Inside

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data for Inside with the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and Intel Arc B390 shows a wide spread of frame rates depending on resolution and preset. The game is a side-scrolling puzzle platformer, but the GPU still carries the load at higher resolutions, and the numbers reflect that clearly.

At 3840x2160, the combo struggles to maintain a smooth experience on demanding presets. High settings deliver an average of 35 FPS, which falls well below the 60 FPS playability threshold. Ultra is essentially identical in performance, with an average of 34 FPS. Medium improves the situation to 56 FPS on average, though the recorded minimum of 48 FPS and maximum of 65 FPS show noticeable fluctuation. Low settings are the only option that comfortably clears the threshold at this resolution, producing an average of 70 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 14 FPS, while the jump from High to Ultra is only 1 FPS, indicating that the Ultra preset adds little visual cost on this hardware at 4K.

Moving to 2560x1440, the picture improves substantially. Low settings produce an average of 112 FPS, a strong result for this resolution. Medium follows at 90 FPS, with a minimum of 76 FPS and maximum of 103 FPS, so even the dips stay above the 60 FPS target. High settings drop to 56 FPS on average, just under the playable threshold, while Ultra sits at 53 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra is only 3 FPS, meaning neither preset is viable at 1440p if the goal is a locked 60 FPS experience. The step from Medium to High is the largest single drop, 34 FPS, which suggests a significant increase in rendering load.

At 1920x1080, the combo performs strongly across all presets. Low settings reach an average of 156 FPS. Medium delivers 125 FPS on average, with a minimum of 106 FPS and maximum of 144 FPS. High settings produce 78 FPS on average, and Ultra is close behind at 74 FPS. Even the most demanding preset at 1080p stays comfortably above 60 FPS, and the 4 FPS gap between High and Ultra means there is little reason to choose High over Ultra at this resolution. The data shows that 1080p is the target resolution for this pairing if the user wants maximum visual quality without compromise.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Inside at 60 FPS on a 4K display?

A: Only with Low settings. The measured average at 3840x2160 with Low is 70 FPS. Medium averages 56 FPS, High averages 35 FPS, and Ultra averages 34 FPS, all below the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: What is the best preset at 2560x1440?

A: Medium is the best playable option at 1440p, producing an average of 90 FPS, with a minimum of 76 FPS and maximum of 103 FPS. High averages 56 FPS and Ultra averages 53 FPS, so both are below the playable threshold.

Q: Is Ultra settings playable at 1920x98?

A: Yes. The measured average at 1080p Ultra is 74 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS threshold. High averages 78 FPS, Medium averages 125 FPS, and Low averages 156 FPS.

Q: How large is the performance difference between High and Ultra at 4K?

A: The difference is minimal. High averages 35 FPS, while Ultra averages 34 FPS, a difference of only 1 FPS, so neither preset is playable at 4K.

Q: Does the combo ever drop below 60 FPS at 1080p?

A: Medium has a recorded minimum of 106 FPS, so even the lowest measured frame rate at Medium stays well above 60 FPS. At High and Ultra, the average remains above 74 FPS, and no minimums were recorded for those presets.

Q: What is the lowest measured average FPS across all tested configurations?

A: The lowest average is 34 FPS, recorded at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings. High at 4K is nearly identical at 35 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

The database ranks this CPU and GPU combination at position 3296 out of 3716 tested combos for Inside. That places it in the lower portion of the ranking, though the game itself is not particularly demanding by modern standards. The percentile data for the individual components helps explain this. The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 sits at the 73rd percentile among all CPUs in the database, indicating solid mid-range processing power. The Intel Arc B390, however, sits at the 9th percentile among all GPUs, which drags the overall combo ranking down significantly.

The recorded data shows that the CPU is not the limiting factor for this title. The Ryzen 5 5500 has 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and boost clock of 4.20 GHz, and it delivers strong benchmark scores across multi-threaded and single-threaded workloads. Its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 16429 and single-core score of 2319 are respectable for a desktop processor. The GPU, on the other hand, is an integrated part of the Panther Lake platform, with 1536 shading units, 48 TMUs, and 24 ROPs. Its only recorded benchmark, 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, returns a score of 1482, which places it near entry-level discrete graphics from over a decade ago.

The combination ranking of 3296 out of 3716 reflects this imbalance. The CPU can easily feed the GPU for a game like Inside, but the GPU's raw throughput ceiling at higher resolutions and presets limits the final frame rate. At 1080p, the pairing manages to clear 60 FPS on all presets, but at 1440p and 4K, only lower presets remain viable. This pattern is consistent with a system where the GPU is the bottleneck in more demanding scenarios.

The Verdict

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 plus Intel Arc B390 can run Inside, but the experience depends heavily on the chosen resolution. At 1920x1080, the verdict is unambiguous: all four presets, Low, Medium, High, and Ultra, clear the 60 FPS threshold. Ultra averages 74 FPS, High averages 78 FPS, Medium averages 125 FPS, and Low averages 156 FPS. This is the resolution where the combo delivers its best experience, and users can enable the highest preset without worrying about frame rate.

At 2560x1440, the system remains playable but requires a lower preset. Low and Medium both clear 60 FPS, with averages of 112 FPS and 90 FPS respectively. Medium is the best playable setting, as High averages 56 FPS and Ultra averages 53 FPS, both under the threshold. Users with a 1440p monitor should select Medium for a smooth experience.

At 3840x2160, only Low settings are playable, with an average of 70 FPS. Medium averages 56 FPS, High averages 35 FPS, and Ultra averages 34 FPS. The data indicates that 4K gaming is possible with this combo only when visual quality is reduced to the minimum. The playable threshold of 60 FPS is met only by Low at this resolution.

In short, this is a 1080p-oriented pairing for Inside. It can handle 1440p at medium quality, and it can manage 4K only at low quality. For users targeting high or ultra settings, 1080p is the only viable resolution.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals for the CPU provide a useful reference for how other processors would behave in this system. The AMD Ryzen AI 5 430 has an average benchmark score of 19617, which is 0.1% lower than the Ryzen 5 5500's 19593. The Intel Core i5-12500 scores 19668, 0.4% higher, while the Intel Core i7-10700F scores 19499, 0.5% lower. The Intel Core i5-11600KF scores 19723, 0.7% higher. These deltas are all within a single percentage point, meaning any of these CPUs would produce nearly identical frame rates in Inside when paired with the same GPU. The CPU is not the bottleneck in this configuration, so swapping between these processors would not meaningfully change the measured FPS.

The GPU's nearest rivals paint a different picture. The NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX has an average score of 1463, which is 1.3% lower than the Arc B390's 1482. The NVIDIA GeForce 800M scores 1460, 1.5% lower. The NVIDIA GeForce GT 625 OEM scores 1446, 2.5% lower, and the NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 scores 1443, 2.7% lower. These GPUs are all very close in raw score, so the Arc B390 would perform similarly to them in Inside. However, all of these GPUs are in the bottom percentile of the database, and the measured FPS data for Inside shows that this level of GPU performance is only sufficient for 1080p at high presets or 1440p at medium presets.

For users considering nearby hardware, the takeaway is that the CPU has multiple equivalents within a 1% performance band, but the GPU's closest competitors are all similarly low-end. Upgrading the GPU would be the most effective way to improve Inside performance, while a CPU swap would yield no visible difference.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Low, with an average of 70 FPS. Medium averages 56 FPS and is below the threshold, so Low is the only viable option.

At 2560x1440, the best playable preset is Medium, averaging 90 FPS. The recorded minimum of 76 FPS and maximum of 103 FPS confirms that this preset provides a stable experience. High averages 56 FPS and Ultra averages 53 FPS, so Medium represents the ceiling for playable quality.

At 1920x1080, the best playable preset is Ultra, averaging 74 FPS. High averages 78 FPS, Medium averages 125 FPS, and Low averages 156 FPS. Ultra delivers the highest visual quality while still clearing the 60 FPS threshold, making it the recommended choice for users at the 1080p resolution.