Inside

Inside is a 2016 puzzle platformer with modest graphical demands, and the measured frame rates for the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X + AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX combination reflect that. The data shows average FPS ranging from 115 at 4K Ultra up to 383 at 1080p Low, indicating that this pairing is overwhelmingly powerful for the title, with performance scaling that reveals more about the game's engine limits than about component bottlenecks.

Resolution Scaling

The resolution scaling behavior in Inside is highly revealing about where the performance ceiling lies. At 1080p Low, the combo produces 383 FPS, which is an exceptionally high frame rate. Moving to 1440p Low, the average drops to 343 FPS, a reduction of 40 FPS or roughly 10.4%. The jump from 1440p Low to 4K Low shows a more pronounced drop, with the average falling to 242 FPS, a further reduction of 101 FPS or about 29.4%. This pattern suggests that while the GPU is still the primary scaling factor, the CPU is beginning to exert influence at lower resolutions.

The Medium settings tell a similar story. At 1080p Medium, the average is 353 FPS. At 1440p Medium, it drops to 308 FPS, a 12.7% decrease. At 4K Medium, the average falls to 194 FPS, a 37% reduction from the 1440p figure. The minimum FPS at Medium settings also scales predictably: 300 at 1080p, 262 at 1440p, and 165 at 4K. This consistent degradation across resolutions indicates that the rendering load is increasing as expected with pixel count.

High settings show the most interesting scaling pattern. At 1080p High, the average is 268 FPS. At 1440p High, it drops to 193 FPS, a 28% reduction. At 4K High, the average falls to 121 FPS, a 37.3% reduction from 1440p. The percentage drop from 1080p to 1440p is notably larger than the drop from 1440p to 4K at High settings, which is unusual. This may indicate that at 1080p High, the CPU is partially limiting performance, preventing the GPU from fully stretching its legs.

Ultra settings present the heaviest load. At 1080p Ultra, the average is 255 FPS. At 1440p Ultra, it drops to 184 FPS, a 27.8% reduction. At 4K Ultra, the average falls to 115 FPS, a 37.5% reduction from the 1440p figure. The consistent ~28% drop from 1080p to 1440p and ~37% drop from 1440p to 4K across High and Ultra suggests these settings are more GPU-bound and scale more predictably.

The overall picture is that this hardware combination is rarely stressed by Inside. Even at 4K Ultra, the average of 115 FPS is well above standard 60 FPS displays. The data indicates that the RX 7900 XTX is the limiting component at higher resolutions, while the Ryzen 7 7700X may be the more significant factor at 1080p, where frame rates exceed 380 FPS.

FAQ

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

A: The highest average frame rate recorded is 383 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The next highest is 353 FPS at 1080p Medium, followed by 343 FPS at 1440p Low.

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

A: The 4K Ultra average is 115 FPS, which is exactly 30% of the 1080p Low average of 383 FPS. This represents a 268 FPS difference between the lowest and highest measured configurations.

Q: Is there a significant difference between High and Ultra settings at the same resolution?

A: At 1080p, High averages 268 FPS while Ultra averages 255 FPS, a difference of 13 FPS. At 1440p, High averages 193 FPS and Ultra averages 184 FPS, a 9 FPS difference. At 4K, High averages 121 FPS and Ultra averages 115 FPS, a 6 FPS difference. The gap narrows as resolution increases.

Q: What minimum FPS values are available in the data?

A: Minimum FPS values are only provided for Medium settings. At 1080p Medium, the minimum is 300 FPS. At 1440p Medium, it is 262 FPS. At 4K Medium, the minimum is 165 FPS. All other settings rows lack minimum FPS data.

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

A: The combination ranks 315th out of 3716 tested combos for Inside. This places it in the top 8.5% of all tested configurations, which is consistent with the high frame rates observed across all settings and resolutions.

Q: Does the game show any signs of CPU limitation at lower resolutions?

A: The scaling from 1080p Low to 1440p Low is a 10.4% drop, while the drop from 1080p High to 1440p High is 28%. The relatively smaller percentage drop at Low settings between 1080p and 1440p suggests the CPU may be more involved at 1080p Low, where the GPU has less work to do.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture, manufactured on a 5 nm process. It has a base clock of 4.50 GHz and a boost clock of 5.40 GHz. The processor features 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 1 MB of L2 cache per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. It supports DDR5 memory with dual-channel configuration and has a memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s.

In synthetic benchmarks, the Ryzen 7 7700X demonstrates strong multi-threaded performance. It scores 19,088 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 1,987 in single-core. The Geekbench multicore score is 12,451, with a single-core score of 2,289. The 3DMark results show scaling from 2,112 for 2 threads to 8,859 for 16 threads, indicating good thread scaling efficiency rank.

The nearest rival comparisons place this CPU within a tight performance band. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 has an average score of 35,802, which is only 0.3% lower than the Ryzen 7 7700X's average of 35,909. The Intel Core 7 250H scores 35,728, a 0.5% difference, and the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 also scores 35,719, also 0.5% lower. The Intel Core Ultra 9 185H rounds out the group at 35,670, 0.7% below.

For Inside, the CPU's role is primarily about maintaining high frame rates when the GPU is not saturated. At 1080p Low, where the GPU has minimal work, the 383 FPS average suggests the CPU is capable of feeding frames at a very high rate. The 8 cores and 16 threads are more than sufficient for a puzzle platformer, which typically uses only a few threads. The single-thread performance, as evidenced by the 3DMark single-thread score of 1,090 and PassMark single-thread score of 4,190, is likely the more relevant metric for this game.

The CPU's 85th percentile ranking among all tested CPUs, combined with its position relative to rivals that are all within 0.7%, indicates that this processor is near the top of the performance spectrum. For Inside, the CPU is unlikely to be the limiting factor even at 1080p, where the lowest frame rates still exceed 250 FPS on all settings except Low.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the data shows a clear progression across settings. Low settings produce an average of 383 FPS. Medium settings reduce this to 353 FPS, with a minimum of 300 and a maximum of 406. High settings average 268 FPS. Ultra settings average 255 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 128 FPS, or 33.4% of the Low value.

At 2560x1440, the averages are lower but still very high. Low settings average 343 FPS. Medium settings average 308 FPS, with a minimum of 262 and a maximum of 355. High settings average 193 FPS. Ultra settings average 184 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 159 FPS, or 46.4% of the Low value, showing that the relative cost of Ultra increases with resolution.

At 3840x2160, the performance remains playable across all settings. Low settings average 242 FPS. Medium settings average 194 FPS, with a minimum of 165 and a maximum of 223. High settings average 121 FPS. Ultra settings average 115 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 127 FPS, or 52.5% of the Low value.

The Medium settings rows are the only ones with complete min/max data. At all three resolutions, the minimum FPS is substantially lower than the average. At 1080p, the minimum of 300 is 53 FPS below the average of 353. At 1440p, the minimum of 262 is 46 FPS below the average of 308. At 4K, the minimum of 165 is 29 FPS below the average of 194. This suggests that while average frame rates are high, there are occasional dips, particularly at lower resolutions where the CPU may cause micro-stutters.

The relationship between settings and resolution is consistent. Moving from Low to Medium costs roughly 30-48 FPS depending on resolution. Moving from Medium to High costs significantly more, with drops of 85 FPS at 1080p, 115 FPS at 1440p, and 73 FPS at 4K. The High to Ultra transition is relatively minor, costing only 13 FPS at 1080p, 9 FPS at 1440p, and 6 FPS at 4K.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X + AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX combination ranks 315th out of 3,716 tested combos for Inside. This placement in the top 8.5% of all configurations is consistent with the measured performance. The rank reflects the absolute performance of the combo, not its efficiency or price.

Given that the game is a 2016 puzzle platformer, the high ranking is expected. The RX 7900 XTX is a top-tier GPU from the Radeon RX 7000 series, while the Ryzen 7 7700X is a high-end desktop processor. The combination produces frame rates that are excessive for the game's visual complexity.

The rank of 315 out of 3,716 means there are 314 combos that perform better in this specific game. These are likely configurations with even more powerful GPUs or CPUs, though the data does not specify which combos rank higher. The delta between this combo and the top-ranked configurations is not provided in the data.

The GPU's synthetic benchmark scores provide context for this ranking. The RX 7900 XTX scores 31,238 in PassMark G3D, placing it in the 64th percentile among all GPUs. The nearest rivals in the GPU benchmark list are notably older or lower-tier cards: the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB scores 19,334, the NVIDIA Quadro K5200 scores 19,602, the AMD FirePro D300 scores 19,637, and the NVIDIA TITAN Xp scores 19,177. The RX 7900 XTX's average score of 19,410 is within 1.2% of these rivals, which is surprising given the generational gap. This suggests that the PassMark G3D benchmark may not fully capture the RX 7900 XTX's capabilities in modern workloads.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured frame rates, the optimal settings for this combination depend on the display's refresh rate. For 60 Hz displays, any settings combination provides more than adequate performance, with the lowest measured average being 115 FPS at 4K Ultra.drop to 4K Ultra yields 115 FPS, still nearly double the 60 FPS threshold.

For 120 Hz displays, 4K High with 121 FPS and 4K Ultra with 115 FPS are both viable, though 4K Ultra falls slightly below the 120 FPS mark. At 1440p, all settings exceed 120 FPS, with Ultra at 184 FPS. At 1080p, even Ultra at 255 FPS is well above any refresh rate commonly available.

For 144 Hz displays, the choice is between 1440p Ultra at 184 FPS and 4K High at 121 FPS. The 4K option falls below 144 FPS, so 1440p Ultra is the highest visual quality that maintains the full refresh rate. At 1080p, all settings exceed 144 FPS.

For 240 Hz displays, 1440p Low at 343 FPS and Medium at 308 FPS are the best options. At 1080p, Low at 383 FPS, Medium at 353 FPS, High at 268 FPS, and Ultra at 255 FPS all exceed 240 FPS. The choice between High and Ultra at 1080p depends on whether the 13 FPS difference justifies the visual quality improvement.

For 360 Hz displays, only 1080p Low at 383 FPS exceeds the threshold. 1080p Medium at 353 FPS and 1440p Low at 343 FPS fall short of 360 FPS. This is an edge case, as 360 Hz displays are rare, but the data shows this combo can approach that performance level at the lowest settings.

The Medium settings offer the best balance of visual quality and performance headroom, with minimum FPS values that are still above 165 at 4K. The Ultra preset provides only a modest improvement over High, with differences of 6-13 FPS depending on resolution, making High the more sensible choice for those seeking higher frame rates.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX is based on the RDNA 3.0 architecture with the Navi 31 chip, manufactured on a 5 nm process. It has 24 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 384-bit bus, providing 960.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The GPU has 6,144 shading units, 384 texture mapping units, and 192 raster operation units. It also includes 96 ray tracing cores.

The GPU clocks are 1,929 MHz base, 2,365 MHz game, and 2,498 MHz boost. The memory operates at 2,500 MHz, which translates to 20 Gbps effective. The pixel rate is 479.6 GPixel/s, and the texture rate is 959.2 GTexel/s. The FP32 performance is 61.39 TFLOPS, with FP16 at 122.8 TFLOPS.

In synthetic benchmarks, the RX 7900 XTX scores 68,41 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, 50,465 in Geekbench OpenCL, and 85,612 in Geekbench Vulkan. The PassMark G3D score is 31,238, with a GPU compute score of 17,689. The GPU's percentile ranking among all GPUs is 64, and its average benchmark score is 19,410.

The nearest GPU rivals, based on average benchmark scores, are surprising. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB has an average score of 19,334, which is 0.4% lower than the RX 7900 XTX. The NVIDIA Quadro K5200 scores 19,602, which is 1% higher. The AMD FirePro D300 scores 19,637, 1.2% highercell. The NVIDIA TITAN Xp scores 19,177, 1.2% lower. These rivals are all much older or lower-tier cards, which suggests the benchmark methodology may not fully reflect the RX 7900 XTX's modern feature set.

For Inside, the GPU's role is dominant at higher resolutions. The game's simple 2D side-scrolling visuals do not heavily stress the GPU, but the resolution scaling still shows the GPU as the limiting factor. At 4K Ultra, the average of 115 FPS indicates the GPU is working harder, though still not at its limit. The 24 GB VRAM is far more than the game requires, and the 960.0 GB/s memory bandwidth is more than sufficient for the texture loads in this title.

The GPU's RDNA 3.0 architecture with 96 ray tracing cores is overkill for a game that likely does not use ray tracing. The FP32 performance of 61.39 TFLOPS is more relevant to modern 3D games than to Inside's sprite-based rendering. The data shows that the GPU's high synthetic scores do not translate into proportionally high frame rates in this game, because the game's demands are modest relative to the GPU's capabilities.