Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is an overwhelmingly capable combination for Inside, a 2016 puzzle platformer that places minimal stress on modern hardware. Across every tested resolution, from 1080p to 4K, this pairing delivers frame rates far beyond the 60 FPS playability threshold, with the data indicating that even the most demanding preset leaves substantial headroom. The benchmark results show a system that is effectively GPU-bound at higher resolutions but still so powerful that the game's engine becomes the limiting factor rather than any component.

Best Settings per Resolution

The measured FPS data for this combination shows that Inside can be maxed out at every resolution tested while maintaining triple-digit average frame rates. The verdict data confirms that all four settings presets—Low, Medium, High, and Ultra—are playable at 3840x2160, 2560x1440, and 1920x1080, with the best settings designation going to Ultra in each case.

At 3840x2160 (4K), the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, which delivers an average of 126 FPS. This is particularly notable because even at 4K, the system has enough performance headroom to run the absolute maximum settings without dipping below the playability threshold. The gap between Ultra's 126 FPS and the 60 FPS threshold is substantial, meaning there is considerable buffer for any potential scene complexity spikes.

At 2560x1440 (1440p), the best settings are again Ultra, with an average of 174 FPS. The jump from 4K Ultra to 1440p Ultra represents a 38% increase in frame rate, demonstrating how resolution scaling affects this particular workload. The 1440p result sits comfortably above the 60 FPS target, with the average nearly tripling the minimum requirement.

At 1920x1080 (1080p), the best settings remain Ultra, achieving an average of 194 FPS. This is the highest frame rate among the three resolutions at Ultra settings, as expected given the reduced pixel count. The 1080p result shows that the system is capable of running this game at near-200 FPS speeds even at maximum quality, which would be ideal for high-refresh-rate displays.

Interestingly, the data shows that at every resolution, even the Low preset exceeds 197 FPS at 4K, 230 FPS at 1440p, and 257 FPS at 1080p. This means that no matter what settings a user chooses, the frame rate will always be dramatically above the playable threshold.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark results indicate a clear shift in component roles depending on the resolution. At lower resolutions, the CPU becomes more relevant, while at higher resolutions, the GPU workload dominates. This is evident from the scaling patterns across the three tested resolutions.

At 1920x1080, the CPU's influence is most apparent. The difference between Low and Ultra settings is 63 FPS (257 to 194), which represents a 24.5% drop when moving to maximum quality. This suggests that at 1080p, the GPU has enough headroom that the CPU is able to feed it frames efficiently, and the settings change primarily affects the GPU workload. The Ryzen 5 5600F, with its 6 cores and 12 threads based on Zen 3 architecture, provides sufficient single-thread performance (evidenced by its Passmark single-thread score of 2872) to keep the RTX 4080 well-fed at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the scaling pattern shifts slightly. The difference between Low and Ultra is 56 FPS (230 to 174), a 24.3% drop. This is nearly identical to the 1080p scaling, indicating that the GPU is still the primary bottleneck at 1440p, but the CPU's role remains consistent. The Ryzen 5 5600F's multi-threaded score of 19236 in Passmark suggests it has ample processing power for a game like Inside, which is not particularly demanding on CPU resources.

At 3840x2160, the GPU's role becomes dominant. The difference between Low and Ultra is 71 FPS (197 to 126), a 36% drop. This is the largest percentage difference among the three resolutions, indicating that at 4K, the GPU workload scales more significantly with settings changes. The RTX 4080, with its 9728 shading units and 48.74 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, is clearly the determining factor at this resolution. The CPU's role becomes less critical as the GPU takes longer to render each frame.

The data also shows that the GPU's performance scales predictably with resolution. At Ultra settings, the frame rates are 194 (1080p), 174 (1440p), and 126 (4K). The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 10.3%, while the drop from 1440p to 4K is 27.6%. This non-linear scaling is typical for GPU-bound workloads, where the pixel count increase from 1440p to 4K (2.25x) has a more pronounced effect than the increase from 1080p to 1440p (1.78x).

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of how this combination performs across all settings and resolutions. The following breakdown covers each configuration tested.

3840x2160 (4K):

• Low: Average 197 FPS. This is the highest frame rate at 4K, showing that even at minimum settings, the system exceeds 190 FPS.
• Medium: Average 182 FPS, with a minimum of 154 FPS and maximum of 209 FPS. The min-max spread of 55 FPS indicates some scene-to-scene variability, but the minimum is still far above the 60 FPS threshold.
• High: Average 133 FPS. This represents a significant drop from Medium, showing that High settings impose a substantial additional load on the GPU.
• Ultra: Average 126 FPS. The most demanding preset at 4K, this still maintains an average above 120 FPS, which is excellent for a 4K experience.

2560x1440 (1440p):

• Low: Average 230 FPS. At 1440p, minimum settings push past 200 FPS, indicating the system is far from stressed.
• Medium: Average 212 FPS, with a minimum of 180 FPS and maximum of 244 FPS. The min-max range of 64 FPS is the widest observed, suggesting that certain scenes or effects can cause frame rate fluctuations.
• High: Average 177 FPS. This is a 16.5% drop from Medium, showing a clear step in GPU workload.
• Ultra: Average 174 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra at 1440p is only 3 FPS, indicating that the Ultra preset adds minimal additional cost over High at this resolution.

1920x1080 (1080p):

• Low: Average 257 FPS. This is the highest frame rate recorded in the entire dataset, nearly reaching 260 FPS at 1080p with minimum settings.
• Medium: Average 237 FPS, with a minimum of 201 FPS and maximum of 272 FPS. The maximum of 272 FPS is the highest value recorded across all tests.
• High: Average 197 FPS. This matches the 4K Low result exactly, showing that 1080p High and 4K Low impose similar GPU loads.
• Ultra: Average 194 FPS. At 1080p, Ultra settings still maintain an average close to 200 FPS, which is exceptional.

It is worth remembering the Medium preset at each resolution is the only one with complete min/max data. This suggests that Medium is the "reference" preset for variability testing, and the min and max values at this setting provide insight into frame pacing. The minimum FPS values at Medium—154 at 4K, 180 at 1440p, and 201 at 1080p—are all well above the 60 FPS playability threshold, indicating that even the worst-case scenarios are smooth.

FAQ

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

A: Yes, the measured data shows an average of 126 FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, which is far above the 60 FPS playability threshold. All four settings presets are playable at 4K.

Q: What is the difference in performance between 1080p and 4K at Ultra settings?

A: At Ultra settings, the average frame rate drops from 194 FPS at 1920x1080 to 126 FPS at 3840x2160, a decrease of 68 FPS or approximately 35%. This demonstrates the significant GPU workload increase at higher resolutions.

Q: How does the RTX 4080 compare to its nearest rival, the RTX 4080 SUPER?

A: The RTX 4080 has an average benchmark score of 54247, while the RTX 4080 SUPER scores 54209, a delta of just 0.1%. This means the two GPUs perform nearly identically in synthetic benchmarks, and real-world gaming performance would be virtually indistinguishable.

Q: Is the Ryzen 5 5600F a bottleneck for the RTX 4080 in this game?

A: The data suggests not. The CPU's Passmark single-thread score of 2872 and multi-thread score of 19236 are more than sufficient for Inside, which is a lightweight puzzle platformer. The frame rates scale predictably with resolution, indicating GPU-bound behavior.

Q: What is the highest frame rate recorded for this combo?

A: The highest average FPS recorded is 257 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The highest maximum FPS is 272 FPS, also at 1080p, but at Medium settings.

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

A: This combination ranks 1213 out of 3716 tested combos, placing it in the top third of all systems tested for this game. Given the game's age and low requirements, this ranking reflects the overall power of the hardware rather than a specific optimization for Inside.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearestRivals data provides context for how this specific CPU and GPU compare to other hardware that would produce similar results in Inside.

For the AMD Ryzen 5 5600F:

The CPU's average benchmark score is 36945, placing it at the 85th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals are remarkably close in performance:

• Intel Core Ultra 5 225 scores 36938, a delta of 0%. This means the two CPUs are effectively tied in synthetic performance, and users switching between them would see no practical difference in Inside.
• AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D scores 37018, a delta of -0.2% relative to the 5600F. The 5500X3D is actually slightly faster, but the difference is negligible.
• AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 scores 37093, a delta of -0.4%. Again, this is a marginal difference that would not affect game performance.
• Intel Core i9-12900T scores 37112, a delta of -0.5%. Despite being a lower-power variant of the i9, it performs nearly identically to the 5600F in synthetic tests.

All four rivals are within 0.5% of the 5600F's average score, meaning that any of these CPUs would deliver essentially the same frame rates in Inside. The game's low CPU demands mean that even a significantly weaker processor would likely maintain high FPS, but these four are the closest matches.

For the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080:

The GPU's average benchmark score is 54247, placing it at the 86th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals show a wider spread:

• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER scores 54209, a delta of 0.1%. This is essentially the same GPU with a slightly different name, and performance in Inside would be identical.
• AMD Radeon Pro W5700X scores 54828, a delta of -1.1%. This professional-grade card is slightly faster in synthetic benchmarks but would perform similarly in gaming.
• AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB scores 55698, a delta of -2.6%. This is a more consumer-oriented card that is about 2.6% faster in average score, but the difference is well within margin of error for real-world gaming.
• AMD Radeon 8060S scores 55757, a delta of -2.7%. This is the fastest rival, but again, the 2.7% difference would translate to at most a few frames per second in Inside.

Given that Inside runs at over 120 FPS even at 4K Ultra with the RTX 4080, any of these rival GPUs would produce similarly high frame rates. The choice between them would be more relevant for other, more demanding games.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 1213 out of 3716 tested configurations places this system in the top 32.6% of all combinations tested for Inside. This is a strong showing, though it is important to contextualize this ranking.

The ranking reflects the combined performance of the CPU and GPU, but for a game like Inside, the GPU likely plays a larger role in determining the rank. With the RTX 4080 sitting at the 86th percentile of all GPUs and the Ryzen 5 5600F at the 85th percentile of all CPUs, this combo is well above average. However, the rank of 1213 suggests that there are over 1200 combinations that perform better, which is expected given that more powerful CPUs and GPUs exist.

The fact that this combo achieves over 126 FPS at 4K Ultra means that the practical gaming experience is exceptional, regardless of the rank. The rank is more indicative of raw hardware power than of actual playability, since the game is so undemanding that even mid-range hardware can hit 60 FPS. For users with high-refresh-rate 4K displays, this combo would provide a smooth experience with room to spare, and the rank confirms that it is a well-above-average configuration even if it is not at the very top of the charts.