Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti delivers exceptional performance in Inside, a puzzle platformer from 2016. The data shows that this combination is capable of pushing very high frame rates across all tested resolutions, with the GPU often acting as the primary bottleneck at higher settings while the CPU demonstrates substantial headroom. This analysis breaks down the measured performance, offering guidance on settings and interpreting the hardware's role.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS rows, the High preset offers the best balance of visual fidelity and performance across all resolutions. At 1920x1080, the High preset yields an average of 228 FPS, which is only 10 FPS lower than the Ultra preset's 218 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra is marginal, suggesting that the Ultra preset demands additional GPU resources without a proportionate increase in frame rate. The data indicates that High provides a smoother experience with a higher average FPS, making it the optimal choice for players prioritizing frame rate over the slight visual uplift of Ultra.

At 2560x1440, the High preset maintains an average of 164 FPS, while Ultra drops to 156 FPS. This 8 FPS difference is minor, but High still holds the advantage. For 3840x2160, the High preset delivers 103 FPS, which is comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, whereas Ultra dips to 98 FPS. The Low and Medium presets are also viable, with Medium offering a significant boost—165 FPS at 4K, 263 FPS at 1440p, and 296 FPS at 1080p—but the visual compromise is substantial.

The High preset stands out because it consistently provides the best frame rate-to-visual quality ratio in the measured data. For players with high refresh rate monitors, the Medium preset could be considered to push frame rates higher, especially at 1440p where it reaches 263 FPS. However, for a game like Inside that relies on atmospheric visuals, High is the recommended starting point. The data does not include frame time variance or 1% lows for most presets, but the available average FPS figures strongly favor High as the default choice.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is a high-end Ampere architecture GPU with 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 912.4 GB/s. Its base clock is 1365 MHz with a boost clock of 1665 MHz. The GPU's pixel rate is 186.5 GPixel/s and its texture rate is 532.8 GTexel/s, with an FP32 performance of 34.10 TFLOPS. These specifications indicate a powerful graphics processor that is well-suited for demanding resolutions.

In Inside, the GPU's role is clearly demonstrated by the FPS scaling across settings. At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset averages 98 FPS, while the High preset averages 103 FPS, a difference of only 5 FPS. This small gap suggests that the game is not heavily taxing the GPU's raw compute at these settings. However, the jump from High to Medium at 4K shows a substantial increase to 165 FPS, indicating that the High preset may be introducing effects that are disproportionately expensive. The GPU's 12 GB VRAM is more than sufficient for this title, as Inside is not a VRAM-intensive game, and the memory bandwidth is ample for the data throughput required.

The GPU's benchmark scores place it in the 83rd percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 41187. In the nearest rivals list, the RTX 3080 Ti is 0.8% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 and 2% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070, while being 1.2% behind the NVIDIA Tesla M40 24 GB. These deltas are minimal, showing that the RTX 3080 Ti remains competitive in synthetic tests, though its real-world performance in Inside is what matters for this analysis. The data shows that the GPU is not the limiting factor at lower resolutions, but at 4K with higher presets, it starts to constrain performance, as evidenced by the FPS drops between Medium and High.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS data reveals a clear pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases, which is typical for a GPU-bound scenario. At 1920x1080, the High preset averages 228 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440, the average drops to 164 FPS, a reduction of 64 FPS or approximately 28%. At 3840x2160, the average falls further to 103 FPS, a 61 FPS drop from 1440p and a 125 FPS drop from 1080p. This trend is consistent across all settings, indicating that the GPU is the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions.

For the Ultra preset, the scaling is similar: 218 FPS at 1080p, 156 FPS at 1440p, and 98 FPS at 4K. The Low preset shows the most dramatic scaling, with 320 FPS at 1080p, 287 FPS at 1440p, and 206 FPS at 4K. The Medium preset follows the same pattern, with 296 FPS, 263 FPS, and 165 FPS respectively. The consistent drop-off suggests that the game's rendering load scales predictably with pixel count, and the RTX 3080 Ti's performance is directly tied to the resolution.

The limiting component analysis shows that at 1080p, the CPU has more headroom, as the frame rates are exceptionally high, exceeding 300 FPS on Low. As resolution increases, the GPU's workload grows, and the FPS drops, confirming that the GPU becomes the limiting factor. At 4K, even the Low preset only reaches 206 FPS, which is still high but demonstrates the GPU's constraint. The data implies that for players targeting 4K, the High preset is the ceiling for maintaining a high frame rate, while at 1080p, the CPU is not a bottleneck, and the GPU can run at its full potential.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of performance across three resolutions and four settings. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers the highest average at 320 FPS, followed by Medium at 296 FPS, High at 228 FPS, and Ultra at 218 FPS. The Medium preset also records a minimum of 251 FPS and a maximum of 340 FPS, showing a tight frame time distribution. The High and Ultra presets do not have recorded minimum or maximum values, but their averages are well above the refresh rates of most displays.

At 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 287 FPS, Medium averages 263 FPS with a minimum of 223 FPS and a maximum of 302 FPS, High averages 164 FPS, and Ultra averages 156 FPS. The drop from Low to High is substantial, with a 123 FPS difference, indicating that the higher settings introduce more complex shading and effects. The Medium preset's minimum of 223 FPS is still very high, ensuring smooth gameplay even in demanding scenes.

At 3840x2160, the Low preset averages 206 FPS, Medium averages 165 FPS with a minimum of 140 FPS and a maximum of 190 FPS, High averages 103 FPS, and Ultra averages 98 FPS. The Medium preset at 4K offers a playable experience with a minimum above 140 FPS, which is excellent for a high-resolution display. The High and Ultra presets are close in performance, with a mere 5 FPS difference, suggesting that Ultra's additional features are not worth the performance cost at this resolution. The data clearly shows that the RTX 3080 Ti can handle Inside at 4K with ease, even at Medium settings, and the High preset provides a stable 100+ FPS experience.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best settings preset for the AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D and RTX 3080 Ti in Inside?*

A: Based on the measured data, the High preset offers the best balance, providing an average of 228 FPS at 1080p, 164 FPS at 1440p, and 103 FPS at 4K. It outperforms Ultra by 10 FPS at 1080p and 5 FPS at 4K, making it the recommended choice for optimal frame rates.

*Q: How does the RTX 3080 Ti perform at 4K in Inside?*

A: The RTX 3080 Ti delivers strong 4K performance. The Low preset averages 206 FPS, Medium averages 165 FPS, High averages 103 FPS, and Ultra averages 98 FPS. All presets are playable, with Medium offering a high frame rate and High maintaining above 100 FPS.

*Q: Is the CPU a bottleneck for this combo in Inside?*

A: The data indicates that the CPU is not a bottleneck at lower resolutions. At 1080p, the Low preset reaches 320 FPS, showing that the Ryzen 5 7500X3D has enough headroom. As resolution increases to 4K, the GPU becomes the limiting factor, with FPS dropping to 206 FPS on Low.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between High and Ultra settings?

A: The difference is minimal. At 1080p, High averages 228 FPS versus 218 FPS for Ultra, a 10 FPS gap. At 1440p, High averages 164 FPS versus 156 FPS for Ultra, an 8 FPS gap. At 4K, High averages 103 FPS versus 98 FPS for Ultra, a 5 FPS gap.

*Q: How does the combo rank among all tested configurations in Inside?*

A: The combo ranks 668th out of 2887 tested combinations, placing it in the top 23% of all configs. This reflects its strong performance, though there are higher-ranked combos that likely use more powerful GPUs.

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded for the Medium preset?

A: The Medium preset has recorded minimum FPS values: 251 at 1080p, 223 at 1440p, and 140 at 4K. These minimums are still very high, ensuring a smooth experience without significant frame drops.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the 7000 series, based on the Zen 4 (Raphael) architecture built on a 5 nm process. It has a base clock of 4.00 GHz and a boost clock of 4.50 GHz, with a TDP of 65 W. The CPU features a large L3 cache of 96 MB shared, which is a key attribute for gaming performance. Its memory support is DDR5 with a bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s, and it uses the AMD Socket AM5 platform.

In Inside, the CPU's role is less critical than the GPU, as demonstrated by the FPS data. At 1080p, the CPU provides enough performance to allow the GPU to reach 320 FPS on Low settings, which is a very high frame rate. The CPU's benchmark scores show a strong single-thread performance of 3494 in Passmark, with a multithread score of 25047. The percentile vs. all CPUs is 89, indicating it outperforms most processors. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core Ultra X9 388H, which is 0.2% ahead, and the Intel Core i9-13950HX, which is 0.5% ahead, showing the 7500X3D is highly competitive.

The CPU's large L3 cache is beneficial for games that use large data sets, but Inside is a relatively simple puzzle platformer that does not heavily stress the CPU. The data shows that at 4K, the CPU is not a limiting factor, as the GPU's performance drops are consistent with resolution scaling. The 6 cores and 12 threads are more than adequate for this title, and the CPU's low TDP of 65 W suggests it runs efficiently. The launch MSRP is $269, but the focus here is on performance, which is excellent for this game.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti combination ranks 668th out of 2887 tested combos in Inside, placing it in the top 23.1% of all configurations. This ranking is based on the measured FPS data, which shows strong performance across all resolutions. The combo's rank is influenced by the GPU's high-end capabilities and the CPU's efficient architecture. While it does not reach the top tier, it is a high-performing setup that delivers excellent frame rates.

The ranking suggests that there are 2219 combos that perform worse, which reflects the hardware's capabilities. The RTX 3080 Ti's 83rd percentile among GPUs and the CPU's 89th percentile among CPUs contribute to this solid ranking. In the context of Inside, which is not a demanding title, this combo excels, providing over 200 FPS at 1080p on Medium settings and over 100 FPS at 4K on High settings. The rank of 668 out of 2887 shows that while there are more powerful combos, this pairing offers a balanced and high-performance experience that will satisfy most players. The data indicates that the combo is well-suited for high refresh rate gaming at 1440p and 4K, with the CPU and GPU working together effectively to minimize bottlenecks.