Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 delivers an extraordinary level of performance in Inside, a 2016 puzzle platformer that is anything but demanding by modern standards. The benchmark data, which is measured rather than estimated, shows this combination utterly saturating the game’s rendering pipeline at every tested resolution and preset. The playable threshold of 60 FPS is not merely met but exceeded by a factor of at least 2.3x in the worst-case scenario tested, making the hardware combination effectively overkill for this title. The results are consistent across the board, indicating a system that will never present a frame-rate bottleneck in this specific game.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured frame rates for this combination are exceptionally high. At 3840x2160 (4K), the average frame rates range from 140 FPS at the Ultra preset to 197 FPS at the Low preset. The High preset averages 147 FPS, while the Medium preset averages 182 FPS, with a minimum of 154 FPS and a maximum of 209 FPS recorded. At this resolution, even the most demanding setting produces an average well above the 60 FPS threshold, and the frame time variance at Medium suggests a smooth experience with no significant dips.

Moving down to 2560x1440 (1440p), the performance scales up as expected. The Ultra preset averages 174 FPS, while the High preset reaches 177 FPS. The Low preset produces an average of 230 FPS, and the Medium preset averages 212 FPS, with a minimum of 180 FPS and a maximum of 244 FPS. The consistency between High and Ultra at this resolution is notable, with only a 3 FPS difference in average frame rate, indicating that the Ultra preset’s additional visual effects have a minimal computational cost on this hardware.

At 1920x1080 (1080p), the frame rates become astronomical. The Ultra preset averages 194 FPS, and the High preset averages 197 FPS. The Low preset pushes the average to 257 FPS, while the Medium preset averages 237 FPS, with a minimum of 201 FPS and a maximum of 272 FPS. The fact that the Ultra preset at 1080p (194 FPS) is faster than the Ultra preset at 4K (140 FPS) by 38.6% demonstrates a clear resolution scaling effect. The data shows no frame rate below the playable threshold at any setting or resolution, with the lowest recorded minimum being 154 FPS at 4K Medium.

CPU and GPU Roles

In this title, the role of the GPU is dominant at lower resolutions, but the CPU’s capability becomes more relevant as resolution decreases. The scaling from 4K to 1440p shows a significant frame rate increase: for the Ultra preset, the average goes from 140 FPS to 174 FPS, a 24.3% improvement. The jump from 1440p to 1080p is smaller, with the Ultra preset improving from 174 FPS to 194 FPS, an 11.5% gain. This pattern suggests that at 4K, the RTX 4090 is still the primary limiting factor, while at 1080p, the Ryzen 5 5600F’s single-thread performance begins to assert a more considerable influence, preventing the frame rates from scaling perfectly with the reduced pixel count.

The difference between presets at a given resolution is also revealing. At 4K, the difference between the Low preset (197 FPS) and the Ultra preset (140 FPS) is 57 FPS, or roughly 40.7%. At 1080p, this difference grows to 63 FPS (257 FPS vs. 194 FPS). This widening gap at lower resolutions indicates that the CPU is able to feed the GPU faster when pixel fill-rate demands are lower, allowing the visual complexity differences between presets to be more fully expressed. The data shows that this game is heavily GPU-bound at 4K, but the balance shifts towards a more CPU-sensitive workload at 1080p, though the CPU never becomes a bottleneck that drops frame rates below playable levels.

Similar Performance Alternatives

According to the nearest rivals data, the CPU’s average benchmark score is 36945, placing it in the 85th percentile of all CPUs. The closest performance alternatives are the Intel Core Ultra 5 225, with an average score of 36938 (a 0% delta), and the AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D, with a score of 37018 (a -0.2% delta). The AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 (score 37093, delta -0.4%) and the Intel Core i9-12900T (score 37112, delta -0.5%) are also within a fraction of a percent in performance. This indicates that any of these processors would produce virtually identical frame rates in Inside, as the game’s CPU demands are well within the capabilities of all these chips.

For the GPU, the RTX 4090’s average benchmark score is 60347, which is in the 88th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are the Intel Arc Pro A60 (score 60326, delta 0%) and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 48 (score 60140, delta 0.3%). The AMD Radeon Pro W6600M (score 61896, delta -2.5%) and the AMD Radeon PRO V710 (score 58657, delta 2.9%) are also close. Given the massive performance headroom in this game, any of these GPUs paired with a comparable CPU would deliver similar, if not identical, extremely high frame rates. The data suggests that the game’s performance ceiling is reached long before the hardware’s maximum potential is utilized, making the specific choice of GPU among these rivals largely irrelevant for Inside.

FAQ

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

A: Yes. The measured average frame rate at 3840x2160 with the Ultra preset is 140 FPS, which is well above the playable threshold of 60 FPS. The verdict data lists Ultra as the best playable setting at this resolution.

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

A: The highest average frame rate is 257 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 with the Low preset. The next highest is 237 FPS at the same resolution with the Medium preset.

Q: How does the performance scale from 1440p to 1080p?

A: At the Ultra preset, the average frame rate increases from 174 FPS at 2560x1440 to 194 FPS at 1920x1080, which is an 11.5% improvement. At the Low preset, the increase is from 230 FPS to 257 FPS, a 11.7% gain.

Q: Is there any resolution or setting where the frame rate drops below 60 FPS?

A: No. The lowest recorded minimum frame rate in the entire dataset is 154 FPS, which occurs at 3840x2160 with the Medium preset. All other data points, including averages, are significantly higher.

Q: Which component is more important for performance at 1080p?

A: The data indicates the CPU becomes more influential at 1080p. The frame rate gap between Low and Ultra presets widens from 57 FPS at 4K to 63 FPS at 1080p, suggesting the CPU is better able to feed the GPU at lower resolutions, where the GPU’s pixel fill-rate workload is reduced.

Q: What is the performance difference between the High and Ultra presets at 1440p?

A: The High preset averages 177 FPS, while the Ultra preset averages 174 FPS. This is a difference of only 3 FPS, indicating that the Ultra preset’s extra effects have a negligible impact on this hardware at this resolution.

The Verdict

This PC can absolutely run Inside with maximum visual fidelity. The verdict data identifies all four tested presets—Low, Medium, High, and Ultra—as playable at every resolution, with the lowest average frame rate being 140 FPS at 4K Ultra. The system clears the 60 FPS threshold with a massive margin. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset runs at an average of 194 FPS; at 2560x1440, it runs at 174 FPS; and at 3840x2160, it runs at 140 FPS. In all cases, the Ultra preset is listed as the best settings option, meaning there is no performance-based reason to lower any graphical option. The hardware is so far beyond the game’s requirements that the only limiting factor is the display’s refresh rate, not the system’s rendering capacity.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that maintains an average of at least 60 FPS is Ultra, which achieves an average of 140 FPS. At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset is also the best choice, delivering an average of 174 FPS. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset again provides the highest fidelity while maintaining an average of 194 FPS. In summary, the Ultra preset is the optimal choice at all three tested resolutions, as it provides the highest visual quality while still delivering frame rates that are more than double the playable threshold. The data confirms that there is no scenario in this game where a user would need to compromise on settings to achieve a smooth experience.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 ranks 1148 out of 3716 tested combos for Inside. This places it in the top 30.9% of all tested systems. While the ranking might seem modest given the absolute performance numbers, it reflects the fact that Inside is an extremely lightweight title. Many other, far less powerful combinations are also capable of achieving frame rates at or near the playable threshold, which compresses the ranking field. The data shows that the absolute frame rates are among the highest possible, but the game’s low system requirements mean that the difference between this combo and a mid-range system is not as pronounced in the ranking as it would be in a more demanding game. The high percentile standing of the individual components (85th for the CPU, 88th for the GPU) underscores their top-tier status, even if the game itself does not fully leverage their capabilities.