Inside

Resolution Scaling

The measured frame rates for Inside with the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER reveal a dramatic scaling pattern across resolutions. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo delivers 282.4 FPS, which drops to 203.9 FPS at 1440p and further to 128 FPS at 4K. This represents a 54.7% reduction in frame rate from 1080p to 4K at Low settings, indicating that the workload scales heavily with pixel count.

The Medium preset shows a similar trajectory: 224 FPS at 1080p, 162.2 FPS at 1440p, and 100.3 FPS at 4K. That is a 55.2% drop from 1080p to 4K. High settings follow the pattern with 141.5 FPS at 1080p, 98.9 FPS at 1440p, and 65.6 FPS at 4K — a 53.6% decline. Ultra settings produce 131.1 FPS at 1080p, 96.2 FPS at 1440p, and 62.1 FPS at 4K, a 52.6% reduction.

The consistency of these percentage drops across all four presets suggests that resolution is the dominant scaling factor, with settings having a secondary effect. The RTX 2060 SUPER's 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus with 448.0 GB/s bandwidth appears sufficient to handle the texture and geometry demands of this puzzle platformer even at 4K, as the frame rates remain well above playable thresholds.

Interestingly, the gap between 1080p and 1440p is proportionally similar to the gap between 1440p and 4K. For instance, at High settings, 1080p delivers 141.5 FPS while 1440p delivers 98.9 FPS — a 30.1% drop. Moving from 1440p to 4K at High settings yields 65.6 FPS, a 33.7% drop. This linear scaling behavior indicates that neither the CPU nor the GPU is hitting a hard bottleneck at any specific resolution; instead, the rendering pipeline scales predictably with pixel throughput.

The data suggests that at 1080p and 1440p, the system has substantial headroom, with even Ultra settings at 1440p producing 96.2 FPS. At 4K, the Ultra preset dips to 62.1 FPS, which is still fluid for this genre, but the High preset at 65.6 FPS offers a marginal improvement in frame pacing without a significant visual penalty. The Low preset at 4K reaches 128 FPS, showing that the GPU can push far beyond the needs of a 60 Hz display when graphical fidelity is reduced.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 brings six cores and twelve threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, codenamed Vermeer, manufactured on a 7 nm process by TSMC. Its base clock of 3.50 GHz and boost clock of 4.40 GHz provide strong single-threaded performance, which is critical for a game like Inside that relies on consistent frame pacing rather than massive multi-threaded workloads.

Benchmark results confirm the processor's capabilities. In Cinebench R23, the CPU scores 18309 in multi-core and 2584 in single-core tests. The 3DMark suite shows 882 in single-thread and 5659 in max-threads tests. These scores place the Ryzen 5 5600 in the 79th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 21765. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Xeon D-1746TER at 21635 (0.6% lower), the AMD EPYC 9554P at 21899 (0.6% higher), and the Intel Core i7-11700F at 21957 (0.9% higher).

For Inside, the CPU is unlikely to be the limiting factor at any resolution tested. The frame rates at 1080p Low (282.4 FPS) approach the practical limits of what the rendering engine can produce, and the drop to 1440p and 4K is primarily driven by GPU fill-rate demands. The Ryzen 5 5600's 32 MB of shared L3 cache and 51.2 GB/s memory bandwidth provide ample headroom for the game's physics and logic simulation, which are modest for a 2D side-scrolling puzzle platformer.

The processor's 65 W TDP and unlocked multiplier suggest it operates efficiently without thermal throttling, maintaining consistent boost clocks during extended gaming sessions. The data shows that even at Ultra settings and 1080p, where the CPU has the most relative influence, the system achieves 131.1 FPS, indicating no discernible CPU bottleneck. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 5641 and 8-thread score of 4798 demonstrate that the six-core configuration scales well, but Inside likely does not stress beyond a few threads given its genre.

Settings Recommendations

The measured frames per second across four presets at three resolutions provide clear guidance for optimal settings. At 1080p, the Ultra preset delivers 131.1 FPS, which is more than sufficient for any display. However, the High preset at 141.5 FPS offers a 7.9% improvement while presumably sacrificing minimal visual detail. For players with high refresh rate monitors, the Medium preset at 224 FPS or Low at 282.4 FPS would maximize smoothness, though the visual trade-offs may not be worth it for a game that emphasizes atmospheric presentation.

At 1440p, the High preset produces 98.9 FPS, which is excellent for most displays. The Ultra preset at 96.2 FPS is nearly identical, differing by only 2.7%, suggesting that the visual uplift from High to Ultra is relatively inexpensive in this title. The Medium preset at 162.2 FPS and Low at 203.9 FPS provide substantial headroom for high refresh rate gaming, but the incremental visual quality from Medium to High is likely more noticeable than from High to Ultra.

At 4K, the choice becomes more consequential. The High preset at 65.6 FPS is the sweet spot for a smooth experience on a 60 Hz display, with Ultra at 62.1 FPS being nearly equivalent. The Medium preset at 100.3 FPS offers a comfortable margin above 60 FPS, making it the recommended choice for those who prioritize frame rate stability over maximum fidelity. The Low preset at 128 FPS is overkill for most 4K displays and would unnecessarily degrade the visual experience.

Across all resolutions, the High preset appears to offer the best balance of visual quality and performance. The delta between High and Ultra is consistently small — 7.3% at 1080p, 2.7% at 1440p, and 5.3% at 4K — while the jump from Medium to High is more significant: 36.8% at 1080p, 39.0% at 1440p, and 34.6% at 4K. This suggests that High captures most of the visual benefits of Ultra without the proportional performance cost.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER ranks 1146 out of 1671 tested combos for Inside. This places it in the lower-middle tier of the database, which is somewhat surprising given the strong frame rates measured. The ranking reflects the relative performance of all CPU-GPU pairings tested, and this combo's position suggests that many other configurations deliver higher average frame rates in this specific title.

The RTX 2060 SUPER sits in the 63rd percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 19774. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN at 19706 (0.3% lower), the RTX 2070 at 19680 (0.5% lower), and the Quadro K5200 at 19623 (0.8% lower). This indicates that the GPU is competitive with, but not superior to, the mid-range tier of its generation.

The combo's rank of 1146 out of 1671 means that roughly 31.4% of tested combinations perform worse, while 68.6% perform better. This is consistent with the hardware's positioning: the Ryzen 5 5600 is a solid mid-range processor from 2022, while the RTX 2060 SUPER is an end-of-life product from 2019. In a game like Inside, which is not particularly demanding by modern standards, the GPU's age is less of a factor than in AAA titles, but the ranking still reflects the overall performance ceiling of this pairing.

The data shows that this combo is capable of delivering excellent frame rates in Inside, with even the most demanding configuration (4K Ultra) producing 62.1 FPS. The ranking is more a function of the database's inclusion of newer and more powerful hardware than a reflection of any deficiency in this particular setup.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER is built on the Turing architecture with the TU106 chip, manufactured on a 12 nm process by TSMC. It features 2176 shading units, 136 texture mapping units, and 64 raster output units, along with 34 ray tracing cores and 272 tensor cores. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1470 MHz and a boost clock of 1650 MHz, with memory clocked at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) across 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, yielding 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

The GPU's compute capabilities include 7.181 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 14.36 TFLOPS of FP16 (2:1 ratio). Its pixel rate is 105.6 GPixel/s and texture rate is 224.4 GTexel/s. These specifications place it in the 63rd percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 19774. In PassMark tests, it scores 16462 in G3D and 6721 in compute, while 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 yields 2011.

For Inside, the GPU is clearly the primary determinant of frame rates at higher resolutions. The scaling from 1080p to 4K shows a consistent reduction in performance that correlates with pixel count, confirming that the RTX 2060 SUPER's fill-rate and memory bandwidth are the limiting factors at 4K. The 8 GB VRAM is more than adequate for this title, as evidenced by the consistent performance across all presets without any signs of memory-related stuttering.

The RTX 2060 SUPER's 175 W TDP and single 8-pin power connector indicate it draws modest power, and its dual-slot design with a 229 mm length makes it compatible with most mid-tower cases. The GPU's DirectX 12 Ultimate support and Vulkan 1.4 API compatibility ensure it can handle the rendering features used by Inside, though the game's 2016 release date means it likely relies on older DirectX 11 paths at minimum.

The data shows that the GPU's performance is sufficient for 4K gaming in this title, with High settings producing 65.6 FPS. The fact that the Low preset at 4K reaches 128 FPS demonstrates that the RTX 2060 SUPER has substantial headroom when graphical effects are reduced, making it a versatile choice for this game across a wide range of display configurations.