Inside

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT combination delivers exceptional performance in Inside, a 2016 puzzle platformer. The measured data shows this pairing achieves extremely high frame rates across all tested resolutions and settings, often exceeding the refresh rates of common displays. The analysis below breaks down the CPU and GPU contributions, frame rate scaling, and optimal settings based strictly on the provided benchmark results.

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 is an 8-core, 16-thread desktop processor built on the Zen 4 architecture (codenamed Raphael) using TSMC's 5 nm process. It operates with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. This CPU features a 32 MB shared L3 cache, plus 1 MB L2 and 64 KB L1 per core. Memory support includes dual-channel DDR5 with 83.2 GB/s bandwidth, and the chip integrates Radeon Graphics as a fallback, though the discrete RX 7700 XT handles all rendering here.

For a game like Inside, which is a side-scrolling puzzle platformer with relatively modest geometric complexity, the CPU's role is primarily to maintain high minimum frame rates and ensure consistent frame pacing. The Ryzen 7 7700's single-thread performance is strong: it scores 1049 in 3DMark single-thread, 1930 in Cinebench R23 single-core, and 4063 in PassMark single-thread. These scores indicate excellent per-core performance, which is crucial for games that rely heavily on a single main thread for game logic and physics. The processor's multi-threaded capabilities are equally robust, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 18760 and a PassMark multithread score of 34470, but Inside is unlikely to stress all 16 threads given its age and genre.

The data confirms that the CPU is not a bottleneck in this pairing. At 1080p Low settings, the combo achieves 371 FPS average, which is far beyond what most displays can show. Even at 4K Ultra, the average frame rate is 83 FPS, suggesting that the GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions and settings, while the CPU maintains ample headroom. The Ryzen 7 7700's percentile rank of 87 among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 40081, places it just 0.1% ahead of the AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 and 0.2% behind the Intel Core 5 221E, indicating it sits in a highly competitive performance tier. For Inside, the CPU's high boost clock and efficient architecture ensure that frame rates remain consistently high, even in scenes with complex physics interactions or many on-screen objects.

FAQ — 4-6 Q&A pairs answerable from FACT PACK data

*Q: What is the highest average frame rate this combo achieves in Inside, and at which settings?*

A: The highest measured average frame rate is 371 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The second-highest is 309 FPS at the same resolution with Medium settings.

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

A: At 3840x2160, the average frame rates range from 83 FPS at Ultra settings to 175 FPS at Low settings. The Medium preset yields 140 FPS average with a minimum of 119 FPS and maximum of 161 FPS.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more likely to limit performance in this game?

A: The data suggests the GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions and settings. For example, going from 1080p Low (371 FPS) to 4K Low (175 FPS) shows a significant drop, while the CPU's strong single-thread scores (e.g., 4063 in PassMark single-thread) indicate it can handle the game's logic demands without becoming a bottleneck.

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

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 + AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT combo ranks 1240th out of 3716 tested combinations, placing it in the top third of all systems tested in Inside.

Q: Are there any settings where the frame rate drops below 100 FPS?

A: Yes. At 4K Ultra, the average frame rate is 83 FPS, and at 4K High it is 87 FPS. All other tested settings and resolutions maintain averages above 100 FPS, with the lowest non-4K value being 132 FPS at 1440p Ultra.

Q: How does the GPU compare to its nearest rivals in general benchmark scores?

A: The RX 7700 XT has an average benchmark score of 22549, which is 0.5% higher than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile and 1.7% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 5700. It trails the RTX 4060 Mobile by 0.8% and the RTX 2080 by 1.5%.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT achieves a rank of 1240 out of 3716 tested combinations in Inside. This places the system in the 66.6th percentile of all combos tested, meaning it outperforms roughly two-thirds of the configurations in the database for this specific game. Given the game's release date in 2016 and its relatively light graphical demands, this ranking reflects that the hardware is modern and powerful, but not necessarily the absolute top-tier for this title.

The rank suggests that while this combo delivers excellent playable performance, there are 1239 other combinations that achieve even higher frame rates in Inside. These would likely include systems with more powerful GPUs or CPUs that can push frame rates even higher at 4K Ultra settings. However, the measured FPS data shows that this combo already exceeds 60 FPS at every tested resolution and setting, including 83 FPS at 4K Ultra. The ranking context indicates that the performance headroom is substantial, and the limiting factor for higher ranks would be the GPU's ability to maintain higher averages at 4K, rather than any CPU deficiency. The CPU's average benchmark score of 40081 is nearly identical to its nearest rivals (AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 at 40048, Intel Core 5 221E at 40144), confirming that the processor is well-matched to the GPU for balanced performance in this title.

Measured FPS Breakdown — resolution by resolution, settings by settings, exact numbers

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of performance across three resolutions and four settings presets. Below is the exact breakdown.

At 1920x1080:

• Low settings: 371 FPS average
• Medium settings: 309 FPS average, with a minimum of 263 FPS and maximum of 356 FPS
• High settings: 193 FPS average
• Ultra settings: 184 FPS average

At 2560x1440:

• Low settings: 278 FPS average
• Medium settings: 222 FPS average, with a minimum of 189 FPS and maximum of 256 FPS
• High settings: 139 FPS average
• Ultra settings: 132 FPS average

At 3840x2160:

• Low settings: 175 FPS average
• Medium settings: 140 FPS average, with a minimum of 119 FPS and maximum of 161 FPS
• High settings: 87 FPS average
• Ultra settings: 83 FPS average

The data shows a consistent pattern: as resolution increases, frame rates drop proportionally, but the gap between Low and Ultra settings narrows at higher resolutions. At 1080p, the difference between Low (371 FPS) and Ultra (184 FPS) is 187 FPS, while at 4K the difference is 92 FPS (175 FPS vs 83 FPS). This indicates that at lower resolutions, the CPU and GPU are both highly capable, but at 4K Ultra, the GPU is more heavily taxed.

The Medium preset consistently offers the best balance of fluidity and visual quality, with the only settings that include measured minimum and maximum frame rates. At 1080p Medium, the minimum of 263 FPS ensures no perceptible stutter, while at 4K Medium, the minimum of 119 FPS remains well above the 60 FPS threshold.

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals important information about where the performance bottleneck lies. At Low settings, the average frame rate drops from 371 FPS at 1080p to 278 FPS at 1440p (a 25% reduction) and then to 175 FPS at 4K (a 37% reduction from 1440p, or 53% from 1080p). At Ultra settings, the drop is from 184 FPS at 1080p to 132 FPS at 1440p (28% reduction) and then to 83 FPS at 4K (37% reduction from 1440p, or 55% from 1080p).

The fact that frame rates remain above 175 FPS at 4K Low suggests that the GPU is not entirely maxed out at lower settings, but the significant drop from 175 FPS at 4K Low to 87 FPS at 4K High indicates the game's shader complexity increases substantially with higher presets. The RX 7700 XT, with its 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus providing 432.0 GB/s bandwidth, handles the 4K resolution without memory constraints, as evidenced by the playable frame rates even at Ultra.

The scaling pattern points to the GPU as the primary limiting component at higher resolutions. The CPU's performance remains constant regardless of resolution, but the GPU's workload increases with pixel count. At 1080p, the frame rates are so high (371 FPS at Low) that the CPU's single-thread performance (3DMark single-thread score of 1049) may impose a soft cap, but this is far beyond typical display refresh rates. At 4K, the GPU's compute capabilities (35.17 TFLOPS FP32, 549.5 GTexel/s texture rate) are more thoroughly exercised, and the frame rates scale roughly inversely with the number of pixels, indicating compute-bound behavior.

Settings Recommendations — which preset gives the best experience per the measured rows

Based on the measured data, the Medium preset offers the best overall experience for this combo in Inside. At 1080p Medium, the average frame rate is 309 FPS with a minimum of 263 FPS, ensuring that even the most complex scenes remain smooth. At 1440p Medium, the average is 222 FPS with a minimum of 189 FPS, which is still far above the 144 Hz refresh rate common on modern monitors. At 4K Medium, the average drops to 140 FPS with a minimum of 119 FPS, which is still excellent for 4K gaming.

The High and Ultra presets provide diminishing returns. At 1080p High, the average is 193 FPS compared to 309 FPS at Medium, meaning the visual upgrade comes at a 38% performance cost. At 4K, the difference is less dramatic (87 FPS High vs 140 FPS Medium, a 38% reduction), but the Medium preset's minimum frame rate of 119 FPS versus the High preset's lack of minimum data suggests better consistency.

For players with 60 Hz displays, even the Ultra preset at 4K (83 FPS average) is sufficient. However, for high-refresh-rate displays (144 Hz or higher), the Medium preset is the recommended choice, as it maintains averages above 140 FPS at 4K and above 222 FPS at 1440p. The Low preset, while offering the highest frame rates (371 FPS at 1080p), likely sacrifices visual fidelity in the game's atmospheric lighting and shadow effects, making Medium the sweet spot for balancing frame rate and image quality.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT is built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture (codenamed Wheat Nas) using TSMC's 5 nm process, with 28,100 million transistors on a 346 mm² die. It features 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, providing 432.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1435 MHz, a game clock of 2171 MHz, and a boost clock of 2544 MHz, with memory running at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective). It has 3456 shading units, 216 texture mapping units, and 96 raster operation units, along with 54 ray tracing cores.

For Inside, the GPU's role is to render the game's 2D side-scrolling environments with efficient use of its 12 GB VRAM. The game's art style likely uses moderate texture sizes, and the 12 GB capacity is more than sufficient, as evidenced by the high frame rates even at 4K Ultra. The GPU's pixel rate of 244.2 GPixel/s and texture rate of 549.5 GTexel/s allow for smooth rendering of the game's parallax layers and lighting effects.

The RX 7700 XT's average benchmark score of 22549 places it in the 67th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile (0.5% slower), RTX 4060 Mobile (0.8% faster), and RTX 2080 (1.5% faster). The GPU's performance in Inside is clearly sufficient, as the bottleneck at 4K Ultra (83 FPS) is not due to VRAM limitations but rather the GPU's compute throughput. The 35.17 TFLOPS FP32 performance is more than adequate for a 2016 puzzle platformer, and the data shows that the GPU can deliver 175 FPS at 4K Low, indicating that even with lower settings, the visual experience remains highly fluid. The GPU's 245 W TDP and dual-slot design with 2x 8-pin power connectors suggest it is a mid-range to upper-mid-range card, and its performance in Inside aligns with expectations for a GPU that ranks in the 67th percentile.