Inside

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT delivers a performance profile in Inside that is heavily dictated by the graphics settings selected, with the data showing a clear transition from GPU-bound scenarios at high resolutions to a more balanced workload at lower settings. This combination, ranking 1043rd out of 1671 tested combos, offers a wide range of frame rates that span from barely playable at 4K Ultra to exceptionally fluid at 1080p Low.

FAQ

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

A: The highest recorded average is 294.4 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K with the highest graphical preset?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average frame rate drops to 62.9 FPS, making it the most demanding configuration tested.

Q: Is the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X a significant bottleneck for the RX 7600 XT in this game?

A: The data suggests not at higher settings, as the frame rate scales significantly with resolution and settings, indicating a GPU-bound workload. The CPU's multi-threaded capabilities appear sufficient to feed the GPU.

Q: What is the performance difference between the 1080p Low and High presets?

A: Moving from Low to High at 1920x1080 reduces the average frame rate from 294.4 FPS to 148.0 FPS, a substantial drop of roughly half the performance.

Q: How does the combo's ranking in Inside compare to its overall hardware percentile?

A: The combo ranks in the 62.4th percentile of tested combos (1043rd of 1671). This is in contrast to the CPU's 84th percentile and GPU's 63rd percentile against all other parts, suggesting the game's specific demands place this pairing in a middle-tier position.

Q: Does the 16 GB VRAM on the RX 7600 XT appear to be a limiting factor in Inside?

A: The performance drop from Medium to Ultra at 4K (107.2 to 62.9 FPS) suggests a compute or bandwidth limit rather than a VRAM capacity issue, as the game is not graphically intensive enough to require that much memory.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data shows a clear hierarchy of performance across the four presets. For players prioritizing a smooth experience at high refresh rates, the Low preset at 1080p provides an average of 294.4 FPS, which is far beyond the refresh rate of most monitors. However, this comes at the cost of visual fidelity. The Medium preset at 1080p still delivers a very high 234.3 FPS average, offering a better balance of visual quality and performance for competitive or fast-paced play.

For a more visually rich experience, the High preset at 1440p is a compelling option, yielding an average of 107.0 FPS. This provides a significant visual upgrade over 1080p while maintaining frame rates well above the 60 FPS threshold. The Ultra preset at 1440p is also viable at 101.3 FPS, but the marginal difference over High does not justify the performance trade-off for most users. At 4K, the High preset is the only one that consistently hits the 60 FPS target with an average of 63.8 FPS, making it the recommended choice for 4K displays. The Ultra preset at 4K, with an average of 62.9 FPS, is borderline and may suffer from occasional dips below 60 FPS, so High is a safer recommendation for a locked experience.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate data across resolutions reveals a strong dependency on the GPU. Moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 on the High preset shows a reduction from 148.0 FPS to 107.0 FPS, a 27.7% drop. Scaling further to 3840x2160 results in 63.8 FPS, a 56.9% reduction from the 1440p figure. This pattern is consistent across all settings, indicating that the rendering load is scaling almost linearly with the pixel count.

This behavior is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario. The RX 7600 XT's compute units and memory bandwidth are the primary determinants of performance, as the CPU has ample headroom. The fact that the 1080p Low preset reaches 294.4 FPS without a correspondingly massive drop at 1440p (210.7 FPS) suggests that even at lower settings, the game is still heavily utilizing the GPU's shading units. The CPU does not appear to be the limiting factor at any resolution, as the frame rate scaling is directly proportional to the resolution increase, a hallmark of a graphics card bottleneck.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of the Ryzen 7 5800X and RX 7600 XT holds a rank of 1043 out of 1671 tested combos in Inside. This places it in the lower-middle portion of the performance spectrum. This is an interesting result given the individual components' standings. The CPU's average benchmark score of 27606 places it in the 84th percentile of all CPUs, and it is within 1% of its nearest rivals, the Ryzen 7 5800 and Ryzen 5 8500GE. The GPU's average benchmark score of 20146 places it in the 63rd percentile of all GPUs, with its closest competitor being the RX 460, which is a much older and less capable card.

The fact that this combo ranks lower than the sum of its parts might suggest that Inside is not particularly demanding on the strengths of these components. The game's puzzle-platformer nature may rely more on specific GPU features or single-threaded CPU performance, where the 5800X excels (with a 3dmark_single_thread score of 943), but the overall combined score is dragged down by the GPU's relative position. The data implies that while this is a capable pairing, there are 628 other combinations that deliver better performance in this specific title, likely featuring more powerful GPUs.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT is the dominant factor in this game's performance. Its 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus provides a bandwidth of 288.0 GB/s, which is ample for a game of Inside's visual complexity. The GPU's clock speeds are high, with a base of 1980 MHz, a game clock of 2470 MHz, and a boost clock of 2755 MHz. These high frequencies contribute to its 22.57 TFLOPS of FP32 compute power.

The benchmark results show that this raw compute power is what drives the frame rates. The 3dmark_steel_nomad_dx12 score of 2348 and the passmark_g3d score of 17132 indicate a solid mid-range performer. The scaling from 1080p to 4K is smooth and predictable, which is a sign of a well-balanced GPU. The drop from 132.0 FPS to 63.8 FPS at 4K High shows that the GPU is being fully utilized. The RX 7600 XT's nearest rival, the RX 7600, is only 0.6% faster in average benchmark score, and the RTX 2060 SUPER is 1.9% slower, placing this card in a tight performance band. The data shows that the GPU's compute resources and memory subsystem are the primary drivers of the measured frame rates.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the performance envelope is wide. The Low preset averages 294.4 FPS, which is exceptionally high. Medium settings reduce this to 234.3 FPS, and High further lowers it to 148.0 FPS. The Ultra preset yields an average of 136.7 FPS, which is still very smooth. This resolution is clearly where the combo is most comfortable, offering far more performance than necessary for standard 60 Hz or even 144 Hz displays.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain high but are more moderate. The Low preset averages 210.7 FPS, a significant drop from 1080p but still extremely fluid. Medium settings produce 168.2 FPS, and High settings average 107.0 FPS. The Ultra preset at this resolution averages 101.3 FPS, which is just above the 100 FPS mark and provides an excellent high-refresh-rate experience for a game of this type.

At 3840x2160, the GPU begins to show its limits. The Low preset averages 132.0 FPS, which is still very playable. Medium settings drop to 107.2 FPS, and High settings average 63.8 FPS, which is right at the edge of standard 60 Hz display usability. The Ultra preset is the most demanding, averaging 62.9 FPS. This is technically playable but leaves little headroom for frame time spikes, making it the least stable option at 4K.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X provides the processing foundation for this combo. With 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, it offers substantial multi-threaded performance, evidenced by its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 23571. Its single-thread performance is also strong, with a 3dmark_single_thread score of 943 and a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3327. This is crucial for game logic and physics.

In Inside, the CPU's role appears to be secondary to the GPU. The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K at all settings is smooth and consistent, which would not be the case if the CPU were a bottleneck. For instance, if the CPU were limiting, we would expect to see a much smaller difference between the 1080p and 1440p results. Instead, the data shows a clear and proportional drop in frame rate as resolution increases, which is the signature of a GPU-limited workload.

The CPU's 32 MB of L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth are more than sufficient for this game. The 5800X's performance is very close to its rivals, being only 0.3% faster than the Ryzen 7 5800 and 0.4% slower than the Ryzen 5 8500GE in average benchmark scores, indicating that any of these CPUs would perform similarly in this title. The data strongly suggests that the 5800X is not the limiting factor in this pairing for Inside, allowing the RX 7600 XT to operate at its full potential.