Inside

The AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 delivers a performance profile in Inside that is defined by extreme headroom at lower resolutions and a clear GPU bottleneck at 4K. The data indicates this combination ranks in the 49th percentile of all tested combos for this game, placing it slightly below the median of the 2,887 total combinations measured. This is a system that can obliterate the game’s demands at 1080p and 1440p, but requires a settings adjustment to maintain a smooth experience at 4K.

Settings Recommendations

For 4K displays, the Ultra preset is not the optimal choice. The measured average frame rate of 71 FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings is playable, but it leaves little margin for demanding scenes. The High preset at the same resolution yields an average of 74 FPS, which is only a marginal improvement. The data strongly suggests that the Medium preset at 4K is the sweet spot, delivering an average of 118 FPS. This is a substantial 47 FPS increase over High and 47 FPS over Ultra, while still providing a visual quality step up from Low. Given that the game is a puzzle platformer, the fluidity of motion is paramount, and the 118 FPS average at Medium makes it the clear recommendation for 4K.

At 2560x1440, the situation changes. The High preset achieves an average of 118 FPS, which is excellent. However, the Medium preset pushes this to 189 FPS, and the Ultra preset still manages a very playable 112 FPS. For owners of high-refresh-rate 1440p monitors, the Medium preset is the recommended choice, as its 189 FPS average will more fully utilize a 165Hz or 240Hz display. The jump from Medium to High is a significant drop of 71 FPS, suggesting that the visual differences between these settings have a high performance cost. If you prioritize maximum visual fidelity and have a 144Hz monitor, Ultra at 112 FPS is a solid alternative, but Medium provides the best balance of high frame rates and visual quality.

At 1920x1080, the RTX 5070 is so powerful that settings recommendations are dictated by the display's refresh rate rather than performance. The Low preset hits an astronomical 328 FPS average, while Medium is at 262 FPS. Even the most demanding Ultra preset maintains a 156 FPS average. For competitive play or use with a 360Hz esports monitor, the Low preset is the only way to get close to that 328 FPS mark. For most users with 144Hz or 240Hz monitors, the Ultra preset at 156 FPS is the best choice, as it provides the highest visual quality while still exceeding the refresh rate of nearly all mainstream 1080p displays. The Medium preset at 262 FPS is also an excellent option for 240Hz displays.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 is the primary driver of performance at higher resolutions. The GPU’s 12 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus with 672.0 GB/s of bandwidth is sufficient for the data demands of Inside, even at 4K with Ultra settings. The benchmark data shows a clear pattern: as resolution increases, the average FPS drops significantly, which is a classic indicator of a GPU-bound workload. At 1080p, the GPU is not the limiting factor, as frame rates can exceed 300 FPS. However, at 4K, the GPU's compute and memory throughput become the bottleneck.

The card’s boost clock of 2512 MHz and its 30.87 TFLOPS of FP32 performance are more than ample for this title. The data shows that the RTX 5070 is capable of producing very high frame rates, but its performance scaling from 1080p to 4K is not linear, which is expected. The GPU's benchmark percentile of 82 places it in the top fifth of all GPUs, but its nearest rivals in the database, such as the AMD Radeon Pro 580 and the NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile, have very similar average scores, indicating that the performance class is competitive. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 5077 further illustrates the card's modern DirectX 12 capabilities, which are well-suited for a game like Inside.

The difference between the Low and High presets at 4K highlights the GPU's role. The Low preset at 148 FPS is nearly double the High preset's 74 FPS. This shows that the visual effects in the High and Ultra presets are heavily dependent on GPU resources, likely affecting pixel fill rate and shader complexity. The GPU is the clear bottleneck at 4K, and its performance dictates that a moderate settings preset is necessary to achieve high refresh rates.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals how the system scales across resolutions. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the system achieves an average of 328 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 at Low, the average drops to 236 FPS, a 28% reduction. At 3840x2160 with Low, the average falls to 148 FPS, a 55% reduction from 1080p. This scaling pattern is typical for a GPU-bound scenario, where the number of pixels increases substantially.

The scaling is even more pronounced at higher settings. With the Medium preset, the FPS drops from 262 at 1080p to 189 at 1440p (a 28% drop) and then to 118 at 4K (a 55% drop from 1080p). This consistent pattern across settings indicates that the limiting component is the GPU's rendering throughput, not the CPU. The AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395, with its 16 cores and 32 threads, is not the constraining factor in any of these scenarios.

The data shows that 1440p is a very strong resolution for this combo. The performance at 1440p with High settings (118 FPS) is identical to the performance at 4K with Medium settings (118 FPS). This suggests that the GPU is able to handle the extra pixel count of 4K only if the visual complexity is reduced. The step from 1440p to 4K is the most punishing, requiring a significant reduction in settings to maintain the same frame rate. This indicates that the RTX 5070 is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, where it can provide exceptionally high frame rates, and that 4K is possible but requires compromises in visual fidelity.

Measured FPS Breakdown

3840x2160 (4K)

• Low: The average FPS is 148, showing that even at 4K, the system can achieve high refresh rates when visual effects are minimized.
• Medium: The average FPS is 118, with a minimum of 101 FPS and a maximum of 136 FPS. This is the recommended preset for 4K, providing a stable and smooth experience.
• High: The average FPS drops to 74, a significant reduction from Medium, indicating a heavy performance cost for the increased visual detail.
• Ultra: The average FPS is 71, which is only 3 FPS lower than High. The Ultra preset at 4K is the most demanding and yields the lowest frame rates.

2560x1440 (1440p)

• Low: The average FPS is 236, providing an extremely smooth experience that can fully utilize high-refresh-rate monitors.
• Medium: The average FPS is 189, with a minimum of 160 FPS and a maximum of 217 FPS. This is an excellent balance of visual quality and performance.
• High: The average FPS is 118, which is a 71 FPS drop from Medium, suggesting a large performance hit for this preset.
• Ultra: The average FPS is 112, which is only slightly lower than High, showing that the Ultra preset at 1440p is a more viable option than at 4K.

1920x1080 (1080p)

• Low: The average FPS is 328, which is exceptionally high and only relevant for competitive play on very high refresh rate displays.
• Medium: The average FPS is 262, with a minimum of 223 FPS and a maximum of 302 FPS. This is a great option for 240Hz monitors.
• High: The average FPS is 164, which is still very high and suitable for 144Hz or 165Hz displays.
• Ultra: The average FPS is 156, providing the best visual quality with performance that exceeds the refresh rate of most 1080p monitors.

How This Combo Ranks

The system’s combo rank in Inside is 1474 out of 2887 tested combinations. This places it in the 49th percentile, meaning it performs better than roughly half of all tested systems. This ranking is somewhat surprising given the power of the individual components, but it reflects the fact that this game is not extremely demanding on modern hardware. The percentile indicates that many other, potentially less expensive, combinations can achieve similar performance in this specific title.

The GPU’s average benchmark score of 40377 places it in the 82nd percentile of all GPUs. However, its nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon Pro 580 (0.1% faster), the AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 (0.8% faster), and the NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile (2% faster). The RTX 5070 is only 1.2% slower than the AMD Radeon Pro 5300. This data shows that in the broader database, the RTX 5070's average score is very close to these other cards, which may be older or professional-grade, but its performance in Inside is still distinct.

The CPU’s average benchmark score of 77740 places it in the 95th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9945WX (1.6% slower) and the Intel Core i9-14900K (1.7% faster). This indicates that the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 is a top-tier processor, but in Inside, its performance is not the limiting factor. The combo's mid-pack ranking is therefore a reflection of the GPU's performance at high resolutions, not a weakness of the CPU.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 plays a supporting role in this game. With 16 cores and 32 threads based on the Zen 5 architecture, its multi-threaded capabilities are immense, as evidenced by its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 35314. However, Inside is not a heavily threaded title. The game's performance is far more dependent on single-core speed and GPU throughput. The CPU's single-core performance, as measured by a Geekbench single-core score of 2464, is more than sufficient to feed the RTX 5070 at all tested resolutions.

The evidence for this is in the FPS scaling. At 1080p with Low settings, the system reaches 328 FPS. If the CPU were a bottleneck, we would expect to see a plateau in frame rates at lower resolutions. Instead, the FPS continues to scale up, showing that the CPU can handle even the highest frame rates the GPU can produce. The CPU is not the limiting factor at 1080p, and it certainly isn't at 1440p or 4K, where the GPU is clearly the constraining component.

The processor's high memory bandwidth of 256.0 GB/s, supported by quad-channel LPDDR5X memory, also helps ensure that data can be fed to the GPU without stalling. While the game is not memory-bandwidth intensive, this platform feature eliminates any potential memory bottleneck. The CPU's 64 MB of shared L3 cache is also beneficial for keeping frequently accessed game data close at hand. In summary, the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 provides a robust foundation, but the benchmark data clearly shows that the RTX 5070 is the component that determines the final frame rate in Inside.