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# Inside: AMD Ryzen 5 5500 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER delivers exceptional performance in Inside, a 2016 Puzzle Platformer that remains highly demanding at extreme settings. Measured frame rates show this combo sits comfortably in the upper quartile of all tested configurations, with the GPU's raw throughput proving decisive even when paired with a mid-range Zen 3 processor. The combination ranks 445th out of 1,671 tested combos, placing it in the top 27% of all systems evaluated for this title.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's 445th-place ranking out of 1,671 tested configurations places it in the 74th percentile among all hardware pairings benchmarked in Inside. This is a strong result for a system built around a 6-core, 12-thread processor that retailed at launch for $159, though the GPU's influence on this ranking is substantial. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER sits in the 86th percentile among all GPUs, while the Ryzen 5 5500 ranks in the 79th percentile among all CPUs — the GPU's higher relative standing suggests it drives the combo's position upward.

The processor's own benchmark profile shows a well-rounded performer. In Cinebench R23, it scores 16,429 points multi-core and 2,319 points single-core, with a PassMark multithread score of 19,330 and a single-thread score of 3,058. These numbers place it within 0.1% of the Intel Core i5-12500 (which averages 20,897 versus the 5500's 20,875) and within 0.2% of the Intel Core i5-12600T (20,917 average). The Ryzen 5 PRO 4655GE matches at 20,900 average, while the AMD EPYC 7J13 trails by just 0.1% at 20,845.

What matters for Inside is that the Ryzen 5 5500's 16 MB of L3 cache and 51.2 GB/s memory bandwidth prove sufficient to feed the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER at every resolution tested. The GPU's 44.10 TFLOPS FP32 throughput and 672.3 GB/s memory bandwidth are far above what this puzzle platformer requires, but the measured results show the pairing extracts nearly all available performance at 1080p and maintains playable frame rates even at 4K Ultra.

FAQ

*Q: Is this combo overkill for Inside?*

A: At 1080p Low, the system produces 282.1 FPS average, which vastly exceeds any display's refresh rate. Even at 4K Ultra, it maintains a 116.1 FPS average, suggesting the hardware is far ahead of what this 2016 title demands.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its closest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 5 5500's average benchmark score of 20,875 is 0.1% behind the Intel Core i5-12500 (20,897) and 0.2% behind the Intel Core i5-12600T (20,917), while matching the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4655GE (20,900) within 0.1%.

Q: What is the GPU's memory configuration?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER has 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 672.3 GB/s bandwidth. The memory clock runs at 1,313 MHz with 21 Gbps effective speed.

Q: How much faster is the system at Low settings versus Ultra?

A: At 1080p, the difference is 68.2 FPS (282.1 vs 213.9). At 1440p, the gap is 61.4 FPS (248.7 vs 187.3). At 4K, the difference expands to 100.2 FPS (216.3 vs 116.1).

Q: Does the processor bottleneck the GPU in this game?

A: The data suggests no significant bottleneck. Frame rates scale predictably with resolution: 1080p High yields 215.1 FPS, 1440p High yields 193.2 FPS, and 4K High yields 121.2 FPS — a pattern typical of GPU-limited rendering.

Q: What is the GPU's launch price?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER had a launch MSRP of 799 USD, making it a premium component that pairs somewhat unusually with the $159 Ryzen 5 5500.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is the dominant component in this pairing, and its specifications explain why Inside runs at such high frame rates. Built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5 nm process, the GPU packs 8,448 shading units, 264 texture mapping units, and 96 render output units. Its boost clock reaches 2,610 MHz, with a base clock of 2,340 MHz, enabling a pixel rate of 250.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 689.0 GTexel/s.

The 16 GB GDDR6X frame buffer is far more than Inside needs, but it ensures no memory capacity limitations at any resolution. The 256-bit memory bus provides 672.3 GB/s bandwidth, while the memory runs at 1,313 MHz with 21 Gbps effective speed. The GPU's 285 W TDP is substantial, but the card's triple-slot design and 1x 16-pin power connector handle the thermal load with a suggested 600 W PSU.

Synthetic benchmarks underscore the GPU's capability. The PassMark G3D score of 31,811 and Geekbench OpenCL score of 223,091 place it above average, while its 86th percentile ranking among all GPUs reflects strong overall performance. The GPU's nearest rivals in the benchmark database include the NVIDIA CMP 50HX (0.7% higher at 49,071), the NVIDIA RTX A2000 (1.6% lower at 47,915), and the Intel Arc A550M (2.1% higher at 49,737). None of these competitors materially change the performance picture for Inside, where the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER's advantage is decisive.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured frame rates reveal a system that maintains high performance across all settings and resolutions. At 1080p, the lowest tested setting produces an average of 282.1 FPS, while Medium yields 262 FPS, High produces 215.1 FPS, and Ultra drops to 213.9 FPS. The gap between Ultra and High is minimal at just 1.2 FPS, suggesting the game's Ultra preset adds little rendering cost over High at this resolution.

Moving to 1440p, the performance remains strong but shows expected scaling. Low settings average 248.7 FPS, Medium drops to 229.4 FPS, High achieves 193.2 FPS, and Ultra produces 187.3 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra narrows to 5.9 FPS at this resolution, indicating that the Ultra preset's additional effects are more demanding here than at 1080p.

At 4K, the system still delivers triple-digit frame rates across all settings. Low averages 216.3 FPS, Medium produces 196.4 FPS, High achieves 121.2 FPS, and Ultra yields 116.1 FPS. The 100.2 FPS gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is the largest of any resolution, reflecting the GPU's increased workload at higher pixel counts. Notably, the 4K Ultra result of 116.1 FPS still exceeds 100 FPS, making this combo viable for high-refresh-rate 4K gaming in Inside.

Across all resolutions, the pattern is consistent: Low settings provide the highest frame rates, followed by Medium, with High and Ultra clustering together. This suggests that the game's High and Ultra presets impose similar rendering loads, while Low and Medium reduce overhead more substantially.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals important information about which component limits performance. At High settings, the system delivers 215.1 FPS at 1080p, 193.2 FPS at 1440p, and 121.2 FPS at 4K. This represents a 10.2% drop from 1080p to 1440p, but a 37.3% drop from 1440p to 4K. The steeper decline at higher resolutions is characteristic of GPU-bound workloads, where pixel throughput becomes the limiting factor.

At Ultra settings, the scaling follows a similar trajectory: 213.9 FPS at 1080p, 187.3 FPS at 1440p, and 116.1 FPS at 4K. The 12.4% drop from 1080p to 1440p and 38.0% drop from 1440p to 4K mirror the High settings pattern, confirming that the GPU is the primary constraint at all tested configurations.

Low settings show a more linear scaling curve, with 282.1 FPS at 1080p, 248.7 FPS at 1440p, and 216.3 FPS at 4K. The declines are 11.8% and 13.0% respectively, indicating that at lower settings, the system's frame rate becomes less sensitive to resolution changes. This could suggest that CPU overhead plays a larger relative role at Low settings, though the Ryzen 5 5500's strong single-thread performance (836 in 3DMark single-thread, 2,319 in Cinebench R23 single-core) keeps frame rates high regardless.

The overall pattern — diminishing frame rates as resolution increases, with the largest drops occurring between 1440p and 4K — points to the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER's rasterization throughput as the decisive factor. The GPU's 250.6 GPixel/s pixel rate and 689.0 GTexel/s texture rate are fully utilized at 4K, while at 1080p the system likely approaches the CPU's frame-delivery ceiling. This combo demonstrates balanced performance for Inside, with no single component creating a severe bottleneck at any tested setting.