Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER combination delivers remarkably high frame rates in Inside, a 2016 puzzle platformer. Across all tested settings and resolutions, the average frame rate never drops below 113.1 FPS, indicating that this hardware pairing is far more powerful than the game demands. The data shows a system that is overwhelmingly GPU-limited at lower resolutions, with the role of the processor becoming more apparent only as resolution increases.

Resolution Scaling

The performance scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a classic pattern of shifting bottlenecks. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the system produces 203.9 FPS, which is the highest average recorded in the dataset. When moving to 2560x1440 at the same Low preset, the frame rate drops to 181.1 FPS, a reduction of 22.8 FPS. At 3840x2160 Low, the average falls further to 155.5 FPS. This scaling behavior suggests that at 1080p, the CPU is likely the limiting factor, as the GPU has ample headroom to render frames far faster than the processor can feed it.

The pattern shifts when examining the High preset. At 1080p High, the system achieves 156.4 FPS. At 1440p High, it drops to 143.6 FPS, and at 4K High, it reaches 115 FPS. The percentage drop from 1080p to 1440p is approximately 8.2%, while the drop from 1440p to 4K is roughly 19.9%. This increasing rate of decline as resolution rises indicates that the GPU begins to take on a more significant role, though even at 4K High, the frame rate remains well above 60 FPS.

The Ultra preset tells a similar story. At 1080p Ultra, the average is 155.1 FPS. At 1440p Ultra, it drops to 138 FPS, and at 4K Ultra, it settles at 113.1 FPS. The difference between 1080p and 4K Ultra is 42 FPS, a 27.1% reduction. This is the largest proportional drop among all presets, which is expected given the increased pixel count and the heavier shading load placed on the GPU.

What is notable is that the gap between Low and Ultra settings narrows as resolution increases. At 1080p, the difference between Low (203.9 FPS) and Ultra (155.1 FPS) is 48.8 FPS. At 4K, that gap shrinks to 42.4 FPS (155.5 vs 113.1). This compression indicates that at 4K, the GPU is working closer to its full capacity, making the settings choice less impactful on overall frame rate. The data suggests that for this game, the RTX 4070 SUPER is the dominant component at all resolutions, but its dominance is most pronounced at 1080p where the Ryzen 5 2600's six cores and twelve threads are more likely to be the constraining factor.

FAQ

*Q: What is the highest average frame rate this combo achieves in Inside?*

A: The highest average frame rate recorded is 203.9 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This is the only configuration in the dataset that exceeds the 200 FPS threshold.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K with maximum settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the system produces an average of 113.1 FPS. This is the lowest frame rate in the entire dataset, yet it remains comfortably above the 60 FPS target for smooth gameplay.

Q: Is the Ryzen 5 2600 a bottleneck for the RTX 4070 SUPER in this game?

A: The benchmark results indicate that the CPU is likely a limiting factor only at 1080p with lower presets. The frame rate difference between Low (203.9 FPS) and Ultra (155.1 FPS) at 1080p suggests that the CPU cannot fully saturate the GPU's capabilities when the graphics load is light.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Medium and High settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the Medium preset yields 168.3 FPS, while High produces 143.6 FPS. This represents a 24.7 FPS advantage for Medium, which is the largest gap between these two adjacent presets at any resolution.

Q: Does raising the resolution from 1440p to 4K have a larger impact than raising it from 1080p to 1440p?

A: Yes, the data shows that the performance penalty for moving to 4K is consistently larger. For example, on High settings, the 1080p-to-1440p drop is 12.8 FPS, while the 1440p-to-4K drop is 28.6 FPS. This indicates that the GPU's pixel throughput becomes the primary constraint at 4K.

Q: How does the Ultra preset compare to High at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset averages 155.1 FPS, which is just 1.3 FPS lower than High at 156.4 FPS. This negligible difference suggests that the Ultra preset's additional visual effects are not heavily taxing the GPU at this resolution.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is the clear performance driver in this configuration. Its 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus provides 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth, which is more than sufficient for a game like Inside that was released in 2016. The GPU's boost clock of 2475 MHz and base clock of 1980 MHz allow it to sustain high frame rates without throttling, as evidenced by the consistent performance across multiple runs.

The GPU's specifications are far beyond what this game requires. With 7168 shading units, 224 texture mapping units, and 80 render output units, the RTX 4070 SUPER has the raw compute power to handle the game's simple geometry and lighting effects with ease. The 35.48 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is massively overprovisioned for a puzzle platformer, which explains why the frame rates never dip below 113 FPS even at 4K Ultra.

The VRAM capacity of 12 GB is another indicator of overkill for this title. Inside's art style uses a limited color palette and modest texture sizes, so memory usage is likely well below 4 GB. This leaves the GPU's memory subsystem largely idle, further confirming that the RTX 4070 SUPER is not the bottleneck in this pairing. Instead, the data suggests that the CPU, with its 16 MB of shared L3 cache and DDR4 memory support, is the component that limits performance at lower resolutions where the GPU can render frames faster than the processor can issue draw calls.

Settings Recommendations

For players seeking the highest possible frame rates, the Low preset at 1080p delivers 203.9 FPS, which is ideal for high-refresh-rate monitors. However, given that the game runs so well at all settings, there is little reason to sacrifice visual quality. The Medium preset at 1080p provides 190.2 FPS, which is still well above 144 FPS and offers better visual fidelity than Low.

At 1440p, the Medium preset at 168.3 FPS is the best balance of performance and quality. It is 24.7 FPS faster than High at the same resolution, and the visual difference between Medium and High is likely minimal in a game with such a stylized presentation. For 4K users, the High preset at 115 FPS is the recommended choice. It offers a significant improvement over Medium (147.1 FPS) in terms of visual quality while maintaining a frame rate that is well above the 60 FPS standard for console-like smoothness.

The Ultra preset is the least compelling option across all resolutions. At 1080p, it is only 1.3 FPS slower than High, making it a viable choice for those who want maximum settings. However, at 4K, Ultra drops to 113.1 FPS, which is 1.9 FPS slower than High. The performance penalty for Ultra is negligible, so players with capable displays should enable it, but the data does not show a clear advantage over High in terms of frame rate stability.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the database of tested combinations, this pairing of an AMD Ryzen 5 2600 with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER ranks 979th out of 1671 total combos for Inside. This places it in the lower-middle portion of the ranking, which is surprising given the absolute frame rates achieved. The explanation lies in the fact that many other combinations, likely featuring newer processors with higher single-thread performance, can achieve frame rates closer to the game's engine limits.

The Ryzen 5 2600, released in 2018, holds a 77th percentile ranking among all CPUs in the database. Its average benchmark score of 19616 places it just 0.4% behind the Intel Core i5-1345U and 0.6% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 7530U. This level of performance is sufficient for Inside, but it does limit the system's ability to reach the very highest frame rates that more modern CPUs can achieve.

The RTX 4070 SUPER, in contrast, sits at the 84th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 42576. This places it just 0.2% behind the NVIDIA RTX A6000 and 0.3% behind the AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE. The GPU's high percentile ranking relative to the CPU's lower ranking explains why the combo's overall rank in this game is not higher. The data indicates that the processor is the weaker link in this pairing, and upgrading to a CPU with better single-core performance would likely improve the combo's standing in the rankings for this title.