Inside

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT delivers a highly playable experience in Inside, a 2016 puzzle platformer. The benchmark data shows that this combination is capable of pushing well beyond standard refresh rates at every tested resolution, with the primary bottleneck shifting from the CPU to the GPU as pixel count increases.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a classic transition from a CPU-bound scenario to a GPU-bound one. At 1080p with Ultra settings, the combo produces 158.1 FPS, which is only 8% higher than the 1440p Ultra result of 114.7 FPS. This relatively small gap suggests that at 1080p, the Ryzen 9 5900X's 12 cores and 24 threads are doing heavy lifting, keeping the frame rate high but not allowing the GPU to fully flex its muscles. The real jump occurs when moving from 1440p to 4K at Ultra settings: the frame rate drops from 114.7 FPS to 73.5 FPS, a 36% reduction. This steep decline indicates that the RX 6700 XT’s 12 GB of GDDR6 memory and 384.0 GB/s bandwidth are now the limiting factors, as the rendering workload at 3840x2160 overwhelms the GPU's compute resources.

The scaling pattern is consistent across all quality presets. At Low settings, the drop from 1080p (316.5 FPS) to 1440p (240.4 FPS) is 24%, but the drop from 1440p to 4K (151.5 FPS) is 37%. This shows that even when graphical effects are minimized, the pixel throughput at 4K remains the dominant constraint. The data strongly suggests that for this specific title, the sweet spot for this pairing is 1440p, where the frame rates remain exceptionally high while the GPU is more evenly utilized.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the benchmark database, this specific CPU-GPU combination ranks 865th out of 1671 tested combos for Inside. This places it in the upper half of all configurations, though it is far from the top tier. The percentile rankings of the individual components provide context: the Ryzen 9 5900X sits in the 90th percentile among all CPUs, while the RX 6700 XT is in the 77th percentile among all GPUs. The fact that the combo’s rank (865/1671, roughly the 52nd percentile) is significantly lower than either component's individual percentile suggests that Inside is not particularly demanding on high-end hardware, allowing many other pairings to achieve similar or better frame rates.

The CPU's nearest rivals show that the 5900X is well-positioned in synthetic benchmarks. It is 0.2% ahead of the AMD EPYC 4245P and 0.9% ahead of the Intel Core i7-13700F, while being marginally behind the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS (-0.7%) and Intel Core i7-13700 (-1%). These small deltas indicate that CPU performance is not a differentiator in this game at high resolutions. For the GPU, the RX 6700 XT trails the AMD Radeon RX 6800 by 0.7% and the NVIDIA RTX A5000 by 1.3%, but it is slightly ahead of older cards like the AMD Radeon HD 7950 and RX 480 by 1%. This suggests that the measured FPS in Inside are more dependent on the game's engine and resolution than on raw silicon capability.

GPU Role

The Radeon RX 6700 XT's specifications are crucial to understanding its performance profile. It features a Navi 22 chip built on TSMC's 7 nm process, with 17,200 million transistors. The GPU operates at a base clock of 2321 MHz and a boost clock of 2581 MHz, with a game clock of 2424 MHz. These high clocks, combined with 2560 shading units and 64 ROPs, deliver a pixel rate of 165.2 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 413.0 GTexel/s. The FP32 performance of 13.21 TFLOPS is substantial for a card of this class.

In Inside, the GPU's role becomes more pronounced at higher resolutions and quality settings. The transition from Medium to High at 4K shows a drop from 124.1 FPS to 78.4 FPS, a 37% reduction, while the jump from High to Ultra only reduces frames by 6%. This non-linear scaling indicates that the High preset is where the GPU's shading units and memory bandwidth start to saturate. The 12 GB VRAM is more than sufficient for this game, as even at 4K Ultra, the memory bus width of 192 bit and bandwidth of 384.0 GB/s do not show signs of capacity limitations, only bandwidth pressure. The fact that Low settings at 4K deliver 151.5 FPS confirms that the GPU can handle the geometry and physics when effects are stripped away.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of performance across three resolutions and four quality presets.

At 1920x1080, the combo is clearly CPU-limited. The Low preset yields 316.5 FPS, and Medium drops to 269.2 FPS. High settings produce 170.3 FPS, while Ultra only lowers this to 158.1 FPS. The small delta between High and Ultra (7%) suggests that the Ryzen 9 5900X is preventing the GPU from being fully utilized at this resolution, as the difference between Low and Medium is 15%, but the difference between High and Ultra is minimal.

Moving to 2560x1440, the GPU begins to take a more active role. Low settings deliver 240.4 FPS, Medium reaches 193.7 FPS, and High still maintains a strong 121 FPS. Ultra settings drop to 114.7 FPS. The scaling here is more linear, with each preset step reducing performance by roughly 15-20%, indicating a balanced workload between the CPU and GPU.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is the definitive bottleneck. Low settings produce 151.5 FPS, which is still excellent for 4K. Medium drops to 124.1 FPS, High falls to 78.4 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 73.5 FPS. The dramatic drop from Medium to High (37%) highlights the cost of enabling advanced shading and post-processing effects at this resolution. The data shows that for a 60 FPS target at 4K, even Ultra settings are achievable with headroom, but for high-refresh 4K displays, users would need to select Medium or Low presets.

FAQ

*Q: Can this combo run Inside at 4K with high refresh rates?*

A: At 4K High settings, the average FPS is 78.4, which is above the standard 60 Hz refresh rate. For 120 Hz or higher, users would need to drop to Medium settings (124.1 FPS) or Low settings (151.5 FPS). Ultra settings at 4K produce 73.5 FPS.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor at 1080p?

A: At 1080p, the data indicates the CPU is the primary limiter. The FPS difference between High (170.3) and Ultra (158.1) is only 7%, suggesting the Ryzen 9 5900X cannot feed the GPU enough frames to fully utilize it at this resolution.

Q: How does the RX 6700 XT compare to its closest rival, the RX 6800?

A: In synthetic benchmarks, the RX 6700 XT is 0.7% behind the RX 6800 in average score. This small delta suggests that in a light game like Inside, the performance difference would be minimal.

Q: What is the best resolution-to-settings ratio for this pairing?

A: The data shows that 1440p High (121 FPS) offers a strong balance, but 1440p Medium (193.7 FPS) provides a significant frame rate boost for competitive play. At 4K, Medium (124.1 FPS) is the highest preset that maintains over 100 FPS.

Q: Does the Ryzen 9 5900X's multi-threading help in this game?

A: Inside is a puzzle platformer that does not heavily utilize multi-threading. The CPU's benchmarks show strong multi-core scores (Cinebench R23 multi-core of 33150), but the 1080p FPS results (316.5 FPS at Low) suggest single-thread performance is more critical for this title.

Q: Is there a large performance gap between the High and Ultra presets?

A: The gap varies by resolution. At 1080p, the difference is 7% (170.3 vs 158.1 FPS). At 1440p, it is 5% (121 vs 114.7 FPS). At 4K, the difference is 6% (78.4 vs 73.5 FPS). The Ultra preset appears to add minimal visual fidelity for a small performance cost.