Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 produces exceptionally high frame rates in Inside, a puzzle platformer from 2016. The data shows a configuration where the GPU is rarely the limiting factor, with performance scaling that reveals a clear CPU bottleneck at lower resolutions and a system that remains highly playable even at 4K Ultra settings.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a predictable decline as resolution increases, but the pattern of that decline is more telling than the raw numbers. At 1080p Low settings, the combo achieves 288.7 FPS. Moving to 1440p Low drops this to 262.1 FPS, a reduction of approximately 9%. The step to 4K Low yields 221.7 FPS, another 15% decrease. This relatively modest scaling from 1080p to 1440p suggests the CPU is the primary constraint at lower resolutions, as the RTX 5090 has ample headroom to render frames faster than the Ryzen 5 5600G can feed it.

The situation changes when settings are increased. At High settings, the frame rate goes from 224.7 FPS at 1080p to 199 FPS at 1440p, an 11% drop, and then to 150.5 FPS at 4K, a 24% reduction from the 1440p figure. This steeper decline at 4K indicates that the GPU begins to take on a more significant role as the rendering load increases, though the absolute numbers remain far above typical display refresh rates.

The most extreme resolution scaling appears at Ultra settings. The 1080p Ultra result of 222.4 FPS falls to 199.7 FPS at 1440p, a 10% reduction. The jump to 4K Ultra produces 147.8 FPS, which is 26% lower than the 1440p result and 34% lower than the 1080p figure. This pattern confirms that while the RTX 5090 is powerful enough to push frame rates into the hundreds, the Zen 3 architecture of the 5600G with its 6 cores and 12 threads becomes the bottleneck at lower resolutions, capping performance around the 220-290 FPS range regardless of settings.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the benchmark database, this specific CPU-GPU combination ranks 319th out of 1671 tested combos for Inside. This places it in the top 19% of all configurations, which is a strong result given the age of the game and the nature of the pairing. The ranking reflects a system that delivers high frame rates across all tested settings, but the position is likely held back by the CPU's mid-range standing rather than the GPU's top-tier status.

The Ryzen 5 5600G sits at the 78th percentile among all CPUs in the database. Its nearest rivals in average benchmark score include the Intel Core i7-11600H, which is 0.2% faster, and the Intel Core i7-11800H, which is 0.2% slower. The AMD EPYC 7713P and AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX also bracket the 5600G within a 0.3% margin. This clustering indicates that the 5600G's computational throughput is well-matched to these other processors, even though they come from different market segments.

The RTX 5090, by contrast, ranks at the 94th percentile among all GPUs. Its average benchmark score of 84306 places it just 0.1% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D and 0.2% ahead of the RTX 5050 Mobile. The AMD Radeon PRO W6600 is 1.3% slower, while the NVIDIA CMP 40HX is 1.6% faster. This positioning shows that while the 5090 is a flagship product, the database's scoring has it in close competition with several other NVIDIA parts, likely due to the specific workloads tested.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 brings substantial resources to this pairing. Its 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus provides 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth, which is far more than a game like Inside requires. The GPU's clock speeds are listed at a base of 2017 MHz and a boost of 2407 MHz, with memory running at 1750 MHz or 28 Gbps effective. These specifications support the high frame rates observed in the measured data, but the game's 2016 release date means it was designed for hardware that is now several generations old.

The GPU's shading units total 21760, with 680 TMUs and 176 ROPs. Its pixel rate is 423.6 GPixel/s and texture rate is 1,636.8 GTexel/s. The FP32 throughput of 104.8 TFLOPS is indicative of a compute powerhouse, yet the benchmark results show that the CPU frequently limits overall performance. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra settings is only 66.3 FPS (288.7 to 222.4), suggesting the GPU can handle the increased load without significant strain. The same pattern holds at 1440p, where the spread is 62.4 FPS, and at 4K, where it is 73.9 FPS.

The RTX 5090's transistor count of 92,200 million on a 5 nm process from TSMC gives it a die size of 750 mm². This hardware is designed for extreme workloads, and its performance in Inside is characterized by being able to maintain triple-digit frame rates even at 4K Ultra. The data shows that the GPU is not the limiting component in most scenarios; rather, the Ryzen 5 5600G's memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s and PCIe Gen 3 interface appear to be more relevant constraints for this older title.

FAQ

*Q: What is the maximum average FPS achieved by this combo in Inside?*

A: The highest measured average FPS is 288.7, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

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

A: The combo ranks 319th out of 1671 total combos tested for Inside, placing it in the top 19% of all configurations.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between 1080p and 4K at Ultra settings?

A: At 1080p Ultra, the average FPS is 222.4, while at 4K Ultra it drops to 147.8, a reduction of 74.6 FPS or approximately 34%.

Q: Is the RTX 5090 the limiting factor at 1080p resolution?

A: No, the data suggests the CPU is the primary constraint at 1080p. The frame rate at Low settings is 288.7 FPS, and increasing to Ultra only reduces it to 222.4 FPS, indicating the GPU has headroom while the CPU-bound physics and game logic cap performance.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 5600G compare to its nearest rival CPUs in average benchmark score?

A: The 5600G has an average benchmark score of 19983. The Intel Core i7-11600H is 0.2% faster at 19949, while the Intel Core i7-11800H and AMD EPYC 7713P are both 0.2% slower at 20024. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX is 0.3% faster at 19928.

Q: What is the GPU's memory configuration and bandwidth?

A: The RTX 5090 features 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, providing 1.79 TB/s of memory bandwidth.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete set of measured average FPS values for the AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 combination in Inside is as follows:

At 1920x1080 resolution, Low settings produce 288.7 FPS, Medium settings produce 269.3 FPS, High settings produce 224.7 FPS, and Ultra settings produce 222.4 FPS. The spread between the lowest and highest settings at this resolution is 66.3 FPS, with the Low setting being 29.8% faster than Ultra.

At 2560x1440 resolution, Low settings yield 262.1 FPS, Medium settings yield 241.9 FPS, High settings yield 199 FPS, and Ultra settings yield 199.7 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 62.4 FPS, with Low being 31.3% faster. Interestingly, the High and Ultra settings are nearly identical, with only 0.7 FPS separating them.

At 3840x2160 resolution, Low settings deliver 221.7 FPS, Medium settings deliver 207.6 FPS, High settings deliver 150.5 FPS, and Ultra settings deliver 147.8 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra here is 73.9 FPS, with Low being 50% faster. The transition from Medium to High at this resolution causes the largest single drop in the entire dataset, a reduction of 57.1 FPS, indicating that High and Ultra settings introduce rendering features that significantly increase GPU workload.

Across all resolutions and settings, the combo never falls below 147.8 FPS, ensuring smooth gameplay in all scenarios. The data shows that the RTX 5090 is capable of pushing this 2016 title to very high frame rates, but the Ryzen 5 5600G's single-thread performance, as evidenced by its 3DMark single-thread score of 872 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2365, is likely the factor preventing even higher results at 1080p.