Inside

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti combination delivers exceptionally high frame rates in Inside, a 2016 puzzle platformer with modest graphical demands. The measured data shows this pairing performs within the top 21% of all tested combinations for this game, ranking 356 out of 1671. Across all resolutions and settings, the average frame rate remains above 119 FPS, indicating that this system is substantially overqualified for the title. The following analysis breaks down the specific performance characteristics across resolutions, settings, and component roles.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a system that remains fluid even under maximum resolution load. At 1080p with Low settings, the system produces 296.2 FPS. Moving to 1440p Low reduces this to 264.4 FPS, a drop of approximately 10.7%. At 4K Low, the frame rate falls further to 225 FPS, representing a 15% reduction from the 1440p figure. This scaling pattern indicates that the GPU is becoming the primary limiter as resolution increases, but the overall performance headroom remains massive.

The Ultra settings curve tells a similar story with smaller absolute numbers. Starting at 222.6 FPS in 1080p, the frame rate drops to 190.3 FPS at 1440p (a 14.5% decrease) and then to 119.3 FPS at 4K (a 37.3% decrease from the 1440p figure). The steeper percentage drop between 1440p and 4K Ultra suggests that the game’s maximum quality settings place considerable strain on the GPU’s shading and memory subsystems, even though the RTX 5070 Ti carries 16 GB of GDDR7 memory and 96 ROPs.

The data shows that resolution scaling is not uniform across settings. At Low settings, the 1080p-to-4K drop is 71.2 FPS (from 296.2 to 225). At High settings, the same resolution span drops 102.4 FPS (from 228.3 to 125.9). At Ultra, the drop is 103.3 FPS (from 222.6 to 119.3). This widening gap indicates that higher quality presets amplify the GPU’s workload more than the CPU’s, confirming that resolution scaling is primarily a GPU-bound phenomenon in this title.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 7 5800X3D brings 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 3 Vermeer architecture, with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and boost clock of 4.50 GHz. Its 96 MB of shared L3 cache is the standout feature for gaming workloads. In the 3DMark single-thread test, this CPU scores 884, while the 16-thread test reaches 7299. The 8-thread score of 5906 indicates strong scaling across the physical cores.

The CPU’s benchmark percentiles place it at the 83rd percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 26574. Its nearest rivals include the AMD EPYC 8024P (26555, 0.1% slower) and Intel Core i9-11900K (26546, 0.1% slower), while the AMD Ryzen 5 7600 is 0.2% faster at 26617. In Inside, which is not a CPU-intensive title, this processor never becomes a bottleneck. Even at 1080p Low where the GPU has the least work, the system achieves 296.2 FPS, and the frame rate differences between settings at the same resolution are driven more by GPU workload than CPU throughput.

The Cinebench R23 results show a multicore score of 24063 and single-core score of 3397, indicating balanced performance that exceeds the requirements of this game’s physics and logic systems. The Geekbench multicore score of 11061 further confirms that the CPU has ample headroom for the thread scheduling demands of a 2016 puzzle platformer.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average frame rate this combination achieves?

A: The highest measured average is 296.2 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: How does the 4K Ultra experience compare to 1080p Ultra?

A: At 4K Ultra, the system produces 119.3 FPS, which is 103.3 FPS lower than the 222.6 FPS seen at 1080p Ultra.

Q: Is the RTX 5070 Ti the limiting component at 4K?

A: Yes, the frame rate drop from 1440p to 4K is steeper at higher settings, indicating GPU-bound scaling. The GPU’s 43.94 TFLOPS FP32 performance and 896.0 GB/s memory bandwidth are the relevant resources.

Q: What settings preset at 1440p yields over 200 FPS?

A: The High preset achieves 203.1 FPS, while Low and Medium produce 264.4 and 245.2 FPS respectively. Only Ultra falls below 200 FPS at 190.3.

Q: How does the CPU’s benchmark score compare to its nearest rival?

A: The Ryzen 7 5800X3D scores 26574 on average, which is 0.1% faster than the Intel Core i9-11900K (26546) and 0.2% slower than the AMD Ryzen 5 7600 (26617).

Q: Does the game ever drop below 119 FPS in any measured configuration?

A: No. The lowest measured average is 119.3 FPS at 4K Ultra, and all other configurations exceed 125 FPS.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers the following averages: Low 296.2 FPS, Medium 272.7 FPS, High 228.3 FPS, and Ultra 222.6 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 73.6 FPS, with the largest single-step drop occurring between Medium and High (44.4 FPS). This suggests that High settings introduce a significant increase in shadow and lighting complexity that impacts the GPU’s rasterization throughput.

At 2560x1440, the results are: Low 264.4 FPS, Medium 245.2 FPS, High 203.1 FPS, and Ultra 190.3 FPS. The percentage drop from Low to Ultra is 28.0%, which is slightly less than the 24.9% drop seen at 1080p. This indicates that the GPU’s 96 ROPs and 686.6 GTexel/s texture rate handle the increased pixel count without disproportionate penalties.

At 3840x2160, the results are: Low 225 FPS, Medium 201.9 FPS, High 125.9 FPS, and Ultra 119.3 FPS. The jump from Medium to High at 4K is particularly steep, dropping 76 FPS (from 201.9 to 125.9). This represents a 37.6% reduction, which is the largest single-setting penalty across all resolutions. The Ultra preset at 4K provides only 6.6 FPS less than High, suggesting that the final quality tier adds minimal additional load once High’s effects are already active.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti features 8960 shading units, 280 TMUs, and 96 ROPs, running at a boost clock of 2452 MHz. Its 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus provides 896.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is more than sufficient for Inside’s art style and particle effects. The GPU’s 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6604 places it in the 87th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 52086.

The GPU’s nearest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 with an identical average score of 52085 (0% delta), while the AMD Radeon RX 7700S is 0.8% faster at 52505. The RTX A1000 trails by 2.5% at 50826. In Inside, the GPU’s massive memory bandwidth ensures that even at 4K Ultra, the frame rate stays above 119 FPS, which is more than double the 60 FPS target for most displays.

The Geekbench OpenCL score of 231226 and Vulkan score of 227554 reflect strong compute capabilities, but the game’s low graphical complexity means the GPU is rarely stressed to its limits. The data shows that at 1080p Low, the system achieves 296.2 FPS, which is likely close to the engine’s internal frame rate cap or the CPU’s draw-call submission limit. The GPU’s 235.4 GPixel/s pixel rate and 43.94 TFLOPS FP32 throughput are far beyond what this title can utilize.

Settings Recommendations

The data indicates that the High preset offers the best balance between visual fidelity and performance. At 1080p High, the system delivers 228.3 FPS, which is 5.7 FPS more than Ultra but 44.4 FPS less than Medium. At 1440p High, the result is 203.1 FPS, comfortably above 200 FPS while providing superior shadow and texture quality over Medium (245.2 FPS). At 4K High, the 125.9 FPS result is still well above typical high-refresh monitor capabilities.

For users prioritizing maximum frame rates, the Low preset at 1080p yields 296.2 FPS, which may exceed the refresh rate of most displays. The Medium preset at 1440p provides 245.2 FPS with improved visual quality over Low, making it a strong choice for competitive play. The Ultra preset, while delivering 222.6 FPS at 1080p and 190.3 FPS at 1440p, offers only marginal visual improvements over High in this stylized puzzle platformer, making the additional GPU load unnecessary.

At 4K, the recommendation shifts to High settings, as the 125.9 FPS average is 6.6 FPS higher than Ultra (119.3 FPS). The difference between these two presets is minimal in terms of observable quality, but the frame rate advantage provides more headroom for frame time variance. Overall, the High preset at any resolution delivers the most consistent experience, with all measurements exceeding 125 FPS and no configuration dropping below 119 FPS.