Inside

# Inside — AMD Ryzen 9 7900X + AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT

The measured performance of this configuration in Inside places it at rank 583 out of 1671 tracked CPU/GPU combinations, with the benchmark data representing actual measured FPS rather than estimates. This puzzle platformer, released on 2016-07-06, exhibits unusual scaling characteristics across resolutions and settings that reveal a system balanced between a 12-core/24-thread Zen 4 processor and a 12 GB RDNA 3.0 graphics card. The dataset shows frame rates ranging from a low of 84.7 FPS at 4K Ultra to a high of 383 FPS at 1080p Low, with the CPU's 93rd percentile standing among all processors contrasting sharply with the GPU's 73rd percentile among all GPUs.

Resolution Scaling

The transition from 1080p to 4K produces a dramatic performance drop that scales almost perfectly with pixel count, indicating a GPU-bound scenario at higher resolutions. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 191.2 FPS at 1920x1080 to 139.3 FPS at 2560x1440 — a 27.1% reduction — and then to 86.8 FPS at 3840x2160, representing a 54.6% drop from the 1080p baseline. This pattern holds across all quality presets, with the Low preset showing the largest absolute decline: 383 FPS at 1080p, 274.2 FPS at 1440p, and 170.8 FPS at 4K, a cumulative 55.4% reduction.

The scaling behavior suggests that at 1080p, the system is not fully GPU-limited, as the frame rates far exceed what typical display refresh rates require. The gap between Low and Ultra settings widens with resolution: at 1080p, the difference between Low (383 FPS) and Ultra (181.2 FPS) is 201.8 FPS, while at 4K, the same comparison yields a difference of 86.1 FPS (170.8 vs. 84.7). This compression of the settings spread at higher resolutions is the classic signature of pixel-throughput saturation, where the GPU's shading units and ROPs become the limiting factor rather than CPU-side game logic or draw calls.

The data reveals that 4K performance remains playable across all settings, with even the Ultra preset maintaining 84.7 FPS. However, the 1440p results show a clear inflection point: at this resolution, the system delivers between 131.5 FPS (Ultra) and 274.2 FPS (Low), suggesting that 1440p high-refresh-rate displays are well-served, while 1080p results exceed 180 FPS even at Ultra, indicating headroom for higher refresh rates or additional GPU load.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X brings substantial processing capability to this pairing, with 12 cores and 24 threads operating at a 4.70 GHz base clock and 5.60 GHz boost clock. Its Zen 4 architecture on a 5 nm process from TSMC delivers benchmark scores that place it in the 93rd percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 50556. The multi-threaded performance is particularly strong: Cinebench R23 multicore reaches 43695, while 3DMark max threads scores 12536, and Passmark multithread hits 51406. Single-thread performance is equally impressive, with Cinebench R23 singlecore at 6168 and Geekbench singlecore at 2952.

In the context of Inside, a puzzle platformer with relatively modest CPU demands compared to modern AAA titles, the 7900X's processing power appears to be more than sufficient. The 1080p Low result of 383 FPS suggests that even at the lowest quality settings, the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU well beyond typical display refresh rates. The nearest rival comparisons show the 7900X trailing the Intel Core Ultra 5 235 by only 0.1%, the AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT by 0.4%, the Intel Core i7-13850HX by 0.5%, and the Intel Core i9-13980HX by 0.8% in average benchmark score — all margins well within measurement noise.

The CPU's 64 MB of shared L3 cache and 83.2 GB/s memory bandwidth (DDR5, dual-channel) contribute to its ability to maintain consistent frame delivery. The Passmark data compression score of 632505 and integer math score of 169273 indicate strong general-purpose throughput, though these metrics are less directly relevant to Inside's specific workload. What matters more is that the CPU does not appear to bottleneck the GPU at any tested resolution or setting, as evidenced by the consistent frame rate scaling with resolution changes.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT, built on the Navi 32 chip with RDNA 3.0 architecture, provides the graphics horsepower for this configuration. Its 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus delivers 432.0 GB/s of bandwidth, while the GPU operates at a 1435 MHz base clock, 2171 MHz game clock, and 2544 MHz boost clock. The 3456 shading units, 216 TMUs, and 96 ROPs give it a pixel rate of 244.2 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 549.5 GTexel/s, with FP32 performance rated at 35.17 TFLOPS.

The GPU's benchmark positioning places it in the 73rd percentile among all GPUs, with an average score of 30097. Its nearest rivals are remarkably close: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 matches it exactly at 0% delta, the AMD Radeon RX 570 trails by 0.2%, the NVIDIA Tesla M60 leads by 0.4%, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile leads by 0.6%. This clustering suggests that the RX 7700 XT sits at a performance tier where small architectural differences produce negligible average score variations, though real-world gaming performance can diverge based on driver optimization and game-specific workloads.

In Inside, the GPU's role is clearly dominant at 4K, where the frame rate drops to 84.7 FPS at Ultra settings — a 55.4% reduction from 1080p Ultra's 181.2 FPS. The GPU's 54 RT cores and DirectX 12 Ultimate support (12_2) are largely irrelevant for this game, which released in 2016 and does not require ray tracing or modern feature sets. The 12 GB VRAM capacity is more than sufficient for Inside's visual complexity, even at 4K Ultra, as evidenced by the playable frame rates. The 96 ROPs become the likely limiting factor at 4K, where pixel fill rate demands increase fourfold compared to 1080p.

FAQ

*Q: What is the highest frame rate achieved by this configuration in Inside?*

A: The maximum measured average FPS is 383, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This is more than double the 4K Low result of 170.8 FPS.

Q: How does this system perform at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the configuration averages 84.7 FPS. This is the lowest measured frame rate in the dataset but remains comfortably above 60 FPS, indicating smooth gameplay.

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

A: At 1920x1080, the system achieves between 181.2 FPS (Ultra) and 383 FPS (Low), with the settings spread of 201.8 FPS suggesting the GPU is primarily responsible for frame rate variations at this resolution. The CPU's high single-thread performance (Cinebench R23 singlecore of 6168) likely prevents it from becoming a bottleneck.

Q: How does the RX 7700 XT compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The RX 7700 XT's average benchmark score of 30097 places it within 0.6% of four rivals: the RTX 5060 (0% delta), RX 570 (-0.2%), Tesla M60 (+0.4%), and RTX 5070 Mobile (+0.6%). This indicates near-identical average performance across these GPUs.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between High and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, High settings yield 139.3 FPS while Ultra yields 131.5 FPS — a difference of 7.8 FPS (5.6%). This small gap suggests diminishing returns from the highest quality preset at this resolution.

Q: Does this system maintain playable frame rates across all tested configurations?

A: Yes. All 12 measured configurations produce average FPS above 84, with the lowest result being 84.7 FPS at 4K Ultra. The highest result, 383 FPS at 1080p Low, demonstrates substantial headroom for high-refresh-rate displays.

Measured FPS Breakdown

1920x1080 (1080p):

• Low: 383.0 FPS average
• Medium: 307.1 FPS average
• High: 191.2 FPS average
• Ultra: 181.2 FPS average

At 1080p, the frame rates range from 181.2 to 383.0 FPS, with the Low-to-Ultra spread of 201.8 FPS indicating that quality settings have a substantial impact at this resolution. The step from Medium to High produces a 115.9 FPS drop (307.1 to 191.2), which is the largest single-setting transition in the dataset, while High to Ultra only reduces frame rate by 10 FPS (191.2 to 181.2).

2560x1440 (1440p):

• Low: 274.2 FPS average
• Medium: 221.2 FPS average
• High: 139.3 FPS average
• Ultra: 131.5 FPS average

The 1440p results show a similar pattern to 1080p but with reduced absolute values. The Low-to-Ultra spread narrows to 142.7 FPS, and the Medium-to-High transition again shows the largest drop at 81.9 FPS (221.2 to 139.3). The High-to-Ultra gap is only 7.8 FPS, suggesting that Ultra settings offer marginal visual improvements over High at this resolution.

3840x2160 (4K):

• Low: 170.8 FPS average
• Medium: 141.5 FPS average
• High: 86.8 FPS average
• Ultra: 84.7 FPS average

At 4K, the frame rates compress further, with a Low-to-Ultra spread of 86.1 FPS. The Medium-to-High transition drops 54.7 FPS (141.5 to 86.8), while High-to-Ultra only loses 2.1 FPS. The 4K results indicate that the GPU is the primary performance limiter, as the quality settings have less relative impact than at lower resolutions. All 4K configurations exceed 84 FPS, ensuring smooth gameplay even at the highest quality preset.