Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7600 delivers a compelling performance profile for Inside, a Puzzle Platformer released on 2016-07-06. The measured data shows this combination handles the game with significant headroom across all tested resolutions, with the average frame rate remaining above 96 FPS even at the most demanding settings. The benchmark results indicate a system that is far more capable than the game's requirements demand, offering a smooth experience that is primarily limited by the GPU at higher resolutions and by the CPU at lower ones.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate data reveals a clear pattern of GPU-bound scaling as resolution increases. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the system produces an average of 283.8 FPS. This drops to 201.6 FPS at 2560x1440 and further to 126.7 FPS at 3840x2160, showing a 55.4% reduction from 1080p to 4K. This substantial scaling factor indicates that the GPU is the primary limiting component at higher resolutions, with its rendering workload increasing proportionally with pixel count.

The scaling behavior changes notably when examining the High preset. At 1080p High, the average is 142 FPS, which decreases to 100.8 FPS at 1440p and 61.6 FPS at 4K. The percentage drop from 1080p to 4K here is 56.6%, nearly identical to the Low preset's scaling. This consistency suggests that the game's rendering pipeline scales predictably with resolution regardless of quality settings, a characteristic of a well-optimized title.

However, the Ultra preset tells a slightly different story. The 1080p Ultra average of 137.7 FPS drops to 96.5 FPS at 1440p and 62.5 FPS at 4K. The 4K figure is actually higher than the High preset's 61.6 FPS, which is an anomaly worth noting. This inverted relationship between High and Ultra at 4K suggests that the Ultra preset may be utilizing different rendering paths or that the measurement variance is minimal at these already-high frame rates. The overall pattern remains clear: resolution scaling is consistent and predictable, with the GPU's workload dominating performance at 4K.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7600, built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture with the Navi 33 chip, provides the graphical horsepower for these results. Its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus delivers 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which proves sufficient for Inside's relatively modest visual demands. The GPU's boost clock of 2655 MHz and game clock of 2250 MHz contribute to its ability to maintain high frame rates, particularly at lower resolutions where the shading units and texture units can operate at full capacity.

The VRAM capacity becomes a non-factor in this analysis. Even at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the game maintains an average of 62.5 FPS, indicating that the 8 GB frame buffer is not being exhausted. The GPU's 64 ROPs and 128 TMUs handle the game's pixel and texture workloads efficiently, as evidenced by the minimal performance difference between High and Ultra presets at any given resolution. The benchmark data shows the RX 7600 operating well within its capabilities, with the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2310 and Passmark G3D score of 16634 placing it in the 63rd percentile of all GPUs, with nearest rivals including the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT at a 0.6% delta and the Intel Arc B570 at a -1.5% delta.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average frame rate achievable with this hardware?

A: The maximum measured average is 283.8 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: Can this system maintain 60 FPS at 4K with maximum settings?

A: Yes, the Ultra preset at 3840x2160 produces an average of 62.5 FPS, just above the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How does the High preset compare to Ultra in terms of performance?

A: At 1080p, High averages 142 FPS while Ultra averages 137.7 FPS, a difference of only 3%. At 4K, High averages 61.6 FPS and Ultra averages 62.5 FPS, showing Ultra can occasionally outperform High in this specific scenario.

Q: Is the 8 GB VRAM sufficient for this game?

A: The data shows no VRAM-related performance degradation, as frame rates scale consistently with resolution without sudden drops that would indicate memory limitations.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: Low settings produce 201.6 FPS while Ultra produces 96.5 FPS, representing a 52.1% reduction in frame rate when moving to maximum quality.

Q: Does this combination rank highly among tested configurations?

A: The combo rank in game is 1108 out of 1671 total combinations, placing it in the upper third of tested systems.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the resolution with the highest performance headroom, the system demonstrates its full potential. Low settings deliver an exceptional 283.8 FPS average, while Medium drops to 226.1 FPS, High to 142 FPS, and Ultra to 137.7 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 57.7 FPS, but the transition from High to Ultra is only 4.3 FPS, indicating diminishing returns at the top end of quality settings.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance remains robust but shows expected scaling. Low averages 201.6 FPS, Medium 165.4 FPS, High 100.8 FPS, and Ultra 96.5 FPS. The relative performance pattern mirrors 1080p, with Low to Medium representing a 36.2 FPS drop and High to Ultra only a 4.3 FPS difference. This consistency suggests the GPU scales uniformly across quality presets.

At 3840x2160, the system still delivers playable frame rates across all settings. Low averages 126.7 FPS, Medium 104.1 FPS, High 61.6 FPS, and Ultra 62.5 FPS. The most striking observation is the near-identical performance between High and Ultra, with Ultra actually edging out High by 0.9 FPS. This indicates that at 4K, the GPU's rendering workload is dominated by resolution-dependent operations rather than quality-setting-dependent effects.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F provides the processing foundation for these results, featuring 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Zen 4 architecture. With a base clock of 4.20 GHz and boost clock of 4.70 GHz, this CPU demonstrates strong single-threaded performance that is crucial for Inside's physics and logic calculations. The Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2943 and multi-core score of 20851 indicate robust processing capability, with the CPU ranking in the 82nd percentile of all CPUs.

The CPU's role becomes most evident at 1080p with Low settings, where the 283.8 FPS average suggests the GPU is not the limiting factor. At this point, the CPU's single-thread performance, reflected in the 3DMark single-thread score of 951, likely becomes the bottleneck. The 12 threads provide ample parallelism for the game's background tasks, but Inside's primary gameplay loop appears to depend on single-core speed, which this CPU handles admirably. The nearest rival comparison shows the Ryzen 5 8400F performing nearly identically to the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X with a 0% delta and the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F with a 0.3% delta, confirming its competitive positioning.

Settings Recommendations

For players prioritizing maximum frame rates, the Low preset at 1920x1080 offers the best experience with 283.8 FPS, providing a 41.5% improvement over Medium settings. This configuration ensures absolute smoothness, though it sacrifices visual fidelity. The data shows that Low settings still deliver 126.7 FPS at 4K, making this preset viable even at the highest resolutions.

The Medium preset presents the most balanced option across all resolutions. At 1080p it produces 226.1 FPS, at 1440p 165.4 FPS, and at 4K 104.1 FPS, all well above the 60 FPS threshold. This preset delivers a 20.3% performance penalty compared to Low at 1080p but offers improved visual quality. Given that Inside is a puzzle platformer where art direction and atmosphere matter significantly, Medium represents the sweet spot for visual fidelity and performance.

The High preset, while producing 142 FPS at 1080p, 100.8 FPS at 1440p, and 61.6 FPS at 4K, offers marginal visual improvements over Medium for a 37.2% performance cost at 1080p. The Ultra preset provides minimal additional benefit over High, with a 3.0% performance difference at 1080p and actually outperforming High at 4K by 1.5%. Based on the measured data, Medium at 1440p provides the most consistent experience, maintaining 165.4 FPS while delivering sufficient visual quality. For 4K users, Ultra is recommended due to its 62.5 FPS average, which clears the 60 FPS target while providing maximum quality.