Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 delivers extreme performance headroom in Inside, a 2016 puzzle platformer that is far from demanding by modern standards. The measured frame rates across all resolutions and presets are dramatically above the 60 FPS playable threshold, indicating that this combination is overwhelmingly GPU-bound at higher settings but still capable of massive frame rates even at 4K. The data reveals a system that never struggles with this title, making it a prime example of hardware exceeding game requirements by a wide margin.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that maintains at least 60 FPS is Ultra, which achieves an average of 222.8 FPS. This leaves substantial room for future titles or higher refresh rate displays, as even the heaviest settings produce nearly four times the playable threshold.

At 2560x1440, the answer is again Ultra, delivering an average of 173.1 FPS. The gap between Ultra and the next tier down (High at 176.1 FPS) is minimal, showing that the RTX 5070 has enough bandwidth to handle the most intensive visual configuration without meaningful performance loss.

At 3840x2160, Ultra remains the best choice, with an average of 107.7 FPS. This is the only resolution where the frame rate drops below the 200 FPS mark at any preset, but it still clears the 60 FPS requirement by nearly double. The scaling from 1440p to 4K at Ultra shows a 38% reduction in average FPS, reflecting the increased pixel throughput demand on the GPU rather than any CPU limitation.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU's nearest rivals, based on aggregate benchmark scores, include the Intel Core i3-1220P (0.1% faster), the Intel Core Ultra 7 256V (0.1% slower), the AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (0.2% slower), and the Intel Core Ultra 7 155U (0.4% slower). These processors all sit within a narrow performance band, meaning any of them would produce nearly identical frame rates in Inside given the same GPU. Since the game is not CPU-intensive at these settings, swapping the Ryzen 5 5600G for any of these alternatives would yield practically indistinguishable results.

On the GPU side, the RTX 5070's nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon Pro 580 (0.1% faster), the AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 (0.8% slower), the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 (1.2% faster), and the NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile (2% slower). These professional-grade cards are the closest performance matches in the database, though their driver optimizations and power profiles differ from the consumer-focused RTX 5070. In Inside, any of these GPUs would likely produce comparable frame rates at 1080p and 1440p, though the 4K Ultra preset might expose slight differences given the 38% performance drop observed with the RTX 5070.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the frame rate scales predictably with settings: Low averages 290.3 FPS, Medium averages 270.9 FPS, High averages 224 FPS, and Ultra averages 222.8 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is only 23%, suggesting that the visual enhancements at higher presets come at a relatively modest cost. The near-identical performance between High and Ultra indicates that the Ultra preset's additional effects are not computationally expensive for this GPU.

At 2560x1440, the same pattern emerges with higher absolute numbers: Low hits 262.2 FPS, Medium reaches 242.5 FPS, High manages 176.1 FPS, and Ultra produces 173.1 FPS. The jump from Medium to High is the steepest drop at 27%, implying that the High preset introduces a significant visual feature that taxes the GPU more heavily. From 1080p to 1440p at Ultra, the frame rate decreases by 22%, which aligns with the increase in pixel count.

At 3840x2160, the scaling becomes more pronounced: Low achieves 221.5 FPS, Medium reaches 176.7 FPS, High drops to 113.6 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 107.7 FPS. The transition from Medium to High is the largest single-step reduction at 36%, indicating that 4K resolution amplifies the cost of higher-quality textures and shading. Compared to 1440p Ultra, the 4K Ultra frame rate falls by 38%, which is consistent with the 2.25x increase in pixel count and suggests the GPU's memory bandwidth (672.0 GB/s) is the limiting factor at this resolution.

The Verdict

This PC can run Inside flawlessly at every resolution and preset combination tested. The verdict data confirms that all settings at all three resolutions—1080p, 1440p, and 4K—are playable, with the least demanding configuration (4K Ultra) still averaging 107.7 FPS. The best settings per resolution are always Ultra, as the lowest recorded average across the entire matrix is well above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

At 1920x1080, the system achieves 222.8 FPS at Ultra, making it suitable for 240 Hz displays. At 2560x1440, Ultra runs at 173.1 FPS, which comfortably supports 144 Hz monitors. At 3840x2160, Ultra maintains 107.7 FPS, enough for high-refresh 4K panels. The data shows no scenario where the user would need to compromise on visual fidelity to hit 60 FPS, as even the most demanding preset at the highest resolution more than doubles the playable threshold.

CPU and GPU Roles

The performance characteristics in Inside indicate that the GPU is the dominant component at all resolutions, though the CPU's role becomes slightly more relevant at lower settings. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 290.3 FPS, which is close to the CPU's multi-threaded throughput limit given its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 10551. The Ryzen 5 5600G's 6 cores and 12 threads are sufficient to feed the RTX 5070 at these extreme frame rates, but the 23% drop from Low to Ultra at 1080p suggests the GPU is still the bottleneck even at the highest settings.

At 1440p, the GPU's load increases, as evidenced by the 27% reduction from Medium to High. The CPU's influence diminishes further, with the frame rate delta between Low and Ultra narrowing to 34% compared to the 1080p delta of 23%. This indicates that as resolution increases, the GPU's pixel processing and memory bandwidth become the primary constraints.

At 4K, the GPU's dominance is absolute. The 36% drop from Medium to High and the overall 51% reduction from Low to Ultra show that the RTX 5070's 30.87 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is the limiting factor. The CPU's 3DMark single-thread score of 872 is more than adequate for the game's logic and physics, which are not computationally demanding for this puzzle platformer genre. The scaling between resolutions—from 290 FPS at 1080p Low to 221 FPS at 4K Low—demonstrates that the GPU's 672.0 GB/s memory bandwidth is the key resource being consumed as pixel count increases.

FAQ

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

A: Yes, the data shows an average of 107.7 FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, which is well above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: What is the highest frame rate achievable with this combo?

A: The maximum recorded average is 290.3 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. At Ultra settings, the highest is 222.8 FPS at the same resolution.

Q: How does the performance scale from 1080p to 4K at Ultra settings?

A: The average frame rate drops from 222.8 FPS at 1920x1080 to 173.1 FPS at 2560x1440, then to 107.7 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a 52% reduction from 1080p to 4K.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more important for this game?

A: The GPU is the dominant factor, particularly at higher resolutions and settings. At 4K Ultra, the frame rate is 107.7 FPS, while at 1080p Low it reaches 290.3 FPS, showing that GPU load scales significantly with resolution.

Q: Which settings preset offers the best balance of quality and performance at 1440p?

A: Ultra settings at 2560x1440 provide 173.1 FPS, which is only 3 FPS lower than High settings (176.1 FPS). Given the minimal difference, Ultra is the recommended choice.

Q: How does this combo rank against other tested configurations?

A: This combination ranks 966th out of 3716 tested combos in Inside, placing it in the top 26% of all systems tested for this game.

How This Combo Ranks

The rank of 966 out of 3716 tested combinations places this system in the upper quartile of all hardware configurations evaluated for Inside. This is a strong result given that the game is relatively lightweight and many higher-end combos would likely achieve similar frame rates. The RTX 5070's percentile ranking of 82 among all GPUs and the Ryzen 5 5600G's percentile of 74 among all CPUs suggest that this pairing sits comfortably above average hardware, but the game's low requirements mean that even mid-range systems could approach these results.

The rank indicates that there are 2750 tested combos that perform worse in this specific title, while only 965 perform better. Given the extreme frame rates measured—the lowest being 107.7 FPS at 4K Ultra—the practical difference between this combo and higher-ranked systems would be imperceptible on most displays, as all results far exceed the 60 FPS playable threshold. The score reflects the GPU's strong showing in synthetic benchmarks (Passmark G3D score of 29137) and the CPU's respectable multi-threaded performance (Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 10551), both of which contribute to the system's ability to maintain high frame rates even at demanding resolutions.