Inside

FAQ

Q: Can the Intel Core i5-10400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 run Inside at 4K resolution?

A: Yes, at 3840x2160 every tested preset exceeds the 60 FPS playability threshold. The lowest average is 132.4 FPS at Ultra settings, while Low reaches 178.7 FPS.

Q: Which resolution delivers the highest average frame rate?

A: The data shows 1920x1080 provides the fastest results, with the Low preset averaging 231.4 FPS and Ultra still hitting 173.5 FPS.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 4K?

A: At Ultra settings, the average frame rate drops from 173.5 FPS at 1920x1080 to 132.4 FPS at 3840x2160, a gap of roughly 41 FPS. At Low settings, the drop is from 231.4 FPS to 178.7 FPS.

Q: What is the best settings preset for each resolution?

A: The database lists Ultra as the best settings at all three resolutions: 132.4 FPS at 4K, 157.5 FPS at 1440p, and 173.5 FPS at 1080p.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested configurations for Inside?

A: The combination ranks 1526 out of 3716 tested combos, placing it in the upper portion of the database.

Q: Is the RTX 4090 considered a top-tier GPU relative to all other GPUs in the database?

A: The GPU holds an 88th percentile ranking against all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 60347. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Arc Pro A60 and AMD Radeon Pro Vega 48.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU and GPU each have nearby hardware in the database that would produce broadly similar behavior in this title. For the Intel Core i5-10400F, the average benchmark score is 14185. The closest match is the AMD Ryzen 3 7320C with an average score of 14277, which is 0.6% higher, essentially a statistical tie. The Intel Core 7 160UL sits 0.3% lower at 14232, while the Intel Xeon 6756E trails by 0.2% at 14163. The AMD EPYC 7552 is 0.5% behind at 14115. These four rivals bracket the i5-10400F within a range of less than 1%, meaning any of them would likely deliver nearly identical frame pacing in a game like Inside, which is not heavily threaded.

On the GPU side, the RTX 4090 posts an average benchmark score of 60347. The Intel Arc Pro A60 is the closest neighbor at 60326, a delta of 0.0%. The AMD Radeon Pro Vega 48 comes in at 60140, 0.3% lower. The AMD Radeon Pro W6600M is 2.5% higher at 61896, while the AMD Radeon PRO V710 is 2.9% lower at 58657. Given those small deltas, a system swapping the RTX 4090 for the Arc Pro A60 would be expected to produce nearly identical average frame rates in Inside. The Radeon Pro W6600M would be the only one of these rivals that might show a small but measurable uplift, though the 2.5% delta is unlikely to change the playability verdict at any resolution.

The CPU's percentile ranking of 68 against all CPUs indicates it sits above the median but not in the top tier. The GPU's 88th percentile ranking is much stronger. This imbalance matters for understanding where bottlenecks occur, though Inside's modest threading demands mean the CPU is not a limiting factor at any preset.

CPU and GPU Roles

The recorded data shows that Inside is far more sensitive to resolution scaling than to preset changes, which points to the GPU carrying most of the workload. At 3840x2160, moving from Low to Ultra reduces the average frame rate from 178.7 FPS to 132.4 FPS, a 46.3 FPS penalty. At 2560x1440, the same preset change goes from 207.1 FPS down to 157.5 FPS, a 49.6 FPS drop. At 1920x1080, Low averages 231.4 FPS and Ultra averages 173.5 FPS, a 57.9 FPS gap. The consistent pattern across resolutions is that preset scaling takes a meaningful toll, but even the heaviest settings never approach the 60 FPS threshold.

Resolution scaling tells a clearer story about GPU dominance. Comparing Ultra at 1080p to Ultra at 4K, the frame rate falls from 173.5 FPS to 132.4 FPS. Comparing Low at 1080p to Low at 4K, the drop is from 231.4 FPS to 178.7 FPS. The GPU is clearly the component responding to pixel count changes, as the CPU workload from a puzzle platformer like Inside does not scale with resolution.

The i5-10400F, with its six cores and twelve threads, has a passmark multithread score of 12115 and a passmark single-thread score of 2541. Those figures are more than sufficient for the game's logic and physics. The 3dmark single-thread score of 688 and 2-thread score of 1350 further indicate that the CPU's per-core strength is not a bottleneck at any resolution tested. If the CPU were the limiting factor, frame rates would not scale so cleanly with resolution changes, and the frame rates would plateau at higher resolutions. Instead, the data shows smooth scaling from 1080p to 4K across all presets, reinforcing that the RTX 4090 is the primary driver of performance. The GPU's 82.58 TFLOPS of FP32 throughput and 1.01 TB/s memory bandwidth are the resources being exercised here.

The Verdict

The database verdict is unambiguous: this PC runs Inside with every preset at every resolution comfortably above 60 FPS. At 3840x2160, the playable settings include High, Low, Medium, and Ultra, with the best settings being Ultra at 132.4 FPS. At 2560x1440, all four presets are playable, with Ultra reaching 157.5 FPS. At 1920x1080, Ultra averages 173.5 FPS. No resolution or preset combination drops below the 60 FPS threshold. The minimum FPS values are not recorded in the database, so the only metrics available are averages, but those averages sit so far above the threshold that even a substantial frame time variance would not push the game into unplayable territory. The verdict is that this system delivers a fully smooth experience at maximum settings on any resolution.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the Low preset averages 231.4 FPS, Medium averages 216.6 FPS, High averages 179.3 FPS, and Ultra averages 173.5 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 57.9 FPS, which is the largest preset spread of any resolution. The ordering is consistent with expected preset scaling, though the difference between High and Ultra is small at only 5.8 FPS.

At 2560x1440, Low averages 207.1 FPS, Medium averages 190.6 FPS, High averages 160.7 FPS, and Ultra averages 157.5 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 49.6 FPS. High and Ultra are nearly identical, with only 3.2 FPS separating them, suggesting diminishing returns from the highest preset tier at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, Low averages 178.7 FPS, Medium averages 164.7 FPS, High averages 139.3 FPS, and Ultra averages 132.4 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 46.3 FPS, the smallest of the three resolutions. The 4K results show that even the most demanding settings remain far above the 60 FPS threshold, with Ultra sitting at more than double the required frame rate.

No minimum or maximum FPS values are present in the measured data, so the analysis relies entirely on average frame rates. The consistency of the averages across resolutions and presets suggests a stable experience, but frame time spikes cannot be assessed from the available measurements.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, with an average of 132.4 FPS. At 2560x1440, Ultra is again the best choice, averaging 157.5 FPS. At 1920x1080, Ultra averages 173.5 FPS. In every case, the most visually demanding setting still clears the playability threshold by a wide margin, so there is no reason to compromise on visual quality. The database lists all four presets as playable at each resolution, but the "best settings" designation goes to Ultra because it delivers the highest visual fidelity while maintaining a frame rate more than double the 60 FPS baseline. The margin at 4K is 72.4 FPS above the threshold, which is substantial. Players could choose High or Medium if they wanted even higher frame rates for a high-refresh-rate display, but the Ultra preset is the recommendation for maximum quality.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-10400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 combination ranks 1526 out of 3716 tested combos in Inside. That places it in the upper 41% of all configurations in the database. The ranking reflects the balance between the CPU and GPU. The CPU's 68th percentile standing against all CPUs is respectable, and the GPU's 88th percentile is strong. Inside does not require extreme CPU performance, so the i5-10400F is not holding back the RTX 4090 in any measurable way. The frame rates at 4K Ultra, 132.4 FPS, are more than sufficient for smooth play, and the 1080p Low result of 231.4 FPS indicates headroom for high-refresh displays. The combo's rank of 1526 out of 3716 suggests that many other configurations are faster overall, but for this specific game, the performance is already beyond what is needed. The RTX 4090's end-of-life production status and the i5-10400F's active status indicate the pairing spans different hardware generations, yet the recorded data shows no compatibility or performance issues in Inside.