Inside

# FAQ

Q: What average frame rate does this combo deliver at 4K Ultra in Inside?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the Intel Core i5-14600K and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti combination produces an average of 121.8 FPS. This is the lowest measured average across all settings at this resolution, though it remains comfortably above 120 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 5070 Ti compare to the RTX 4080 in overall GPU benchmark scores?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti posts an average benchmark score of 52086, while the RTX 4080 scores 52085. The deltaPct is 0%, indicating these two GPUs are statistically tied in aggregate performance across all tested workloads.

Q: What is the largest performance gap between settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the spread from Low to Ultra is substantial. Low settings yield 350.1 FPS average, while Ultra drops to 192.8 FPS. The difference between these two presets is 157.3 FPS, representing an 81.6% reduction in frame rate when moving from the least to most demanding preset.

Q: Does the CPU's single-core performance place it in a competitive position?

A: The Core i5-14600K achieves a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4642 and a Geekbench single-core score of 2803. Its overall percentile vs all CPUs is 93, meaning it outperforms 93% of processors in the database. The nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, has an average score 0.2% higher, indicating near-parity.

Q: At which resolution does the combo exceed 350 FPS on Low settings?

A: Both 1920x1080 and 2560x1440 with Low settings exceed that threshold. At 1080p Low, the average is 389.6 FPS, while at 1440p Low it reaches 350.1 FPS. Even 4K Low produces 252.4 FPS, which is well above typical high-refresh displays.

Q: What is the GPU's memory configuration and how does it relate to Inside's performance?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti features 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus with 896.0 GB/s bandwidth. Given that the game's heaviest measured load (4K Ultra) still yields 121.8 FPS, the memory subsystem appears more than adequate for this puzzle platformer's demands.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14600K is a 14-core, 20-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, manufactured on Intel's 10 nm process. Its base clock runs at 3.50 GHz with a boost clock of 5.30 GHz. The cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 2 MB of L2 per core, and 24 MB of shared L3. This configuration places the chip in the 93rd percentile among all CPUs in the database.

For a game like Inside, a puzzle platformer released in 2016, the CPU workload is modest compared to modern AAA titles. The benchmark data confirms this: even at 1080p Low, where CPU overhead is most visible, the combo achieves 389.6 FPS average. The single-core performance, measured at 4642 in Cinebench R23 and 2803 in Geekbench, ensures that the game's logic and physics threads are never the bottleneck. The processor's 125 W TDP and unlocked multiplier indicate headroom for enthusiasts, though the measured results suggest no overclocking is necessary to saturate the GPU in this title.

Comparing to nearest rivals, the Core i5-14600K's average benchmark score of 49166 sits 0.2% above the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X (49062) and 0.4% below the Intel Core i5-14600KF (49367). This places the CPU in a tightly contested band where architectural differences matter little for Inside's frame rates. The 20 threads provide ample parallelism for background tasks, but the game's actual thread utilization is likely limited to a handful of cores. The data shows the CPU's multi-core capability—32881 in Cinebench R23 and 15846 in Geekbench multi-core—is far beyond what this title requires.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti is built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with the GB203 chip, fabricated on TSMC's 5 nm process. It contains 45,600 million transistors across a 378 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 120.6M per mm². The GPU operates at a base clock of 2295 MHz and boosts to 2452 MHz, with memory running at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective). The 16 GB GDDR7 frame buffer on a 256-bit bus delivers 896.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

In Inside, the GPU demonstrates scaling that reflects the game's relatively light rendering load. At 1080p, the difference between Medium (358.6 FPS) and Low (389.6 FPS) is only 31 FPS, while Ultra (264.8 FPS) sits 93.8 FPS below Low. The pattern repeats at 1440p: Medium achieves 324.5 FPS, Low 350.1 FPS, and Ultra 192.8 FPS. At 4K, the spread widens—Low hits 252.4 FPS, Medium 201.8 FPS, High 125.9 FPS, and Ultra 121.8 FPS—indicating that resolution scaling taxes the GPU more than preset changes at the highest pixel counts.

The RTX 5070 Ti's nearest rival, the RTX 4080, matches its average score exactly (52086 vs 52085, deltaPct 0%). The AMD Radeon RX 7700S scores 52505, 0.8% higher, while the RTX A1000 trails by 2.5%. These tight margins suggest the GPU's 87th percentile ranking reflects a mature, well-balanced design. For Inside specifically, the GPU's 43.94 TFLOPS FP32 throughput and 686.6 GTexel/s texture rate are far in excess of what the game demands, evidenced by the 4K Ultra result of 121.8 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-14600K and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti ranks 78th out of 1671 tested combos in Inside, placing it in the top 4.7% of all configurations in the database. This is a measured result, confirmed by actual frame rate capture across all settings and resolutions.

This ranking reflects the combo's ability to maintain very high frame rates even at maximum settings. At 4K Ultra, the 121.8 FPS average is already above the 120 FPS threshold that many high-refresh displays target. Dropping to High at 4K yields 125.9 FPS, a marginal 4.1 FPS improvement that suggests Ultra is essentially free in this title. At 1440p, the combo delivers 192.8 FPS on Ultra, which is 71 FPS higher than the 4K Ultra result, showing that resolution has a more pronounced impact than preset selection.

The 78th rank out of 1671 combos is notable because it indicates that only 77 other CPU-GPU pairings achieve higher performance in this specific game. Given that the database includes combinations with more expensive processors and GPUs, this result underscores how efficiently this pairing handles Inside's rendering demands. The CPU's 14 cores and the GPU's 8960 shading units work together without a visible bottleneck at any tested setting, as evidenced by the smooth scaling from 1080p to 4K.

Settings Recommendations

For 4K displays, the data shows a clear recommendation: use High settings. The High preset at 3840x2160 produces 125.9 FPS average, which is only 4.1 FPS higher than Ultra's 121.8 FPS. However, the Medium preset drops to 201.8 FPS, meaning High sits at a sweet spot where visual quality is near-maximal while frame rate remains above 120 FPS. The 4.1 FPS difference between High and Ultra is within the margin where most users would not perceive a difference, so choosing High provides a small performance buffer without sacrificing visible quality.

At 1440p, the recommendation shifts to Ultra. The 192.8 FPS average at Ultra is already far above any display refresh rate currently on the market, and the gap to Medium (324.5 FPS) is irrelevant for practical purposes. Since the game runs at nearly 200 FPS with maximum settings, there is no reason to reduce quality. The same logic applies at 1080p, where Ultra delivers 264.8 FPS and even the most demanding preset leaves enormous headroom.

For users prioritizing maximum frame rates on high-refresh monitors, Low settings at 1440p (350.1 FPS) or 1080p (389.6 FPS) offer the highest measured averages. However, given that Ultra at 4K already exceeds 120 FPS, the practical recommendation is to run Ultra at any resolution below 4K and High at 4K. The Medium preset at 4K (201.8 FPS) could be chosen for an extra margin on 240 Hz displays, but the visual trade-off is unnecessary given the game's art style. The measured data consistently shows this combo has ample performance for Inside at every resolution and preset combination tested.