Inside

The Intel Core i5-12400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 handles Inside with a commanding margin at every resolution and preset combination tested. The benchmark data shows a system that is not merely playable, but one that delivers frame rates high enough for fluid motion and responsive input across the board. The RTX 4060, despite being positioned around the 61st percentile among all GPUs, proves more than sufficient for this title’s demands, while the i5-12400F’s strong single-thread performance ensures the CPU never becomes a limiting factor at any of the tested settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data for this combination is remarkably consistent, showing a clear progression of performance as resolution decreases and settings are adjusted. At 1920x1080, the lowest resolution tested, the system absolutely crushes the game. With Low settings, the average frame rate hits 317 FPS, which is an extraordinary figure for a puzzle platformer. Moving up to Medium settings drops the average to 264.1 FPS, while High settings still deliver a very high 164.6 FPS average. Even at the most demanding Ultra preset, the average FPS remains at 156.2, indicating that the GPU is far from being saturated at this resolution.

Stepping up to 2560x1440 shows a predictable scaling pattern, but performance remains exceptionally high. The Low preset produces an average of 238.4 FPS, which is still more than sufficient for any display. Medium settings yield a 191.6 FPS average, and High settings provide a 118.1 FPS average. The Ultra preset at this resolution still manages a 116.2 FPS average, demonstrating that the RTX 4060 has ample headroom even with higher pixel counts. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p is roughly linear, with the Ultra preset dropping from 156.2 FPS to 116.2 FPS, a decline of approximately 25.6%.

At 3840x2160, the system begins to show more of its limits, but it still never dips below the 60 FPS threshold. The Low preset at 4K achieves an average of 152.6 FPS, which is a remarkable result for a GPU in this class. Medium settings deliver a 118 FPS average, while High settings still provide a solid 77.4 FPS. The most demanding configuration, Ultra at 4K, produces a 72.4 FPS average, which keeps the game comfortably within playable territory. Notably, the gap between High and Ultra settings at 4K is relatively small, with only a 5 FPS difference, suggesting that the Ultra preset’s additional graphical effects are not particularly taxing on the GPU at this resolution.

FAQ

Q: Can this system maintain 60 FPS at 4K with the Ultra preset?

A: Yes. The measured average FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings is 72.4, which clears the 60 FPS threshold by 12.4 FPS. This indicates that the most demanding configuration tested is still playable.

Q: What is the highest average frame rate recorded for this combination?

A: The highest average FPS is 317, achieved at 1920x1080 with the Low preset. This is significantly higher than any other configuration, showing that the game is extremely lightweight at lower resolutions and settings.

Q: How does the performance scale when moving from 1080p to 1440p?

A: The scaling is substantial but not linear. For the Ultra preset, the average FPS drops from 156.2 at 1080p to 116.2 at 1440p, a reduction of 40 FPS. For the Low preset, the drop is from 317 to 238.4, a reduction of 78.6 FPS.

Q: Is there a significant performance difference between High and Ultra settings?

A: The difference varies by resolution. At 1080p, the gap is 8.4 FPS (164.6 vs 156.2). At 1440p, the gap is 1.9 FPS (118.1 vs 116.2). At 4K, the gap is 5 FPS (77.4 vs 72.4). The Ultra preset does not impose a major performance penalty over High at any resolution.

Q: Which resolution shows the smallest relative performance drop between Low and Ultra presets?

A: At 3840x2160, the Low preset averages 152.6 FPS and the Ultra preset averages 72.4 FPS, which is a 52.6% reduction. At 2560x1440, the reduction from Low (238.4 FPS) to Ultra (116.2 FPS) is 51.3%. At 1920x1080, the reduction is 50.8% (317 to 156.2). The relative drop is similar across resolutions.

Q: Does the RTX 4060’s performance ranking reflect its ability to run this game?

A: The RTX 4060 sits in the 61st percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 17639. Despite this mid-range ranking, the measured FPS data shows it handles Inside with extreme ease, indicating that the game’s low graphical complexity does not require a top-tier GPU.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data reveals that the GPU is the primary performance driver for Inside, but the CPU’s role becomes more relevant at lower resolutions and higher frame rates. At 1920x1080, the system produces frame rates up to 317 FPS on Low settings. Such high frame rates place a significant burden on the CPU to feed the GPU with draw calls and game state updates. The i5-12400F, with its 6 cores and 12 threads, is well-equipped for this task, as evidenced by its 3DMark single-thread score of 909 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1680. These scores indicate that the CPU can handle the high instruction throughput required for very high frame rates.

As resolution increases to 2560x1440 and then 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the bottleneck. The pixel fill rate and shading workload grow, and the RTX 4060’s capabilities are pushed closer to their limits. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS drops to 72.4, which is still well above the 60 FPS threshold but represents a significant reduction from the 156.2 FPS at 1080p Ultra. This scaling pattern shows that the GPU’s rendering throughput is the limiting factor at higher resolutions, while the CPU has ample headroom to maintain its part of the workload.

The scaling between presets also highlights the CPU’s role. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 160.8 FPS, a massive gap that indicates the GPU is heavily underutilized at Low settings. At 4K, the same comparison yields a difference of 80.2 FPS, showing that the GPU’s workload is more balanced with the CPU’s capabilities. The i5-12400F’s benchmark scores, such as its Cinebench R20 multi-core score of 6980 and PassMark multi-thread score of 19433, suggest it can sustain high frame rates without becoming a limiting factor, even when the GPU is not fully stressed.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU, the nearest rivals to the Intel Core i5-12400F are all within a narrow performance band. The AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS has an average benchmark score of 19047, which is essentially identical to the i5-12400F’s 19039, a delta of 0%. The Intel Core 3 201E scores 19056, putting it 0.1% ahead. The Intel Core i5-1335U averages 18982, or 0.3% behind, and the AMD EPYC 7773X also averages 18979, a 0.3% deficit. These four alternatives would deliver nearly indistinguishable performance in Inside, as the game’s CPU demands are modest and all of these processors offer sufficient single-thread and multi-thread throughput.

For the GPU, the RTX 4060’s nearest rivals present an interesting comparison. The AMD Radeon HD 7790 has an average score of 17666, which is 0.2% higher than the RTX 4060’s 17639. This is a remarkably close match, suggesting that the HD 7790 would produce very similar frame rates in Inside. The AMD Radeon 780M scores 17588, a 0.3% deficit, while the AMD Radeon Pro 560 and Pro 460 score 17551 and 17509, representing 0.5% and 0.7% deficits, respectively. In practice, all of these GPUs would likely deliver frame rates within a few FPS of the RTX 4060’s measured performance, given the game’s low graphical demands.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, which achieves an average of 156.2 FPS. This is the highest quality setting available, and the system has enormous headroom, with the average FPS more than double the playable threshold. Even Low settings at this resolution produce 317 FPS, so users can freely select Ultra without any concern for performance degradation.

At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset also remains the best choice, with an average of 116.2 FPS. This is comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold, providing a smooth experience with all graphical features enabled. The High preset, at 118.1 FPS, is nearly identical, but Ultra offers slightly better visual quality for essentially the same performance cost.

At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset is still playable, with an average of 72.4 FPS. This clears the 60 FPS mark by a healthy margin, allowing users to run the game at its highest settings on a 4K display. The High preset, at 77.4 FPS, is also viable, but Ultra’s additional visual effects do not incur a significant performance penalty. For users who prefer higher frame rates over maximum visual fidelity, the Medium preset at 118 FPS is an excellent alternative.

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous: this system can run Inside with exceptional performance at every resolution and preset combination tested. According to the verdictByResolution data, all four settings (Low, Medium, High, and Ultra) are playable at 3840x2160, with the best settings being Ultra at an average of 72.4 FPS. At 2560x1440, all settings are again playable, with Ultra achieving a 116.2 FPS average. At 1920x1080, the same pattern holds, with Ultra reaching 156.2 FPS.

The RTX 4060, despite its mid-range ranking, is more than capable of handling Inside’s modest graphical requirements. The i5-12400F provides ample CPU performance to support even the highest frame rates. The combination ranks 1930th out of 3716 tested combinations in this game, but that ranking reflects the broad spectrum of hardware tested, not a deficiency in this specific setup. For a puzzle platformer like Inside, the measured FPS data shows that users can enable the Ultra preset at any resolution and expect a fluid, responsive experience well above the 60 FPS playable threshold.