Inside

Inside is a 2016 puzzle platformer that places minimal stress on modern hardware, and the measured results for the AMD Ryzen 5 5600G with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 confirm this. The pairing delivers exceptionally high frame rates across all tested configurations, with the data showing a system that is never pushed to its limits, even at maximum settings and 4K resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 ranks 2,915 out of 3,716 tested combos for Inside. This percentile placement indicates that while the system is not in the top tier of performance for this title, it sits comfortably in a position where the vast majority of users would consider the experience flawless. The ranking reflects the game's low hardware demands rather than any deficiency in the components.

Looking at the individual components, the CPU's average benchmark score of 21,088 places it at the 74th percentile of all tested processors. Its nearest rivals in the database include the Intel Core i3-1220P, which scores 21,066 (a 0.1% difference), and the Intel Core Ultra 7 256V, which scores 21,112 (a -0.1% difference). These margins are negligible, showing that the Ryzen 5 5600G delivers processing power directly in line with its peers. The GPU, meanwhile, has an average benchmark score of 15,290, placing it at the 58th percentile of all GPUs. Its closest competitors are the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 with a score of 15,283 (0% delta) and the AMD Radeon 680M at 15,270 (0.1% delta). The tight grouping of these scores indicates the RTX 2060 is a mid-pack performer in general compute tasks, but for Inside, this level of performance is far beyond what the game requires. The combination of a 74th percentile CPU and a 58th percentile GPU results in a system that ranks in the 78th percentile of combos for this specific title, suggesting that the game's engine is more sensitive to one component than the other, or that the overall system balance is well-suited to this workload.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides a clear picture of how settings impact performance. At 1920x1080, the Low preset produces an average of 256 FPS, while the Medium preset drops to 205 FPS, High to 128 FPS, and Ultra to 122 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 134 FPS, yet even the lowest performing preset at 1080p delivers more than double the refresh rate of a standard 60Hz monitor.

For the best experience, the Medium preset at 1920x1080 stands out as the optimal choice. It delivers a 205 FPS average with a minimum of 174 FPS and a maximum of 236 FPS, providing a smooth and consistent frame pacing that exceeds the capabilities of most high-refresh-rate displays. The jump from Medium to High costs 77 FPS on average, a substantial drop that yields marginal visual improvements in a game with a stylized, low-detail aesthetic. Similarly, Ultra provides only a 6 FPS improvement over High, making it a negligible upgrade. At 2560x1440, the Medium preset again proves ideal, with a 147 FPS average and a minimum of 125 FPS. This resolution offers a sharper image than 1080p while retaining frame rates that are well above 120 FPS. At 3840x2160, the Medium preset delivers 93 FPS with a minimum of 79 FPS, which remains highly playable, but the 1080p Medium configuration offers the most headroom for consistent performance. The data shows that Medium is the sweet spot, providing a balanced visual uplift over Low without the steep performance penalty seen when moving to High or Ultra.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a system that is primarily GPU-limited at higher resolutions, but not in a way that causes any concern. At Medium settings, the average FPS drops from 205 at 1920x1080 to 147 at 2560x1440, a 28.3% reduction, and then to 93 at 3840x2160, a 54.6% reduction from the 1080p baseline. This scaling pattern is typical of a GPU-bound scenario, where the increased pixel count directly impacts the render output. The RTX 2060, with its 6 GB of GDDR6 memory and 192-bit bus, handles the load consistently, but the data clearly shows the GPU is the limiting factor as resolution increases.

At Low settings, the scaling is more dramatic. The 1080p average of 256 FPS drops to 184 FPS at 1440p and 116 FPS at 4K. This steeper percentage decline suggests that at Low settings, the CPU begins to play a larger role, but the absolute numbers remain so high that the distinction is academic. At High settings, the averages are 128 FPS at 1080p, 92 FPS at 1440p, and 58 FPS at 4K. The 4K High result is the only configuration that dips below 60 FPS, indicating that the GPU is working harder to maintain visual fidelity at higher pixel counts. The scaling from 1440p to 4K at High settings shows a 37% drop, which is more pronounced than the 28% drop seen at Medium, reinforcing that the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth are the primary constraints. The CPU, with its 6 cores and 12 threads, does not appear to bottleneck the system at any resolution, as the FPS drops consistently correlate with the increase in pixel count rather than any sudden plateau.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete dataset for this combo provides exact figures for each resolution and settings preset. At 1920x1080, the Low preset achieves an average of 256 FPS. The Medium preset averages 205 FPS, with a minimum of 174 FPS and a maximum of 236 FPS. High settings produce an average of 128 FPS, while Ultra delivers 122 FPS. No minimum or maximum values are reported for Low, High, or Ultra at this resolution, indicating a stable frame rate without significant dips.

Moving to 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 184 FPS. Medium averages 147 FPS, with a minimum of 125 FPS and a maximum of 169 FPS. High settings yield an average of 92 FPS, and Ultra produces 88 FPS. Again, the data lacks min/max values for the non-Medium presets, suggesting consistent performance. At 3840x2160, the Low preset averages 116 FPS. Medium averages 93 FPS, with a minimum of 79 FPS and a maximum of 106 FPS. High settings drop to 58 FPS, and Ultra falls to 55 FPS. The Medium preset at every resolution is the only one with recorded minimum and maximum values, allowing for a precise assessment of frame consistency. At 1080p Medium, the 174-236 FPS range shows a variance of 62 FPS, which is acceptable given the high average. At 1440p Medium, the range is 125-169 FPS, a variance of 44 FPS. At 4K Medium, the range is 79-106 FPS, a variance of 27 FPS. The narrowing variance at higher resolutions suggests the GPU is becoming the bottleneck, smoothing out the frame delivery as the CPU has more time to prepare frames.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo run Inside at 60 FPS in 4K?

A: Yes. At 3840x2160 with High settings, the average FPS is 58, which is just below 60. However, at Medium settings, the average rises to 93 FPS, and at Low settings, it reaches 116 FPS. The Ultra preset also delivers 55 FPS on average.

Q: Which settings preset provides the highest minimum FPS?

A: The Medium preset is the only one with recorded minimum FPS values. At 1920x1080, the minimum is 174 FPS; at 2560x1440, it is 125 FPS; and at 3840x2160, it is 79 FPS. This indicates that Medium provides a guaranteed floor that is well above playable thresholds.

Q: How does the CPU's benchmark score compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G has an average benchmark score of 21,088. This is 0.1% higher than the Intel Core i3-1220P's score of 21,066 and 0.1% lower than the Intel Core Ultra 7 256V's score of 21,112. It also trails the AMD Ryzen 5 7530U by 0.2% and the Intel Core Ultra 7 155U by 0.4%.

Q: What is the GPU's performance percentile and its closest competitor?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 sits at the 58th percentile of all GPUs with an average score of 15,290. Its nearest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 with a score of 15,283, showing a 0% delta, meaning they are statistically identical in average performance.

Q: Is there a significant performance difference between High and Ultra settings?

A: The data shows a minor difference. At 1920x1080, High averages 128 FPS while Ultra averages 122 FPS, a 6 FPS difference. At 2560x1440, the difference is 4 FPS (92 vs. 88), and at 3840x2160, the difference is 3 FPS (58 vs. 55). The visual upgrade from High to Ultra is not justified by the small FPS cost.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU limit performance at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the average FPS is 256, which is exceptionally high. The fact that this number drops to 205 FPS at Medium and 128 FPS at High suggests that the GPU is the limiting factor, as the CPU has ample headroom with its 6 cores and 12 threads to feed frames at these rates.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, codenamed Cezanne, and fabricated on a 7 nm process by TSMC. It operates with a base clock of 3.90 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, with a TDP of 65 W. The CPU's cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 512 KB of L2 per core, and a 16 MB L3 cache. These specifications are more than sufficient for a game like Inside, which is a 2D puzzle platformer with minimal AI and physics simulation requirements.

The benchmark data for the CPU shows strong single-thread and multi-thread capabilities. In Cinebench R23, it scores 1,409 in single-core and 10,551 in multi-core tests. The 3DMark results show a single-thread score of 872 and a max-thread score of 5,455. The PassMark single-thread score is 3,177. For Inside, the game's engine is likely to rely on a few primary threads for game logic and rendering setup, and the Ryzen 5 5600G's single-core performance is well above the threshold needed to maintain high frame rates. The measured FPS data shows no signs of CPU bottlenecking, as the frame rates scale predictably with GPU load rather than hitting a CPU-imposed ceiling. The CPU's 74th percentile ranking among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 21,088, further confirms that it is a capable partner for the RTX 2060 in this context.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is built on the Turing architecture with the TU106 chip, manufactured on a 12 nm process. It features 1,920 shading units, 120 texture mapping units, and 48 raster output units, along with 30 RT cores and 240 tensor cores. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1365 MHz and a boost clock of 1680 MHz. It has 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 336.0 GB/s. The card's compute capabilities include 6.451 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and a pixel rate of 80.64 GPixel/s.

For Inside, the GPU's role is to handle the rendering of the game's atmospheric lighting, shadows, and particle effects. The measured FPS data shows that the RTX 2060 is more than capable of handling these tasks. At 1080p Ultra, it delivers 122 FPS, and at 4K Medium, it maintains 93 FPS. The GPU's PassMark G3D score of 14,111 and its 58th percentile ranking indicate it is a mid-range card, but the game's low graphical complexity means it never approaches its limits. The 6 GB VRAM is ample for a game of this era, and the 192-bit memory bus provides sufficient bandwidth for the 4K resolution, as evidenced by the playable frame rates at that setting. The GPU's nearest rival, the GTX 580, has a near-identical average score, but the RTX 2060's modern architecture and driver support likely contribute to the stable performance observed in the measured data. The GPU is the primary scaling factor when moving from 1080p to 4K, with the FPS dropping by approximately 55% at Medium settings, which is a direct result of the increased pixel fill rate demand.