Inside

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X and AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT combination delivers exceptional performance in Inside, a 2016 Puzzle Platformer. The measured data shows this pairing is heavily overqualified for the title, producing frame rates that far exceed display refresh rates at nearly every setting. The combination ranks 842nd out of 1671 tested hardware combos in this game, placing it in the upper half of all configurations. The 8-core, 16-thread Ryzen 7 7700X, built on the Zen 4 Raphael architecture, provides immense headroom, while the Radeon RX 6700 XT proves capable of handling the game's modest graphical demands with ease, though scaling patterns reveal where each component's influence begins and ends.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X is a desktop processor from the 7000 series, featuring 8 cores and 16 threads. It operates with a base clock of 4.50 GHz and a boost clock of 5.40 GHz, built on the 5 nm process with a 105 W TDP. The CPU's benchmark scores are formidable: it achieves a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 30325 and a single-core score of 4281, with a Geekbench multi-core score of 15538. These figures place it in the 89th percentile among all CPUs, and its average benchmark score of 34313 sits within 0.8% of its nearest rival, the AMD EPYC 4244P. The 7700X is also just 0.4% ahead of the Intel Core i5-13500, which scores 34175, indicating a tightly contested performance tier at the top.

In Inside, the CPU's role is primarily to ensure that the game's physics and logic never become a bottleneck. The game is not computationally demanding, and the 7700X's single-thread performance, evidenced by a PassMark single-thread score of 4190, ensures that even the lowest frame rates are not CPU-limited. The data supports this: at 1080p Low settings, the combo produces 339.3 FPS, a figure that is far beyond what any current display can utilize. The CPU's 32 MB of shared L3 cache and 83.2 GB/s memory bandwidth with DDR5 support further contribute to eliminating any potential stutter or frame pacing issues, allowing the GPU to work unimpeded. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 8859 and max-thread score of 8852 show consistent scaling, meaning the CPU can handle any background tasks without interfering with game performance.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT is a RDNA 2.0 architecture GPU based on the Navi 22 chip, manufactured on a 7 nm process. It features 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 384.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's game clock is 2424 MHz with a boost clock of 2581 MHz. Its compute capabilities include 2560 shading units and 40 ray accelerators, producing 13.21 TFLOPS of FP32 performance. The GPU's PassMark G3D score is 19786, and it sits in the 77th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 33721. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6800, scores 33493, putting the RX 6700 XT 0.7% ahead, while the NVIDIA RTX A5000 is 1.3% behind.

In Inside, the GPU's role is to render the game's atmospheric side-scrolling environments and lighting effects. The data shows the RX 6700 XT is more than sufficient for this task. At 4K Ultra settings, the combo still produces 71.8 FPS, which is playable, but the GPU's limitations begin to show at the highest fidelity and resolution. The 12 GB VRAM is ample for this title, as the game's textures and effects do not appear to exceed that capacity even at 4K. The GPU's pixel rate of 165.2 GPixel/s and texture rate of 413.0 GTexel/s are high enough to handle the game's visual style without issue, but the frame rate drops from 152.7 FPS at 4K Low to 71.8 FPS at 4K Ultra, a clear sign that the GPU's shading units are being pushed harder as settings increase.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling across resolutions reveals a classic pattern where the GPU becomes more of a limiting factor at higher pixel counts. From 1080p to 1440p at High settings, the frame rate drops from 165.3 FPS to 118.8 FPS, a 28% reduction. Moving from 1440p to 4K at High settings, the frame rate falls further to 76 FPS, a 36% drop from 1440p. This scaling indicates that while the CPU can easily feed the GPU at lower resolutions, the RX 6700 XT's rendering throughput becomes the primary constraint as pixel count increases.

The data at Low settings illustrates this even more starkly. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 339.3 FPS, which is likely CPU-bound or engine-limited. At 1440p Low, it drops to 243.3 FPS, and at 4K Low, it reaches 152.7 FPS. The progression from 1080p to 1440p is a 28% drop, but from 1440p to 4K is a 37% drop, showing that the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth are increasingly taxed. At Ultra settings, the pattern is similar: 160.4 FPS at 1080p, 112.8 FPS at 1440p, and 71.8 FPS at 4K. The consistent ~30% drop between each resolution step at higher settings confirms that the RX 6700 XT is the primary scaling factor, while the Ryzen 7 7700X's ample compute headroom is never a bottleneck.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a complete picture of performance across three resolutions and four settings levels. At 1080p, the combo delivers exceptionally high frame rates: 339.3 FPS at Low, 267.2 FPS at Medium, 165.3 FPS at High, and 160.4 FPS at Ultra. The gap between Low and Medium is 72.1 FPS, while the gap between High and Ultra is only 4.9 FPS, suggesting that the Ultra preset adds minimal additional load over High. At 1440p, the frame rates are still very high: 243.3 FPS at Low, 194.8 FPS at Medium, 118.8 FPS at High, and 112.8 FPS at Ultra. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is consistent, averaging around 28-29% across all settings.

At 4K, the numbers become more moderate but remain playable: 152.7 FPS at Low, 122 FPS at Medium, 76 FPS at High, and 71.8 FPS at Ultra. The 4K results show a more pronounced difference between Low and Medium (30.7 FPS) compared to the gap between High and Ultra (4.2 FPS). This suggests that the High and Ultra presets are nearly identical in terms of GPU load, while the jump from Low to Medium is more significant. The minimum FPS data is not recorded, but the average frame rates indicate that the game never dips below 71.8 FPS in any tested configuration, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. The data confirms that the combination is capable of running Inside at maximum settings and 4K resolution with an average frame rate above 70 FPS.

FAQ

*Q: Can this hardware run Inside at 4K with max settings?*

A: Yes. The measured data shows an average of 71.8 FPS at 4K Ultra settings, which is above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth play. The frame rate drops to 76 FPS at 4K High, showing that Ultra is only slightly more demanding.

Q: What is the best resolution and settings combination for a high refresh rate monitor?

A: For a 144 Hz monitor, 1440p High settings deliver 118.8 FPS, which is close to the refresh rate. For a 240 Hz monitor, 1080p Medium settings achieve 267.2 FPS, or 1080p Low reaches 339.3 FPS, both exceeding 240 FPS.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more important for this game's performance?

A: The data indicates the GPU is the limiting factor at higher resolutions. Frame rates scale down consistently from 1080p to 4K, while the CPU's benchmark scores suggest it has ample headroom. At 1080p Low, the 339.3 FPS result is likely near the engine's maximum, indicating the CPU is not a bottleneck.

Q: How does the RX 6700 XT compare to its nearest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: In average benchmark scores, the RX 6700 XT scores 33721, which is 0.7% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 6800's score of 33493. It is also 1.3% higher than the NVIDIA RTX A5000's score of 33294.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Ultra settings at 4K?

A: At 4K, Low settings produce 152.7 FPS, while Ultra settings produce 71.8 FPS. This is a difference of 80.9 FPS, or a 53% reduction in frame rate from Low to Ultra, highlighting the significant GPU load increase.

Q: Is this hardware considered high-performing compared to all other components?

A: The CPU is in the 89th percentile among all CPUs, and the GPU is in the 77th percentile among all GPUs. This places both components in the upper quartile of their respective categories, making them strong performers for this title.