Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 7400F and AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT combination delivers exceptional performance in Inside, a 2D puzzle platformer with a dark, atmospheric presentation. Based on the measured data, this pairing ranks 739th out of 2,887 tested combos, placing it in the top 26% of all systems evaluated. The results show a system capable of exploiting high refresh rates at every resolution, with the most demanding Ultra preset still producing triple-digit frame rates at 4K.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s rank of 739 out of 2,887 tested configurations places it comfortably in the upper quartile of all systems tested for Inside. This ranking reflects a pairing where neither component severely bottlenecks the other in this specific title, allowing the hardware to flex its capabilities. The data indicates a system that is overqualified for the game’s demands, as even the most stressful settings fail to push the average frame rate below 92 FPS.

The CPU component, the Ryzen 5 7400F, holds an 83rd percentile ranking against all CPUs in the database. Its average benchmark score of 32,750 places it in a tight cluster of competitors: it is 0.1% ahead of the Intel Core i5-14600T (32,707), 0.2% ahead of the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (32,697), 0.3% ahead of the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (32,662), and 0.2% behind the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H (32,812). These deltas are negligible, indicating the 7400F is firmly in the pack of modern mid-range processors, neither leading nor trailing its direct rivals by any significant margin.

On the graphics side, the Radeon RX 6800 XT posts an 85th percentile ranking against all GPUs. Its average benchmark score of 48,477 is 1.5% higher than the NVIDIA RTX A1000 Mobile (47,743) and 2.5% lower than the Intel Arc A550M (49,737). It also trails the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (49,957) and AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (50,001) by 3.0% each. These close margins suggest the RX 6800 XT sits at a performance tier where small architectural differences determine the order, and the data shows it is competitive with, though not dominant over, its nearest rivals.

The combination of an 83rd percentile CPU and an 85th percentile GPU does not automatically guarantee a high game rank, but in Inside, the synergy proves effective. The game’s relatively modest geometry and lighting requirements allow the RX 6800 XT’s raw throughput to shine, while the 7400F’s single-core strength prevents any frame pacing issues. The resulting 739th rank out of 2,887 is a direct reflection of this balance, showing a system that delivers a consistent, high-performance experience without any single component dragging the other down.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data reveals that the Low preset provides an overwhelming performance surplus at every resolution. At 1080p, Low produces an average of 337 FPS; at 1440p, it generates 302 FPS; and at 4K, it still manages 193 FPS. These numbers are far beyond the refresh rate of most displays, making the Low preset an exercise in headroom rather than practical playability. The visual compromises of Low are unnecessary when the hardware can achieve playable frame rates at higher settings.

The Medium preset represents the sweet spot for this pairing. At 4K, Medium yields an average of 154 FPS with a minimum of 131 FPS and a maximum of 178 FPS, offering a substantial improvement in visual fidelity over Low while maintaining a frame rate that exceeds 120 FPS on average. At 1440p, Medium pushes to 246 FPS average (209 minimum, 283 maximum), and at 1080p it reaches 311 FPS average (264 minimum, 357 maximum). The minimum frame rates at Medium are consistently high, indicating no severe dips that would cause noticeable stutter, making this preset the recommended choice for a smooth, visually enhanced experience.

High settings offer a modest step up in quality but with a noticeable cost in performance. The average frame rate drops from 154 FPS at Medium to 97 FPS at High in 4K, a significant 37% reduction. At 1440p, High produces 154 FPS average, and at 1080p, it reaches 214 FPS. While these numbers are still perfectly playable, the jump from Medium to High does not deliver the same proportional visual benefit as the jump from Low to Medium, making High a less efficient choice.

The Ultra preset is the most demanding and the least rewarding in terms of frame rate. It produces an average of 92 FPS at 4K, 146 FPS at 1440p, and 203 FPS at 1080p. The 4K result dips below the 100 FPS threshold, which some users may find less smooth on high-refresh displays. Given that the visual differences between High and Ultra in a game like Inside are often subtle, the performance cost is not justified for most users. The data strongly supports Medium as the ideal balance of performance and quality, with High as a viable alternative for those who prioritize visuals over the extra frame headroom.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K illustrates the growing burden on the GPU as pixel count increases. At Medium settings, the average frame rate drops from 311 FPS at 1080p to 246 FPS at 1440p, a 21% reduction, and then further to 154 FPS at 4K, a 50% reduction from the 1440p figure. This pattern shows that the RX 6800 XT is the primary limiting component at higher resolutions, as the CPU’s role diminishes when the GPU is tasked with rendering more pixels.

The scaling is not linear, however. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is less severe (65 FPS difference) than the drop from 1440p to 4K (92 FPS difference). This indicates that at 1440p, the system is still partially CPU-bound, allowing the GPU to flex its muscles without being fully saturated. By the time resolution reaches 4K, the GPU is working much harder, and the frame rate falls accordingly.

At Low settings, the scaling is even more dramatic in absolute terms. The average frame rate goes from 337 FPS at 1080p to 302 FPS at 1440p (a 10% drop) and then to 193 FPS at 4K (a 36% drop). The relatively small decrease from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings suggests that the CPU is still able to feed the GPU efficiently at these lower resolutions, but the 4K result shows the GPU hitting a more substantial wall.

The High and Ultra presets show similar relative scaling, with 4K results that are roughly 55% lower than their 1080p counterparts. This consistency across presets indicates that the limiting factor is primarily resolution-driven rather than settings-driven. The data points to a system where the Ryzen 5 7400F provides ample instruction throughput for the RX 6800 XT at lower resolutions, but the GPU becomes the clear bottleneck as pixel density increases, particularly at 4K.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1080p, the system delivers outstanding performance across all presets. Low settings produce an average of 337 FPS, Medium achieves 311 FPS (264 minimum, 357 maximum), High reaches 214 FPS, and Ultra manages 203 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is a modest 26 FPS, while the drop from Medium to High is a significant 97 FPS, highlighting the substantial cost of enabling higher-quality effects. The 1080p results are uniformly high, ensuring that even the most demanding Ultra preset provides a frame rate well above 200 FPS, which is more than sufficient for any high-refresh-rate monitor.

At 1440p, the performance remains impressive but shows the expected scaling. Low settings yield 302 FPS average, Medium produces 246 FPS (209 minimum, 283 maximum), High delivers 154 FPS, and Ultra rounds out at 146 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra narrows to just 8 FPS at this resolution, suggesting that the Ultra preset’s additional features have a minimal impact on performance here. The 1440p data shows a system that can comfortably drive high-refresh gaming at this resolution, with even the Ultra preset exceeding 140 FPS.

At 4K, the system remains highly capable but the effects of the GPU load become more apparent. Low settings maintain an average of 193 FPS, Medium produces 154 FPS (131 minimum, 178 maximum), High drops to 97 FPS, and Ultra falls to 92 FPS. The jump from Low to Medium is a 39 FPS reduction, while the jump from Medium to High is a 57 FPS reduction, indicating that the High preset’s visual enhancements are particularly taxing at this resolution. The 4K results show that while the system is not maxing out the Ultra preset at 60 FPS, it comes very close, and the Medium preset provides a smooth experience well above 120 FPS.

The minimum frame rate data, available only for Medium settings, shows 131 FPS at 4K, 209 FPS at 1440p, and 264 FPS at 1080p. These minimums are consistently high, with no signs of severe frame time spikes or stuttering. The maximum frame rate at Medium, 178 FPS at 4K and 357 FPS at 1080p, further demonstrates the system’s ability to push well beyond average figures in less demanding scenes.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is the centerpiece of this system’s gaming performance. Built on the RDNA 2.0 architecture with a Navi 21 chip, it features 4,608 shading units, 288 texture mapping units, and 128 raster operations pipelines. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1825 MHz, a game clock of 2015 MHz, and a boost clock of 2250 MHz. These specifications position it as a high-end graphics card, and the benchmark data confirms its capability.

The GPU’s 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus provides a bandwidth of 512.0 GB/s. This substantial memory allocation and bandwidth are more than sufficient for Inside, which is not a memory-intensive title. The game’s simple textures and limited geometry mean that the RX 6800 XT’s memory subsystem is never under pressure, allowing it to operate at full efficiency. The 72 ray accelerators and support for DirectX 12 Ultimate are largely irrelevant for this title, as Inside does not utilize ray tracing or advanced DX12 features.

The GPU’s benchmark scores reflect its overall standing. Its Passmark G3D score of 24,980 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 3,689 are strong, placing it in the 85th percentile of all GPUs. Its average benchmark score of 48,477 puts it in a tight race with its nearest rivals, trailing the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti by 3.0% and the AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 by 3.0%, while leading the NVIDIA RTX A1000 Mobile by 1.5%. These results indicate a GPU that is firmly in the upper echelon of performance, and the Inside frame rates reflect this, with the GPU never dropping below 92 FPS average even at 4K Ultra.

The scaling of frame rates with resolution confirms that the RX 6800 XT is the dominant factor in determining performance. As the resolution increases, the frame rate drops in a pattern consistent with GPU-bound workloads. The GPU’s raw compute power, measured at 20.74 TFLOPS FP32, is more than adequate for the game’s demands, and the data suggests that the card is never fully saturated until the resolution reaches 4K with higher settings.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture, built on a 5 nm process at TSMC. It operates with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz. The processor features 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 1 MB of L2 cache per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. This configuration provides strong single-thread and multi-thread performance, which is crucial for maintaining high frame rates in games that rely on a few primary threads.

In Inside, the CPU’s role is to feed the GPU with draw calls and game logic updates. The game is not heavily multi-threaded, so the 7400F’s single-core performance is the most important factor. Its Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3,072 and Passmark single-thread score of 3,689 indicate strong per-core throughput. This allows the CPU to keep up with the GPU’s demands, particularly at lower resolutions where the GPU is not the limiting factor.

The CPU’s multi-threaded performance is also solid, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 21,765 and a Passmark multi-thread score of 25,645. These numbers show that the processor can handle multi-threaded workloads effectively, but in Inside, this capability is largely untapped. The game’s low thread count means that the CPU’s 12 threads are not fully utilized, and the processor operates well below its maximum capacity.

The 7400F’s overall average benchmark score of 32,750 places it in the 83rd percentile, with its nearest rivals within a 0.3% margin. This indicates a well-rounded processor that performs consistently across various workloads. In the context of Inside, the data shows that the CPU is not a bottleneck. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 337 FPS average, which is a high enough frame rate that the CPU could become a limiting factor, but the results show no signs of CPU-induced stuttering or frame rate caps. The CPU’s dual-channel DDR5 memory support, with a bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s, also ensures that memory bandwidth is not a limiting constraint.

The processor’s TDP of 65 W is modest, and its 6-core design is efficient for gaming. The data indicates that the Ryzen 5 7400F provides a stable platform for the RX 6800 XT, ensuring that the GPU can achieve its full potential without being held back by the CPU. In a game like Inside, where frame rates are already very high, the CPU’s contribution is to maintain consistency and avoid bottlenecks, which it does admirably based on the measured results.