Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X paired with the AMD Radeon RX 570 delivers a playable experience in Inside, but the data reveals a configuration that is heavily constrained by its graphics card. Across the measured resolutions and settings, the combination produces a predictable scaling curve, with the GPU becoming the definitive bottleneck at higher fidelity presets. The following analysis breaks down the measured performance data for this specific pairing.

Resolution Scaling

The performance drop from 1080p to 4K in Inside is stark and clearly indicates a GPU-limited scenario. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 68.3 FPS at 1920x1080 to 51.2 FPS at 2560x1440, a reduction of 17.1 FPS. Moving to 3840x2160, the average drops further to 32.3 FPS, representing a 52.7% decrease from the 1080p baseline. This steep decline is characteristic of a graphics card that is saturated by the pixel throughput demands of 4K rendering.

The scaling pattern under Low settings confirms this interpretation. At 1920x1080, the combo achieves 134.5 FPS, which drops to 100 FPS at 2560x1440 and then to 60.7 FPS at 3840x2160. The relative drop from 1440p to 4K is 39.3%, which is less severe than the 36.9% drop seen between 1080p and 1440p, but still substantial. Interestingly, the gap between High and Low settings at 4K is 28.4 FPS, whereas at 1080p that same settings gap is 66.2 FPS. This compression of the settings delta at higher resolutions is the signature of a GPU that is running out of raw fillrate and memory bandwidth, rather than being limited by the CPU.

The data suggests that the Ryzen 5 5600X is not the limiting factor in this equation. The CPU's high single-thread performance, evidenced by its 3DMark single-thread score of 917, is more than adequate for a puzzle platformer like Inside. The frame rate scaling with resolution is almost perfectly monotonic, which would not be the case if the processor were struggling to feed the GPU. The bottleneck is the Radeon RX 570's Polaris 20 chip, which is simply overwhelmed by the 8.3 million pixels of 4K output.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 570's specifications directly explain the observed performance ceiling. The GPU operates with a base clock of 1168 MHz and a boost clock of 1244 MHz, paired with 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 224.0 GB/s. For a game like Inside, which uses a muted, monochromatic art style but still requires standard 3D geometry and lighting, this 4 GB frame buffer becomes a limiting factor at 4K Ultra, where the average FPS bottoms out at 32.1.

The GPU's compute capabilities are modest by modern standards, with an FP32 performance of 5.095 TFLOPS and a pixel rate of 39.81 GPixel/s. These figures correlate directly with the measured results: at 3840x2160, the card can only manage 32.3 FPS on High and 60.7 FPS on Low. The 14 nm process node and 150 W TDP indicate an older architecture that lacks the efficiency of newer designs. The data shows that the RX 570 is the definitive performance limiter in this pairing, as the CPU's 12 threads and 32 MB of L3 cache are rarely taxed by this title's simple physics and logic.

Interestingly, the GPU's average benchmark score of 30158 places it in a strange neighborhood, with nearest rivals including the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (deltaPct 0.2) and the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT (deltaPct 0.2). This is a statistical artifact of the benchmark database, but it does not change the fact that the RX 570's age is evident in its 4K performance. The 7 Gbps effective memory speed is insufficient to maintain high frame rates when the render target expands to 2160p.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the benchmark database, this specific combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and AMD Radeon RX 570 ranks 1568 out of 1671 tested combos for Inside. This places it in the bottom 6.2% of all configurations, which is a poor showing for a system built around a capable 6-core processor. The low rank is almost entirely attributable to the graphics card, as the CPU's individual percentile ranking is 78, meaning it outperforms 78% of all processors tested.

The combo's rank is dragged down by the GPU's performance ceiling. The RX 570's own percentile ranking is 74, which is respectable, but the pairing with a high-end CPU like the 5600X creates an imbalance. The CPU is capable of feeding a much faster graphics card, but the RX 570 cannot translate that CPU headroom into higher frame rates at demanding resolutions. The data indicates that this is a mismatched pairing; the processor is essentially idle waiting for the GPU to finish rendering each frame. The rank of 1568 suggests that users would see significant gains by either upgrading the GPU to match the CPU's potential, or by stepping down to a less powerful processor to save cost without affecting Inside's performance.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete measured FPS table for this combo is as follows:

• 1920x1080: Low 134.5 FPS, Medium 105.9 FPS, High 68.3 FPS, Ultra 63.5 FPS
• 2560x1440: Low 100 FPS, Medium 80.9 FPS, High 51.2 FPS, Ultra 48 FPS
• 3840x2160: Low 60.7 FPS, Medium 47.4 FPS, High 32.3 FPS, Ultra 32.1 FPS

At 1080p, the combo is highly playable even on Ultra, maintaining an average above 60 FPS. The jump from High to Ultra at 1080p costs only 4.8 FPS, indicating that the Ultra preset's additional effects are not overly demanding on the GPU at this resolution. However, the gap between Low and High at 1080p is 66.2 FPS, showing that the settings are doing significant work.

Moving to 1440p, the performance becomes more marginal. Ultra settings drop to 48 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. The difference between High and Ultra at 1440p is only 3.2 FPS, suggesting that the GPU is already hitting a hard limit. At 4K, the situation deteriorates further. Only the Low preset manages to stay above 60 FPS, with Medium falling to 47.4 FPS and High/Ultra both sitting in the low 32 FPS range. The negligible 0.2 FPS difference between High and Ultra at 4K confirms that the GPU is completely saturated and cannot differentiate between the two presets.

FAQ

*Q: Can this combo run Inside at 60 FPS on 1080p Ultra settings?*

A: Yes. The measured average FPS at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings is 63.5 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: What is the highest resolution at which this combo maintains an average of 100 FPS?

A: The data shows an average of 100 FPS at 2560x1440 with Low settings. At 1920x1080, Low settings achieve 134.5 FPS.

Q: How much of a performance drop occurs when moving from 1440p to 4K at Medium settings?

A: The average FPS drops from 80.9 at 2560x1440 to 47.4 at 3840x2160, a decrease of 33.5 FPS or approximately 41.4%.

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

A: The GPU is the limiting factor. The CPU's 3DMark single-thread score of 917 is strong, but the GPU's 4 GB memory and 5.095 TFLOPS FP32 performance cannot sustain high frame rates at 4K, evidenced by the 32.3 FPS High preset result.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested configurations for this game?

A: The combo ranks 1568 out of 1671 tested combos, placing it in the bottom 6.2% of all systems tested for Inside.

Q: Is there a setting preset that delivers identical performance at 4K?

A: Yes, at 3840x2160, the High and Ultra presets produce nearly identical results, with 32.3 FPS and 32.1 FPS respectively. This indicates the GPU has reached its absolute rendering limit.