Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 delivers a consistently smooth experience in Inside, a 2016 Puzzle Platformer. The measured data shows this combination is capable of high frame rates across all tested resolutions, with the primary bottleneck shifting from the GPU at 4K to the CPU at 1080p. This analysis breaks down the measured FPS, scaling behavior, and component roles based solely on the provided benchmark data.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K reveals a clear division of labor between the CPU and GPU. At 1080p with Ultra settings, the combo produces 168.5 FPS. Moving to 1440p Ultra drops this to 120.6 FPS, a 28.4% reduction. Pushing further to 4K Ultra yields 74.6 FPS, which is a 55.7% drop from the 1080p figure. This steep decline indicates that at higher resolutions, the GPU is becoming the limiting factor, as the workload per pixel increases substantially.

The scaling pattern is more telling when examining the lower settings. At Low settings, the transition from 1080p (244.5 FPS) to 1440p (219 FPS) is only a 10.4% drop, and then to 4K (156.9 FPS) is a further 28.3% reduction. This gentler slope at Low settings suggests that the CPU is holding performance back at 1080p, preventing the frame rate from scaling as high as the GPU would otherwise allow. The data indicates that while the RTX 5060 is capable of exceeding 244 FPS at 1080p Low, the Ryzen 5 4600G’s single-thread performance, as evidenced by its 3dmark_single_thread score of 726, likely imposes a ceiling.

At Medium settings, the pattern continues. The 1440p result of 199.5 FPS is only 11.6% lower than the 1080p result of 225.6 FPS. However, the jump from 1440p Medium to 4K Medium shows a larger 35.1% drop to 129.5 FPS. This non-linear scaling across resolutions is characteristic of a system where the CPU keeps up at moderate resolutions and settings, but the GPU's raw pixel throughput becomes the constraint at 4K. The data strongly suggests that for maximum frame rates at 1080p, the CPU is the limiting component, whereas at 4K, the GPU determines the final performance.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows provide a clear picture of the performance cost associated with each preset. At 1080p, the jump from High (174.5 FPS) to Ultra (168.5 FPS) costs only 3.4% performance, making Ultra the obvious choice for users with 144Hz or lower refresh rate displays. The gap between Medium (225.6 FPS) and High is more substantial at 22.7%, but both presets are well above the 144 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

For 1440p, the decision is more nuanced. High settings deliver 125 FPS, which is suitable for 120Hz displays, while Ultra provides 120.6 FPS, a marginal 3.5% reduction. Given the small performance gap, Ultra is recommended for the best visual quality at this resolution, as the data shows it remains playable. The Medium preset at 1440p yields 199.5 FPS, which is excessive for most displays and suggests that users can comfortably max out the settings without sacrificing playability.

At 4K, the Ultra preset drops to 74.6 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS target for some users but still playable. The High preset at 83 FPS offers a 11.3% improvement over Ultra and is the better choice for maintaining a consistent 60+ FPS experience. The Medium preset at 129.5 FPS is the optimal balance for high-refresh-rate 4K displays, providing a significant performance boost over High while still delivering good visual fidelity. The Low preset at 156.9 FPS is only necessary for extreme refresh rates, as the visual compromises are unlikely to be worth the performance gain for most users.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 is a Blackwell 2.0 architecture GPU built on a 5 nm process at TSMC. It features 8 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. The GPU's boost clock is rated at 2497 MHz, with a base clock of 2280 MHz. The card's memory operates at 1750 MHz, translating to 28 Gbps effective, which is well-suited for the texture-heavy scenes in Inside.

In this game, the GPU's role becomes more pronounced at higher resolutions. The measured FPS at 4K Ultra (74.6 FPS) versus 4K Low (156.9 FPS) shows a 110% performance difference, indicating that the game's visual effects at Ultra settings are particularly demanding on the GPU's pixel processing capabilities. The RTX 5060's 48 ROPs and 120 TMUs handle the game's rendering efficiently, but the 8 GB VRAM capacity is sufficient for this title, as the game's release date of 2016 predates the high-VRAM demands of modern titles.

The GPU's benchmark scores place it in a competitive position. Its passmark_g3d score of 20891 and geekbench_opencl score of 120785 demonstrate strong compute performance. The GPU's percentileVsAllGpus of 73 indicates it outperforms 73% of all tested GPUs. The nearestRivals data shows the RTX 5060 is virtually tied with the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT (deltaPct 0), and is 0.6% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile. This suggests that for Inside, the RTX 5060's performance is well within the expected range for its class, with the measured FPS data confirming its capability at all tested settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 4600G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 achieves a combo rank of 928 out of 1671 tested combinations in Inside. This places the system in the 55.5th percentile of all tested combos, indicating that it performs better than a majority of systems but is not among the top-tier configurations. This ranking is consistent with the hardware's specifications: the CPU is a mid-range 2020 part, while the GPU is a newer 2025 release.

The rank is more reflective of the CPU's limitations than the GPU's capabilities. The Ryzen 5 4600G's average benchmark score of 17489 places it in the 75th percentile of all CPUs, but its nearestRivals include the Intel Core i3-13100F, which has a slightly higher average score of 17665 (deltaPct -1). This indicates that the CPU is competitive with modern entry-level parts but is not a high-end processor. The combo's rank suggests that in Inside, the system is held back by the CPU at lower resolutions, but the GPU's strong performance at 4K helps the overall ranking.

When considering the GPU's nearestRivals, the RTX 5060's average benchmark score of 30109 is nearly identical to the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT (30097, deltaPct 0) and the NVIDIA Tesla M60 (29969, deltaPct 0.5). This parity in synthetic benchmarks does not fully translate to game performance, as the measured FPS data shows the RTX 5060 handles Inside exceptionally well. The combo's rank of 928 likely underestimates the real-world experience, as many higher-ranked combos may use more powerful CPUs that are unnecessary for this particular game.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 2 architecture (Renoir codename) and manufactured on a 7 nm process at TSMC. It operates at a base clock of 3.70 GHz and can boost up to 4.20 GHz. The CPU has a 65 W TDP and supports DDR4 memory in dual-channel configuration with a bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. Its cache hierarchy includes 64 KB L1 and 512 KB L2 per core, with a shared 8 MB L3 cache.

For Inside, the CPU's role is primarily defined by its single-thread performance. The game's 2016 release date means it was designed for older multi-core processors, but the data shows that frame rates at 1080p Low (244.5 FPS) are significantly higher than at 4K Low (156.9 FPS). This indicates that at lower resolutions, the CPU can feed frames faster than the GPU can render them, a sign of CPU-bound behavior. The Ryzen 5 4600G's 3dmark_single_thread score of 726 and passmark_single_thread score of 2653 are moderate, and its cinebench_r23_singlecore score of 1919 confirms that while not a single-thread champion, it is sufficient for this game.

The CPU's multi-threaded capabilities are less relevant for Inside, as the game likely does not scale well beyond a few cores. The 3dmark_16_threads score of 4863 and cinebench_r23_multicore score of 13593 show that the CPU has ample headroom for background tasks, but the game's performance is more dependent on the CPU's ability to process game logic and draw calls quickly. The data suggests that the CPU is not a significant bottleneck at 4K, but at 1080p with Low settings, its single-thread performance limits the maximum achievable frame rate to around 244 FPS.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the benchmark results show a clear hierarchy across settings. Low settings produce an average of 244.5 FPS, Medium yields 225.6 FPS, High drops to 174.5 FPS, and Ultra delivers 168.5 FPS. The difference between Low and Medium is 8.4%, while the jump from Medium to High is 22.7%. The gap between High and Ultra is a minimal 3.4%, suggesting that the Ultra preset's additional visual effects have a negligible performance cost at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the measured averages are 219 FPS for Low, 199.5 FPS for Medium, 125 FPS for High, and 120.6 FPS for Ultra. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p is consistent across settings, with Low dropping by 10.4%, Medium by 11.6%, High by 28.4%, and Ultra by 28.4%. This pattern shows that the higher settings are more sensitive to resolution increases, likely due to increased pixel shading demands.

At 3840x2160, the averages are 156.9 FPS for Low, 129.5 FPS for Medium, 83 FPS for High, and 74.6 FPS for Ultra. The performance drop from 1440p to 4K is significant for all settings: Low falls by 28.3%, Medium by 35.1%, High by 33.6%, and Ultra by 38.2%. The 4K results clearly show the GPU becoming the limiting factor, as even the Low preset cannot maintain the frame rates seen at lower resolutions. The data indicates that for 4K gaming, the Medium preset offers the best balance, providing 129.5 FPS which is 73.7% higher than the Ultra preset's 74.6 FPS.