Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER combination delivers a robust experience in Inside, a Puzzle Platformer from 2016. The measured data shows this pairing is capable of high frame rates across all tested resolutions, though the scaling pattern reveals distinct shifts in system bottleneck behavior. This analysis examines the measured FPS rows to understand how the game responds to resolution changes, the specific roles of the GPU and CPU, and the optimal settings for this configuration.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160 follows a predictable curve that clearly identifies the limiting component at each step. At the High preset, the average FPS drops from 137.6 at 1080p to 102.9 at 1440p, a reduction of 34.7 frames, and then further down to 63.6 at 4K, another 39.3-frame decline. This pattern shows the GPU becoming more heavily utilized as pixel count increases, but the 1080p result suggests the CPU is already involved in limiting performance at the lowest resolution.

Looking at the Low preset confirms this interpretation. At 1080p Low, the combo produces 282.4 FPS, which is more than double the High preset result at the same resolution. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p at Low shows a drop to 202.3 FPS, and then to 126.2 at 4K. The fact that Low settings at 1080p reach nearly 300 FPS indicates the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU at very high rates, but the substantial gap between Low and High at 1080p suggests the game's higher-quality settings impose a significant GPU workload even at lower resolutions.

The Medium preset occupies the middle ground, with 224.5 FPS at 1080p, 163.7 at 1440p, and 101.2 at 4K. The ratio between 1080p and 4K at Medium is approximately 2.2x, while at Ultra it is about 2.3x (133.5 down to 58.7). This consistency across presets indicates that the game scales its rendering workload evenly across quality levels, with the GPU becoming the dominant constraint at 4K for all settings. The 4K Ultra result of 58.7 FPS is the only measured point below the 60 FPS threshold, highlighting how this resolution pushes the RTX 2060 SUPER to its limits.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER plays the central role in determining Inside's performance at higher resolutions and quality settings. Its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory across a 256-bit bus provides 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is sufficient for the game's visual assets at all tested configurations. The boost clock of 1650 MHz, built on the Turing architecture with 2176 shading units, delivers the raw compute needed to maintain the frame rates observed in the data.

The GPU's benchmark percentile of 63 against all GPUs places it in the mid-range tier, and its nearest rivals include the RTX 2070 with a deltaPct of 0.5, meaning the RTX 2060 SUPER scores 0.5% higher in average benchmark score. This close proximity to a higher-tier card in the same series suggests the RTX 2060 SUPER extracts nearly all available performance from its TU106 chip, which is manufactured on a 12 nm process from TSMC. The 4K Ultra result of 58.7 FPS shows the GPU's limits, while the 4K High result of 63.6 FPS indicates that dropping from Ultra to High provides just enough headroom to cross the 60 FPS line.

The FP32 performance of 7.181 TFLOPS, combined with the texture rate of 224.4 GTexel/s and pixel rate of 105.6 GPixel/s, explains the scaling pattern. At 1440p High, the 102.9 FPS result suggests the GPU still has spare capacity, but at 4K High, the workload increases by over 2.2x in pixel count, and the frame rate drops by 38%. The 8 GB memory capacity never becomes a limiting factor in these measurements, as even the highest 4K settings do not show anomalous drops that would indicate VRAM exhaustion.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500, a 5000-series processor with 6 cores and 12 threads, provides the computational foundation for this combo. Its base clock of 3.60 GHz and boost clock of 4.20 GHz, based on the Zen 3 Cezanne architecture on a 7 nm process, deliver strong single-threaded performance that is critical for Inside's physics and logic updates. The CPU's benchmark percentile of 79 against all CPUs places it above the GPU's 63rd percentile, suggesting the processor has more relative headroom in synthetic tests.

The nearest CPU rivals include the Intel Core i5-12500 with a deltaPct of -0.1, indicating the Ryzen 5 5500 scores 0.1% lower in average benchmark score. This near-parity with a modern Intel chip shows the Zen 3 architecture remains competitive. In practical terms, the CPU's 16 MB of L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for this game's data access patterns. The 3DMark single-thread score of 836 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2319 indicate solid per-thread performance that prevents the CPU from becoming a bottleneck at lower resolutions.

At 1080p Low, the 282.4 FPS result demonstrates the CPU's ability to process frames at very high rates, but the drop to 202.3 FPS at 1440p Low shows the GPU beginning to take over. The CPU's multi-threaded capabilities, evidenced by the Cinebench R23 multicore score of 16429, ensure that background tasks and game logic do not interfere with frame delivery. The 65 W TDP suggests this processor runs efficiently without creating thermal constraints that would affect sustained performance in longer sessions.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides clear guidance on the optimal settings for this combination. At 1920x1080, all presets deliver excellent frame rates, with the Ultra preset producing 133.5 FPS and High producing 137.6 FPS. The minimal difference between these two suggests that Ultra can be enabled without meaningful performance cost, making it the recommended choice for 1080p displays. The Medium preset at 224.5 FPS offers no practical advantage over Ultra given the latter's already-high frame rate.

For 2560x1440, the High preset at 102.9 FPS provides a smooth experience that stays well above the 60 FPS threshold, while the Ultra preset at 94.3 FPS still maintains comfortable margins. The 8.6 FPS difference between High and Ultra at this resolution is modest, so users with 1440p monitors should consider Ultra for the best visual quality without sacrificing responsiveness. The Medium preset at 163.7 FPS is unnecessary unless targeting very high refresh rates.

At 3840x2160, the choices become more constrained. The High preset at 63.6 FPS just clears the 60 FPS mark, making it the highest quality setting that delivers playable performance. The Medium preset at 101.2 FPS offers substantial headroom for users who prefer higher frame rates over visual fidelity, while the Ultra preset at 58.7 FPS falls below the 60 FPS threshold and should be avoided for consistent smoothness. The Low preset at 126.2 FPS at 4K demonstrates the game's scalability but sacrifices too much visual quality for most users.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER ranks 1172 out of 1671 tested combos for Inside. This position places it in the lower-middle portion of the database, which is somewhat surprising given the high frame rates measured across all resolutions. The rank reflects the full spectrum of tested hardware, including much more powerful modern components that can achieve significantly higher FPS in this lightweight title.

The CPU's average benchmark score of 20875 places it within 0.1% of the Intel Core i5-12500 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4655GE, indicating this processor sits at a performance plateau shared by several mid-range options. The GPU's average benchmark score of 19774 places it just 0.3% above the older GTX TITAN and 0.5% above the RTX 2070, showing that the RTX 2060 SUPER delivers performance at the upper edge of its class. The combination's rank of 1172 suggests that while the parts are well-matched for Inside, there are many combinations with higher headroom in this game, which is not graphically demanding by modern standards.

The percentile rankings reinforce this picture: the CPU at the 79th percentile and GPU at the 63rd percentile mean the processor is relatively stronger than the graphics card in this pairing. For Inside specifically, the GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions, but the CPU's headroom ensures that lower resolutions can still achieve very high frame rates. The overall rank reflects a balanced but not exceptional pairing for this particular title.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete measured FPS dataset for this combo is as follows. At 1920x1080, the Low preset averages 282.4 FPS, Medium averages 224.5 FPS, High averages 137.6 FPS, and Ultra averages 133.5 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a 148.9 FPS range, with the largest single drop occurring between Medium and High at 86.9 FPS, indicating a significant increase in GPU workload at the High quality tier.

At 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 202.3 FPS, Medium averages 163.7 FPS, High averages 102.9 FPS, and Ultra averages 94.3 FPS. The range here is 108 FPS, with the Medium-to-High transition again showing the largest drop at 60.8 FPS. The 1440p results maintain the same relative ordering as 1080p, with roughly proportional reductions across all presets.

At 3840x2160, the Low preset averages 126.2 FPS, Medium averages 101.2 FPS, High averages 63.6 FPS, and Ultra averages 58.7 FPS. The range narrows to 67.5 FPS as the GPU becomes the primary constraint at this resolution. The Ultra preset at 4K is the only measured configuration that fails to reach 60 FPS, while the High preset just barely clears it. The data across all three resolutions and four presets shows consistent scaling behavior, with the CPU providing enough performance to avoid becoming a bottleneck until the GPU is fully saturated at 4K Ultra.