Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti combination delivers exceptional performance in Inside, a puzzle platformer where the data shows frame rates far exceeding display refresh rate requirements across all tested configurations. The benchmark results indicate that this pairing is heavily GPU-limited at higher settings, yet still provides a playable experience even at 4K Ultra, making it a versatile choice for high-refresh-rate monitors and demanding visual fidelity.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data for this combo in Inside reveals that the Medium preset offers the most balanced experience, delivering a significant performance boost over High and Ultra settings while maintaining a smooth frame rate. At 1080p Medium, the system produces an average of 324 FPS, which is 42% higher than the 228 FPS seen at 1080p High. This pattern persists across all resolutions: at 1440p, Medium reaches 263 FPS compared to 164 FPS on High, and at 4K, Medium achieves 165 FPS versus 103 FPS on High. The Medium preset also provides the only recorded minimum and maximum frame rate data in the benchmark set, with a 1440p range of 223 to 302 FPS and a 1080p range of 275 to 372 FPS, indicating consistent frame pacing.

For users prioritizing maximum visual quality, the Ultra preset remains viable, though the data shows a substantial cost. At 1080p Ultra, the average drops to 218 FPS, which is still exceptionally smooth, but at 4K Ultra the average falls to 98 FPS, nearing the threshold where high-refresh-rate displays would not be fully utilized. The High preset sits between these extremes, offering 228 FPS at 1080p and 103 FPS at 4K, making it a reasonable choice for those who want improved visuals without the full Ultra penalty. The Low preset delivers the highest frame rates—351 FPS at 1080p, 314 FPS at 1440p, and 206 FPS at 4K—but given the game's genre and the hardware's capability, the visual trade-off is unlikely to be justified. Benchmark results strongly suggest that Medium is the sweet spot, as it provides a 60% or greater performance increase over Ultra at every resolution while likely preserving most of the game's atmospheric visual effects.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti serves as the primary performance driver in this configuration, particularly at higher resolutions and settings. The GPU features 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, delivering a memory bandwidth of 912.4 GB/s. This substantial bandwidth is critical for Inside's detailed environments, as the data shows that performance scales predictably with resolution—a hallmark of GPU-bound workloads. The GPU's 10,240 shading units and 80 RT cores, while not directly exercised by this 2D puzzle platformer's rendering style, contribute to its raw fill rate capabilities. The base clock of 1365 MHz and boost clock of 1665 MHz, combined with a pixel rate of 186.5 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 532.8 GTexel/s, explain why even the most demanding 4K Ultra setting remains playable.

The GPU's benchmark percentile of 83 among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 41187, places it in the upper tier of graphics hardware. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon Pro 5300, has an average score of 40870, representing a 0.8% performance difference, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 trails by 2% with a score of 40377. These comparisons underscore the RTX 3080 Ti's sustained relevance in modern gaming. In Inside, the GPU's influence is most evident when comparing the Low to Ultra settings at each resolution. At 1080p, the gap between Low (351 FPS) and Ultra (218 FPS) is 133 FPS, but at 4K, the same comparison shows a 108 FPS difference (206 vs 98 FPS). This narrowing gap at higher resolutions suggests that the GPU is approaching its limits at 4K Ultra, while at lower resolutions, the CPU has more headroom to feed the GPU.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti ranks 792nd out of 3,716 tested combos in Inside, placing it in the top 21% of all configurations in the database. This ranking is notable given the game's age and relatively modest hardware requirements; the data shows that this combo significantly outperforms what the game demands. The combo's position in the rankings is driven by the GPU's strong benchmark scores and the CPU's ability to keep pace, as evidenced by the high frame rates measured across all settings. The ranking percentile suggests that while many configurations can run Inside smoothly, this pairing is positioned for users who want to max out the game's visual settings on high-refresh-rate displays without any compromises. Given that the combo rank includes 3,716 total entries, being in the top 792 indicates that this hardware pairing is well above the median and should provide a flawless experience for the game's puzzle-platforming mechanics, where frame pacing and consistency matter more than raw speed.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data for this combo in Inside shows a clear hierarchy across resolutions and settings. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers an average of 351 FPS, Medium reaches 324 FPS (with a minimum of 275 and maximum of 372), High achieves 228 FPS, and Ultra produces 218 FPS. The 1080p results indicate that even the most demanding setting exceeds 200 FPS, making this resolution entirely GPU-bound with no CPU bottleneck visible in the data. At 2560x1440, the frame rates remain high but show a more pronounced drop: Low averages 314 FPS, Medium 263 FPS (minimum 223, maximum 302), High 164 FPS, and Ultra 156 FPS. The 1440p Medium setting still provides over 260 FPS, which is more than sufficient for any high-refresh-rate monitor. At 3840x2160, the impact of resolution becomes evident: Low averages 206 FPS, Medium 165 FPS (minimum 140, maximum 190), High 103 FPS, and Ultra 98 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is the only configuration that drops below the 100 FPS threshold, though it remains playable on standard 60 Hz displays. The data reveals that the Medium preset offers the best consistency, as it is the only setting with recorded minimum and maximum values, showing a 47 FPS spread at 1080p, a 79 FPS spread at 1440p, and a 50 FPS spread at 4K. These spreads indicate that Medium maintains smooth frame delivery without the severe drops that might occur on other presets.

Resolution Scaling

The performance scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a predictable pattern that confirms the GPU as the limiting component at higher resolutions. When comparing Low settings across resolutions, the average FPS drops from 351 at 1080p to 314 at 1440p (a 10.5% decrease) and then to 206 at 4K (a 41.3% decrease from 1440p). For Medium settings, the scaling is similar: 324 FPS at 1080p, 263 FPS at 1440p (18.8% drop), and 165 FPS at 4K (37.3% drop from 1440p). The High and Ultra presets show more aggressive scaling: High drops from 228 FPS at 1080p to 164 FPS at 1440p (28.1% drop) and then to 103 FPS at 4K (37.2% drop), while Ultra falls from 218 to 156 (28.4% drop) and then to 98 FPS at 4K (37.2% drop). The consistent percentage drops between 1440p and 4K across all settings—hovering around 37-41%—strongly indicate that the GPU is the primary bottleneck at these resolutions. The smaller percentage drops between 1080p and 1440p at higher settings (around 28%) versus lower settings (10-19%) suggest that the GPU is already under significant load at 1440p Ultra, while at Low settings, there is still headroom. This scaling behavior is typical of a GPU-bound scenario, where the CPU's role diminishes as resolution increases. The data shows that at 1080p Low, the system achieves 351 FPS, which is likely near the CPU's maximum frame delivery capability, but at 4K Ultra, the GPU's rendering workload becomes the sole limiting factor, capping performance at 98 FPS.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F plays a supporting role in this configuration, providing enough processing power to avoid bottlenecking the RTX 3080 Ti in most scenarios. The CPU features 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Zen 4 architecture, with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz. Its 32 MB of shared L3 cache and support for DDR5 memory with 83.2 GB/s bandwidth ensure that the GPU receives data efficiently. The CPU's benchmark scores are strong but not exceptional: it achieves a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 22799 and a single-core score of 3218, with a Geekbench multicore score of 12362 and single-core score of 2374. Its percentile rank of 77 among all CPUs indicates it is slightly above average, though its nearest rivals show how close the competition is: the Intel Core i7-11850H scores 24935 (0.1% higher), the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F scores 25005 (0.2% lower), and the Intel Core i7-13620H scores 24911 (0.2% higher). In Inside, the CPU's role is most apparent when examining the frame rate differences at the lowest settings. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 351 FPS, which is likely approaching the ceiling of what the CPU can feed to the GPU. The fact that the frame rate drops by only 10.5% when moving from 1080p Low to 1440p Low (351 to 314 FPS) suggests the GPU is still the primary constraint at this resolution. However, at 4K Low, the dramatic drop to 206 FPS indicates that the GPU's rendering workload has become the dominant factor, and the CPU's contribution is minimal. The CPU's 6-core, 12-thread configuration is more than adequate for a puzzle platformer like Inside, which does not require heavy multi-threading. The data shows that the CPU never becomes the limiting factor at 1440p or 4K, as evidenced by the consistent frame rates across settings at these resolutions. At 1080p Ultra, the 218 FPS result is well below the CPU's potential maximum, indicating that the GPU is still the bottleneck even at lower resolutions when settings are high. Overall, the Ryzen 5 7500F provides a solid foundation for the RTX 3080 Ti, ensuring that the GPU's performance is fully utilized in Inside without any noticeable CPU-induced frame drops.