Inside

The Intel Core i7-14700KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER combination delivers exceptional performance in Inside, a 2016 Puzzle Platformer, with frame rates that remain fluid even at maximum settings and 4K resolution. The data shows this pairing is overwhelmingly GPU-bound at higher resolutions, while at 1080p the CPU's headroom becomes the defining factor, allowing frame rates to scale dramatically. This system ranks 42nd out of 1671 tested combos for this game, placing it in the top 2.5% of all configurations, evidence of its balanced high-end components.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is substantial, but the absolute performance remains so high that it rarely impacts playability. At High settings, the average FPS falls from 292.2 at 1920x1080 to 208.9 at 2560x1440, a 28.5% reduction. Moving from 1440p to 4K (3840x2160) sees a further drop to 130.6 FPS, a 37.5% decline from the 1440p figure and a 55.3% decline from 1080p. This steep scaling curve is typical of a game where the GPU's pixel throughput becomes the primary bottleneck as resolution increases.

At the other end of the spectrum, Low settings show a different pattern. The 1080p Low average of 408.7 FPS is the highest recorded for this combo, but the drop to 4K Low (265.9 FPS) is a 35% reduction. The scaling from 1440p Low (364.9 FPS) to 4K Low is less severe at 27.1%, suggesting that even at Low settings, the 4K resolution is demanding enough to engage the GPU more fully. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is telling: Ultra produces 126.4 FPS, which is only 47.5% of the Low setting's 265.9 FPS. This indicates that the visual effects in the Ultra preset place a significant load on the RTX 4080 SUPER, even for a game of this age.

The data suggests that the limiting component shifts based on resolution. At 1080p, the gap between Low (408.7 FPS) and High (292.2 FPS) is 116.5 FPS, a difference that highlights the CPU's ability to feed frames quickly. At 4K, the equivalent gap is 135.3 FPS (265.9 vs 130.6), showing that the GPU is the primary constraint. For a 60Hz display, even the most demanding 4K Ultra setting is more than double the required frame rate, making resolution scaling a non-issue for practical use.

FAQ

*Q: What is the highest average frame rate achievable with this hardware in Inside?*

A: The highest recorded average FPS is 408.7, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings. This demonstrates the CPU's capability to drive extremely high frame rates when the GPU load is minimal.

Q: How does the 4K Ultra performance compare to 1080p Low?

A: The 4K Ultra average of 126.4 FPS is 69.1% lower than the 1080p Low average of 408.7 FPS. This stark contrast illustrates the massive performance cost of both higher resolution and higher graphical fidelity.

*Q: Is the RTX 4080 SUPER capable of running Inside at 4K with maximum settings?*

A: Yes. The benchmark data shows a 3840x2160 Ultra average FPS of 126.4. This is far above the 60 FPS threshold typically considered smooth, indicating the GPU has ample headroom for this title.

Q: What is the performance difference between High and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the High preset averages 208.9 FPS, while the Ultra preset averages 202.6 FPS. The difference is a modest 6.3 FPS, or approximately 3%, suggesting that the Ultra preset's added effects are not particularly taxing at this resolution.

Q: How does this combo rank against all other tested configurations?

A: The combination of the Intel Core i7-14700KF and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER ranks 42nd out of 1671 tested combos in Inside. This places it in the 97.5th percentile of all systems tested for this game.

Q: Does the game show a significant performance gap between Medium and High settings?

A: At 1080p, the Medium preset averages 376.5 FPS, which is 84.3 FPS higher than the High preset's 292.2 FPS. This 22.4% difference is more pronounced than the High-to-Ultra gap, indicating that the High preset introduces a notable step up in GPU workload.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is the dominant component in this configuration, and its specifications align perfectly with the measured performance. The GPU's 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus provides a bandwidth of 736.3 GB/s, which is more than sufficient for the textures and effects in Inside. The 4K Ultra result of 126.4 FPS shows that even with the highest memory demands, the 16 GB capacity is not a limiting factor.

Clock speeds play a crucial role in the observed scaling. The base clock of 2295 MHz and boost clock of 2550 MHz allow the GPU to sustain high throughput across all settings. The data indicates that the GPU is the primary bottleneck at 4K, as evidenced by the significant FPS drop from Low (265.9) to Ultra (126.4). This 139.5 FPS difference highlights how the shading units (10240) and texture mapping units (320) are heavily utilized by the Ultra preset's visual enhancements. The 80 RT cores and 320 tensor cores are present but likely underutilized in this non-ray-traced puzzle platformer.

The GPU's performance percentile of 88 versus all GPUs, and its average benchmark score of 53610, places it in the upper echelon. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, has an average score of 53489, a mere 0.2% difference. This competitive positioning suggests that the RTX 4080 SUPER's raw compute power is well-matched for a game like Inside, which does not heavily feature the advanced features like ray tracing that would justify its higher-end positioning. The GPU's pixel rate of 285.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 816.0 GTexel/s are the key metrics driving the high FPS at all resolutions, ensuring that the fill-rate requirements of 4K are met with ease.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i7-14700KF and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER achieves a rank of 42 out of 1671 tested combos in Inside. This top-2.5% ranking is a clear indicator of an exceptionally well-balanced system. The CPU's own benchmark data shows it sits at the 96th percentile versus all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 70104. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-14700K, has a nearly identical average score of 70074 (0% delta), confirming that the 'KF' variant's performance is on par with its mainstream counterpart.

The GPU's rank is slightly lower at the 88th percentile versus all GPUs, but its strong absolute performance is what matters for this game. The data shows that the bottleneck shifts from the CPU at 1080p to the GPU at 4K, meaning the combo's ranking is a result of both components being strong enough to avoid becoming a severe limiting factor. The 42nd rank out of 1671 is more impressive than the GPU's 88th percentile might suggest, because the CPU's high single-thread and multi-thread scores prevent it from holding back the GPU at lower resolutions where the game is more CPU-sensitive.

The ranking is competitive with other top-tier systems, and the data indicates that this is a configuration where neither component is a weak link. The 0.3% delta between the i7-14700KF and the AMD EPYC 9115, and the -0.4% delta with the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X, show that the CPU is in the same performance class as the best available options. For a game like Inside, which is not particularly demanding, this high ranking is expected, but it confirms that the system will not struggle with any other title in this genre.

Settings Recommendations

For this hardware, the choice of settings is about maximizing visual quality while maintaining an exceptionally high frame rate. At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset yields an average of 126.4 FPS, which is more than sufficient for a smooth experience on high-refresh-rate 4K displays. The High preset at 4K offers a slight improvement to 130.6 FPS, a marginal 3.3% gain. Given the small difference, the Ultra preset is the clear recommendation for 4K users, as it provides the best visual fidelity without a meaningful performance penalty.

At 2560x1440, the situation is similar. The Ultra preset averages 202.6 FPS, while High averages 208.9 FPS. The 6.3 FPS difference is negligible, making Ultra the obvious choice. Even at 1080p, where the High preset hits 292.2 FPS and Ultra hits 278.7 FPS, the difference is only 13.5 FPS, or 4.6%. The data consistently shows that the Ultra preset is the best option across all resolutions. The GPU has enough headroom that the added visual effects in Ultra do not cause a significant frame rate drop.

The Low and Medium presets are not recommended, as they offer no tangible benefit. At 1080p, the Low preset's 408.7 FPS is 130 FPS higher than Ultra, but this difference is irrelevant for any current display technology, which typically maxes out at 360 Hz. The Medium preset at 1440p (336 FPS) is also unnecessarily high. The recommendation is to use the Ultra preset at any resolution, as the RTX 4080 SUPER's 16 GB of memory and high clock speeds are more than capable of handling the maximum workload while remaining far above the 60 FPS threshold.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured data provides a complete picture of performance across all resolution and settings combinations. At 1920x1080, the average frame rates are 408.7 FPS for Low, 376.5 FPS for Medium, 292.2 FPS for High, and 278.7 FPS for Ultra. The progression shows a clear step-down in performance as settings increase, with the largest drop occurring between Medium and High (84.3 FPS).

Moving to 2560x1440, the results are 364.9 FPS (Low), 336 FPS (Medium), 208.9 FPS (High), and 202.6 FPS (Ultra). The drop from Medium to High is more substantial here, at 127.1 FPS, indicating that the High preset's effects are more demanding at this resolution. At 3840x2160, the averages are 265.9 FPS (Low), 213.6 FPS (Medium), 130.6 FPS (High), and 126.4 FPS (Ultra). The scaling from Low to Medium is a 52.3 FPS drop, but the drop from Medium to High is a significant 83 FPS, showing that the High preset at 4K is where the GPU workload becomes most intense.

Across all settings, the 1080p results are consistently higher than the 1440p results, which are in turn higher than the 4K results. The data shows that the Low preset at 4K (265.9 FPS) is still faster than the High preset at 1080p (292.2 FPS) is slower, but the margin is small. The Ultra preset at 4K (126.4 FPS) is the lowest recorded result, but it still represents a highly playable experience. These numbers confirm that the RTX 4080 SUPER is never the bottleneck for a smooth experience, even under the most demanding conditions.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700KF plays a critical role in enabling the extremely high frame rates seen at lower resolutions. With 20 cores and 28 threads, the CPU has massive multi-threading headroom, as evidenced by its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 44557. However, for a game like Inside, single-thread performance is often more important. The CPU's R23 single-core score of 6290 and its boost clock of 5.60 GHz are key to its ability to feed the GPU at 1080p, where the 408.7 FPS Low result demonstrates that the CPU can process game logic and draw calls at a very rapid pace.

The base clock of 3.40 GHz and the high boost clock allow the CPU to scale its performance dynamically. The data shows that at 1080p, the CPU is the limiting factor, as the FPS is much higher than at 4K, where the GPU takes over. The 33 MB of shared L3 cache is also a benefit, as it reduces memory latency for frequently accessed data. The CPU's PassMark single-thread score of 4480 and its average benchmark score of 70104 place it in the top tier, with its nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-14700K, being virtually identical in performance (0% delta).

The CPU's 96th percentile ranking versus all CPUs is a strong indication that it provides no bottleneck for this game. The 20 cores and 28 threads are likely overkill for Inside, but the high single-core performance is what drives the 1080p results. The data shows that the CPU does not hold back the system at any resolution, as even the lowest 4K Ultra result of 126.4 FPS is not limited by the processor's ability to issue draw calls. The combination of high clocks and a large cache ensures that the CPU can keep up with the GPU's demands, making this a well-matched pairing for a game that can push frame rates into the hundreds.