Inside

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Inside reveals a predictable and pronounced scaling pattern as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160. At 1920x1080 with Ultra settings, the combo achieves 111 FPS, which drops to 80.5 FPS at 2560x1440 and further to 51.8 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a 53% reduction in frame rate from 1080p Ultra to 4K Ultra, indicating that the graphics card is the primary limiting factor at higher resolutions.

The scaling behavior is consistent across all settings presets. At Low settings, the frame rate drops from 228.6 FPS at 1080p to 163.1 FPS at 1440p, then to 105.8 FPS at 4K. The Medium preset shows a similar trajectory: 181.8 FPS at 1080p, 133.2 FPS at 1440p, and 83.3 FPS at 4K. High settings yield 116.7 FPS at 1080p, 82.8 FPS at 1440p, and 54.4 FPS at 4K.

The resolution scaling factor between 1080p and 4K is roughly 2.1x at Ultra settings (111 to 51.8 FPS), which is close to the theoretical pixel count increase of 4x, suggesting the GPU is fully utilized at higher resolutions. However, the scaling is not perfectly linear, which points to some CPU headroom being available. At 1080p Low, the 228.6 FPS result indicates the CPU can feed the GPU well beyond typical display refresh rates, but the GPU becomes the bottleneck as resolution climbs.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i9-14900K and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 ranks 1392 out of 1671 tested combos in Inside, placing it in the lower 17% of all configurations. This ranking reflects the significant mismatch between the top-tier CPU and the mid-range GPU from 2016.

The GTX 1070 sits at the 51st percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 12331. Its nearest rivals in the GPU benchmark database include the NVIDIA Quadro K4200 (0.7% lower score), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M (1.3% higher score), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER (1.4% higher score), and the NVIDIA Tesla K20Xm (1.7% higher score). This tight grouping indicates the GTX 1070 performs competitively within its immediate performance tier, but that tier is far below what the i9-14900K can support.

The CPU, by contrast, ranks at the 97th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 79824. Its nearest rivals include the AMD EPYC 7413 (0.3% lower), the Intel Core i9-14900KF (0.7% higher), the Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF (0.7% higher), and the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K (0.9% higher). This puts the i9-14900K essentially at the top of the consumer desktop heap, making the combination's low game ranking clearly attributable to the GPU's performance ceiling.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 features 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 256.3 GB/s of bandwidth. Its memory clock runs at 2002 MHz, with an effective data rate of 8 Gbps. The GPU has a base clock of 1506 MHz and a boost clock of 1683 MHz, with 1920 shading units, 120 texture mapping units, and 64 raster output units.

For a game like Inside, which is a 2D puzzle platformer with a distinctive monochromatic art style, the GTX 1070's specifications are more than adequate for the game's visual complexity. The measured FPS data confirms this: even at 4K Ultra, the combo maintains 51.8 FPS, which is playable for this genre. The GPU's 6.463 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 202.0 GTexel/s texture rate are sufficient for the game's relatively modest rendering demands.

The GTX 1070's 8 GB VRAM capacity is not a limiting factor in Inside, as the game's simple geometry and textures do not require large memory allocations. The GPU's DirectX 12 (12_1) support, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4 API compatibility ensure the game runs with all expected features enabled. The GPU's 51st percentile ranking among all GPUs shows it is a mid-pack performer, but within the context of this specific game, it delivers acceptable frame rates across all tested resolutions and settings.

FAQ

Q: What is the best frame rate achieved by this combo in Inside?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 228.6 at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The lowest is 51.8 FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings.

Q: How does the GTX 1070 compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The GTX 1070's average benchmark score is 12331. It is 1.3% slower than the GTX 880M, 1.4% slower than the GTX 1650 SUPER, and 1.7% slower than the Tesla K20Xm. It is 0.7% faster than the Quadro K4200.

Q: What is the CPU's percentile ranking among all tested CPUs?

A: The Intel Core i9-14900K ranks at the 97th percentile, with an average benchmark score of 79824. Its closest rival, the AMD EPYC 7413, scores 80041, which is 0.3% higher.

Q: Does the combo maintain 60 FPS at 4K resolution?

A: No. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS is 51.8. At High settings, it reaches 54.4 FPS. Only at Medium (83.3 FPS) and Low (105.8 FPS) does it exceed 60 FPS at 4K.

Q: What is the combo's overall ranking in Inside?

A: The combo ranks 1392 out of 1671 tested combinations, placing it in the lower portion of the performance distribution for this game.

Q: How much FPS is lost when moving from 1080p to 4K at Ultra settings?

A: The frame rate drops from 111 FPS at 1920x1080 Ultra to 51.8 FPS at 3840x2160 Ultra, a reduction of 59.2 FPS or approximately 53%.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest performance. Low settings produce 228.6 FPS average, Medium yields 181.8 FPS, High achieves 116.7 FPS, and Ultra settles at 111 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 117.6 FPS, showing that settings have a substantial impact on performance at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, frame rates decrease across all presets. Low settings average 163.1 FPS, Medium achieves 133.2 FPS, High reaches 82.8 FPS, and Ultra drops to 80.5 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra here is 82.6 FPS, a narrower spread than at 1080p, indicating the GPU is becoming more of a limiting factor.

At 3840x2160, the performance gap between settings narrows further. Low settings average 105.8 FPS, Medium achieves 83.3 FPS, High reaches 54.4 FPS, and Ultra drops to 51.8 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra is now only 54 FPS. Interestingly, the difference between High and Ultra at 4K is just 2.6 FPS, suggesting that the GPU is nearing its limits regardless of minor setting changes.

The data shows that the GTX 1070 can comfortably handle 1080p at any settings preset, and 1440p remains playable at Medium and above. At 4K, only Low and Medium settings provide frame rates above 60 FPS, while High and Ultra fall short of smooth 60 FPS gameplay.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i9-14900K is a 24-core, 32-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, manufactured on Intel's 10 nm process. It has a base clock of 3.20 GHz and a boost clock of 6.00 GHz. The cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 2 MB of L2 per core, and 36 MB of shared L3 cache.

In the context of Inside, the CPU's role is largely secondary. The game is not computationally demanding in terms of physics or AI, and the measured FPS data shows that the GPU is the limiting factor at all resolutions above 1080p Low. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 228.6 FPS, which suggests the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU at very high frame rates, but the GPU cannot sustain those rates as resolution and settings increase.

The i9-14900K's benchmark scores are exceptional: a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 49872 and single-core score of 7040, a Geekbench multi-core score of 20370 and single-core score of 3064. Its PassMark multi-thread score is 58674, and single-thread score is 4697. These results place the CPU at the 97th percentile, making it one of the fastest desktop processors available.

For Inside, the CPU's 24 cores and 32 threads are vastly more than the game needs. The game's simple 2D rendering and straightforward logic do not leverage multi-threading heavily. The practical effect is that the CPU never becomes a bottleneck, even at 1080p Low where frame rates approach 230 FPS. The GPU's 51st percentile ranking and its position relative to rivals like the GTX 1650 SUPER (1.4% faster) confirm that the GTX 1070 is the component determining this combo's overall game ranking of 1392 out of 1671.