Inside

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER combination delivers a robust experience in Inside, a 2016 Puzzle Platformer. The data shows that this pairing is capable of pushing very high frame rates, even at demanding 4K resolutions, though the performance scaling across settings reveals a nuanced balance between the CPU and GPU.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, running on the AM4 socket. Its base clock of 3.40 GHz can boost up to 4.60 GHz, providing substantial single-thread performance that is critical for a game like Inside. This title, being a puzzle platformer with a 2016 release date, generally relies more on a few fast cores rather than massive multi-threading. The CPU's 32 MB of shared L3 cache helps keep frequently accessed data close at hand, reducing latency. In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU scores 3,193 points in Cinebench R23 single-core and 22,620 in multi-core, placing it in the 83rd percentile among all CPUs. This strong single-core capability ensures that the CPU can feed frames to the GPU without becoming a bottleneck, especially at lower resolutions where the GPU has less work to do per frame.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the database of tested combinations for Inside, this specific CPU and GPU pairing holds a combo rank of 981 out of 1,671 combos. While this places it in the upper-middle tier of all systems, it is important to contextualize this rank. The game is not exceptionally demanding, so even mid-range hardware can achieve high frame rates. The ranking reflects the ceiling of this particular pairing. Looking at the CPU's nearest rivals, the Ryzen 7 5700X has an average benchmark score of 26,214, which is nearly identical to the Intel Core i9-11900KF (26,196, a 0.1% difference) and the AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT (26,161, a 0.2% difference). This indicates that the CPU is not a limiting factor here; the performance headroom it provides is substantial. The combo's rank is more a reflection of the GPU's age than the CPU's capability, as the RTX 2070 SUPER is an end-of-life product from the GeForce 20-series.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a classic pattern of GPU-bound scaling as resolution increases. At 1080p with High settings, the combo achieves an average of 156.6 FPS. When resolution is increased to 1440p, the average drops to 108.6 FPS, and at 4K it falls further to 67.8 FPS. This scaling shows that the RTX 2070 SUPER is the primary determinant of performance as pixel count grows. The story is even more telling at Low settings. At 1080p Low, the system produces an impressive 308.8 FPS, which drops to 222.3 FPS at 1440p and 140.4 FPS at 4K. The fact that 1080p Low can push past 300 FPS strongly suggests that the CPU is capable of handling the game's logic and draw calls with ease, and the frame rate is being limited by the GPU's fill rate and shading throughput. The delta between 1080p and 4K is roughly 2.3x for High settings, which is close to the pixel count difference, further confirming the GPU is the bottleneck at higher resolutions.

FAQ

Q: What is the expected average frame rate at 1440p on High settings?

A: The measured average FPS at 2560x1440 with High settings is 108.6 FPS, which is well above the threshold for smooth, responsive gameplay.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K with Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average frame rate is 69.6 FPS. This shows that the game remains playable at 4K, but the settings can be adjusted to gain a significant performance boost.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more likely to be the limiting factor in this game?

A: The data indicates the GPU is the limiting factor. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 308.8 FPS, showing the CPU can feed frames at a very high rate. The frame rate drops significantly as resolution increases, which is a classic sign of GPU limitation.

Q: How much performance is gained by reducing settings from High to Low at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, moving from High to Low settings increases the average frame rate from 156.6 FPS to 308.8 FPS, a substantial jump that nearly doubles performance.

Q: What is the processor's relative standing compared to other CPUs in the database?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X is in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs tested, with an average benchmark score of 26,214, placing it just above the Intel Core i9-11900KF by a 0.1% margin.

Q: Does the game support high refresh rate monitors at 1440p?

A: Yes, at 1440p Medium settings, the system delivers 179.5 FPS, and even at High settings it achieves 108.6 FPS, making it suitable for 144Hz displays, especially if settings are optimized.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER is the driving force behind the frame rates observed in Inside. Built on the Turing architecture with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, it offers a memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. Its base clock of 1605 MHz can boost up to 1770 MHz. The GPU's 2,560 shading units and 64 ROPs are responsible for the pixel throughput, with a pixel rate of 113.3 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 283.2 GTexel/s. In the context of this game, the GPU's performance is the deciding factor for the frame rate at higher resolutions. The data shows that the RTX 2070 SUPER's capabilities are well-suited for Inside, delivering playable frame rates even at 4K Ultra (69.6 FPS). Its average benchmark score of 22,206 places it in the 65th percentile of all GPUs, and it sits close to rivals like the NVIDIA RTX A400 (22,307, a -0.5% difference) and the AMD Radeon RX 5700 (21,670, a 2.5% difference). The GPU's 8 GB of VRAM is more than sufficient for this title, as the game's assets are not memory-intensive. The combination of high core clocks and ample memory bandwidth ensures that Inside runs smoothly, with the GPU's rasterization performance being the main lever on frame rates when toggling between Low and Ultra presets.