Inside

The Intel Core i7-13700K paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT delivers exceptional performance in Inside, a Puzzle Platformer from 2016. This combination ranks in the top quarter of all tested configurations, with frame rates that remain fluid even at 4K Ultra settings. The data shows a system capable of exploiting the game’s modest graphical demands, offering headroom for high refresh-rate displays at 1440p and 1080p.

FAQ

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

A: The combination ranks 399th out of 1,671 tested combos, placing it in the top 23.9% of all systems benchmarked for this title.

Q: What is the average FPS at 1080p with Ultra settings?

A: At 1920x1080 with Ultra settings, the measured average frame rate is exactly 200 FPS, which is identical to the High setting result at the same resolution.

Q: Is the RX 6800 XT’s performance close to its nearest rivals?

A: The GPU’s average benchmark score is 49,982, which is 1.7% behind the NVIDIA RTX A1000 (50,826) and 2.6% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER (48,704).

Q: How does the CPU’s multi-core performance compare to the closest competitor?

A: The i7-13700K’s average benchmark score is 47,282, which is 0.1% lower than the Intel Core i7-13700KF (47,334) and 0.4% higher than the Intel Core i9-12900F (47,081).

Q: What is the lowest average FPS recorded across all tested settings?

A: The lowest average FPS is 90.9, measured at 4K (3840x2160) with Ultra settings, which is the only configuration tested that drops below 100 FPS.

Q: Does the CPU’s single-thread performance indicate a bottleneck at high frame rates?

A: The CPU scores 1,136 in 3DMark single-thread and 2,850 in Geekbench single-core, which are strong figures; the data suggests that even at 1080p Low (393.7 FPS), the system is not heavily limited by CPU throughput.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is built on the RDNA 2.0 architecture using a 7 nm process, with a 16 GB GDDR6 memory pool on a 256-bit bus delivering 512.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its base clock is 1825 MHz, with a game clock of 2015 MHz and a boost clock of 2250 MHz. The GPU features 4,608 shading units, 288 texture mapping units, and 128 render output units, which directly influence how the card handles Inside’s side-scrolling visuals. Given the game’s release date in 2016 and its puzzle-platformer genre, the graphical workload is relatively light, but the GPU’s raw throughput still plays a role in maintaining high frame rates at elevated resolutions.

The data shows that the GPU’s compute capabilities, measured at 20.74 TFLOPS FP32, are more than sufficient for this title. The card’s 72 ray accelerators are present but likely unused in a game of this vintage, as Inside does not rely on ray-traced effects. The GPU’s 87th percentile ranking among all GPUs indicates that it sits well above the median, and its average benchmark score of 49,982 is competitive with newer cards. In practice, the 16 GB VRAM is far beyond what Inside requires, meaning memory capacity is not a constraint at any tested resolution or setting. The GPU’s pixel rate of 288.0 GPixel/s and texture rate of 648.0 GTexel/s provide ample fill rate for the game’s 2D environments, ensuring that the limiting factor in this combo is rarely the graphics card itself.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a predictable decline as resolution increases, but the magnitude of the drop depends heavily on the quality preset. At Low settings, the system delivers 393.7 FPS at 1080p, which falls to 307.6 FPS at 1440p (a 21.9% reduction) and further to 194.3 FPS at 4K (a 50.7% reduction from 1080p). This pattern indicates that at Low settings, the CPU and GPU are both working hard, but the GPU becomes more stressed as pixel count rises.

At High settings, the drop from 1080p to 1440p is steeper: 211.6 FPS falls to 152.7 FPS, a 27.8% decline. The 4K High result of 98.1 FPS represents a 53.6% drop from 1080p High. The Ultra preset shows a similar trend, with 200 FPS at 1080p dropping to 148.9 FPS at 1440p (25.6% less) and then to 90.9 FPS at 4K (54.6% less). These scaling patterns suggest that the GPU becomes the primary limiter at higher resolutions, especially with more demanding settings, while the CPU’s strong single-thread performance keeps 1080p frame rates very high, even at Ultra.

The Medium preset behaves slightly differently: 342.2 FPS at 1080p, 244.4 FPS at 1440p, and 152.5 FPS at 4K. The percentage drops from 1080p to 4K here are 55.4%, the largest of any setting, indicating that Medium settings place a relatively higher load on the GPU compared to the CPU. Overall, the data shows that resolution scaling is smooth and consistent, with no anomalous dips that would suggest a driver or memory bandwidth issue.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific configuration ranks 399th out of 1,671 tested combos in Inside, placing it in the top 23.9% of all systems. The rank reflects a balance between the CPU’s strong compute performance and the GPU’s high refresh-rate capability. The i7-13700K sits in the 93rd percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 47,282. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-13700KF, scores 47,334 (0.1% higher), while the AMD EPYC 4364P trails by 0.3% (47,131). The Intel Core i9-12900F is 0.4% behind at 47,081, showing that the 13700K is tightly clustered with other top-tier processors.

The RX 6800 XT holds the 87th percentile among GPUs, with an average score of 49,982. Its nearest rival, the Intel Arc A550M, scores 49,737 (0.5% behind), while the NVIDIA CMP 50HX is 1.9% lower at 49,071. The NVIDIA RTX A1000 leads by 1.7% at 50,826, and the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is 2.6% behind at 48,704. The combination of a 93rd-percentile CPU and an 87th-percentile GPU yields a system that is well above the median for gaming, though not in the top 10% of all combos. The 399th rank out of 1,671 suggests that while many faster configurations exist, this pairing is more than capable of delivering a smooth experience in Inside at all tested settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system demonstrates exceptional performance across all presets. Low settings yield 393.7 FPS average, the highest recorded in the entire dataset. Medium settings reduce this to 342.2 FPS, while High and Ultra both produce 211.6 FPS and 200 FPS respectively. The difference of 11.6 FPS between High and Ultra at 1080p indicates that the Ultra preset imposes a modest additional load, likely through post-processing effects that are not heavily demanding on the GPU.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain very high but show a clear step down. Low settings deliver 307.6 FPS, which is 86.1 FPS lower than 1080p Low. Medium settings drop to 244.4 FPS, a 97.8 FPS reduction. High settings produce 152.7 FPS, and Ultra settings deliver 148.9 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra narrows to just 3.8 FPS at 1440p, compared to 11.6 FPS at 1080p, suggesting that the GPU is starting to become more of a limiting factor as resolution increases.

At 3840x2160, the system still maintains playable frame rates, but the lower presets are required for very high refresh-rate displays. Low settings average 194.3 FPS, which is still above 144 Hz. Medium settings drop to 152.5 FPS, just above the 144 Hz threshold. High settings average 98.1 FPS, and Ultra settings fall to 90.9 FPS. The data shows a consistent scaling pattern: each doubling of resolution reduces frame rates by roughly 50% to 55%, regardless of the quality preset. This indicates that the RX 6800 XT’s memory bandwidth of 512.0 GB/s is sufficient for 4K, but the GPU’s raw compute power begins to cap performance at the higher settings. For a game like Inside, which is not graphically intensive, the 90.9 FPS at 4K Ultra is still a smooth experience, and the 152.5 FPS at 4K Medium offers headroom for high refresh-rate 4K monitors.