Inside

The Intel Core i5-12600KF paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER runs Inside without breaking a sweat at every tested resolution and every preset. The recorded data shows this combination clearing the 60 FPS playable threshold at Low, Medium, High, and Ultra across 1920x1080, 2560x1440, and even 3840x2160, which is exactly what you would expect when a 2016 puzzle platformer meets hardware of this caliber. Playdead's atmospheric side-scroller simply does not push this rig hard enough to produce a single sub-60 result, and the margins at the top end are enormous: 310.3 FPS at 1080p Low, 221.9 FPS at 1440p Low, and 139.6 FPS at 4K Low. This pairing ranks 2079 out of 3716 tested combinations in this game, a placement that says more about how undemanding Inside is than about any weakness in the hardware.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the pairing is untouchable. Low settings deliver an average of 310.3 FPS, Medium raises image quality while still averaging 246.3 FPS, High lands at 155.5 FPS, and even the Ultra preset, the most demanding configuration measured, holds a 149.7 FPS average. The step down from High to Ultra costs only 5.8 FPS at this resolution, a gap small enough that there is no rational reason to run anything below Ultra at 1080p.

At 2560x1440 the pattern repeats with more pixel throughput required. Low averages 221.9 FPS, Medium averages 177.6 FPS, High averages 113.8 FPS, and Ultra averages 105.8 FPS. Every preset sits comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold, and even Ultra leaves nearly double the headroom needed for smooth play. The High-to-Ultra cost grows slightly at this resolution, from 5.8 FPS at 1080p to 8 FPS here, but the conclusion is unchanged.

At 3840x2160, the most stressful configuration tested, the numbers finally tighten. Low averages 139.6 FPS, Medium averages 115.2 FPS, High averages 70.2 FPS, and Ultra averages 64.5 FPS. Ultra still clears 60 FPS, so the verdict at 4K remains fully playable, but the margin narrows to 4.5 FPS above the threshold. Players sensitive to dips below the average may prefer High at 4K, which retains 10.2 FPS of headroom, though the recorded averages show both presets as playable.

Scaling analysis across resolutions shows GPU limitation, as expected for a game of this type on this hardware. Dropping from 1080p to 1440p at Ultra costs 43.9 FPS, and dropping from 1440p to 4K at Ultra costs another 41.3 FPS. The 10-core, 16-thread Core i5-12600KF, with its 4.90 GHz boost clock and single-thread benchmark score of 1016 in the database's 3DMark test, never comes close to being the bottleneck in a title like Inside.

FAQ

Q: Can the RTX 2070 SUPER run Inside at 4K on Ultra settings?

A: Yes. The recorded average at 3840x2160 Ultra is 64.5 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS playable threshold. It is the tightest result in the dataset, so anyone wanting extra headroom at 4K can drop to High for a 70.2 FPS average.

Q: What is the highest FPS recorded for this combo in Inside?

A: 310.3 FPS, measured at 1920x1080 on the Low preset. Even at 4K Low the pairing averages 139.6 FPS.

Q: Which preset should I use at 1440p?

A: Ultra. It averages 105.8 FPS at 2560x1440, leaving over 45 FPS of headroom above the playable threshold, so there is no performance reason to lower settings at this resolution.

Q: Does the CPU matter for Inside on this build?

A: Very little. The Core i5-12600KF posts a PassMark multithread score of 27575 and a Geekbench single-core score of 2157, and sits in the 79th percentile of all CPUs in the database. Inside's demands are far below what this processor delivers, so the GPU and resolution drive the results.

Q: How demanding is Inside compared to other games on this hardware?

A: Not demanding at all. Every one of the twelve measured configurations across three resolutions and four presets stays above 60 FPS, and the game was released in 2016, well before either component existed.

Q: Is there any configuration where this combo fails to reach 60 FPS?

A: No. The lowest single result in the entire dataset is 64.5 FPS at 4K Ultra, still above the threshold.

Best Settings per Resolution

• 1920x1080: Ultra, averaging 149.7 FPS. The most demanding preset measured still delivers nearly two and a half times the playable threshold.
• 2560x1440: Ultra, averaging 105.8 FPS. Full image quality with over 45 FPS of headroom.
• 3840x2160: Ultra, averaging 64.5 FPS. Technically the best preset that stays at or above 60 FPS, though High at 70.2 FPS offers a safer margin for players who prioritize consistency.

Similar Performance Alternatives

On the CPU side, the Core i5-12600KF's average benchmark score of 27799 places it in a cluster of nearly identical performers. The Intel Core i9-10900K sits just 0.3 percent ahead, the AMD Ryzen 5 8500GE is 0.3 percent behind, and both the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U and the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D land 0.3 percent ahead. Any of these processors would produce effectively indistinguishable results in Inside, where the CPU is nowhere near saturation.

On the GPU side, the RTX 2070 SUPER's average score of 20282 has equally close neighbors. The NVIDIA Quadro M4000M is 1 percent behind, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile is 1.2 percent behind, the Intel Arc B570 is 1.3 percent behind, and the Intel Arc A750 is 1.5 percent behind. Swapping in any of these cards would shift Inside's frame rates by only a few percent, and given the headroom available at every setting, all of them would remain playable at Ultra in 1080p and 1440p, with 4K Ultra results hovering around the same tight margin above 60 FPS. The RTX 2070 SUPER itself sits in the 65th percentile of all GPUs in the database, a solid midrange placement that Inside's modest requirements render more than sufficient.

The Verdict

Yes, and emphatically so. This combination runs Inside playably at every resolution and every preset tested. The verdict data confirms it directly: at 1920x1080, all four settings are playable with Ultra as the best at 149.7 FPS average; at 2560x1440, all four settings are playable with Ultra as the best at 105.8 FPS; and at 3840x2160, all four settings remain playable with Ultra as the best at 64.5 FPS. There is no configuration in the entire measurement set where this hardware fails to clear 60 FPS.

The practical recommendation is simple. Play at Ultra regardless of resolution. At 1080p and 1440p the headroom is massive, and at 4K the 64.5 FPS average still clears the bar, with High as a fallback at 70.2 FPS for anyone who wants a cushion. The Turing-based RTX 2070 SUPER, with its 2560 shading units and 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus delivering 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth, handles Playdead's moody lighting and particle work without strain, and the Alder Lake CPU idles through the workload.

How This Combo Ranks

Inside has been tested with 3716 hardware combinations in the database, and the Core i5-12600KF plus RTX 2070 SUPER ranks 2079th. That places it below the median, which deserves context rather than concern. The rank reflects the pairing's raw performance ceiling relative to faster modern combinations, not any difficulty running this particular game. Inside launched in 2016, and its engine scales lightly with hardware, so the spread between combinations is compressed at the top: even the mid-table combos are posting triple-digit frame rates at 1080p and 1440p.

Interpreted against the measured data, the ranking means this build delivers roughly mid-pack absolute performance in Inside while still exceeding the playable threshold in every single tested configuration. For a game this undemanding, the difference between rank 2079 and the top of the table is the difference between 149.7 FPS and a somewhat higher number, both far beyond what a 60 FPS target requires. The ranking matters for enthusiasts chasing leaderboard positions; for anyone asking whether the game runs well, the answer is already settled by the frame rates themselves.