Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER delivers exceptional performance in Inside, a 2016 puzzle platformer that is far more demanding on the GPU than its indie aesthetic suggests. The measured frame rates across all resolutions and settings are consistently high, indicating that this combination is overkill for the game’s graphical demands. The data shows a clear pattern: the RTX 4080 SUPER is the primary driver of performance, while the Ryzen 5 5600G provides ample headroom to avoid becoming a bottleneck. This analysis breaks down the measured FPS, scaling behavior, and the relative contribution of each component.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K reveals how the workload shifts between the CPU and GPU. At 1920x1080 with High settings, the combo achieves 224.3 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 High reduces this to 200.4 FPS, a drop of 23.9 FPS (10.7%). At 3840x2160 High, the average falls to 133.3 FPS, a further 67.1 FPS (33.5%) reduction from 1440p. This pattern shows that the GPU is the limiting factor as resolution increases, with the frame rate scaling inversely with pixel count.

The scaling is not linear, which is typical for a GPU-bound title. From 1080p High to 4K High, the total FPS reduction is 90.9 FPS (40.5%). However, the RTX 4080 SUPER’s massive compute resources—52.22 TFLOPS FP32 and 736.3 GB/s of memory bandwidth—ensure that even at 4K, the average stays well above 120 FPS. At Low settings, the trend is more pronounced: 289 FPS at 1080p, 261.7 FPS at 1440p (a 9.4% drop), and 225.1 FPS at 4K (a 14.0% drop from 1440p). The smaller relative decline at lower settings suggests the CPU begins to play a larger role, though the 5600G’s 6 cores and 12 threads still keep the frame rate high.

The Ultra preset shows the steepest 4K decline. At 1080p Ultra, the combo hits 219.6 FPS; at 1440p Ultra, it drops to 195.6 FPS; and at 4K Ultra, it falls to 124.6 FPS. The 71 FPS gap between 1440p and 4K Ultra (36.3%) indicates that the most demanding settings heavily tax the GPU’s shading units and ROPs. The RTX 4080 SUPER’s 112 ROPs and 285.6 GPixel/s pixel rate are sufficient to maintain playable framerates, but the data clearly shows the GPU is the bottleneck at 4K. In contrast, the CPU’s role is minimal, as even the lowest 4K result (124.6 FPS) far exceeds the 60 FPS target.

FAQ

*Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this combo in Inside?*

A: The highest average FPS is 289, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS is 124.6, which is still smooth but represents the lowest measured result in the dataset.

Q: Is there a significant difference between Medium and High settings at 1440p?

A: Yes, the difference is 43.1 FPS. Medium averages 243.5 FPS, while High averages 200.4 FPS, a 21.5% reduction.

Q: What is the frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K at Low settings?

A: The drop is 63.9 FPS, from 289 FPS at 1080p to 225.1 FPS at 4K, representing a 22.1% decrease.

Q: Does the CPU limit performance at any resolution?

A: The data suggests the GPU is the primary limiter. Even at 1080p Low (289 FPS), the Ryzen 5 5600G keeps pace, though its 3.90 GHz base and 4.40 GHz boost clocks provide sufficient single-thread performance.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested configurations for this game?

A: The combo ranks 360th out of 1671 tested combos, placing it in the top 21.5% of all configurations.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture (Cezanne). Its base clock of 3.90 GHz and boost clock of 4.40 GHz provide solid single-threaded performance, which is critical for older game engines like the one powering Inside. The CPU’s benchmark scores confirm its capability: a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 16758 and a single-core score of 2365. In the 3DMark suite, it scores 872 in the single-thread test and 5455 in the max-threads test, indicating balanced scaling across cores.

In Inside, the CPU’s role is to feed the GPU with draw calls and physics calculations. The game’s 2016 release date means it does not heavily utilize multi-threading, so the 5600G’s 12 threads are more than adequate. The measured FPS at 1080p Low (289 FPS) approaches the CPU’s practical limit for this engine, but the data shows no signs of a hard bottleneck. The PassMark single-thread score of 3177 and Geekbench single-core score of 1933 position the CPU slightly above average, with a percentile ranking of 78% against all CPUs.

Comparing to its nearest rivals, the 5600G’s average benchmark score of 19983 is nearly identical to the Intel Core i7-11600H (19949, deltaPct 0.2%) and the AMD EPYC 7713P (20024, deltaPct -0.2%). This consistency means the CPU’s performance in Inside is predictable and unlikely to cause frame time spikes. The 16 MB of L3 cache is ample for the game’s data set, and the dual-channel DDR4 memory with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth avoids memory bandwidth constraints. At 4K Ultra, where the GPU is heavily loaded (124.6 FPS), the CPU utilization is likely lower, further confirming that the 5600G is not the limiting factor.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo of the Ryzen 5 5600G and RTX 4080 SUPER ranks 360th out of 1671 tested combinations in Inside, placing it in the 78.5th percentile of all tested systems. This rank is notable because it reflects the GPU’s dominance: the RTX 4080 SUPER sits in the 88th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 53610. Its nearest GPU rivals are the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (53489, deltaPct 0.2%) and the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M (53414, deltaPct 0.4%), which are essentially tied in raw performance.

The 360th rank out of 1671 means that 1311 other combinations achieve higher frame rates in Inside. This is expected because many of those combos likely feature newer or higher-end CPUs (e.g., Ryzen 7000/9000 series or Intel Core i9) that provide marginal gains in CPU-bound scenarios. However, the data shows that the 5600G is not holding back the GPU in most cases. At 1080p Low, the 289 FPS result is likely near the engine’s ceiling, so a faster CPU might only add a few FPS. The combo’s rank is more a reflection of the CPU’s mid-range standing (78th percentile) than any deficiency in the GPU.

The RTX 4080 SUPER’s nearest rival, the RX 6900 XT, is 0.2% slower on average, but the NVIDIA card’s 16 GB of GDDR6X memory and 736.3 GB/s bandwidth provide better texture throughput at 4K. In Inside, the 4K High result of 133.3 FPS demonstrates that the combo is well above the 60 FPS threshold, even if it ranks lower than some exotic multi-GPU or high-end CPU setups. The rank of 360 is a solid result for a mainstream CPU paired with a flagship GPU.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete FPS dataset for the Ryzen 5 5600G + RTX 4080 SUPER combo in Inside is as follows:

1920x1080 (1080p):

• Low: 289.0 FPS
• Medium: 272.2 FPS
• High: 224.3 FPS
• Ultra: 219.6 FPS

At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 69.4 FPS (24.0%), showing that the GPU has ample headroom. The gap between High and Ultra is only 4.7 FPS, suggesting that Ultra settings add minimal load at this resolution.

2560x1440 (1440p):

• Low: 261.7 FPS
• Medium: 243.5 FPS
• High: 200.4 FPS
• Ultra: 195.6 FPS

The 1440p results show a similar pattern, with Low being 66.1 FPS faster than Ultra. The High to Ultra gap narrows to 4.8 FPS, indicating that the Ultra preset’s extra effects are not taxing the GPU at this resolution.

3840x2160 (4K):

• Low: 225.1 FPS
• Medium: 204.0 FPS
• High: 133.3 FPS
• Ultra: 124.6 FPS

At 4K, the scaling is more dramatic. Low to Ultra is a 100.5 FPS difference (44.6%), and the High to Ultra drop is only 8.7 FPS. The Medium to High drop is significant at 70.7 FPS (34.7%), indicating that High settings introduce heavy GPU load (likely higher-resolution shadows and post-processing) that the RTX 4080 SUPER still handles well above 120 FPS.

The lowest measured result is 124.6 FPS at 4K Ultra, which is still smooth for a puzzle platformer. The highest is 289 FPS at 1080p Low, which would be limited by the display’s refresh rate. The data consistently shows that the combo never dips below 120 FPS in any tested configuration, confirming the GPU’s strength and the CPU’s sufficiency for this title.