Inside

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT delivers exceptional performance in Inside, a puzzle platformer from 2016. Benchmark results show this combo is heavily overqualified for the game, achieving well over 100 FPS at every tested setting and resolution, with the lowest average being 104.7 FPS at 4K Ultra. This pairing ranks in the top 22% of all tested combinations, making it a top-tier choice for anyone seeking maximum frame rates and visual fidelity in this title.

FAQ

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

A: The highest recorded average frame rate is 314.1 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K resolution?

A: At 3840x2160, the average frame rates range from 104.7 FPS on Ultra settings to 222.6 FPS on Low settings, with High settings yielding 109.4 FPS and Medium settings yielding 179.9 FPS.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in this game?

A: The data suggests the GPU is the primary limiter at higher resolutions. The frame rate drops significantly from 1080p to 4K, indicating that the RX 7900 XT is the bottleneck, while the CPU's 8 cores and 16 threads provide ample headroom.

Q: What is the combo's ranking among all tested configurations for this game?

A: The combined rank for this CPU and GPU pairing in Inside is 361 out of 1671 tested combos, placing it in the top 21.6% of all systems.

Q: What settings provide the best balance of visual quality and performance at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the High preset delivers 177.3 FPS, while the Ultra preset drops to 171.5 FPS. The High preset offers a significant performance advantage with minimal visual difference, making it the recommended choice.

Q: How does the GPU's memory capacity factor into performance?

A: The RX 7900 XT features 20 GB of GDDR6 memory with a 320-bit bus. This is far more than Inside requires, ensuring zero memory-related performance bottlenecks even at the highest settings and resolutions.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark data indicates that the Ultra preset is the most demanding, producing the lowest frame rates at every resolution. At 4K, Ultra drops to 104.7 FPS, which is still playable but represents a 4.3% performance hit compared to High settings (109.4 FPS). For the best experience, the High preset is the optimal choice. It provides a substantial performance uplift over Ultra—4.3% at 4K, 3.4% at 1440p, and 3.1% at 1080p—while delivering nearly identical visual quality.

The Medium preset offers a more substantial performance boost over High, with gains of 64.5% at 4K, 45.9% at 1440p, and 19.6% at 1080p. However, the visual downgrade from High to Medium is noticeable. Given that even the High preset at 4K produces over 100 FPS, there is no need to compromise on visual fidelity. For users with high-refresh-rate 1080p or 1440p monitors, the High preset is recommended. At 4K, the High preset remains the best choice, as the jump to Medium yields a higher frame rate but sacrifices visual detail. The Low preset is only recommended for competitive play at 1080p, where it achieves 314.1 FPS, but for a puzzle platformer, this is unnecessary.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is the dominant component in this pairing for Inside. It is built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture with a Navi 31 chip, featuring 5376 shading units and 192 ROPs. Its boost clock of 2394 MHz and game clock of 2025 MHz drive the high frame rates seen in the data. The GPU's 20 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 320-bit bus provides 800.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is far beyond the requirements of this title.

The benchmark results show a clear correlation between GPU load and resolution. As resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160, the average FPS at High settings drops from 243.3 to 109.4, a 55% reduction. This indicates that the GPU is fully utilized and is the primary bottleneck, especially at 4K. The GPU's PassMark G3D score of 29009 and its 82nd percentile ranking among all GPUs confirm its high-end status. It sits within 0.4% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Mobile in average benchmark scores, highlighting its comparable performance in synthetic tests.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations, this pairing of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT holds a rank of 361 out of 1671 total combos for Inside. This places it in the top 21.6% of all systems tested, which is an impressive result for a game that is not particularly demanding. The high rank is primarily driven by the GPU's ability to maintain high frame rates even at 4K resolution.

The CPU, while not the bottleneck, contributes to the overall ranking. The Ryzen 7 5800X has an average benchmark score of 27606, which is within 0.8% of the Intel Core i5-12600KF and 0.3% of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800. Its 84th percentile ranking among all CPUs indicates strong performance. The combination of a top-tier GPU and a high-performing CPU ensures that the system consistently delivers frame rates well above 100 FPS, securing its position in the upper quartile of all tested combinations.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, based on the Zen 3 architecture (Vermeer), provides 8 cores and 16 threads with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz. In Inside, a game that is not heavily multithreaded, the CPU's single-thread performance is crucial. Its 3DMark single-thread score of 943 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3327 indicate strong per-core capabilities, which help maintain high frame rates in less GPU-bound scenarios.

However, the data shows that the CPU is not the limiting factor. At 1080p with Low settings, the frame rate reaches 314.1 FPS, which is likely near the CPU's maximum output. The CPU's multi-threaded performance, as evidenced by its Cinebench R23 multicore score of 23571 and PassMark multithread score of 27732, provides a solid foundation. Its 32 MB of L3 cache and support for DDR4 memory at 51.2 GB/s bandwidth ensure that data is fed to the GPU efficiently. The CPU's 84th percentile ranking against all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 27606, shows it is well-equipped to handle any game, but in this title, it simply provides a stable platform for the GPU to excel.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the average frame rates are exceptionally high across all presets. Low settings produce 314.1 FPS, Medium achieves 290.9 FPS, High delivers 243.3 FPS, and Ultra drops to 235.9 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra is only 3.1%, while the jump from High to Medium provides a 19.6% improvement.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain very high. Low settings yield 283.8 FPS, Medium produces 258.6 FPS, High achieves 177.3 FPS, and Ultra drops to 171.5 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra narrows to 3.4%, while Medium offers a 45.9% boost over High.

At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes more stressed, but frame rates are still excellent. Low settings produce 222.6 FPS, Medium achieves 179.9 FPS, High delivers 109.4 FPS, and Ultra drops to 104.7 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra is 4.3%, while Medium provides a 64.5% improvement over High. Across all resolutions, the Low preset consistently offers the highest frame rates, but the High preset provides the best balance of visual quality and performance.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals the GPU's role as the primary bottleneck. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 243.3 at 1080p to 177.3 at 1440p (a 27.1% reduction) and then to 109.4 at 4K (a 38.3% reduction from 1440p). This steep decline indicates that the RX 7900 XT is working progressively harder as pixel count increases, confirming that the GPU is the limiting component.

Conversely, the CPU's influence is minimal. The fact that the frame rate at 1080p Low is 314.1 FPS, while at 4K Low it drops to 222.6 FPS (a 29.1% reduction), shows that even at the lowest settings, the GPU's workload at higher resolutions is significant. This pattern is consistent across all settings: the performance drop from 1440p to 4K is always larger than from 1080p to 1440p, indicating a GPU-bound scenario. The system is well-balanced, but for Inside, the RX 7900 XT's capabilities dictate the final frame rates, making it the component to upgrade first if higher resolutions or refresh rates are desired.