Inside

Inside is a 2D puzzle-platformer from 2016, and the benchmark data for the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 with the integrated AMD Radeon 8060S reveals a configuration that is utterly overpowered for the title’s demands. The measured frame rates across all resolutions and settings are exceptionally high, indicating that the primary bottleneck is rarely the hardware, but rather the game's engine frame pacing at extreme speeds. The data suggests that this mobile-first platform, with its unified memory architecture, turns a modest indie title into a showcase for high-refresh-rate gaming, though the scaling patterns hint at where the limits of this specific combo lie.

Resolution Scaling

The performance drop from 1080p to 4K is steep but predictable, and the percentages tell a clear story about which component is doing the heavy lifting. At Low settings, the average frame rate falls from 309 FPS at 1920x1080 to 222 FPS at 2560x1440, a reduction of roughly 28.2%. Moving further up to 3840x2160 yields 140 FPS, which is a 54.7% drop from the 1080p baseline. This scaling is significant, but the absolute numbers remain so high that the experience stays fluid even at 4K.

At the High preset, the scaling is similar in pattern but slightly less severe in relative terms. The transition from 1920x1080 (155 FPS) to 2560x1440 (111 FPS) represents a 28.4% decrease, while the jump to 4K (70 FPS) is a 54.8% reduction. This consistency suggests that the rendering workload scales almost linearly with pixel count, which is typical for a game with simple geometry and lighting. The fact that 4K High still holds an average of 70 FPS indicates that the Radeon 8060S is not being completely overwhelmed, but the trend implies that the GPU is the limiting factor as resolution increases.

The Medium preset data, which includes min and max FPS values, provides additional insight into frame time consistency. At 1080p Medium, the average is 247 FPS with a minimum of 210 FPS and a maximum of 284 FPS. At 1440p Medium, the average drops to 178 FPS with a min of 151 FPS and a max of 205 FPS. At 4K Medium, the average is 112 FPS with a min of 95 FPS and a max of 128 FPS. The frame pacing remains tight, with the minimum never falling below 95 FPS even at 4K Medium, which is a strong indicator of stability.

What the data implies is that while the GPU is clearly the primary constraint at 4K, the CPU and memory bandwidth are not causing any pathological stalls. The difference between the Low and Ultra presets at 4K is 140 FPS versus 67 FPS, a 52.1% performance penalty for the highest visual quality. This is a substantial cost, but it is one that the hardware can absorb while still delivering a playable frame rate. The scaling suggests that for users targeting 4K, the Ultra preset is borderline, while High and Medium offer a better balance of visual fidelity and performance headroom.

Settings Recommendations

Based strictly on the measured rows, the Medium preset offers the most compelling balance of visual quality and frame rate stability across all three resolutions. At 1920x1080, Medium delivers an average of 247 FPS, which is 92 FPS higher than High and 62 FPS lower than Low, but the inclusion of min/max data (210-284 FPS) shows that it maintains a consistent experience. The jump from Low to Medium is a 20.1% performance cost, but the visual uplift is typically substantial in this title, making Medium the sweet spot for high-refresh-rate displays.

At 2560x1440, Medium produces an average of 178 FPS with a minimum of 151 FPS, which is comfortably above the 144 Hz threshold that many monitors target. High at this resolution drops to 111 FPS, which is still fluid but leaves less headroom for demanding scenes, while Ultra at 106 FPS is nearly identical to High, suggesting that the Ultra preset’s additional effects are not worth the negligible frame rate difference. For 1440p users, Medium is the clear recommendation, as it provides a massive margin over the 100 FPS mark while keeping the GPU from becoming a bottleneck.

At 3840x2160, the choice becomes more nuanced. Medium averages 112 FPS with a minimum of 95 FPS, which is ideal for a 60 Hz or even a 120 Hz display. High at 70 FPS is playable but dips into a range where frame pacing could become noticeable on fast-moving backgrounds. Ultra at 67 FPS is technically playable but leaves almost no overhead. The data indicates that Medium is the optimal preset for 4K, as it is the only setting that maintains an average above 100 FPS while also providing the highest guaranteed minimum (95 FPS) among the non-Low presets. Low at 4K reaches 140 FPS, but the visual compromise is likely too severe for a game that relies on atmospheric lighting and shadow detail.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo of the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 and the AMD Radeon 8060S ranks 1600th out of 2887 tested combinations in Inside, placing it in the 55.4th percentile of all systems. This ranking is surprisingly low given the absolute frame rates, which suggests that the database includes many desktop configurations with discrete graphics cards that can push even higher numbers in this lightweight title. However, the percentile metric is relative, and the data shows that this combo is far from the top, meaning there are many systems that achieve higher average FPS.

Looking at the GPU’s standalone performance, the Radeon 8060S averages a benchmark score of 55757 and sits in the 87th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB (deltaPct 0.1) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (deltaPct -0.6), which are within a 1% performance margin. This indicates that the 8060S is a high-end integrated solution that competes with mid-range desktop discrete cards, which explains why it can handle Inside at 4K but still falls short of the top-tier systems in the combo ranking.

The CPU, the Ryzen AI Max+ 395, has an average benchmark score of 77740 and sits in the 95th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals are the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9945WX (deltaPct 1.6) and the Intel Core i9-14900K (deltaPct -1.7), showing that the CPU is a top-tier performer. The combination of a 95th percentile CPU with an 87th percentile GPU should theoretically yield a higher combo rank, but the game’s low system requirements mean that even mid-range hardware can hit high frame rates, skewing the ranking toward those with the fastest memory and highest boost clocks. The rank of 1600/2887 suggests that this combo is good, but not exceptional, for Inside specifically.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a complete picture of performance across a grid of three resolutions and four settings. Starting at 1920x1080, the Low preset achieves an average of 309 FPS, which is the highest recorded number in the entire dataset. Medium follows at 247 FPS, High at 155 FPS, and Ultra at 147 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra at 1080p is only 8 FPS (5.2%), indicating that the Ultra preset is largely redundant at this resolution, as the GPU has enough headroom to render both at nearly the same speed.

At 2560x1440, Low drops to 222 FPS, Medium to 178 FPS, High to 111 FPS, and Ultra to 106 FPS. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p is consistent across presets, with an average reduction of around 28%. The Medium preset at 1440p (178 FPS) is still faster than the High preset at 1080p (155 FPS), which is a useful data point for users deciding between resolution and quality. The min/max data for Medium at 1440p (151-205 FPS) shows that the frame time variance is acceptable, with the minimum still being far above the 60 FPS threshold.

At 3840x2160, the performance drops significantly. Low averages 140 FPS, Medium averages 112 FPS, High averages 70 FPS, and Ultra averages 67 FPS. The Medium preset at 4K (112 FPS) is the only setting that breaks the 100 FPS barrier, while High and Ultra are nearly identical (70 vs 67 FPS). The min/max data for Medium at 4K (95-128 FPS) confirms that the minimum is still above 90 FPS, which is a strong result for an integrated GPU. The overall pattern shows that the Radeon 8060S can handle 4K in this game, but only if the user is willing to use the Medium preset or lower.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon 8060S is an integrated GPU based on the RDNA 3.5 architecture, manufactured on a 4 nm process at TSMC. It features 2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 64 render output units, along with 40 ray tracing cores. The base clock is 1295 MHz with a boost clock of 2900 MHz, and the pixel rate is 185.6 GPixel/s with a texture rate of 464.0 GTexel/s. The FP32 performance is 14.85 TFLOPS, which is a respectable figure for an integrated solution.

The memory configuration is "System Shared," meaning the GPU uses the same LPDDR5X memory as the CPU, with a bus width and bandwidth that are system-dependent. This is a critical factor for Inside’s performance, as the game is not memory-bandwidth intensive, but the shared architecture allows for fluid data transfer between the CPU and GPU. The GPU’s TDP is 55 W, which is the same as the CPU, highlighting the efficiency of the unified design. The GPU’s average benchmark score is 55757, and its nearest rival is the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB with a deltaPct of 0.1, indicating near-identical performance.

In the context of Inside, the GPU’s role is to handle the rendering of the game’s 2D sprites, lighting effects, and post-processing. The data shows that the GPU is the limiting factor at 4K, as the frame rates drop by more than half from 1080p, which is expected given the pixel count increase. However, the GPU is not the bottleneck at 1080p, where the CPU or the game engine’s frame rate cap might be the constraint, as evidenced by the 309 FPS Low result. The Radeon 8060S is clearly capable of delivering high frame rates in this title, but its performance ceiling is reached at 4K Ultra, where it drops to 67 FPS.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 is a 16-core, 32-thread processor based on the Zen 5 architecture, codenamed Strix Halo. It has a base clock of 3.00 GHz and a boost clock of 5.10 GHz, with a TDP of 55 W. The CPU features 80 KB of L1 cache per core, 1 MB of L2 cache per core, and 64 MB of shared L3 cache. It supports LPDDR5X memory via a quad-channel interface with a bandwidth of 256.0 GB/s, which is substantial for an integrated platform. The CPU’s average benchmark score is 77740, placing it in the 95th percentile of all CPUs, with its nearest rival being the Intel Core i9-14900K with a deltaPct of -1.7.

For Inside, the CPU’s role is minimal, as the game is not computationally demanding. The data reveals that the CPU is not the bottleneck at any resolution or setting, as the frame rates scale consistently with GPU load. At 1080p Low, the CPU is capable of driving 309 FPS, which is likely near the engine’s limit. The single-thread performance, as measured by Cinebench R23 (2044 points) and Geekbench (2464 points), is high enough to handle the game’s physics and AI calculations without issue.

The CPU’s 16 cores and 32 threads are overkill for Inside, which likely uses only a few threads. However, the high boost clock of 5.10 GHz ensures that single-threaded tasks are processed quickly, which is beneficial for maintaining high frame rates. The quad-channel memory bandwidth of 256.0 GB/s also ensures that the shared GPU has sufficient memory throughput, as evidenced by the smooth frame pacing at 4K Medium. The CPU’s performance in synthetic benchmarks, such as Passmark’s multithread score of 54934 and integer math score of 200665, confirms that it is a top-tier processor, but the game’s results are more dependent on the GPU and memory subsystem.

FAQ

Q: What is the average frame rate at 1920x1080 with High settings?

A: The average FPS is 155, with no min or max values recorded.

Q: How does the 2560x1440 Medium preset compare to the 4K Medium preset in terms of minimum FPS?

A: At 1440p Medium, the minimum FPS is 151, while at 4K Medium, the minimum is 95 FPS, indicating a 56 FPS difference in worst-case performance.

Q: Is the AMD Radeon 8060S faster than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 in this game?

A: The average benchmark scores for the Radeon 8060S and RTX 4080 are 55757 and 54247 respectively, giving the Radeon a deltaPct of 2.8, meaning it is 2.8% faster on average.

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded in the entire dataset?

A: The highest average is 309 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: Does the combo rank in the top half of all tested systems for Inside?

A: Yes, the combo ranks 1600 out of 2887 systems, which places it in the 55.4th percentile, meaning it is above the median.

Q: What is the boost clock of the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395?

A: The boost clock is 5.10 GHz, while the base clock is 3.00 GHz.

Q: At 4K, which preset maintains an average above 100 FPS?

A: The Medium preset averages 112 FPS at 3840x2160, which is the only preset that exceeds 100 FPS at that resolution, aside from Low at 140 FPS.