Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 combination delivers a dominant performance in Inside, a 2016 puzzle platformer that is far less demanding than modern AAA titles. Measured benchmark data shows this pairing obliterates the 60 FPS playability threshold at every resolution and preset tested, making it a system that runs the game with exceptional headroom.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160 (4K), the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, which achieves an average of 126 FPS. This is a remarkable result, as the Ultra preset is typically the heaviest configuration, yet it still more than doubles the 60 FPS target. The High preset at 4K delivers 133 FPS, while Medium hits 212 FPS with a minimum of 181 FPS and a maximum of 244 FPS. Even the Low preset at 4K produces a staggering 265 FPS, confirming that no resolution setting strains this hardware.

Moving down to 2560x1440 (1440p), the Ultra preset again is the best choice, delivering an average of 201 FPS. The High preset reaches 211 FPS, Medium runs at 296 FPS with a minimum of 252 FPS and a maximum of 340 FPS, and Low achieves 321 FPS. At 1440p, the frame rates are so high that the display refresh rate, rather than the GPU, becomes the likely limiting factor.

At 1920x1080 (1080p), the Ultra preset provides 271 FPS on average. High yields 275 FPS, Medium produces 330 FPS with a minimum of 281 FPS and a maximum of 380 FPS, and Low reaches 358 FPS. In every case, the system operates far beyond the playability threshold, and the data suggests that the Ultra preset at 1080p is the optimal balance of visual fidelity and performance, though the differences between presets are relatively modest in absolute frame count.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark results indicate that the GPU is the dominant component for Inside, but the CPU's headroom is substantial. The scaling between resolutions reveals a clear pattern: as resolution increases, the average FPS decreases, which is the classic signature of GPU-bound workloads. At 1080p Ultra, the system produces 271 FPS, at 1440p Ultra it drops to 201 FPS, and at 4K Ultra it falls to 126 FPS. This represents a 53% reduction in frame rate from 1080p to 4K, a steep decline that points to the GPU's rendering pipeline being the primary bottleneck.

The CPU, a 6-core Zen 4 part with a boost clock of 5.10 GHz, is unlikely to be the limiting factor at any resolution. Its single-thread performance, as measured by a Cinebench R23 score of 1852, is strong enough to feed the GPU even at 1080p where the frame rate reaches 358 FPS on Low settings. The difference between Low and Ultra presets at the same resolution shows the GPU's workload scaling: at 1080p, Low yields 358 FPS while Ultra yields 271 FPS, a 24% gap. At 4K, the same comparison shows Low at 265 FPS and Ultra at 126 FPS, a 52% gap, which reinforces that the GPU is doing far more work at higher resolutions and settings.

The data suggests that the CPU's role is to maintain high minimum frame rates, but the measured minimum FPS values are only provided for Medium settings: 181 FPS at 4K, 252 FPS at 1440p, and 281 FPS at 1080p. These minimums are all well above 60 FPS, indicating that even in the most demanding scenes, the Ryzen 5 7600 can sustain smooth delivery. For a game like Inside, which is a 2.5D platformer with relatively simple geometry, the CPU is not a constraint, and the GPU's raw throughput is the deciding factor in frame rate.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the full range of settings shows consistent performance. The Low preset provides 265 FPS average, Medium provides 212 FPS with a minimum of 181 FPS and maximum of 244 FPS, High provides 133 FPS, and Ultra provides 126 FPS. The jump from Low to Medium is 53 FPS, while the jump from Medium to High is a significant 79 FPS drop, and High to Ultra is a smaller 7 FPS drop. This suggests that the High preset introduces a substantial increase in rendering complexity, likely due to higher quality shadows or post-processing effects, while Ultra adds only marginal additional load.

At 2560x1440, the numbers are uniformly higher. Low produces 321 FPS, Medium produces 296 FPS with a minimum of 252 FPS and maximum of 340 FPS, High produces 211 FPS, and Ultra produces 201 FPS. The scaling from Low to Medium shows a 25 FPS decrease, while Medium to High sees a 85 FPS drop. The pattern is similar to 4K, but the absolute frame rates are higher, confirming that the GPU has more headroom at this resolution.

At 1920x1080, the performance is near the upper limit of what is measurable. Low achieves 358 FPS, Medium achieves 330 FPS with a minimum of 281 FPS and maximum of 380 FPS, High achieves 275 FPS, and Ultra achieves 271 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra is just 4 FPS, which is within the margin of measurement noise, indicating that on a 1080p display, the Ultra preset is effectively free in terms of performance cost. The Medium preset's minimum of 281 FPS is notably high, suggesting that even the most complex scenes in the game do not cause any noticeable frame dips.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU, the nearest rivals are all within a narrow performance band. The AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX scores 26274 in average benchmark, which is a 0.2% delta from the Ryzen 5 7600's score of 26324. The AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS scores 26402 with a -0.3% delta, the Intel Core i9-11900KF scores 26212 with a 0.4% delta, and the AMD Ryzen 5 8540U scores 26187 with a 0.5% delta. In practice, all of these CPUs would deliver virtually identical frame rates in Inside, as the game's CPU demands are minimal. The Ryzen 5 7600 sits at the 78th percentile among all CPUs, and its rivals are all within a fraction of a percent, meaning that any of these processors would produce the same playability results.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals are similarly close. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER scores 54209 with a 0.1% delta from the RTX 4080's score of 54247. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X scores 54828 with a -1.1% delta, the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB scores 55698 with a -2.6% delta, and the AMD Radeon 8060S scores 55757 with a -2.7% delta. The RTX 4080 SUPER is the closest match, and it would perform almost identically in Inside. The Radeon options have slightly higher average scores, but the deltas are small enough that in-game FPS differences would be negligible, especially given that the RTX 4080 already runs the game at over 126 FPS at 4K Ultra. Any of these GPUs would clear the 60 FPS threshold with ease.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 ranks 277th out of 3716 tested combos in Inside. This places it in the top 7.5% of all systems in the database, which is a strong showing for a mid-range CPU paired with a high-end GPU. The rank reflects the GPU's dominance, as the RTX 4080's 86th percentile among all GPUs drives the overall performance. The CPU's 78th percentile is also respectable, but it is the GPU that propels this combo into the top tier. Given that the game is from 2016 and is not graphically intensive, the high rank is expected, but it still confirms that this system is far more capable than what the game requires.

The Verdict

This PC can absolutely run Inside at the highest possible settings across all tested resolutions. At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset achieves an average of 126 FPS, which is more than double the 60 FPS playability threshold. The 2560x1440 Ultra preset reaches 201 FPS, and the 1920x1080 Ultra preset hits 271 FPS. Every resolution and every preset, from Low to Ultra, exceeds 60 FPS, with the lowest measured average being the 4K Ultra result of 126 FPS. The minimum FPS values, where available, are also far above the threshold: 181 FPS at 4K Medium, 252 FPS at 1440p Medium, and 281 FPS at 1080p Medium. The system has so much headroom that players could comfortably use the Ultra preset on a 4K display and still have 66 FPS of spare capacity. For a game like Inside, which is a puzzle platformer with a moody, atmospheric art style, this hardware is overkill, but it ensures a flawless experience with no compromises on visual quality or frame rate.