Inside

The Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER delivers a performance profile in Inside that is overwhelmingly GPU-bound at high resolutions, yet surprisingly CPU-limited at 1080p. The data shows that this combination ranks in the top 2.1% of all tested combos for this game, making it an exceptionally fast setup for a title that is nearly a decade old.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a classic transition from a CPU-bound scenario to a GPU-bound one. At 1920x1080 with High settings, the combo produces 292 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440, that figure drops to 210 FPS, a 28% reduction. At 3840x2160, the average falls to 132 FPS, a further 37% drop from 1440p. This steep decline at higher resolutions indicates that the GPU is becoming the limiting factor as pixel count rises.

The Low settings data paints a clearer picture of the CPU ceiling. At 1080p Low, the system hits 456 FPS. At 1440p Low, it still manages 409 FPS, only a 10% decrease. Even at 4K Low, the average remains at 264 FPS. The relatively small gap between 1080p and 1440p at Low settings—just 47 FPS—suggests that the processor is holding performance back at the lowest resolution, where the GPU has plenty of headroom.

The Medium settings results confirm this interpretation. At 1080p Medium, the average is 421 FPS, which drops to 336 FPS at 1440p Medium, a 20% decline. At 4K Medium, the average is 211 FPS. The scaling pattern shows that as settings increase, the resolution-based performance gap widens, which is the expected behavior when the GPU workload grows.

Ultra settings produce the lowest frame rates, with 278 FPS at 1080p, 200 FPS at 1440p, and 126 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result of 126 FPS is still well above the 60 FPS threshold, but the 4K High result of 132 FPS is only slightly higher, suggesting that the Ultra preset adds significant GPU load without a proportional visual benefit. The data indicates that at 4K, the RTX 4080 SUPER is the primary constraint, while at 1080p, the CPU's single-thread performance becomes more relevant.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of the Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER achieves a rank of 62 out of 2887 tested combos in Inside. This places it in the 97.9th percentile, meaning it outperforms nearly 98% of all other CPU-GPU pairings tested for this game. The combo rank is a strong indicator that the hardware is well-matched for this title's demands.

The GPU alone holds an 86th percentile ranking among all graphics cards, while the CPU sits in the 96th percentile among all processors. The combo's top-2.1% standing is higher than either component's individual percentile, which suggests that the pairing works synergistically for this specific game. The data shows that the system is not held back by a weak link; both components are high-end, but their combined performance exceeds what either could achieve with a lesser counterpart.

Compared to the CPU's nearest rivals, the performance delta is minimal. The Intel Xeon 6520P matches the Ultra 7 270K Plus with a 0% delta in average benchmark scores. The AMD EPYC 4564P is 1.5% slower, the AMD EPYC 9175F is 1.9% slower, and the AMD EPYC 4565P is 2.1% slower. These are enterprise-class processors, which highlights that the Ultra 7 270K Plus offers competitive computational power despite being a desktop part.

On the GPU side, the RTX 4080 SUPER is nearly identical to the standard RTX 4080, with a delta of -0.1%. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X is 1.1% slower, the Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB is 2.7% slower, and the Radeon 8060S is 2.8% slower. The data indicates that the 4080 SUPER's performance advantage over the base 4080 is negligible in synthetic benchmarks, but the measured FPS in Inside shows the SUPER variant delivers strong results across all settings.

FAQ

*Q: What is the maximum average frame rate achievable with this combo in Inside?*

A: The highest recorded average FPS is 456 at 1920x1080 with Low settings. At 4K Ultra, the average drops to 126 FPS.

Q: How much faster is 1080p compared to 4K at High settings?

A: At High settings, the 1080p average is 292 FPS, while the 4K average is 132 FPS. This represents a 55% reduction in frame rate when moving to 4K.

Q: Is there a significant difference between Medium and High settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Medium settings yield an average of 336 FPS, while High settings yield 210 FPS. That is a 126 FPS difference, indicating that the High preset is substantially more demanding.

Q: Does the combo maintain playable frame rates at 4K with all settings maxed?

A: Yes, at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS is 126, which is well above the standard 60 FPS target for smooth gameplay.

Q: How does the RTX 4080 SUPER compare to the RTX 4080 in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 4080 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 54209, while the RTX 4080 scores 54247. This gives the SUPER a delta of -0.1%, meaning the two cards are statistically equivalent in these tests.

Q: What is the lowest frame rate recorded for this combo?

A: The minimum FPS recorded is 180, which occurs at 3840x2160 with Medium settings. At 1440p Medium, the minimum is 286 FPS, and at 1080p Medium, it is 358 FPS.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the performance envelope is broad. Low settings produce an average of 456 FPS. Medium settings yield 421 FPS, with a minimum of 358 FPS and a maximum of 484 FPS. High settings drop to 292 FPS, and Ultra settings produce 278 FPS. The 1080p results show that even at the highest preset, the system stays well above 200 FPS, making it far beyond what most displays can show.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates remain high but show more variation. Low settings average 409 FPS. Medium settings average 336 FPS, with a minimum of 286 FPS and a maximum of 387 FPS. High settings produce 210 FPS, and Ultra settings average 200 FPS. The 1440p data reveals that the gap between High and Ultra is only 10 FPS, which is smaller than the gap between Medium and High, suggesting diminishing returns at higher presets.

At 3840x2160, the GPU workload becomes apparent. Low settings average 264 FPS. Medium settings average 211 FPS, with a minimum of 180 FPS and a maximum of 243 FPS. High settings produce 132 FPS, and Ultra settings average 126 FPS. The 4K results show that the system is still capable of high refresh rates at lower settings, but the High and Ultra presets bring performance down to a range that is more typical for demanding titles.

The complete data set shows a consistent pattern: performance scales predictably with resolution and settings. The only preset with recorded minimum and maximum values is Medium, which provides the most complete picture of frame time variance. At 1080p Medium, the range is 358 to 484 FPS, at 1440p Medium it is 286 to 387 FPS, and at 4K Medium it is 180 to 243 FPS.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with the AD103 chip, fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC. It contains 45,900 million transistors on a 379 mm² die. The GPU has 10,240 shading units, 320 texture mapping units, and 112 ROPs, along with 80 RT cores and 320 tensor cores. These specifications place it as a high-end graphics card from the GeForce 40-series.

Memory configuration plays a significant role in the 4K results. The card features 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 736.3 GB/s. The memory clock runs at 1438 MHz, with an effective speed of 23 Gbps. For a game like Inside, which is a 2D puzzle platformer from 2016, the memory subsystem is likely overkill, but it ensures that there are no bandwidth-related bottlenecks at any resolution.

The GPU clocks are set at a base of 2295 MHz with a boost of 2550 MHz. The compute capabilities include a FP32 throughput of 52.22 TFLOPS and a similar FP16 output of 52.22 TFLOPS. The pixel rate is 285.6 GPixel/s, and the texture rate is 816.0 GTexel/s. These figures explain why the card can maintain well over 100 FPS at 4K Ultra in this title.

The GPU's power envelope is rated at 320 W TDP, with a suggested PSU of 700 W. It uses a triple-slot cooler and a single 16-pin power connector. The card is 310 mm long, 140 mm tall, and 61 mm wide. The benchmark data shows a PassMark G3D score of 34245 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6600, which are consistent with a top-tier GPU. The 86th percentile ranking among all GPUs confirms its position in the market.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus is a 24-core, 24-thread processor from the Core Ultra Series 2, based on the Arrow Lake Refresh codename. It is manufactured on a 3 nm process at TSMC, with 17,800 million transistors on a 243 mm² die. The base clock is 3.70 GHz, with a boost clock of 5.50 GHz. The TDP is rated at 125 W, and it uses the Intel Socket 1851.

The cache hierarchy is substantial, with 192 KB of L1 per core, 3 MB of L2 per core, and 36 MB of shared L3 cache. Memory support is DDR5 with a dual-channel bus, providing a bandwidth of 115.2 GB/s. The processor supports ECC memory and has 20 PCIe Gen 5 lanes. It includes integrated Arc Xe-LPG Graphics with 64 execution units, though the discrete GPU renders this irrelevant for gaming.

The CPU's benchmark results show strong multi-threaded performance. In Cinebench R23, it scores 44253 in multi-core and 2439 in single-core. The PassMark multi-thread score is 68574, with a single-thread score of 5068. The data compression score is 804322, and the floating-point math score is 229491. These results place the CPU in the 96th percentile among all processors.

For Inside, the CPU's single-thread performance is likely more relevant than its multi-thread capabilities, given that the game is a puzzle platformer with modest computational demands. The 1080p Low result of 456 FPS suggests that the processor can feed the GPU at very high frame rates, but the scaling to 4K Ultra shows that the GPU becomes the bottleneck. The CPU's 5.50 GHz boost clock and high single-core Cinebench score of 2439 contribute to the system's ability to maintain high minimum frame rates, as seen in the Medium preset data where the minimum FPS never drops below 180 even at 4K.