Inside

The Intel Core i7-13700K paired with the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8 GB delivers a performance profile for Inside that is heavily skewed by the CPU’s exceptional single-thread strength, yet the GPU’s modest standing among all tested graphics cards creates a bottleneck at higher resolutions. The measured frames per second (FPS) data shows a puzzle platformer that runs comfortably at 1080p and 1440p, with 4K remaining playable but demanding settings adjustments. This analysis explores the component roles, ranking context, and scaling behavior using only the provided benchmark information.

FAQ

*Q: What is the combo’s overall rank in Inside?*

A: The combo ranks 1750 out of 3716 tested combinations, placing it in the upper half of all systems evaluated for this game.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in average benchmark score?

A: The Intel Core i7-13700K has an average benchmark score of 46881. Its closest rival, the AMD Ryzen 9 5900, scores 46971, which is 0.2% higher. The AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 scores 47022 (0.3% higher), while the AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX and Intel Xeon w3-2535 each score 46654 (0.5% lower).

Q: What is the GPU’s percentile ranking among all graphics cards?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8 GB sits at the 24th percentile among all GPUs, indicating that roughly three-quarters of tested graphics cards outperform it in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 benchmark.

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

A: The highest average FPS is 341, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: What is the lowest average FPS recorded for this combo?

A: The lowest average FPS is 73, recorded at 3840x2160 resolution with Ultra settings.

Q: Does the GPU have a higher average benchmark score than its nearest rival?

A: Yes, the RX 9060 XT 8 GB scores 4093 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, which is 0.4% higher than the Intel HD Graphics 630 (4075) and 1.5% higher than the NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M (4033). However, it trails the NVIDIA Quadro K2100M (4151) by 1.4% and the AMD Radeon R5 M330 (4170) by 1.8%.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8 GB is built on the RDNA 4.0 architecture with the Navi 44 chip, manufactured on a 4 nm process by TSMC. It features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering a memory bandwidth of 322.3 GB/s. The GPU’s base clock is 1700 MHz, with a boost clock of 3130 MHz and a game clock of 2530 MHz. Memory runs at 2518 MHz, translating to 20.1 Gbps effective. These specifications place the card in a performance tier that, according to its 24th percentile ranking, is well below the median of all GPUs.

In Inside, the GPU’s impact is most visible at 4K resolution. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the combo averages 73 FPS, which is the lowest measured result across all configurations. Dropping to High settings at the same resolution yields 77 FPS, a modest 5.5% improvement. The jump to Medium produces 123 FPS, and Low settings reach 154 FPS. This scaling pattern suggests that the GPU’s 8 GB memory and 128-bit bus become limiting factors at 4K, where the pixel fill rate (200.3 GPixel/s) and texture rate (400.6 GTexel/s) are stressed. The card’s 2048 shading units and 64 ROPs are sufficient for lower resolutions, but the data indicates a clear ceiling at 2160p.

The GPU’s nearest rivals in benchmark scores—Intel HD Graphics 630, NVIDIA Quadro K2100M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M, and AMD Radeon R5 M330—are all integrated or older mobile parts. Despite this, the RX 9060 XT 8 GB only outperforms half of them by a narrow margin (0.4% to 1.5%), suggesting that its raw compute power (25.64 TFLOPS FP32) is not translating into a dominant lead in synthetic tests. For Inside, however, the measured FPS data shows the card handles the game’s 2D side-scrolling visuals with ease at 1080p, where even Ultra settings produce 162 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 1750 out of 3716 tested systems places this configuration in the 53rd percentile of all combinations evaluated for Inside. This is a middle-of-the-pack result, which is surprising given the CPU’s high standing. The Intel Core i7-13700K ranks in the 89th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 46881. The GPU, by contrast, sits in the 24th percentile with an average score of 4093. The combination of a top-tier processor and a below-average graphics card creates a system that is CPU-leaning, which the FPS data reflects.

Examining the CPU’s nearest rivals clarifies its position. The AMD Ryzen 9 5900 is only 0.2% faster, while the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 is 0.3% faster. The AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX and Intel Xeon w3-2535 are each 0.5% slower. These tiny deltas show that the i7-13700K is firmly in a competitive cluster of high-end processors, with no single rival having a significant edge. For Inside, a game that is not particularly demanding on CPU resources, this processor likely provides far more headroom than needed, which is why the FPS numbers at 1080p are so high.

The GPU’s ranking, however, drags the combo down. At the 24th percentile, the RX 9060 XT 8 GB is closer to entry-level hardware than to mid-range or high-end cards. Its nearest rivals in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 benchmark are all significantly older or less capable parts, yet the score differences are minimal. This suggests that the GPU is not a strong performer in synthetic tests, but the Inside FPS data indicates that the game’s requirements are low enough that the card still delivers playable framerates at all tested settings and resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo produces its strongest results. Low settings yield an average FPS of 341, with Medium at 272 FPS (min 232, max 313). High settings drop to 170 FPS, and Ultra settings deliver 162 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 69 FPS (25.3% reduction), while the gap from Medium to High is 102 FPS (37.5% reduction). The drop from High to Ultra is only 8 FPS (4.7% reduction), indicating diminishing returns at the highest preset.

At 2560x1440, the pattern repeats but with lower absolute numbers. Low settings average 245 FPS, Medium averages 196 FPS (min 167, max 225), High averages 122 FPS, and Ultra averages 117 FPS. The transition from Low to Medium reduces FPS by 49 (20.0%), Medium to High by 74 (37.8%), and High to Ultra by 5 (4.1%). These percentages are remarkably similar to those at 1080p, suggesting that the GPU is not the primary limiter at this resolution either.

At 3840x2160, the GPU’s limitations become apparent. Low settings average 154 FPS, Medium averages 123 FPS (min 105, max 142), High averages 77 FPS, and Ultra averages 73 FPS. The drop from Low to Medium is 31 FPS (20.1%), Medium to High is 46 FPS (37.4%), and High to Ultra is 4 FPS (5.2%). While the relative percentages are consistent with lower resolutions, the absolute FPS values at High and Ultra (77 and 73) are close to the 60 FPS threshold, meaning any additional load could push them below playable levels.

The min and max FPS data is only available for Medium settings across all resolutions. At 1080p, the range is 232 to 313 FPS, a spread of 81 FPS. At 1440p, the range narrows to 167 to 225 FPS (58 FPS spread). At 4K, the range is 105 to 142 FPS (37 FPS spread). This tightening of the frame time variance at higher resolutions suggests that the GPU is becoming more consistently loaded, reducing the impact of CPU-driven frame spikes.

Settings Recommendations

For the best experience per the measured rows, Medium settings at 1440p present the sweet spot. At this configuration, the combo averages 196 FPS with a minimum of 167 FPS and a maximum of 225 FPS. The minimum FPS is well above the 60 FPS threshold, providing smooth gameplay even during demanding sequences. The average FPS of 196 is more than triple the refresh rate of standard 60 Hz monitors, and it exceeds the requirements of 144 Hz displays.

At 1080p, Medium settings are equally strong, with an average of 272 FPS and a minimum of 232 FPS. This configuration offers the highest minimum FPS among all tested settings, ensuring no perceptible stutter. However, the jump to High settings at 1080p (170 FPS average) still provides excellent performance, and even Ultra (162 FPS) remains highly playable.

For 4K, Medium settings are the recommended choice. The average FPS of 123 (minimum 105) is comfortably above 60 FPS, whereas High (77 FPS) and Ultra (73 FPS) are closer to the edge. Low settings at 4K (154 FPS) offer higher framerates but sacrifice visual quality for a game that is likely to be viewed on a large screen where details matter. The data suggests that Medium at 4K balances the GPU’s limited bandwidth (322.3 GB/s) against the game’s rendering demands, producing a consistent frame rate without the risk of drops below 100 FPS.

Across all resolutions, the Ultra preset consistently delivers only 4-8 FPS less than High, which is a negligible difference. This indicates that Ultra’s additional effects are not taxing the GPU heavily, and players with capable displays could opt for Ultra at 1080p or 1440p without significant performance loss. However, at 4K, the absolute FPS values (73-77) make High or Ultra risky for users who demand a 60 FPS floor, making Medium the safest bet.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-13700K is a 16-core, 24-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, manufactured on a 10 nm process. Its base clock is 3.40 GHz with a boost clock of 5.40 GHz, and it has a 30 MB shared L3 cache alongside 2 MB L2 cache per core and 80 KB L1 cache per core. The CPU supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration, and it includes UHD Graphics 770 integrated graphics. Its 125 W TDP and unlocked multiplier make it a flexible choice for various workloads.

In synthetic benchmarks, the i7-13700K shows strong multi-threaded performance with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 30745 and a single-core score of 2116. The Geekbench multi-core score is 19429, and single-core is 2529. PassMark results include a multi-thread score of 45887 and a single-thread score of 4333. The 3DMark tests show a max-thread score of 12412, with 8-thread at 8193, 4-thread at 4469, and 2-thread at 2262. These numbers reflect a processor that excels in both lightly-threaded and heavily-threaded tasks.

For Inside, a puzzle platformer with modest CPU demands, the i7-13700K’s single-thread performance is likely the key factor. The game’s physics and logic are typically handled by a few cores, and the boost clock of 5.40 GHz ensures rapid response. The measured FPS at 1080p (341 FPS on Low) suggests that the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU far more frames than the graphics card can render, even at lower settings. The fact that FPS drops by only 4-8 FPS when moving from High to Ultra at any resolution implies that the CPU is not a bottleneck in these scenarios, as the GPU is already stretched.

The CPU’s percentile ranking of 89% among all CPUs, contrasted with the GPU’s 24%, creates an imbalance. In Inside, this imbalance means the CPU is rarely the limiting factor. The nearest rival comparisons show that the i7-13700K is statistically tied with several other high-end processors, so any of them would likely produce similar FPS results in this game. The CPU’s 16 cores and 24 threads are overkill for a title like Inside, but the high single-thread clock speed ensures that even the most demanding frame pacing scenarios are handled without issue.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS data shows a clear pattern of scaling from 1080p to 4K. At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 341 at 1920x1080 to 245 at 2560x1440 (a 28.2% reduction), and then to 154 at 3840x2160 (a 37.1% reduction from 1440p). At Medium settings, the averages are 272, 196, and 123 FPS respectively, representing a 27.9% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 37.2% drop from 1440p to 4K. High settings show 170, 122, and 77 FPS, with drops of 28.2% and 36.9%. Ultra settings follow the same trend: 162, 117, and 73 FPS, with drops of 27.8% and 37.6%.

The consistency of these percentage drops—approximately 28% from 1080p to 1440p and 37% from 1440p to 4K—indicates that the GPU is the primary scaling factor. The pixel count increases by 1.78x from 1080p to 1440p and by 2.25x from 1440p to 4K, yet the FPS drops are smaller than these ratios would suggest. This implies that the GPU is not fully saturated at lower resolutions, allowing it to handle the additional pixel load without a proportional FPS loss.

The limiting component shifts as resolution increases. At 1080p, the high FPS values (170-341) suggest that the CPU is capable of producing frames faster than the GPU can render, but the GPU’s 24th percentile ranking means it is still the weaker link. At 4K, the GPU’s memory bandwidth of 322.3 GB/s and 128-bit bus become the clear bottleneck, as evidenced by the larger absolute FPS drops (from 154 on Low to 73 on Ultra). The CPU’s role diminishes further at 4K, where the GPU’s pixel rate of 200.3 GPixel/s is tested by the 8.3 million pixels of 2160p.

The data implies that for users who prioritize high refresh rates, 1080p with Low or Medium settings (341 or 272 FPS) is the optimal choice. For 1440p, Medium settings (196 FPS) provide a balance between visual quality and speed. At 4K, the 123 FPS average on Medium is the only configuration that comfortably exceeds 100 FPS, making it the recommended resolution for this combo if visual fidelity is not the primary concern. The scaling behavior confirms that the RX 9060 XT 8 GB is the limiting component at all resolutions, with the CPU providing ample headroom that is never fully utilized in Inside.