Inside

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 produces an exceptional experience in Inside, a game that clearly favors raw GPU throughput. Across all tested presets and resolutions, the system never dips below 140 frames per second, indicating that this combination is vastly overqualified for the title’s graphical demands. The data reveals a consistent pattern: the RTX 4090’s immense compute resources are the primary driver of performance, while the Ryzen 7 5700X3D’s eight Zen 3 cores provide more than enough headroom to avoid bottlenecking, even at lower resolutions where CPU load typically increases.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data suggests that the Ultra preset is the optimal choice for this hardware combination, as it delivers the highest visual fidelity with only a marginal performance cost compared to lower settings. At 4K, the Ultra preset averages 140.5 FPS, which is a negligible 5.5% drop from the High preset’s 148.6 FPS, yet it offers the full suite of graphical enhancements. The gap between Medium and Ultra is similarly small at 4K, with Ultra trailing by just 26.5% of the Medium score (140.5 vs 191.2 FPS), but the visual upgrade is substantial for a puzzle platformer where atmosphere and lighting are key.

At 1440p, the Ultra preset maintains a smooth 183.8 FPS, while High trails closely at 184.7 FPS, making Ultra the clear winner for players with high-refresh-rate displays. The story is identical at 1080p, where Ultra hits 204.9 FPS, only 2.6% slower than High’s 210.3 FPS. Given that the minimum frame rates are not provided, the average figures still indicate that Ultra provides a consistently playable experience across all resolutions. For those prioritizing maximum smoothness over visuals, the Low preset at 4K offers 210.7 FPS, but this sacrifices the game’s artistic direction for a performance headroom that is largely unnecessary given the hardware’s capability. Benchmark results indicate that the Ultra preset is the sweet spot, as it leverages the GPU’s power without introducing any perceptible stutter or frame pacing issues in the measured data.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is the undisputed performance king in this configuration, and its specifications fully explain the benchmark outcomes. With 24 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, the card possesses a staggering 1.01 TB/s of memory bandwidth, which is more than sufficient for Inside’s modest texture and geometry requirements. The GPU’s 16,384 shading units and 512 texture mapping units allow it to process the game’s 2.5D side-scrolling environments with immense efficiency, as evidenced by the high frame rates even at 4K. The boost clock of 2520 MHz ensures that these cores operate at peak throughput, while the 128 RT cores and 512 tensor cores, though largely unused by this title, provide future-proofing for more demanding ray-traced games.

The data shows that the RTX 4090’s performance scales almost linearly with resolution, which is a classic sign of a GPU-bound scenario. At 1080p, the Low preset yields 270.4 FPS, but at 4K, the same preset drops to 210.7 FPS, a 22% reduction. This drop is not due to any CPU limitation, but rather the increased pixel fill rate required at higher resolutions. The GPU’s 443.5 GPixel/s pixel rate and 1,290.2 GTexel/s texture rate are the key metrics here, as they directly determine how quickly the card can render each frame. The card’s 82.58 TFLOPS of FP32 compute is overkill for a game like Inside, but it ensures that even the most complex particle effects or lighting scenarios in the game’s later chapters never cause a dip below the 140 FPS threshold.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear and predictable pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases from 1080p to 4K, confirming that the RTX 4090 is the limiting component in this pairing. At the High preset, average frame rates drop from 210.3 FPS at 1080p to 184.7 FPS at 1440p, a 12.2% decrease, and then further to 148.6 FPS at 4K, a 19.5% decrease from the 1440p figure. This scaling is remarkably consistent with the increase in pixel count, suggesting that the GPU’s rendering pipeline is fully utilized at each step.

The Low preset shows a similar trend, with 270.4 FPS at 1080p falling to 245.9 FPS at 1440p (a 9.1% drop) and then to 210.7 FPS at 4K (a 14.3% drop from 1440p). Interestingly, the percentage drop from 1440p to 4K is more pronounced than from 1080p to 1440p for both presets, which aligns with the quadratic increase in pixel count (1440p has 78% more pixels than 1080p, while 4K has 225% more than 1080p). The Ultra preset follows the same curve, moving from 204.9 FPS at 1080p to 183.8 FPS at 1440p and finally 140.5 FPS at 4K. This consistent scaling indicates that the CPU is not introducing any bottlenecks, as a CPU-limited system would show flat or even improving frame rates at lower resolutions. The data clearly points to the GPU being the primary determinant of performance across all resolution and settings combinations.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the benchmark database, this specific combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 achieves a combo rank of 464 out of 1,671 tested configurations in Inside. This places it in the top 27.8% of all combinations, which is a strong showing, though not the absolute top tier. The ranking is likely influenced by the CPU’s performance relative to other processors in the database, as the RTX 4090 is already among the fastest GPUs available. The combo’s percentile position suggests that while the GPU is delivering near-maximum potential, the Ryzen 7 5700X3D’s eight cores and 16 threads, despite their 96 MB of L3 cache, may not be the absolute best match for this particular game’s single-threaded tendencies.

The CPU’s average benchmark score of 24,673 places it in the 82nd percentile of all CPUs, with nearest rivals including the Intel Core i7-1360P (0.2% higher score) and the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D (0.3% higher score). This tight clustering indicates that the 5700X3D is a mid-to-high-tier processor, but not a top-tier contender. In a game like Inside, which is not heavily threaded, the CPU’s single-thread performance (a 3dmark single-thread score of 804) is more critical than its multi-thread capabilities. The combo’s rank of 464 suggests that many other CPU+GPU pairings, likely those with newer or higher-clocked processors, can achieve higher frame rates in this scenario, even if the GPU is identical. However, the absolute frame rates are so high that this ranking has little practical impact on playability.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D, with its 8 cores and 16 threads, plays a supporting role in this configuration, ensuring that the RTX 4090 is never starved of data. The CPU’s base clock of 3.00 GHz and boost clock of 4.10 GHz are modest by modern standards, but its 96 MB of shared L3 cache is a significant asset for gaming workloads. This large cache allows for more frequent data reuse, which can reduce memory latency and improve frame pacing in CPU-bound scenarios. However, the benchmark data for Inside shows that the CPU is not the limiting factor, as frame rates remain high even at 1080p where the CPU typically has a larger influence.

The CPU’s Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 22,366 and single-core score of 3,157 indicate solid general-purpose performance, but the game’s engine likely relies more on the GPU’s vertex and pixel processing. The 3dmark scores are revealing: the 16-thread score of 6,764 is only marginally higher than the 8-thread score of 5,357, suggesting that the CPU’s performance does not scale perfectly with thread count, which is common for games that favor a few fast cores. For Inside, the CPU’s job is to handle game logic, physics, and draw calls, and the 5700X3D’s architecture is more than capable of keeping up with the RTX 4090’s frame output. The fact that the frame rates at 1080p are only slightly higher than at 1440p, and not dramatically so, further confirms that the CPU is not a bottleneck, as a weaker CPU would cause a plateau in performance at lower resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its highest frame rates across all presets. The Low preset averages 270.4 FPS, followed by Medium at 249.9 FPS, High at 210.3 FPS, and Ultra at 204.9 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra is 65.5 FPS, or 24.2%, which shows that the GPU has ample headroom even at the most demanding settings. The gap between High and Ultra is just 5.4 FPS, indicating that Ultra is nearly free in terms of performance cost at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the average frame rates decrease as expected. Low leads with 245.9 FPS, Medium follows at 225.1 FPS, High at 184.7 FPS, and Ultra at 183.8 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra shrinks to a mere 0.9 FPS, making Ultra the obvious choice for 1440p gaming. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is most pronounced for the High preset (12.2% reduction), while Low sees a smaller 9.1% decrease, confirming that the GPU’s fill rate is the primary constraint.

At 3840x2160, the system still delivers exceptionally high frame rates. Low averages 210.7 FPS, Medium drops to 191.2 FPS, High falls to 148.6 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 140.5 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra expands to 70.2 FPS, or 33.3%, which is the largest relative difference across all resolutions. This indicates that at 4K, the GPU is working harder to maintain high settings, but the performance remains well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. The data shows a consistent pattern where Medium offers the best balance between visual quality and performance at 4K, with a 28.7% improvement over Ultra while maintaining a 191.2 FPS average.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best settings preset for this hardware combination in Inside?*

A: The Ultra preset is recommended, as it delivers 140.5 FPS at 4K, 183.8 FPS at 1440p, and 204.9 FPS at 1080p. The performance difference between High and Ultra is minimal (less than 5.5% at any resolution), making Ultra the clear choice for maximum visual fidelity without sacrificing smoothness.

Q: How does the RTX 4090’s memory configuration impact performance in this game?

A: The GPU’s 24 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus provides 1.01 TB/s of bandwidth, which is far more than Inside requires. This abundant memory bandwidth ensures that texture streaming and high-resolution rendering never cause stutters, even at 4K with the Ultra preset.

Q: Is the CPU a bottleneck in this configuration?

A: No, the data shows that the CPU is not limiting performance. Frame rates scale consistently with resolution, indicating a GPU-bound scenario. The Ryzen 7 5700X3D’s eight cores and 16 threads, with a boost clock of 4.10 GHz, provide ample processing power to keep up with the RTX 4090’s frame output.

Q: What is the frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K at the High preset?

A: The average frame rate drops from 210.3 FPS at 1080p to 148.6 FPS at 4K, a 29.3% reduction. This is consistent with the increased pixel count and confirms that the GPU is the primary performance driver.

Q: How does this combo rank against other tested configurations?

A: This combination ranks 464 out of 1,671 tested combos in Inside, placing it in the top 27.8% of all systems. The ranking is strong, but not top-tier, likely due to the CPU’s mid-range single-thread performance compared to newer processors.

Q: Are the measured frame rates consistent across all settings at 1440p?

A: Yes, the data shows a tight grouping, with the Low preset at 245.9 FPS, Medium at 225.1 FPS, High at 184.7 FPS, and Ultra at 183.8 FPS. The close proximity of High and Ultra (a 0.9 FPS difference) suggests that the Ultra preset is effectively free at this resolution.