Inside

FAQ

Q: What is the performance ceiling for this CPU and GPU pairing in Inside?

A: The highest recorded average frame rate is 308 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. At the maximum quality preset (Ultra), the combo still delivers 233 FPS at 1080p, indicating a very high performance ceiling for this puzzle platformer.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 5600X compare to its closest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 5 5600X has an average benchmark score of 21771, placing it 0.1% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 4800H and 0.5% behind the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U and Intel Core i7-11700. The data shows it is effectively neck-and-neck with these processors, with all deltas within 0.6%.

Q: Is the RX 7900 XTX's average benchmark score competitive with other GPUs?

A: The RX 7900 XTX scores 19410 on average, which is 1.2% ahead of the NVIDIA TITAN Xp but 1% behind the NVIDIA Quadro K5200. It sits very close to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB, which is only 0.4% behind, according to the benchmark database.

Q: What kind of frame rate consistency can be expected at 1440p Medium settings?

A: At 2560x1440 with Medium settings, the system produces an average of 255 FPS, with a minimum of 217 FPS and a maximum of 293 FPS. This 76 FPS spread indicates a moderately wide variance, but the minimum remains far above typical high-refresh-rate targets.

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

A: The average frame rate drops from 237 FPS at 1920x1080 to 193 FPS at 2560x1440, and finally to 121 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a 116 FPS reduction from 1080p to 4K, showing a significant scaling cost at higher resolutions.

Q: Does this combo rank highly among all tested configurations for Inside?

A: The combination ranks 712th out of 3716 tested combos, placing it in the top 19% of all configurations. This percentile position indicates a strong, but not elite, standing in the database for this specific game.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX brings substantial memory resources to this pairing, with 24 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 384-bit bus delivering 960.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This is a defining characteristic for 4K performance, as the bandwidth headroom allows the GPU to feed its 6144 shading units without becoming memory-starved in a game like Inside.

The GPU's clock behavior is notable: a base clock of 1929 MHz, a game clock of 2365 MHz, and a boost clock of 2498 MHz. The data shows that the card sustains high frame rates even at Ultra settings, where it hits 115 FPS at 4K and 233 FPS at 1080p. This suggests the boost clock is being utilized effectively, with the game clock acting as a realistic sustained frequency.

The architectural details matter for this game's results. The RX 7900 XTX has 96 ray accelerators and 192 ROPs, which are relevant to how the game's lighting and shadow effects are processed. The pixel rate of 479.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 959.2 GTexel/s provide the raw throughput needed for the game's side-scrolling environments, which often feature complex parallax layers and dynamic lighting.

The 20 Gbps effective memory speed is crucial for the 4K results. At 3840x2160, the card maintains 194 FPS on Medium settings, which is only 49 FPS lower than the 1080p result at the same settings. This relatively small delta (roughly 20%) indicates that the GPU's memory subsystem is not a bottleneck, allowing the card to scale efficiently across resolutions.

The data indicates that the VRAM capacity is not a limiting factor in any measured scenario. Even at 4K Ultra, which is the most demanding configuration tested, the card delivers 115 FPS without evidence of memory pressure. This is expected given the game's 2016 release date and the card's 24 GB buffer, which vastly exceeds the requirements of this title.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides a clear picture of how settings impact performance. At 1920x1080, the difference between Low and Ultra is 75 FPS (308 vs. 233), which is a 24% reduction in average frame rate. The Medium preset at 1080p delivers 285 FPS, which is only 8% below Low but 52 FPS above Ultra, making it a strong middle ground.

At 2560x1440, the pattern is similar but with tighter margins. Low produces 276 FPS, Medium 255 FPS, High 193 FPS, and Ultra 184 FPS. The drop from Medium to High is substantial at 62 FPS, suggesting that the High preset introduces effects that are disproportionately expensive. The jump from High to Ultra is much smaller at only 9 FPS, indicating diminishing returns at the top end.

For 4K resolution, the data shows that Medium is the most balanced choice. The 3840x2160 Medium setting yields 194 FPS with a minimum of 165 FPS and a maximum of 223 FPS, which is a stable experience. Low at 4K hits 237 FPS, but the visual quality trade-off is severe. High at 4K drops to 121 FPS, and Ultra falls to 115 FPS.

The best experience per the measured rows is the Medium preset across all resolutions. At 1080p, it provides 285 FPS with a minimum of 242 FPS; at 1440p it gives 255 FPS with a 217 FPS minimum; and at 4K it maintains 194 FPS with a 165 FPS floor. This preset offers the most consistent performance relative to its visual quality, as the minimum frame rates remain above 160 FPS even at 4K.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX ranks 712th out of 3716 tested combos for Inside. This places the configuration in the top 19.2% of all systems in the database, which is a respectable position for this game.

The CPU's percentile ranking (75th among all processors) and the GPU's percentile ranking (64th among all GPUs) provide context for this result. The combo rank is higher than both individual percentiles, suggesting that the pairing is well-balanced for this specific title. The game's low CPU requirements, given its 2016 release, allow the Ryzen 5 5600X to keep pace with the powerful RX 7900 XTX.

The nearest rival data shows the CPU is effectively tied with several other processors, with deltas of 0.1% to 0.6% against the AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U, Intel Core i7-11700, and AMD EPYC 9554P. This indicates that the CPU is not the differentiating factor in this combo's ranking.

On the GPU side, the RX 7900 XTX is within 1.2% of the NVIDIA TITAN Xp and within 1% of the NVIDIA Quadro K5200, according to average benchmark scores. This tight grouping suggests that the GPU's raw compute capabilities are similar to those older cards, yet the combo still achieves a top-20% ranking in this game.

The data indicates that the Ryzen 5 5600X's single-thread performance, as evidenced by its 3dmark single-thread score of 917 and cinebench r23 single-core score of 1541, is sufficient to avoid bottlenecking the GPU in Inside. The game's 2D side-scrolling nature likely relies more on single-thread performance, which this CPU provides in abundance.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear scaling pattern across resolutions. At Low settings, the average frame rate drops from 308 FPS at 1080p to 276 FPS at 1440p (a 32 FPS reduction) and then to 237 FPS at 4K (a further 39 FPS reduction). This represents a total 23% decrease from 1080p to 4K, which is relatively modest for such a large pixel count increase.

At Medium settings, the scaling is steeper: 285 FPS at 1080p, 255 FPS at 1440p, and 194 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1440p to 4K is 61 FPS, which is more than double the drop from 1080p to 1440p. This suggests that the GPU is becoming more pixel-bound as resolution increases, but the RX 7900 XTX's memory bandwidth of 960.0 GB/s helps mitigate this effect.

The High preset shows the most dramatic scaling: 237 FPS at 1080p, 193 FPS at 1440p, and 121 FPS at 4K. The 72 FPS drop from 1440p to 4K at High settings is the largest single-step reduction in the dataset, indicating that the High preset's effects are particularly demanding at high pixel counts.

The limiting component analysis is clear from the data. At 1080p, the GPU is not fully utilized, as evidenced by the 308 FPS Low result, which is likely near the CPU's frame generation limit. At 4K, the scaling suggests the GPU becomes the primary limiter, with the 4K Ultra result of 115 FPS representing the card's maximum sustained output for this game at maximum quality.

The data shows that the CPU, with its boost clock of 4.60 GHz and 32 MB L3 cache, is capable of high frame generation rates. The 1080p Low result of 308 FPS is likely near the engine or CPU limit, as the GPU should theoretically be capable of even higher frame rates at such low settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

1920x1080:

• Low: 308 FPS average
• Medium: 285 FPS average, 242 FPS minimum, 327 FPS maximum
• High: 237 FPS average
• Ultra: 233 FPS average

2560x1440:

• Low: 276 FPS average
• Medium: 255 FPS average, 217 FPS minimum, 293 FPS maximum
• High: 193 FPS average
• Ultra: 184 FPS average

3840x2160:

• Low: 237 FPS average
• Medium: 194 FPS average, 165 FPS minimum, 223 FPS maximum
• High: 121 FPS average
• Ultra: 115 FPS average

The Medium settings rows are the only ones with complete min/max data, providing insight into frame time consistency. At 1080p Medium, the spread between minimum and maximum is 85 FPS; at 1440p Medium it widens to 76 FPS; and at 4K Medium it narrows to 58 FPS. This pattern suggests that higher resolutions produce more consistent frame pacing, likely because the GPU is more uniformly loaded.

The Ultra preset shows the smallest absolute differences between resolutions: 233 FPS at 1080p, 184 FPS at 1440p, and 115 FPS at 4K. This 118 FPS total drop is proportionally similar to the other presets but represents a smaller relative change because the baseline is lower.

The data shows that the system is capable of exceeding 200 FPS at all tested resolutions when using Medium or lower settings. Even at 4K Medium, the average of 194 FPS is well above the 144 Hz refresh rate common on high-end monitors, making this combo suitable for high-refresh 4K gaming in Inside.