Inside

# Inside — AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D + AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D paired with the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT delivers a playable experience across all tested configurations in Inside, a puzzle platformer that proves less demanding than typical AAA titles. The measured FPS data reveals a system that scales predictably with resolution and settings, with the GPU becoming the primary bottleneck as pixel count increases. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 278.1 FPS, while 4K Ultra drops to 59 FPS — a spread that highlights both the CPU's strength at lower resolutions and the GPU's limitations at higher ones.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is substantial and consistent across all settings, indicating a GPU-bound scenario at higher resolutions. At Low settings, the average FPS falls from 278.1 at 1920x1080 to 200.8 at 2560x1440 (a 27.8% reduction), then to 124.6 at 3840x2160 (a 55.2% reduction from 1080p). This steep decline at 4K suggests the RX 5700 XT's rendering capabilities are the limiting factor when pixel count quadruples.

For High settings, the pattern is similar but less dramatic in absolute terms: 136.9 FPS at 1080p drops to 101.3 FPS at 1440p, then to 65.7 FPS at 4K. The 4K High result represents a 52% drop from 1080p High. At Ultra settings, the scaling is more linear: 129.9 FPS at 1080p, 97.2 FPS at 1440p, and 59 FPS at 4K — a 54.6% reduction from 1080p to 4K. This consistent ~50% penalty when moving to 4K across High and Ultra settings indicates the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth are being taxed heavily.

The Medium settings show a similar trend: 220.6 FPS at 1080p, 158.1 FPS at 1440p, and 101.4 FPS at 4K. The 4K Medium result is 54% lower than 1080p Medium. Interestingly, the gap between 1080p and 1440p is consistently around 27-30% across all settings, while the 1440p to 4K jump costs another 35-40%. This non-linear scaling suggests the GPU's 8 GB GDDR6 memory and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth become increasingly strained at 4K, where texture and buffer demands multiply.

How This Combo Ranks

In the measured database for Inside, this combination of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D and AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT ranks 1240 out of 1671 tested combos. This places it in the 74.2nd percentile of all combinations — meaning roughly a quarter of tested systems deliver higher average FPS. Given that the game is a 2016 puzzle platformer with modest requirements, this mid-pack ranking reflects the GPU's age more than the CPU's capability.

The CPU itself ranks in the 83rd percentile among all tested processors, with an average benchmark score of 26574. Its nearest rivals include the AMD EPYC 8024P (26555, 0.1% faster), Intel Core i9-11900K (26546, 0.1% faster), AMD Ryzen 5 7600 (26617, 0.2% faster), and Intel Core i9-12900HK (26672, 0.4% faster). The 5800X3D's performance is within 0.4% of these competitors, showing it remains highly competitive despite being end-of-life.

The GPU ranks in the 68th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 24731. Its nearest rivals are NVIDIA RTX A5000 Mobile (24763, 0.1% faster), Intel Arc A350M (24647, 0.3% slower), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile (24592, 0.6% slower), and NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (24519, 0.9% slower). The RX 5700 XT's position in this group suggests it delivers performance comparable to mid-range mobile and workstation cards, which aligns with its measured FPS in Inside.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D provides 8 cores and 16 threads, based on the Zen 3 architecture (codename Vermeer) built on TSMC's 7 nm process. Its base clock is 3.40 GHz with a boost clock of 4.50 GHz, and it features a substantial 96 MB shared L3 cache — a hallmark of the X3D line that helps in cache-sensitive workloads. The CPU's benchmark scores show strong multi-threaded performance: Cinebench R23 multicore reaches 24063, while single-core scores 3397. PassMark multithread hits 28309, and the 3DMark 16-thread test scores 7299.

In Inside, a game that is not CPU-intensive by modern standards, the 5800X3D's high single-thread performance (Geekbench single-core 2116, 3DMark single-thread 884) ensures it is unlikely to bottleneck the GPU at any tested resolution. The evidence for this lies in the FPS scaling: at 1080p Low, where CPU overhead is most likely to matter, the combo still achieves 278.1 FPS. If the CPU were the limiting factor, we would expect to see diminishing returns when lowering resolution further or reducing settings, but the data shows consistent GPU-driven scaling.

The 5800X3D's 8 cores and 16 threads are more than sufficient for Inside's physics and logic. The CPU's 96 MB L3 cache likely helps maintain consistent frame delivery in puzzle platformer scenes with many interactive elements, though the game's modest threading demands mean the extra cores are not fully utilized. The processor's 105 W TDP and DDR4 dual-channel memory support (51.2 GB/s bandwidth) provide ample headroom for this title's requirements.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest frame rates. Low settings produce 278.1 FPS, Medium drops to 220.6 FPS, High reaches 136.9 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 129.9 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium (57.5 FPS) is nearly identical to the gap between High and Ultra (7 FPS), but the jump from Medium to High (83.7 FPS) is the largest single-step penalty. This suggests that High settings introduce significant visual effects that tax the GPU more than the step from Low to Medium.

At 2560x1440, the pattern shifts. Low settings yield 200.8 FPS, Medium 158.1 FPS, High 101.3 FPS, and Ultra 97.2 FPS. The Medium-to-High drop (56.8 FPS) remains the largest, but the High-to-Ultra gap narrows to just 4.1 FPS — the smallest difference between any two settings at any resolution. This indicates that at 1440p, Ultra settings offer marginal visual improvements over High for a negligible performance cost.

At 3840x2160, all settings produce playable results. Low hits 124.6 FPS, Medium 101.4 FPS, High 65.7 FPS, and Ultra 59 FPS. The Medium-to-High penalty (35.7 FPS) is again the steepest, while High-to-Ultra costs only 6.7 FPS. Notably, 4K Ultra at 59 FPS is just below the 60 FPS threshold, but 4K High at 65.7 FPS clears it comfortably. The 4K Low result of 124.6 FPS shows the GPU still has headroom when visual fidelity is reduced.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT is built on the Navi 10 chip using RDNA 1.0 architecture, fabricated on TSMC's 7 nm process with 10,300 million transistors on a 251 mm² die. Its boost clock reaches 1905 MHz, with a game clock of 1755 MHz and a base clock of 1605 MHz. The GPU features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 448.0 GB/s bandwidth. With 2560 shading units, 160 TMUs, and 64 ROPs, the RX 5700 XT offers a peak FP32 throughput of 9.754 TFLOPS.

In Inside, the GPU's role becomes increasingly dominant as resolution rises. At 1080p, the RX 5700 XT's raw throughput allows frame rates above 130 FPS even at Ultra settings, but the 4K results reveal its limits. The 4K Ultra figure of 59 FPS suggests the GPU is nearly saturated, while 4K Low's 124.6 FPS shows that reducing shading and texture work can nearly double performance. The 8 GB VRAM is sufficient for Inside at all settings — the game's art style and modest texture sizes do not appear to exceed this capacity, as evidenced by the consistent scaling without unexpected drop-offs.

The GPU's compute capabilities, reflected in its PassMark G3D score of 16277 and Geekbench OpenCL score of 77773, are more than adequate for this title's rendering demands. The RX 5700 XT's position relative to rivals — within 1% of NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 and RTX 5060 Mobile — confirms it delivers competitive rasterization performance for a 2019 card. Its 225 W TDP and dual-slot design suggest it runs with sufficient thermal headroom for sustained workloads like extended Inside sessions.

FAQ

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

A: The maximum measured average FPS is 278.1, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The lowest is 59 FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings.

*Q: Can this system maintain 60+ FPS at 4K in Inside?*

A: Yes, at 4K High settings the combo averages 65.7 FPS, and at 4K Medium it reaches 101.4 FPS. Only 4K Ultra falls below 60 FPS, at 59 FPS on average.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Ryzen 7 5800X3D's average benchmark score of 26574 is within 0.4% of the AMD EPYC 8024P, Intel Core i9-11900K, AMD Ryzen 5 7600, and Intel Core i9-12900HK. It sits in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs.

Q: What memory configuration does the GPU use?

A: The Radeon RX 5700 XT uses 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 448.0 GB/s bandwidth. Its memory clock is 1750 MHz, effective 14 Gbps.

Q: Is the GPU or CPU the limiting factor at 1080p?

A: The data suggests the GPU limits performance even at 1080p. The 278.1 FPS at Low settings indicates the CPU can feed frames well above typical monitor refresh rates, but the drop to 129.9 FPS at Ultra shows GPU-side constraints.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested configurations?

A: It ranks 1240 out of 1671 total combos for Inside, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the database. This reflects the GPU's age rather than the CPU's capability, as the 5800X3D ranks in the 83rd percentile among processors.