Inside

# Inside — AMD Ryzen 7 5700 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D

The pairing of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700 with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D produces exceptional frame rates in Inside, a puzzle platformer where the visual style and physics interactions place moderate demands on both the CPU and GPU. The measured data shows this combo ranks 406th out of 2,887 tested configurations, placing it in the top 14% of all systems tested. The benchmark results reveal a system that delivers silky-smooth gameplay across every resolution and preset tested, with the GPU acting as the primary scaling factor as resolution increases.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate progression from 1080p to 4K clearly illustrates how this combination handles increasing pixel counts. At 1920x1080 with High settings, the system produces 232 FPS average, which drops to 208 FPS at 2560x1440, and further declines to 160 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a 31% reduction from 1080p to 4K at High settings. The pattern is consistent across all quality presets, indicating that the RTX 5090 D's rendering load scales predictably with resolution.

The Low preset shows the most dramatic scaling curve. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 302 FPS average, dropping to 270 FPS at 1440p, and 231 FPS at 4K. The 1080p to 4K drop of 23.5% is less severe than the High preset's 31% decline, suggesting that at lower settings, the CPU becomes more relevant in maintaining frame rates. The RTX 5090 D with its 32 GB of GDDR7 memory and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth is clearly not memory-bandwidth constrained at any resolution, as even the 4K results remain well above 150 FPS across all presets.

The Medium preset provides the only complete data set with minimum and maximum frame rates recorded. At 4K Medium, the average is 214 FPS with a minimum of 182 FPS and maximum of 246 FPS. At 1440p Medium, the average rises to 249 FPS with a minimum of 212 FPS and maximum of 287 FPS. The 1080p Medium result shows 278 FPS average with 237 FPS minimum and 320 FPS maximum. These ranges indicate consistent frame pacing, with the spread between minimum and maximum remaining tight at each resolution.

The Ultra preset shows the smallest absolute differences between resolutions. The 4K Ultra average of 153 FPS rises to 204 FPS at 1440p and 228 FPS at 1080p. This narrower spread suggests that Ultra settings introduce a more uniform load across resolutions, possibly due to fixed-cost effects or draw call overhead that scales less than linearly with pixel count. The data indicates that at 4K Ultra, the system is still GPU-bound, but the gap between Ultra and High at 4K is only 7 FPS, while at 1080p the gap is 4 FPS, showing diminishing returns from High to Ultra as resolution increases.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 provides substantial headroom for this game's requirements. With 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, this processor delivers strong multi-threaded performance that prevents CPU bottlenecks even at high frame rates. The base clock of 3.70 GHz and boost clock of 4.60 GHz ensure responsive single-thread performance, which is crucial for a puzzle platformer where physics calculations and game logic update frequently.

Benchmark results place this CPU in the 78th percentile among all tested processors. Its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 20,655 and single-core score of 2,916 demonstrate balanced performance across both heavily threaded and lightly threaded workloads. The 3DMark scores are particularly revealing: 1,762 for 2 threads, 3,382 for 4 threads, 5,585 for 8 threads, and 6,617 for max threads. The scaling from 2 to 8 threads shows 217% improvement, and from 8 to max threads only 18.5% additional gain, indicating that the processor efficiently utilizes its 8 physical cores.

For Inside, the CPU's role is to maintain a steady frame delivery pipeline. At 1080p Low, where the GPU has less work to do, the 302 FPS average suggests the Ryzen 7 5700 is capable of feeding frames at very high rates. The 3DMark single-thread score of 901 provides context for how well this processor handles the primary game thread, while the 16 threads ensure that any background tasks or physics subsystems have dedicated resources.

The nearest rival comparisons show this CPU sits in a tightly competitive field. The Intel Xeon D-2752TER scores 25,530 in average benchmarks, just 0.1% higher, while the AMD Ryzen 5 7640U scores 25,485, only 0.1% lower. The AMD Ryzen 7 5825U trails by 0.3% with a score of 25,446. This clustering indicates that the Ryzen 7 5700's performance is well within expectations for its class, and its 8-core/16-thread configuration provides ample parallel processing capability for a game like Inside that can utilize multiple threads for its physics and rendering work.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D is the dominant component in this pairing, and its capabilities directly shape the frame rate results. The GPU features 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, providing 1.79 TB/s of memory bandwidth. This massive memory pool and bandwidth ensure that texture streaming and asset loading never create stutters or hitches, even at 4K resolution with Ultra settings.

The GPU's clock speeds of 2,017 MHz base and 2,407 MHz boost contribute to its raw compute throughput. With 21,760 shading units, 680 texture mapping units, and 176 render output units, the RTX 5090 D has the resources to push extremely high pixel rates. The pixel rate of 423.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 1,636.8 GTexel/s provide context for how quickly this GPU can process the visual elements in Inside's monochromatic, atmospheric environments.

The GPU benchmarks place this card in the 92nd percentile among all tested GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 77,712. The PassMark G3D score of 44,065 and GPU compute score of 28,396 indicate strong general rendering and compute performance. The Geekbench Vulkan score of 376,915 and OpenCL score of 310,674 show excellent API-level performance, which translates to efficient frame generation in DirectX 12 workloads.

The nearest GPU rivals provide interesting context. The AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT scores 78,940, which is 1.6% higher, while the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT scores 76,904, 1.1% lower. The NVIDIA Tesla P100 variants score 79,396 and 79,605, representing 2.1% and 2.4% advantages respectively. These deltas are small, suggesting that in synthetic benchmarks, the RTX 5090 D performs at a level consistent with high-end workstation and gaming GPUs, though its 32 GB memory capacity is unusual for gaming-focused products.

In Inside, the GPU's role becomes more pronounced at higher resolutions and settings. The 4K Ultra average of 153 FPS compared to 4K Low at 231 FPS shows a 33.8% performance cost for maximum visual quality. The GPU's massive memory bandwidth ensures that even at 4K with Ultra settings, the 32 GB frame buffer is never close to being exhausted, allowing the GPU to focus entirely on compute rather than memory management.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Ryzen 7 5700 and RTX 5090 D achieves a rank of 406 out of 2,887 tested combos, placing it in the top 14.1% of all configurations. This rank reflects the balance between the CPU and GPU, where the RTX 5090 D's high-end performance is complemented by a mid-range CPU that does not create a significant bottleneck.

The percentile rankings of the individual components help contextualize this combo rank. The CPU's 78th percentile and GPU's 92nd percentile suggest that the overall system performance is slightly lower than what the GPU alone might suggest, indicating that the CPU is the limiting factor in some scenarios. However, the measured frame rates show this limitation is minimal in Inside, as even the most demanding 4K Ultra configuration maintains 153 FPS average.

The ranking data indicates that this combo outperforms the vast majority of tested systems, with only 405 configurations achieving higher frame rates in this game. Given that Inside is not a particularly demanding title by modern standards, the high rank reflects the raw horsepower of the RTX 5090 D rather than any specific optimization for this game. The combo's position in the rankings suggests that users with this configuration can expect top-tier performance not just in Inside but potentially in more demanding titles as well.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system demonstrates its highest performance ceiling. The Low preset achieves 302 FPS average, which represents the maximum frame rate measured across all configurations. The Medium preset delivers 278 FPS with a minimum of 237 FPS and maximum of 320 FPS, showing excellent consistency. High settings produce 232 FPS average, while Ultra drops slightly to 228 FPS. The 1080p results show a 24.5% performance difference between Low and Ultra settings, indicating that the visual quality presets have a moderate impact at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain exceptionally high. Low settings produce 270 FPS average, Medium delivers 249 FPS with a minimum of 212 FPS and maximum of 287 FPS, High achieves 208 FPS, and Ultra produces 204 FPS. The 1440p results show a 24.4% difference between Low and Ultra, nearly identical to the 1080p scaling. This consistency suggests that the GPU has sufficient headroom to maintain similar relative performance across these two resolutions.

At 3840x2160, the system still delivers excellent performance but with more pronounced differences between settings. Low produces 231 FPS average, Medium delivers 214 FPS with a minimum of 182 FPS and maximum of 246 FPS, High achieves 160 FPS, and Ultra produces 153 FPS. The 4K results show a 33.8% difference between Low and Ultra, which is noticeably larger than at lower resolutions. This indicates that at 4K, the GPU's compute resources become more strained by higher quality settings, though the absolute frame rates remain well above typical display refresh rates.

The Medium preset provides the most complete data across all resolutions. The frame ranges at 1080p (237-320 FPS), 1440p (212-287 FPS), and 4K (182-246 FPS) show that the system maintains consistent frame delivery without significant drops. The minimum frame rates at each resolution remain above 180 FPS, ensuring smooth gameplay even during complex scenes with multiple physics interactions or detailed environmental effects.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data suggests that the High preset offers the best balance of visual quality and performance for most users. At 4K High, the system achieves 160 FPS average, which is 4.6% higher than the Ultra preset's 153 FPS while likely providing nearly identical visual quality in Inside's stylized environments. The difference between High and Ultra at 1080p is even smaller at 1.7%, making High the more efficient choice across all resolutions.

For users with high-refresh-rate displays at 1440p, the Medium preset provides the most consistent experience with a 249 FPS average and tight frame range of 212-287 FPS. This preset offers a 19.7% improvement over High settings while maintaining frame rates well above 200 FPS even at minimum. The Low preset at 1440p achieves 270 FPS but may sacrifice visual quality in a game where atmosphere and lighting are integral to the experience.

At 4K, the Low preset's 231 FPS average is tempting for users with 240Hz displays, but the 33.8% performance gap between Low and Ultra suggests that visual quality settings have a meaningful impact on the game's presentation. The Medium preset at 4K provides a reasonable compromise with 214 FPS average and a minimum of 182 FPS, ensuring that even the most demanding scenes remain above 180 FPS.

The Ultra preset, while delivering the lowest frame rates, still achieves 153 FPS at 4K, which exceeds the refresh rate of most displays. For users with 144Hz or 165Hz monitors, Ultra settings at 4K provide the best visual experience without sacrificing smoothness. The data indicates that this system can handle any combination of resolution and settings in Inside without dropping below 150 FPS, making the choice of preset purely a matter of visual preference rather than performance necessity.