Inside

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D paired with the AMD Radeon RX 9060 delivers a strong performance profile in Inside, a 2016 puzzle platformer, with the measured data showing that this combination is well above the median for tested configurations, ranking 1696th out of 2887 combos. Across all tested resolutions and settings, the average frame rates range from 66 FPS at 4K Ultra to 272 FPS at 1080p Low, indicating that the system is capable of smooth gameplay even at the most demanding settings, while the 4K High preset at 70 FPS and 1440p High at 111 FPS show that this combo handles high-resolution gaming without dropping below the 60 FPS threshold.

FAQ

*Q: What is the overall ranking of this CPU and GPU combination in Inside?*

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D and AMD Radeon RX 9060 combo ranks 1696th out of 2887 tested combinations in Inside, placing it in the 59th percentile of all tested systems.

Q: How does the RX 9060 compare to its nearest GPU rivals in average benchmark score?

A: The RX 9060 has an average benchmark score of 16014, which is 0.7% lower than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (16129), 1% higher than the AMD Radeon R9 370X (15862), 1% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 7700 (15852), and 2.1% higher than the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 (15679).

Q: What is the best frame rate achieved by this combo at 1920x1080 resolution?

A: The highest average frame rate at 1920x1080 is 272 FPS on the Low preset, with the Medium preset reaching 247 FPS (min 210, max 284), High at 155 FPS, and Ultra at 147 FPS.

Q: Does this system maintain 60+ FPS at 3840x2160 resolution?

A: Yes, all measured 4K presets exceed 60 FPS average: Low at 140 FPS, Medium at 112 FPS (min 95, max 128), High at 70 FPS, and Ultra at 66 FPS.

Q: How does the Ryzen 7 5700X3D compare to the Ryzen 5 7600X3D in average benchmark score?

A: The Ryzen 7 5700X3D has an average benchmark score of 24709, which is 0.1% lower than the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D (24728), making the two nearly identical in overall CPU performance.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Low and Ultra presets at 2560x1440?

A: At 2560x1440, the Low preset achieves 222 FPS average, while the Ultra preset achieves 106 FPS average, representing a 116 FPS difference between the two extremes.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 9060, built on the RDNA 4.0 architecture with the Navi 44 chip, is the primary driver of rendering performance in Inside. It features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 288.0 GB/s. The GPU’s clock speeds are notable: a base clock of 1700 MHz, a game clock of 2400 MHz, and a boost clock of 2990 MHz. These specifications allow the card to process the game’s 2D side-scrolling environments with high efficiency, as evidenced by the measured frame rates.

The 8 GB VRAM capacity is more than sufficient for Inside, given its release in 2016 and its relatively simple visual style. At 3840x2160 Ultra settings, the combo still achieves 66 FPS average, indicating that VRAM is not a bottleneck even at the highest resolution tested. The GPU’s 1792 shading units, 112 texture mapping units, and 64 raster output pipelines contribute to its capability to render the game’s atmospheric lighting and shadow effects without significant performance degradation.

The RX 9060’s benchmark scores further contextualize its performance. It scores 3322 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, 88183 in Geekbench OpenCL, and 39476 in Geekbench Vulkan. In Passmark tests, it scores 17631 in G3D and 9919 in GPU compute. These scores place the GPU in the 59th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 16014. Compared to its nearest rivals, the RX 9060 is nearly identical to the RTX 3060 Ti (0.7% lower), while outperforming older cards like the R9 370X and Pro W5500 by 1% and 2.1%, respectively.

The GPU’s memory clock runs at 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective speed, and its texture rate of 334.9 GTexel/s and pixel rate of 191.4 GPixel/s ensure that the game’s detailed sprite work and particle effects are rendered smoothly. In Inside, the GPU’s role is particularly evident in the transition from Low to Ultra settings: at 1920x1080, frame rates drop from 272 FPS on Low to 147 FPS on Ultra, a 46% reduction, showing that the GPU is the primary factor in this scaling. Similarly, at 3840x2160, the drop from 140 FPS on Low to 66 FPS on Ultra represents a 53% reduction, further confirming that the RX 9060’s compute and memory resources are the limiting factors at higher settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D and AMD Radeon RX 9060 combination ranks 1696th out of 2887 tested combos in Inside. This places the system in the upper-middle tier of all tested configurations, with roughly 41% of tested combos performing better. The ranking reflects the balance between the CPU and GPU, where the CPU’s strong multi-threaded performance complements the GPU’s mid-range capabilities.

The CPU, with an average benchmark score of 24709, sits in the 77th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D (24728, only 0.1% higher), the AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (24822, 0.5% higher), the Intel Core i5-12450HX (24576, 0.5% lower), and the Intel Core i5-11600 (24563, 0.6% lower). This indicates that the CPU is not a significant differentiator in the ranking; instead, the GPU’s 59th percentile position likely anchors the combo’s overall standing.

The GPU’s nearest rivals in terms of average benchmark score are the RTX 3060 Ti (16129, 0.7% higher), the R9 370X (15862, 1% lower), the RX 7700 (15852, 1% lower), and the Pro W5500 (15679, 2.1% lower). In Inside, the 1696th rank out of 2887 suggests that while the combo is capable of high frame rates, there are many other systems with more powerful GPUs that achieve even higher performance, particularly at lower resolutions where the CPU becomes more relevant.

The data shows that the combo’s ranking is consistent across resolutions: at 1080p, the system achieves frame rates above 147 FPS on all presets, which is excellent for a 2016 title, but at 4K Ultra, the 66 FPS average is still playable but not exceptional. The rank of 1696 implies that this combo is best suited for high-refresh-rate 1080p or 1440p gaming, where it can leverage the CPU’s strengths, rather than pushing 4K Ultra settings where the GPU’s 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit bus become more limiting.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data for this combo in Inside covers three resolutions—1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160—each with four settings presets: Low, Medium, High, and Ultra. The Medium preset is the only one with min and max FPS values recorded, while other presets provide only average FPS.

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest performance. The Low preset averages 272 FPS, which is the highest average across all tests. The Medium preset averages 247 FPS with a minimum of 210 FPS and a maximum of 284 FPS, showing a tight frame time distribution. The High preset drops to 155 FPS average, and the Ultra preset averages 147 FPS. These numbers indicate that at 1080p, the system is heavily GPU-bound at lower settings, but even at Ultra, the frame rate remains well above the 144 Hz refresh rate common in modern monitors.

At 2560x1440, performance scales predictably. The Low preset averages 222 FPS, a 50 FPS reduction from 1080p Low. The Medium preset averages 178 FPS with a min of 151 FPS and a max of 204 FPS. The High preset averages 111 FPS, which is a 44 FPS drop from 1080p High. The Ultra preset averages 106 FPS, only 5 FPS lower than High, suggesting diminishing returns at this resolution. The 1440p results show that the combo is still capable of high-refresh-rate gaming on Medium and below, while High and Ultra remain above 100 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the combo begins to show its limitations. The Low preset averages 140 FPS, which is still very smooth. The Medium preset averages 112 FPS with a min of 95 FPS and a max of 128 FPS, indicating that even the minimum frame rate stays above 60 FPS. The High preset drops to 70 FPS average, and the Ultra preset averages 66 FPS. This 4K data shows that the combo can handle 4K gaming, but only at lower settings for high refresh rates; at High and Ultra, the system is closer to the 60 FPS baseline.

The scaling from Low to Ultra at each resolution shows consistent GPU workload increases. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 125 FPS (272 to 147). At 1440p, the difference is 116 FPS (222 to 106). At 4K, the difference is 74 FPS (140 to 66). This trend indicates that the GPU’s memory bandwidth and compute resources become more strained at higher resolutions, but the combo still maintains playable frame rates across all tested configurations.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D is a 5000 series processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, codenamed Vermeer, and manufactured on a 7 nm process at TSMC. It features 8 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 3.00 GHz and a boost clock of 4.10 GHz. The CPU has a 96 MB shared L3 cache, which is a significant asset for gaming workloads that rely on data locality. Its TDP is 105 W, and it supports DDR4 memory in a dual-channel configuration with a bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s.

In CPU benchmark tests, the 5700X3D shows strong multi-threaded performance. It scores 6764 in 3DMark 16-thread, 3097 in 4-thread, and 6755 in max-thread tests. Its single-thread score in 3DMark is 804. In Cinebench, it scores 2254 in R15 multicore, 9393 in R20 multicore, and 22366 in R23 multicore. Single-core scores are 318 in R15, 1325 in R20, and 3157 in R23. Geekbench results show a multicore score of 11086 and a single-core score of 1849. Passmark scores include 26318 in multithread and 2970 in single-thread.

For Inside, a puzzle platformer that is not particularly CPU-intensive, the 5700X3D’s 8 cores and 16 threads are more than adequate. The game’s physics and logic are unlikely to stress the CPU, as evidenced by the high frame rates even at 4K Low (140 FPS) and 1080p Low (272 FPS), which are typically GPU-limited scenarios. The CPU’s L3 cache of 96 MB helps with frame pacing, ensuring that the GPU is fed with data consistently.

The CPU’s performance relative to its nearest rivals shows that it is competitive but not dominant. Its average benchmark score of 24709 is within 0.6% of all four nearest rivals: the Ryzen 5 7600X3D (-0.1%), Ryzen 9 5900HX (-0.5%), Core i5-12450HX (+0.5%), and Core i5-11600 (+0.6%). This means that in Inside, the CPU is unlikely to be the bottleneck; the GPU’s performance will dictate the final frame rates.

The 5700X3D’s boost clock of 4.10 GHz and 8 cores ensure that even if the game were to use multiple threads, the CPU would handle it without issue. The data shows that at 1080p Ultra (147 FPS) and 4K Low (140 FPS), the CPU is not limiting performance, as the frame rates are still high. This is consistent with the expectation that a 2016 puzzle platformer would not require a top-tier CPU to achieve high frame rates.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the optimal settings for the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D and AMD Radeon RX 9060 in Inside depend on the user’s display resolution and refresh rate preferences.

For 1920x1080 users, the Ultra preset at 147 FPS average is the best experience, as it provides the highest visual fidelity while still exceeding 144 FPS, which is sufficient for high-refresh-rate monitors. The High preset at 155 FPS offers only an 8 FPS improvement over Ultra, so Ultra is recommended for the best visual quality without a meaningful performance cost. If the user has a 240 Hz monitor, the Medium preset at 247 FPS (min 210, max 284) is the only setting that comes close to saturating such a high refresh rate, but the visual difference between Medium and Ultra in a game like Inside may be noticeable.

For 2560x1440 users, the High preset at 111 FPS is the recommended balance, as it provides a significant visual upgrade over Medium (178 FPS) while maintaining frame rates above 100 FPS. The Ultra preset at 106 FPS is only 5 FPS lower than High, so users who prioritize visual fidelity could also choose Ultra without a major penalty. For those with 144 Hz monitors, High or Ultra both work, but for 165 Hz or higher, dropping to Medium at 178 FPS would be necessary to fully utilize the display.

For 3840x2160 users, the Medium preset at 112 FPS (min 95, max 128) is the best choice, as it offers a substantial improvement over High (70 FPS) and Ultra (66 FPS) while still maintaining an average well above 60 FPS. The Low preset at 140 FPS is even smoother, but the visual downgrade from Medium to Low may be too severe for a game that relies on atmosphere and lighting. At 4K, High and Ultra presets are playable at 70 and 66 FPS respectively, but they are close to the 60 FPS minimum, which could result in noticeable frame drops during intense scenes.

Overall, the data indicates that the combo is best utilized at 1080p or 1440p with High or Ultra settings, where it delivers frame rates above 100 FPS consistently. At 4K, the Medium preset provides the best balance of visual quality and performance, with the Low preset serving as a high-refresh-rate option for those who prioritize speed over fidelity. The measured min FPS values for Medium at all resolutions (210 at 1080p, 151 at 1440p, 95 at 4K) show that the combo maintains stable frame pacing, with no significant dips below 60 FPS in any tested configuration.