Inside

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data for this combination of Intel Core i3-12100F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 in Inside shows a wide performance envelope depending on resolution and preset selection. At 1920x1080, the average frame rates are consistently high. The Low preset produces 256 FPS average, Medium produces 205 FPS average with a minimum of 174 FPS and a maximum of 236 FPS, High produces 128 FPS average, and Ultra produces 122 FPS average. The gap between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 134 FPS, which indicates that the preset scaling has a substantial effect on the final frame rate, but even the most demanding setting remains far above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages drop but remain strong across all four presets. Low records 184 FPS average, Medium records 147 FPS average with a minimum of 125 FPS and a maximum of 169 FPS, High records 92 FPS average, and Ultra records 88 FPS average. The difference between High and Ultra at this resolution is only 4 FPS, which suggests that the transition from High to Ultra carries a modest performance cost relative to the jump from Medium to High, which costs 55 FPS. The Medium preset at 2560x1440 shows the only complete min/max data in this group, and the 44 FPS spread between its minimum and maximum indicates some variability, but the minimum of 125 FPS still clears the playable threshold by a wide margin.

At 3840x2160, the performance picture changes more dramatically. Low records 116 FPS average, Medium records 93 FPS average with a minimum of 79 FPS and a maximum of 106 FPS, High records 58 FPS average, and Ultra records 55 FPS average. The High and Ultra presets at 4K fall below the 60 FPS threshold, with High averaging 2 FPS short and Ultra averaging 5 FPS short. The Medium preset at 4K is the most demanding setting that remains playable, and its 79 FPS minimum confirms that even the worst recorded frames stay above the threshold. The resolution scaling from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160 at the same preset is steep: at High, the average drops from 128 FPS to 58 FPS, a reduction of 70 FPS; at Low, the average drops from 256 FPS to 116 FPS, a reduction of 140 FPS; at Medium, the average drops from 205 FPS to 93 FPS, a reduction of 112 FPS; at Ultra, the average drops from 122 FPS to 55 FPS, a reduction of 67 FPS.

The data records no min or max values for the Low, High, and Ultra presets at any resolution, so the analysis of frame time consistency relies on the Medium preset measurements. The Medium preset at 1920x1080 shows a 62 FPS spread between minimum and maximum, the Medium preset at 2560x1440 shows a 44 FPS spread, and the Medium preset at 3840x2160 shows a 27 FPS spread. The narrowing spread at higher resolutions suggests that the frame rate becomes more stable as the GPU workload grows, although the averages also decline accordingly.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark results indicate that the GPU becomes the dominant constraint as resolution increases, while the CPU carries enough headroom to keep frame rates high at lower resolutions. The Intel Core i3-12100F provides 4 cores and 8 threads with a base clock of 3.30 GHz and a boost clock of 4.30 GHz. Its benchmark scores include a Cinebench R23 multi-core result of 11860 and a single-core result of 1674, along with a Geekbench multi-core score of 7252 and a single-core score of 1932. These figures place the CPU at the 68th percentile versus all CPUs in the database, which indicates a mid-range positioning that does not appear to bottleneck the RTX 2060 in this title.

The RTX 2060 uses the TU106 chip on a 12 nm process and delivers 6.451 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, with 1920 shading units, 120 TMUs, and 48 ROPs. Its memory configuration includes 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus with 336.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU sits at the 58th percentile versus all GPUs, a lower relative standing than the CPU's 68th percentile, which suggests that the graphics card is the more likely performance ceiling in this combination.

The scaling between presets supports this interpretation. At 1920x1080, the difference between Low and Ultra is 134 FPS, a large gap that reflects the GPU's workload scaling with graphical settings. At 2560x1440, the same preset gap shrinks to 96 FPS, and at 3840x2160 it shrinks to 61 FPS. The shrinking gap at higher resolutions indicates that the GPU is becoming saturated, and the absolute frame rates at 4K High and Ultra, 58 FPS and 55 FPS respectively, confirm that the GPU cannot maintain the playable threshold at the most demanding settings. The CPU, by contrast, shows no evidence of limiting performance in the recorded data, since even the lowest average frame rate in the entire set, 55 FPS at 4K Ultra, is driven by the GPU's rendering load rather than by processor throughput.

The resolution scaling from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 at identical settings shows a moderate performance cost: Low drops from 256 to 184 FPS, Medium drops from 205 to 147 FPS, High drops from 128 to 92 FPS, and Ultra drops from 122 to 88 FPS. The scaling from 2560x1440 to 3840x2160 is steeper in relative terms: Low drops from 184 to 116 FPS, Medium drops from 147 to 93 FPS, High drops from 92 to 58 FPS, and Ultra drops from 88 to 55 FPS. This pattern is consistent with a GPU-bound workload where pixel count drives the frame rate more than CPU-side game logic.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals for the Intel Core i3-12100F in the database's average benchmark scores include the Intel Core 3 N355 with an average score of 13492 and a delta of 0 percent, the Intel Core i5-9500 with an average score of 13452 and a delta of 0.3 percent, the Intel Core 5 120UL with an average score of 13594 and a delta of negative 0.7 percent, and the Intel Core i7-1250U with an average score of 13351 and a delta of 1.1 percent. All four rivals sit within roughly 1 percentage point of the i3-12100F's average score of 13494, which means that swapping the processor for any of these alternatives would produce nearly identical CPU performance in Inside. The i5-9500 is the closest match at 0.3 percent slower, and the Core 5 120UL is the closest match on the faster side at 0.7 percent faster.

The nearest rivals for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 include the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 with an average score of 15283 and a delta of 0 percent, the AMD Radeon 680M with an average score of 15270 and a delta of 0.1 percent, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM with an average score of 15199 and a delta of 0.6 percent, and the AMD Radeon RX 7600 with an average score of 15171 and a delta of 0.8 percent. The GPU's average benchmark score is 15290, and all four rivals fall within 0.8 percent of that figure. The GTX 580 is essentially identical in average score, while the RX 7600 is the slowest of the group at 0.8 percent behind. In practical terms, any of these GPUs paired with the i3-12100F would deliver frame rates very close to those recorded for the RTX 2060 in Inside, with the same resolution and preset limitations at 4K High and Ultra.

The combination of the i3-12100F with any of these rival GPUs would likely reproduce the same pattern: playable at all presets through 2560x1440, playable at 4K only up to Medium, and below 60 FPS at 4K High and Ultra. Similarly, pairing the RTX 2060 with any of the rival CPUs would preserve the GPU-bound behavior observed in the data, since all four processors are within 1.1 percent of the i3-12100F's average score.

How This Combo Ranks

The database ranks this specific combination of Intel Core i3-12100F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 at position 2915 out of 3716 tested combinations for Inside. That places the combo in the lower portion of the overall distribution, at roughly the 78th percentile from the bottom or the 22nd percentile from the top. The ranking reflects the hardware's mid-range positioning rather than any deficiency specific to this game, since the measured frame rates are high at 1920x1080 and 2560x1440. The low rank is explained by the large number of combinations in the database that use faster GPUs or CPUs, not by an inability to run the game smoothly at most settings.

The rank of 2915 out of 3716 means that 801 tested combinations fall below this combo and 2914 fall above it. The GPU's 58th percentile standing and the CPU's 68th percentile standing both point to mid-pack hardware, and the combo rank is consistent with that positioning. In a game like Inside, which does not demand extreme hardware to reach high frame rates, this combo still lands in the lower third of the database because many other tested combinations use substantially more powerful components.

The Verdict

The recorded data confirms that this PC can run Inside at 60 FPS or higher for most resolution and preset combinations. At 1920x1080, all four presets are playable, with Ultra averaging 122 FPS. At 2560x1440, all four presets are also playable, with Ultra averaging 88 FPS. At 3840x2160, only the Low and Medium presets clear the 60 FPS threshold, with Low averaging 116 FPS and Medium averaging 93 FPS. The High preset at 4K averages 58 FPS, which falls 2 FPS short of the playable threshold, and the Ultra preset at 4K averages 55 FPS, which falls 5 FPS short.

The verdict by resolution states that 2560x1440 offers the best settings at Ultra with an average of 88 FPS, and 1920x1080 offers the best settings at Ultra with an average of 122 FPS. At 3840x2160, the best playable setting is Medium with an average of 93 FPS. The system is fully capable of running the game at high frame rates at 1080p and 1440p, and it can handle 4K only at reduced settings.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, which delivers an average of 122 FPS. This is the highest preset available, so no further compromise is needed at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is also Ultra, delivering an average of 88 FPS. The 88 FPS average leaves a comfortable margin above the 60 FPS threshold, and the recorded minimum at Medium, 125 FPS, suggests that even the most demanding preset maintains playable frame rates throughout.

At 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Medium, delivering an average of 93 FPS with a minimum of 79 FPS and a maximum of 106 FPS. The High preset falls below the threshold at 58 FPS average, so Medium is the ceiling for 4K playable performance. The 79 FPS minimum at Medium confirms that the frame rate does not dip below the playable threshold during the recorded session.

FAQ

Q: Can this combination run Inside at 1920x1080 on Ultra settings?

A: Yes. The recorded average at 1920x1080 Ultra is 122 FPS, which is far above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: What is the highest playable setting at 3840x2160?

A: Medium is the highest playable setting at 4K, with an average of 93 FPS. High averages 58 FPS and Ultra averages 55 FPS, both below the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How does the RTX 2060 compare to its nearest GPU rivals in average benchmark score?

A: The RTX 2060 has an average benchmark score of 15290. The closest rival is the GTX 580 at 15283, a 0 percent delta, followed by the Radeon 680M at 15270 with a 0.1 percent delta, the RTX 3050 OEM at 15199 with a 0.6 percent delta, and the RX 7600 at 15171 with a 0.8 percent delta.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor at 3840x2160?

A: The GPU is the limiting factor at 4K. The CPU's average benchmark score places it at the 68th percentile versus all CPUs, while the GPU sits at the 58th percentile versus all GPUs, and the frame rate drops below 60 FPS only at the most demanding 4K presets.

Q: What frame rates does the Medium preset produce at each resolution?

A: At 1920x1080, Medium averages 205 FPS with a minimum of 174 FPS and a maximum of 236 FPS. At 2560x1440, Medium averages 147 FPS with a minimum of 125 FPS and a maximum of 169 FPS. At 3840x2160, Medium averages 93 FPS with a minimum of 79 FPS and a maximum of 106 FPS.

Q: How many tested combinations rank below this combo in Inside?

A: This combo ranks 2915 out of 3716 tested combinations, meaning 801 combinations rank below it and 2914 rank above it.