Inside

The AMD Ryzen 7 9700F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT delivers exceptional performance in Inside, achieving a measured 198 FPS at 1080p Ultra settings and maintaining high frame rates even at 4K. This combination ranks in the 75th percentile of all tested combos, indicating a well-balanced system that excels in this puzzle platformer. The data shows a clear trend: the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions, while the CPU's strong single-thread performance ensures high frame rates at lower resolutions.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate data for this combo reveals a classic resolution scaling curve, with performance dropping as pixel count increases. At 1080p, the system achieves 415 FPS on Low settings, showcasing the immense headroom of both components. Moving to 1440p, the Low settings frame rate drops to 299 FPS, a 28% reduction, indicating the GPU is beginning to take on more work. At 4K, the Low settings frame rate falls to 188 FPS, a 55% decrease from 1080p, clearly showing that the Radeon RX 7800 XT is the limiting factor at this resolution.

The scaling pattern across settings within each resolution further confirms this. At 1080p, the gap between Low (415 FPS) and Ultra (198 FPS) is 217 FPS, a 52% performance hit from the highest quality preset. This gap narrows at 1440p, where Low (299 FPS) to Ultra (142 FPS) represents a 157 FPS difference, or 53%. At 4K, the Low to Ultra spread is 188 FPS to 89 FPS, a 99 FPS difference, again roughly 53%. The consistency of this percentage drop across resolutions suggests the GPU's rendering load scales evenly with settings, while the absolute frame rates confirm that the CPU is never the constraint.

This combination maintains playable frame rates at all tested settings, even at the demanding 4K Ultra preset with 89 FPS. The data indicates that players seeking maximum visual fidelity at 4K will still enjoy a fluid experience, while competitive players at 1080p can exploit the 415 FPS Low setting for minimal input latency. The system's performance at 1440p Medium (239 FPS) and 4K Medium (150 FPS) suggests this is a sweet spot for balancing visual quality and frame rate, with the GPU clearly driving the performance curve at higher resolutions.

FAQ

*Q: What is the maximum average frame rate this combo achieves in Inside?*

A: The highest measured average frame rate is 415 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

*Q: Can this system handle 4K gaming in Inside?*

A: Yes, the combination delivers 89 FPS at 4K Ultra settings and 188 FPS at 4K Low settings, indicating a fully playable experience across all quality presets.

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

A: The Radeon RX 7800 XT has an average benchmark score of 11,627, placing it within 0.5% of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 (11,680) and 1.8% above the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT (11,842).

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

A: At 2560x1440, the Medium preset averages 239 FPS with a minimum of 203 FPS, while Ultra averages 142 FPS. This represents a 97 FPS difference between the two settings.

Q: Does the CPU's performance position it well among its peers?

A: The Ryzen 7 9700F scores 36,470 in Passmark multithread tests, which is 0.2% behind the Intel Core i7-14700KF (36,470 vs 36,470) and 0.7% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X.

Q: Is there a significant performance drop from 1080p to 4K?

A: Yes, at High settings, the average frame rate drops from 208 FPS at 1080p to 149 FPS at 1440p, then to 94 FPS at 4K. This represents a 55% reduction from 1080p to 4K.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 9700F is a desktop processor built on the Zen 5 architecture, featuring 8 cores and 16 threads. Its base clock is 3.80 GHz with a boost clock of 5.50 GHz, providing substantial single-thread performance that is critical for Inside's physics-based puzzles and rapid scene transitions. The CPU's 32 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel DDR5 memory support with 89.6 GB/s bandwidth ensure data flows efficiently to the cores.

In synthetic benchmarks, the Ryzen 7 9700F achieves a Passmark single-thread score of 4,691, which contributes to its 94th percentile ranking among all CPUs. The multithread score of 36,470 demonstrates that while the processor has ample multi-core capability, its single-thread prowess is what drives high frame rates in this game. The nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX (0.2% higher average score) and the Intel Core i7-14700KF (0.2% lower), showing that this CPU is competitively positioned in its performance class.

The 65W TDP and 4nm process node from TSMC indicate efficient power delivery, allowing sustained boost clocks during gameplay. The CPU's 5.50 GHz boost clock is particularly relevant for Inside, where the game's logic and physics calculations can become frame-limited at very high FPS. The data suggests the CPU never bottlenecks the GPU in this title, as evidenced by the linear scaling of frame rates with resolution changes.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 9700F and AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT ranks 919th out of 3,716 tested combos in Inside, placing it in the top 25.3% of all systems benchmarked. This ranking reflects the balanced nature of the pairing, where both CPU and GPU contribute meaningfully to overall performance without either creating a significant bottleneck. The percentile positioning indicates that this setup outperforms roughly three-quarters of all other combinations tested for this game.

The rank is impressive considering the game's release in 2016, which means many newer titles may stress the components differently. For Inside, a puzzle platformer with modest graphical demands, this combo's high ranking demonstrates that the hardware is well-suited to the game's rendering requirements. The 4K Ultra performance of 89 FPS suggests that the combo can handle even the most demanding scenarios in this title with ease.

When considering the GPU's percentile ranking of 51% among all GPUs, its performance in Inside is notably stronger than its synthetic benchmark position might suggest. This indicates that the game's workload aligns well with the RX 7800 XT's architecture, allowing it to punch above its weight. Similarly, the CPU's 94th percentile ranking provides a solid foundation, ensuring that the system never becomes CPU-limited in this context.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT is built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture with the Navi 32 chip, featuring 3,840 shading units and 96 ROPs. Its base clock runs at 1295 MHz, boosting to 2430 MHz, with a game clock of 2124 MHz. The 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus provides 624.1 GB/s of bandwidth, which is more than sufficient for Inside's textures and geometry at any resolution.

The GPU's memory configuration is particularly advantageous for 4K gaming, as the 16 GB capacity prevents any VRAM limitations at Ultra settings. The 37.32 TFLOPS of FP32 compute power drives the frame rates observed in the measured data, with the card achieving 89 FPS at 4K Ultra and 94 FPS at 4K High. The performance scaling from Low to Ultra settings shows the GPU's ability to handle varying shader complexity, with a 53% reduction in frame rate from Low to Ultra at both 1440p and 4K.

In synthetic benchmarks, the RX 7800 XT scores 24,176 in Passmark G3D, ranking in the 51st percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 (0.5% higher average score) and the AMD Radeon Pro 5500M (0.9% lower), indicating the GPU's mid-range positioning in the broader market. Despite this, the measured performance in Inside shows the card delivering frame rates that far exceed the requirements for smooth gameplay at all tested settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers outstanding performance across all settings. Low settings produce an average of 415 FPS, while Medium averages 332 FPS with a minimum of 282 FPS and maximum of 382 FPS. High settings yield 208 FPS, and Ultra settings produce 198 FPS. These numbers indicate that even the most demanding settings at 1080p provide a comfortable margin above typical 144Hz displays.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance remains high but shows the expected scaling. Low settings average 299 FPS, Medium averages 239 FPS with a minimum of 203 FPS and maximum of 275 FPS. High settings produce 149 FPS, while Ultra settings yield 142 FPS. The 1440p results confirm that this resolution is still well within the combo's comfort zone, with all settings exceeding 140 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the GPU's workload increases significantly. Low settings average 188 FPS, Medium averages 150 FPS with a minimum of 128 FPS and maximum of 173 FPS. High settings produce 94 FPS, and Ultra settings yield 89 FPS. The 4K results demonstrate that the RX 7800 XT can maintain playable frame rates even at the highest resolution, though the gap between Low and Ultra settings (99 FPS) highlights the GPU's limitation at this pixel count. The minimum FPS values at Medium settings (128 FPS at 4K, 203 FPS at 1440p, 282 FPS at 1080p) provide confidence that frame pacing remains stable during intense gameplay sequences.