Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER pairing delivers a remarkably fluid experience in Inside, a game whose minimalist visuals belie its demanding nature at higher settings. The measured data reveals a system that is overwhelmingly GPU-bound at 4K, but transitions to a more balanced state at lower resolutions where the CPU’s capabilities come to the forefront.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate trajectory from 1080p to 4K clearly illustrates where the bottleneck shifts. At 1080p with High settings, the combo produces 155 FPS. Moving to 1440p drops this to 110.2 FPS, a 28.9% reduction, and then to 69.1 FPS at 4K, a further 37.3% drop from 1440p. This steep decline at higher resolutions is the classic signature of a GPU-limited scenario; the rendering workload per pixel increases dramatically, and the RTX 2070 SUPER’s 9.062 TFLOPS of FP32 compute becomes the constraining factor.

The scaling pattern changes when we drop to Low settings. At 1080p Low, the system outputs 295.6 FPS. At 1440p Low, it still manages 222.9 FPS, a 24.6% reduction. However, the jump to 4K Low yields 142.8 FPS, a 35.9% drop from 1440p. The fact that 4K performance at Low settings (142.8 FPS) is still higher than 1080p performance at High settings (155 FPS) suggests that even at lower resolutions, the overhead of higher graphical presets (likely involving more complex shading and pixel work) is placing a significant load on the GPU.

This data suggests that for this specific title, the resolution scaling is not linear. The gap between 1080p and 1440p at lower settings is smaller than the gap between 1440p and 4K, indicating that the GPU’s memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s and its 256-bit bus are being saturated as pixel count increases. The 8 GB of GDDR6 VRAM is sufficient for the game’s assets at all tested resolutions, but the sheer pixel throughput demands of 4K are what cause the most significant performance penalty.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 5 5600, with its 6 cores and 12 threads, provides a solid foundation for Inside. The game is not a multi-threaded stress test, but the CPU’s single-threaded performance is crucial. The 3dmark_single_thread score of 882 and a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2584 indicate strong per-core capability. This is vital for maintaining high frame rates when the GPU is not the limiting factor.

At 1080p Low, the system hits 295.6 FPS. This is a scenario where the CPU’s ability to feed the GPU becomes more relevant. The Ryzen 5 5600’s boost clock of 4.40 GHz and its 32 MB of shared L3 cache help ensure that draw calls and game logic are processed quickly enough to avoid stalling the RTX 2070 SUPER. The Passmark single-thread score of 3256 further corroborates this strength.

However, the CPU is not the primary driver of the performance differences seen across settings. The delta between 1080p High (155 FPS) and 1080p Low (295.6 FPS) is massive, proving that the GPU’s workload is the dominant variable. The CPU’s role is to ensure that the upper ceiling is high enough; it appears to do so effectively, as the frame rates at 1080p are extremely high, suggesting the processor is not the limiting factor even at this resolution. The 12 threads are more than adequate for the game’s logic, allowing the CPU to maintain high utilisation without becoming a bottleneck.

FAQ

*Q: Is this CPU and GPU combo capable of running Inside at 4K?*

A: Yes, the data shows it is playable. At 4K High settings, the combo achieves an average of 69.1 FPS, and at 4K Ultra it averages 68.3 FPS. Both are above the 60 FPS threshold, making for a smooth experience.

Q: What is the performance difference between High and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: The difference is minimal. At 1440p High, the average FPS is 110.2, while at 1440p Ultra it is 109. This represents a negligible 1.1% performance cost for the highest preset, suggesting the Ultra preset is essentially free to run at this resolution.

Q: Which resolution provides the highest frame rate?

A: The highest measured average frame rate is 295.6 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This is significantly higher than any other resolution/settings combination tested.

Q: How does the Low preset compare to Medium at 1080p?

A: The Low preset at 1080p yields 295.6 FPS, while Medium yields 248.5 FPS. This is a 19% increase in performance by dropping from Medium to Low, showing that the Low preset significantly reduces the GPU’s workload.

Q: Is the RTX 2070 SUPER more powerful than the GTX TITAN Z?

A: Based on the average benchmark scores, the RTX 2070 SUPER (22206) is slightly ahead of the GTX TITAN Z (22006), with a deltaPct of 0.9%. This indicates a marginal performance advantage for the newer card in general compute benchmarks.

Q: What is the combo’s overall ranking among tested systems?

A: The combo rank for this CPU and GPU pairing is 992 out of 1671 tested combos. This places it in the upper-middle tier of all configurations in the database for this game.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The data provides a clear picture of performance across all nine tested configurations.

At 1920x1080, the system excels. The Low preset delivers a staggering 295.6 FPS average. The Medium preset is also exceptionally fast at 248.5 FPS. High settings bring the frame rate down to 155 FPS, and Ultra is the most demanding, yielding 149.4 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra at this resolution is only 5.6 FPS, suggesting the Ultra preset’s additional effects are not particularly taxing.

At 2560x1440, the performance remains high but the scaling becomes more pronounced. The Low preset averages 222.9 FPS, a solid drop from 1080p but still extremely fluid. Medium averages 178.5 FPS. High and Ultra are nearly identical, with 110.2 FPS and 109 FPS respectively. This shows that at 1440p, the GPU is starting to feel the load, but the top-tier presets are still comfortably above 100 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is clearly the limiting factor. The Low preset drops to 142.8 FPS, which is still excellent. Medium averages 112 FPS. High and Ultra are the most demanding, with 69.1 FPS and 68.3 FPS respectively. This is a significant drop from 1440p, but both remain playable. The performance gap between High and Ultra at 4K is essentially non-existent, indicating that the GPU is saturated and the extra effects in Ultra cost almost nothing.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER combination ranks 992nd out of 1671 tested combos for Inside. This places the system in the 59th percentile of all configurations tested, meaning it outperforms a majority of other setups. This is a strong showing for a mid-range pairing.

The GPU’s individual benchmark percentile is 65, which is higher than the combo’s overall rank. This suggests that while the RTX 2070 SUPER is a capable card, the Ryzen 5 5600 may be holding it back slightly in this specific title, or that other combos with more powerful CPUs are edging it out. The CPU’s percentile is 79, indicating it is a relatively strong processor on its own. The gap between the CPU’s high percentile and the combo’s lower rank suggests that the GPU is the primary performance limiter in this pairing, which aligns with the resolution scaling analysis.

Settings Recommendations

For the best experience, the data suggests that the Ultra preset is the optimal choice for most users. At 1080p, Ultra delivers 149.4 FPS, which is only a 5.6 FPS drop from High. At 1440p, the difference between Ultra (109 FPS) and High (110.2 FPS) is negligible. Even at 4K, Ultra (68.3 FPS) is nearly identical to High (69.1 FPS). Since the performance cost of Ultra over High is consistently under 1.2% across all resolutions, there is no reason to choose High.

The Medium preset offers a substantial performance boost if higher frame rates are desired. At 4K, Medium provides 112 FPS, which is a 62% improvement over Ultra. This makes Medium the ideal choice for players with high refresh rate 4K displays. At 1440p, Medium provides 178.5 FPS, which is 64% higher than Ultra, making it a great option for 144Hz monitors. The Low preset is only recommended for those seeking the absolute maximum frame rates, such as 295.6 FPS at 1080p, though it sacrifices visual fidelity.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER is the decisive component in this pairing. Its 8 GB of GDDR6 VRAM on a 256-bit bus with 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth is sufficient for Inside at all resolutions, as there is no evidence of texture swapping or memory-related stutters in the data. The GPU’s core configuration, with 2560 shading units and 64 ROPs, handles the game’s rendering efficiently.

The performance scaling between settings is directly tied to the GPU’s workload. The jump from Low to Ultra at 1080p reduces performance from 295.6 FPS to 149.4 FPS, a 49% decrease. This shows that the Ultra preset introduces significant pixel shading and post-processing effects that tax the GPU’s 9.062 TFLOPS of FP32 compute. The RTX 2070 SUPER’s 40 RT cores and 320 Tensor cores are present, but they are likely not utilised in this title, as the game predates widespread ray tracing adoption.

The GPU’s average benchmark score of 22206 places it just ahead of the GTX TITAN Z (22006) and slightly behind the RTX 4060 Mobile (22729), based on the deltaPct values. This indicates that the desktop RTX 2070 SUPER is a solid performer that remains relevant. The data shows that at 4K, the GPU is the limiting factor, with High and Ultra both hovering around 69 FPS, suggesting the card has reached its practical limit for this game’s most demanding settings.