Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D delivers extraordinarily high frame rates in Inside, a 2016 puzzle platformer that is far more dependent on GPU throughput than on CPU multi-threading. The benchmark data shows this combination exceeding 150 FPS at every tested resolution and preset, with the lowest recorded average being 153 FPS at 4K Ultra settings.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU and GPU in this configuration occupy very different positions in the benchmark hierarchy. The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 scores an average of 20,468 across all benchmark tests, placing it in the 74th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals, based on aggregate score, are separated by fractions of a percent: the Intel Core Ultra 7 258V scores 20,454 (0.1% lower), the AMD Ryzen 5 8500G scores 20,425 (0.2% lower), and the AMD EPYC 9454P scores 20,422 (0.2% lower). The AMD EPYC 7713 trails by 0.5% with a score of 20,363. These four alternatives would behave nearly identically to the Ryzen 5 5600 in Inside, meaning any of them paired with the RTX 5090 D would produce essentially the same frame rates.

The GPU side presents a more striking contrast. The RTX 5090 D holds an average benchmark score of 77,712, placing it in the 92nd percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals, however, are dramatically different hardware: the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT scores 76,904 (1.1% lower), the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT scores 78,940 (1.6% higher), the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB scores 79,396 (2.1% higher), and the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB scores 79,605 (2.4% higher). These mobile and datacenter GPUs would deliver comparable aggregate performance, but their real-world behavior in a game like Inside could differ due to driver optimizations and power characteristics. The data indicates that if a user were to substitute any of these GPU alternatives, the frame rates would likely remain well above the 60 FPS threshold, though the exact margins would vary.

CPU and GPU Roles

For Inside, the GPU is the dominant component at all three tested resolutions, but the degree of dominance shifts with resolution scaling. At 1920x1080, the game is heavily GPU-bound: the RTX 5090 D produces 298 FPS at Low settings, and the CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads are more than sufficient to feed the graphics pipeline. The CPU's single-thread performance, measured at 882 in the 3dmark single-thread test and 2,584 in Cinebench R23 single-core, is adequate for this game's physics and logic demands.

Scaling from 1080p to 1440p shows a consistent GPU-driven drop. At Medium settings, the average frame rate falls from 275 FPS at 1920x1080 to 247 FPS at 2560x1440, a reduction of roughly 10%. The minimum frame rate at Medium drops from 234 FPS to 210 FPS over the same resolution change. At 4K, the Medium preset delivers 211 FPS average, down from 247 FPS at 1440p, indicating that the GPU's rendering load is increasing proportionally with pixel count. The CPU's role remains constant across resolutions because the game's logic complexity does not change with resolution; only the GPU's pixel-processing workload scales.

The preset scaling within each resolution further confirms the GPU's primacy. At 1920x1080, moving from Low to Ultra reduces the average FPS from 298 to 226, a 24% drop. At 2560x1440, the same preset change drops the average from 267 to 202, a 24% reduction. At 3840x2160, Low yields 229 FPS while Ultra yields 153 FPS, a 33% decrease. The larger percentage drop at 4K suggests that the GPU's memory bandwidth and shading units are the limiting factors at higher resolutions. The RTX 5090 D's 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus with 1.79 TB/s bandwidth provides ample headroom, but the shading workload at 4K Ultra still exacts a measurable toll.

FAQ

*Q: Can this PC maintain 60 FPS at 4K Ultra settings in Inside?*

A: Yes. The measured average frame rate at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings is 153 FPS, which is 255% above the 60 FPS playable threshold. The data confirms all four tested presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) clear 60 FPS at this resolution.

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

A: At Ultra settings, the average frame rate drops from 226 FPS at 1920x1080 to 202 FPS at 2560x1440 to 153 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a 32% reduction from 1080p to 4K. At Medium settings, the drop is from 275 FPS to 211 FPS, a 23% reduction.

Q: Is the Ryzen 5 5600 a bottleneck for the RTX 5090 D in this game?

A: The benchmark data suggests no CPU bottleneck. The combination achieves 298 FPS at 1080p Low settings, which is the highest measured frame rate across all tests. If the CPU were limiting, the frame rates would plateau regardless of GPU load, but the scaling between resolutions and presets follows a GPU-bound pattern.

Q: What is the lowest measured frame rate for this combination?

A: The only preset with a recorded minimum FPS is Medium. At 1920x1080, the minimum is 234 FPS; at 2560x1440, it is 210 FPS; and at 3840x2160, it is 180 FPS. All other presets did not report minimum values in the data, but the averages suggest no preset approaches the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested configurations?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 + RTX 5090 D ranks 613th out of 3,716 tested combos in Inside. This places it in the top 16.5% of all configurations, which is a strong result given that the game is not particularly demanding by modern standards.

The Verdict

This PC runs Inside with exceptional margins at every resolution and preset. The verdict data lists all four settings — Low, Medium, High, and Ultra — as playable at each of the three tested resolutions. At 3840x2160, the best achievable settings are Ultra with an average of 153 FPS. At 2560x1440, Ultra delivers 202 FPS. At 1920x1080, Ultra delivers 226 FPS. The 60 FPS threshold is cleared by at least 93 FPS in the worst case (4K Ultra) and by 238 FPS in the best case (1080p Low). There is no scenario in the measured data where this combination fails to maintain a playable frame rate.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, achieving an average of 226 FPS. The minimum recorded frame rate at Medium is 234 FPS, which is already far above the threshold, and Ultra's average of 226 FPS indicates all presets are viable. At 2560x1440, Ultra is again the best choice, with an average of 202 FPS. At 3840x2160, Ultra remains playable at 153 FPS average. The recommendation across all resolutions is simply to enable Ultra settings, as the data shows no preset at any resolution drops below 153 FPS average. The minimum frame rate data available (180 FPS at 4K Medium) suggests that even the most demanding moments stay well clear of the 60 FPS threshold.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D combination holds rank 613 out of 3,716 tested combos in Inside. This ranking places it in the 83.5th percentile of all configurations, meaning it outperforms roughly 3,100 other tested combos. The rank reflects the GPU's dominance in this title; the RTX 5090 D's 92nd percentile GPU score (77,712 average) carries more weight than the CPU's 74th percentile score (20,468 average). The gap between this combo and the top-ranked configurations is likely due to faster CPUs or GPUs, but the measured frame rates show that this rank does not translate into any practical limitation in Inside — the game is so lightweight that even the 613th-ranked combo produces triple-digit frame rates at maximum settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete measured FPS data for the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D is as follows:

1920x1080:

• Low: 298 FPS average
• Medium: 275 FPS average, 234 FPS minimum, 317 FPS maximum
• High: 229 FPS average
• Ultra: 226 FPS average

2560x1440:

• Low: 267 FPS average
• Medium: 247 FPS average, 210 FPS minimum, 284 FPS maximum
• High: 205 FPS average
• Ultra: 202 FPS average

3840x2160:

• Low: 229 FPS average
• Medium: 211 FPS average, 180 FPS minimum, 243 FPS maximum
• High: 160 FPS average
• Ultra: 153 FPS average

The data shows a consistent pattern: Low is the fastest preset, Medium introduces a modest reduction, High and Ultra are nearly identical across resolutions. The difference between High and Ultra at 1080p is only 3 FPS (229 vs. 226), at 1440p it is 3 FPS (205 vs. 202), and at 4K it is 7 FPS (160 vs. 153). The Medium preset's minimum FPS values (234, 210, and 180) provide the only available data on frame time consistency, and all three are far above the playable threshold. The 4K High preset at 160 FPS average represents a 74% drop from the 1080p Low result of 298 FPS, illustrating the GPU's scaling behavior across the resolution spectrum.