Inside

FAQ

Q: What is the overall performance ranking of this CPU and GPU combination in Inside?

A: The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D and AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT ranks 1511 out of 2887 tested combos in this game. That places it in the lower-middle portion of the field, with roughly 52% of tested combinations outperforming it and 48% trailing it.

Q: Does this game favor the CPU or the GPU according to the measured data?

A: The data suggests the game is heavily GPU-bound, particularly at higher resolutions. At 1080p Low settings, the combo delivers 268 FPS, while at 4K Ultra it drops to 72 FPS. The CPU's strong single-thread score of 2941 in Passmark testing appears more than sufficient for this title, as even the most demanding CPU scenario at 1080p Ultra still yields 160 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 5 5500X3D posts an average benchmark score of 37018, sitting within 0.3% of its closest competitors. It is 0.2% faster than the AMD Ryzen 5 5600F and Intel Core Ultra 5 225, while being 0.2% slower than the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 and 0.3% slower than the Intel Core i9-12900T.

Q: What is the best settings preset for 4K gaming based on the measured FPS?

A: At 3840x2160, the High preset delivers 76 FPS average, while Medium provides 122 FPS with a minimum of 103 FPS. Low jumps to 152 FPS, and Ultra drops to 72 FPS. The Medium preset offers the best balance, maintaining a minimum above 100 FPS while still providing enhanced visual quality over Low.

Q: How does the GPU's synthetic benchmark performance compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RX 6700 XT achieves an average benchmark score of 27425, placing it in the 72nd percentile of all GPUs. It matches the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile exactly with a 0% delta, is 0.5% slower than the RTX 3090, 1.1% faster than the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell, and 1.5% faster than the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20.

Q: Is the CPU's cache configuration relevant to this game's performance?

A: The Ryzen 5 5500X3D features 96 MB of shared L3 cache, which is a defining characteristic of the X3D lineup. While Inside is not typically a cache-sensitive title, the combination of this large cache with the CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads at 3.00 GHz base and 4.00 GHz boost appears adequate, as the measured FPS shows no CPU bottleneck even at 1080p with 268 FPS on Low settings.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides clear guidance for optimizing the experience in Inside. Across all four resolutions, the Low preset delivers the highest average FPS: 268 at 1080p, 240 at 1440p, and 152 at 4K. However, for players prioritizing visual fidelity without sacrificing smoothness, the Medium preset stands out as the most compelling option.

At 3840x2160, Medium achieves 122 FPS average with a minimum of 103 FPS, which comfortably exceeds standard 60 FPS display requirements and approaches high-refresh territory. The gap between Low (152 FPS) and Medium (122 FPS) is 30 FPS, while the jump from Medium to High (76 FPS) costs 46 FPS — a much steeper penalty for relatively modest visual gains in a puzzle platformer.

For 2560x1440, Medium delivers 194 FPS average with a 165 FPS minimum, making it ideal for 144 Hz displays. The High preset at 121 FPS still works for 120 Hz panels, but Medium's headroom ensures consistent frame pacing. At 1920x1080, Medium produces 247 FPS average with a 210 FPS minimum, which exceeds the refresh rate of virtually all gaming monitors.

The Ultra preset consistently delivers the lowest FPS at every resolution: 160 at 1080p, 115 at 1440p, and 72 at 4K. While these numbers remain playable, the performance cost over High is substantial — 8 FPS at 1080p, 6 FPS at 1440p, and 4 FPS at 4K — suggesting diminishing returns. The data implies that Medium provides the best overall experience, offering a meaningful balance between visual quality and performance across all tested resolutions.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, built on the RDNA 2.0 architecture with the Navi 22 chip, plays the dominant role in determining frame rates in Inside. The GPU features 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 384.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its clock speeds are notably high: 2321 MHz base, 2424 MHz game clock, and 2581 MHz boost. The memory runs at 2000 MHz with 16 Gbps effective throughput.

In synthetic tests, the GPU achieves a Passmark G3D score of 19786 and a G2D score of 951, with a Passmark GPU compute score of 9336. Its overall average benchmark score of 27425 places it in the 72nd percentile of all GPUs. The GPU's 40 ray-tracing cores and 2560 shading units provide ample compute resources for a game like Inside, which relies on atmospheric lighting and shadow effects.

The measured FPS data reveals how the GPU's capabilities scale with resolution. At 1080p Low, the GPU produces 268 FPS, but this drops to 152 FPS at 4K Low — a 43% reduction. The scaling pattern indicates that even at 4K, the GPU is not fully saturated at Low settings, as evidenced by the jump to 122 FPS at Medium and 76 FPS at High. The 12 GB VRAM allocation is more than sufficient for this game, which is not memory-intensive.

The GPU's performance relative to its synthetic rivals is telling. Matching the RTX 4070 Mobile exactly and trailing the RTX 3090 by only 0.5%, the RX 6700 XT demonstrates that synthetic scores translate well to real-world gaming in this title. The 13.21 TFLOPS FP32 compute capability and 165.2 GPixel/s pixel rate provide the raw throughput needed for the game's stylized visuals.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 1511 out of 2887 tested combinations places this system in the 47th percentile of all CPU-GPU pairings tested for Inside. This positioning is interesting because both components individually rank higher in their respective pools — the CPU sits in the 85th percentile of all CPUs, while the GPU is in the 72nd percentile of all GPUs. The combination's lower relative ranking suggests that other factors, such as platform generation or memory configuration, may influence overall system performance in this game.

Within the context of the measured FPS, this ranking makes sense. The system delivers 160 FPS at 1080p Ultra and 72 FPS at 4K Ultra, which are solid but not exceptional numbers. Many combinations with more recent CPUs or higher-tier GPUs would outperform this pairing. However, the ranking does not tell the full story — the system achieves 268 FPS at 1080p Low, which is far beyond what most displays can show, indicating that the combo is not truly limiting in practical scenarios.

The fact that the CPU's nearest rivals all score within 0.3% of each other in synthetic benchmarks, and the GPU's nearest rivals are within 1.5%, highlights how competitive this hardware segment is. The combo's mid-pack ranking reflects this tight competition — small differences in component scores translate to larger differences in overall system ranking when thousands of combinations are considered.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D, a Zen 3 architecture processor codenamed Vermeer, provides the processing foundation for this combo. With 6 cores and 12 threads, it runs at a 3.00 GHz base clock and 4.00 GHz boost clock. The 96 MB shared L3 cache is the standout feature, far exceeding the 512 KB per-core L2 and 64 KB per-core L1 caches. The CPU supports DDR4 memory with dual-channel configuration and 51.2 GB/s bandwidth, using PCIe Gen 4 with 20 lanes.

Synthetic benchmarks show a balanced profile. The Passmark single-thread score of 2941 and multithread score of 20363 indicate strong per-core performance, while the physics score of 2282 reflects practical gaming capability. The CPU's 85th percentile ranking among all CPUs confirms its competitiveness. Its average benchmark score of 37018 places it in a virtual tie with its nearest rivals, all within 0.3%.

In Inside, the CPU's role is secondary but not negligible. The measured FPS at 1080p Low (268) versus 1080p Ultra (160) shows a 108 FPS range entirely attributable to settings, not CPU limitation. The fact that 1080p Low still produces 268 FPS — likely near the game's engine cap — suggests the CPU is not a bottleneck even at lower resolutions where CPU load is proportionally higher. The 12-thread configuration handles the game's physics and logic without issue, and the large L3 cache likely helps with any streaming or asset-loading tasks.

The CPU's 105 W TDP and 7 nm TSMC process node make it an efficient choice for this pairing. Its 74 mm² die size and 51.2 GB/s memory bandwidth are modest by today's standards, but Inside does not appear to stress these limits. The data indicates that the CPU provides ample headroom, as even the most demanding settings at 1080p yield 160 FPS, leaving significant processing capacity unused.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest frame rates. Low settings produce 268 FPS average, Medium generates 247 FPS average with a minimum of 210 and maximum of 285, High yields 168 FPS, and Ultra drops to 160 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 108 FPS, with the most significant single-step drop occurring between Medium and High at 79 FPS.

Moving to 2560x1440, performance remains strong. Low achieves 240 FPS, Medium delivers 194 FPS average with a 165 minimum and 223 maximum, High produces 121 FPS, and Ultra reaches 115 FPS. The step from Medium to High costs 73 FPS, while the step from High to Ultra costs only 6 FPS. At this resolution, the minimum FPS on Medium (165) still exceeds typical 144 Hz display refresh rates.

At 3840x2160, the GPU begins to show its limits. Low settings yield 152 FPS, Medium provides 122 FPS average with a 103 minimum and 140 maximum, High delivers 76 FPS, and Ultra produces 72 FPS. The Medium-to-High drop of 46 FPS is the most pronounced at this resolution, while the High-to-Ultra penalty is just 4 FPS. The 4K Medium minimum of 103 FPS ensures smooth gameplay, but High and Ultra dip below 80 FPS, which may be noticeable on high-refresh displays.

The Medium preset is the only one with complete min/max data across all resolutions, showing consistent frame pacing: 210-285 at 1080p, 165-223 at 1440p, and 103-140 at 4K. The 75 FPS range at 1080p narrows to 37 FPS at 4K, indicating that at higher resolutions the GPU becomes the limiting factor, reducing variance as utilization approaches maximum.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals important insights about the system's bottleneck. At Low settings, performance drops from 268 FPS at 1080p to 240 FPS at 1440p (a 10% reduction) and then to 152 FPS at 4K (a 37% reduction from 1440p). This pattern shows moderate scaling at lower settings, suggesting the CPU or game engine begins to limit at very high frame rates.

At Medium settings, the progression is 247 FPS (1080p) to 194 FPS (1440p) to 122 FPS (4K). The 53 FPS drop from 1440p to 4K is proportionally larger than the 53 FPS drop from 1080p to 1440p, indicating that the GPU becomes increasingly dominant as resolution rises. The 4K Medium FPS of 122 is 49% of the 1080p Medium value, which is close to the theoretical pixel-count ratio of 4K to 1080p (approximately 44% of the pixel count).

At High settings, the scaling is 168 FPS (1080p), 121 FPS (1440p), and 76 FPS (4K). The 4K value is 45% of the 1080p value, showing near-ideal scaling with resolution. Ultra settings follow a similar pattern: 160 FPS, 115 FPS, and 72 FPS, with 4K at 45% of 1080p.

The data reveals that at Low settings, the CPU likely becomes a limiting factor at 1080p, since the 268 FPS is far above typical game engine limits. As settings increase, the GPU takes over as the primary constraint, with resolution scaling closely matching pixel-count expectations. This suggests that for players targeting 4K, the GPU is the definitive bottleneck, while at 1080p, the CPU's headroom is more than sufficient to feed the GPU at maximum settings.