Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER delivers frame rates far beyond what a puzzle platformer requires. Inside, released in 2016, is not a demanding title by modern standards, and this combination produces exceptionally high average FPS across all tested resolutions and settings. The database shows measured average frame rates at 1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160, with four quality presets each: Low, Medium, High, and Ultra. Every single configuration clears the 60 FPS playability threshold, and in most cases, the margin is substantial. This analysis breaks down the recorded data, compares nearby hardware, examines the CPU and GPU roles, and provides clear guidance on settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the lowest resolution tested, frame rates are exceptionally high. With Low settings, the average FPS reaches 235.6. Moving to Medium, the average drops to 217.8, still a massive margin above 60 FPS. High settings produce an average of 177.3 FPS, while Ultra settings deliver 179.6 FPS. Interestingly, the High preset is slightly slower than Ultra in this case, a 2.3 FPS difference that falls within measurement variance. The data shows that even at Ultra settings, the system is running at roughly three times the playability threshold.

At 2560x1440, performance remains very strong. Low settings average 213 FPS, which is only 22.6 FPS lower than at 1080p. Medium settings average 191.6 FPS, High settings average 160.4 FPS, and Ultra settings average 161.6 FPS. Again, High and Ultra are nearly identical, with Ultra being 1.2 FPS faster. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p costs between 8% and 10% of the average FPS depending on the preset, but the absolute numbers remain far above any playability concern.

At 3840x2160, 4K resolution, the system still performs admirably. Low settings average 182.2 FPS, Medium settings average 169.2 FPS, High settings average 114 FPS, and Ultra settings average 111.6 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 70.6 FPS, which shows that the higher quality presets do impose a measurable cost. Still, even the most demanding preset at 4K, Ultra at 111.6 FPS, is nearly double the 60 FPS threshold. The recorded minimum and maximum FPS values are null in the database, so only average FPS is available for analysis. Based on the averages, there is no scenario in the recorded data where this system drops below 60 FPS.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The database places the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 in the 71st percentile among all CPUs, based on its average benchmark score of 17035. Its nearest rivals show how close the performance landscape is. The Intel Core i7-1260P scores 17007, which is 0.2% lower than the Ryzen 5 3600. The AMD EPYC 7742 scores 16998, also 0.2% lower. On the other side, the Intel Core i5-11400 scores 17067, which is 0.2% higher, and the AMD EPYC 7573X scores 17070, also 0.2% higher. These deltas are negligible, meaning any of these CPUs would produce nearly identical frame rates in Inside. The game is not heavily threaded, so single-thread performance matters more, and the Ryzen 5 3600's single-thread score of 696 in 3DMark sits in a comparable range to these rivals.

For the GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER sits in the 83rd percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 43223. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB, which scores 43262, a 0.1% difference, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile at 43268, also 0.1% higher. The NVIDIA Quadro M6000 scores 43301, 0.2% higher, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile scores 43667, 1.0% higher. These differences are so small that swapping the RTX 4070 SUPER for any of these would result in virtually identical performance in Inside. The game's visual complexity is low enough that even GPUs far below this tier would likely clear 60 FPS, but the data specifically shows that these four alternatives would behave nearly the same.

CPU and GPU Roles

Inside is a side-scrolling puzzle platformer with simple geometry and limited draw distance requirements, so the GPU typically dominates the rendering workload. However, the recorded FPS data shows how the scaling between resolutions and presets reveals the balance.

At 1920x1080, the difference between Low and Ultra is 56 FPS (235.6 down to 179.6). At 2560x1440, the difference is 51.4 FPS (213 down to 161.6). At 3840x2160, the difference is 70.6 FPS (182.2 down to 111.6). The larger gap at 4K suggests that the GPU is doing more work as pixel count increases, while the CPU is less stressed. The Ryzen 5 3600 has 6 cores and 12 threads, and its multi-threaded benchmarks, such as the Cinebench R23 score of 15045, indicate ample capacity for a game like Inside.

The resolution scaling tells a clearer story. Moving from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings costs 22.6 FPS, from 235.6 to 213.0. Moving from 1440p to 4K at Low costs 30.8 FPS, from 213.0 to 182.2. At Ultra settings, the 1080p to 1440p drop is 18 FPS (179.6 to 161.6), and the 1440p to 4K drop is 50 FPS (161.6 to 111.6). The larger absolute drop at higher resolutions and higher presets indicates that the GPU is the limiting factor at 4K Ultra, while at 1080p, the CPU has enough headroom that the GPU is not fully taxed. The RTX 4070 SUPER has 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and a memory bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s, which is more than sufficient for this game's textures even at 4K.

The data does not include separate CPU-only or GPU-only benchmarks, but the pattern of frame rate drops across resolutions points to a system where the GPU becomes more important as resolution rises. At 1080p, the CPU can feed frames quickly enough that the GPU is not the bottleneck, resulting in very high FPS. At 4K, the GPU's rendering load increases, and the frame rates drop more sharply, especially between Medium and High presets. For example, at 4K, the jump from Medium (169.2 FPS) to High (114 FPS) is a 55.2 FPS loss, while the same jump at 1080p is only 40.5 FPS (217.8 to 177.3). This suggests that the High preset introduces effects that are more GPU-intensive, and this cost is amplified at higher resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

The database ranks this specific CPU and GPU combination as 1623 out of 3716 tested combos for Inside. This places it in the 43rd percentile of all tested systems, meaning roughly 57% of tested combos are faster. However, that ranking is skewed by the fact that Inside is an older game, and many high-end modern systems can also run it at very high frame rates. The absolute performance, as shown by the measured FPS, is far above the playability threshold.

The rank of 1623 out of 3716 does not reflect any weakness in this system; it simply shows that many other combinations in the database also achieve high FPS. The combo's percentile among CPUs alone is 71, and among GPUs alone it is 83, but the combined rank is lower because the game is so easy to run that even mid-range systems hit the ceiling. What matters is that the recorded data shows no configuration below 111.6 FPS, which is the lowest average across all resolutions and presets. The RTX 4070 SUPER, with its 7168 shading units and 35.48 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, is overkill for this game, and the Ryzen 5 3600, with its 3.60 GHz base and 4.20 GHz boost clock, provides more than enough CPU throughput.

The Verdict

Can this PC run Inside? The answer is unequivocally yes, at every resolution and preset tested. The verdict data confirms that all four settings at each of the three resolutions are playable, defined as averaging at or above 60 FPS. At 3840x2160, the best settings are Ultra, with an average FPS of 111.6. At 2560x1440, the best settings are also Ultra, with an average FPS of 161.6. At 1920x1080, Ultra again is the best choice, averaging 179.6 FPS. There is no scenario in the recorded data where this system fails to clear 60 FPS. The lowest average FPS across the entire table is 111.6 FPS at 4K Ultra, which is still 86% faster than the playability threshold.

The GPU is rated for a 220 W TDP and a suggested 550 W PSU, but those are hardware specifications, not performance limits. The game's release date of 2016 means it was designed for hardware from that era, and this 2024 GPU with Ada Lovelace architecture has no trouble with it. The RTX 4070 SUPER also supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, which the game may not even use, but backward compatibility ensures smooth operation. In short, the verdict is that this system runs Inside flawlessly at maximum settings at all tested resolutions.

FAQ

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

A: The highest average FPS is 235.6, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

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

A: Yes, the recorded average FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings is 111.6, which is well above the 60 FPS playability threshold.

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

A: At Ultra settings, the average FPS drops from 179.6 at 1920x1080 to 111.6 at 3840x2160, a loss of 68 FPS.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more of a bottleneck at 4K?

A: The data shows a larger frame rate drop from 1440p to 4K compared to 1080p to 1440p, especially at Ultra settings, which indicates the GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions.

Q: What is the lowest average FPS recorded across all tests?

A: The lowest average FPS is 111.6, recorded at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings. No test falls below this value.

Q: How does the RTX 4070 SUPER compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The RTX 4070 SUPER's average benchmark score is 43223. The closest rival, the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB, scores 43262, a 0.1% difference, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile scores 43667, 1.0% higher. These differences would not noticeably affect Inside.

Best Settings per Resolution

For each resolution, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is the best choice, and in this case, that preset is Ultra for every resolution.

At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset delivers an average FPS of 179.6. This is the highest quality setting, and it remains far above the 60 FPS threshold. The High preset is slightly slower at 177.3 FPS, but Ultra is the better choice because it offers the same or better visual quality with no performance penalty.

At 2560x1440, Ultra settings average 161.6 FPS. The High preset averages 160.4 FPS, which is nearly identical, but Ultra provides the maximum visual fidelity. The 1.2 FPS difference between High and Ultra is negligible, so there is no reason to drop below Ultra.

At 3840x2160, Ultra settings average 111.6 FPS. This is the most demanding configuration in the entire test suite, yet it still runs at almost double the playability threshold. The High preset averages 114 FPS, which is 2.4 FPS higher, but the difference is within measurement error, and Ultra offers better visual quality. The database lists Ultra as the best settings at 4K, with an average FPS of 111.6.

In summary, the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER combination can run Inside at maximum settings across all tested resolutions, with no need to compromise on quality. The recorded data shows that even the most taxing scenario, 4K Ultra, produces an average of 111.6 FPS, making this system far more capable than the game requires.