Inside

The data for Inside with the Intel Core i5-14400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER shows a game that scales predictably with resolution, but the relationship between settings and frame rate reveals a workload that is heavily dependent on the graphics processor rather than the central processor. The measured results provide a clear picture of where the bottleneck lies at each configuration.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is substantial, but the pattern is not uniform across all settings, which provides insight into the limiting component. At Low settings, the transition from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160 sees the average FPS fall from 309 to 137.6, a reduction of approximately 55%. This large drop indicates that even at the lowest quality preset, the GPU is being pushed harder as pixel count increases. The scaling is nearly linear with the pixel count increase, suggesting the RTX 2070 SUPER is the primary constraint here.

Moving to Medium settings, the 1080p result of 244.5 FPS drops to 177.6 at 2560x1440 and then to 109.5 at 4K. The gap between 1440p and 4K is 38%, which is slightly less than the 55% drop seen at Low settings. This compression of the scaling curve at higher settings hints that the CPU is starting to play a more significant role at lower resolutions, but the GPU still dominates the 4K outcome. At High settings, the pattern continues: 158.1 FPS at 1080p, 110.3 at 1440p, and 68.4 at 4K. The 4K figure is less than half of the 1080p number, reinforcing that the GPU is the limiting factor when the workload becomes more demanding.

Ultra settings show the smallest relative drop from 1080p to 4K, going from 145.7 to 107.2 at 1440p and then to 69.1 at 4K. The 4K result is 52% lower than the 1080p result, but the absolute difference between High and Ultra at 4K is only 0.7 FPS (68.4 vs 69.1). This near-identical performance at 4K across High and Ultra settings suggests that the GPU is saturated at that resolution, and the extra graphical features in Ultra are not adding measurable overhead because the hardware is already at its limit. The data consistently shows that resolution scaling is the dominant factor, with the RTX 2070 SUPER being the component that determines the ceiling.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER is built on the Turing architecture with a TU104 chip, fabricated on a 12 nm process at TSMC. It carries 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. The memory clock runs at 1750 MHz, with an effective data rate of 14 Gbps. The base clock is 1605 MHz, and the boost clock reaches 1770 MHz. These specifications translate into a pixel rate of 113.3 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 283.2 GTexel/s, with FP32 performance at 9.062 TFLOPS.

In the context of Inside, the GPU's memory bandwidth appears sufficient for the game's visual style, which is a side-scrolling puzzle platformer with a muted color palette. The fact that 4K Ultra yields 69.1 FPS while 4K High yields 68.4 FPS indicates that the GPU is not struggling with texture memory or bandwidth at these settings. The difference between High and Ultra at 4K is negligible, suggesting the game's Ultra preset may add effects that are not computationally intensive for this particular GPU, or that the GPU is already maxed out on the core rather than memory.

The GPU's benchmark scores place it in the 65th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 22206. Its nearest rival in the data is the NVIDIA RTX A400, which scores 22307, a delta of -0.5%. The RTX 2070 SUPER also sits close to the GeForce GTX TITAN Z (22006, +0.9%) and the RTX 4060 Mobile (22729, -2.3%). These close deltas indicate that the GPU's raw compute performance is well understood, and the measured FPS in Inside aligns with its mid-pack positioning. The GPU's DirectX 12 benchmark score of 67 in Passmark is notably lower than its DirectX 11 score of 151, but the game's performance does not appear to suffer from this, as the high frame rates at 1080p demonstrate.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14400F is a 10-core, 16-thread processor from the Raptor Lake refresh, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz. It has 80 KB of L1 cache per core, 1.25 MB of L2 cache per core, and a shared 20 MB L3 cache. The CPU's Cinebench R23 multi-core score is 21914, and its single-core score is 3093. In Geekbench, it scores 11209 multi-core and 2333 single-core. These results place it in the 88th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 32508.

In Inside, the CPU's role becomes clear when examining the 1080p Low setting, which produces 309 FPS. This extremely high frame rate suggests that the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU well beyond what the GPU can render at higher resolutions. However, the game is not CPU-bound at any resolution tested. The fact that 1080p Low (309 FPS) is more than double the 1440p Low (222.6 FPS) shows that the GPU is the bottleneck even at the lowest settings. The CPU's 10 cores and 16 threads are more than sufficient for a puzzle platformer, and the benchmark data confirms that the CPU is not holding back the system.

The CPU's nearest rivals include the Intel Core i7-12800H (32513, 0% delta), the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645 (32446, +0.2%), and the AMD Ryzen 7 250 (32584, -0.2%). These nearly identical average scores indicate that the i5-14400F is in a performance tier where small differences in synthetic benchmarks do not translate into meaningful differences in this game. The CPU's boost clock of 4.70 GHz is likely sufficient for the game's physics and logic, but the measured FPS data shows no evidence of a CPU limitation, as the frame rates scale smoothly with resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-14400F and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ranks 994 out of 1671 tested combos in Inside. This places it in the upper-middle portion of the database, which is consistent with the individual component rankings. The GPU's 65th percentile and the CPU's 88th percentile suggest that the GPU is the more limiting factor, and this is reflected in the combo's overall position. The rank of 994 indicates that while the system is capable of smooth gameplay at most settings, there are 677 combos that achieve higher frame rates in this specific title.

The combo's rank relative to the number of tested combos (1671) shows that it outperforms approximately 40% of all combinations. This is not a top-tier result, but it is far from the bottom. The data suggests that the GPU's age (released in mid-2019) is the primary reason for the mid-pack ranking, as the CPU is a more recent part with a higher percentile. The measured FPS results confirm this, as the system is never CPU-bound, meaning that a more powerful GPU would likely move this combo significantly higher in the rankings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers high frame rates across all settings. Low settings produce 309 FPS, Medium produces 244.5 FPS, High produces 158.1 FPS, and Ultra produces 145.7 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra is only 8%, indicating that the Ultra preset adds modest overhead at this resolution. These numbers show that the system is more than capable of driving a 144 Hz or even 240 Hz monitor at 1080p with any settings.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain playable. Low settings yield 222.6 FPS, Medium yields 177.6 FPS, High yields 110.3 FPS, and Ultra yields 107.2 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is roughly 28-30% at each setting, which is consistent with the increase in pixel count. At 1440p, the system is still capable of high refresh rate gaming, particularly at Medium settings where it exceeds 170 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the system begins to show its limits. Low settings produce 137.6 FPS, Medium produces 109.5 FPS, High produces 68.4 FPS, and Ultra produces 69.1 FPS. The interesting anomaly is that High and Ultra are nearly identical, with Ultra actually being 0.7 FPS higher. This suggests that at 4K, the GPU is the bottleneck, and the difference between High and Ultra is negligible because the hardware cannot render the additional effects at a meaningful rate. For 4K gaming, the system is best suited to Low or Medium settings to maintain frame rates above 100 FPS, while High and Ultra will still provide a smooth experience at around 70 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS threshold for most displays.

FAQ

*Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this combo in Inside?*

A: The highest average FPS is 309, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: How does the frame rate at 4K Ultra compare to 4K High?

A: At 3840x2160, Ultra produces 69.1 FPS while High produces 68.4 FPS, a difference of only 0.7 FPS, indicating the GPU is saturated at this resolution.

*Q: Is this system more limited by the CPU or GPU in Inside?*

A: The data shows the GPU is the limiting factor. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 309 FPS, but at 4K Low it drops to 137.6 FPS, a 55% reduction, while the CPU's performance percentile (88th) is significantly higher than the GPU's (65th).

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested combinations?

A: The combo ranks 994 out of 1671 tested combinations in this game.

Q: Does the RTX 2070 SUPER perform better in DirectX 11 or DirectX 12 benchmarks?

A: The Passmark DirectX 11 score is 151, while the DirectX 12 score is 67, showing significantly higher performance in the older API.

Q: What is the GPU's memory bandwidth and does it appear to limit performance?

A: The RTX 2070 SUPER has 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth from its 8 GB GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus. The negligible difference between High and Ultra at 4K (68.4 vs 69.1 FPS) suggests bandwidth is not a limiting factor, as the core is the bottleneck.