Inside

The following analysis is based on measured data for Inside using an Intel Core i7-13700K paired with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070. The game is a puzzle platformer, but its visual style and lighting still stress hardware differently across resolutions and presets. This page interprets the measured frame rates, component standings, and what they mean for a builder.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest measured average frame rate for this combo?

A: The highest average is 396 FPS at 3840x2160? Actually no, the highest is 396 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The exact value appears in the measured FPS list for 1080p Low.

Q: How does the i7-13700K compare to its nearest rivals according to the benchmark data?

A: The CPU's average benchmark score is 46881, and its top rivals are extremely close: the AMD Ryzen 9 5900 trails by only 0.2%, the Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 by 0.3%, while the Ryzen 9 7845HX and Intel Xeon w3-2535 lead by 0.5% each. The i7-13700K sits in the same performance bracket.

Q: What is the GPU’s position relative to its nearest rivals?

A: The RTX 4070 has an average benchmark score of 37648. It leads the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile by 1.3% (delta -1.3% means the RTX 4070 is faster) and trails the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 by 0.4% and the Radeon PRO W6400 by 1.3%. In practical terms, it sits at the same performance level as these cards.

Q: What combo rank does this system achieve in Inside?

A: The combo ranks 606th out of 3,716 tested combinations, placing it well within the top 17% of all configurations. This indicates that while it is not the absolute pinnacle, it is positioned above a large majority of systems for this title.

Q: Does the GPU have enough VRAM for this game at 4K?

A: The RTX 4070 has 12 GB of GDDR6X memory with 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth, far more than the game’s requirements at any resolution tested, including the 4K High and Ultra settings that run above 99 FPS.

Q: Which resolution shows the largest difference between Low and Ultra settings?

A: The 1080p data show the biggest scale: average FPS goes from 396 on Low to 219 on Ultra, a spread of roughly 177 FPS, yet even the Ultra result remains very high. The percentage difference is not the point, but the absolute numbers highlight the performance headroom.

GPU Role

The RTX 4070 is built with the AD104 chip on a 5 nm process, carrying 12 GB of GDDR6X VRAM over a 192-bit bus with a bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s. The core runs at a base clock of 1920 MHz and boost to 2475 MHz. These features are directly relevant to Inside’s measured performance. The memory bandwidth and 5888 shading units allow the game to fill frames quickly, which explains why even at 4K High the average FPS stays well above 100. The card’s 46 RT cores do not appear crucial in this title, but the raw compute power is high enough that resolution scaling behaves predictably.

At 1080p, the GPU is usually not the bottleneck. Every setting yields over 200 FPS, with Low reaching 396 and Medium 366. That kind of headroom indicates the i7-13700K’s single-core performance (3dmark single-thread score 1136, Cinebench R23 single-core 2116) is sufficient to keep the card busy. The 13th gen CPU delivers 30 MB of L3 cache, 16 cores and 24 threads, but Inside appears to rely heavily on strong single-thread performance rather than multi-thread scaling. The measured data shows that moving from 1080p to 1440p cost about 100 FPS at High settings (230 to 165) and similarly to 4K (230 to 104). This suggests that the scaling with resolution is typical of a GPU-bound scenario: once the resolution goes up, the graphics load grows, and the RTX 4070 becomes the limiting factor. With 12 GB of VRAM, there is ample memory, so capacity is not a constraint; the bottleneck is the pixel fill and shader workload.

How This Combo Ranks

The combined system ranks 606th out of 3,716 combos tested in Inside, which is above the median (the median would be around 1,858). This position is strong but not top-tier. To find context, consider the CPU’s overall percentile: it sits at the 89th percentile among all CPUs, meaning it is faster than 89% of processors in synthetic benchmarks. The GPU is at the 81st percentile. The combination of these two high performers results in a rank that is slightly lower than both percentile values might imply, probably because Inside scales heavily with GPU.

The nearest rivals of the CPU are the AMD Ryzen 9 5900, the Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375, the Ryzen 9 7845HX, and the Intel Xeon w3-2535, all within 0.5% of its average benchmark score. The GPU’s nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Tesla P4 (0.1% slower), the Radeon RX Vega 56 (0.4% slower), the RTX 4080 Mobile (1.3% slower), and the Radeon PRO W6400 (1.3% slower). These sets are close, but in actual game performance the delta can vary; in this case, the combo rank is unaffected by these small synthetic gaps.

Given the high frame rates across the board, this combo punches well above its rank. The top 1% of combos might achieve higher FPS, but the i7-13700K + RTX 4070 delivers an excellent experience in a puzzle platformer. The game is old (released in 2016) and not graphically demanding, but the data shows the combo still occupies a comfortable position.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS values are all present. Here they are per resolution and settings, with the average, min, and max where available.

1080p (1920x1080):

• Low: 396 FPS average.
• Medium: 366 FPS average, with min 311 and max 421.
• High: 230 FPS average.
• Ultra: 219 FPS average.

The difference between Low and Ultra is 177 FPS, but all presets exceed 200 FPS, meaning that even Ultra is effectively triple-digit performance.

1440p (2560×1440):

• Low: 330 FPS.
• Medium: 264 FPS (min 225, max 304).
• High: 165 FPS.
• Ultra: 157 FPS.

The performance drop from 1080p is roughly 30% to 35% going from 230 to 165 FPS on High. The Ultra preset at 1440p still runs above 150 FPS, which is plenty.

4K (3840×2160):

• Low: 208 FPS.
• Medium: 166 FPS (min 141, max 191).
• High: 104 FPS.
• Ultra: 99 FPS.

At 4K Ultra, the system dips to 99 FPS, which is still far above the typical 60 FPS target. The gap between 4K High and Ultra is only 5 FPS, while the gap between 4K Low and High is 104 FPS. That indicates that the GPU is still strong enough for 4K given the modest visual demands of Inside.

The data shows a consistent pattern: resolution scaling is roughly linear when going from Low to High, but the difference between High and Ultra is often small (e.g., 230 vs 219 at 1080, 165 vs 157 at 1440, 104 vs 99 at 4K). This suggests that Ultra presets add little visual quality for the extra cost, and High might be the sweet spot for many players.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured rows, the best experience depends on your display refresh rate. The chart is simple.

• 1080p: If you have a 240 Hz monitor, Low or Medium will hit over 360 FPS, but those presets often reduce shadow and texture quality – and the game is already fast. Ultra still gives 219 FPS, which is far above any normal refresh rate. At 1080p, Ultra is excellent and recommend if you prefer maximum quality, since 219 FPS is still incredibly smooth.

• 1440p: The sweet spot is High. High averages 165 FPS, while Ultra only drops to 157 FPS. The difference is tiny, so if you want ray-count visuals, Ultra is also fine. Both are above 144 Hz, so it doesn’t matter which you choose unless you want to save a small amount of power. Medium at 264 FPS is useful for high refresh (240 Hz) monitors, but the visual quality loss may not be noticeable for a puzzle platformer.

• 4K: High setting at 104 FPS is the highest accepting preset that stays above 100, while Ultra drops to 99 FPS—a negligible difference. Medium runs at 166 FPS, which is useful if you have a 144 Hz 4K monitor, however that requires lowering detail. Given that 104 FPS already exceeds the refresh of most monitors (most 4K panels are 60 Hz), you could even use Ultra at 99 FPS and be satisfied.

The recommendation for maximum visual fidelity with no concern about frame rate is: select Ultra at 1080p (219 FPS) or 1440p (157 FPS) and use High at 4K (104 FPS) to stay barely above triple-digit. If you have a 240 Hz 1080p monitor, Medium at 366 FPS is the best choice. For 240 Hz 1440p, Medium hits 264 FPS but still exceeds 240, and if you want to keep High aesthetics, 165 FPS is also good. This combo is so strong that even the most demanding 4K Ultra setting never goes below 60, though it goes to 99 FPS.

In summary, the i7-13700K and RTX 4070 combination delivers >200 FPS at 1080p on high presets, and >100 FPS at 4K. The settings choices are mostly about loyalty to your display's refresh, not about hitting a playable minimum. The data is exact from the measured rows, and the system easily handles the whole game.