Inside

# FAQ

Q: What is the combo rank of the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti in Inside?

A: This combination ranks 2207th out of 3716 tested combos for this game, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the database. That ranking reflects a pairing where the GPU is dramatically more capable than the CPU, which limits overall performance in this title.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 2600 compare to its nearest CPU rivals in average benchmark score?

A: The Ryzen 5 2600 has an average benchmark score of 21,484. Its closest rival is the Intel Core Ultra 5 228V at 21,440, which is 0.2% slower. The Intel Core i9-11900H trails by 0.5% with 21,367, while the AMD EPYC 9454 is 1.2% ahead at 21,223 (a lower score but positive deltaPct indicates the EPYC is the reference). The Intel Xeon D-1746TER leads slightly at 21,635, which is 0.7% faster.

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking among all GPUs, and what does that indicate?

A: The RTX 3080 Ti sits in the 83rd percentile among all GPUs, meaning it outperforms roughly 83% of the database. Its average benchmark score is 41,187, with the nearest rival being the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 at 40,870 (0.8% slower) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 at 40,377 (2% slower). The NVIDIA Tesla M40 24 GB is 1.2% faster at 41,707.

Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this combo, and at what settings?

A: The highest average FPS is 205, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The next best is 189 FPS at 1920x1080 Medium, followed by 183 FPS at 2560x1440 Low. At 4K, the max average is 157 FPS with Low settings.

Q: Does the CPU have enough threads for modern gaming workloads?

A: The Ryzen 5 2600 provides 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and boost up to 3.90 GHz. Its multithreaded benchmark scores include 1,248 in Cinebench R15 multi-core and 13,160 in Passmark multithread. These are modest figures, but for Inside—a puzzle platformer with limited CPU demands—the thread count is sufficient, though the per-core performance is the limiting factor.

Q: How does the RTX 3080 Ti's memory bandwidth affect gameplay at high resolutions?

A: The RTX 3080 Ti has 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, delivering 912.4 GB/s of bandwidth. This is ample for 4K gaming, as evidenced by the 103 FPS average at 3840x2160 High settings and 98 FPS at Ultra. The bandwidth supports high texture loads without bottlenecking at these resolutions.

# How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti lands at rank 2207 out of 3716 tested combinations for Inside. That places it in the 59th percentile of all combos, meaning roughly 59% of tested systems perform better in this specific title. This is a surprising result given the GPU's high-end nature, but the ranking reflects a severe imbalance: the CPU is from 2018, while the GPU is from 2021 and sits in the 83rd GPU percentile.

The data shows that the bottleneck is overwhelmingly CPU-side. The RTX 3080 Ti's average benchmark score of 41,187 is 0.8% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 and 2% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070, yet the combo rank drops to 2207. In contrast, the Ryzen 5 2600's average benchmark score of 21,484 is nearly identical to its nearest rivals—within 0.7% of the Intel Xeon D-1746TER and 1.2% of the AMD EPYC 9454—meaning the CPU is competitive in raw benchmarks but cannot feed the GPU fast enough in real gameplay.

This combo rank is not a reflection of the GPU's capability; rather, it is a measure of how poorly the CPU keeps up. The RTX 3080 Ti, with its 10,240 shading units and 34.10 TFLOPS FP32 performance, is capable of far higher frame rates than the Ryzen 5 2600 can deliver. Benchmark results indicate that the CPU's single-thread performance, as measured by a Passmark single-thread score of 2,239 and Geekbench single-core of 1,154, is the primary constraint in a game like Inside, which relies on consistent frame pacing rather than massive core counts.

# GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is the dominant component in this pairing, and its specifications explain why it is not the limiting factor. The GPU operates with a base clock of 1365 MHz and a boost clock of 1665 MHz, built on the GA102 chip with 28,300 million transistors on an 8 nm process. Its 12 GB of GDDR6X memory runs at 19 Gbps effective, delivering 912.4 GB/s of bandwidth across a 384-bit bus—figures that are overkill for a puzzle platformer but ensure no memory-related bottlenecks at any resolution.

The GPU's raw compute capabilities are substantial: 10,240 shading units, 320 TMUs, and 112 ROPs, producing a pixel rate of 186.5 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 532.8 GTexel/s. The FP32 throughput of 34.10 TFLOPS places it far above what Inside's rendering demands require. The 83rd percentile ranking among all GPUs confirms its position, with the RTX 3080 Ti outperforming the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 by 0.8% and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 by 2% in average benchmark score.

In this game, the GPU's role is to render the side-scrolling environments and lighting effects at high frame rates, which it does with ease. The measured FPS data shows that even at 4K Ultra, the combo achieves 98 FPS average, and at 4K High it reaches 103 FPS. The GPU is never the bottleneck; the CPU is. The RTX 3080 Ti's 12 GB VRAM is more than sufficient for Inside's textures, and the 912.4 GB/s bandwidth ensures that even at 3840x2160, memory transfers are not a constraint.

# Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the optimal settings for this combo depend on the target resolution, but the pattern is clear: Low settings provide the highest frame rates, while Ultra settings still deliver playable performance.

At 1920x1080, the combo achieves 205 FPS average on Low, 189 FPS on Medium, 158 FPS on High, and 155 FPS on Ultra. The gap between Low and Ultra is 50 FPS, but even at Ultra, 155 FPS is well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. The Medium setting offers a balanced trade-off with 189 FPS and a minimum of 161 FPS, which is still excellent.

At 2560x1440, the results are similarly strong: 183 FPS on Low, 169 FPS on Medium (with a 144 FPS minimum), 141 FPS on High, and 139 FPS on Ultra. Again, Ultra remains playable at 139 FPS, but Medium provides the best combination of visual quality and performance headroom.

At 3840x2160, the frame rates drop more noticeably: 157 FPS on Low, 145 FPS on Medium (with a 123 FPS minimum), 103 FPS on High, and 98 FPS on Ultra. For 4K gaming, High settings at 103 FPS is the recommended choice, as it offers a 5 FPS advantage over Ultra while maintaining high visual fidelity. The data suggests that Medium settings at 4K (145 FPS) are the sweet spot if frame rates are prioritized over maximum visual quality.

The recommendation is to use Medium settings at 1080p or 1440p for the best balance, and High settings at 4K. The CPU bottleneck becomes more apparent at lower resolutions and settings, where the GPU is less stressed and the CPU must work harder to maintain frame rates.

# Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of how this combo performs across three resolutions and four settings presets.

1920x1080: The lowest resolution tested shows the highest frame rates. Low settings produce an average of 205 FPS. Medium settings yield 189 FPS average, with a minimum of 161 FPS and a maximum of 217 FPS. High settings drop to 158 FPS average, and Ultra settings produce 155 FPS average. The delta between Low and Ultra is 50 FPS, indicating that the CPU limits the maximum achievable frame rate even at this resolution.

2560x1440: At 1440p, Low settings achieve 183 FPS average. Medium settings produce 169 FPS average, with a minimum of 144 FPS and a maximum of 195 FPS. High settings yield 141 FPS average, and Ultra settings produce 139 FPS average. The gap between Low and Ultra narrows to 44 FPS, suggesting the GPU begins to take on more of the workload.

3840x2160: At 4K, Low settings deliver 157 FPS average. Medium settings produce 145 FPS average, with a minimum of 123 FPS and a maximum of 167 FPS. High settings drop to 103 FPS average, and Ultra settings produce 98 FPS average. The difference between Low and Ultra is 59 FPS, but the absolute numbers remain playable across all settings.

The pattern across resolutions is consistent: Low settings always provide the highest average FPS, and Ultra always provides the lowest. The Medium settings row is the only one with min/max data, showing that frame pacing is stable at 1080p (161-217 FPS), 1440p (144-195 FPS), and 4K (123-167 FPS). The absence of min/max data for other settings suggests that Medium is the only preset where frame consistency was measured.

# CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 is the bottleneck in this pairing, and its specifications explain why. The CPU has 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 3.90 GHz. It is built on the Zen architecture (Pinnacle Ridge) using a 12 nm process, with 4,800 million transistors on a 213 mm² die. The L3 cache is 16 MB shared, with 512 KB L2 and 96 KB L1 per core. Memory support is DDR4 dual-channel with 46.9 GB/s bandwidth.

The CPU's benchmark scores paint a picture of modest performance. In Cinebench R15, it scores 1,248 multi-core and 157.3 single-core. Geekbench scores are 5,648 multi-core and 1,154 single-core. Passmark multithread is 13,160, and single-thread is 2,239. The CPU ranks in the 75th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 21,484. Its nearest rivals are all within 1.2% of this score, confirming that the Ryzen 5 2600 is a mid-range processor by modern standards.

In Inside, the CPU's role is to handle game logic, physics, and frame pacing. The game is not heavily multithreaded, so the 6 cores and 12 threads are more than sufficient for thread count, but the per-core performance is limiting. The single-thread scores (157.3 in Cinebench R15, 1,154 in Geekbench) are low compared to modern CPUs, and this directly impacts the frame rates, especially at lower resolutions where the GPU is not the constraint.

The data shows that at 1080p Low, the combo achieves 205 FPS, but at 1080p Ultra, it only reaches 155 FPS—a 50 FPS drop that is primarily due to the CPU's inability to process the increased draw calls and physics calculations. At 4K, the gap between Low and Ultra is 59 FPS (157 to 98), but the absolute frame rates are still high because the GPU takes on more of the rendering load. The CPU's 65 W TDP and 16 MB L3 cache are adequate for this game, but the architecture's age is evident in the frame rate ceiling.

The Ryzen 5 2600's 75th percentile CPU ranking suggests it performs well in general benchmarks, but in a game like Inside, the single-thread performance is the deciding factor. The CPU's boost clock of 3.90 GHz is modest, and the lack of a higher clock speed means frame rates plateau even with a GPU as powerful as the RTX 3080 Ti. The combo rank of 2207 out of 3716 reflects this CPU limitation, as the GPU is clearly capable of higher performance in other configurations.