Inside

The Inside benchmark data for the Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile shows a system that is dramatically overqualified for this title. The game, a 2D puzzle-platformer from 2016, is not demanding by modern standards, yet the combination of a 24-core Arrow Lake-HX processor and an Ada Lovelace mobile GPU produces frame rates that far exceed display refresh rates at nearly every setting. The analysis below focuses on how to best utilize this hardware headroom, what the GPU and CPU contribute, and how the measured performance stacks up against other tested combinations.

Settings Recommendations

The data points to a clear conclusion: the "Ultra" preset is the optimal choice for this specific hardware combination, despite not having the highest average frame rate. The measured results show that at 1920x1080, the Ultra preset delivers an average of 201 FPS. While the Low preset hits 422 FPS and Medium hits 337 FPS, these numbers are largely meaningless for gameplay since they exceed the refresh rate of virtually all high-end gaming monitors. The Ultra preset at 1080p still provides a 201 FPS average, which is well above the 144Hz standard and even reaches the 240Hz territory for competitive displays.

Moving up to 2560x1440, the Ultra preset yields an average of 144 FPS. This is a perfect match for a 144Hz monitor, offering a smooth, tear-free experience with the highest visual fidelity. The High preset at this resolution produces 152 FPS, a marginal 8 FPS improvement, but the visual quality drop from Ultra to High is not worth such a small gain. The Medium preset at 1440p hits 243 FPS, but again, this is unnecessary headroom. The sweet spot for a premium experience is clearly the Ultra preset at 1440p, as it balances the maximum graphical features with a frame rate that synchronizes perfectly with standard high-refresh displays.

At 3840x2160 (4K), the Ultra preset produces an average of 91 FPS. This is a playable frame rate, but it is below the 144Hz threshold that many PC builders target. The High preset at 4K yields 95 FPS, a negligible difference. However, the Medium preset at 4K jumps to 152 FPS, which is a significant improvement. This suggests that if a user insists on 4K resolution and wants to maintain a 144Hz refresh rate, dropping from Ultra to Medium is the recommended compromise. That said, given the nature of the game, the visual difference between High and Ultra is often subtle, and the 91 FPS at Ultra is likely stable enough for a non-competitive title. The best overall experience, however, is to run the Ultra preset at 1440p, which delivers a flawless 144 FPS average.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile is the primary driver of these frame rates, and the benchmark data shows it is severely underutilized in this game. The GPU features 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, providing 432.0 GB/s of bandwidth. It operates at a base clock of 1290 MHz and a boost clock of 1665 MHz. The memory runs at an effective speed of 18 Gbps. These specifications are far beyond what a puzzle-platformer requires, as evidenced by the fact that even at 4K Ultra, the system maintains a 91 FPS average.

The GPU's role is most apparent when examining the scaling across settings. At 1920x1080, the difference between Low (422 FPS) and Ultra (201 FPS) is a 221 FPS drop, which is a 52% reduction in performance when moving to the highest preset. This scaling shows that the rendering load is indeed increasing, but the absolute numbers remain exceptionally high. The RTX 4080 Mobile's 24.72 TFLOPS of FP32 compute is simply not being stressed by the game's simple geometry and lighting.

Interestingly, the GPU's VRAM capacity and bandwidth are not limiting factors here. The 12 GB pool is more than sufficient for the game's textures, even at 4K. The 432.0 GB/s bandwidth is also ample. The data suggests that the frame rate is likely bound by the CPU's ability to feed the GPU draw calls, rather than the GPU's raw rasterization power. This is confirmed by the fact that at 1080p Low, the system hits 422 FPS, which is an extremely high number that typically indicates a CPU-side bottleneck in a game like this, as the GPU is capable of far more. The GPU's passmark G3D score of 24926 places it in the 81st percentile of all GPUs, but the nearest rivals list shows it is within 1.3% of the GeForce RTX 4070 and 0.6% of the RTX 5080 Mobile, indicating a tight cluster of performance at this tier.

FAQ

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

A: The highest average frame rate is 422 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 with the Low preset. The Medium preset at 1080p also delivers 337 FPS, while the High preset reaches 211 FPS.

Q: Can this system maintain a stable 144 FPS at 1440p with maximum settings?

A: Yes. At 2560x1440 with the Ultra preset, the measured average FPS is exactly 144. The Medium preset at this resolution provides a higher average of 243 FPS, but the Ultra preset hits the 144 FPS target precisely.

Q: How does the 4K Ultra performance compare to the 4K Medium performance?

A: At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset averages 91 FPS. Dropping to the Medium preset significantly improves performance to a 152 FPS average, which is a 67% increase in frame rate.

Q: Is the RTX 4080 Mobile the bottleneck at 1080p?

A: The data indicates it is not the primary bottleneck. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 422 FPS, which is likely a CPU or engine limit. The GPU has substantial headroom, as evidenced by the fact that the High preset still achieves 211 FPS.

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded for this system?

A: The only preset with a recorded minimum FPS (minFps) value is Medium. At 1920x1080, the min FPS is 287; at 2560x1440, it is 206; and at 3840x2160, it is 130. These are the only data points available in the measurements.

Q: How does this combo rank against all other tested combos in this game?

A: This specific combination ranks 867th out of 3716 tested combos. This places it in the top 23% of all systems tested for this game, though the percentile ranking is lower than the CPU or GPU's individual percentiles due to the game's low overall requirements.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete measured FPS data for this combo is provided below, organized by resolution and settings preset.

1920x1080: The Low preset delivers an average of 422 FPS. The Medium preset produces 337 FPS, with a minimum of 287 FPS and a maximum of 388 FPS. The High preset yields an average of 211 FPS. The Ultra preset results in an average of 201 FPS.

2560x1440: At this resolution, the Low preset averages 303 FPS. The Medium preset shows an average of 243 FPS, with a minimum of 206 FPS and a maximum of 279 FPS. The High preset produces 152 FPS. The Ultra preset delivers the exact target of 144 FPS.

3840x2160: The Low preset at 4K averages 191 FPS. The Medium preset averages 152 FPS, with a recorded minimum of 130 FPS and a maximum of 175 FPS. The High preset averages 95 FPS. The Ultra preset drops to 91 FPS.

The scaling pattern is consistent. Across all resolutions, moving from Low to Medium incurs a substantial performance hit, while moving from High to Ultra yields a smaller decline. For instance, at 1440p, the drop from Low to Medium is 60 FPS (303 to 243), while the drop from High to Ultra is only 8 FPS (152 to 144). This indicates that the Medium preset introduces a significant visual feature that is more demanding, while the Ultra preset adds effects that are relatively lighter on the GPU.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo of the Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile achieves a combo rank of 867 out of 3716 tested configurations in Inside. This places it in the 76.7th percentile of all tested systems, meaning it outperforms roughly 77% of the other combinations in the database. This is a strong result, but it is not a top-tier ranking due to the game's low requirements.

To put this in perspective, the individual components rank much higher in their respective pools. The CPU is in the 94th percentile of all CPUs, and the GPU is in the 81st percentile of all GPUs. The combined rank is lower than either individual percentile because the game does not scale well with the extreme hardware on offer. Many lower-spec combos likely achieve similar or higher frame rates in a simple 2D game, as the bottleneck often shifts to the game engine's single-threaded performance or the CPU's memory latency, rather than the raw compute power of the GPU.

The nearest rivals for the CPU include the Intel Xeon w5-3525 (0.3% slower), the AMD EPYC 4484PX (0.5% slower), and the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX (0.6% slower). The nearest rivals for the GPU are the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 (0.4% slower), the RTX 5080 Mobile (0.6% slower), and the RTX 4070 (1.3% faster). These small deltas suggest that many similar-tier components would produce nearly identical results in this game. The 867th rank is a reflection of the game's simplicity, not a deficiency in this hardware pairing.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX plays a critical, albeit indirect, role in the frame rates measured. This processor features 24 cores and 24 threads, running at a base clock of 2.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.40 GHz. It has 36 MB of shared L3 cache and supports dual-channel DDR5 memory with a bandwidth of 102.4 GB/s. These specifications are exceptional for a mobile part, and the benchmark data suggests they are sufficient to avoid bottlenecking the RTX 4080 Mobile in this title.

The CPU's influence is most evident at lower resolutions and settings. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 422 FPS. This high frame rate is a strong indicator that the CPU is capable of issuing draw calls and processing game logic at a very rapid pace. The 24 cores are overkill for a game like Inside, which likely uses a fraction of the available threads. However, the high boost clock of 5.40 GHz on a few cores is what helps drive these high frame rates, as single-threaded performance is often the limiting factor in older or less parallelized engines.

The CPU's passmark multithread score is 55759, and its single-thread score is 4713. These scores place it in the 94th percentile of all CPUs. In this game, the single-thread performance is more relevant than the multicore capability. The data shows that the CPU does not become a severe bottleneck until frame rates exceed 400 FPS. For example, at 1440p Low, the FPS drops to 303, which suggests the GPU is starting to take on more load. At 4K Low, the FPS is 191, indicating the GPU is now the primary limiter. The CPU's 24 threads and 36 MB of L3 cache ensure that even in complex scenes with many physics objects, the frame pacing remains consistent, although min FPS data is only available for the Medium preset, showing a 130 FPS floor at 4K.