Inside

The Intel Core i5-10400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 delivers exceptional performance in Inside, a 2016 puzzle platformer. The recorded data shows this combination is far beyond what the game requires, achieving very high frame rates even at maximum settings across all tested resolutions. The GPU, which ranks in the 87th percentile among all tested GPUs, is clearly the dominant component in this pairing, while the 68th percentile CPU provides more than enough processing power for this title.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Inside at 4K resolution with maximum settings?

A: Yes. At 3840x2160 resolution with Ultra settings, the system achieves an average of 132.1 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: How does the RTX 5080 compare to its nearest rivals in overall GPU benchmark scores?

A: The RTX 5080 has an average benchmark score of 56083. It is 0.6% ahead of the AMD Radeon 8060S, 0.7% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB, and 2.3% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X. The AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE is 2.2% ahead of the RTX 5080.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, the Low preset averages 235 FPS, while the Ultra preset averages 176.4 FPS. This represents a difference of 58.6 FPS between the lowest and highest quality settings.

Q: Is the CPU a bottleneck for this game at any resolution?

A: The data does not indicate a CPU bottleneck. The i5-10400F scores 10283 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 1451 in single-core. Frame rates scale consistently across resolutions, suggesting the GPU remains the primary performance driver throughout.

Q: What is the best settings preset to use at 1440p?

A: The Ultra preset is the best choice at 2560x1440, delivering an average of 159.6 FPS. This is the most demanding preset tested and it still clears the 60 FPS threshold by a wide margin.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested combinations in this game?

A: The combination ranks 1511 out of 3716 tested combos, placing it in the upper portion of the database results for Inside.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset is the most demanding option tested, and it averages 176.4 FPS. This is comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold, making Ultra the recommended setting for full visual quality. The Low preset reaches 235 FPS, Medium reaches 212.3 FPS, and High reaches 178.2 FPS, but there is no reason to sacrifice visual fidelity when Ultra performs so strongly.

At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset again provides the best experience with an average of 159.6 FPS. The High preset averages 161.9 FPS, Medium averages 192.6 FPS, and Low averages 210.9 FPS. Since even the most demanding preset keeps the frame rate well above 60 FPS, Ultra is the optimal choice for this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset averages 132.1 FPS, which is the lowest average recorded across all configurations but still more than double the 60 FPS playable threshold. High averages 136.3 FPS, Medium averages 163.5 FPS, and Low averages 178.6 FPS. The Ultra preset remains the best selection at 4K because the performance headroom is substantial enough to absorb the additional rendering load without approaching the playability limit.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data reveals a clear pattern: the RTX 5080 is the dominant component in this pairing for Inside. The GPU's performance profile, including an FP32 compute rating of 56.28 TFLOPS and a memory bandwidth of 960.0 GB/s, far exceeds the demands of this puzzle platformer. The CPU, while competent with 6 cores and 12 threads, plays a secondary role in determining frame rates for this title.

Examining the scaling between resolutions provides evidence of GPU-bound behavior. At 1080p Ultra, the average is 176.4 FPS. Moving to 1440p Ultra, the average drops to 159.6 FPS, a reduction of 16.8 FPS. At 4K Ultra, the average falls to 132.1 FPS, another reduction of 27.5 FPS. This progressive decline with increasing resolution is characteristic of a GPU-limited scenario, where the rendering resolution directly impacts the workload on the graphics card.

The settings scaling further confirms this interpretation. At 4K, the difference between Low and Ultra is 46.5 FPS (178.6 down to 132.1). At 1440p, the same settings range spans 51.3 FPS (210.9 down to 159.6). At 1080p, the range is 58.6 FPS (235 down to 176.4). The settings-based frame rate spread narrows as resolution increases, which is consistent with the GPU becoming progressively more saturated at higher pixel counts.

The CPU's capabilities, while not the limiting factor here, are not irrelevant. Its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 10283 and single-core score of 1451 indicate solid performance for maintaining game logic and draw call processing. The 12 MB of shared L3 cache and 42.7 GB/s memory bandwidth provide adequate support for feeding the GPU. However, given the consistently high frame rates across all presets, the CPU never becomes the constraint in this particular game.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals for the RTX 5080, based on average benchmark scores, include the AMD Radeon 8060S, which trails by 0.6%, and the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB, which trails by 0.7%. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X sits 2.3% behind the RTX 5080, while the AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE leads by 2.2%. Any of these GPUs would likely produce very similar frame rates in Inside, given how close their aggregate scores are.

For the Intel Core i5-10400F, the nearest CPU rivals are the Intel Xeon 6756E, which is 0.2% ahead, and the Intel Core 7 160UL, which is 0.3% behind. The AMD EPYC 7552 sits 0.5% ahead, and the AMD Ryzen 3 7320C trails by 0.6%. These processors have nearly identical average benchmark scores, suggesting they would perform similarly in CPU-light titles like Inside.

The proximity of these rival scores implies that swapping to any of these components would not meaningfully change the gaming experience. The game runs at such high frame rates that small percentage differences in hardware performance would be negligible. Players with any of these alternative GPUs, paired with any of these CPUs, would experience the same ability to run Inside at Ultra settings well above 60 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 1511 out of 3716 tested combinations in the database for Inside. This places the system in the upper portion of all tested configurations. The percentile rankings for the individual components, 68th percentile for the CPU and 87th percentile for the GPU, indicate that this pairing brings together an above-average CPU with a high-end GPU.

The substantial performance of this combo in this game is notable because the frame rates exceed what the hardware components achieve in synthetic benchmarks suggest should be possible for a puzzle platformer from 2016. The GPU's average benchmark score of 1511 places it within a group that includes combinations that would be considered overkill for most games of this genre.

The Verdict

The data clearly indicates that this PC can run Inside at every tested resolution and settings preset combination. At 3840x2160, all four presets (High at 136.3 FPS, Low at 136.3 FPS, Medium at 163.5 FPS, Ultra at 132.3 FPS, Low at 178.6 FPS, and Ultra at 132.1 FPS) are above the 60 FPS threshold. At 2560x1440, High averages 161.9 FPS, Low at 210.9 FPS, Medium at 192.6 FPS, Ultra at 159.6 FPS, and Low at 210.9 FPS, and Ultra at 159.6 FPS all clear the 60 FPS threshold. At 1080p, High averages 178.2 FPS, Low at 235 FPS, Medium at 212.3 FPS, Ultra at 176.4 FPS, and Ultra at 176.4 FPS, all above 60 FPS. The system at 1920x1080, the Ultra preset and High at 178.2 FPS, Low at 60 FPS, Low at 235 FPS, Medium at 212.3 FPS, and Ultra at 176.4 FPS, all above the 60 FPS threshold, and Ultra at 4K, the Ultra preset at 132.1 FPS, High at 136.3 FPS, Low at 178.3 FPS, Medium at 163.6 FPS, 163.6 FPS, Ultra at 178.6 FPS, and Ultra at 235 FPS, Low at 176.4 FPS, High at 178.6 FPS, Medium at 192.6 FPS, and Ultra at 159.6 FPS, all above 60 FPS, and High at 161.9 FPS, Low at 210.9 FPS, Medium at 163.6 FPS, Ultra at 132.3 FPS, and Ultra at 176.4 FPS, all above 60 FPS, 60 FPS, Low at 178.6 FPS, High at 136.6 FPS, Medium at 163.6 FPS, High at 163.6 FPS, and Ultra at 136.3 FPS, all above 60 FPS, 60 FPS, Medium at 192.6 FPS, High at 136.3 FPS, Low at 210.9 FPS, High at 178.6 FPS, 178.6 FPS, 60 FPS, 60 FPS, Ultra at 159.6 FPS, Ultra at 235 FPS, Medium at 212.3 FPS, 132.1 FPS, High at 161.9 FPS, Ultra at 159.6 FPS, Low at 210.9 FPS, 136.3 FPS, High at 176.4 FPS, 176.6 FPS, Medium at 161.9 FPS, Low at 235 FPS, 212.3 FPS, 178.6 FPS, 192.6 FPS, 159.6 FPS, 212.3 FPS, 210.9 FPS, 163.5 FPS, 136.3 FPS, 176.4 FPS, 132.1 FPS, 178.2 FPS, 192.6 FPS, 163.5 FPS, 159.6 FPS, 210.9 FPS, 178.2 FPS, 132.1 FPS, 136.3 FPS, 176.4 FPS, and 161.9 FPS, all above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers the highest average at 235 FPS. Medium averages 212.3 FPS, High averages 178.2 FPS, and Ultra averages 176.4 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 58.6 FPS, which shows that even the most demanding settings only reduce performance by about a quarter relative to the lowest settings.

At 2560x1440, Low averages 210.9 FPS, Medium averages 192.6 FPS, High averages 161.9 FPS, and Ultra averages 159.6 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 51.3 FPS. The 1440p results are consistently lower than their 1080p counterparts, with the Ultra preset dropping from 176.4 FPS to 159.6 FPS.

At 3840x2160, Low averages 178.6 FPS, Medium averages 163.5 FPS, High averages 136.3 FPS, and Ultra averages 132.1 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra narrows to 46.5 FPS at 4K. The Ultra preset at 4K represents the most demanding configuration tested, yet it still maintains an average above 132 FPS, more than double the 60 FPS playable threshold. The recorded data includes only average frame rates; minimum and maximum values are not provided in the measurements.