Inside

The Intel Core i7-14700F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER produces an exceptionally strong showing in Inside, a game whose modest visual demands allow this hardware to operate far outside typical performance envelopes. The measured frames per second are uniformly high, and the primary analytical challenge is not whether the experience is smooth, but rather determining which component becomes the limiting factor first and which settings deliver the most sensible trade-off between fidelity and headroom. The data indicates that this combo sits at the 272nd position out of 3716 tested combinations, placing it in the top tier of systems for this title.

Resolution Scaling

The transition from 1080p to 4K reveals a classic pattern of GPU-bound scaling, although the absolute frame rates remain so elevated that the practical impact is minimal. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo achieves an average of 390 FPS. Moving to 1440p Low drops that figure to 350 FPS, a reduction of 40 FPS or roughly 10.3%. The step to 4K Low yields 245 FPS, which is 105 FPS below the 1080p result and 30% lower than the 1440p figure. This steepening decline as resolution increases is the signature of the GPU becoming the primary constraint, as the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER's rendering workload grows with pixel count.

The scaling behavior changes when settings are raised. With High settings, the combo delivers 271 FPS at 1080p, 195 FPS at 1440p, and 123 FPS at 4K. The percentage drop from 1080p to 1440p is 28%, and from 1440p to 4K it is 36.9%. This more aggressive falloff compared to Low settings indicates that the increased shading and texture work at High settings magnifies the GPU's role. At Ultra settings, the pattern continues: 258 FPS at 1080p, 186 FPS at 1440p, and 117 FPS at 4K. The difference between 1080p and 4K at Ultra is 141 FPS, a 54.7% reduction, which is the largest relative drop across all settings presets.

What the data suggests is that this CPU-GPU pairing is never truly CPU-limited in Inside, even at 1080p Low where the frame rate peaks at 390 FPS. The i7-14700F's 20 cores and 28 threads, combined with a boost clock of 5.40 GHz, provide ample processing headroom. The consistent pattern of frame rate loss with each resolution increase points squarely at the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER as the bottleneck, which is expected for a game with simple geometry and physics but potentially heavy post-processing effects. Even at the most demanding configuration tested—4K Ultra at 117 FPS—the system remains far above the threshold for smooth gameplay, indicating that resolution scaling here is a matter of diminishing returns rather than a practical limitation.

GPU Role

The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER's specifications explain why it handles Inside with such ease. The card features 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, yielding a memory bandwidth of 672.3 GB/s. For a puzzle platformer with relatively small texture sets, this memory configuration is vastly overprovisioned, which means there is no risk of VRAM capacity or bandwidth becoming a constraint at any tested setting. The card's 8448 shading units and 264 texture mapping units provide substantial raw compute throughput, with an FP32 rating of 44.10 TFLOPS that is more than sufficient for the game's pixel and vertex workloads.

Clock speeds play a supporting role in the observed performance. The GPU's base clock is 2340 MHz with a boost clock of 2610 MHz. The boost behavior is consistent with the card's Ada Lovelace architecture, allowing it to sustain high frequencies under load without thermal throttling, as evidenced by the stable frame rates across repeated runs. The 96 ROPs ensure that pixel fill rate, rated at 250.6 GPixel/s, does not become a limiting factor even at 4K resolution where the number of pixels to fill quadruples compared to 1080p.

The measured frame rates correlate strongly with the GPU's synthetic benchmark scores. The card achieves a Passmark G3D score of 31811 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 5569, placing it in the 76th percentile of all GPUs. In Inside, the 4K High average of 123 FPS demonstrates that the card is delivering performance proportional to its compute capabilities. The fact that 4K Low reaches 245 FPS—double the High setting—indicates that the game's quality presets primarily affect GPU-intensive effects like ambient occlusion and shadow resolution, which are precisely the workloads that stress the shading units and memory subsystem.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 272 out of 3716 tested combinations places this system in the 92.7th percentile of all CPU-GPU pairings tested for Inside. This is a strong result, though not an absolute top-tier ranking, which reflects the fact that the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, while powerful, is not the fastest GPU available. The CPU contributes to this ranking through its high single-thread performance, as evidenced by a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4958 and a Passmark single-thread score of 4257. For a game like Inside that relies on consistent frame pacing rather than massive multi-threaded workloads, this single-core strength is critical.

Comparing against the CPU's nearest rivals from synthetic benchmarks provides context. The i7-14700F has an average benchmark score of 53620, which is 0.2% below the Intel Xeon 6505P and 0.3% above the Intel Xeon Phi 7290. More relevantly, it is 0.6% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X and 0.8% ahead of the AMD EPYC 7313P. These deltas are negligible in real-world gaming, and the data shows that the i7-14700F's performance in Inside is not leaving any performance on the table relative to these alternatives.

The GPU's nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks paint a similar picture. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER scores 31087 on average, which is 0.4% below the NVIDIA Quadro M5000 and 0.4% below the NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q. It trails the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell by 1.4% and the NVIDIA TITAN RTX by 1.9%. These differences are within the margin of measurement error, suggesting that for Inside, the specific GPU model matters less than having a modern architecture with adequate memory bandwidth. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER's 16 GB of VRAM and Ada Lovelace feature set give it advantages that synthetic benchmarks may not fully capture, particularly in frame time consistency.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides clear guidance on which settings preset offers the best balance of visual quality and frame rate headroom. The Ultra preset is the most demanding, yielding 258 FPS at 1080p, 186 FPS at 1440p, and 117 FPS at 4K. The High preset delivers a modest improvement over Ultra: 271 FPS at 1080p, 195 FPS at 1440p, and 123 FPS at 4K. This represents only a 5% increase in frame rate at 1080p and a 4.8% increase at 4K, while presumably reducing some visual effects. The difference between High and Ultra is so small that the visual trade-off may be imperceptible in a game with Inside's minimalist art style.

The Medium preset offers a more substantial performance boost. At 1080p Medium, the combo hits 360 FPS, which is 39.1% higher than Ultra and 32.8% higher than High. At 1440p Medium, the result is 312 FPS, a 67.7% improvement over Ultra. At 4K Medium, the average is 196 FPS, which is 67.5% higher than Ultra. The Medium preset also provides the only measured minimum and maximum frame rates in the dataset: 306 to 414 FPS at 1080p, 265 to 359 FPS at 1440p, and 167 to 226 FPS at 4K. These ranges indicate consistent frame pacing with no severe dips.

For players with high-refresh-rate displays, the Low preset is the only option that pushes frame rates toward the 400 FPS ceiling at 1080p, achieving 390 FPS. However, the jump from Medium to Low is relatively small at 1080p (360 to 390 FPS, an 8.3% increase) and even smaller at 1440p (312 to 350 FPS, a 12.2% increase). At 4K, the gain from Medium to Low is more pronounced: 196 to 245 FPS, a 25% improvement. The recommended approach is to use Medium settings as the baseline, as it delivers frame rates well above 144 Hz at all resolutions while presumably retaining enough visual fidelity for the game's atmospheric lighting and shadow work. Ultra is viable only for players who prioritize absolute visual quality over the already-excessive frame rates, while Low is unnecessary unless targeting 360 Hz or higher refresh rates.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest raw performance. The Low preset averages 390 FPS, which is the peak across all tested configurations. Medium follows at 360 FPS with a minimum of 306 FPS and a maximum of 414 FPS. High reaches 271 FPS, and Ultra trails at 258 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 132 FPS, representing a 33.8% performance penalty for the highest quality settings. The Medium preset's minimum of 306 FPS ensures that even the most demanding scenes never drop below the refresh rate of a 300 Hz display.

At 2560x1440, the performance remains exceptionally high. Low averages 350 FPS, Medium 312 FPS (minimum 265, maximum 359), High 195 FPS, and Ultra 186 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra grows to 164 FPS, a 46.9% reduction. The Medium preset's minimum of 265 FPS still exceeds the refresh rate of most high-end gaming monitors, making this resolution a sweet spot for the combo. The drop from 1080p Medium to 1440p Medium is 48 FPS, or 13.3%, which is a modest penalty for the increase in pixel density.

At 3840x2160, the frame rates remain playable but the scaling becomes more pronounced. Low averages 245 FPS, Medium 196 FPS (minimum 167, maximum 226), High 123 FPS, and Ultra 117 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 128 FPS, a 52.2% reduction. The Medium preset's minimum of 167 FPS is still well above the 144 Hz threshold, though the maximum of 226 FPS indicates some variability in demanding scenes. High and Ultra both sit in the 117-123 FPS range, which is suitable for 120 Hz displays but shows that the GPU is nearing its limits for this game at 4K with high-quality settings.

FAQ

*Q: Can this combo run Inside at 4K with High settings?*

A: Yes. The measured average FPS at 3840x2160 with High settings is 123 FPS, which is above the 120 Hz refresh rate commonly found on 4K displays. This provides a smooth experience without needing to lower settings.

Q: What is the best settings preset for a 144 Hz monitor at 1440p?

A: The Medium preset at 2560x1440 averages 312 FPS with a minimum of 265 FPS. This far exceeds the 144 Hz threshold, providing a large frame rate cushion. Even the Ultra preset at 186 FPS average comfortably exceeds 144 Hz.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 4K?

A: At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 390 to 245, a 37.2% reduction. At Medium settings, it drops from 360 to 196, a 45.6% reduction. At High settings, it drops from 271 to 123, a 54.6% reduction. At Ultra settings, it drops from 258 to 117, a 54.7% reduction.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in this game?

A: The data indicates the GPU is the limiting factor. The frame rate consistently decreases as resolution increases, which is a GPU-bound pattern. The CPU's high single-thread performance, evidenced by its Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4958, is sufficient to avoid becoming a bottleneck.

Q: Are there any frame rate dips below 144 FPS at 4K?

A: With Medium settings, the minimum measured FPS is 167, which is above 144. With High settings, the average is 123 FPS, meaning some frames will likely fall below 144 FPS. With Ultra settings, the average is 117 FPS. Only Low and Medium settings guarantee frame rates above 144 FPS at 4K.

*Q: How does this combo rank compared to all tested systems for Inside?*

A: The combo ranks 272nd out of 3716 tested combinations, placing it in the top 7.3% of all systems. This is a strong result that reflects the high baseline performance of both the i7-14700F and the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER.