Inside

The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 combination delivers exceptional performance in Inside, a 2016 Puzzle Platformer. The data shows a system capable of sustaining very high frame rates across all tested resolutions and settings, with the limiting factor shifting from the GPU at 4K to the CPU at 1080p. This combo ranks 11th out of 1671 tested configurations, placing it in the top 1% of all systems.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of GPU-bound scaling as resolution increases. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo produces 408 FPS. Moving to 1440p drops this to 366.1 FPS, a 10.3% reduction, while 4K Low yields 301.7 FPS, a 26.1% reduction from 1080p. This scaling curve is typical for a game where the CPU can feed frames faster than the GPU can render them at lower resolutions.

The gap between resolutions narrows considerably at higher settings. With Ultra settings, the spread from 1080p (310.1 FPS) to 4K (144.7 FPS) represents a 53.3% drop. This is significantly steeper than the Low setting drop, indicating that the GPU becomes the dominant bottleneck as both resolution and graphical fidelity increase. The RTX 5090's 32 GB of GDDR7 memory and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth are sufficient for 4K Ultra, but the rendering workload still scales predictably with pixel count.

The Medium settings tier shows an interesting intermediate behavior. At 1080p Medium, the system achieves 377 FPS, which is only 7.6% lower than Low. However, at 4K Medium, the frame rate falls to 245.1 FPS, a 35% drop from 1080p Medium. This suggests that the Medium preset introduces enough GPU workload to shift the balance away from CPU limitation, but not as aggressively as the High and Ultra presets.

FAQ

*Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this combo in Inside?*

A: The highest recorded average FPS is 408, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

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

A: At 4K Ultra, the average FPS is 144.7, whereas at 1080p Ultra it reaches 310.1. This represents a 53.3% reduction in frame rate when moving from 1080p to 4K at Ultra settings.

Q: Is the RTX 5090's 32 GB VRAM utilized in this game?

A: The data does not provide specific VRAM usage metrics for Inside. However, the GPU's 32 GB GDDR7 memory capacity is far beyond what a 2016 Puzzle Platformer would require, even at 4K Ultra settings.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested systems in this game?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 combo ranks 11th out of 1671 tested combinations in Inside.

Q: How much faster is 1080p Low compared to 4K High?

A: 1080p Low produces 408 FPS, while 4K High produces 150 FPS. The 1080p Low configuration is 172% faster than 4K High.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU limit performance at 1440p Medium?

A: At 1440p Medium, the system achieves 337 FPS. Given that 1080p Low reaches 408 FPS and 4K Ultra drops to 144.7 FPS, the 1440p Medium result suggests a balance where neither component is fully saturated, though the GPU workload is beginning to assert dominance.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 is the primary driver of frame rates at higher resolutions and settings. Its boost clock of 2407 MHz and base clock of 2017 MHz provide the raw compute throughput needed for the game's rendering tasks. The GPU's 21760 shading units, 680 TMUs, and 176 ROPs are all active in processing the game's visuals, though Inside's stylized art style likely does not stress these resources to their limits.

The 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus delivers 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth. For a game released in 2016, this is an enormous amount of memory bandwidth. The data shows that at 4K Ultra, the combo still achieves 144.7 FPS, indicating that the GPU's memory subsystem is not a limiting factor. The RTX 5090's 104.8 TFLOPS FP32 performance and 423.6 GPixel/s pixel rate are more than sufficient for this title's requirements.

The GPU's 94th percentile ranking among all GPUs, based on an average benchmark score of 84306, confirms its top-tier position. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D, scores 84241 with a deltaPct of 0.1%, indicating that the standard RTX 5090 is effectively at parity with its D variant. The AMD Radeon PRO W6600 trails by 1.3%, while the NVIDIA CMP 40HX is 1.6% ahead in aggregate benchmarks, though these synthetic scores do not directly translate to Inside performance.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 11 out of 1671 tested configurations places this system in the 99.3rd percentile of all tested combos in Inside. This is a strong result, though not the absolute top, suggesting that there are 10 other combinations that produce higher average FPS in this specific game. Given that Inside is a lightweight title by modern standards, the ranking reflects the CPU's ability to feed frames quickly at lower resolutions.

The CPU's own benchmarks support this interpretation. The Ryzen 7 9800X3D scores 34004 in Cinebench R23 multicore and 4800 in single-core, placing it in the 90th percentile among all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 37780. Its nearest rivals, the Intel Xeon 6353P and Intel Core Ultra 5 225, score 37811 and 37831 respectively, representing a negligible 0.1% delta. This indicates that the CPU is not the primary differentiator in this combo's ranking.

Instead, the ranking likely hinges on the GPU's performance at 4K, where the RTX 5090's 144.7 FPS at Ultra is a strong but not record-breaking result. The 10 combos ranked higher may include configurations with more specialized hardware or different driver optimizations. Still, a rank of 11 out of 1671 is an elite result, confirming that this pairing is among the fastest available for Inside.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest frame rates. Low settings produce 408 FPS, Medium drops to 377 FPS, High reaches 310.4 FPS, and Ultra yields 310.1 FPS. The nearly identical High and Ultra results at 1080p suggest that the CPU, with its 8 cores and 16 threads based on Zen 5 architecture, becomes the limiting factor once the GPU workload is light enough. The L3 cache of 96 MB shared across cores likely helps maintain high frame rates in this scenario.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain high but begin to show GPU scaling. Low settings produce 366.1 FPS, Medium achieves 337 FPS, High reaches 243 FPS, and Ultra drops to 231.1 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra at 1440p is only 4.9%, which is smaller than the 17.5% gap between Medium and High. This suggests that the High and Ultra presets impose similar GPU loads at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is clearly the dominant factor. Low settings produce 301.7 FPS, Medium drops to 245.1 FPS, High reaches 150 FPS, and Ultra falls to 144.7 FPS. The steep decline from Medium to High (38.8% reduction) indicates a significant increase in rendering complexity. The 4K Ultra result of 144.7 FPS is still well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, demonstrating that this combo handles 4K with ease.

The data shows that the RTX 5090's 575 W TDP and 950 W suggested PSU are justified by the sustained high frame rates across all settings. The GPU's 5 nm process node and 92,200 million transistors deliver the computational headroom needed for this game's demands, while the CPU's 4.70 GHz base and 5.20 GHz boost clocks ensure that frame pacing remains consistent even at lower resolutions where the GPU is not fully utilized.