Inside

The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D paired with the AMD Radeon RX 570 delivers a playable, though firmly last-generation, experience in Inside. The data shows a combo that is heavily constrained by the GPU, ranking 1586 out of 1671 tested combinations, placing it in the bottom 5% of all systems. While the CPU is a top-tier performer, the RX 570's 4 GB of VRAM and Polaris architecture limit this pairing to 1080p and 1440p gaming, where it can still hit 60+ FPS at medium settings or lower.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo to achieve 60+ FPS?

A: At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS is 132.8 on Low, 109.8 on Medium, and 70.8 on High, all above 60 FPS. At 2560x1440, only Low (95.1 FPS) and Medium (76.4 FPS) cross the 60 FPS threshold, while High (48.3 FPS) and Ultra (48.2 FPS) fall below it.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 7 7800X3D has an average benchmark score of 31580, which is only 0.1% higher than the Intel Core i7-12700F (31543) and 0.3% higher than the AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX (31495). This indicates the CPU is effectively tied with these competitors in overall processing power.

Q: Is the RX 570's 4 GB VRAM sufficient for Ultra settings at 4K?

A: No. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS drops to 28.0, which is below the standard 30 FPS playability threshold. High settings at 4K only reach 32.8 FPS, suggesting the VRAM and GPU compute limits are severely impacting performance at this resolution.

Q: What is the performance delta between the RX 570 and its closest rival, the RTX 5060?

A: The RX 570 has an average benchmark score of 30158, which is 0.2% higher than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (30109). Despite the generational gap, the synthetic benchmark scores indicate they are statistically equivalent in this specific database.

Q: Does the Ryzen 7 7800X3D bottleneck the RX 570 in this game?

A: The data suggests the GPU is the primary limiting factor. The CPU's 3DMark single-thread score is 959 and its 8-thread score is 6539, but the RX 570's 5.095 TFLOPS FP32 compute is insufficient to push high frame rates at higher resolutions, as evidenced by the steep FPS drops when increasing settings.

Q: What is the FPS difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, the jump from Low (132.8 FPS) to Ultra (66.1 FPS) represents a 66.7 FPS drop, or roughly a 50% reduction in performance. This shows that the Ultra preset nearly halves the frame rate compared to Low.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 570, built on the 14 nm Polaris 20 chip with a GCN 4.0 architecture, is the decisive component in this pairing. Its 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus provides 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is sufficient for 1080p but becomes a bottleneck at higher resolutions. The GPU's base clock of 1168 MHz and boost clock of 1244 MHz, combined with 2048 shading units and 32 ROPs, yields a peak pixel rate of 39.81 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 159.2 GTexel/s.

In Inside, the GPU's limitations are most evident in the 4K results. At 3840x2160, the FPS ranges from 58.4 on Low to 28.0 on Ultra, with the High preset only achieving 32.8 FPS. This sub-60 FPS performance at 4K across all settings confirms that the RX 570 lacks the fill rate and memory bandwidth to handle the pixel workload of this resolution. The GPU's 74th percentile ranking among all GPUs, combined with its average benchmark score of 30158, places it in the mid-range tier, but its age is shown by its nearest rival being the NVIDIA Tesla M60 (30089, 0.6% delta).

The GPU's FP32 performance of 5.095 TFLOPS is the theoretical ceiling for compute, but the game's rendering demands exceed this at higher presets. The data indicates a clear scaling pattern: at 1080p, the GPU can maintain high frame rates, but as resolution increases, the FPS drops disproportionately, signaling that the RX 570's 4 GB frame buffer is being exhausted. For a puzzle platformer like Inside, the GPU is the limiting factor, and users should expect to adjust settings aggressively to maintain smooth gameplay.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D is a high-end desktop processor featuring 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 4 (Raphael) architecture on a 5 nm process. Its base clock of 4.20 GHz and boost clock of 5.00 GHz, paired with a substantial 96 MB of shared L3 cache, make it a powerhouse for gaming workloads. The CPU's 3DMark single-thread score of 959 and multi-thread score of 7980 (16 threads) indicate strong per-core performance, which is critical for maintaining frame pacing in games.

However, in this specific combo, the CPU's role is largely secondary due to the GPU bottleneck. The CPU's average benchmark score of 31580 places it in the 87th percentile of all CPUs, and it is virtually tied with the Intel Core i7-12700F (31543, 0.1% delta) and AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX (31495, 0.3% delta). This means the 7800X3D is not the limiting factor in Inside; even at 1080p Low, where the GPU is less stressed, the FPS is 132.8, which is likely below what the CPU could theoretically push.

The CPU's 16 threads and 96 MB cache ensure that it can handle the game's physics and logic without stuttering, but the measured FPS deltas between resolutions show that the GPU is the constraint. For instance, at 1080p High (70.8 FPS) versus 1440p High (48.3 FPS), the drop is 22.5 FPS, which is a 31.8% decrease. This pattern is consistent with a GPU-bound scenario, where the CPU has ample headroom. The 7800X3D's 3DMark 2-thread score of 1887 further confirms that even lighter threads are well-served, ensuring that the game's single-threaded tasks do not become a bottleneck.

Settings Recommendations

For the best playable experience with this combo, the data strongly favors the Medium preset at 1080p or 1440p. At 1920x1080, Medium delivers 109.8 FPS, which is 39 FPS higher than High (70.8 FPS) and only 23 FPS lower than Low (132.8 FPS). This provides a smooth, responsive experience without sacrificing too much visual fidelity. At 2560x1440, Medium yields 76.4 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS target, while High drops to 48.3 FPS.

The Ultra preset is not recommended for this pairing. At 1080p, Ultra (66.1 FPS) is only 4.7 FPS higher than High (70.8 FPS), showing negligible visual benefit for the performance cost. At 1440p, Ultra (48.2 FPS) is statistically identical to High (48.3 FPS), indicating that the GPU is saturated and further settings increases yield no benefit. For 4K, even Low (58.4 FPS) is below 60 FPS, so users should avoid this resolution entirely unless they prioritize resolution over frame rate.

The optimal configuration is Medium at 1440p for a balance of image quality and performance, or Medium at 1080p for maximum fluidity. High settings are viable only at 1080p, where they still exceed 60 FPS. The data suggests that the RX 570's 4 GB VRAM is the limit for texture-heavy presets, so Medium is the sweet spot.

How This Combo Ranks

This combo ranks 1586 out of 1671 tested combinations in Inside, placing it in the bottom 5% of all systems. This low rank is driven entirely by the GPU, as the CPU is a top-tier performer. The RX 570's 74th percentile ranking versus all GPUs, with an average score of 30158, is the primary drag on the combo's overall position.

The rank indicates that this pairing is suitable for older or less demanding games, but it will struggle with modern titles at high settings. In Inside, the combo's performance is acceptable at 1080p, but the 4K results are poor, with the highest average FPS being 58.4 on Low. The CPU's 87th percentile ranking (31580 average score) shows it is capable of much more, but it is held back by the GPU's 4 GB memory and 5.095 TFLOPS compute.

Compared to other combos, this system is in the bottom 5%, meaning that 85 other tested pairings performed worse. The data indicates that this is not a balanced configuration for modern gaming, but it can still deliver a decent experience in a title like Inside at lower resolutions and settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS is 132.8 on Low, 109.8 on Medium, 70.8 on High, and 66.1 on Ultra. The spread between Low and Ultra is 66.7 FPS, representing a 50.2% drop from the lowest to highest preset.

At 2560x1440, the FPS drops to 95.1 on Low, 76.4 on Medium, 48.3 on High, and 48.2 on Ultra. The difference between Low and Ultra is 46.9 FPS, a 49.3% reduction. Notably, High and Ultra produce nearly identical results, differing by only 0.1 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the FPS is 58.4 on Low, 48.7 on Medium, 32.8 on High, and 28.0 on Ultra. The gap between Low and Ultra is 30.4 FPS, a 52.1% drop. The 4K results show that even the lowest preset barely reaches 60 FPS, and High and Ultra are below 35 FPS, rendering them unplayable.

Resolution Scaling

The data shows a clear and steep performance drop as resolution increases, confirming that the GPU is the limiting component. From 1080p Low (132.8 FPS) to 1440p Low (95.1 FPS), the FPS drops by 37.7, a 28.4% decrease. From 1080p Low to 4K Low (58.4 FPS), the drop is 74.4 FPS, a 56.0% reduction. This scaling is consistent across all settings, indicating that the RX 570's memory bandwidth and fill rate are insufficient for higher pixel counts.

The CPU's role in this scaling is negligible, as the Ryzen 7 7800X3D has ample headroom. The 3DMark multi-thread scores (7980 at 16 threads) and single-thread scores (959) show that the CPU can handle the game's logic without bottlenecking, even at lower resolutions where the GPU is less stressed. The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is roughly proportional to the number of pixels (4x), which is a classic GPU-bound signature.

The data indicates that the limiting component is the GPU, as the CPU's performance remains constant while the GPU's workload increases. The RX 570's 224.0 GB/s memory bandwidth is the primary constraint, as higher resolutions require more data to be fetched from VRAM, and the 4 GB capacity is exhausted quickly. This results in the steep FPS declines observed, particularly at 4K, where even Low settings (58.4 FPS) struggle to maintain 60 FPS.