Inside

The Intel Core i7-14700F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 delivers exceptional performance in Inside, a 2016 puzzle platformer that is far more demanding on frame rate ceilings than on modern hardware. The data shows this combination is capable of pushing well beyond the refresh rates of most displays, even at maximum settings and 4K resolution. This analysis breaks down how the CPU and GPU each contribute to these results, how the combo ranks against other tested configurations, and how performance scales across resolutions and settings.

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The Intel Core i7-14700F is a 20-core, 28-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, built on Intel's 10 nm process. It operates with a base clock of 2.10 GHz and a boost clock of 5.40 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The processor features a substantial cache hierarchy: 80 KB of L1 per core, 2 MB of L2 per core, and 33 MB of shared L3 cache. It supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration and connects via PCIe Gen 5 with 16 lanes.

For a game like Inside, which is a side-scrolling puzzle platformer with relatively simple geometry and physics, the CPU's raw single-thread performance is the dominant factor. The i7-14700F scores 5,003 points in Cinebench R23 single-core and 2,711 in Geekbench single-core, placing it in the 94th percentile of all CPUs. Its multicore scores are equally impressive—35,443 in Cinebench R23 and 16,571 in Geekbench—but these are largely irrelevant for this title, which does not scale across many threads. The high boost clock of 5.40 GHz ensures that the game's main simulation thread is never the bottleneck, allowing the GPU to operate at its full potential even at lower resolutions where CPU overhead is more pronounced.

The processor's nearest rivals in average benchmark score include the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X, which scores 54,450 (a -0.6% delta), and the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D at 54,681 (-1.1% delta). The i7-14700F's average benchmark score of 54,097 is also 1.2% ahead of the Intel Xeon Phi 7290 and 1.7% ahead of the AMD EPYC 7313P. These deltas are marginal, indicating that the i7-14700F sits at the top tier of desktop processors, but for Inside, the key metric is the single-thread performance, which is more than sufficient to feed the RTX 5070 at any resolution.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

The combination of the Intel Core i7-14700F and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 achieves a rank of 181 out of 1,671 tested combos in Inside. This places the pairing in the top 11% of all configurations tested for this game. Given the game's age and relatively modest hardware demands, the rank reflects not just raw capability but also the balance between CPU and GPU. Many higher-ranked combos likely feature more powerful GPUs, but the i7-14700F's strong single-core performance ensures that it does not hold back the RTX 5070.

The rank of 181 is notable because it indicates that the bottleneck in this system is almost certainly the GPU, even at 4K. The CPU's percentile ranking of 94 versus the GPU's percentile ranking of 83 further supports this interpretation. The combo's position in the overall distribution suggests that for a game like Inside, which is not heavily threaded, the i7-14700F provides more than enough headroom. The data indicates that users with this configuration are unlikely to experience CPU-bound frame rate drops, and any performance limitations will stem from the GPU's rendering capabilities.

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The measured FPS data reveals a clear scaling pattern as resolution increases, which directly indicates where the bottleneck lies. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo achieves 390.4 FPS. Moving to 1440p Low drops this to 350.2 FPS, a reduction of approximately 10%. At 4K Low, the frame rate falls to 226.3 FPS, which is a 42% drop from 1080p. This scaling behavior is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario at higher resolutions, where the number of pixels to render increases quadratically.

The pattern holds across all settings. At High settings, the frame rates are 248.6 FPS at 1080p, 175.9 FPS at 1440p (a 29% drop), and 110.8 FPS at 4K (a 55% drop from 1080p). The larger percentage drops at higher settings and resolutions confirm that the RTX 5070 is the limiting component. The CPU's performance is sufficient to maintain high frame rates at 1080p, but as the GPU becomes more loaded, the frame rate scales predictably with pixel count. The fact that the frame rate does not collapse at 1080p—where CPU overhead is typically highest—indicates that the i7-14700F is not a constraint. The data shows a smooth, consistent degradation from 1080p to 4K, which is the expected behavior for a system where the GPU is the primary performance limiter.

Measured FPS Breakdown — resolution by resolution, settings by settings, exact numbers

At 1080p, the RTX 5070 and i7-14700F deliver outstanding frame rates across all settings. With Low settings, the average FPS is 390.4. Medium settings yield 357.3 FPS, while High settings produce 248.6 FPS. Ultra settings bring the average down to 233.4 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 33.1 FPS, while the gap between High and Ultra is only 15.2 FPS, suggesting diminishing returns from High to Ultra.

At 1440p, the performance remains very high. Low settings produce 350.2 FPS, Medium settings yield 285.2 FPS, High settings deliver 175.9 FPS, and Ultra settings achieve 168.9 FPS. The difference between Low and Medium at 1440p is 65 FPS, which is larger than at 1080p, indicating that the GPU is beginning to feel the load. The drop from High to Ultra at 1440p is only 7 FPS, which is minimal.

At 4K, the combo still provides playable frame rates. Low settings achieve 226.3 FPS, Medium settings yield 178.9 FPS, High settings produce 110.8 FPS, and Ultra settings deliver 104.9 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium at 4K is 47.4 FPS, and between High and Ultra is 5.9 FPS. Notably, the frame rate at 4K Ultra (104.9 FPS) is still above 100 FPS, which is impressive for a game from 2016. The scaling from 1080p Ultra (233.4 FPS) to 4K Ultra (104.9 FPS) represents a 55% reduction, which is in line with the increase in pixel count from 2.07 million to 8.29 million.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 is the primary driver of the frame rates observed in Inside. Based on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture and built on TSMC's 5 nm process, the GPU features 6,144 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, and 80 raster output pipelines. It has 48 ray tracing cores and 192 tensor cores. The GPU is equipped with 12 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 672.0 GB/s. The memory clock runs at 1750 MHz, with an effective data rate of 28 Gbps.

The GPU's base clock is 2325 MHz, with a boost clock of 2512 MHz. It has a TDP of 250 W and requires a 600 W power supply. The RTX 5070 scores 29,137 in Passmark G3D and 15,787 in Passmark GPU Compute, placing it in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 (a 0.2% delta) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (a 0.6% delta), indicating that the RTX 5070 sits in a competitive performance tier.

For Inside, the GPU's raw rasterization power is what matters most, as the game does not heavily utilize ray tracing or tensor cores. The high pixel rate of 201.0 GPixel/s and texture rate of 482.3 GTexel/s ensure that the GPU can fill the screen quickly, even at 4K. The 12 GB of VRAM is more than sufficient for this game, which has modest texture requirements. The benchmark results show that the RTX 5070 is capable of maintaining high frame rates across all settings, with the frame rate dropping predictably as resolution and settings increase. The GPU's performance is the clear limiting factor in this combination, as evidenced by the resolution scaling analysis, but it is more than adequate to provide a smooth experience in Inside at any configuration.