Inside

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT delivers a performance profile in Inside that is heavily dictated by resolution and graphics settings. The measured data reveals a system capable of extreme frame rates at lower resolutions but one that becomes increasingly constrained as pixel count rises, particularly under demanding preset levels.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K clearly illustrates where the bottleneck shifts within this combo. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the system produces an average of 277.9 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 at the same settings drops the average to 203.4 FPS, a reduction of roughly 27%. At 3840x2160 Low, the average falls further to 128.3 FPS, which is just 46% of the 1080p Low result. This steep decline indicates that the GPU is the limiting factor at 4K, even on Low settings, as the CPU's headroom cannot compensate for the increased pixel throughput demand.

The scaling pattern shifts with higher settings. At High settings, the 1080p result is 141 FPS, dropping to 99.3 FPS at 1440p (a 30% decrease) and then to 60.4 FPS at 4K (a 57% decrease from 1080p). The Ultra preset shows a similar trend: 135.9 FPS at 1080p, 94.6 FPS at 1440p, and 61.6 FPS at 4K. Notably, the gap between High and Ultra settings narrows as resolution increases. At 1080p, High is 5.1 FPS faster than Ultra, but at 4K, Ultra is actually 1.2 FPS faster than High. This suggests that the visual difference between these presets has minimal impact on the GPU's workload at higher resolutions, with the render resolution being the dominant factor.

The data indicates that 1440p is the sweet spot for this hardware configuration. At High settings, the 99.3 FPS average is well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, and even Ultra maintains 94.6 FPS. 4K performance is serviceable for High and Ultra settings, with averages of 60.4 and 61.6 FPS respectively, but the margin for error is slim. The Low setting at 4K, producing 128.3 FPS, demonstrates that the GPU has reserve capacity when the visual workload is reduced, but the scaling curve shows diminishing returns as resolution increases.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT's specifications directly influence these results. With 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, the card provides a 256.0 GB/s memory bandwidth. For a game like Inside, which is a 2D puzzle platformer with a release date in 2016, this bandwidth is more than sufficient for the texture and framebuffer demands at 4K. The memory clock runs at 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective), and the card's boost clock of 2589 MHz allows for substantial compute throughput when needed.

The GPU's architecture, RDNA 2.0, includes 2048 shading units and 64 ROPs, with a pixel rate of 165.7 GPixel/s. This pixel fillrate capability is a key factor in understanding the 4K performance. At 3840x2160, the GPU must process over 8 million pixels per frame. The measured 60.4 FPS at High settings suggests the card is operating near its pixel throughput limit, as the 128.3 FPS at Low settings confirms that reducing the shader workload allows the pixel pipeline to keep pace more effectively. The FP32 performance of 10.60 TFLOPS provides the raw compute for shader effects, but the data shows that resolution scaling has a more pronounced effect than preset changes.

The GPU's benchmark percentile of 71 compared to all GPUs places it in the upper-midrange tier. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti, which has an average score 0.1% lower, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, which is 0.9% faster on average. In Inside, this positioning translates to strong 1080p and 1440p performance, with 4K being the boundary where the GPU's 8 GB capacity and 128-bit bus begin to show limits, though not catastrophically. The VRAM usage is unlikely to be a constraint given the game's age, but the bandwidth and pixel rate dictate the observed scaling.

FAQ

Q: What is the average frame rate at 1080p with Ultra settings?

A: The measured average FPS at 1920x1080 with the Ultra preset is 135.9 FPS.

Q: How does the performance at 4K compare to 1080p for High settings?

A: At High settings, the 1080p average is 141 FPS, while the 4K average is 60.4 FPS. This represents a 57% reduction in frame rate when moving from 1080p to 4K.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor at 1440p Medium settings?

A: The average of 159.7 FPS at 1440p Medium indicates that the GPU is still capable of high throughput. Given the CPU's 12 cores and 24 threads with a boost clock of 4.80 GHz, the processor is unlikely to be the bottleneck at this resolution and setting, as the frame rate remains far above typical display refresh rates.

Q: What is the lowest measured frame rate across all tested configurations?

A: The lowest average is 60.4 FPS, recorded at 3840x2160 with High settings. The Ultra setting at the same resolution produces a slightly higher average of 61.6 FPS.

Q: How does the RX 6600 XT compare to its nearest GPU rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RX 6600 XT has an average benchmark score of 27985, which is 0.1% higher than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti and 0.9% lower than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070.

Q: Does the Low preset at 4K provide a playable frame rate?

A: Yes, the Low preset at 3840x2160 yields an average of 128.3 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS standard for playable performance.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT ranks 1205 out of 1671 tested combos in Inside. This places it in the 72nd percentile of all combinations, meaning it outperforms roughly 72% of the systems tested for this game. Given the game's modest graphical requirements, this ranking reflects that the hardware is capable of high frame rates, but the sheer number of combos ahead indicates that many systems with more powerful GPUs achieve even higher averages, particularly at 1080p and 1440p.

The CPU's contribution to this ranking is notable. The Ryzen 9 5900X has a percentile of 90 versus all CPUs and an average benchmark score of 39453, placing it near the AMD EPYC 4245P (0.2% faster) and the Intel Core i7-13700 (1% faster). In a game like Inside, which is not CPU-intensive, the processor's performance is more than adequate, allowing the GPU to be the primary determinant of the combo's ranking. The GPU's percentile of 71 versus all GPUs aligns closely with the combo's overall rank, confirming that the graphics card is the limiting factor in most scenarios.

The ranking also suggests that while this combo is not at the top tier, it offers a balanced pairing where neither component severely hampers the other. The 4K results, which hover near 60 FPS on High and Ultra, are competitive for a mid-range GPU, but systems ranked higher likely feature faster GPUs that push 4K averages beyond 70 FPS. The data shows that for 1080p and 1440p gaming, this combo is positioned well within the upper echelon, but for 4K enthusiasts, it sits at the threshold of acceptable performance.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a complete picture of the system's behavior across all resolutions and settings.

At 1920x1080, the system achieves its highest averages. The Low preset produces 277.9 FPS, which is the maximum recorded in the dataset. Medium settings yield 223 FPS, High settings produce 141 FPS, and Ultra settings result in 135.9 FPS. The transition from Medium to High represents a significant drop of 82 FPS, indicating that the High preset introduces a substantial increase in shader complexity or draw call load. The difference between High and Ultra is minimal at 5.1 FPS, suggesting that the Ultra preset adds effects that have a negligible impact on the GPU's workload at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages are 203.4 FPS for Low, 159.7 FPS for Medium, 99.3 FPS for High, and 94.6 FPS for Ultra. The Low to Medium drop is 43.7 FPS, while the Medium to High drop is 60.4 FPS, which is the largest single-setting jump across all resolutions. This indicates that at 1440p, the High preset's additional pixel shading demands become more pronounced. The Ultra preset is again close to High, with a difference of 4.7 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the system produces 128.3 FPS on Low, 100.8 FPS on Medium, 60.4 FPS on High, and 61.6 FPS on Ultra. The Low to Medium drop is 27.5 FPS, and the Medium to High drop is 40.4 FPS. Interestingly, the Ultra preset is 1.2 FPS faster than High, which is within the margin of measurement error but suggests that the Ultra settings may not add any significant workload at 4K, or the GPU is hitting a memory bandwidth limit that equalizes the two presets. The 4K Low result of 128.3 FPS demonstrates that the GPU can still deliver high frame rates when the pixel shader load is minimized, but the High and Ultra results near 60 FPS indicate that the card's 256.0 GB/s bandwidth is the likely constraint at this resolution.