Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 delivers an extraordinary performance envelope for Inside, a 2016 Puzzle Platformer. Across every resolution and preset combination in the measured data, this system never drops below 126 FPS on average, making it a definitive overkill solution for the game’s demands. The RTX 4080, which sits in the 86th percentile of all GPUs, and the Ryzen 5 5600X, in the 75th percentile of all CPUs, combine to produce frame rates that far exceed the 60 FPS playable threshold, leaving no meaningful headroom concerns at any quality level.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, which achieves an average of 233 FPS. This is the highest visual quality available, and the system has ample performance to spare, as even the Low preset runs at 308 FPS average.

For 2560x1440, the Ultra preset remains the best choice, delivering an average of 201 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p costs roughly 32 FPS on Ultra settings, but the result is still over three times the playable threshold. High settings at this resolution produce 211 FPS, while Medium reaches 255 FPS and Low hits 276 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset still holds at or above 60 FPS, with an average of 126 FPS. This is a substantial drop from the 201 FPS seen at 1440p Ultra, reflecting the pixel-count pressure on the GPU. High settings at 4K deliver 133 FPS, Medium runs at 212 FPS, and Low scales up to 237 FPS. The RTX 4080 has no trouble maintaining fluid motion at the highest resolution, but the gap between Ultra and Medium at 4K is notable — 126 FPS versus 212 FPS — suggesting that the Ultra preset imposes a significant rendering load.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data shows a clear pattern where the GPU becomes increasingly dominant as resolution scales upward, while the CPU remains relatively constant in its workload. At 1920x1080, the average frame rates across settings range from 233 FPS (Ultra) to 308 FPS (Low), a spread of 75 FPS. This relatively narrow band indicates that the Ryzen 5 5600X is capable of feeding the RTX 4080 efficiently even at lower resolutions where the CPU typically matters more.

Moving to 2560x1440, the spread narrows slightly: Low runs at 276 FPS, Medium at 255 FPS, High at 211 FPS, and Ultra at 201 FPS. The delta between Low and Ultra is 75 FPS, similar to 1080p, suggesting that the CPU still keeps pace as resolution climbs. However, at 3840x2160, the spread widens dramatically: Low achieves 237 FPS, Medium 212 FPS, High 133 FPS, and Ultra 126 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 111 FPS, a 47% increase in performance cost from the lowest to highest preset.

This shift indicates that at 4K, the GPU’s pixel throughput becomes the limiting factor. The RTX 4080’s 716.8 GB/s memory bandwidth and 48.74 TFLOPS FP32 compute must work harder to fill the extra pixels, while the CPU’s 12 threads and 32 MB L3 cache are less stressed. The 126 FPS Ultra result at 4K — compared to 237 FPS Low — shows that the GPU scales its work roughly in line with the preset’s rendering complexity, not the CPU’s processing capability.

Between 1080p and 1440p, the average FPS drop across all settings is roughly 10-15%, which is consistent with a GPU-bound scenario where the CPU still has headroom. Between 1440p and 4K, the same presets drop by 40-50% on average, confirming that the RTX 4080 is the primary driver of performance in this pairing. The Ryzen 5 5600X, with its Zen 3 architecture and 32 MB L3 cache, is more than adequate for Inside’s modest CPU demands, and it never appears to be a bottleneck at any tested resolution.

FAQ

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

A: Yes. The measured average FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings is 126 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS playable threshold. No minimum FPS data is provided for Ultra, but the average indicates consistent performance.

Q: How does the RTX 4080 compare to its closest rivals in overall GPU benchmarks?

A: The RTX 4080 has an average benchmark score of 54247, placing it 0.1% ahead of the RTX 4080 SUPER (54209) and 1.1% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X (54828). It trails the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB by 2.6% (55698) and the AMD Radeon 8060S by 2.7% (55757).

Q: Which resolution shows the largest performance gap between Low and Ultra settings?

A: The largest gap is at 3840x2160, where Low runs at 237 FPS and Ultra at 126 FPS, a difference of 111 FPS. At 2560x1440, the gap is 75 FPS (Low 276 FPS vs Ultra 201 FPS), and at 1920x1080, it is 75 FPS (Low 308 FPS vs Ultra 233 FPS).

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more likely to limit performance at 1080p?

A: The data suggests the GPU is still the main factor. At 1920x1080, the average FPS ranges from 233 to 308 across presets, and the Ryzen 5 5600X’s single-thread score of 917 in 3dmark indicates strong per-core performance. The narrow FPS spread between Low and High (237 to 308) implies the CPU can keep up with the GPU’s output.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 5600X rank against other CPUs?

A: It is in the 75th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 21771. Its nearest rival is the AMD Ryzen 7 4800H, which scores 21749 (0.1% slower), while the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U is 0.5% faster at 21874.

The Verdict

Yes, this PC can run Inside at any resolution and preset tested. The verdict data confirms that all four settings — Low, Medium, High, and Ultra — are playable at every resolution from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160. At 1920x1080, the best settings are Ultra with an average of 233 FPS. At 2560x1440, Ultra runs at 201 FPS, and at 3840x2160, Ultra still delivers 126 FPS. Every result clears the 60 FPS threshold by at least 110% margin at the lowest point (4K Ultra). The system’s overall combo rank is 587 out of 3,716 tested configurations, placing it in the top 16% of all combos. For a game like Inside, which is a Puzzle Platformer, this hardware configuration is effectively overkill, but the data shows no downside: frame rates remain consistently high across all tested presets.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the average FPS by settings: Low runs at 308 FPS, Medium at 285 FPS (with a minimum of 242 and maximum of 327), High at 237 FPS, and Ultra at 233 FPS. The minimum FPS is only provided for Medium settings, but that figure of 242 FPS is still far above the 60 FPS threshold.

For 2560x1440, the breakdown is: Low 276 FPS, Medium 255 FPS (minimum 217, maximum 293), High 211 FPS, and Ultra 201 FPS. The minimums for Low, High, and Ultra are not recorded in the data, but the averages are sufficient to judge performance.

At 3840x2160, the results show: Low 237 FPS, Medium 212 FPS (minimum 181, maximum 244), High 133 FPS, and Ultra 126 FPS. The 4K Medium preset has a minimum of 181 FPS, which is the lowest recorded minimum across all resolutions, but still far beyond the 60 FPS playable mark. The data includes no minimum or maximum for the High and Ultra presets at 4K, but the averages indicate no frame rate issues.

The scaling from 1080p to 4K is consistent: Medium settings maintain the tightest frame time variance (as seen in the min/max data), while High and Ultra averages drop more sharply with resolution. The RTX 4080’s 16 GB of GDDR6X memory and 256-bit bus provide ample bandwidth for 4K textures, and the 112 ROPs handle pixel output efficiently.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 combination ranks 587th out of 3,716 tested combos for Inside, which places it in the top 15.8% of all configurations. This ranking reflects the raw power of the RTX 4080, which sits in the 86th percentile of all GPUs, and the Ryzen 5 5600X, in the 75th percentile of all CPUs. The combo’s rank is not higher because Inside is a lightweight title, meaning many mid-range GPUs can also produce high frame rates. However, the absolute performance is undeniable: the system never drops below 126 FPS average at any resolution or preset.

Relative to the GPU’s nearest rivals, the RTX 4080 is 0.1% faster than the RTX 4080 SUPER, but 1.1% slower than the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X, 2.6% slower than the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB, and 2.7% slower than the AMD Radeon 8060S. These differences are negligible in real-world gameplay, particularly for a title like Inside where even the RTX 4080’s worst-case 126 FPS result is more than double the playable threshold. The CPU’s positioning is similarly tight: the Ryzen 5 5600X is 0.1% faster than the Ryzen 7 4800H, but 0.5% slower than the Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U and the Intel Core i7-11700. From a database perspective, this combo is an elite performer for this game, and its rank of 587 reflects that it is in the upper echelon, even if the game itself places minimal strain on such hardware.