Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 lands at rank 1377 out of 1671 tested combinations for Inside. This places the combo in the lower-middle portion of the database, meaning that while it is far from the top tier, it is also not in the bottom percentile of systems tested. The data indicates this pairing is sufficient for smooth 60 FPS gameplay at the highest settings at 4K, which is a notable achievement for a platform that is not considered high-end by current standards.

How This Combo Ranks

At rank 1377 out of 1671 combos, this system sits in the 18th percentile of all tested configurations for Inside. The ranking reflects a balanced but not exceptional pairing; the CPU is not the primary bottleneck at lower resolutions, but the GPU's mid-range standing limits overall performance in the most demanding scenarios. The combo's position suggests that it outperforms roughly 82% of tested systems, making it a viable choice for this specific title, which is a side-scrolling puzzle platformer with modest hardware demands compared to AAA 3D titles. The data shows that the system is capable of delivering high frame rates at 1080p and 1440p, with the primary concern being how settings and resolution scaling interact with the RTX 2060's capabilities.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the 4000 series, built on the Zen 2 architecture (codename Renoir) using a 7 nm process. It has a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.20 GHz, with 8 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU's benchmark scores show a balanced profile: a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 13593 and a single-core score of 1919. This places it in the 75th percentile of all CPUs, with its nearest rivals being the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE (0% delta) and the Intel Core i5-12450H (0.1% delta). For Inside, the CPU is not the limiting factor; the game is not heavily threaded, and the 4600G's single-thread performance is adequate to feed the GPU at most resolutions. The 3DMark single-thread score of 726 and PassMark single-thread score of 2653 indicate solid per-core performance, which is crucial for this game's physics and logic updates. The CPU's 12 threads provide ample headroom, but the data suggests that the GPU will determine the frame rate ceiling, especially at higher resolutions and settings.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is the defining component in this combo. It features 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, with a bandwidth of 336.0 GB/s. The GPU has a base clock of 1365 MHz and a boost clock of 1680 MHz, with 1920 shading units and 30 RT cores. Its PassMark G3D score of 14111 places it in the 58th percentile of all GPUs, with nearest rivals including the AMD Radeon RX 7600S (0.5% delta) and the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 (-1.7% delta). The 6 GB VRAM is sufficient for Inside at all tested settings, as the game does not demand large texture pools. The GPU's Turing architecture supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, which is relevant for modern features, but Inside is a 2016 title that primarily relies on DirectX 11-class workloads. The RTX 2060's 6.451 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is the key metric; the measured FPS data shows that it can handle the game's rendering load effectively, but its performance scales inversely with resolution and settings, as expected.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a clear picture of the combo's behavior across resolutions and settings. At 1920x1080, the system is exceptionally fast: Low settings yield an average of 239.9 FPS, Medium 207.6 FPS, High 125.3 FPS, and Ultra 120.5 FPS. This shows that at 1080p, the CPU and GPU are well-balanced, with the GPU able to push frame rates well beyond the refresh rate of most monitors. Moving to 2560x1440, the averages are 184.6 FPS on Low, 149.1 FPS on Medium, 95 FPS on High, and 90.2 FPS on Ultra. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is significant but still leaves the system comfortably above 60 FPS at all settings. At 3840x2160, the system begins to show its limits: Low settings produce 118.3 FPS, Medium 93.6 FPS, High 58.3 FPS, and Ultra 52.5 FPS. The 4K High and Ultra settings fall just below or at the 60 FPS threshold, indicating that the RTX 2060 is the primary constraint at this resolution. The data shows a consistent pattern: Low and Medium settings are always playable, while High and Ultra require resolution compromises above 1440p.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals the limiting component. At 1080p, the average FPS across all settings is roughly 173 FPS, but this drops to about 130 FPS at 1440p and 81 FPS at 4K. The percentage drop from 1080p to 4K is approximately 53% when averaging all settings. This scaling pattern indicates that the GPU is the bottleneck, as the CPU's performance would not degrade this sharply with resolution increases. Specifically, at 4K High, the system produces 58.3 FPS, which is a 53% reduction from the 125.3 FPS at 1080p High. The RTX 2060's memory bandwidth of 336.0 GB/s and compute power are insufficient to maintain the same performance at higher pixel counts. The CPU, on the other hand, remains underutilized, as evidenced by the fact that the FPS at 1080p Low (239.9) is more than triple the FPS at 4K Ultra (52.5), a gap that cannot be explained by CPU limitations alone. The data clearly shows that the GPU's workload scales with resolution, and the RTX 2060's performance ceiling is reached at 4K with High or Ultra settings.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured rows, the optimal experience depends on the display resolution. At 1920x1080, Ultra settings deliver 120.5 FPS, which is ideal for high-refresh-rate monitors; there is no need to lower settings as the system maintains smooth gameplay even at maximum quality. At 2560x1440, Ultra settings produce 90.2 FPS, which is still very playable and offers the best visual fidelity without sacrificing smoothness. At 3840x2160, High settings yield 58.3 FPS, which is just below the 60 FPS target; Medium settings at 93.6 FPS provide a better balance, ensuring a consistently smooth experience. For users prioritizing frame rate over visuals at 4K, Low settings at 118.3 FPS are an option, but Medium offers a substantial visual improvement with only a 21% FPS penalty. The data suggests that the "High" preset at 1440p is the sweet spot for this combo, providing 95 FPS with better visual quality than Medium while staying well above the 60 FPS threshold. At 1080p, the system is overkill for this game, and Ultra is the only sensible choice. The RTX 2060's 6 GB VRAM is not a concern at any tested setting, as the game's memory footprint is well within limits. The recommendation is to prioritize visual settings at lower resolutions and prioritize frame rate at 4K, with Medium being the highest playable setting at that resolution.