Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 combo delivers outstanding performance in Inside, a game that is surprisingly demanding at high settings. Across all tested resolutions, the data shows that this pairing is more than capable of providing a smooth experience, but the optimal settings depend heavily on your display's refresh rate and resolution. For the best balance of visual quality and frame rate, the High preset is the clear recommendation. At 1080p, it delivers an average of 168.1 FPS, which is well above the 144Hz threshold for most high-refresh monitors. At 1440p, it still manages a very playable 120.9 FPS average, and even at 4K, it holds a solid 75.6 FPS average. While the Ultra preset offers slightly better visuals, the performance cost is steep—dropping the 4K average to 70 FPS and the 1080p average to 155.4 FPS. Given that the visual difference between High and Ultra in a game like this is often subtle, the High preset provides the most headroom and ensures consistent performance without pushing the hardware to its limits.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data makes it clear that High is the sweet spot for this CPU-GPU combination. It offers a substantial visual upgrade over Medium while maintaining a significant performance advantage over Ultra. At 1080p, the High preset’s 168.1 FPS average is nearly 10% faster than Ultra’s 155.4 FPS, and this gap widens at higher resolutions. At 1440p, High’s 120.9 FPS average is comfortably above the 60 FPS standard, making it ideal for high-refresh 1440p panels. Even at 4K, the High preset’s 75.6 FPS average is smooth and playable, whereas the Ultra preset dips to 70 FPS, which is still playable but leaves less margin for demanding scenes. For users with 60Hz displays, the Ultra preset is a viable option at 1080p and 1440p, as it still provides averages of 155.4 and 116.4 FPS respectively. However, for the majority of users, the High preset is the recommended choice, as it provides the best performance-per-visual-quality trade-off across the board.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is the primary driver of performance in Inside, and its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory proves sufficient for this title. The GPU’s boost clock of 2460 MHz and its 272.0 GB/s memory bandwidth are adequate for the game’s demands. The data reveals a clear pattern: as settings increase from Low to Ultra, the frame rate drops significantly, indicating that the GPU is the bottleneck when visual fidelity is prioritized. At 4K, the difference between Low and Medium is substantial (151.1 FPS vs. 118.3 FPS), and the jump to High (75.6 FPS) is even more pronounced. This suggests that Inside has a heavy reliance on pixel shading and texture fill rates, which are handled by the GPU’s 3072 shading units and 96 texture mapping units. The RTX 4060’s 15.11 TFLOPS of FP32 compute power is clearly being utilized, as the frame rate scales directly with the graphical workload. The GPU’s percentile ranking of 66 against all GPUs indicates it is a solid mid-range performer, and its benchmark score of 19545 in Passmark G3D confirms its capability in this genre.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is significant, and it provides insight into the system’s limiting component. At 1080p with High settings, the combo produces 168.1 FPS. Moving to 1440p reduces this to 120.9 FPS, a 28% decrease. At 4K, the frame rate falls to 75.6 FPS, a further 37% drop from 1440p. This steep scaling curve indicates that the GPU is the primary limiting factor at higher resolutions. The RTX 4060’s 128-bit memory bus, while providing 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth, is not enough to maintain high frame rates at 4K with the most demanding settings. The data shows that the CPU is not the bottleneck here, as the performance scales almost linearly with the pixel count. The transition from Low to High at 1080p shows a decrease from 235.3 FPS to 168.1 FPS, which is a 29% drop, but the resolution scaling is even more aggressive. This confirms that the RTX 4060 is the component that determines the upper limits of performance in this game, particularly at 1440p and 4K.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested configurations, this pairing of the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 ranks 1013 out of 1671 combos for Inside. This places it in the top 40% of all tested systems, which is a respectable position for a mid-range setup. The combo’s ranking is likely held back by the CPU’s age, as the Ryzen 5 3600’s 6 cores and 12 threads are not as fast as newer processors. However, the RTX 4060’s strong performance in this game helps to offset this. The CPU’s average benchmark score of 18129 is nearly identical to its nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-11400, which has a delta of only -0.1%. This indicates that the Ryzen 5 3600 is still competitive in this title. The GPU, with an average score of 23181, is similarly close to its rivals, such as the AMD Radeon RX 6600M, which has a delta of -0.6%. Overall, the combo’s ranking suggests that it is a balanced system, with neither component being a severe weak point in this specific game.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 plays a supporting role in Inside, and its performance is sufficient to avoid bottlenecking the RTX 4060 in most scenarios. The CPU’s 6 cores and 12 threads, based on the Zen 2 architecture, provide a solid foundation for the game’s logic and physics calculations. With a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.20 GHz, the processor is capable of handling the game’s single-threaded and multi-threaded workloads. The benchmark results show that the CPU is not a limiting factor at 1080p, where the frame rates are high. However, at 4K with High settings, the CPU’s role is less critical, as the GPU is clearly the bottleneck. The CPU’s 32 MB of shared L3 cache is ample for this game, and its 65W TDP ensures it runs cool and efficient. The data suggests that this CPU is a good match for the RTX 4060 in this title, as it provides enough processing power to feed the GPU without holding it back, especially at lower resolutions where the CPU’s performance is more relevant.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive look at how this combo performs across all settings and resolutions.

At 1080p, the performance is exceptional across the board. With Low settings, the average FPS is 235.3. Moving to Medium, it drops to 217.6 FPS, which is still incredibly high. The High preset delivers 168.1 FPS, and the Ultra preset brings the average down to 155.4 FPS. This shows that even at the highest settings, the system is well above the 144Hz mark, making it perfect for high-refresh-rate gaming.

At 1440p, the performance remains excellent. Low settings produce an average of 210.9 FPS, which is a minor drop from 1080p. Medium settings yield 192.5 FPS, still very high. The High preset averages 120.9 FPS, which is ideal for a 120Hz or 144Hz 1440p monitor. The Ultra preset drops to 116.4 FPS, which is still very smooth and playable.

At 4K, the performance becomes more demanding. Low settings still deliver a high average of 151.1 FPS, which is impressive. Medium settings reduce this to 118.3 FPS, which is still smooth. The High preset averages 75.6 FPS, which is playable and smooth on a 60Hz display. The Ultra preset is the most demanding, with an average of 70 FPS, which is the lowest recorded but still acceptable for a cinematic experience. The data clearly shows that this combo is capable of handling Inside at any resolution and setting, with the High preset at 1440p being the most balanced choice for a premium experience.