Inside

The Intel Core i7-12700KF paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER delivers a benchmark profile that is defined by extreme frame rates and a pronounced shift in system bottleneck as resolution changes. This combination ranks 128th out of 1671 tested combos for Inside, placing it in the top 8% of all configurations. The data shows a system capable of overwhelming this 2016 puzzle platformer’s rendering demands, yet the scaling patterns reveal where the CPU and GPU each take their turn limiting performance.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a dramatic dependency on resolution, with the most significant performance drop occurring between 1440p and 4K. At 1080p High settings, the combo produces 272 FPS average. Moving to 1440p High reduces this to 195.4 FPS, a 28.2% decrease. The jump to 4K High yields 119.5 FPS, which is a further 38.8% reduction from 1440p and a 56.1% drop from the 1080p baseline. This steep decline indicates that the GPU becomes the primary limiting factor at higher resolutions, as the pixel throughput demands of 3840x2160 (over 8.3 million pixels) far exceed the 1920x1080 workload.

The pattern across low, medium, and high settings reinforces this interpretation. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 366.4 FPS, while 4K Low still manages 245 FPS. The gap between the two extremes narrows as settings increase: at Medium, 1080p yields 335.4 FPS versus 193.8 FPS at 4K, a 42.2% difference. At Ultra, the spread compresses further—259.6 FPS at 1080p versus 113.8 FPS at 4K, a 56.2% reduction. This tightening suggests that at lower settings, the CPU has more headroom to push frames, but the GPU’s render load still dominates the scaling curve.

Notably, the performance drop from 1080p to 1440p is relatively modest across all settings. For High, the reduction is 28.2%; for Medium, it is 9.3% (335.4 to 304.3); for Low, it is 10.2% (366.4 to 329.1); for Ultra, it is 28.3% (259.6 to 186). The 4K step, however, is consistently steeper, with reductions ranging from 25.5% (Low: 329.1 to 245) to 38.8% (High). This indicates that the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER’s 672.3 GB/s memory bandwidth and 256-bit bus are sufficient for 1440p but become strained at 4K, where the 16 GB GDDR6X frame buffer is tested more heavily.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-12700KF brings a 12-core, 20-thread configuration based on the Alder Lake architecture, with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz. Its 25 MB shared L3 cache and dual-channel memory support for both DDR4 and DDR5 provide a robust foundation. In synthetic benchmarks, this CPU scores 28979 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 4091 in single-core, with a PassMark multi-thread score of 34092 and single-thread of 3984. These figures place the processor in the 89th percentile of all CPUs, a strong showing for a desktop part released in November 2021.

In the context of Inside, the CPU’s role is most evident at lower resolutions where frame rates exceed 300 FPS. At 1080p Low, the 366.4 FPS average suggests the CPU is still capable of feeding the GPU without becoming a hard bottleneck. However, the scaling from Low to Ultra at 1080p—366.4 to 259.6 FPS—shows a 29.1% drop, which is more attributed to GPU load than CPU limits. The i7-12700KF’s single-thread performance, as evidenced by its 412 score in Cinebench R15 single-core and 1043 in 3DMark single-thread, is sufficient for this game’s physics and logic, which are typical of a 2D side-scrolling puzzle platformer.

The CPU’s headroom is further demonstrated by its nearest rivals. The Intel Core i5-14400 scores 35336 in average benchmark, a mere 0.1% below the i7-12700KF’s 35355. Similarly, the Intel Core i9-12900HX is 0.2% ahead, and the Core i5-13600T is 0.3% ahead. These minuscule deltas indicate that the i7-12700KF is not a performance outlier; rather, it sits at the top of a tightly clustered group. For Inside, this means the CPU is unlikely to be the limiting factor at any resolution, as even a slightly weaker processor would produce similar frame rates. The 20 threads and high boost clock ensure that the game’s single-threaded nature is handled with ease, while the multi-core capabilities provide ample margin for background tasks.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is the clear performance driver in this pairing, particularly at 4K. With 8448 shading units, 264 tensor cores, and 66 RT cores, the Ada Lovelace architecture delivers 44.10 TFLOPS of FP32 compute. The GPU’s boost clock of 2610 MHz and 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus provide 672.3 GB/s of bandwidth. In synthetic tests, the GPU scores 31811 in PassMark G3D and 5569 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, placing it in the 86th percentile of all GPUs.

The GPU’s influence is most apparent in the 4K results. At 4K Ultra, the combo produces 113.8 FPS, which is still highly playable but represents a 56.2% reduction from the 1080p Ultra result of 259.6 FPS. This drop aligns with the GPU’s rendering load: the pixel rate of 250.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 689.0 GTexel/s are taxed at higher resolutions. The memory bandwidth of 672.3 GB/s becomes a limiting factor at 4K, as the 16 GB frame buffer is filled with higher-resolution textures and post-processing effects.

Compared to its nearest rivals, the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER holds a narrow edge. The NVIDIA CMP 50HX scores 49071 in average benchmark, 0.7% higher, while the RTX A2000 is 1.6% lower and the RTX A1000 Mobile is 2% lower. The Intel Arc A550M is 2.1% lower. These deltas are small, indicating that the 4070 Ti SUPER is not dramatically faster than its closest competitors in general benchmarks. However, for Inside, the GPU’s strength lies not in raw compute but in its ability to maintain high frame rates across settings. The measured data shows that even at 4K Ultra, the combo stays above 100 FPS, which reflects the GPU’s efficiency at this game’s modest graphical demands.

The GPU’s role is also evident in the setting scaling. At 4K, moving from Low (245 FPS) to Medium (193.8 FPS) to High (119.5 FPS) to Ultra (113.8 FPS) shows a clear degradation curve. The largest single step is Low to Medium, a 20.9% drop, while High to Ultra is only 4.8%. This suggests that the game’s Ultra preset introduces effects that are not significantly more taxing than High, but the GPU still bears the brunt of the workload at 4K.

FAQ

Q: What is the average frame rate at 4K High settings?

A: The combo achieves 119.5 FPS average at 3840x2160 with High settings, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

Q: How does the CPU’s single-thread performance affect this game?

A: The i7-12700KF scores 4091 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 3984 in PassMark single-thread, which is more than adequate for Inside’s 2D puzzle platformer logic, ensuring the CPU does not bottleneck frame delivery.

Q: Is the GPU the limiting factor at 4K?

A: Yes, the data shows a 56.1% drop in FPS from 1080p High (272 FPS) to 4K High (119.5 FPS), indicating the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER’s rendering capacity is the primary constraint at higher resolutions.

*Q: How does this combo rank among all tested configurations for Inside?*

A: It ranks 128th out of 1671 combos, placing it in the top 8% of all systems tested for this game.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Low settings yield 329.1 FPS, while Ultra settings yield 186 FPS, a 43.5% reduction that reflects the GPU’s increased workload with higher graphical presets.

Q: Does the GPU’s memory bandwidth impact 4K performance?

A: The 672.3 GB/s bandwidth is sufficient for 1440p, but the steeper FPS drops at 4K (e.g., 245 FPS at Low to 113.8 FPS at Ultra) suggest that the 256-bit bus and 16 GB frame buffer are more heavily taxed at that resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i7-12700KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER combination holds the 128th position out of 1671 tested combos for Inside, placing it in the 92.3rd percentile of performance. This ranking is consistent with the hardware’s individual percentiles: the CPU sits in the 89th percentile of all CPUs, and the GPU in the 86th percentile of all GPUs. The combo’s rank suggests that the pairing does not introduce any significant bottleneck that would drag it below expectations based on component strength alone.

The data shows that this combo is positioned in the upper echelon of systems for Inside, but it is not at the very top. The 127th combos above it likely include more recent or higher-end hardware, such as newer Intel Core i9 or AMD Ryzen 9 processors paired with RTX 4080-class or above GPUs. However, the measured FPS results—exceeding 100 FPS at 4K Ultra and 250 FPS at 1080p High—indicate that the combo delivers a premium experience for this game. The rank of 128 out of 1671 also means that 1543 tested combos fall below this configuration, underscoring its high-end status.

The CPU’s nearest rivals, all within 0.3% of its average benchmark score, suggest that the i7-12700KF is not a unique performance outlier. Similarly, the GPU’s rivals are within 2.1% of its average score. This tight clustering implies that the combo’s rank is more dependent on the GPU’s ability to handle 4K rendering than on the CPU’s processing power. The benchmark results confirm that for Inside, a game with modest hardware demands, the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is the component that determines the ceiling, while the i7-12700KF provides sufficient headroom to avoid becoming a limiting factor. The result is a system that excels at high refresh rates and smooth 4K gameplay, as evidenced by the sub-120 FPS floor at Ultra settings.