Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER combination delivers overwhelming performance in Inside, a 2016 puzzle platformer that is far more demanding on the GPU than its minimalist art style suggests. Benchmark data shows this pairing is capable of pushing frame rates well beyond the 60 FPS playable threshold at every resolution tested, from 1080p to 4K. The results are so lopsided that the primary question is not whether the game runs, but how much headroom remains for higher refresh rates or future titles.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU and GPU in this combo each sit near specific rivals in their respective benchmark hierarchies, based on average scores. The Ryzen 5 5500, a 6-core/12-thread Zen 3 processor on the AMD Socket AM4 platform, holds an average benchmark score of 19593 and ranks in the 73rd percentile among all CPUs. Its nearest rival is the AMD Ryzen AI 5 430, which scores 19617, a negligible delta of -0.1%. In practical terms, swapping between these two would yield virtually identical results in Inside. The Intel Core i5-12500 is also extremely close, with an average score of 19668, sitting just -0.4% ahead. The Intel Core i7-10700F trails slightly at 19499, a +0.5% delta relative to the Ryzen 5 5500, while the Intel Core i5-11600KF leads the group at 19723, just -0.7% higher. For a game like Inside that is not heavily multi-threaded, the differences among these four processors would be imperceptible in practice; the data indicates they all fall within a 1.2% band of each other.

On the GPU side, the RTX 4070 SUPER, built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with 12 GB of GDDR6X memory, posts an average benchmark score of 43223 and ranks in the 83rd percentile among all GPUs. Its closest competitor is the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB, which scores 43262, a delta of just -0.1%. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile is equally close at 43268, also -0.1%. The Quadro M6000 (non-24 GB variant) scores 43301, a -0.2% difference, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile leads this small group at 43667, sitting -1% higher than the RTX 4070 SUPER. For Inside, any of these GPUs would deliver similar performance levels; the benchmark deltas are all under a single percentage point, meaning users should expect near-identical frame rates from any of these alternatives.

FAQ

*Q: Can this PC run Inside at 4K with maximum settings?*

A: Yes. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the combo achieves an average of 110.8 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS playable threshold. The data confirms that all four tested settings presets—Low, Medium, High, and Ultra—are playable at 4K.

Q: What is the best settings preset for 1440p gaming?

A: At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset delivers an average of 177 FPS, making it the best choice. This is the most demanding preset tested, and it still provides nearly three times the playable threshold of 60 FPS.

Q: How much performance headroom is there at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, even the most demanding Ultra preset produces an average of 212.8 FPS. The Low preset reaches 279.5 FPS, while Medium hits 258 FPS and High sits at 214.4 FPS. This leaves enormous headroom for high-refresh-rate monitors.

Q: Is the Ryzen 5 5500 a bottleneck for the RTX 4070 SUPER in this game?

A: The data does not indicate a bottleneck. The CPU ranks in the 73rd percentile among all processors and has an average benchmark score of 19593, with its nearest rival (the Ryzen AI 5 430) being only -0.1% different. Given that the GPU achieves over 200 FPS at 1080p, the processor is clearly keeping up.

Q: What is the least demanding settings preset at 4K?

A: The Low preset at 3840x2160 yields an average of 214.1 FPS, which is the highest frame rate recorded at that resolution. This is more than 3.5 times the playable threshold.

Q: Does the RTX 4070 SUPER have any close GPU rivals that would perform similarly?

A: Yes. The NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB (avg score 43262, -0.1% delta), the RTX 5050 Mobile (43268, -0.1%), and the Quadro M6000 (43301, -0.2%) are all statistically tied with the RTX 4070 SUPER in average benchmark scores.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data for Inside shows a consistent pattern across all resolutions: the RTX 4070 SUPER paired with the Ryzen 5 5500 delivers frame rates that are dramatically higher than the 60 FPS playable threshold. The dataset provides average FPS values for four settings presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) at three resolutions, with no minimum or maximum frame rate data recorded.

At 3840x2160, the highest resolution tested, the Low preset achieves an average of 214.1 FPS. Moving up to Medium, the average drops to 187.7 FPS, while High yields 114.8 FPS. The Ultra preset, which is the most demanding, still manages an average of 110.8 FPS. Notably, the gap between High and Ultra is small—just 4 FPS—suggesting that the visual upgrade from High to Ultra comes at a modest performance cost relative to the jump from Medium to High, which costs 72.9 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the performance scales upward significantly. The Low preset averages 253.9 FPS, Medium reaches 235 FPS, High hits 181.7 FPS, and Ultra produces 177 FPS. The pattern here is similar: the difference between Low and Medium is 18.9 FPS, while the difference between High and Ultra is just 4.7 FPS. This indicates that the Ultra preset is not disproportionately expensive compared to High at this resolution.

At 1920x1080, the results are even more impressive. The Low preset averages 279.5 FPS, which is the highest recorded frame rate in the entire dataset. Medium follows at 258 FPS, High at 214.4 FPS, and Ultra at 212.8 FPS. The spread between the highest and lowest presets is 66.7 FPS, but even the worst-case Ultra preset remains above 200 FPS. This means that at 1080p, users can enable the most demanding settings without any concern for frame rate drops.

Across all resolutions, the relative ordering of presets is consistent: Low always delivers the highest FPS, followed by Medium, then High, with Ultra being the most demanding. However, the performance deltas between High and Ultra are consistently small (4.0 FPS at 4K, 4.7 FPS at 1440p, and 1.6 FPS at 1080p), which suggests that the Ultra preset is a reasonable choice for users who want maximum visual fidelity without a significant frame rate penalty.

The Verdict

Can this PC run Inside? The answer is an emphatic yes, and the data shows that it does so with extraordinary margin. The verdictByResolution field confirms that all four settings presets—Low, Medium, High, and Ultra—are playable at every resolution tested, from 3840x2160 down to 1920x1080. The playable threshold is defined as 60 FPS, and the lowest recorded average FPS in the entire dataset is 110.8 FPS at 4K Ultra, which is still 84.7% above the threshold.

At 3840x2160, the best settings preset is Ultra, with an average FPS of 110.8. This means that even at the highest resolution with the most demanding visual settings, the combo clears 60 FPS by a wide margin. At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset delivers 177 FPS, which is nearly triple the playable threshold. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset reaches 212.8 FPS, making this combination suitable for high-refresh-rate displays (144Hz or even 240Hz) at 1080p.

The data indicates that there is no scenario in which this PC would fail to run Inside smoothly. The weakest configuration tested—4K Ultra—still produces frame rates that are nearly double the 60 FPS threshold. For users with 4K displays, the game is fully playable at maximum settings; for those with 1440p or 1080p displays, the performance headroom is so large that the game will likely be limited by the display's refresh rate rather than the hardware.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER ranks 1014th out of 3716 tested combinations for Inside. This places the combo in the top 27.3% of all tested systems, which is a strong showing given that the game is not particularly demanding by modern standards. The rank is based on measured performance data, not theoretical calculations, and it reflects the actual FPS results recorded across the settings and resolutions tested.

The percentile ranking of the individual components provides context for this combo rank. The CPU sits in the 73rd percentile among all CPUs, while the GPU sits in the 83rd percentile among all GPUs. The fact that the combo ranks in the top 27.3% of all tested systems suggests that the pairing works well together for this specific game, with neither component dragging down the overall performance. The RTX 4070 SUPER's high percentile ranking is particularly relevant, as Inside appears to be GPU-bound at the tested resolutions, given the large FPS differences between settings presets at the same resolution.

It is worth remembering the combo rank of 1014 out of 3716 means that there are 1013 other tested combinations that perform better in Inside. However, given that this combo already delivers over 200 FPS at 1080p and over 110 FPS at 4K Ultra, the practical difference between this rank and a higher rank is likely negligible for real-world gameplay. The data suggests that any improvement from a higher-ranked combo would be imperceptible, as frame rates are already far beyond what the human eye can distinguish on most displays.

Best Settings per Resolution

For each resolution, the best settings preset is defined as the most demanding preset that maintains an average FPS at or above the 60 FPS playable threshold. Based on the measured data, the Ultra preset is the best choice at all three resolutions, as it delivers the highest visual quality while still exceeding 60 FPS by a substantial margin.

At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset achieves an average of 110.8 FPS. This is the most demanding configuration tested, and it still provides 84.7% more performance than the playable threshold. Users with 4K displays can confidently enable Ultra settings without worrying about frame rate drops.

At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset averages 177 FPS. This is 195% above the playable threshold, meaning that even demanding scenes in Inside will run flawlessly. The performance is sufficient for 144Hz monitors at 1440p, and there is still headroom for other applications running in the background.

At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset delivers 212.8 FPS. This is more than 3.5 times the playable threshold, making it ideal for 240Hz displays or for users who prefer to cap their frame rate for lower power consumption. The difference between High (214.4 FPS) and Ultra (212.8 FPS) is just 1.6 FPS, so there is essentially no reason to choose High over Ultra at this resolution.

In summary, the data shows that this combo can run Inside at maximum settings across all tested resolutions, with frame rates that range from 110.8 FPS at 4K Ultra to 212.8 FPS at 1080p Ultra. The performance headroom is so large that users should enable the most demanding settings without compromise.