Inside

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X paired with the AMD Radeon RX 570 delivers a playable but limited experience in Inside, with performance that depends heavily on settings and resolution. The data shows this combo ranks near the bottom of the tested database, placing 1626th out of 1671 total combos, indicating that while the game runs, it does so with significant compromises at higher quality presets.

FAQ

*Q: Can this combo run Inside at 4K?*

A: Yes, but only at Low settings, where the average FPS is 61.1. At High and Ultra settings, the average drops to 28.9 and 28.7 FPS respectively, which is below smooth playability.

Q: What is the best resolution for this hardware?

A: 1920x1080 is the sweet spot. At Medium settings, the combo achieves 106.2 FPS, and even at High it maintains 70.8 FPS, both of which are smooth experiences.

Q: How does the RX 570 compare to its nearest rivals in overall benchmarks?

A: The RX 570 has an average benchmark score of 30158, placing it 0.2% behind the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 and 0.2% behind the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT. It sits 0.6% ahead of the NVIDIA Tesla M60.

Q: Is the Ryzen 7 3700X a bottleneck for this game?

A: The data suggests no. The CPU has 8 cores and 16 threads with a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. Its benchmark scores are high, placing it in the 85th percentile of all CPUs, which is more than sufficient for a puzzle platformer.

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

A: At 2560x1440, the Low preset delivers an average of 95 FPS, while the Ultra preset drops to 45.8 FPS. This represents a significant performance cost for the higher visual quality.

Q: Does the game favor the CPU or GPU in this setup?

A: The GPU is the limiting factor. The RX 570 has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory and a boost clock of 1244 MHz, and its performance percentile (74th) is lower than the CPU's (85th), making it the primary constraint on frame rates.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 570 is the decisive component in this configuration. Its 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus provides a bandwidth of 224.0 GB/s, which is adequate for Inside's art style but becomes a constraint at higher resolutions. The GPU has a base clock of 1168 MHz and a boost clock of 1244 MHz, with 2048 shading units. The measured results show a clear pattern: at 4K, the High preset yields 28.9 FPS, while the Low preset jumps to 61.1 FPS. This indicates that the GPU's raw throughput is insufficient for the higher-detail shaders and texture loads at 3840x2160.

The RX 570's overall benchmark percentile of 74 places it in the lower-mid tier of all GPUs. Its average benchmark score of 30158 is remarkably close to its nearest rivals, sitting just 0.2% behind the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 and 0.2% behind the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT. This suggests that for Inside, the card's behavior is consistent with its general compute capabilities. The 14 nm Polaris 20 chip with a 232 mm² die size and 5,700 million transistors is an older architecture, but it still manages to push playable frame rates at 1080p, where the memory bandwidth and shading power are better utilized.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific pairing of the Ryzen 7 3700X and RX 570 ranks 1626th out of 1671 tested combos in Inside. This places it in the bottom 2.7% of all configurations, which is a poor result for a game that is not graphically demanding. The rank indicates that most other CPU-GPU pairings in the database achieve higher average frame rates across the tested settings.

The low ranking is not due to a weak CPU. The Ryzen 7 3700X performs at the 85th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 28631. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-12600, scores 28654, a delta of -0.1%, meaning the AMD chip is essentially tied with it. The bottleneck is clearly the GPU, as the RX 570's 74th percentile performance drags the overall combo down. For a game like Inside, which relies more on consistent frame delivery than raw compute, this ranking suggests that users with this hardware will need to make significant visual sacrifices to achieve smooth gameplay.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides a clear hierarchy of playable settings. At 1920x1080, the Medium preset delivers 106.2 FPS, which is excellent for a smooth experience. The High preset at 70.8 FPS is also very playable, offering a good balance between visual fidelity and performance. The Ultra preset drops to 61.4 FPS, which is still technically playable but starts to approach the threshold where frame pacing may become noticeable.

At 2560x1440, the Low preset is the only option that guarantees a high refresh rate experience, hitting 95 FPS. Medium drops to 77.5 FPS, which is still good, but High falls to 50.3 FPS and Ultra to 45.8 FPS, both of which are less ideal for fast-paced platforming. At 3840x2160, only the Low preset is recommended, as it achieves 61.1 FPS, while Medium drops to 46.6 FPS and High and Ultra fall below 29 FPS.

The best experience for most users will be 1080p with Medium settings, as it provides over 100 FPS while retaining moderate visual quality. For those with 1440p monitors, Low or Medium settings are the most viable.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the data shows a wide spread across presets. The Low setting achieves 132.5 FPS, which is the highest recorded for this combo. Medium delivers 106.2 FPS, High provides 70.8 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 61.4 FPS. This represents a drop of 71.1 FPS from Low to Ultra, indicating that the GPU's shading units are heavily taxed by the higher-quality effects.

Stepping up to 2560x1440, the performance degrades predictably. Low runs at 95 FPS, a decrease of 37.5 FPS from 1080p. Medium hits 77.5 FPS, High reaches 50.3 FPS, and Ultra falls to 45.8 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 49.2 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the combo struggles. Low is the only playable option at 61.1 FPS. Medium drops to 46.6 FPS, while High and Ultra are nearly identical at 28.9 and 28.7 FPS respectively. The difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is 32.4 FPS, but the absolute numbers are low enough that any setting above Low is not recommended for a consistent experience.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X is a strong performer that does not limit the frame rates in Inside. It has 8 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. Its benchmark results are robust: a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 19087 and a single-core score of 2694. The Geekbench multi-core score is 8083, and the single-core score is 1672. These scores place the CPU in the 85th percentile of all CPUs, indicating that it is far more capable than the GPU in this pairing.

The CPU's nearest rivals show how well it performs. The Intel Core i5-12600 scores 28654, which is a -0.1% delta from the 3700X's 28631. The AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT scores 28591, a 0.1% delta. This means the 3700X is essentially on par with these modern chips in synthetic tests. For a puzzle platformer like Inside, which is not CPU-intensive, the processor has ample headroom. The data confirms that the GPU is the sole bottleneck, as reducing resolution from 4K to 1080p yields massive FPS gains (from 28.9 to 70.8 at High settings), which is a classic sign of a GPU-limited scenario.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals the GPU-bound nature of this setup. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 70.8 at 1920x1080 to 50.3 at 2560x1440, a decrease of 28.9%. From 1440p to 4K, it drops further to 28.9 FPS, a 42.5% decrease from the 1440p figure. This steep decline indicates that the RX 570's memory bandwidth and pixel fill rate are overwhelmed by the increasing pixel count.

At Low settings, the scaling is similar but with higher absolute numbers. The FPS goes from 132.5 at 1080p to 95 at 1440p, a 28.3% drop, and then to 61.1 at 4K, a 35.7% drop from 1440p. The fact that the percentage drops are consistent across settings at each resolution step confirms that the GPU is the limiting component. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect the FPS to remain more constant across resolutions. The data shows that the Ryzen 7 3700X has no trouble feeding the GPU, as even the lowest FPS figures (28.7 at 4K Ultra) are far above what a CPU bottleneck would produce. Users should expect to play at 1080p for high refresh rates or 4K only with the Low preset.