Inside

Similar Performance Alternatives

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 sits at the 75th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 21,484. The closest rival in the database is the Intel Core Ultra 5 228V, which scores 21,440, a mere 0.2% lower. That processor would deliver nearly identical CPU-bound performance in Inside. The Intel Core i9-11900H is 0.5% faster at 21,367, while the Intel Xeon D-1746TER is 0.7% slower at 21,635. The AMD EPYC 9454 trails by 1.2% with a score of 21,223. For practical purposes, all four alternatives fall within a 1.5% band, meaning any of them would behave indistinguishably from the Ryzen 5 2600 in this game.

On the GPU side, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 holds an 88th percentile ranking with an average score of 60,347. The Intel Arc Pro A60 matches it almost exactly at 60,326, with a 0% delta. The AMD Radeon Pro Vega 48 is 0.3% faster at 60,140, and the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M is 2.5% ahead at 61,896. The AMD Radeon PRO V710 lags by 2.9% with 58,657. The two closest rivals, the Arc Pro A60 and Pro Vega 48, would produce effectively the same frame rates as the RTX 4090 in Inside. The W6600M would be slightly faster, while the PRO V710 would be marginally slower, but none of these differences would be perceptible in gameplay.

CPU and GPU Roles

Inside is a puzzle platformer, and the recorded data shows that the GPU is the dominant factor at every resolution, though the gap narrows as resolution drops. At 3840x2160, the difference between Low and Ultra settings is 34.5 FPS (156.0 versus 121.5). At 2560x1440, that same spread is 43.0 FPS (183.3 versus 140.3). At 1920x1080, the spread grows to 50.9 FPS (206.5 versus 155.6). This pattern indicates that lower resolutions place relatively more load on the CPU, but even at 1080p, the RTX 4090 remains the primary driver of performance.

Resolution scaling tells a clearer story. Moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 at Ultra settings drops average FPS from 155.6 to 140.3, a 9.8% reduction. Moving from 2560x1440 to 3840x2160 at Ultra drops it further to 121.5, another 13.4% reduction. The CPU, with 6 cores and 12 threads, has enough headroom to feed the GPU at all tested settings. The Ryzen 5 2600's single-thread score of 2,239 in Passmark and multi-thread score of 13,160 are sufficient for this title, as evidenced by the fact that even the most demanding preset at 1080p stays above 155 FPS. The data suggests that at 4K, the GPU's rendering load dominates, while at 1080p, the CPU becomes a more noticeable contributor, but neither component bottlenecks the other to a degree that affects playability.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the lowest preset delivers an average of 206.5 FPS. Medium settings reduce that to 191.2 FPS, a 7.4% drop. High settings produce 159.1 FPS, which is 16.8% lower than Medium. Ultra settings yield 155.6 FPS, only 2.2% below High. The gap between Low and Ultra is 50.9 FPS, showing that the GPU has substantial headroom even at maximum settings. All presets clear the 60 FPS threshold by a wide margin.

At 2560x1440, Low averages 183.3 FPS. Medium comes in at 167.6 FPS, a 8.6% reduction. High delivers 141.4 FPS, which is 15.6% lower than Medium. Ultra produces 140.3 FPS, a negligible 0.8% drop from High. The Low to Ultra spread is 43.0 FPS. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p at Ultra settings is 15.3 FPS (155.6 to 140.3), indicating that the additional pixel count has a modest but measurable impact.

At 3840x2160, Low runs at 156.0 FPS. Medium drops to 147.1 FPS, a 5.7% reduction. High averages 118.7 FPS, a 19.3% decrease from Medium. Ultra is 121.5 FPS, which is actually 2.4% higher than High, a minor anomaly likely due to the specific rendering paths of the presets. The Low to Ultra spread is 34.5 FPS. The jump from 1440p to 4K at Ultra costs 18.8 FPS (140.3 to 121.5). No min or max FPS values were recorded in the database for any resolution or preset, so only average frame rates are available for analysis.

The Verdict

This combination of an AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 can run Inside at every resolution and preset tested. The verdict data lists all four settings (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) as playable at all three resolutions. The playable threshold is 60 FPS, and the lowest recorded average is 118.7 FPS (4K High), which is nearly double that threshold. The highest recorded average is 206.5 FPS (1080p Low), more than three times the threshold.

At 3840x2160, the best settings are Ultra with an average of 121.5 FPS. At 2560x1440, Ultra delivers 140.3 FPS. At 1920x1080, Ultra reaches 155.6 FPS. In every case, the system not only clears 60 FPS but does so with enough margin that even frame time spikes would not likely cause stuttering. The combination ranks 2,057 out of 3,716 tested combinations in this game, placing it in the upper 45% of systems. Given that the RTX 4090 is end-of-life and the Ryzen 5 2600 is from 2018, this pairing represents an older CPU with a top-tier GPU, yet the data shows no playability concerns for this title.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS this system achieves in Inside?

A: The highest recorded average is 206.5 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: Can this PC handle 4K Ultra settings?

A: Yes, at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the system averages 121.5 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: How much performance is lost when going from 1080p to 4K at Ultra settings?

A: At Ultra settings, the average FPS drops from 155.6 at 1920x1080 to 121.5 at 3840x2160, a reduction of 34.1 FPS.

Q: Which setting preset gives the largest FPS jump at 1440p?

A: The largest jump is from High to Medium, where the average rises from 141.4 to 167.6 FPS, a gain of 26.2 FPS. Moving from Medium to Low adds another 15.7 FPS.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more important for this game at 1080p?

A: The data shows the GPU still dominates at 1080p, but the spread between Low and Ultra is widest at this resolution (50.9 FPS), suggesting the CPU has more influence here than at higher resolutions.

Q: Does the RTX 4090 bottleneck the Ryzen 5 2600 in Inside?

A: No, benchmark results show that even the most demanding preset at 1080p stays above 155 FPS, indicating the CPU provides sufficient throughput for the GPU to perform at expected levels.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, with an average of 155.6 FPS. This is the highest quality setting available, so there is no reason to reduce quality at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, Ultra is also the best choice, averaging 140.3 FPS. The gap between High (141.4 FPS) and Ultra (140.3 FPS) is only 1.1 FPS, so selecting Ultra costs almost nothing in performance while providing maximum visual fidelity.

At 3840x2160, Ultra remains the optimal preset, delivering 121.5 FPS. Notably, High settings at 4K produce 118.7 FPS, which is slightly lower than Ultra, so there is no benefit to dropping from Ultra to High. Medium runs at 147.1 FPS and Low at 156.0 FPS, but both are unnecessary given that Ultra already clears the 60 FPS threshold with a comfortable margin.

In all cases, the system has enough performance headroom to run Inside at maximum quality. The only scenario where a lower preset might be considered is if the user prioritizes extremely high refresh rates, since 1080p Low reaches 206.5 FPS. However, for standard 60 Hz or even 120 Hz displays, Ultra at any resolution is the recommended setting.