Inside

The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D paired with the Intel Arc B580 produces a highly capable configuration for Inside, a game whose modest graphical demands are met with substantial headroom across all tested resolutions. Benchmark data shows this combo achieving its lowest average frame rate of 58.3 FPS at 4K Ultra, while scaling to a peak of 269.2 FPS at 1080p Low, indicating a system that is rarely constrained by the CPU or GPU in this title.

Resolution Scaling

The performance drop from 1080p to 4K reveals a system that is largely GPU-bound at higher resolutions, yet still exhibits remarkable scaling efficiency. At Low settings, the average frame rate falls from 269.2 FPS at 1920x1080 to 191.1 FPS at 2560x1440, a reduction of 78.1 FPS, and then to 124.6 FPS at 3840x2160, another 66.5 FPS loss. This linear decline strongly suggests that the Intel Arc B580 is the primary limiting component as pixel count increases, with its 456.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 213.6 GPixel/s pixel rate being progressively saturated.

The pattern shifts when examining higher quality presets. At High settings, the drop from 1080p to 1440p is 36.7 FPS (from 133.3 to 96.6), while the jump from 1440p to 4K is 37.1 FPS (from 96.6 to 59.5). This near-identical absolute decrease at each step indicates that the rendering workload scales predictably with resolution, but the relative impact is more pronounced at 4K where the frame rate dips below the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. The Ultra preset follows a similar trajectory, with 129.4 FPS at 1080p, 90.7 FPS at 1440p, and 58.3 FPS at 4K.

The data shows that Inside is not a demanding title for this hardware combination. The 8-core, 16-thread Ryzen 7 7800X3D, with its 96 MB of shared L3 cache and boost clock of 5.00 GHz, provides more than enough processing power to feed the GPU even at lower resolutions. The fact that 1080p Low produces 269.2 FPS, while 1080p Ultra still yields 129.4 FPS, indicates that the CPU is never the bottleneck here; the scaling is entirely dictated by the Arc B580's ability to fill pixels.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the benchmark database, this specific configuration ranks 1299th out of 1671 tested combos for Inside, placing it in the lower-middle tier of all possible pairings. This ranking is somewhat surprising given the strong absolute performance, but it reflects the fact that many other combinations with higher-end GPUs can achieve even higher frame rates in this lightweight title. The combo's percentile position suggests that while it delivers a smooth experience, it is not optimized for pushing maximum frame rates in this particular game.

The CPU itself holds an 87th percentile ranking against all processors, with an average benchmark score of 31580. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-12700F, scores 31543, a delta of just 0.1%, placing the 7800X3D statistically tied with that processor. The AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX trails by 0.3% with a score of 31495, while the AMD Ryzen 7 8700G and AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX are both 0.6% behind at 31407 and 31402 respectively. This clustering indicates that the 7800X3D's performance advantage in Inside is not derived from raw compute benchmarks but rather from its specific cache architecture.

The GPU, meanwhile, sits at the 66th percentile among all graphics cards, with an average benchmark score of 23021. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon 760M at 22999 (0.1% slower) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 at 23181 (0.7% faster). This tight grouping suggests that the Arc B580 is competitive with mid-range offerings, but the combo's overall rank of 1299/1671 reflects that many users pair this CPU with significantly faster GPUs, which naturally boosts their position in the Inside rankings.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B580's specifications play a decisive role in the measured frame rates. Its 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus provides 456.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is ample for a game released in 2016 with relatively simple textures. The GPU's 2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 80 render output units work together to produce the pixel rates observed in the data. The boost clock of 2670 MHz is consistent across all operations, as the base and boost clocks are identical, indicating a fixed operating point that does not vary under load.

The 20 ray tracing cores are present but largely irrelevant for Inside, which does not utilize ray-traced effects. The FP32 performance of 13.67 TFLOPS is more than sufficient for the game's shader complexity, as evidenced by the high frame rates even at 4K Ultra. The GPU's 190 W TDP and suggested 450 W PSU are not factors in this analysis but do establish the card's power envelope.

The memory configuration is particularly notable. The 12 GB capacity far exceeds what Inside requires, and the 2375 MHz memory clock (19 Gbps effective) delivers the bandwidth necessary to sustain 59.5 FPS at 4K High. The difference between Low and Ultra settings at 4K — 124.6 FPS versus 58.3 FPS — demonstrates that the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth are the limiting factors at higher quality presets, rather than any CPU-related constraint.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers exceptional performance across all settings. Low settings produce an average of 269.2 FPS, Medium achieves 215.3 FPS, High reaches 133.3 FPS, and Ultra settles at 129.4 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra is minimal at 3.9 FPS, suggesting that the Ultra preset adds negligible additional load over High at this resolution. The 1080p results indicate that the system is never CPU-limited, as even the most demanding preset clears 120 FPS by a wide margin.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain high but show the expected decline. Low settings average 191.1 FPS, Medium produces 154.3 FPS, High drops to 96.6 FPS, and Ultra yields 90.7 FPS. The relative ordering is consistent with 1080p, but the gap between Low and Medium (36.8 FPS) is smaller than the gap between Medium and High (57.7 FPS), indicating that the High preset introduces a significant increase in shading complexity. At 1440p, all presets remain above 90 FPS, ensuring a smooth experience on high-refresh-rate monitors.

At 3840x2160, the 4K results are the most telling. Low settings still manage 124.6 FPS, which is remarkable for a game of this era. Medium drops to 97.6 FPS, High falls to 59.5 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 58.3 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is the only configuration that dips below 60 FPS, and it does so by a narrow 1.7 FPS margin. The difference between High and Ultra at 4K is just 1.2 FPS, confirming that the Ultra preset's additional effects are nearly indistinguishable from High in terms of performance cost at this resolution.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Inside?*

A: The data shows that 2560x1440 at Medium or High settings provides an optimal balance, with 154.3 FPS and 96.6 FPS respectively. At 4K High, the frame rate drops to 59.5 FPS, which is close to the 60 FPS target but not always above it.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 4K?

A: At Low settings, the average frame rate drops from 269.2 FPS at 1080p to 124.6 FPS at 4K, a reduction of 144.6 FPS. At Ultra settings, the drop is from 129.4 FPS to 58.3 FPS, a reduction of 71.1 FPS.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in this game?

A: The benchmark results indicate the GPU is the limiting component. The Ryzen 7 7800X3D's strong multi-threaded scores, such as 29149 in Cinebench R23 multicore, are never fully utilized, as the frame rate scaling with resolution is consistent with GPU-bound behavior.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to other tested configurations?

A: This combo ranks 1299th out of 1671 tested combos for Inside. The GPU holds a 66th percentile ranking among all graphics cards, while the CPU holds an 87th percentile ranking among all processors.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between High and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, High settings average 96.6 FPS, while Ultra settings average 90.7 FPS. This represents a 5.9 FPS difference, indicating that the Ultra preset has a modest performance impact over High.

*Q: Is the 12 GB VRAM sufficient for Inside at 4K?*

A: Yes, the 12 GB GDDR6 memory on the Arc B580 is more than adequate. The 4K Ultra preset, which is the most demanding tested, still produces 58.3 FPS, and the memory bandwidth of 456.0 GB/s is not exhausted by this game's requirements.