Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 delivers a commanding performance in Inside, a result that places this combination at rank 428 out of 1,671 tested combos. That puts the pairing in the top quarter of all systems tested, which makes sense given the mix of a modern Zen 4 CPU and a high-end Ampere GPU. The benchmark data shows this is a system that can push the game’s 2D side-scrolling visuals to extreme frame rates, with the limiting factor shifting between the CPU and GPU depending on resolution and settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s rank of 428 out of 1,671 tested combinations places it comfortably in the top 25% of all systems analyzed. This is a strong showing for a game like Inside, which is a Puzzle Platformer with relatively modest rendering demands compared to AAA 3D titles. The data indicates that this pairing is not bottlenecked in any meaningful way at most settings, allowing the hardware to flex its muscles.

Looking at the individual components, the Ryzen 5 8400F sits at the 82nd percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 25,064. Its nearest rivals in the database include the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X (score 25,057, delta 0%), the AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 (score 25,099, delta -0.1%), and the AMD EPYC 9474F (score 25,103, delta -0.2%). The differences are minuscule, all within a fraction of a percent, which tells a clear story: the 8400F performs essentially at parity with those chips in synthetic workloads. Interestingly, it is also 0.3% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F (score 24,993), its direct sibling in the 7000 series.

On the GPU side, the RTX 3080 holds the 80th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 35,787. Its nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon Pro Duo (score 35,860, delta -0.2%), the AMD Radeon 880M (score 35,646, delta 0.4%), and the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE (score 36,101, delta -0.9%). The RTX 3080 also edges out the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile (score 35,435, delta 1%). These deltas are all within roughly one percent, indicating that the RTX 3080 is still a highly competitive GPU in raw compute terms, even against newer and more expensive parts.

GPU Role

The RTX 3080 is built on the Ampere architecture with the GA102 chip, manufactured on Samsung’s 8 nm process. It packs 28,300 million transistors on a 628 mm² die. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1440 MHz and boosts up to 1710 MHz, with memory running at 1188 MHz (19 Gbps effective). The 10 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 320-bit bus provides 760.3 GB/s of bandwidth, which is ample for a game like Inside that does not require massive texture streaming.

The GPU’s shading array consists of 8,704 shading units, 272 texture mapping units, and 96 ROPs. It also includes 68 RT cores and 272 tensor cores, though neither of those features is heavily utilized in a 2D puzzle platformer. The pixel rate is 164.2 GPixel/s and the texture rate is 465.1 GTexel/s, with FP32 performance rated at 29.77 TFLOPS. These figures support the high frame rates observed; the GPU has more than enough fill rate to handle the game’s simple geometry and effects at any resolution tested.

In Inside, the GPU is rarely the bottleneck, even at 4K Ultra. The measured data shows that the GPU can push well over 200 FPS at 1080p Low, and even at 4K High it manages 99.4 FPS. This suggests that the RTX 3080 is overqualified for the graphical demands of the title, and the system’s performance ceiling is more often set by the CPU’s single-thread speed or the game’s engine limitations.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a system that is heavily CPU-bound at lower resolutions and progressively more GPU-limited as pixel count rises. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 338.5 FPS. Moving to 1440p Low, that drops to 304.1 FPS, a decline of about 10%. At 4K Low, the score is 200.1 FPS, which is a 41% drop from 1080p Low. This steep decline at lower settings suggests the CPU is holding the system back at 1080p, and the GPU begins to take over as the limiting factor only when the resolution jumps significantly.

The pattern holds across settings. At High settings, 1080p yields 221.7 FPS, 1440p yields 157.7 FPS (a 29% drop), and 4K yields 99.4 FPS (a 55% drop from 1080p). The scaling is more linear here, indicating the GPU is doing more work. At Ultra settings, the numbers are 206.5 FPS at 1080p, 149.9 FPS at 1440p, and 96.1 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 4K is about 53%, which is typical for a GPU-bound workload.

The data indicates that the Ryzen 5 8400F’s six cores and 12 threads are sufficient to feed the RTX 3080 at 1080p, but the CPU’s single-thread performance (Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2,943) becomes a limiting factor when frame rates exceed roughly 300 FPS. At 4K, the GPU’s 10 GB of VRAM and 760.3 GB/s bandwidth are still sufficient, but the sheer pixel count brings the frame rate down to under 200 FPS even at Low settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data covers three resolutions and four settings each, providing a comprehensive view of performance.

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers 338.5 FPS on Low, 313.1 FPS on Medium, 221.7 FPS on High, and 206.5 FPS on Ultra. The gap between Low and Medium is only 25.4 FPS, while the jump from Medium to High costs 91.4 FPS. This suggests that the High preset introduces significant graphical effects that impact performance, while Ultra adds relatively little on top of High.

At 2560x1440, the scores are 304.1 FPS on Low, 251.6 FPS on Medium, 157.7 FPS on High, and 149.9 FPS on Ultra. The drop from Medium to High is the most pronounced, a loss of 93.9 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra is just 7.8 FPS, indicating that Ultra offers marginal visual gains over High at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the scores are 200.1 FPS on Low, 157.7 FPS on Medium, 99.4 FPS on High, and 96.1 FPS on Ultra. The scaling is similar to 1440p, with the Medium to High transition costing 58.3 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra narrows to just 3.3 FPS, showing that the GPU is nearing its limits at 4K with the highest presets.

Across all resolutions, the data shows that the RTX 3080 is never pushed to its absolute limit in this game. Even at 4K Ultra, the system maintains nearly 100 FPS, which is far above the 60 FPS target most players would use. The system is effectively overkill for Inside, providing headroom for future titles or for running the game with V-sync enabled at high refresh rates.

FAQ

*Q: Is the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F a bottleneck for the RTX 3080 in Inside?*

A: At 1080p Low, the system hits 338.5 FPS, which suggests CPU limitation. The CPU’s single-thread score in Cinebench R23 is 2,943, and its passmark single-thread score is 3,684. At 4K Ultra, the FPS drops to 96.1, indicating the GPU is the primary limiter at higher resolutions.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 8400F compare to its closest CPU rivals?

A: The 8400F has an average benchmark score of 25,064, which is essentially identical to the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X (25,057, delta 0%). It is 0.1% behind the AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 (25,099) and 0.2% behind the AMD EPYC 9474F (25,103). It is 0.3% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F (24,993).

Q: What is the RTX 3080’s performance standing relative to other GPUs?

A: The RTX 3080 has an average benchmark score of 35,787, placing it at the 80th percentile. It is 0.2% behind the AMD Radeon Pro Duo (35,860) and 0.9% behind the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE (36,101). It is 0.4% ahead of the AMD Radeon 880M (35,646) and 1% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile (35,435).

*Q: Does the RTX 3080 have enough VRAM for Inside at 4K?*

A: The GPU has 10 GB of GDDR6X memory with 760.3 GB/s bandwidth. At 4K Ultra, the system maintains 96.1 FPS, indicating the VRAM capacity is sufficient for this game’s demands.

Q: What is the difference in performance between 1080p and 4K at High settings?

A: At 1080p High, the system achieves 221.7 FPS. At 4K High, it drops to 99.4 FPS, a reduction of 55%. This indicates the GPU is increasingly the limiting factor as resolution scales up.

Q: How does the system perform at Ultra settings across resolutions?

A: At Ultra, the system delivers 206.5 FPS at 1080p, 149.9 FPS at 1440p, and 96.1 FPS at 4K. The scaling from 1440p to 4K shows a 36% drop, while the drop from 1080p to 1440p is 27%.