Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER pairing delivers a remarkably fluid experience in Inside, a 2016 Puzzle Platformer that leans heavily on atmospheric rendering rather than raw computational brute force. The data shows this combo sits in the 2129th position out of 3716 tested combinations, placing it in the upper-middle tier of the database. This ranking is less about raw component supremacy and more about how this specific duo handles the game's unique visual style, where frame pacing and consistent throughput matter more than peak theoretical limits.

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT brings six cores and twelve threads to the table, built on the Zen 3 architecture with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz. For a puzzle platformer like Inside, this processor is overkill in the best possible way. The game's physics and logic systems rarely demand more than a few threads, meaning the 5600GT's 12 threads spend most of their time idle, waiting for the next frame to prepare. The measured results confirm this: even at 1080p Low settings, where the CPU has the least amount of GPU work to wait for, the average frame rate hits 306 FPS, a figure that shows no sign of processor bottlenecking.

The processor's 16 MB of L3 cache and 51.2 GB/s memory bandwidth provide ample headroom for the game's asset streaming. The benchmark data shows the 5600GT achieving a multi-core score of 17,272 in Cinebench R23 and a single-core score of 2,438, which places it in the 74th percentile against all CPUs. When compared to its nearest rivals, the Intel Core i5-12490F is effectively identical at -0.3% delta, and the Intel Xeon 6325P trails by only -0.4%. This means the 5600GT's computational output is perfectly balanced for a title like Inside, where the CPU's job is to keep the GPU fed with draw calls and physics updates without ever becoming the limiting factor. The boost clock of 4.60 GHz ensures that even the most demanding single-threaded sections of the game, such as complex lighting calculations or physics-heavy interactions, are resolved without stutter.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER is the workhorse here, and it shows in the measured frame rates. This Turing-based card features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. The GPU's 2,560 shading units and boost clock of 1770 MHz are more than sufficient for Inside's stylized 2.5D presentation. The game's art direction uses heavy shadows, volumetric fog, and subtle particle effects, all of which stress the GPU's fill rate and texture units. The RTX 2070 SUPER's 160 TMUs and 64 ROPs handle these effects with ease, as evidenced by the 4K High settings result of 70 FPS average.

The 8 GB VRAM capacity is a crucial factor at higher resolutions. Inside uses a muted color palette and high-resolution textures for environmental storytelling, and the data shows no memory-related performance cliffs. At 4K Ultra settings, the average frame rate drops to 67 FPS, which is still playable, but the gap between High and Ultra suggests that the GPU is nearing its compute limit rather than running out of memory. The GPU's 9.062 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is the real ceiling here; the card is fully utilized at 4K, but it never becomes completely overwhelmed. The RTX 2070 SUPER sits in the 65th percentile against all GPUs, with nearest rivals like the Intel Arc B570 trailing by -1.3% and the Intel Arc A750 by -1.5%, indicating that this card is a solid mid-range performer that aligns well with the demands of this specific game.

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The scaling behavior across resolutions tells a clear story about where the bottleneck lies in this combo. At 1080p Low settings, the average frame rate is 306 FPS. Moving to 1440p Low drops that to 223 FPS, a reduction of 83 FPS, and then to 4K Low at 140 FPS, a further drop of 83 FPS. This near-linear degradation is classic GPU-bound behavior; the CPU is delivering frames faster than the GPU can render them at every resolution below 4K. The fact that 1080p Low produces a 306 FPS average means the CPU is not the constraint, as it can feed the GPU with enough data to hit that ceiling.

The frame rate drop from 1080p High (155 FPS) to 1440p High (111 FPS) is 44 FPS, and then from 1440p High to 4K High (70 FPS) is 41 FPS. This consistent delta of roughly 40-44 FPS per resolution step indicates that the GPU is scaling predictably with pixel count. The RTX 2070 SUPER's 448.0 GB/s memory bandwidth is sufficient to keep the shaders busy, but the fill rate requirements of 4K are taxing. The data suggests the GPU is the primary limiting component once the resolution exceeds 1080p, while the CPU remains comfortably ahead. Notably, the difference between Low and High settings at the same resolution is substantial; at 4K, Low produces 140 FPS while High produces 70 FPS, demonstrating that the GPU's shading units are the primary resource being consumed by the higher quality presets.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

The combo rank of 2129 out of 3716 places this pairing in the 57th percentile of all tested configurations for Inside. This is a respectable position, but it highlights that while the hardware is capable, there are many other combinations that achieve higher frame rates. The ranking is likely influenced by the fact that Inside is not a demanding title by modern standards, so even mid-range components can hit high frame rates, making the ranking more about achieving extreme refresh rates rather than basic playability. The RTX 2070 SUPER's 65th percentile GPU ranking and the 5600GT's 74th percentile CPU ranking suggest that both components are above average in their respective categories, but their combined performance in this game is tempered by the fact that the GPU becomes the ceiling at higher resolutions. The data shows that this combo is well-matched for 1080p and 1440p gaming, where it can push well beyond 100 FPS on High settings, but it is not optimized for 4K Ultra, where the average frame rate drops to 67 FPS.

Measured FPS Breakdown — resolution by resolution, settings by settings, exact numbers

The complete dataset provides a comprehensive view of performance across three resolutions and four quality presets. At 1920x1080, the average frame rates are 306 FPS on Low, 248 FPS on Medium, 155 FPS on High, and 147 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset at 1080p shows a minimum of 210 FPS and a maximum of 285 FPS, indicating tight frame pacing that is ideal for a game with precise platforming mechanics. Moving to 2560x1440, the averages are 223 FPS on Low, 178 FPS on Medium, 111 FPS on High, and 106 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset at 1440p records a minimum of 151 FPS and a maximum of 205 FPS, still maintaining a high level of smoothness. At 3840x2160, the averages drop to 140 FPS on Low, 112 FPS on Medium, 70 FPS on High, and 67 FPS on Ultra. The 4K Medium preset shows a minimum of 95 FPS and a maximum of 129 FPS, which is the only 4K configuration that maintains a minimum above 60 FPS.

The delta between High and Ultra settings is consistently small across all resolutions. At 1080p, the difference is only 8 FPS (155 to 147), at 1440p it is 5 FPS (111 to 106), and at 4K it is 3 FPS (70 to 67). This suggests that the Ultra preset offers minimal visual improvement over High for this game, while the performance cost is negligible. Conversely, the jump from Low to Medium is substantial, with a 58 FPS increase at 1080p (from 306 to 248), a 45 FPS increase at 1440p (from 223 to 178), and a 28 FPS increase at 4K (from 140 to 112). This indicates that Medium is the point of diminishing returns where the GPU is still well within its comfort zone.

Settings Recommendations — which preset gives the best experience per the measured rows

The benchmark data strongly suggests that the Medium preset offers the optimal balance of visual fidelity and performance for this combo across all resolutions. At 1080p Medium, the average of 248 FPS with a minimum of 210 FPS ensures no perceptible stutter, which is critical for a game that relies on precise timing and environmental puzzle-solving. The jump from Medium to High at 1080p costs 93 FPS (from 248 to 155), which is a significant loss for what is likely a marginal visual improvement in shadow quality and texture filtering. For players with high-refresh-rate monitors, the 1080p Medium setting is the clear winner, as it comfortably exceeds 240 FPS on average.

At 1440p, the Medium preset delivers an average of 178 FPS with a minimum of 151 FPS, making it the recommended choice for smooth gameplay on higher-resolution displays. The High preset at 1440p still provides a respectable 111 FPS average, but the 67 FPS drop from Medium is not justified by the visual gains. For 4K, the Medium preset is the only viable option that guarantees a minimum above 60 FPS, with an average of 112 FPS and a minimum of 95 FPS. The High and Ultra presets at 4K both fall below the 70 FPS average mark, which is playable but introduces potential frame pacing issues in a game that rewards buttery-smooth motion. The Ultra preset is effectively indistinguishable from High in performance metrics, and neither is recommended over Medium given the data. The Low preset, while producing high frame rates, sacrifices the atmospheric lighting and shadow effects that define the game's visual identity, so Medium is the sweet spot for the RTX 2070 SUPER and Ryzen 5 5600GT combination.