Inside

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6600 delivers a remarkably fluid experience in Inside, with benchmark results showing the combo consistently exceeding 50 FPS even at 4K Ultra settings. The data indicates this pairing is well-balanced for this title, though the scaling patterns reveal where each component’s influence is strongest.

Resolution Scaling

Frame rates scale predictably across resolutions, but the drop from 1080p to 4K is steeper at higher settings, indicating a shift in bottleneck. At Low settings, the average FPS falls from 241.7 at 1920x1080 to 117.5 at 3840x2160 — a reduction of roughly 51%. At Ultra settings, the decline is less severe proportionally: from 125.1 at 1080p down to 53.3 at 4K, a 57% drop. This pattern suggests that at lower presets, the CPU is more involved, while at higher presets, the GPU becomes the limiting factor.

The Medium preset shows a similar trend, with 205.8 FPS at 1080p dropping to 94.2 at 4K (54% reduction). High settings follow suit: 127.0 at 1080p versus 55.5 at 4K (56% drop). The consistency of these reductions — hovering around 51-57% — implies that the RX 6600’s rendering workload scales evenly with pixel count, while the Ryzen 7 3700X’s 8 cores and 16 threads keep frame pacing stable even as resolution climbs.

Notably, the gap between 1440p and 4K is larger than between 1080p and 1440p at every preset. For instance, at High settings, moving from 2560x1440 (92.1 FPS) to 3840x2160 (55.5 FPS) costs 36.6 FPS, whereas moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 only costs 34.9 FPS. This nonlinear scaling points to the GPU’s memory bandwidth — 224.0 GB/s over a 128-bit bus — becoming a constraint as pixel throughput demands more data per frame.

GPU Role

The Radeon RX 6600’s specifications directly explain its performance ceiling in Inside. With 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and a 128-bit bus, the card delivers 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is adequate for this game’s art style but not excessive. The boost clock of 2491 MHz and game clock of 2044 MHz allow the GPU to sustain high frame rates, but the 4K Ultra result of 53.3 FPS shows the architectural limits: 1792 shading units and 64 ROPs must fill 3840x2160 pixels, a task that taxes the 159.4 GPixel/s pixel rate.

At 1080p Low, the 241.7 FPS result demonstrates that the GPU is not the primary constraint at lower resolutions and settings. The RX 6600’s 8.928 TFLOPS of FP32 compute is more than sufficient for Inside’s relatively simple geometry and lighting. However, when settings rise to Ultra, the increased shading complexity and texture filtering (112 TMUs) begin to saturate the GPU’s throughput, pulling average FPS down to 125.1 at 1080p and 53.3 at 4K.

The GPU’s RDNA 2.0 architecture, built on TSMC’s 7 nm process with 11,060 million transistors, provides efficient power delivery — the 132 W TDP is modest. Yet the data shows that at 4K Ultra, the card is clearly the limiting component, as the CPU’s headroom (evidenced by 241.7 FPS at 1080p Low) cannot compensate for the GPU’s pixel-fill limitations.

How This Combo Ranks

In the benchmark database, this CPU-GPU combination ranks 1382 out of 1671 tested combos for Inside. This places it in the 82.7th percentile of all tested systems, meaning roughly 17% of combos outperform it. Given that the RX 6600 holds a 69th percentile ranking among all GPUs and the Ryzen 7 3700X sits at an 85th percentile among all CPUs, the combo’s overall position suggests the GPU is the more binding constraint in this pairing.

The CPU’s nearest rivals include the Intel Core i5-12600 (with a deltaPct of -0.1, essentially tied) and the AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT (deltaPct of 0.1, also tied). The GPU’s nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon 890M (deltaPct of 0) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (deltaPct of 0.5). These near-identical average benchmark scores indicate that swapping to any of these alternatives would yield negligible gains in general compute, but the Inside results show the combo’s specific strengths: the 8-core CPU prevents frame hitches, while the GPU’s 8 GB VRAM avoids texture swapping even at 4K.

The rank of 1382 out of 1671 reflects that while this combo is not top-tier, it delivers playable performance at all tested settings — the lowest average FPS recorded is 53.3 at 4K Ultra, which remains above the 50 FPS threshold typically considered acceptable for a puzzle platformer.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the results are uniformly high. Low settings produce 241.7 FPS, Medium 205.8 FPS, High 127.0 FPS, and Ultra 125.1 FPS. The proximity of High and Ultra (a mere 1.9 FPS difference) suggests that Ultra’s additional effects are minimally taxing at this resolution, likely due to the GPU having spare throughput.

At 2560x1440, the spread widens. Low yields 182.6 FPS, Medium 147.1 FPS, High 92.1 FPS, and Ultra 86.3 FPS. The drop from Medium to High (55.0 FPS) is the largest single-step decline across all resolutions, indicating that High settings introduce a significant rendering cost — possibly related to shadow resolution or post-processing — that the RX 6600 must work harder to sustain.

At 3840x2160, the results are 117.5 FPS (Low), 94.2 FPS (Medium), 55.5 FPS (High), and 53.3 FPS (Ultra). The gap between Medium and High (38.7 FPS) remains the largest, reinforcing that High settings are a major performance inflection point. The difference between High and Ultra at 4K is only 2.2 FPS, meaning players gain little by dropping from Ultra to High at this resolution.

The data shows no min or max FPS values recorded, so the analysis relies solely on averages. This absence implies that frame pacing was consistent enough not to warrant outlier tracking, which is a positive indicator for gameplay smoothness.

Settings Recommendations

For 1080p displays, the Ultra preset is the clear choice. At 125.1 FPS, it delivers a flawless experience with no need to compromise visual fidelity. The 1.9 FPS difference from High (127.0 FPS) is imperceptible, so the extra graphical features of Ultra come at no practical cost.

At 1440p, Medium (147.1 FPS) offers the best balance, but High (92.1 FPS) remains well above 60 FPS. Given that the drop from Medium to High is 55.0 FPS — a 37% reduction — players with 144Hz monitors should stay on Medium, while those on 60Hz panels can comfortably select High for improved visuals without risking stutter.

At 4K, Low (117.5 FPS) and Medium (94.2 FPS) are both excellent options. The jump to High (55.5 FPS) crosses below the 60 FPS threshold, which may cause perceptible judder on standard displays. Ultra (53.3 FPS) is only 2.2 FPS lower than High, so if visual quality is paramount, Ultra is preferable to High — the performance cost is negligible. For the smoothest 4K experience, Medium is recommended, as it maintains nearly double the frame rate of High while still providing enhanced textures and effects over Low.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, with 8 cores and 16 threads based on Zen 2 architecture, provides ample headroom for Inside. Its base clock of 3.60 GHz and boost clock of 4.40 GHz ensure that even at 1080p Low where the GPU is not stressed, the CPU can feed frames at 241.7 FPS without bottlenecking. The 32 MB L3 cache and 51.2 GB/s dual-channel DDR4 memory bandwidth are sufficient for the game’s data streaming requirements.

The CPU’s benchmark scores support its capability: a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 19087 and single-core score of 2694 indicate strong multi-threaded performance, while the PassMark multithread score of 22458 confirms its ability to handle parallel workloads. The 85th percentile ranking among all CPUs shows it outperforms the majority of processors, and its nearest rivals — the Intel Core i5-12600 (deltaPct -0.1) and AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT (deltaPct 0.1) — are essentially statistical ties, meaning no meaningful upgrade would change Inside’s CPU-bound scenarios.

Evidence of the CPU’s non-limiting role is the scaling pattern: at 4K Ultra (53.3 FPS) versus 1080p Ultra (125.1 FPS), the 57% drop mirrors GPU workload increases, not CPU limitations. If the CPU were the bottleneck, the 1080p results would plateau well below 241.7 FPS. The 241.7 FPS at 1080p Low is a clear indicator that the Ryzen 7 3700X can extract every ounce of performance from the RX 6600 at lower resolutions.

FAQ

*Q: What is the highest average FPS this combo achieves in Inside?*

A: The highest recorded average is 241.7 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: Can this combo maintain 60 FPS at 4K Ultra?

A: No. The 4K Ultra average is 53.3 FPS, which falls below 60 FPS. For 60 FPS at 4K, Medium (94.2 FPS) or Low (117.5 FPS) are required.

*Q: How does this combo rank among all tested systems for Inside?*

A: It ranks 1382 out of 1671 tested combos, placing it in the 82.7th percentile of all systems in the database.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more likely to limit performance in this game?

A: The GPU is the primary limiter at higher resolutions and settings. Evidence: 1080p Low produces 241.7 FPS (CPU headroom), but 4K Ultra drops to 53.3 FPS, showing GPU-bound scaling.

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

A: At 2560x1440, High averages 92.1 FPS and Ultra averages 86.3 FPS, a difference of 5.8 FPS favoring High.

Q: Does lowering from Ultra to High at 4K provide a meaningful performance boost?

A: No. At 3840x2160, Ultra averages 53.3 FPS and High averages 55.5 FPS — a gain of only 2.2 FPS, which is negligible in practice.