Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti pairing delivers a remarkably smooth experience in Inside, a 2016 puzzle platformer that is anything but demanding by modern standards. The data shows this combination is heavily GPU-bound at higher resolutions, but the CPU still flexes its muscles at 1080p to push frame rates well past the refresh rate of most monitors. This analysis breaks down the exact performance metrics from the benchmark database.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a clear story about where the bottleneck sits. At 1080p with High settings, the combo produces 198 FPS. Moving to 1440p drops that to 143 FPS, a 28% reduction, and then to 4K it falls further to 90 FPS, a 37% reduction from 1440p. This pattern of consistent, significant drops with each resolution increase indicates the workload is scaling directly with pixel count, which is classic GPU-bound behavior.

However, the picture changes when looking at the low settings preset. At 1080p Low, the system hits 298 FPS, which is a substantial jump from the 198 FPS at High. This 100 FPS gap at the same resolution suggests that at lower settings, the CPU begins to play a more significant role, limiting the maximum frame rate. The gap between Low and High at 1440p is 124 FPS (267 vs 143), and at 4K it is 89 FPS (179 vs 90), showing that the CPU headroom is more easily exposed at lower resolutions.

The Medium settings data provides a crucial intermediate data point. At 4K Medium, the average FPS is 143, which is identical to the 1440p High result. This indicates that the RTX 3070 Ti has enough headroom at 4K Medium to match the performance of a lower resolution with higher settings. The min FPS at 4K Medium is 122, and the max is 165, showing a stable frame time distribution. At 1080p Medium, the average is 275 FPS with a minimum of 234 and maximum of 317, demonstrating that even the minimum frame rate at 1080p Medium is well above the maximum refresh rate of most standard displays.

The scaling between Low and Ultra settings is also telling. At 4K, the difference between Low (179 FPS) and Ultra (85 FPS) is 94 FPS, a massive 53% drop. This confirms that the GPU is the primary limiter at 4K, as the visual fidelity settings directly translate to frame rate changes. At 1080p, the gap between Low (298) and Ultra (189) is 109 FPS, but the absolute numbers are so high that the system is never at risk of feeling sluggish.

How This Combo Ranks

In the global database of tested CPU and GPU combinations for Inside, this pairing achieves a combo rank of 1405 out of 3716 total combos. This places it in the 62nd percentile of all tested systems, meaning it outperforms a solid majority of the combinations in the database. This is a strong result for a mid-range CPU paired with a high-end GPU, indicating the pairing is well-balanced for this specific game.

The rank reflects the overall performance across all resolutions and settings. While the absolute frame rates are high, the rank is not in the top 10% because there are many systems with more powerful CPUs and GPUs that achieve even higher frame rates, particularly at 1080p where the CPU matters most. Still, being in the top 38% of all tested combos is a respectable outcome, especially considering the age of the components relative to the game.

The CPU itself holds a percentile rank of 74 against all CPUs in the database, which is a strong showing for the Ryzen 5 5600. The GPU has a percentile rank of 75 against all GPUs. This near-identical percentile ranking for both components is a sign of good balance. When the CPU and GPU are in the same performance tier, the system avoids the scenario where one component is severely holding back the other, which is often the cause of poor frame times or inconsistent performance.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is built on the Ampere architecture with 8 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus. This provides a memory bandwidth of 608.3 GB/s, which is more than sufficient for Inside's relatively simple 2D side-scrolling visuals. The GPU has 6144 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, and 96 raster output units, giving it substantial raw compute power.

The clock speeds are listed at a base of 1575 MHz and a boost of 1770 MHz. While Inside is not a GPU-intensive game by modern standards, the data shows that the GPU is still the limiting factor at 4K resolution. The fact that the frame rate drops significantly from 1080p to 4K, regardless of settings, proves that the RTX 3070 Ti is working hard to render the higher pixel counts.

The GPU's performance percentile of 75 places it above average, and its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile (0.1% faster), the AMD Radeon RX 6800 (0.5% faster), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (0.5% slower). This shows that the RTX 3070 Ti is competitive with much newer and more expensive hardware, which explains why it can handle Inside at 4K with 90 FPS on High settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers exceptional performance across all settings. With Low settings, the average FPS is 298. Medium settings produce 275 FPS with a minimum of 234 and a maximum of 317. High settings yield 198 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to 189 FPS. All of these numbers are far above the 60 FPS standard, and even the lowest average at 1080p is 189 FPS, which is suitable for high refresh rate gaming.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance remains strong but shows the expected reduction. Low settings produce 267 FPS, Medium settings yield 228 FPS (with a min of 194 and max of 263), High settings deliver 143 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to 136 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra at 1440p is only 7 FPS, suggesting that the Ultra preset adds minimal visual benefit relative to its performance cost at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the GPU starts to feel the strain. Low settings still produce a very playable 179 FPS. Medium settings average 143 FPS, with a minimum of 122 and maximum of 165. High settings drop to 90 FPS, and Ultra settings fall to 85 FPS. While these 4K numbers are lower than at other resolutions, they are all still above 60 FPS, meaning the system can handle 4K gaming in Inside without any major compromises. The minimum FPS at 4K Medium is 122, which is still well above the 60 FPS threshold, indicating stable performance without severe frame drops.

FAQ

*Q: Can this system run Inside at 4K with maximum settings?*

A: Yes. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS is 85. This is above the standard 60 FPS target, providing a smooth experience even at the highest visual quality.

Q: What is the best resolution for high refresh rate monitors?

A: At 1920x1080 with High settings, the average FPS is 198. This is sufficient for 144Hz and even 165Hz monitors. For 240Hz displays, you would need to use Medium settings, which produce 275 FPS.

Q: How much performance is lost from 1080p to 4K?

A: At High settings, the average FPS drops from 198 at 1080p to 90 at 4K, a reduction of 108 FPS or roughly 55%. This indicates a significant GPU load increase with resolution.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in this game?

A: The data indicates the GPU is the primary limiter at 4K, as frame rates drop consistently with resolution increases. At 1080p, the CPU becomes more relevant, as evidenced by the larger frame rate gap between Low and High settings.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to other systems?

A: This CPU and GPU combination ranks 1405 out of 3716 tested combos in Inside, placing it in the top 62% of all systems in the database.

Q: What is the minimum frame rate at 4K Medium settings?

A: The minimum FPS recorded at 3840x2160 with Medium settings is 122. This ensures that even in the most demanding scenes, the frame rate does not drop below a highly playable level.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, codenamed Vermeer. It has a base clock of 3.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. With a 65 W TDP and a 32 MB shared L3 cache, it is a capable mid-range CPU that is more than adequate for Inside, which is not a CPU-intensive title.

The CPU's benchmark scores show solid performance, with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 18309 and a single-core score of 2584. Its average benchmark score is 20468, which puts it at a 74th percentile ranking against all CPUs. Its nearest rivals in the database are the Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (0.1% faster), AMD Ryzen 5 8500G (0.2% faster), and AMD EPYC 9454P (0.2% faster). This shows that the Ryzen 5 5600 punches well above its weight in synthetic tests.

In the context of Inside, the CPU's role is to feed the GPU with draw calls and physics data. The data shows that at 1080p Low settings, the system achieves 298 FPS, which is a significant jump from the 198 FPS at High. This 100 FPS difference at the same resolution suggests that at lower settings, the CPU is able to work faster, but it is still not the hard limit. The fact that the system can reach nearly 300 FPS indicates that the Ryzen 5 5600 is not a bottleneck in this game, even at high frame rates. Its single-threaded performance, as shown by the Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2584, is strong enough to handle the game logic and rendering commands without slowing down the GPU.