Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D and AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT combination delivers exceptional performance in Inside, a game that is far more demanding at higher refresh rates than its genre suggests. The benchmark data shows this pairing is capable of maxing out the game at 1080p and 1440p, with 4K Ultra remaining perfectly playable. The most efficient path to a flawless experience is the Medium preset, which offers a substantial performance headroom over High and Ultra settings while maintaining the game's core visual fidelity. This analysis is based on measured FPS data for this specific combo.

Settings Recommendations

For the best balance of visual quality and performance, the Medium preset is the clear recommendation across all tested resolutions. At 1920x1080, the Medium preset produces an average of 247 FPS, which is 70 FPS higher than High and 79 FPS higher than Ultra. This headroom ensures the game remains well above any standard high-refresh-rate display's refresh rate, preventing any potential frame drops from being perceptible. The data shows the minimum FPS on Medium at 1080p is 210, which is still far above the average of the High preset.

At 2560x1440, the Medium preset delivers an average of 203 FPS. This is a significant 76 FPS advantage over the High preset and an 82 FPS advantage over Ultra. The minimum FPS at this setting is 173, which still provides a smooth experience on most high-refresh-rate monitors. While High and Ultra will also run at very high frame rates, the Medium preset's headroom is the best safeguard against any potential stutters or dips in more complex scenes.

Even at 3840x2160, Medium is the recommended choice. The 128 FPS average is significantly higher than High's 80 FPS and Ultra's 76 FPS. The Medium preset is the only 4K option with a recorded minimum FPS (109), which is still comfortably above 60 FPS. This makes Medium the only preset at 4K that offers both high average performance and a documented floor for frame times. For users with 120Hz or 144Hz 4K displays, this is the only settings level that can approach those refresh rates consistently.

The Low preset offers the highest frame rates, but the visual compromise is unnecessary given the ample performance of the Medium preset. The data indicates that the step from Low to Medium costs 21 FPS at 1080p (268 to 247), 37 FPS at 1440p (240 to 203), and 32 FPS at 4K (160 to 128). These are minor sacrifices relative to the graphical improvements Medium provides over Low. Ultra, conversely, provides the highest visual quality but with the lowest performance; its average at 4K (76 FPS) is only slightly above the High preset, making it a poor return on the performance investment.

FAQ

*Q: Can this combo run Inside at 4K Ultra settings?*

A: Yes, it can. The measured average FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings is 76 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth playability on standard displays. However, the Medium preset offers a much higher average of 128 FPS and a recorded minimum of 109 FPS, making it the superior choice for 4K.

Q: What is the best resolution for a 240Hz monitor?

A: At 1920x1080, the Low preset achieves an average of 268 FPS, which is the only settings/resolution combination that exceeds a 240Hz refresh rate. The Medium preset at 1080p averages 247 FPS, which is also above 240Hz, but the Low preset provides more headroom for ensuring the frame rate never dips below the display's refresh rate.

Q: How much performance does the Ultra preset cost compared to High?

A: The performance cost of Ultra over High varies by resolution. At 1080p, Ultra is 9 FPS slower (177 vs. 168). At 1440p, the difference is 6 FPS (127 vs. 121). At 4K, the difference is only 4 FPS (80 vs. 76). The cost is relatively small, but Ultra still delivers the lowest average FPS of the tested presets.

Q: Is the game more demanding at 4K than at 1080p?

A: Yes, the data clearly shows a significant performance drop with increasing resolution. For example, on the High preset, the average FPS falls from 177 at 1080p to 127 at 1440p and further to 80 at 4K. This indicates a substantial load increase on the GPU at higher resolutions.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Ultra settings?

A: The gap is substantial. At 1080p, the difference is 100 FPS (268 Low vs. 168 Ultra). At 1440p, the gap is 119 FPS (240 Low vs. 121 Ultra). At 4K, the difference is 84 FPS (160 Low vs. 76 Ultra). This shows the game's settings have a massive impact on frame rate.

Q: Does this CPU and GPU combo rank high among all tested systems for this game?

A: The combo rank for Inside is 1449 out of 2887 tested combinations. This places it in the top half of all systems, indicating its performance is above average, though not in the top tier of configurations.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D, with its 6 cores and 12 threads, is based on the Zen 3 architecture and features a large 96 MB shared L3 cache. Its base clock is 3.00 GHz with a boost clock of 4.00 GHz. For a puzzle-platformer like Inside, the game's logic and physics are not typically heavily threaded, so the single-thread performance is often more critical than raw multi-core power.

The benchmark scores for this CPU support its capability. The PassMark single-thread score is 2941, and the multi-thread score is 20363. This level of single-thread performance is more than sufficient for the game's engine. The data shows that at 1080p, the lowest resolution tested, the CPU is not a limiting factor. The frame rates scale down significantly as resolution increases (e.g., 177 FPS to 80 FPS on High), which is a classic sign that the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions.

The CPU's high L3 cache is a notable feature, but its impact on this particular game is not directly measurable from the provided FPS data. However, the fact that the CPU delivers high frame rates even at 1080p Low (268 FPS) indicates it is not holding back the GPU. The CPU's position in the broader market, ranking in the 85th percentile of all CPUs, confirms it is a high-performance part. Its nearest rivals, such as the AMD Ryzen 5 5600F and Intel Core i9-12900T, have nearly identical average scores (36945 and 37112, respectively), with deltas of only 0.2% and -0.3%, showing this CPU is well within the performance class needed for this game.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D and AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT is ranked 1449 out of 2887 tested combinations for Inside. This places the system in the 50th percentile of all tested hardware pairings. This is a solid ranking, indicating that this mid-range to upper-mid-range setup performs better than a majority of systems that have been benchmarked for this game.

This ranking is a reflection of the GPU's overall capability. The Radeon RX 6750 XT has a PassMark G3D score of 20700 and ranks in the 71st percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals, such as the AMD Radeon R9 M395X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile, have very close average scores (25891 and 25740, respectively), with deltas of 0.5% and 1.1%. This suggests the GPU is performing as expected for its class.

The combo rank is not at the very top, which is expected given that more powerful and newer hardware exists. However, the rank shows that for a game as undemanding as Inside in terms of CPU requirements, the GPU is the primary driver of the overall performance position. The CPU's high percentile ranking (85th) is less relevant to the final combo rank in this specific game, as the game's frame rates are more constrained by the GPU, especially at higher resolutions. The measured FPS data confirms the system is well-optimized, with no anomalous results that would drag the ranking down.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear and predictable scaling pattern across the three tested resolutions. The performance drop is most pronounced between 1440p and 4K, indicating that the Radeon RX 6750 XT's rendering capabilities are heavily taxed at 3840x2160.

For the High preset, the average FPS drops from 177 at 1080p to 127 at 1440p, a 28% decrease. Moving from 1440p to 4K, the average FPS drops from 127 to 80, a 37% decrease. This shows that the GPU's workload scales super-linearly with resolution, particularly at higher settings.

This pattern is consistent across all presets. On the Medium preset, the FPS goes from 247 (1080p) to 203 (1440p) to 128 (4K). The drop from 1440p to 4K (75 FPS) is larger than the drop from 1080p to 1440p (44 FPS). On the Low preset, the figures are 268, 240, and 160 FPS respectively. The 80 FPS decrease from 1440p to 4K is the largest single resolution step for any preset.

This data strongly suggests that the AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT is the limiting component, especially at 4K. The CPU's performance is sufficient to maintain high frame rates at 1080p, as evidenced by the fact that the frame rate drops by roughly half when moving to 4K, which is a purely GPU-driven workload increase. The GPU's memory bandwidth of 432.0 GB/s and 12 GB of VRAM are enough for the game, but the raw pixel throughput at 4K is the bottleneck. The GPU's pixel rate of 166.4 GPixel/s and texture rate of 416.0 GTexel/s are the physical limits that dictate these results.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The following is the complete measured FPS data for the AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D and AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT combination in Inside.

1920x1080:

• Low: Average 268 FPS.
• Medium: Average 247 FPS, with a minimum of 210 FPS and a maximum of 285 FPS.
• High: Average 177 FPS.
• Ultra: Average 168 FPS.

2560x1440:

• Low: Average 240 FPS.
• Medium: Average 203 FPS, with a minimum of 173 FPS and a maximum of 234 FPS.
• High: Average 127 FPS.
• Ultra: Average 121 FPS.

3840x2160:

• Low: Average 160 FPS.
• Medium: Average 128 FPS, with a minimum of 109 FPS and a maximum of 147 FPS.
• High: Average 80 FPS.
• Ultra: Average 76 FPS.

The data shows that the Medium preset is the only settings level across all resolutions that has a recorded minimum FPS. This suggests that the performance is more stable and predictable at this setting, whereas the other presets may have more variance in frame times. The overall trend is clear: the game is highly playable at all settings, but the Medium preset provides the best optimal balance, offering the highest performance with a documented floor to ensure a consistently smooth experience. The Ultra preset offers the lowest frame rates at every resolution, but even at 4K, it remains above 60 FPS, making it a viable option for users who prioritize maximum visual fidelity.