Inside

The Intel Core i5-13400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 570 delivers a performance profile in Inside that is heavily dictated by the GPU, with the CPU providing ample headroom across all tested resolutions. This combination ranks 3523rd out of 3716 tested combos for this game, placing it in the lower percentile of systems, which reflects the aging graphics card rather than any deficiency in the processor. The data shows a playable experience at 1080p with high settings, but the frame rates decline sharply as resolution increases, revealing a clear GPU bottleneck that limits the system’s overall capability.

FAQ

Q: What is the average frame rate at 1080p with High settings?

A: The measured average FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings is 68 frames per second. This is a solid, playable result for a puzzle platformer, and it suggests the system can handle the game comfortably at this resolution without needing to lower quality settings.

Q: How does the RX 570’s 4 GB VRAM affect performance at 4K?

A: The GPU has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory with a 256-bit bus and 224.0 GB/s bandwidth. At 3840x2160 with High settings, the average FPS drops to 31, and at Ultra it falls to 29, indicating that the VRAM capacity and memory bandwidth are insufficient for smooth 4K play, as the card struggles to feed the framebuffer at higher resolutions.

Q: Is the i5-13400F a limiting factor in this game?

A: No, the CPU is not the bottleneck. The i5-13400F has 10 cores, 16 threads, and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, with an average benchmark score of 25292 and a percentile rank of 77 against all CPUs. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS, scores 25284 with a 0% delta, showing the processor is far more capable than the GPU can utilize in this title.

Q: What is the best resolution and settings combo for a stable 60+ FPS?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the system achieves an average of 135 FPS, and at Medium settings it reaches 108 FPS. Even at 2560x1440 with Low settings, the average is 97 FPS, so for a 60 FPS target, 1080p Medium or 1440p Low are the safest choices based on the measured data.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to other tested systems?

A: The combo ranks 3523rd out of 3716 tested combos for Inside, which places it in the bottom tier of systems. This low rank is consistent with the RX 570’s position as an end-of-life GPU, as the card’s performance is significantly below modern standards even if the CPU is competitive.

Q: What are the minimum FPS values recorded at Medium settings?

A: At Medium settings, the minimum FPS values are 92 at 1920x1080, 66 at 2560x1440, and 42 at 3840x2160. These minimums indicate that while the average frame rates drop with resolution, the frame pacing remains stable enough to avoid severe stutters, though 4K dips below 45 FPS.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 570 is built on the Polaris 20 chip with a GCN 4.0 architecture and a 14 nm process node from GlobalFoundries. It contains 5,700 million transistors on a 232 mm² die, and its shading units total 2048 with 128 TMUs and 32 ROPs. The card’s base clock is 1168 MHz with a boost clock of 1244 MHz, and memory runs at 1750 MHz (7 Gbps effective) across a 256-bit bus, yielding 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU’s pixel rate is 39.81 GPixel/s, texture rate is 159.2 GTexel/s, and FP32 performance is 5.095 TFLOPS, with FP16 also at 5.095 TFLOPS (1:1). These specifications define a mid-range card from 2017, and in Inside, the GPU’s role is to manage the game’s 2D side-scrolling visuals, which are relatively light on geometry but still require consistent fill rate at higher resolutions.

The RX 570’s benchmark results show a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 880, a Geekbench Metal score of 39349, OpenCL score of 32084, and Vulkan score of 42752. Its average benchmark score is 28766, with a percentile rank of 74 against all GPUs. The nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 6800M with an average score of 28874 (delta -0.4%), the AMD Radeon R9 M295X at 28580 (delta 0.7%), the AMD Radeon RX 470 at 28996 (delta -0.8%), and the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 at 28421 (delta 1.2%). This places the RX 570 in a narrow performance band, but its 4 GB VRAM is a hard constraint at 4K, where the game’s textures and framebuffer demands exceed what the card can efficiently handle. The data shows that at 3840x2160, even Low settings only yield 61 FPS average, while High and Ultra drop to 31 and 29 FPS respectively, underscoring that the GPU’s memory subsystem and compute throughput are the primary limiter.

The GPU’s 150 W TDP and suggested 450 W PSU are modest, but that does not compensate for its age. The card’s end-of-life production status and 14 nm process mean it lacks the efficiency and raw power of newer parts, which is reflected in its low ranking. In Inside, the GPU’s role is to render simple 2D scenes with minimal effects, and it manages 1080p well, but the scaling to higher resolutions exposes its limits, particularly in the 4K Ultra setting where the average FPS is just 29.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases. At 1920x1080, the system achieves an average of 135 FPS on Low, 108 on Medium, 68 on High, and 64 on Ultra. Moving to 2560x1440, the averages drop to 97 on Low, 78 on Medium, 49 on High, and 46 on Ultra. At 3840x2160, the averages fall further to 61 on Low, 49 on Medium, 31 on High, and 29 on Ultra. This progression shows that from 1080p Low to 4K Low, the frame rate drops by approximately 55%, from 135 to 61 FPS. From 1080p High to 4K High, the drop is from 68 to 31 FPS, a reduction of about 54%, and from 1080p Ultra to 4K Ultra, the drop is from 64 to 29 FPS, about 55%.

These consistent percentage drops across settings indicate that the GPU is the limiting component, as the CPU’s performance does not scale with resolution in a way that would cause such uniform declines. The i5-13400F, with its 10 cores and 16 threads, is more than capable of feeding frames at any resolution, but the RX 570’s fill rate and memory bandwidth cannot keep pace as pixel count increases. The data supports this: at 1080p Medium, the minimum FPS is 92, but at 1440p Medium, it drops to 66, and at 4K Medium, it falls to 42. This halving of minimum frame rates with each step up in resolution is a classic sign of a GPU bottleneck, where the card’s ROPs and texture units are saturated.

The resolution scaling also shows that the difference between Low and Ultra settings narrows as resolution increases. At 1080p, the gap between Low (135 FPS) and Ultra (64 FPS) is 71 FPS, a 53% reduction. At 1440p, the gap between Low (97 FPS) and Ultra (46 FPS) is 51 FPS, a 53% reduction. At 4K, the gap between Low (61 FPS) and Ultra (29 FPS) is 32 FPS, also a 53% reduction. This uniformity suggests that the game’s settings have a proportional impact on GPU load, but the overall ceiling is set by the graphics card’s computational limits. For a 60 FPS target, the system can handle 1080p High (68 FPS) and 1440p Low (97 FPS), but 4K is only playable at Low settings with 61 FPS, which is borderline for smooth gameplay.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-13400F and AMD Radeon RX 570 ranks 3523rd out of 3716 tested combos for Inside, placing it in the bottom 5% of systems. This rank is a direct consequence of the GPU’s age and limited capabilities, as the CPU is a modern part with strong benchmark performance. The i5-13400F has an average benchmark score of 25292 and a percentile rank of 77 against all CPUs, meaning it outperforms 77% of processors tested. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS (score 25284, delta 0%), the Intel Core 5 120 (score 25362, delta -0.3%), the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D (score 25365, delta -0.3%), and the AMD Ryzen 7 6800H (score 25201, delta 0.4%). These deltas are all within 0.4%, showing the CPU is competitive with other mid-range and high-end parts.

In contrast, the RX 570 has an average benchmark score of 28766 and a percentile rank of 74 against all GPUs, but its nearest rivals are a mix of laptop and older desktop parts, such as the RX 6800M (score 28874, delta -0.4%), R9 M295X (score 28580, delta 0.7%), RX 470 (score 28996, delta -0.8%), and Quadro RTX 8000 (score 28421, delta 1.2%). While the GPU’s percentile rank is not terrible, its absolute performance is far below what is needed for high-resolution gaming in modern titles, and Inside is no exception despite its light graphical demands. The combo rank of 3523 out of 3716 suggests that most other tested systems, even those with older CPUs, outperform this pairing because they pair better GPUs with their processors.

The low rank also indicates that this system is not well balanced for Inside at higher resolutions. At 1080p, the CPU is clearly overqualified, as the GPU limits frame rates to a maximum of 135 FPS on Low settings, while the CPU could likely push far higher if paired with a stronger card. At 4K, the GPU becomes the sole limiter, and the system falls into the bottom tier of performance. For a benchmark database, this combo serves as an example of a CPU that has longevity but is held back by an outdated GPU, resulting in a rank that does not reflect the processor’s true potential.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-13400F is a 10-core, 16-thread processor from the Core 13th Gen series, built on the Raptor Lake architecture with a 10 nm process node from Intel. Its base clock is 2.50 GHz with a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, and it has a 65 W TDP. The CPU supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory in dual-channel mode, and it offers PCIe Gen 5 with 16 lanes (CPU only). Its cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 1.25 MB of L2 per core, and 20 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU’s socket is Intel Socket 1700, and it was released on 2023-01-03 with a launch MSRP of $196. It is not multiplier unlocked, and its production status is active.

Benchmark results for the i5-13400F show strong multi-threaded performance: 3DMark scores include 7314 for 16 threads, 1880 for 2 threads, 3459 for 4 threads, 5591 for 8 threads, 7307 for max threads, and 960 for single thread. Cinebench scores are 2278 (R15 multicore), 321 (R15 singlecore), 8892 (R20 multicore), 1255 (R20 singlecore), 22604 (R23 multicore), and 3191 (R23 singlecore). Geekbench scores are 11068 (multicore) and 1996 (singlecore). Passmark tests show 311364 for data compression, 16608 for data encryption, 19847 for extended instructions, 83 for find prime numbers, 60539 for floating point math, 79942 for integer math, 25032 for multithread, 1437 for physics, 32076 for random string sorting, and 3634 for singlethread. The CPU’s average benchmark score is 25292, with a percentile rank of 77.

In Inside, the CPU’s role is to handle game logic, physics, and AI, which are minimal in a puzzle platformer. The data shows that the i5-13400F does not bottleneck the RX 570 at any resolution, as the frame rates are consistently limited by the GPU. For example, at 1080p Low, the system achieves 135 FPS, but this is a GPU limit, not a CPU one, because the CPU’s single-thread performance (960 in 3DMark single thread) is sufficient for the game’s demands. The CPU’s 10 cores and 16 threads are overkill for this title, but they ensure that even if the game were more CPU-intensive, there would be headroom. The nearest rival comparisons show that the i5-13400F is essentially tied with the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS (delta 0%), meaning its performance is representative of a solid mid-range processor, but this does not translate to a high combo rank because the GPU is the weak link.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers strong frame rates across all settings. With Low settings, the average FPS is 135, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. Medium settings yield an average of 108 FPS, with a minimum of 92 and a maximum of 124, indicating consistent frame pacing. High settings drop the average to 68 FPS, still playable, and Ultra settings produce an average of 64 FPS. The data shows that at 1080p, even the most demanding settings are playable, though the jump from High to Ultra is only a 4 FPS difference, suggesting diminishing returns from the GPU.

At 2560x1440, the performance degrades noticeably. Low settings average 97 FPS, which is still smooth, but Medium settings drop to 78 FPS with a minimum of 66 and maximum of 89. High settings average 49 FPS, which is below the ideal 60 FPS target, and Ultra settings average 46 FPS. This indicates that 1440p is only viable at Low or Medium settings for a comfortable experience, and High settings may cause noticeable frame drops during busy scenes.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is clearly overwhelmed. Low settings average 61 FPS, which is borderline, but Medium settings drop to 49 FPS with a minimum of 42 and maximum of 56. High settings average 31 FPS, and Ultra settings average 29 FPS, both of which are unplayable for most users. The minimum FPS at 4K Medium is 42, which means the game will stutter during intense moments, and the overall experience is poor. The data shows that 4K is not a realistic option for this combo unless the user is willing to accept Low settings and frame rates near 60 FPS, which is still inconsistent.

The measured FPS breakdown reveals that the system’s sweet spot is 1080p Medium or High, where it can maintain average frame rates above 68 FPS. At 1440p, Low settings provide the best balance, and at 4K, only Low settings approach playability. The absence of min or max FPS data for several settings (e.g., 1080p Low, 1080p High, 1440p Low, 1440p High, 4K Low, 4K High, 4K Ultra) means that the average values are the primary reference, but the available minimums at Medium settings show that frame dips are more severe at higher resolutions. Overall, the data indicates that this combo is best suited for 1080p gaming, with the CPU providing a stable foundation and the GPU serving as the limiting factor, particularly when pushing beyond Full HD.