Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti combination delivers exceptional performance in Inside, a 2016 puzzle platformer, with measured frame rates that far exceed display refresh rate requirements across all tested configurations. Benchmark data shows the combo ranking 131st out of 1671 tested combinations, placing it in the top percentile of systems analyzed for this title, with average FPS ranging from 122.5 at 4K Ultra to 351.9 at 1080p Low.

FAQ

*Q: What is the combo's overall ranking for Inside?*

A: The combination ranks 131st out of 1671 tested combos, placing it in the top 7.8% of all systems benchmarked for this game.

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

A: The Ryzen 5 7500F scores 24,993 on average benchmarks, sitting within 0.4% of the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (24,897) and essentially tied with the Intel Core i7-11850H (24,974, deltaPct 0.1). It trails the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and Ryzen 7 2700X by 0.3% each.

Q: What is the GPU's performance percentile?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti ranks in the 87th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 52,086. Its closest rival is the RTX 4080, which scores 52,085 (0% delta), while the AMD Radeon RX 7700S is 0.8% ahead.

Q: What frame rates can be expected at 1440p with High settings?

A: The measured average FPS at 2560x1440 with High settings is 200.7 FPS, which is comfortably above the refresh rate of most high-end gaming monitors.

Q: Does the game benefit more from CPU or GPU performance?

A: The data indicates a strong GPU dependency: at 4K, dropping from Ultra to Low increases FPS from 122.5 to 252.6 (a 106% improvement), while the CPU's 6-core, 12-thread configuration with a 5.00 GHz boost clock provides ample headroom for the game's physics and logic threads.

Q: What is the launch MSRP of the components?

A: The CPU has a launch MSRP of $179, and the GPU has a launch MSRP of 749 USD. These are the only pricing figures available in the benchmark data.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor built on the Zen 4 architecture (Raphael codename) using a 5 nm TSMC process. It operates with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and boosts up to 5.00 GHz, which proves more than sufficient for Inside's puzzle-platformer logic. The CPU's 32 MB shared L3 cache and 83.2 GB/s dual-channel DDR5 memory bandwidth ensure that level streaming and physics calculations do not bottleneck the rendering pipeline.

Single-thread performance is particularly relevant for this title. The 3DMark single-thread score of 974 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3218 indicate strong per-core throughput, which aligns with the game's 2016 release era where few threads were heavily utilized. The multi-threaded results (Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 22,799) provide additional headroom, but the data suggests that frame pacing is dominated by the GPU at all tested settings.

The CPU's 82nd percentile ranking among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 24,993, places it slightly below the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X (25,057, -0.3% delta) but above the Intel Core i7-11850H (24,974, +0.1%). This performance tier means the 7500F can comfortably feed the RTX 5070 Ti in Inside at every resolution tested, as evidenced by the consistently high frame rates across all 12 measured configurations.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti is the primary driver of performance in Inside, equipped with 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus delivering 896.0 GB/s bandwidth. Its Blackwell 2.0 architecture (GB203 chip) runs at a base clock of 2295 MHz with a 2452 MHz boost, and the GPU's 43.94 TFLOPS FP32 throughput handles the game's simple 2D-rendered 3D environments with enormous headroom.

The GPU's 87th percentile ranking among all GPUs (average score 52,086) puts it in a virtual tie with the RTX 4080 (52,085, 0% delta) and slightly behind the AMD Radeon RX 7700S (52,505, -0.8%). For Inside, the RTX 5070 Ti's 16 GB VRAM capacity is far beyond what the game requires, as evidenced by the minimal performance scaling between settings at each resolution.

The measured FPS deltas between Low and Ultra settings are substantial: at 1080p, the gap is 351.9 vs 268.8 FPS (a 31% improvement from Ultra to Low), while at 4K, the gap narrows to 252.6 vs 122.5 FPS (a 106% improvement). This pattern indicates that while the GPU is the bottleneck at higher resolutions, even the most demanding Ultra preset at 4K maintains an average above 120 FPS, which is remarkable for a title released in 2016.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the benchmark database, this specific combination of AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti achieves a rank of 131 out of 1671 tested combos for Inside. This places the system in the top 7.8% of all configurations benchmarked, which is notable given that the game is not particularly demanding by modern standards.

The ranking reflects the combination's ability to sustain very high frame rates across all resolutions. The CPU's 82nd percentile performance and the GPU's 87th percentile performance combine synergistically: the 7500F's strong single-thread scores (Cinebench R23 single-core 3218, Geekbench single-core 2759) prevent CPU-bound scenarios even at 1080p Low where the GPU is capable of 351.9 FPS average.

Relative to other combos in the database, this pairing sits comfortably ahead of systems using lower-tier CPUs or GPUs. The nearest CPU rivals (Intel Core i7-11850H at +0.1% delta, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX at +0.4%) and GPU rivals (RTX 4080 at 0% delta, RTX A1000 at +2.5%) would produce similar rankings, while the 2.5% delta of the RTX A1000 suggests that GPU choice matters more than CPU choice for this specific game's ranking.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers 351.9 FPS on Low, 321.6 FPS on Medium, 272.0 FPS on High, and 268.8 FPS on Ultra. The scaling from Low to Ultra represents a 23.6% reduction in average FPS, indicating that the GPU is not heavily taxed at this resolution even at maximum settings.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages are 315.3 FPS (Low), 287.4 FPS (Medium), 200.7 FPS (High), and 193.5 FPS (Ultra). The transition from Medium to High produces the largest single-step drop (86.7 FPS, a 30.2% reduction), suggesting that High settings introduce a significant rendering cost at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the results are 252.6 FPS (Low), 204.4 FPS (Medium), 124.4 FPS (High), and 122.5 FPS (Ultra). The scaling from Low to Ultra shows a 51.5% reduction, with the largest delta occurring between Medium and High (80.0 FPS drop, a 39.1% reduction). This pattern indicates that the High preset at 4K approaches the GPU's rendering limits, but the average of 124.4 FPS still exceeds 120 Hz refresh rates.

Across all resolutions, the delta between High and Ultra is minimal (3.2 FPS at 1080p, 7.2 FPS at 1440p, 1.9 FPS at 4K), suggesting that Ultra settings add negligible visual quality over High for this title while consuming similar GPU resources.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured data, the High preset offers the most balanced experience across all resolutions. At 1080p High, the 272.0 FPS average exceeds the refresh rate of virtually any consumer display, while 1440p High's 200.7 FPS and 4K High's 124.4 FPS provide ample headroom for high-refresh-rate monitors without the marginal gains of Ultra.

For users prioritizing maximum frame rates, the Low preset delivers 351.9 FPS at 1080p, 315.3 FPS at 1440p, and 252.6 FPS at 4K. This configuration is only recommended for competitive play on 240 Hz or 360 Hz displays, as the visual trade-offs are significant relative to the FPS gains.

The Medium preset serves as a middle ground, offering 321.6 FPS at 1080p and 287.4 FPS at 1440p, but its 204.4 FPS at 4K represents a substantial drop from Low. Given that the High preset provides a 39.1% improvement over Medium at 4K (from 204.4 to 124.4 FPS), and both are above 120 FPS, the High setting is the superior choice for 4K users.

Ultra settings provide the lowest measured averages (268.8 FPS at 1080p, 193.5 FPS at 1440p, 122.5 FPS at 4K) and offer no meaningful advantage over High—the average delta between High and Ultra across all resolutions is only 4.1 FPS. Therefore, the data strongly supports selecting High as the default preset, with Low reserved for esports-style frame rate maximization and Ultra unnecessary for this title's visual characteristics.