Inside

FAQ

Q: What is the combo rank of the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X + AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT in Inside?

A: The combo ranks 2496 out of 3716 tested combinations, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the database. This indicates a capable but not top-tier setup for this title.

Q: How does the Ryzen 7 3700X compare to its nearest rival in average benchmark score?

A: The Ryzen 7 3700X posts an average benchmark score of 34260, which is nearly identical to the AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 (34222, 0.1% ahead) and the AMD EPYC 4244P (34220, 0.1% ahead). It trails the Intel Core i5-13450HX by a negligible 0.2%.

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this combo, and at what settings?

A: The highest average FPS is 243, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings. At Ultra settings on the same resolution, the average drops to 139 FPS.

Q: Does the RX 6650 XT outperform or underperform its nearest GPU rival?

A: The RX 6650 XT has an average benchmark score of 19765, which is 0.6% behind the NVIDIA Tesla K40m (19885) but 0.7% ahead of the AMD FirePro D300 (19637). The differences are marginal across the board.

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded in any measured configuration?

A: The lowest minimum FPS recorded is 90, observed at 3840x2160 resolution with Medium settings. This is the only configuration where a minimum FPS value was provided in the data.

Q: What is the launch MSRP of the GPU in this combo?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT has a launch MSRP of 399 USD. The CPU's launch MSRP is $329, though the data focuses primarily on the GPU's retail positioning.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT is built on the RDNA 2.0 architecture with the Navi 23 chip, manufactured on a 7 nm process at TSMC. It packs 11,060 million transistors across a 237 mm² die. The GPU features 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 64 raster operation units, with 32 ray tracing cores. Clock speeds are notably high: a base clock of 2055 MHz, a game clock of 2410 MHz, and a boost clock of 2635 MHz.

Memory configuration is a key factor for Inside's performance. The GPU carries 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering 280.3 GB/s of bandwidth. The memory clock runs at 2190 MHz, effectively 17.5 Gbps. This bandwidth is sufficient for a puzzle platformer like Inside, which does not demand extremely high texture throughput at 1080p or 1440p.

The GPU's FP32 performance is 10.79 TFLOPS, with FP16 at 21.59 TFLOPS (2:1 ratio). Pixel rate is 168.6 GPixel/s and texture rate is 337.3 GTexel/s. These figures suggest the card can handle the game's 2.5D side-scrolling environments with ease, as evidenced by the measured FPS. Benchmark results show the GPU scores 17166 in Passmark G3D and 10111 in Geekbench OpenCL, placing it at the 65th percentile among all GPUs.

The GPU's nearest rivals in average benchmark score are the NVIDIA Tesla K40m (19885, 0.6% ahead), AMD FirePro D300 (19637, 0.7% behind), AMD FirePro W7000 (19905, 0.7% behind), and NVIDIA Quadro K5200 (19602, 0.8% ahead). These are all professional or older workstation cards, which underscores that the RX 6650 XT's gaming performance is competitive with higher-end compute-oriented parts in synthetic tests.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals clear scaling patterns across the three tested resolutions. At 1920x1080, the combo delivers extremely high frame rates across all settings, ranging from 139 FPS at Ultra to 243 FPS at Low. Moving to 2560x1440, those numbers drop substantially: Ultra falls to 100 FPS (down 28%), High to 105 FPS (down 28%), Medium to 168 FPS (down 25%), and Low to 210 FPS (down 14%). The scaling from 1080p to 1440p is relatively even across settings, with the Low preset showing the smallest proportional drop.

The jump to 3840x2160 produces more dramatic reductions. At 4K, Ultra averages 63 FPS (down 55% from 1080p Ultra), High averages 66 FPS (down 55% from 1080p High), Medium averages 106 FPS (down 53% from 1080p Medium), and Low averages 132 FPS (down 46% from 1080p Low). This pattern indicates that the GPU becomes the primary limiting factor at higher resolutions, as the pixel throughput demands scale with resolution.

The fact that High and Ultra settings produce nearly identical FPS at 4K (66 vs 63) suggests that the GPU is hitting a compute or memory bandwidth ceiling rather than a shading or texture bottleneck. Medium settings at 4K jump to 106 FPS, indicating that the game's medium preset removes enough rendering load to substantially relieve the GPU. Low settings at 4K reach 132 FPS, which is still above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

At 1080p, the CPU's role becomes more apparent. The Ryzen 7 3700X with 8 cores and 16 threads has ample headroom for Inside, which is not a heavily threaded title. The delta between Low (243 FPS) and Medium (224 FPS) at 1080p is only 8%, while the delta between Medium and High (146 FPS) is 35%. This suggests that at 1080p Low, the frame rate is likely limited by the CPU or game engine's main thread, whereas at higher settings, the GPU load increases and brings FPS down.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the data shows a clear hierarchy. Low settings average 243 FPS, which is the highest recorded for any configuration. Medium settings average 224 FPS with a minimum of 191 FPS and a maximum of 258 FPS. High settings drop to 146 FPS, and Ultra settings average 139 FPS. The gap between Medium and High is substantial (78 FPS), indicating that the High preset introduces significant additional rendering work compared to Medium.

At 2560x1440, the pattern repeats but with lower absolute numbers. Low settings average 210 FPS, Medium averages 168 FPS (min 143, max 193), High averages 105 FPS, and Ultra averages 100 FPS. The delta between High and Ultra narrows to just 5 FPS at this resolution, suggesting that the Ultra preset's additional effects are not heavily taxing the GPU at 1440p.

At 3840x2160, the results are more compressed. Low settings average 132 FPS, Medium averages 106 FPS (min 90, max 121), High averages 66 FPS, and Ultra averages 63 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra is only 3 FPS, while the gap between Medium and High is 40 FPS. This suggests that the High preset at 4K pushes the GPU near its limits, with Ultra adding little over High.

The minimum FPS values are only provided for Medium settings across all resolutions: 191 FPS at 1080p, 143 FPS at 1440p, and 90 FPS at 4K. These minimums are well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, indicating that the combo maintains playable frame rates even in demanding scenes. The maximum FPS values follow the same pattern, with 258 FPS at 1080p, 193 FPS at 1440p, and 121 FPS at 4K.

Across all measured configurations, the combo never drops below 63 FPS average, which is the Ultra 4K result. This means that even at the most demanding settings, the system maintains an average frame rate that is suitable for the game's puzzle-platformer gameplay, which does not require competitive-level responsiveness.

Settings Recommendations

For 1920x1080, the data shows that Medium settings provide the best balance. The average FPS of 224 is well above the 144 Hz refresh rate that many monitors support, and the minimum of 191 FPS ensures no drops below that threshold. High and Ultra settings at 146 and 139 FPS respectively are still smooth, but the 78 FPS difference between Medium and High suggests that the visual quality gain from High may not justify the performance cost.

At 2560x1440, Medium settings again are the sweet spot. The 168 FPS average with a 143 FPS minimum keeps the experience fluid on 144 Hz displays. High and Ultra at 105 and 100 FPS are acceptable for 60 Hz monitors but do not take full advantage of higher refresh rate displays. Low settings at 210 FPS are excessive for most users, as the visual downgrade is unlikely to be worth the extra frame rate.

At 3840x2160, the recommendation shifts. Medium settings average 106 FPS, which is excellent for 4K gaming on a 60 Hz display. High settings at 66 FPS and Ultra at 63 FPS are also playable, but the 40 FPS difference between Medium and High indicates that Medium's lower rendering load provides a much smoother experience. Low settings at 132 FPS are unnecessary for most 4K displays, which typically cap at 60 Hz.

Overall, the data suggests that Medium settings provide the best experience across all resolutions for this combo. The average FPS at Medium is consistently high (224 at 1080p, 168 at 1440p, 106 at 4K), and the minimum FPS values (191, 143, 90 respectively) show that the system does not suffer from significant frame time spikes. For users who prioritize visual fidelity, High settings are viable at 1080p and 1440p, but at 4K, the 66 FPS average leaves less headroom for demanding scenes.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on the Zen 2 architecture (codename Matisse), manufactured on a 7 nm process at TSMC. It has a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, with a TDP of 65 W. The CPU supports DDR4 memory in a dual-channel configuration, providing 51.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth. It uses the AMD Socket AM4 interface and has 24 PCIe Gen 4 lanes.

In benchmark tests, the Ryzen 7 3700X scores 2092 in Cinebench R15 multi-core and 204 in single-core. Geekbench results show 8899 multi-core and 1593 single-core scores. Passmark tests reveal strong multithreaded performance at 22458, with single-thread at 2656. The CPU's average benchmark score is 34260, placing it at the 84th percentile among all CPUs.

For Inside, a puzzle platformer that is not known for heavy CPU requirements, the Ryzen 7 3700X provides substantial headroom. The game's physics and logic systems are unlikely to stress 8 cores, so the CPU's single-thread performance is more relevant. The single-core Cinebench score of 204 and Passmark single-thread score of 2656 are moderate, but they are sufficient for a game of this type.

The CPU's nearest rivals in average benchmark score are the AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 (34222, 0.1% behind), AMD EPYC 4244P (34220, 0.1% behind), Intel Core i5-13450HX (34333, 0.2% ahead), and Intel Core Ultra 7 165H (34083, 0.5% ahead). These are all newer or different-tier processors, yet the 3700X holds its own within a fraction of a percent.

At 1080p with Low settings, the measured FPS of 243 suggests that the CPU or game engine is the limiting factor, as the GPU has plenty of headroom at that resolution and preset. The fact that Medium settings only drop to 224 FPS (8% lower) while High drops to 146 FPS (35% lower) indicates that the GPU becomes the bottleneck as settings increase. This pattern is consistent with the CPU providing stable frame delivery up to a point, after which the GPU's rendering load dominates.

The CPU's 32 MB of L3 cache and 3,800 million transistors on a 74 mm² die indicate a well-designed processor for its era. The memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s is adequate for Inside's data needs, which are modest compared to open-world titles. Overall, the Ryzen 7 3700X does not constrain the GPU in Inside at typical gaming resolutions, allowing the RX 6650 XT to deliver the high frame rates shown in the measured data.