Inside

The Intel Core i3-12100F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT delivers an exceptionally smooth experience in Inside, a puzzle platformer where frame pacing matters more than raw graphical fidelity. Measured data shows the combination ranks 769th out of 1,671 tested system configurations, placing it in the upper-middle tier of all recorded hardware pairings. Across all tested resolutions and presets, the system never dips below an average of 78 frames per second, indicating that the hardware is far more than sufficient for this title’s demands.

Settings Recommendations

The measured frame rates reveal a clear hierarchy among the four preset levels. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset produces an average of 165.9 FPS, while High delivers 175.2 FPS, Medium reaches 281.8 FPS, and Low peaks at 315.1 FPS. The gap between Ultra and High is minimal in percentage terms, but the jump from High to Medium is substantial, suggesting that the Ultra preset introduces a significant load increase for relatively little visual payoff in this game.

For 2560x1440, the pattern shifts slightly: Ultra averages 121.7 FPS, High reaches 125.2 FPS, Medium hits 204.7 FPS, and Low achieves 254.1 FPS. The difference between Ultra and High narrows to just 3.5 frames per second, making High the more sensible choice at this resolution. At 3840x2160, Ultra produces 78 FPS, High reaches 82.9 FPS, Medium scores 124.9 FPS, and Low attains 161.5 FPS. The 4K Ultra result remains above the 60 FPS threshold, but the margin is thinner than at lower resolutions.

The data strongly indicates that the High preset offers the best balance across all three resolutions. At High settings, the system maintains 175.2 FPS at 1080p, 125.2 FPS at 1440p, and 82.9 FPS at 4K — all comfortably above typical display refresh rates. The Medium preset provides a more pronounced performance headroom, particularly at 4K where it delivers 124.9 FPS versus 82.9 FPS on High, but the visual quality trade-off is not justified when High already exceeds 80 FPS at maximum resolution. For users with 60 Hz displays, the Ultra preset remains viable at every resolution, but High is the recommended default for a smoother experience.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT features 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 432.0 GB/s. Its memory clock runs at 2250 MHz, translating to 18 Gbps effective, while the GPU core operates at a base clock of 2150 MHz and a boost clock of 2600 MHz, with a game clock of 2495 MHz. These specifications position the card in the 79th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 35,327.

In Inside, the GPU’s role is evident in the scaling from Low to Ultra presets. At 1920x1080, the transition from Low (315.1 FPS) to Ultra (165.9 FPS) represents a 47.3% reduction in frame rate, indicating that the higher presets impose progressively heavier shading and post-processing loads. The 12 GB VRAM capacity is never a limiting factor in this game, as even at 4K Ultra, the system sustains 78 FPS, suggesting memory allocation remains well within the card’s resources.

The RX 6750 XT’s 2560 shading units and 64 ROPs provide ample pixel throughput for a game like Inside, which relies on atmospheric lighting and shadow effects rather than complex geometry. The card’s 13.31 TFLOPS of FP32 compute is more than sufficient for this title’s rendering demands. The measured results show that the GPU’s performance ceiling is not reached even at 4K Ultra, where the 78 FPS average indicates headroom for future driver optimizations or higher refresh rate displays.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i3-12100F and AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT achieves a rank of 769 out of 1,671 tested combos in Inside, placing it in the 54th percentile of all recorded pairings. This mid-pack ranking is somewhat surprising given the individual components’ strengths — the CPU sits in the 72nd percentile of all processors, and the GPU is in the 79th percentile — but it reflects the game’s modest hardware requirements, where many older or lower-end configurations can still produce playable results.

The CPU’s nearest rivals by average benchmark score include the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX (0.1% lower), Intel Core i7-1250U (0.4% higher), Intel Core i3-10105 (0.6% higher), and Intel Core i7-7700K (1.8% higher). These deltas are all within 2%, indicating that the i3-12100F’s synthetic performance is tightly clustered with these alternatives. The GPU’s nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon RX 5600M (0.2% higher), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile (0.3% lower), AMD Radeon 880M (0.9% lower), and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (1.3% lower).

The combo’s rank suggests that in Inside, the CPU and GPU are not the primary bottlenecks. The game’s 2D side-scrolling perspective and limited draw distances mean that even lower-tier hardware can achieve high frame rates. The 769th rank out of 1,671 indicates that many systems with older components, such as GTX 10-series cards paired with mid-range CPUs, can match or exceed this combo’s performance due to the game’s low system requirements.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system produces a full range of results across presets: Low averages 315.1 FPS, Medium reaches 281.8 FPS, High hits 175.2 FPS, and Ultra settles at 165.9 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra shows a 47.3% drop, with the most significant reduction occurring between Medium and High (a 37.8% decrease). This suggests that the High preset introduces effects like enhanced ambient occlusion or dynamic shadows that heavily tax the GPU.

Moving to 2560x1440, the results follow a similar pattern with lower absolute numbers: Low averages 254.1 FPS, Medium reaches 204.7 FPS, High delivers 125.2 FPS, and Ultra produces 121.7 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra narrows to just 3.5 FPS, indicating that the Ultra preset’s additional features have minimal impact at this resolution. The resolution scaling from 1080p to 1440p at High settings shows a 28.5% reduction (175.2 to 125.2 FPS), which aligns with the 77.8% increase in pixel count.

At 3840x2160, the system maintains playable frame rates across all presets: Low averages 161.5 FPS, Medium reaches 124.9 FPS, High delivers 82.9 FPS, and Ultra produces 78 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is the lowest measured, but it still exceeds 60 FPS by a comfortable margin. The scaling from 1440p to 4K at High settings shows a 33.8% reduction (125.2 to 82.9 FPS), which is less than the 2.25x pixel increase would suggest, indicating that the GPU has performance headroom at higher resolutions.

FAQ

*Q: What is the highest average frame rate this combo achieves in Inside?*

A: The highest measured average is 315.1 FPS at 1920x1080 with the Low preset.

Q: Can this system maintain 4K gameplay at Ultra settings?

A: Yes, the measured average at 3840x2160 Ultra is 78 FPS, which is above the standard 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How does the CPU’s performance compare to its nearest rival?

A: The Intel Core i3-12100F has an average benchmark score of 13,516, which is 0.1% higher than the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX and 1.8% higher than the Intel Core i7-7700K.

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

A: At 2560x1440, the High preset averages 125.2 FPS while Ultra averages 121.7 FPS, a difference of only 3.5 FPS.

Q: Does the GPU’s VRAM capacity affect performance in this game?

A: The 12 GB VRAM is sufficient; even at 4K Ultra, the system maintains 78 FPS, showing no memory-related bottlenecks.

Q: What is the system’s overall ranking among tested combos?

A: The combo ranks 769th out of 1,671 tested configurations, placing it in the upper-middle range of all recorded systems.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i3-12100F operates with 4 cores and 8 threads on the Alder Lake architecture, fabricated on Intel’s 10 nm process. Its base clock runs at 3.30 GHz, boosting up to 4.30 GHz, with a 58 W TDP. The processor includes 80 KB of L1 cache per core, 1.25 MB of L2 cache per core, and 12 MB of shared L3 cache. In synthetic benchmarks, it scores 11,912 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 1,681 in single-core, with a Geekbench multi-core score of 7,413 and single-core score of 2,224.

In Inside, the CPU’s role is primarily to feed the GPU with draw calls and physics calculations. The game’s puzzle platformer genre typically involves limited on-screen entities, so the i3-12100F’s 4 cores and 8 threads are more than adequate. The measured frame rates show no CPU-induced bottlenecks, as even at 1080p Low — where the GPU has the least work — the system achieves 315.1 FPS, indicating that the processor can handle well over 300 frames per second in this title.

The CPU’s 72nd percentile ranking among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 13,516, places it slightly above the median. Its nearest rivals by average score are all within 1.8% of its performance, confirming that the i3-12100F is a solid mid-range processor. The 12 MB of L3 cache is sufficient for this game’s data set, and the 4.30 GHz boost clock ensures responsive frame times. The processor’s dual-channel memory support for DDR4 and DDR5 provides flexibility, though the game does not appear to be memory-bandwidth sensitive based on the high frame rates observed across all resolutions.