Inside

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the Intel Core i5-11400F with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 can run Inside at Ultra settings with an average of 159.9 FPS. This is the most demanding preset tested at this resolution, and it clears the 60 FPS playability threshold by a substantial margin. Every preset at 1080p exceeds 60 FPS, with Low averaging 271.8 FPS, Medium 252.1 FPS, and High 164 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the same Ultra preset remains the best choice, delivering 115.7 FPS on average. The data shows that even the heaviest graphics settings at this resolution maintain a comfortable buffer above the 60 FPS threshold. High settings average 117.7 FPS, Medium 190.6 FPS, and Low 237.3 FPS, so all configurations are playable here.

At 3840x2160, Ultra settings produce an average of 72.4 FPS, which still clears the 60 FPS line. This is the most demanding preset that remains at or above 60 FPS at 4K. High settings average 77.7 FPS, Medium 117.4 FPS, and Low 153 FPS. The Ultra preset at 2160p is the only configuration in the entire measured set that sits close to the threshold, but it stays above it with 72.4 FPS.

For users prioritizing the highest visual quality possible, Ultra is the recommended preset at all three resolutions. The margin above 60 FPS shrinks as resolution increases, but the combination never falls below the playable threshold at any resolution or preset tested.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling patterns across resolutions reveal how the workload shifts between the processor and the graphics card. Inside is a Puzzle Platformer from 2016, and the measured data shows that the RTX 4060 handles the rendering load with considerable headroom.

Comparing the same preset across resolutions isolates the GPU's role. At Ultra settings, average FPS drops from 159.9 at 1080p to 115.7 at 1440p, a reduction of roughly 28%. Moving from 1440p to 2160p at Ultra drops the average from 115.7 to 72.4 FPS, a further reduction of about 37%. This steep scaling at higher resolutions indicates that the GPU is the limiting factor once pixel count increases, as the graphics card must process progressively larger framebuffers.

At Low settings, the pattern is similar but the absolute numbers are higher. The average at 1080p is 271.8 FPS, at 1440p it is 237.3 FPS, and at 2160p it is 153 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is only about 13%, while the drop from 1440p to 2160p is about 36%. The relatively small penalty at 1440p Low suggests the CPU can feed frames quickly enough, but the 4K workload still taxes the GPU heavily.

The CPU's role is more visible at lower resolutions and lower presets. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 271.8 FPS, a very high frame rate that requires strong per-thread performance from the processor. The i5-11400F has a single-thread 3DMark score of 868 and a 3DMark 2-thread score of 1691, indicating capable single-core throughput for this type of game. As resolution increases, the GPU becomes the dominant factor, and the CPU's influence diminishes.

The measured data also shows that the gap between High and Ultra is small at each resolution. At 1080p, High averages 164 FPS and Ultra 159.9 FPS, a difference of only 4.1 FPS. At 1440p, the gap is 2 FPS (117.7 versus 115.7). At 2160p, the gap is 5.3 FPS (77.7 versus 72.4). This suggests that the Ultra preset adds minimal extra cost over High, and the GPU can absorb it without significant frame rate loss at any resolution.

In summary, the CPU matters most at 1080p Low and Medium, where frame rates exceed 250 FPS and the processor must keep up. At 1440p and especially 2160p, the GPU is the primary constraint, and the recorded frame rates scale accordingly with resolution.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete measured FPS data for this combination is as follows.

At 1920x1080, Low settings average 271.8 FPS, Medium 252.1 FPS, High 164 FPS, and Ultra 159.9 FPS. The difference between Low and Medium is 19.7 FPS, between Medium and High is 88.1 FPS, and between High and Ultra is 4.1 FPS. The largest performance cost comes from moving from Medium to High, while the jump from High to Ultra is nearly free.

At 2560x1440, Low settings average 237.3 FPS, Medium 190.6 FPS, High 117.7 FPS, and Ultra 115.7 FPS. The drop from Low to Medium is 46.7 FPS, from Medium to High is 72.9 FPS, and from High to Ultra is only 2 FPS. Again, the High to Ultra transition is minimal, while Medium to High is the steepest step.

At 3840x2160, Low settings average 153 FPS, Medium 117.4 FPS, High 77.7 FPS, and Ultra 72.4 FPS. The gap from Low to Medium is 35.6 FPS, from Medium to High is 39.7 FPS, and from High to Ultra is 5.3 FPS. At 4K, each preset step costs more, and the cumulative effect from Low to Ultra is a reduction of 80.6 FPS.

Across all resolutions, the High to Ultra delta remains small, between 2 and 5.3 FPS. The Medium to High step is consistently the largest cost, ranging from 72.9 FPS at 1440p to 88.1 FPS at 1080p. Low to Medium costs between 19.7 and 46.7 FPS depending on resolution. The minimum and maximum FPS values were not recorded in the database, so the analysis relies on average FPS alone.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals for the Intel Core i5-11400F provide context for how this CPU compares to other processors in the database. The AMD EPYC 7H12 has an average score of 17120, which is 0.3% lower than the i5-11400F's 17177 average. The Intel Core i5-12450H scores 17239, 0.4% higher. The AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G scores 17278, 0.6% higher, and the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U scores 17074, 0.6% lower. These four processors sit within a narrow band around the i5-11400F's average benchmark score, meaning any of them would likely produce similar frame rates in Inside when paired with the same GPU.

For the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, the nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon HD 7790 with an average score of 17666, 0.2% higher than the RTX 4060's 17639. The AMD Radeon 780M scores 17588, 0.3% lower. The AMD Radeon Pro 560 scores 17551, 0.5% lower, and the AMD Radeon Pro 460 scores 17509, 0.7% lower. These GPUs are close in average benchmark score, though the RTX 4060 has architectural advantages such as Ada Lovelace, 8 GB of GDDR6 memory, and 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth that are not reflected in a simple aggregate score.

In practice, a system using one of these rival CPUs or GPUs would deliver broadly comparable performance in Inside, since the game is not particularly demanding by modern standards. The percentile ranking for the CPU is 71 out of 100, and for the GPU it is 61 out of 100, placing both in the upper half of their respective categories.

FAQ

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

A: Yes. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS is 72.4, which is above the 60 FPS playability threshold.

Q: What is the best preset at 1440p?

A: Ultra is the best preset at 2560x1440, with an average of 115.7 FPS. All presets at this resolution exceed 60 FPS.

Q: How much performance is lost when going from High to Ultra at 1080p?

A: Only 4.1 FPS. High averages 164 FPS and Ultra averages 159.9 FPS at 1920x1080.

Q: Which component limits performance at 2160p?

A: The GPU is the primary constraint at 3840x2160. Frame rates scale steeply with resolution, dropping from 115.7 FPS at 1440p Ultra to 72.4 FPS at 2160p Ultra, indicating the graphics card bears the extra load.

Q: How does the i5-11400F compare to its nearest CPU rivals?

A: The i5-11400F has an average benchmark score of 17177. Its closest rival, the AMD EPYC 7H12, scores 17120, a 0.3% difference. The Intel Core i5-12450H scores 17239, 0.4% higher.

Q: Is the RTX 4060 significantly faster than its nearest GPU rivals?

A: No, the differences are small. The AMD Radeon HD 7790 is 0.2% higher, the AMD Radeon 780M is 0.3% lower, the AMD Radeon Pro 560 is 0.5% lower, and the AMD Radeon Pro 460 is 0.7% lower than the RTX 4060's average score of 17639.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-11400F combined with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 ranks 1988 out of 3716 tested combinations in the database for Inside. This places the combo in the 53rd percentile of all tested systems, slightly above the midpoint. The ranking reflects that while this hardware is capable of running the game at high frame rates across all resolutions, many other combinations in the database achieve similar or better results. The percentile for the CPU alone is 71, indicating strong processor performance relative to all CPUs, while the GPU percentile is 61. The combo rank of 1988 is lower than either individual percentile would suggest, likely because the GPU, while solid, is not exceptional relative to the full range of graphics cards in the database.

The Verdict

This PC can run Inside at every resolution and preset tested, with no configuration falling below the 60 FPS playability threshold. At 1920x1080, the best preset is Ultra with 159.9 FPS. At 2560x1440, Ultra delivers 115.7 FPS. At 3840x2160, Ultra produces 72.4 FPS. The verdict by resolution confirms that all four presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) are playable at all three resolutions.

The weakest point in the dataset is 4K Ultra at 72.4 FPS, but even this leaves a 12.4 FPS margin above the 60 FPS line. For a Puzzle Platformer like Inside, this level of performance means smooth gameplay with no need to compromise on visual settings. The GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions, but it never becomes a bottleneck severe enough to drop below the playable threshold. The CPU provides enough single-thread performance to support very high frame rates at 1080p, where the system reaches up to 271.8 FPS on Low settings.

Users with a 60 Hz display can confidently enable Ultra at any resolution. Those with higher refresh rate monitors will still see excellent performance, particularly at 1440p and 1080p, where frame rates remain well above 100 FPS even at the highest preset.