Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT delivers a performance profile in Inside that is heavily dictated by resolution and graphical presets, with the data revealing a clear shift in bottleneck behavior as pixel count increases. The measured results show that this combination is exceptionally capable at 1080p, but the scaling pattern indicates that the GPU becomes the primary limiting factor when pushing towards 4K Ultra settings.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data demonstrates a classic resolution scaling curve, though the severity of the drop depends significantly on the quality preset selected. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo produces an average of 320 FPS, which is a remarkably high ceiling for a puzzle platformer. Moving to 1440p Low reduces this to 242 FPS, a 24.4% decrease, and then to 4K Low at 152 FPS, which represents a 52.5% drop from the 1080p baseline. This pattern indicates that at Low settings, the system is not fully saturated at 1080p, allowing the frame rate to remain extremely high until the resolution demands become substantial.

The scaling behavior at higher presets is more revealing about the system's architectural balance. At Medium settings, the frame rates are 269 FPS at 1080p, 194 FPS at 1440p, and 122 FPS at 4K. The transition from 1080p to 1440p sees a 27.9% reduction, while the jump to 4K incurs a 54.6% reduction from the starting point. For High settings, the averages are 168 FPS at 1080p, 121 FPS at 1440p, and 76 FPS at 4K, showing a 28.0% drop between the first two resolutions and a 54.8% total drop by 4K. The Ultra preset yields the lowest absolute numbers, with 160 FPS at 1080p, 115 FPS at 1440p, and 72 FPS at 4K, which is a 55.0% reduction across the range.

The consistent percentage drops across presets—roughly 28% from 1080p to 1440p and another 27% from 1440p to 4K—suggest that the scaling is primarily driven by pixel throughput rather than any specific setting's computational cost. This is a strong indicator that the Radeon RX 6700 XT, with its 12 GB of GDDR6 memory and 384.0 GB/s bandwidth, is the component that governs performance at higher resolutions. The CPU, with its 6 cores and 12 threads based on Zen 4, appears to have ample headroom, as evidenced by the very high frame rates at 1080p where CPU overhead is typically more pronounced. At 4K Ultra, the 72 FPS average is still playable, but the system is clearly no longer CPU-bound; the GPU's render output units and shading units are being fully exercised.

FAQ

*Q: What is the maximum average frame rate achievable with this combo in Inside?*

A: The highest measured average FPS is 320 at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This represents the system's peak output in the dataset, indicating that the combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D and AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT is not constrained by the CPU at this resolution and preset.

Q: How does the 4K Ultra performance compare to the 1080p Low performance?

A: The 4K Ultra average is 72 FPS, which is 77.5% lower than the 1080p Low average of 320 FPS. This substantial gap illustrates the heavy load placed on the GPU when rendering at 3840x2160 with maximum quality settings.

Q: Are the frame times consistent at the Medium preset?

A: The dataset includes min and max FPS only for Medium settings. At 1080p Medium, the range is 229 to 310 FPS with an average of 269 FPS. At 1440p Medium, the range is 165 to 223 FPS with an average of 194 FPS. At 4K Medium, the range is 103 to 140 FPS with an average of 122 FPS. The spread between min and max is roughly 30% of the average in each case, indicating moderate frame time variance.

Q: Which preset provides the closest performance to the 60 FPS threshold at 4K?

A: The High preset at 3840x2160 yields an average of 76 FPS, while the Ultra preset yields 72 FPS. The Medium preset at 4K produces 122 FPS, which is well above the threshold. All presets at 4K clear the 60 FPS mark, with Low being the only option exceeding 144 FPS.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more likely to be the bottleneck at 1080p High?

A: At 1920x1080 High, the average FPS is 168. Given that the CPU's Passmark single-thread score is 3494 and its multithread score is 25047, the processor has substantial compute headroom. The GPU's Passmark G3D score of 19786 suggests it is the limiting factor even at 1080p High, as the frame rate is not exceptionally high relative to the GPU's absolute capabilities.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested configurations for this game?

A: The combo rank is 1857 out of 3716 tested combos, placing it in the 50th percentile. This indicates that while the system delivers solid performance, there are many other combinations of CPUs and GPUs that achieve higher frame rates in Inside.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured data, the optimal balance of visual fidelity and performance is found at the Medium preset for most usage scenarios. At 1080p Medium, the average FPS of 269 is exceptionally high, providing a smooth experience on any high-refresh-rate display. The min FPS of 229 ensures that even demanding scenes remain well above the 144 FPS threshold that many gamers target. This makes Medium at 1080p the best choice for competitive or fast-paced play, as the visual upgrade from Low to Medium costs only 15.9% of the frame rate (320 to 269 FPS).

For 1440p users, the Medium preset again emerges as the sweet spot. The 194 FPS average with a 165 FPS minimum is more than sufficient for high-refresh monitors, and it offers a 60.3% improvement over the High preset's 121 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1440p drops to 115 FPS, which is still playable but does not provide a proportional visual benefit over Medium given the 40.7% frame rate cost. At 4K, the Medium preset's 122 FPS average is the clear recommendation, as it more than doubles the Low preset's 152 FPS margin over the 60 FPS baseline while maintaining a 60.7% advantage over High's 76 FPS.

The High preset represents a middle ground that may appeal to users with standard 60 Hz displays at 4K, as the 76 FPS average still provides a comfortable margin. However, the data suggests that Medium offers the best performance-per-quality ratio across all resolutions. The Ultra preset, while delivering the highest visual quality, only reduces the average FPS by 5.3% compared to High at 4K (72 vs 76 FPS), which is a marginal difference that does not justify the additional GPU load. Therefore, the recommendation is to start with Medium and only increase to High if the display's refresh rate and personal sensitivity to visual details warrant the frame rate trade-off.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete dataset for the AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D with AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT in Inside is as follows:

At 1920x1080, the Low preset achieves an average of 320 FPS. The Medium preset averages 269 FPS, with a minimum of 229 FPS and a maximum of 310 FPS. The High preset averages 168 FPS, and the Ultra preset averages 160 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra at 1080p shows a 50.0% reduction in average FPS, with the largest single-step drop occurring from Medium to High at 37.5%.

At 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 242 FPS. The Medium preset averages 194 FPS, with a minimum of 165 FPS and a maximum of 223 FPS. The High preset averages 121 FPS, and the Ultra preset averages 115 FPS. The reduction from Low to Ultra at 1440p is 52.5%, with the Medium to High step representing a 37.6% decrease. Compared to 1080p, the same presets at 1440p show reductions of 24.4% for Low, 27.9% for Medium, 28.0% for High, and 28.1% for Ultra.

At 3840x2160, the Low preset averages 152 FPS. The Medium preset averages 122 FPS, with a minimum of 103 FPS and a maximum of 140 FPS. The High preset averages 76 FPS, and the Ultra preset averages 72 FPS. The total reduction from Low to Ultra at 4K is 52.6%, and the Medium to High step incurs a 37.7% decrease. Compared to 1440p, the same presets at 4K show reductions of 37.2% for Low, 37.1% for Medium, 37.2% for High, and 37.4% for Ultra.

The min and max FPS values are only recorded for the Medium preset, providing insight into frame pacing. At 1080p, the range is 81 FPS (229 to 310), which is 30.1% of the average. At 1440p, the range is 58 FPS (165 to 223), which is 29.9% of the average. At 4K, the range is 37 FPS (103 to 140), which is 30.3% of the average. This consistent proportional spread suggests that the frame time variance scales with the average FPS, indicating a stable performance characteristic across resolutions.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT is the primary determinant of performance at higher resolutions and presets in Inside. The GPU is built on the RDNA 2.0 architecture with a 7 nm process from TSMC, containing 17,200 million transistors on a 335 mm² die. Its 2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 64 render output units are arranged to deliver a pixel rate of 165.2 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 413.0 GTexel/s. The FP32 compute throughput is 13.21 TFLOPS, which is adequate for a game of this genre but not excessive.

The memory subsystem is particularly relevant for 4K performance. The 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus provides a bandwidth of 384.0 GB/s, which is sufficient for Inside's visual data at 4K. The memory clock is listed at 2000 MHz with 16 Gbps effective, and the GPU core operates at a base clock of 2321 MHz with a boost clock of 2581 MHz and a game clock of 2424 MHz. The 40 ray tracing cores are present but likely underutilized in this puzzle platformer, as the game was released in 2016 before ray tracing became a standard feature.

The GPU's benchmark scores contextualize its performance. The Passmark G3D score is 19786, which places it in the 72nd percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile with a score of 27435 (0% delta), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 with 27565 (-0.5%), the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell with 27135 (1.1%), and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 with 27839 (-1.5%). These scores indicate that the RX 6700 XT is competitive with high-end mobile and previous-generation desktop parts. In Inside, the GPU's role becomes more pronounced as resolution increases, with the 4K Ultra average of 72 FPS reflecting the GPU's compute and memory bandwidth limits rather than any CPU constraint.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D provides the computational foundation for this combo, and its influence on Inside's frame rates is most evident at 1080p where the GPU has less work to do. The CPU is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the 7000 series, based on the Zen 4 (Raphael) architecture and manufactured on a 5 nm process by TSMC. It has a base clock of 4.00 GHz and a boost clock of 4.50 GHz, with a TDP of 65 W. The cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 1 MB of L2 per core, and a substantial 96 MB of shared L3 cache, which is a defining feature of the X3D series.

The Passmark benchmarks show a single-thread score of 3494 and a multithread score of 25047. The integer math score is 70774, floating point math is 43594, and the extended instructions score is 20455. These numbers indicate strong per-core performance, which is critical for a game like Inside that likely relies on a single main thread for game logic. The CPU's percentile versus all CPUs is 89, and its average benchmark score is 44573. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core Ultra X9 388H with an average score of 44466 (0.2% delta), the Intel Core i9-13950HX with 44342 (0.5%), the AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 with 44309 (0.6%), and the Intel Core i5-14600 with 44889 (-0.7%).

In the measured FPS data, the CPU's role is evident in the 1080p Low result of 320 FPS. This high frame rate suggests that the CPU can issue draw calls and process game state faster than the GPU can render frames at this resolution. However, as resolution increases to 1440p and 4K, the frame rate drops proportionally, indicating that the GPU becomes the bottleneck. The CPU's 96 MB of L3 cache is beneficial for keeping frequently accessed game data close to the cores, which helps maintain consistent frame times in complex scenes. The memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s for DDR5 is also sufficient to feed the CPU's cores without causing stalls.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D combined with the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT achieves a combo rank of 1857 out of 3716 tested combinations in Inside. This places the system at the 50th percentile of all tested configurations, meaning that exactly half of the other combos perform better and half perform worse. This rank is notable given the game's release date of 2016-07-06, which suggests that the hardware is more than capable of handling the title's requirements.

The rank is influenced by the fact that Inside is a puzzle platformer with relatively modest graphical demands compared to modern AAA titles. Many higher-ranked combos likely feature more powerful GPUs with higher memory bandwidth, which would push the 4K frame rates significantly higher. For instance, the RX 6700 XT's nearest GPU rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, which has a similar benchmark score but could potentially achieve higher frame rates in Inside due to architectural differences. The CPU's rank is less of a differentiator, as even budget CPUs can produce high frame rates in this game.

The 1857th rank out of 3716 combos indicates that this system is a mid-pack performer for this specific title. It is not an outlier in either direction, but the data suggests that a user seeking maximum 4K performance would need a more powerful GPU, while a user with a 1080p 240 Hz monitor would find this combo to be well-suited, as the 269 FPS average at Medium settings exceeds the refresh rate capability of most displays. The combo's performance is consistent with its component-level percentiles: the GPU's 72nd percentile and CPU's 89th percentile are slightly higher than the combo's 50th percentile rank, indicating that the game's engine or other system factors may limit the overall result.