Inside

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data for the Intel Core i5-14600K paired with the AMD Radeon RX 570 shows a clear pattern: Inside scales predictably with resolution and preset levels, but the GPU becomes the limiting factor as pixel count rises. At 1920x1080, the combo delivers a wide spread of results. Low settings hit an average of 132.5 FPS, Medium drops to 106.3 FPS, High settles at 66.3 FPS, and Ultra lands at 63.1 FPS. All four presets clear the 60 FPS threshold, with Ultra being the only one that sits barely above it. The margin between Low and Ultra is 69.4 FPS, which shows how much headroom the preset slider offers at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages compress significantly. Low settings produce 97.7 FPS, Medium manages 76.9 FPS, High falls to 46.8 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 48.4 FPS. Notice that High and Ultra are nearly identical here, with only a 1.6 FPS difference between them. That suggests the GPU is already saturated at this resolution, and the extra settings in Ultra do not cost much additional performance because the raster workload is already maxed out. Medium remains comfortably above 60 FPS, but High and Ultra both drop below the playable mark.

At 3840x2160, the picture becomes much tighter. Low settings still deliver 63.6 FPS, which is just above the threshold. Medium drops to 51.1 FPS, High falls to 29.7 FPS, and Ultra reaches only 29.1 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra is a mere 0.6 FPS, reinforcing that the RX 570 is fully bound by pixel throughput at 4K. The drop from Low to Medium at this resolution is 12.5 FPS, while the drop from Medium to High is 21.4 FPS, indicating a steep cliff once the GPU runs out of bandwidth and shading capacity. No min or max FPS values were recorded in the database, so the analysis relies solely on averages.

Best Settings per Resolution

For 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, with an average of 63.1 FPS. This is the highest visual quality option available in the test set, and it still clears the playable threshold, albeit with only 3.1 FPS of margin. If you prefer a safety buffer, High sits at 66.3 FPS, but the data shows Ultra is technically viable.

At 2560x1440, the best settings are Medium, which runs at 76.9 FPS. That is 16.9 FPS above the threshold and leaves room for occasional dips without falling below 60. High and Ultra are not viable here, with averages of 46.8 FPS and 48.4 FPS respectively, so Medium is the ceiling for smooth gameplay at this resolution.

For 3840x2160, the only playable preset is Low, delivering 63.6 FPS. That is a slim 3.6 FPS margin over the threshold. Medium, High, and Ultra all fail to reach 60 FPS, with Medium at 51.1 FPS and both High and Ultra below 30 FPS. If you want 4K, you must accept the lowest preset, and even then the headroom is minimal.

FAQ

Q: Can the Intel Core i5-14600K and AMD Radeon RX 570 run Inside at 1920x1080?

A: Yes, at every preset. The lowest average is 63.1 FPS on Ultra, while Low, Medium, and High reach 132.5, 106.3, and 66.3 FPS respectively. All four settings exceed the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: What is the best preset for 2560x1440 gameplay?

A: Medium is the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS, with an average of 76.9 FPS. High and Ultra fall to 46.8 and 48.4 FPS, which are below the playable threshold.

Q: Is 4K gaming possible with this combo?

A: Only at Low settings, where the average is 63.6 FPS. Medium drops to 51.1 FPS, and High and Ultra are far lower at 29.7 and 29.1 FPS. The margin at Low is just 3.6 FPS, so it is technically playable but not stable under heavy load.

Q: How does the RX 570 compare to its nearest rivals in overall benchmark score?

A: The RX 570 has an average benchmark score of 28766. It trails the AMD Radeon RX 6800M by 0.4 percent, sits 0.7 percent ahead of the AMD Radeon R9 M295X, trails the AMD Radeon RX 470 by 0.8 percent, and leads the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 by 1.2 percent. These are close margins, meaning the GPU is roughly comparable to those parts in synthetic tests.

Q: How does the i5-14600K rank among CPUs?

A: The i5-14600K sits at the 90th percentile among all CPUs in the database. Its average benchmark score is 48618, which puts it 0.2 percent behind the Intel Xeon Gold 5318H, 0.3 percent ahead of the AMD EPYC 4345P, 0.7 percent ahead of the Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX, and 0.8 percent behind the Intel Core Ultra 5 245.

Q: Why do High and Ultra perform so similarly at 2560x1440 and 3840x2160?

A: At 2560x1440, High averages 46.8 FPS and Ultra averages 48.4 FPS, a difference of only 1.6 FPS. At 3840x2160, High hits 29.7 FPS and Ultra hits 29.1 FPS, a difference of 0.6 FPS. This indicates the GPU is fully saturated at those resolutions, so additional preset options do not meaningfully change the frame rate.

The Verdict

The data shows that this PC can run Inside, but only under specific conditions. At 1920x1080, the combo is fully capable: every preset from Low to Ultra clears the 60 FPS threshold, with Ultra at 63.1 FPS as the highest quality option. At 2560x1440, the system is playable up to Medium settings, which deliver 76.9 FPS. High and Ultra are not viable, as they drop below 49 FPS. At 3840x2160, the only playable setting is Low, with 63.6 FPS, while Medium, High, and Ultra all fail to reach 60 FPS. The verdict by resolution is straightforward: 1080p Ultra is the sweet spot for visual fidelity, 1440p Medium is the limit for smooth play, and 4K is a marginal experience that requires the lowest preset. If you own a 1440p or 4K monitor, the RX 570 will force you to compromise heavily on quality. If you stay at 1080p, this is a capable setup for the game.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark results indicate that the GPU is the dominant factor for this title at higher resolutions, while the CPU provides ample headroom across the board. The i5-14600K is a 14-core, 20-thread processor with a boost clock of 5.30 GHz and an average benchmark score of 48618, placing it at the 90th percentile among all CPUs. That level of compute power is far beyond what a puzzle platformer like Inside demands. The game is not thread-heavy, and the single-core performance of the i5-14600K, evidenced by a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2064 and a PassMark single-thread score of 4270, is more than sufficient to avoid CPU bottlenecks at any tested resolution.

The RX 570, by contrast, is the clear limiting factor. Its average benchmark score of 28766 places it at the 74th percentile among all GPUs, and its nearest rivals are all within a 1.2 percent band, which shows it sits in a crowded mid-range tier. The scaling data confirms this: from 1920x1080 Low (132.5 FPS) to 2560x1440 Low (97.7 FPS), the drop is 34.8 FPS, a 26.3 percent reduction. From 2560x1440 Low to 3840x2160 Low (63.6 FPS), the drop is another 34.1 FPS, a 34.9 percent reduction. These are large losses that track directly with pixel count, not with CPU load. The CPU has more than enough headroom to feed the GPU at all resolutions, so the frame rate collapse at 4K is purely a GPU bandwidth and shading limitation.

At 1920x1080, the CPU and GPU are both well within their comfort zones. The i5-14600K can push the RX 570 to its limits, and the GPU delivers 132.5 FPS at Low settings. At 2560x1440, the GPU starts to strain, but the CPU still has no impact on the results. At 3840x2160, the GPU is completely overwhelmed, and the CPU is effectively idle waiting for frames. If you were to upgrade the GPU to a faster model, the frame rates at 1440p and 4K would improve dramatically, while the CPU would not need to change. Conversely, upgrading the CPU alone would produce no measurable gain in this game, as the recorded scores show the GPU is the binding constraint at every resolution above 1080p Low.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database, this specific combination of the Intel Core i5-14600K and AMD Radeon RX 570 ranks 3565 out of 3716 tested combos for Inside. That places it in the bottom 4 percent of all configurations, which is a strong signal that the GPU is severely mismatched with the CPU for this title. The i5-14600K is a top-tier processor, but the RX 570 is an end-of-life GPU from 2017 with 4 GB of GDDR5 memory and a 224.0 GB/s bandwidth. The rank reflects the fact that most other tested combos use a more balanced GPU pairing.

The rank is not a verdict on the CPU, which stands at the 90th percentile among all CPUs. It is a verdict on the pairing. The RX 570's nearest rivals, such as the RX 470 and the R9 M295X, all have similar average benchmark scores, and none of them would be considered strong performers for modern 3D workloads at high resolutions. Inside is a 2D puzzle platformer with modest requirements, so the combo still clears 60 FPS at 1080p Ultra and 1440p Medium. But relative to the broader database, this is a low-ranking build because the GPU drags down the overall result. If the goal is to run Inside smoothly at 1080p, this combo does the job. If the goal is to run it at 4K or to have headroom for other games, the RX 570 is the part that needs replacing. The data is unambiguous: the CPU is not the issue, and the rank would improve substantially with a more modern GPU.