Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti delivers a remarkably consistent experience in Inside, a game whose minimalist visuals belie a demanding rendering load. Across all tested resolutions and settings, the combo never dips below 60 frames per second, suggesting that the hardware is never truly overwhelmed, but the scaling patterns reveal where the bottleneck shifts between the CPU and GPU.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is steep but predictable, and the shape of that curve changes dramatically depending on the quality preset. At Low settings, the average FPS falls from 240.2 at 1920x1080 to 205 at 2560x1440, then plummets to 128.4 at 3840x2160. That is a 46.5% reduction in performance from 1080p to 4K at Low, which indicates the GPU is becoming the primary limiter as pixel count rises.

However, the story flips at Ultra settings. Here, the 1080p result is 133.5 FPS, dropping to 94.2 at 1440p and 60.3 at 4K. The percentage drop from 1080p to 4K at Ultra is roughly 54.8%, which is even steeper than at Low. This is counterintuitive: one might expect higher settings to smooth out the resolution penalty, but the data shows the opposite. The reason is that Ultra settings increase the per-pixel workload so heavily that the 4K resolution becomes almost prohibitive, while at 1080p the CPU can still feed frames quickly enough to mask some of the GPU's work.

Looking at the Medium preset, the pattern holds: 227.1 FPS at 1080p, 159.7 at 1440p, and 102.3 at 4K. The 1440p to 4K drop is 36%, which is shallower than the Low preset's 37.4% drop, suggesting that at Medium the GPU is already saturated enough that resolution scaling becomes more linear. The data implies that at 1080p and 1440p, the Ryzen 5 4600G's six cores and twelve threads are sufficient to keep the RTX 3060 Ti fed, but at 4K the GPU's 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth become the limiting factor.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows suggest that High settings offer the most balanced experience across all resolutions. At 1920x1080, High delivers 140.4 FPS, which is only 5.2% slower than Ultra's 133.5 FPS, yet it likely frees up GPU resources for more consistent frame pacing. At 2560x1440, High hits 102.8 FPS, which is comfortably above 100, while Ultra drops to 94.2 FPS. For a puzzle platformer, the jump from High to Ultra is not worth the 8.4% performance loss at 1440p.

At 4K, High is the only preset that keeps the average above 60 FPS, with 61.4 FPS. Ultra falls to 60.3 FPS, which is technically playable but leaves no headroom for demanding scenes. Medium at 4K provides 102.3 FPS, which is overkill for a game like Inside, but it shows that the RTX 3060 Ti has plenty of headroom if the player wants to prioritize smoothness over visual fidelity. The data strongly suggests that High is the sweet spot: it sacrifices only a few frames compared to Ultra at 1080p, but at 4K it is the difference between a locked 60 and a barely-60 experience.

For players with 144Hz monitors at 1080p, Medium's 227.1 FPS is the highest preset that still exceeds 200 FPS, while Low's 240.2 FPS is the absolute ceiling. The gap between Medium and Low at 1080p is just 5.5%, meaning Medium is essentially free performance headroom without dropping to the lowest visual quality.

GPU Role

The RTX 3060 Ti's specifications directly explain the 4K results. With 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, the card delivers 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is ample for 1080p and 1440p but becomes strained at 4K. The 4K Ultra result of 60.3 FPS is suspiciously close to the 60 FPS threshold, suggesting the GPU is hitting a memory bandwidth wall rather than a compute limit. The card's 16.20 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is not the constraint; rather, the pixel fill rate of 133.2 GPixel/s is being taxed by the 3840x2160 resolution.

The GPU's clock speeds — 1410 MHz base and 1665 MHz boost — are modest for the Ampere architecture, but the 4864 shading units and 152 texture units provide enough parallelism to handle Inside's simple geometry. The benchmark scores support this: the GPU's PassMark G3D score of 20349 and its 69th percentile ranking among all GPUs indicate a mid-to-high tier part. Its nearest rivals, such as the AMD Radeon RX 6600 (with an average score of 25235, only 0.5% higher), show that the RTX 3060 Ti is well-positioned, but the 4K results reveal that its memory subsystem is the weak link.

The fact that Low settings at 4K achieve 128.4 FPS — more than double the Ultra result — proves that the GPU is not compute-bound at 4K. Instead, the dramatic difference between Low and Ultra at 4K (a 53% drop) points to the shader and texture workloads overwhelming the memory interface. This is a classic case where the GPU's 8 GB capacity is sufficient, but the bandwidth cannot keep up with the increased texture fetch demands at higher presets.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers a wide range of performance. Low settings produce 240.2 FPS average, Medium reaches 227.1 FPS, High hits 140.4 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 133.5 FPS. The gap between Medium and High is a massive 38.2% drop, indicating that High enables a significant increase in per-pixel work that the GPU must process.

Moving to 2560x1440, the numbers scale down proportionally. Low yields 205 FPS, Medium 159.7 FPS, High 102.8 FPS, and Ultra 94.2 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p at High is 26.8%, while at Ultra it is 29.4%. This shows that the GPU's rendering load scales almost linearly with pixel count when the preset is fixed.

At 3840x2160, the performance collapses but remains playable. Low achieves 128.4 FPS, Medium 102.3 FPS, High 61.4 FPS, and Ultra 60.3 FPS. The 4K High result is only 1.8% faster than 4K Ultra, which is the smallest gap between any adjacent presets in the entire dataset. This suggests that at 4K, the GPU is so memory-bandwidth-limited that additional compute work from Ultra settings has almost no measurable impact on frame rate.

FAQ

*Q: Can this combo run Inside at 4K with the highest settings?*

A: Yes, but barely. The 4K Ultra preset averages 60.3 FPS, which is just above the 60 FPS threshold. The 4K High preset is slightly better at 61.4 FPS, but both are close to the limit.

Q: What is the best preset for a 144Hz 1080p monitor?

A: Medium settings, which deliver 227.1 FPS at 1920x1080, are the highest preset that exceeds 200 FPS. Low settings reach 240.2 FPS, but the visual quality loss may not justify the 5.5% performance gain.

Q: Why is the 4K to 1440p drop so much larger at Low settings than at Ultra?

A: At Low settings, the GPU is less compute-bound, so the resolution scaling factor is more pronounced, dropping from 205 FPS at 1440p to 128.4 FPS at 4K. At Ultra, the GPU is already heavily loaded at 1440p, so the 4K drop from 94.2 to 60.3 FPS is more gradual in percentage terms.

Q: Is the RTX 3060 Ti the bottleneck at 1080p?

A: No. The 1080p Low result of 240.2 FPS and Medium result of 227.1 FPS suggest the CPU is the limiting factor at lower settings, as the GPU cannot push beyond these numbers despite having headroom. The 6-core, 12-thread Ryzen 5 4600G likely caps the frame rate.

Q: How does the RTX 3060 Ti compare to its nearest rival in terms of raw benchmark scores?

A: The RTX 3060 Ti has an average benchmark score of 25120, while its closest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6700M, scores 25180, a delta of -0.2%. The AMD Radeon RX 6600 scores 25235, a delta of -0.5%, so the RTX 3060 Ti is essentially tied with these parts.

Q: Does the 4K High result leave any headroom for frame drops?

A: No. The 61.4 FPS average at 4K High is only 2.3% above the 60 FPS threshold, meaning any demanding scene could cause dips below 60. The 4K Medium preset at 102.3 FPS is the safest option for a locked 60 FPS experience.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 2 architecture, clocked at 3.70 GHz base and 4.20 GHz boost. Its role in Inside becomes clear when examining the 1080p Low and Medium results, which reach 240.2 and 227.1 FPS, respectively. These high frame rates indicate that the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU at these levels, but the fact that Low and Medium are only 5.5% apart suggests the CPU is approaching its limits.

The CPU's benchmark scores support this interpretation. Its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 13593 and single-core score of 1919 place it in the 75th percentile of all CPUs, which is respectable but not top-tier. The nearest rivals, such as the Intel Core i3-13100F with an average score of 17665 (a delta of -1%), show that the 4600G is competitive with modern budget chips. However, the 1080p Ultra result of 133.5 FPS, which is lower than the 1440p High result of 102.8 FPS, suggests that at Ultra settings the GPU is the bottleneck, not the CPU.

The CPU's 8 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth are adequate for Inside's physics and logic, but the data implies that the CPU's single-thread performance (a Geekbench single-core score of 1575) is what limits the absolute maximum frame rate at 1080p. The 3DMark single-thread score of 726 confirms this, as it is the weakest benchmark among the CPU's results. This is a classic case where a mid-range CPU can push high frame rates at lower settings, but the ceiling is dictated by its modest single-core throughput.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti combination ranks 1262 out of 1671 tested combos in Inside, placing it in the 24.5th percentile of all possible pairings. This means that over three-quarters of other hardware combinations tested produce higher average frame rates in this game. However, this ranking must be interpreted with caution, as the dataset likely includes high-end CPUs and GPUs that are far more expensive.

The combo's rank is more a reflection of the CPU's age than the GPU's capability. The RTX 3060 Ti's 69th percentile ranking among all GPUs shows it is a solid mid-range part, but the Ryzen 5 4600G's 75th percentile CPU ranking is dragged down by its single-thread performance. When paired with a stronger CPU, the RTX 3060 Ti would likely achieve much higher frame rates in Inside, especially at 1080p where the CPU is the limiting factor.

The fact that this combo still manages 60+ FPS at 4K Ultra reflects the GPU's raw power, but the 1080p results show that the CPU is holding back the full potential of the RTX 3060 Ti. For a game like Inside, which is not heavily threaded, the 4600G's 12 threads are underutilized, and the bottleneck is clearly the processor's single-thread speed. The ranking suggests that this combo is best suited for 1440p gaming, where the GPU and CPU are more balanced, rather than 1080p high-refresh-rate scenarios where the CPU's limitations are exposed.