Inside

The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT delivers a performance profile in Inside that is overwhelmingly GPU-bound at higher resolutions and increasingly CPU-bound only at the most extreme frame rates. The benchmark data shows a 2016 puzzle platformer that runs so fluidly on modern hardware that the limiting factor shifts dramatically depending on the resolution and preset selected.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a clear transition from CPU saturation to GPU saturation. At 1080p with Low settings, the system produces 384.7 FPS, which is an extraordinarily high figure that indicates the CPU is doing the heavy lifting. Moving to 1440p Low drops the average to 275.7 FPS, a reduction of 28.3% that still leaves massive headroom. At 4K Low, the average falls to 175 FPS, which is a 54.5% drop from the 1080p result. This scaling pattern is classic for a game that becomes progressively more pixel-bound as resolution increases.

The High preset tells a similar story with different magnitudes. At 1080p High, the average is 191.7 FPS. Moving to 1440p High yields 135.3 FPS, a 29.4% decline. At 4K High, the average drops to 85.4 FPS, which is 55.4% below the 1080p figure. The consistency of these percentage drops across Low and High presets suggests that the rendering pipeline is scaling predictably with pixel count, and the RX 7700 XT's 12 GB memory buffer is not a limiting factor at any tested configuration.

The Ultra preset shows the tightest scaling. At 1080p Ultra, the system averages 181.5 FPS. At 1440p Ultra, it falls to 132.3 FPS, a 27.1% reduction. At 4K Ultra, the average is 83.3 FPS, which is 54.1% lower than the 1080p result. The fact that the percentage drops remain in the 27-29% range for 1080p-to-1440p and 54-55% for 1080p-to-4K across all presets indicates that the game's visual effects are not introducing any unexpected bottlenecks. The limiting component is the GPU's fillrate and shading capacity, not the CPU or memory subsystem.

FAQ

*Q: What is the maximum average frame rate achievable in Inside with this hardware?*

A: The highest measured average is 384.7 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This figure is more than triple the 4K Ultra result of 83.3 FPS.

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

A: The 4K Ultra average of 83.3 FPS is 54.1% lower than the 1080p Ultra average of 181.5 FPS. This indicates a significant GPU workload increase at 4K.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the primary bottleneck at 1080p Low?

A: The 384.7 FPS result at 1080p Low points to CPU involvement, as the Ryzen 7 9800X3D's single-thread score of 1212 in 3DMark and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4800 are being pushed to their limits. The GPU has minimal work at this resolution and preset.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Ultra at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Low produces 275.7 FPS while Ultra produces 132.3 FPS. The Ultra preset is 52.0% slower than Low at this resolution.

*Q: Does the RX 7700 XT's 12 GB VRAM cause any issues in Inside?*

A: The benchmark data shows no frame rate anomalies that would indicate VRAM capacity problems. The game is from 2016 and does not appear to exceed the 12 GB GDDR6 memory at any tested setting.

Q: How does the 4K Medium result compare to 4K High?

A: At 3840x2160, Medium averages 140.4 FPS while High averages 85.4 FPS. Medium is 64.4% faster than High at this resolution.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT is the dominant factor in determining Inside's performance at 4K and at higher presets. The GPU's boost clock of 2544 MHz and game clock of 2171 MHz provide the raw throughput needed to maintain the measured averages. The 432.0 GB/s memory bandwidth across a 192-bit bus is sufficient for this game's texture streaming, as evidenced by the absence of any frame rate collapse at 4K Ultra.

The GPU's 35.17 TFLOPS FP32 performance and 549.5 GTexel/s texture rate are the specifications that matter most for a 2D-rendered puzzle platformer with 3D depth. The 96 ROPs deliver a pixel rate of 244.2 GPixel/s, which directly affects how quickly the game can fill the screen at 3840x2160. The 4K Ultra result of 83.3 FPS suggests that the GPU is working near its peak capacity at this configuration.

Interestingly, the RX 7700 XT ranks in the 73rd percentile of all GPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 30097. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060, scores 30109, a delta of 0%. This places the RX 7700 XT in a competitive position for a game like Inside, which does not heavily utilize ray tracing or advanced compute features. The 54 RT cores are largely idle in this title, but they do not hurt performance either.

The GPU's memory configuration of 12 GB GDDR6 at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective) is ample for Inside. The game's art style relies on high-contrast silhouettes and atmospheric lighting, which typically compresses well. The measured data shows no stutter or frame time spikes that would indicate memory swapping, even at 4K Ultra where the frame buffer demands are highest.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark data suggests that the Medium preset at 4K provides the best balance of visual quality and performance. At 3840x2160, Medium achieves 140.4 FPS, which is 64.4% higher than High's 85.4 FPS and 68.5% higher than Ultra's 83.3 FPS. The jump from Medium to High costs 55 FPS at 4K, which is a substantial penalty for what is likely a modest visual improvement in a game with Inside's minimalistic aesthetic.

For users with 1440p displays, the High preset at 135.3 FPS is a strong choice, as it sits comfortably above the 120 FPS threshold while still providing enhanced visual effects over Medium's 220.3 FPS. The Ultra preset at 132.3 FPS is nearly identical to High in performance, so users who want maximum visual fidelity at 1440p can enable Ultra without meaningful frame rate loss.

At 1080p, the Ultra preset at 181.5 FPS is the recommended configuration. This is because the CPU and GPU have enough headroom to run the game at maximum settings while still delivering frame rates well above any display refresh rate. The Low preset at 384.7 FPS is only useful for competitive play or for users with 240 Hz or higher refresh rate monitors who want to absolutely maximize frame pacing.

The data indicates that the Medium preset is the most efficient tier across all resolutions. At 1080p Medium, the system produces 305.9 FPS; at 1440p Medium, it produces 220.3 FPS; and at 4K Medium, it produces 140.4 FPS. These figures represent the best performance-per-visual-quality tradeoff in the measured rows.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the full settings spectrum shows a wide range of performance. Low settings produce 384.7 FPS, Medium produces 305.9 FPS, High produces 191.7 FPS, and Ultra produces 181.5 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 203.2 FPS, which represents a 52.8% reduction in frame rate when enabling maximum visual quality. The gap between High and Ultra is only 10.2 FPS, indicating diminishing returns at the top end.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 275.7 FPS for Low, 220.3 FPS for Medium, 135.3 FPS for High, and 132.3 FPS for Ultra. The Medium preset retains 79.9% of the Low preset's performance, while High retains only 49.1%. The Ultra preset is 51.9% slower than Low at this resolution. The High-to-Ultra delta is 3.0 FPS, which is negligible in real-world terms.

At 3840x2160, the results are 175 FPS for Low, 140.4 FPS for Medium, 85.4 FPS for High, and 83.3 FPS for Ultra. The Medium preset is 80.2% of Low's performance, which is a similar ratio to the 1440p result. However, High is only 48.8% of Low's performance at 4K, showing that the GPU is becoming the limiting factor as pixel count increases. The Ultra preset is 52.4% slower than Low at this resolution.

The overall combo rank for this CPU and GPU pair in Inside is 586 out of 1671 tested combinations, placing it in the top 35% of all configurations. The benchmark data is marked as measured, meaning these are actual observed results rather than projections. The Ryzen 7 9800X3D's 96 MB shared L3 cache and 89.6 GB/s memory bandwidth provide ample support for the GPU, ensuring that the CPU never becomes a bottleneck at any resolution except possibly the extreme Low preset at 1080p.