Inside

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 pairing delivers a remarkably fluid experience in Inside, a 2016 puzzle platformer that is far more demanding than its minimalist art style suggests. Benchmark data shows this combination is capable of high refresh rates even at 4K, with the GPU typically acting as the primary performance driver. The measured results across three resolutions and four quality presets provide a clear picture of a system that excels at eliminating any potential for stutter or frame pacing issues in this physics-heavy title.

FAQ

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

A: The maximum measured average FPS is 302.7, achieved at 1920x1080 with the Low preset. This indicates the CPU is capable of pushing the game engine to its limits at lower graphical loads.

Q: Is the RTX 3070 a bottleneck for the Ryzen 7 5700G at 1080p?

A: At 1080p Ultra, the combo produces an average of 180.6 FPS, which is still exceptionally high. The data does not indicate a severe CPU bottleneck; instead, it shows that even at the highest settings, the system maintains a frame rate well above the refresh rate of most monitors.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K compared to 1440p?

A: At 4K with the Ultra preset, the average FPS drops to 82.2, while at 1440p Ultra it is 128.9. This represents a significant performance cost for the higher resolution, suggesting the GPU is working much harder at 4K.

Q: Which preset offers the most significant performance jump from High to Low?

A: At 4K, moving from High (87.1 FPS) to Low (174.1 FPS) nearly doubles the frame rate, a 99.4% increase. This is a much larger relative gain than the jump from Medium (137.9 FPS) to High, indicating that the High preset has a disproportionate impact on GPU load.

Q: What is the Ryzen 7 5700G's average benchmark score relative to its closest rivals?

A: The CPU's average benchmark score is 25,626. It is effectively tied with the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, which scores 25,706, a 0.3% difference, and is 0.4% ahead of the Intel Xeon D-2752TER.

Q: How does the RTX 3070's PassMark G3D score compare to the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT?

A: The RTX 3070 has a PassMark G3D score of 22,214, which is 0.9% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT's score of 27,985. This places the two cards in a very similar performance tier for this metric.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 is the central component in this pairing's ability to render Inside's distinctive, monochromatic world at high speeds. The GPU's specifications, including 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, provide a total bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. This memory subsystem is crucial for handling the game's texture streaming and particle effects, which are often used to create its oppressive atmosphere. The card's boost clock of 1725 MHz and its 5888 shading units work in tandem to process the game's lighting and shadow calculations, which are surprisingly complex for a 2D side-scroller.

The data shows a clear pattern: the GPU is the decisive factor in frame rate scaling as settings increase. At 4K, the difference between the Low and Ultra presets is stark. The Low preset yields an average of 174.1 FPS, while the Ultra preset falls to 82.2 FPS. This 91.9 FPS drop is a direct consequence of the increased graphical workload, which saturates the RTX 3070's compute and memory resources. In contrast, the CPU, with its 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, appears to have ample headroom. The Ryzen 7 5700G's single-threaded performance, as evidenced by its Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2930, is sufficient to feed the GPU frames without becoming a limiting factor, even at the lower resolutions where frame rates are highest.

The GPU's performance percentile of 72 relative to all other GPUs confirms it is a strong performer. However, its nearest rivals, such as the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, are within a 1% margin in average benchmark scores. This suggests that while the RTX 3070 is well-suited for Inside, its performance is not exceptional within its own performance class. The measured FPS data, however, shows that this level of performance is more than adequate for this specific game, which appears to be well-optimized and not overly demanding on the GPU's feature set, such as its 46 RT cores.

Settings Recommendations

For this combination, the "High" preset provides the most balanced experience, offering a substantial improvement in visual fidelity over "Medium" without a significant performance penalty. The data shows that at 1080p, High averages 191.9 FPS, which is only 86.8 FPS less than Low (278.7 FPS) but delivers a richer visual presentation. At 1440p, High achieves 134.8 FPS, which is still above the 120Hz threshold for smooth gameplay on high-refresh-rate monitors. The jump from High to Ultra is where the cost becomes steep: at 1440p, Ultra drops to 128.9 FPS, a 5.9 FPS difference, but at 4K, the drop is more pronounced, from 87.1 FPS on High to 82.2 FPS on Ultra.

The "Ultra" preset is only recommended for users with 1080p displays who prioritize maximum image quality over raw frame rate. At 1080p, Ultra still manages a highly playable 180.6 FPS, making it a viable option for those who want to use the game's highest settings without sacrificing smoothness. However, for 1440p or 4K displays, the "High" preset is the clear winner. It retains enough performance headroom to prevent any noticeable drops during the game's more demanding scenes, such as those involving water physics or large crowds of chasing figures. The "Low" preset, while achieving the highest frame rates, sacrifices too much visual detail, making the game's atmospheric lighting and shadow effects look flat and reducing the overall immersion.

Given that the game is a puzzle platformer where precise timing is not heavily reliant on frame rate, the 134.8 FPS at 1440p High is more than sufficient. The data suggests that players should prioritize visual consistency over chasing the absolute maximum frame rate, making "High" the recommended preset for this hardware configuration across all tested resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 ranks at position 688 out of 1,671 tested combos in the database. This places it in the upper-middle tier of all possible configurations. The rank is a reflection of the balanced nature of the pairing; neither component is so powerful that it would be considered a "bottleneck" for the other in a typical gaming workload, nor is it so weak that it would struggle with modern titles.

The CPU's percentile of 83 among all CPUs indicates it is a strong processor, but its nearest rivals, like the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U and Intel Xeon D-2752TER, show that it is not at the very top of the performance stack. Similarly, the GPU's percentile of 72 among all GPUs shows it is a competent card, but its rivals, such as the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti, are extremely close in performance. This means the overall combo rank is a result of two solid, but not flagship, components working together.

The 688th rank out of 1,671 is not proof of poor performance, but rather a reflection of the vast number of more powerful (and more expensive) combinations that exist. For the specific task of running Inside, this rank is somewhat misleading, as the measured FPS data shows the combo performs exceptionally well. The rank is a general indicator of the hardware's combined potential across a wide variety of games and benchmarks, not just this single title. In a game like Inside, which is not graphically intensive by modern standards, this combo punches well above its weight, delivering frame rates that would be the envy of many higher-ranked systems.

Resolution Scaling

The performance scaling from 1080p to 4K clearly identifies the GPU as the primary limiting component in this pairing for Inside. At the High preset, the average frame rate drops from 191.9 FPS at 1080p to 134.8 FPS at 1440p, a 29.7% reduction, and then further to 87.1 FPS at 4K, a 54.6% reduction from the 1080p baseline. This pattern is consistent with a GPU-bound scenario, where the increased pixel count directly translates to a heavier workload for the RTX 3070.

The scaling is even more dramatic at the Low preset. At 1080p, the combo achieves 302.7 FPS. This drops to 267.4 FPS at 1440p and then to 174.1 FPS at 4K. The 4K result represents a 42.5% decrease from the 1080p score. The fact that the 4K Low preset (174.1 FPS) is still higher than the 1080p Ultra preset (180.6 FPS) is telling. This suggests that even at 4K, the CPU is not the bottleneck; the GPU is simply working harder to fill the extra pixels.

If the CPU were the limiting factor, we would expect to see frame rates plateau at lower resolutions. Instead, the frame rates continue to climb as resolution decreases, indicating that the Ryzen 7 5700G has more than enough processing power to keep up with the RTX 3070's output. The 16 threads and high single-core performance of the CPU are more than sufficient for the game's logic and physics calculations. The bottleneck is purely on the GPU's ability to render the image, and the data shows that the RTX 3070 is the component that determines the final frame rate. This is a healthy balance for a gaming system, as it allows for future CPU upgrades without necessarily requiring a GPU upgrade to see immediate gains in this title.