Inside

The AMD Ryzen 7 9700X paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6600 delivers a performance profile in Inside that is heavily dictated by the graphics settings selected, with the CPU proving capable of pushing frame rates to extreme highs at lower presets. The data shows a clear and consistent pattern where the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck as resolution and visual fidelity increase, while the processor's strong single-threaded performance ensures that even the most demanding CPU scenarios are handled with ease.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a predictable scaling curve as resolution increases, but the magnitude of the drop varies significantly depending on the quality preset. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo achieves an average of 255.3 FPS, which falls to 185.1 FPS at 1440p and 116.1 FPS at 4K. This represents a 27.5% reduction from 1080p to 1440p and a further 37.3% drop when moving to 4K, indicating that the GPU is being increasingly taxed as pixel count rises.

The scaling pattern shifts dramatically when examining the High preset. At 1080p High, the average is 130.1 FPS, dropping to 91.8 FPS at 1440p and 59.8 FPS at 4K. The transition from 1440p to 4K here shows a 34.9% performance loss, while the 1080p to 1440p step costs 29.4%. This suggests that at High settings, the RX 6600 is operating closer to its saturation point, and the additional pixel workload at 4K creates a more pronounced bottleneck.

Ultra settings produce the steepest scaling curve. The 121.1 FPS average at 1080p falls to 90.9 FPS at 1440p and then to 53.8 FPS at 4K. The 1440p to 4K transition here represents a 40.8% performance drop, the largest of any preset, which strongly indicates that the GPU's 8 GB VRAM and 224.0 GB/s memory bandwidth are being pushed to their absolute limits at this resolution and quality level. The data confirms that 4K Ultra is the most demanding scenario, with the frame rate nearly halving compared to 1080p Ultra.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 7 9700X brings substantial processing power to this pairing, with 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 5 architecture. Its base clock of 3.80 GHz and boost clock of 5.50 GHz provide the kind of high-frequency performance that puzzle platformers like Inside can leverage effectively. The CPU's benchmark results reinforce this, with a 3dmark single-thread score of 1280 and a geekbench single-core score of 3353, both indicating robust per-core performance.

The low-resolution results highlight the CPU's capabilities. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 255.3 FPS, a figure that is unlikely to be constrained by the processor given its 89th percentile ranking versus all CPUs. The 3dmark 8-thread score of 8184 and cinebench r23 multicore score of 31588 show that the CPU has ample headroom for multi-threaded workloads, though Inside is not a title that typically stresses all 16 threads.

The 65W TDP and 4 nm process node from TSMC contribute to the CPU's efficiency, but the architectural strength is what matters for gaming. The passmark single-thread score of 4654 and the 3dmark 2-thread score of 2525 indicate that even lightly threaded game logic runs smoothly. The data suggests that the CPU is rarely the limiting factor in this configuration, as evidenced by the massive frame rate jumps when reducing resolution at the same settings.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the database of tested combinations, this pairing of the Ryzen 7 9700X and Radeon RX 6600 ranks 1343 out of 1671 total combos for Inside. This places it in the lower half of all tested configurations, which is a reasonable outcome given the GPU's mid-range positioning and the game's relatively modest system requirements. The rank reflects the balance between the high-end CPU and the more budget-oriented GPU.

The CPU's nearest rivals show how close the processor is to its direct competitors. The Intel Core i5-14500HX scores 35940 with a deltaPct of 0.2% relative to the Ryzen's average benchmark score of 36029, making them essentially identical in raw performance. The Intel Core Ultra 9 185H is 0.4% slower, while the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 is 0.6% faster. These tiny margins indicate that the Ryzen 7 9700X is positioned squarely within a competitive cluster of processors.

On the GPU side, the RX 6600's average benchmark score of 25235 places it in a tight grouping with its nearest rivals. The AMD Radeon 890M matches it exactly with a 0% delta, while the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP is 0.2% behind and the AMD Radeon RX 6700M is 0.2% ahead. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti shows a 0.5% advantage. This clustering suggests that the GPU's performance is well understood and consistent with its 69th percentile ranking among all GPUs.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured frame rates provide a comprehensive picture of this combo's capabilities across all resolution and settings combinations. At 1920x1080, the Low preset produces an average of 255.3 FPS, which is the highest figure recorded in the entire dataset. Medium settings yield 205.6 FPS, High drops to 130.1 FPS, and Ultra produces 121.1 FPS. The gap between Medium and High is substantial at 75.5 FPS, indicating a significant jump in pixel shading workload.

The 2560x1440 results show a similar pattern but with lower absolute numbers. Low settings achieve 185.1 FPS, Medium delivers 148.3 FPS, High reaches 91.8 FPS, and Ultra manages 90.9 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra at this resolution is minimal at just 0.9 FPS, suggesting that the additional settings in Ultra beyond High have little impact on this particular game at 1440p, likely due to the GPU being constrained by other factors.

At 3840x2160, the numbers become more demanding. Low settings still produce a playable 116.1 FPS, but Medium drops to 90.8 FPS. High falls to 59.8 FPS, and Ultra dips to 53.8 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is the lowest in the entire dataset, and the 37 FPS difference between Low and Ultra at this resolution highlights how much headroom the GPU has at lower presets versus how quickly it saturates at higher ones.

GPU Role

The Radeon RX 6600 serves as the performance limiter in this pairing, particularly at higher resolutions and settings. Its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus provides 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is sufficient for 1080p gaming but becomes strained at 4K Ultra where the frame rate drops to 53.8 FPS. The GPU's boost clock of 2491 MHz and game clock of 2044 MHz show that it is running near its designed limits under load.

The GPU's benchmark scores place it in the 69th percentile among all GPUs, with a passmark g3d score of 15096 and a 3dmark steel nomad dx12 score of 1492. The geekbench vulkan score of 80492 and opencl score of 73130 reflect its RDNA 2.0 architecture's compute capabilities. The 1792 shading units and 64 ROPs contribute to a pixel rate of 159.4 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 279.0 GTexel/s, which explains why the GPU can still deliver 116.1 FPS at 4K Low.

The 132W TDP and dual-slot design are modest, and the PCIe 4.0 x8 interface does not appear to bottleneck performance in this title. The data shows that the GPU's 8 GB VRAM is the most likely constraint at 4K Ultra, where the 53.8 FPS average suggests that memory capacity or bandwidth is limiting performance rather than raw compute. The 0.5% deltaPct versus the RTX 3060 Ti in synthetic benchmarks indicates that the RX 6600 is a known quantity, and its behavior in Inside is consistent with its overall positioning.