Inside

Inside is a 2016 puzzle platformer with modest system demands, yet the Ryzen 7 5800XT and RX 5700 XT combination shows a wide performance spread depending on how you configure it. The measured data indicates this pairing delivers a smooth experience across all tested presets, but the best "experience" depends heavily on your display's refresh rate and resolution. The raw frame rates are high enough that the limiting factor in most scenarios will be your monitor's capabilities, not the hardware itself.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data across 1080p, 1440p, and 4K resolutions reveals that this combo is overkill for the game's most demanding settings at lower resolutions, but you must be selective at 4K. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset delivers an average of 131 FPS, which is more than enough for a 120Hz display, though the High preset at 137 FPS offers nearly identical performance with potentially lower input latency. For 1080p users, High is the sweet spot—it provides 137 FPS average, which is only 4.6% faster than Ultra, but the Medium preset jumps to 220 FPS, making it the choice for 240Hz monitors. Low at 1080p hits 275 FPS, but the visual fidelity loss in a game with this art style is not worth the extra frames unless you have a 300Hz panel.

At 2560x1440, the situation shifts. The High preset averages 99 FPS, which is adequate for a 100Hz display, but the Ultra preset drops to 94 FPS—still playable but leaving little headroom for drops in complex scenes. The Medium preset at 158 FPS is the standout option here, offering a 59.6% improvement over High while maintaining a minimum FPS of 134, which ensures smooth pacing on 144Hz monitors. For 1440p users, Medium is recommended as the best balance, as it comfortably exceeds the refresh rate of most mid-range gaming displays while preserving enough detail for the game's atmospheric lighting.

At 3840x2160, the choices narrow considerably. The High preset manages 62 FPS average, which is just at the edge of 60Hz display sync, but the Ultra preset drops to 59 FPS, risking noticeable stutter on fixed-refresh displays. The Medium preset at 99 FPS is the clear winner for 4K, providing a 59.7% improvement over High and maintaining a minimum FPS of 84, which keeps frame pacing consistent. The Low preset at 4K hits 124 FPS, but the graphical compromises in a puzzle platformer where visual clarity matters for environmental storytelling are too severe. The data indicates that for this combo, Medium at 4K is the only sensible choice for a consistent experience, while High at 1440p or 1080p serves those prioritizing image quality over raw frame rates.

GPU Role

The RX 5700 XT, with its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus providing 448.0 GB/s bandwidth, plays a significant role in this game's results. The card's base clock of 1605 MHz and boost clock of 1905 MHz, combined with its 2560 shading units, deliver a pixel rate of 121.9 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 304.8 GTexel/s. These specifications translate directly to the measured FPS, as the card's FP32 performance of 9.754 TFLOPS is more than sufficient for a game of this visual complexity. The data shows that the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck at 4K, where the High preset drops to 62 FPS—a 54.7% reduction from the 1440p High result of 99 FPS, indicating the rendering load is saturating the card's capabilities.

The 8 GB VRAM capacity is not a limiting factor in this title, as even the Ultra preset at 4K does not show signs of texture thrashing or memory-related stutters, with the average FPS remaining consistent at 59. The card's memory clock of 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) provides ample bandwidth for the game's asset streaming, and the measured minimum FPS of 84 at 4K Medium suggests the GPU maintains stable frame delivery without VRAM pressure. Comparing to its nearest rivals, the RX 5700 XT's average benchmark score of 16361 places it within 0.3% of the Radeon PRO W7500 (16415) and 0.1% of the Radeon Pro 5600M (16351), while it trails the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell by 0.3% (16408). This performance class is clearly sufficient for Inside, as even the most demanding preset at 4K stays above 60 FPS, but the card's age is evident in the steep performance cliff between Medium and High at 4K, where the 37 FPS drop indicates the card's compute units are being pushed to their limits by the increased shading and post-processing effects.

Resolution Scaling

The performance scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a clear GPU-bound pattern at higher resolutions, while lower resolutions show the CPU's influence. At High settings, the FPS drops from 137 at 1920x1080 to 99 at 2560x1440 (a 27.7% decrease), then to 62 at 3840x2160 (a 37.4% decrease from 1440p). This progressive decline indicates that the RX 5700 XT is the limiting component as resolution increases, with the render resolution directly impacting the GPU's fill rate and shading workload. The 4K result at 62 FPS is exactly half of the 1080p result, suggesting the GPU is scaling nearly linearly with pixel count, which is characteristic of a compute-bound scenario.

At Medium settings, the scaling is more favorable: 220 FPS at 1080p drops to 158 FPS at 1440p (28.2% decrease) and then to 99 FPS at 4K (37.3% decrease from 1440p). This consistent ~28% and ~37% drop pattern across settings indicates the GPU is handling the increased resolution efficiently until the 4K mark, where the card's memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s becomes a contributing factor. The Low preset shows the most dramatic scaling, with 275 FPS at 1080p falling to 198 FPS at 1440p (28% decrease) and 124 FPS at 4K (37.4% decrease from 1440p). This pattern suggests that at Low settings, the CPU's 16 threads are sufficient to feed the GPU at 1080p, but the GPU's raw throughput becomes the constraint as resolution climbs. The data indicates that the Ryzen 7 5800XT, with its 8 cores and 16 threads, is not the bottleneck at any resolution, as the FPS scaling closely mirrors the pixel count increase, confirming the GPU as the limiting factor above 1080p.

How This Combo Ranks

This pairing of the Ryzen 7 5800XT and RX 5700 XT ranks 2725 out of 3716 tested combinations in Inside, placing it in the lower third of all possible configurations. This ranking may seem surprising given the high FPS numbers, but it reflects the game's low system requirements—most modern CPUs and GPUs can achieve playable frame rates, so the combo's position is determined by the sheer volume of higher-end components in the database. The CPU's percentile of 81 among all CPUs indicates it outperforms 81% of processors, but this advantage does not translate to a high combo rank because the game is not CPU-intensive. The GPU's percentile of 59 places it in the middle of the pack, and this is the component that ultimately limits the combo's ranking.

When comparing to the CPU's nearest rivals, the Ryzen 7 5800XT's average benchmark score of 29879 is nearly identical to the AMD Ryzen 7 7840H (29868, 0% delta) and within 0.6% of the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X (29713). This means the CPU is not providing any unique advantage in this game. The GPU's nearest rivals show similar clustering, with the RX 5700 XT's score of 16361 being 0.1% higher than the Radeon Pro 5600M (16351) and 0.9% higher than the GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 (16504 is the rival's score, but the delta is -0.9% meaning the RX 5700 XT is slightly lower). The combo rank of 2725/3716, when paired with the measured FPS data, suggests that this configuration is adequate but not exceptional for Inside. The benchmark results indicate that the hardware is well-matched to the game's demands, but users seeking higher combo ranks would need a more powerful GPU, as the CPU is clearly not the limiting factor.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 7 5800XT, with its 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture (codenamed Vermeer), provides substantial processing headroom that this game does not fully utilize. The CPU's base clock of 3.80 GHz and boost clock of 4.80 GHz, combined with 32 MB of shared L3 cache, deliver single-thread performance that is critical for game logic and physics. In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU scores 959 in 3dmark single-thread and 3359 in cinebench_r23_singlecore, indicating strong per-core performance. However, the game's frame rate data shows minimal CPU influence, as the FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K is almost entirely GPU-driven. At 1080p Low, the CPU achieves 275 FPS, which is likely near the game's engine limit or the GPU's maximum output, but this does not indicate CPU bottlenecking—the 16 threads are more than sufficient.

The CPU's multithreaded performance, with a cinebench_r23_multicore score of 23794 and a passmark multithread score of 28053, is far beyond what Inside requires, as the game's puzzle platformer nature does not leverage many cores. The benchmark data for the CPU shows it ranks at the 81st percentile among all CPUs, but this headroom is irrelevant for this title. The measured FPS at 1080p High (137 FPS) and 1440p High (99 FPS) both show the GPU as the limiting factor, as the CPU's 3dmark_16_threads score of 7683 indicates it can handle far more concurrent tasks than the game presents. The CPU's memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s via dual-channel DDR4 is also not a constraint, as the game's data requirements are modest. In summary, the CPU's role in this combo is to provide a stable platform without introducing frame pacing issues, and the data confirms it does so effectively, but its performance headroom is entirely unnecessary for this specific title.

FAQ

Q: What is the best setting for 4K gaming with this combo?

A: The Medium preset at 3840x2160 provides an average of 99 FPS with a minimum of 84 FPS, making it the only 4K option that stays comfortably above 60 FPS while maintaining visual consistency. The High preset drops to 62 FPS and Ultra to 59 FPS, both of which are too close to the 60Hz refresh boundary for comfortable gaming.

Q: Will this CPU bottleneck the GPU in Inside?

A: No. The measured FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K shows a GPU-bound pattern, with FPS dropping by 27-37% as resolution increases, which corresponds to the pixel count increase. The Ryzen 7 5800XT's 8-core, 16-thread configuration is far more capable than this game requires.

Q: How does the RX 5700 XT compare to its closest rivals in this game?

A: The RX 5700 XT's average benchmark score of 16361 places it essentially tied with the Radeon Pro 5600M (16351, 0.1% higher) and 0.3% below the Radeon PRO W7500 (16415). It also trails the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell by 0.3%, indicating these GPUs perform nearly identically in synthetic tests.

Q: Is 8 GB of VRAM enough for Inside at maximum settings?

A: Yes. The Ultra preset at 4K still achieves 59 FPS average without any indication of memory-related stuttering, and the card's 448.0 GB/s bandwidth is sufficient for the game's texture streaming. The 8 GB capacity is not a limiting factor in this title.

Q: What is the best setting for a 144Hz monitor at 1440p?

A: The Medium preset at 2560x1440 delivers 158 FPS average with a 134 FPS minimum, which fully utilizes a 144Hz display. The High preset at 99 FPS would leave 45 FPS of headroom unused, making Medium the only setting that matches the display's refresh rate.

Q: Why does this combo rank low (2725 out of 3716) despite high FPS?

A: The combo rank reflects the relative performance against all tested configurations, not absolute playability. Inside is an undemanding game, so most hardware combinations achieve high frame rates, pushing this mid-range combo to the lower third. The CPU's 81st percentile and GPU's 59th percentile positioning contribute to this rank, but the actual measured experience is smooth across all settings.