Inside

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 combination delivers exceptional headroom. The most demanding preset, Ultra, holds an average of 155.7 FPS, which is far above the 60 FPS playable threshold. This means you can run the game at its highest visual quality without any concern for frame rate dips. The data shows a clear path: use Ultra settings for the best experience at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the situation remains equally favorable. The Ultra preset still produces an average of 137.1 FPS, comfortably above the playable threshold. With this kind of performance, there is no reason to drop below the highest quality settings. High settings at this resolution yield 141.2 FPS, but the difference is small enough that Ultra remains the recommended choice for maximum visual fidelity.

At 3840x2160, the hardware still has plenty of power. The Ultra preset averages 100 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS target. Even the most demanding setting stays fluid, so the recommendation is again Ultra. Lower presets such as High at 103.9 FPS or Medium at 142.5 FPS offer no practical advantage because the Ultra setting already clears the bar with margin to spare. The verdict data confirms that all four settings, Low, Medium, High, and Ultra, are playable at every resolution tested. The best settings per resolution are simply the highest quality option available.

CPU and GPU Roles

The recorded data indicates that this game, Inside, is not particularly demanding on either component, but the balance shifts slightly as resolution increases. At 1920x1080, the average frame rates across settings range from 155.7 FPS at Ultra to 204.6 FPS at Low. The spread between Low and Ultra is about 49 FPS, which suggests that the GPU is handling most of the workload, while the CPU, a Ryzen 5 2600 with 6 cores and 12 threads, is more than sufficient to feed the graphics card.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates compress slightly. Low settings produce 180.6 FPS, while Ultra drops to 137.1 FPS. The gap between presets narrows to roughly 43 FPS compared to the 1080p spread. This indicates that the GPU is starting to become a larger factor, but the CPU still has no trouble keeping up. The Ryzen 5 2600, with a Passmark single-thread score of 2239 and a multithread score of 13160, provides ample processing power for a puzzle platformer of this scope.

At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the clear limiting factor. Low settings yield 156 FPS, while Ultra drops to 100 FPS. The scaling from 1080p Low to 4K Low shows a reduction from 204.6 FPS to 156 FPS, a drop of about 24 percent. For Ultra, the drop from 155.7 FPS to 100 FPS is roughly 36 percent. This pattern shows that the RTX 4070 is doing progressively more work as pixel count rises, while the CPU contribution remains constant and sufficient. The game's simple geometry and low object complexity mean that even a mid-range CPU from the 2000 series is not a bottleneck at any resolution.

Benchmark results also show that the RTX 4070 sits at the 81st percentile among all GPUs, while the Ryzen 5 2600 ranks at the 75th percentile among CPUs. In this specific title, the GPU matters more at 4K, but at 1080p and 1440p, the combination is so far above the 60 FPS threshold that neither component becomes a meaningful constraint. The practical takeaway is that this game will run smoothly regardless of which component you upgrade later.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU side, the Ryzen 5 2600 has an average benchmark score of 21484. The nearest rival is the Intel Core Ultra 5 228V, which scores 21440, a delta of 0.2 percent. That is effectively identical performance, so if you have that Intel chip instead, expect the same frame rates in Inside. The Intel Core i9-11900H scores 21367, which is 0.5 percent lower, again a negligible difference. On the other side, the Intel Xeon D-1746TER scores 21635, about 0.7 percent higher, and the AMD EPYC 9454 scores 21223, about 1.2 percent lower. None of these differences would be visible in actual gameplay. All of these CPUs would deliver the same experience with the RTX 4070 in this title.

For the GPU side, the RTX 4070 has an average benchmark score of 37648. The nearest rival is the NVIDIA Tesla P4 with a score of 37628, a delta of just 0.1 percent. The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 scores 37507, which is 0.4 percent lower. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile scores 38135, about 1.3 percent higher, and the AMD Radeon PRO W6400 scores 37157, about 1.3 percent lower. Again, these differences are tiny. In practical terms, swapping the RTX 4070 for any of these cards would produce nearly identical frame rates in Inside. The game is light enough that even a GPU at the lower end of this group, the PRO W6400, would still comfortably exceed the 60 FPS threshold at most resolutions.

The data suggests that this game does not push hardware to its limits. The nearest rivals for both components are so close in score that they are interchangeable for this workload. If you are building a system and already own one of these alternatives, there is no reason to seek out the exact Ryzen 5 2600 or RTX 4070 for this particular game.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo run Inside at 4K Ultra settings?

A: Yes. The measured average frame rate at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings is 100 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: What is the highest setting that stays above 60 FPS at 1440p?

A: All four settings tested, Low, Medium, High, and Ultra, stay above 60 FPS at 2560x1440. The Ultra preset averages 137.1 FPS, so it is the recommended choice.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more important for this game?

A: At 1080p and 1440p, both components have ample headroom, but the GPU becomes the main scaling factor at 4K. The frame rate drops from 204.6 FPS at 1080p Low to 156 FPS at 4K Low, a reduction that follows GPU load rather than CPU capability.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 2600 compare to its nearest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 5 2600 has an average score of 21484. The Intel Core Ultra 5 228V scores 21440, just 0.2 percent lower, and the Intel Core i9-11900H scores 21367, 0.5 percent lower. These differences are not noticeable in gameplay.

Q: How does the RTX 4070 compare to the RTX 4080 Mobile?

A: The RTX 4070 has an average score of 37648, while the RTX 4080 Mobile scores 38135, which is 1.3 percent higher. In Inside, this difference would not produce a meaningful frame rate change.

Q: What frame rate can I expect at 1080p with Medium settings?

A: The measured average at 1920x1080 with Medium settings is 188.8 FPS. Low settings produce 204.6 FPS, High produces 160.5 FPS, and Ultra produces 155.7 FPS.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the recorded averages are 204.6 FPS for Low, 188.8 FPS for Medium, 160.5 FPS for High, and 155.7 FPS for Ultra. The spread between the lowest and highest preset is 48.9 FPS, which shows that the RTX 4070 has enough bandwidth to handle even the heaviest settings without a dramatic penalty. The minimum and maximum frame rates were not recorded, but the average values are high enough that any transient dips would still remain far above the 60 FPS threshold.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 180.6 FPS for Low, 171.8 FPS for Medium, 141.2 FPS for High, and 137.1 FPS for Ultra. The drop from Low to Ultra is 43.5 FPS, slightly smaller than the 1080p spread. This indicates that the GPU is still managing the workload efficiently, and the CPU is not introducing any limitation. Even the lowest average at this resolution, 137.1 FPS, leaves substantial margin above the playable threshold.

At 3840x2160, the averages are 156 FPS for Low, 142.5 FPS for Medium, 103.9 FPS for High, and 100 FPS for Ultra. The scaling from Low to Ultra shows a 56 FPS difference, which is the largest spread across all resolutions. This is expected, as the pixel count quadruples from 1080p to 4K, putting more pressure on the GPU. Still, the lowest average at this resolution is 100 FPS, which is far above the 60 FPS threshold. The verdict data lists all four settings as playable at every resolution, confirming that this combination never drops below the playable line.

The data does not include minimum or maximum frame rate values, so the analysis relies solely on averages. For a game like Inside, which is a puzzle platformer with relatively static scenes, average frame rates are a reliable indicator of smoothness. The consistent high averages across all settings and resolutions suggest that frame pacing is unlikely to be an issue.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database, this specific combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 ranks 2206 out of 3716 tested combos for Inside. That places it in the upper portion of the list, roughly in the top 40 percent of all systems tested. Given that the game is not graphically demanding, this ranking makes sense. The RTX 4070 is a high-end GPU, but the Ryzen 5 2600 is an older mid-range CPU. The pairing works well for this title because the game does not require the latest CPU features or extreme multi-threaded performance.

The rank of 2206 reflects the overall capability of the combo across the database's entire test suite, not just Inside. Since Inside is an easy workload, the combo's rank here is higher than it would be in a more demanding game. The CPU sits at the 75th percentile among all CPUs, and the GPU sits at the 81st percentile among all GPUs, so both components are above average individually. Combined, they produce a system that handles Inside with ease.

The practical implication is that this combo is overkill for Inside at any resolution. Even at 4K Ultra, the frame rate is 100 FPS, which is 40 FPS above the playable threshold. If you own this hardware, you can enable every visual option without hesitation. If you are comparing this combo to others in the database, the rank shows that it is a balanced pairing, with neither component dragging the other down in this specific game. The CPU's lower single-thread score compared to newer chips does not matter here, because the game's frame rate is driven almost entirely by the GPU once the resolution increases.