Inside

FAQ

Q: What is the AMD Ryzen 5 2600's percentile ranking among all CPUs?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 sits at the 75th percentile among all CPUs tested in the database, with an average benchmark score of 21,484.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 2600 compare to its closest rival, the Intel Core Ultra 5 228V?

A: The Ryzen 5 2600 scores 0.2% higher than the Intel Core Ultra 5 228V, which has an average score of 21,440. This is a negligible difference, placing them within statistical noise of each other.

Q: What is the RTX 4080 SUPER's percentile ranking among all GPUs?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER ranks at the 86th percentile among all GPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 54,209.

Q: How does the RTX 4080 SUPER compare to the standard RTX 4080?

A: The RTX 4080 SUPER scores 0.1% lower than the RTX 4080, which has an average score of 54,247. The two cards are effectively identical in average benchmark performance.

Q: What is the best settings preset at 3840x2160 that stays above 60 FPS?

A: At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset runs at an average of 116.3 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS threshold. In fact, all four presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) at 4K run above 60 FPS for this game.

Q: How many total combos does the database rank, and where does this combo place?

A: The database includes 3,716 tested combos, and this particular CPU/GPU pairing ranks 2,074th overall for Inside, putting it in the middle of the pack for this specific title.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER ranks 2,074th out of 3,716 tested combos in the database for Inside. This places the pairing in the 56th percentile of all tested systems for this game, which is a moderate ranking. The rank reflects the overall performance of the combo, but the context matters: Inside is a puzzle platformer, not a demanding AAA title, so even mid-ranking hardware can achieve high frame rates.

The CPU holds a 75th percentile position among all CPUs, while the GPU sits at an 86th percentile among all GPUs. This creates an interesting dynamic: the GPU is notably stronger relative to its peers than the CPU is relative to its own peers. Yet for Inside, the frame rates are high across every resolution and preset, so the combo's rank in this game is more a function of the game's modest requirements than of any hardware bottleneck.

The recorded data shows that at 1080p, the combo produces an average of 207.6 FPS on Low settings, and even the most demanding Ultra preset at 1080p yields 152.3 FPS. At 1440p, the spread is similar: 182.9 FPS on Low and 141.1 FPS on Ultra. At 4K, the Low preset delivers 154.3 FPS and Ultra drops to 116.3 FPS. These numbers place the combo comfortably in playable territory for all tested configurations.

The rank of 2,074 out of 3,716 might seem modest, but the frame rates tell a different story. Many combos above this rank likely feature CPUs with much higher single-thread performance, which matters in games like Inside that rely heavily on draw calls and game logic. However, the absolute performance here is more than sufficient for smooth gameplay.

CPU and GPU Roles

For Inside, the data reveals that the GPU is the dominant factor at higher resolutions, while the CPU becomes more relevant at lower resolutions. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p shows frame rate drops of 12.0% on Low (from 207.6 to 182.9), 10.8% on Medium (from 188.4 to 168.1), 11.0% on High (from 156.3 to 139.2), and 7.4% on Ultra (from 152.3 to 141.1). These are relatively small drops, indicating that the GPU has ample headroom even at 1440p.

Moving from 1440p to 4K produces larger drops: 15.7% on Low (from 182.9 to 154.3), 12.9% on Medium (from 168.1 to 146.5), 13.5% on High (from 139.2 to 120.4), and 17.6% on Ultra (from 141.1 to 116.3). The Ultra preset shows the largest percentage drop between 1440p and 4K, which suggests that the GPU is being pushed harder at the highest settings and resolution combination.

The CPU's role is visible in the Low preset scaling. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 207.6 FPS, but at 1440p Low it falls to 182.9 FPS, and at 4K Low it drops to 154.3 FPS. If the GPU were the only constraint, these drops would be more uniform across presets. Instead, the Low preset shows the highest absolute frame rates, indicating that the CPU can feed the GPU enough data to reach these high numbers, but the GPU still limits at higher resolutions.

The Ryzen 5 2600 has 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 3.90 GHz. Its single-thread performance, as measured by Cinebench R15, is 157.3, and its multicore score is 1,248. For a game like Inside, which is not heavily multithreaded, single-thread performance matters more. The CPU's PassMark single-thread score of 2,239 places it in a range where it can keep up with the RTX 4080 SUPER in this title, but the GPU is clearly the stronger component.

At 4K, the GPU's role becomes even more pronounced. The RTX 4080 SUPER has 10,240 shading units, 320 texture mapping units, and 112 raster output units. Its 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus provides 736.3 GB/s of bandwidth. These specifications allow the GPU to handle 4K rendering efficiently, but the frame rates at 4K Ultra (116.3 FPS) show that even this powerful GPU is being taxed by the combination of high resolution and high settings.

The Verdict

Can this PC run Inside? The answer is unequivocally yes, at every tested resolution and preset. The verdict data shows that all four settings presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) are playable at all three resolutions (1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160), with the playable threshold set at 60 FPS.

At 1920x1080, the best settings preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, which runs at an average of 152.3 FPS. At 2560x1440, the best settings preset is also Ultra, delivering 141.1 FPS. At 3840x2160, Ultra again is the best settings preset, with an average of 116.3 FPS. In all cases, the frame rates are more than double the 60 FPS threshold.

The lowest average FPS recorded across all 12 test configurations is 116.3 FPS at 4K Ultra. The highest is 207.6 FPS at 1080p Low. This means the combo never drops below 60 FPS in any tested scenario, and the margin is substantial. Even if the game had sudden frame time spikes, the average frame rates are high enough that dips below 60 FPS are unlikely to be perceptible.

The Ryzen 5 2600, despite being a 2018 processor, is sufficient for this game. The RTX 4080 SUPER, an end-of-life product from the GeForce 40-series, provides more than enough graphics horsepower. Together, they form a combination that runs Inside flawlessly at maximum settings and high resolutions.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals for the AMD Ryzen 5 2600, based on average benchmark scores, are the Intel Core Ultra 5 228V, the Intel Core i9-11900H, the Intel Xeon D-1746TER, and the AMD EPYC 9454. These CPUs have average scores within 1.2% of the Ryzen 5 2600's 21,484.

The Intel Core Ultra 5 228V is 0.2% faster, the Intel Core i9-11900H is 0.5% faster, the Intel Xeon D-1746TER is 0.7% slower, and the AMD EPYC 9454 is 1.2% faster. For Inside, any of these CPUs would produce very similar frame rates when paired with the RTX 4080 SUPER, since the game is not heavily CPU-bound at the tested settings.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X, the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB, and the AMD Radeon 8060S. The RTX 4080 is 0.1% faster, the Radeon Pro W5700X is 1.1% faster, the Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB is 2.7% faster, and the Radeon 8060S is 2.8% faster. These small deltas mean that swapping the RTX 4080 SUPER for any of these GPUs would result in nearly identical performance in Inside, with differences of only a few frames per second at most.

The practical implication is that if a user has any of these alternative CPUs or GPUs, the performance in Inside would be indistinguishable from the tested combo. The game is not demanding enough to expose the small benchmark differences between these components.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, with an average of 152.3 FPS. This is the highest quality setting available, and it runs at more than twice the 60 FPS threshold. The Low preset at this resolution delivers 207.6 FPS, Medium delivers 188.4 FPS, and High delivers 156.3 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the best settings preset is also Ultra, running at 141.1 FPS. The Low preset produces 182.9 FPS, Medium produces 168.1 FPS, and High produces 139.2 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1440p is 11.1 FPS slower than the High preset at 1080p, which is a small price to pay for the resolution increase.

At 3840x2160, Ultra remains the best settings preset, with an average of 116.3 FPS. The Low preset at 4K delivers 154.3 FPS, Medium delivers 146.5 FPS, and High delivers 120.4 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K is 24.9 FPS slower than the Ultra preset at 1440p, but it still clears the 60 FPS threshold by a wide margin.

For all resolutions, the recommendation is to use the Ultra preset. The RTX 4080 SUPER has enough performance headroom to run Inside at maximum settings at any resolution up to 4K, and the frame rates remain well above the playable threshold.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the recorded average frame rates are as follows: Low settings produce 207.6 FPS, Medium settings produce 188.4 FPS, High settings produce 156.3 FPS, and Ultra settings produce 152.3 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 55.3 FPS, or a 26.6% reduction in frame rate when moving to the highest settings. The difference between High and Ultra is only 4.0 FPS, indicating that the Ultra preset does not add a significant load over High at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the recorded average frame rates are: Low at 182.9 FPS, Medium at 168.1 FPS, High at 139.2 FPS, and Ultra at 141.1 FPS. Notably, the Ultra preset at 1440p yields 1.9 FPS more than the High preset. This is a small anomaly that could be due to measurement variance, but the difference is negligible. The drop from Low to Ultra at 1440p is 41.8 FPS, or 22.9%.

At 3840x2160, the recorded average frame rates are: Low at 154.3 FPS, Medium at 146.5 FPS, High at 120.4 FPS, and Ultra at 116.3 FPS. The drop from Low to Ultra at 4K is 38.0 FPS, or 24.6%. The High to Ultra drop at 4K is 4.1 FPS, similar to the 1080p pattern.

Across all resolutions, the scaling from Low to Medium is relatively small, ranging from 8.0 to 8.5 FPS drops. The scaling from Medium to High is larger, ranging from 20.7 to 26.1 FPS drops. The scaling from High to Ultra is minimal, ranging from 1.9 to 4.1 FPS drops. This pattern suggests that the High to Ultra transition is the most efficient in terms of visual quality per frame rate cost, while the Medium to High transition is the most demanding.

The data shows no minimum or maximum frame rate values recorded, only averages. This means the assessment of playability relies on average FPS, which is a standard metric for this type of analysis. Given that the lowest average across all configurations is 116.3 FPS, the combo has a comfortable margin above the 60 FPS threshold in every scenario.