preset measured, with no configuration falling below the 119 FPS threshold.

When comparing the GPU to its nearest rivals, the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER's average benchmark score of 48704 sits within 2% of several comparable cards. It trails the NVIDIA CMP 50HX by 0.7% (49071) and the Intel Arc A550M by 2.1% (49737), while leading the NVIDIA RTX A2000 by 1.6% (47915) and the RTX A1000 Mobile by 2% (47743). These narrow deltas suggest that the 4070 Ti SUPER is competitively positioned in raw compute, but the measured FPS in Inside shows that actual game performance is far more dependent on the settings and resolution than on the score gap to rivals.

The CPU also holds its ground well. The i5-13400F's average benchmark score of 25236 places it within 0.5% of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D (25365) and 0.1% of the Intel Core i7-13620H (25201), while edging out the AMD EPYC 9474F and Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 by 0.5% each. With a percentile ranking of 82 among all CPUs, this processor is comfortably in the upper quartile, making it a solid match for the GPU in this title.

# Settings Recommendations

The data reveals a clear hierarchy across settings presets, and the best experience depends heavily on the target display resolution. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers 330.4 FPS, but this is excessive for almost any display. The Medium preset at 310.1 FPS and High at 254.9 FPS both offer headroom well above 240Hz refresh rates, while Ultra drops slightly to 254.7 FPS. The differences between High and Ultra at 1080p are negligible—just 0.2 FPS—so the Ultra preset is essentially free performance-wise at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the picture shifts. Low yields 298.3 FPS, Medium drops to 275.3 FPS, and High sits at 196.2 FPS. Ultra trails at 184.5 FPS. The step from High to Ultra costs roughly 12 FPS, which is noticeable but still leaves either preset comfortably above 144Hz. For 1440p displays, High is the sweet spot: it maintains excellent frame rates while presumably offering better visual fidelity than Medium.

At 3840x2160, the presets compress significantly. Low produces 245.1 FPS, Medium 196 FPS, High 124 FPS, and Ultra 119.1 FPS. The jump from Low to Medium is a 20% reduction, but from Medium to High is a larger 37% drop. High and Ultra are nearly identical at 4K, differing by only 4.9 FPS. For 4K gaming, High is the recommended preset because it delivers 124 FPS while the Ultra preset offers no meaningful advantage. The measured data suggests that the GPU becomes the limiting factor at 4K once settings exceed Medium, making High the best balance of quality and speed.

# Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a GPU-bound scenario at higher resolutions, but with notable CPU headroom at lower ones. At High settings, the combo delivers 254.9 FPS at 1080p, drops to 196.2 FPS at 1440p (a 23% reduction), and falls to 124 FPS at 4K (a further 37% reduction from 1440p). This pattern of escalating losses indicates that the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is increasingly the bottleneck as pixel count rises.

At Low settings, the scaling is steeper in absolute terms: 330.4 FPS at 1080p, 298.3 FPS at 1440p (a 10% drop), and 245.1 FPS at 4K (an 18% drop from 1440p). The relatively small losses from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings suggest the CPU is still capable of feeding the GPU adequately, but the 4K reduction shows the GPU's limits even at minimal graphical load.

The Medium preset tells a similar story: 310.1 FPS at 1080p, 275.3 FPS at 1440p, and 196 FPS at 4K. The 4K figure is 37% lower than the 1440p result, underscoring that the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth—672.3 GB/s on a 256-bit bus—are the defining constraints once resolution climbs. Ultra settings show the most dramatic scaling: 254.7 FPS at 1080p, 184.5 FPS at 1440p, and 119.1 FPS at 4K. This 53% total drop from 1080p to 4K at Ultra confirms that the GPU is the primary bottleneck, while the CPU's 10 cores and 16 threads are sufficient to avoid limiting performance even at the lowest settings.

# Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers outstanding results across all presets. Low settings produce an average of 330.4 FPS, Medium reaches 310.1 FPS, High achieves 254.9 FPS, and Ultra is nearly identical at 254.7 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra is a mere 0.2 FPS, indicating that the Ultra preset's additional graphical features do not tax the GPU meaningfully at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain high but show more separation between presets. Low settings yield 298.3 FPS, Medium drops to 275.3 FPS, High settles at 196.2 FPS, and Ultra trails at 184.5 FPS. The gap between Medium and High is 79.1 FPS, suggesting that the High preset introduces a significant rendering load that the GPU must process.

At 3840x2160, the results are still playable but with a wider spread. Low settings achieve 245.1 FPS, Medium hits 196 FPS, High manages 124 FPS, and Ultra drops to 119.1 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra at 4K is only 4.9 FPS, making the Ultra preset a poor trade-off for its negligible frame rate penalty. The data shows that this combo can handle 4K gaming at High settings with frame rates well above 120 FPS, which is a strong result for a puzzle platformer of this type.

# GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process from TSMC, featuring 45,900 million transistors on a 379 mm² die. Its 8448 shading units, 264 TMUs, and 96 ROPs provide substantial rasterization power, while 66 RT cores and 264 tensor cores add ray tracing and AI acceleration. The GPU's base clock runs at 2340 MHz, boosting to 2610 MHz, with memory clocked at 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective), delivering a bandwidth of 672.3 GB/s over a 256-bit bus.

In this game, the GPU's VRAM capacity of 16 GB of GDDR6X is more than sufficient, even at 4K Ultra where the measured FPS remains at 119.1. The pixel rate of 250.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 689.0 GTexel/s help explain the strong high-resolution performance. The FP32 compute of 44.10 TFLOPS matches the FP16 rate at a 1:1 ratio, indicating balanced compute capabilities that benefit this game's rendering.

The GPU's percentile ranking of 86 among all GPUs is reflected in its actual performance here. At 4K High, the 124 FPS result is particularly impressive given that the GPU sits just 1.6% above the RTX A2000 in synthetic benchmarks yet delivers frame rates that would be playable on high-refresh 4K displays. The end-of-life production status and 799 USD launch MSRP are noted, but the measured data shows the card remains competitive in this title.

# FAQ

Q: What is the best settings preset for 4K gaming with this combo?

A: High settings at 3840x2160 produce 124 FPS, which is only 4.9 FPS less than Ultra at 119.1 FPS. The High preset is recommended because it offers nearly identical performance to Ultra while presumably reducing graphical load.

Q: How does this combo perform at 1080p compared to 4K?

A: At 1080p High, the combo achieves 254.9 FPS, while at 4K High it delivers 124 FPS. This represents a 51% reduction in frame rate when moving from 1080p to 4K, indicating the GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions.

Q: Is the CPU a bottleneck in this game?

A: The data suggests no. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 330.4 FPS, and even at 4K Low it maintains 245.1 FPS. The i5-13400F's 10 cores and 16 threads appear sufficient to feed the GPU across all tested configurations.

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

A: The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER's average score of 48704 is 0.7% below the NVIDIA CMP 50HX (49071) and 2.1% below the Intel Arc A550M (49737), while leading the RTX A2000 by 1.6% and the RTX A1000 Mobile by 2%.

Q: What frame rate can I expect at 1440p with Ultra settings?

A: The measured average is 184.5 FPS at 2560x1440 with Ultra settings. This is well above 144Hz refresh rates, making it suitable for high-refresh 1440p monitors.

Q: Does the Low preset offer a meaningful advantage over Medium at 4K?

A: Yes, Low produces 245.1 FPS versus Medium's 196 FPS at 4K, a difference of 49.1 FPS. However, both are far above playable thresholds, so the choice depends on visual preferences.

# CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-13400F is a 10-core, 16-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, built on Intel's 10 nm process. Its base clock runs at 2.50 GHz with a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, and it features 20 MB of shared L3 cache alongside 1.25 MB of L2 per core. The CPU supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory in dual-channel configuration, with a 65 W TDP that makes it a power-efficient choice for this pairing.

In synthetic benchmarks, the i5-13400F shows strong multi-threaded performance: Cinebench R23 multicore scores 21279, while single-core hits 3004. The 3DMark results reveal scaling from 1880 in the 2-thread test to 7314 in the 16-thread test, indicating good thread utilization. Passmark multithread scores 25032, with single-thread at 3634. These figures place the CPU at the 82nd percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 25236.

For this game, the CPU's role is to keep up with the GPU's high frame rates. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 330.4 FPS, which stresses the CPU's ability to issue draw calls and physics updates. The fact that frame rates scale smoothly from Low to Ultra at 1080p—330.4 to 254.7 FPS—suggests the CPU maintains its advantage even as GPU load increases. The 16 threads provide ample parallelism for this puzzle platformer, which likely benefits from the CPU's strong single-core performance (3DMark single-thread score of 960) as much as its multi-core capabilities.

The nearest rivals in CPU benchmarks include the Intel Core i7-13620H (0.1% higher average score) and the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D (0.5% higher), but the i5-13400F's performance in this game is clearly sufficient. At 4K Ultra, the combo still delivers 119.1 FPS, which demonstrates that the CPU is not the limiting factor even at the most demanding settings. The 20 MB of shared L3 cache likely helps with game asset streaming, contributing to the consistent frame times observed across all measured configurations.