Inside

FAQ

Q: What is the expected frame rate for this CPU/GPU combo in Inside at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, the combo delivers an average of 70 FPS on High settings, 112 FPS on Medium, and 140 FPS on Low. Ultra settings drop the average to 66 FPS.

Q: Does the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X bottleneck the AMD Radeon RX 9060 in this game?

A: The data does not indicate a bottleneck. In fact, the CPU's single-thread score of 917 in 3DMark and 1541 in Cinebench R23 suggest strong per-core performance, which aligns with the high frame rates observed at 1080p, where the CPU typically matters most.

Q: How much performance difference is there between Medium and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the gap is substantial. Medium settings produce an average of 178 FPS, while Ultra settings yield 106 FPS. That is a 72 FPS difference, representing a roughly 40% drop in frame rate when moving to Ultra.

Q: Is this combo better suited for high-refresh-rate 1080p gaming?

A: Yes. At 1920x1080, even Ultra settings achieve 147 FPS, while Low settings reach 308 FPS. The average frame rates consistently exceed 144 FPS across all settings, making it well-suited for 144Hz displays at this resolution.

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded for this combo?

A: The only settings with recorded minimum FPS values are Medium presets. At 4K, the minimum is 95 FPS; at 1440p, it is 151 FPS; at 1080p, it is 210 FPS. No minimum FPS data is available for Low, High, or Ultra presets.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested configurations in Inside?

A: The combo ranks 1659 out of 2887 tested combinations. This places it in the 57th percentile of all tested combos, indicating it outperforms a majority of configurations tested for this game.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data shows a clear pattern: Medium settings offer the best balance of visual quality and performance across all three resolutions. At 1920x1080, Medium produces an average of 247 FPS with a minimum of 210 FPS, ensuring smooth gameplay even in demanding scenes. This preset maintains frame rates well above typical high-refresh displays while providing a significant visual upgrade over Low.

For 2560x1440, Medium again stands out. The average of 178 FPS with a minimum of 151 FPS means the combo stays comfortably above 144 FPS for most of the experience. The jump from High to Ultra at this resolution is steep—111 FPS to 106 FPS—while Medium sits notably higher at 178 FPS, making it the optimal choice for competitive smoothness.

At 3840x2160, Medium delivers an average of 112 FPS with a minimum of 95 FPS. This is the only 4K preset that consistently stays above the 60 FPS threshold, making it the recommended setting for 4K displays. High and Ultra both dip into the 66-70 FPS range, which is playable but leaves less headroom for scene complexity.

The Ultra preset shows diminishing returns at every resolution. At 1080p, it still hits 147 FPS, but the visual upgrade over High is marginal compared to the 8 FPS drop. At 1440p, Ultra costs 71 FPS compared to Medium. At 4K, the difference between Medium and Ultra is 46 FPS. For a puzzle platformer where precision matters, the smoother Medium preset is preferable.

Low settings provide the highest frame rates—308 FPS at 1080p, 222 FPS at 1440p, and 140 FPS at 4K—but the visual compromise is unnecessary given that Medium maintains high frame rates with better image quality. The data supports Medium as the default recommendation for this combination.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 9060 features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its memory clock runs at 2250 MHz, translating to 18 Gbps effective. This memory configuration is sufficient for Inside's demands, as evidenced by the frame rates remaining stable across resolutions without any indication of memory-related stutters.

The GPU's clock speeds are notably high. The base clock is 1700 MHz, with a game clock of 2400 MHz and a boost clock reaching 2990 MHz. This aggressive boost behavior helps maintain high frame rates, particularly at lower resolutions where the GPU can stretch its legs. The pixel rate of 191.4 GPixel/s and texture rate of 334.9 GTexel/s are strong indicators of raw throughput for a game like Inside, which relies heavily on stylized rendering rather than complex geometry.

The 1792 shading units and 64 ROPs are well-matched to the game's visual style. Inside uses a distinctive monochromatic palette with heavy lighting effects, and the 28 ray-tracing cores are present although not necessarily utilized by this title. The FP32 performance of 21.43 TFLOPS provides ample compute headroom, and the 1:1 FP16 ratio offers additional flexibility.

The GPU's benchmark scores place it in the 59th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 16014. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, scores 16129, a delta of -0.7%, meaning the RX 9060 trails by a negligible margin. The GPU's performance in DirectX 11 (182 in Passmark) and DirectX 12 (44 in Passmark) indicates stronger legacy API performance, though Inside's engine likely benefits from the modern API support including DirectX 12 Ultimate and Vulkan 1.4.

The 132 W TDP and dual-slot design suggest efficient power delivery, though the data does not include power consumption measurements. The PCIe 5.0 x16 interface provides ample bandwidth, and the 1x 8-pin power connector indicates modest power requirements. The GPU's performance in this game scales predictably with resolution, showing a 49.6% drop in average FPS from 1080p to 4K at High settings (155 to 70 FPS), which aligns with the increased pixel workload.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest frame rates. Low settings produce an average of 308 FPS, Medium hits 247 FPS with a minimum of 210 FPS and maximum of 284 FPS, High reaches 155 FPS, and Ultra settles at 147 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 161 FPS, showing that settings have a dramatic impact at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain impressive. Low averages 222 FPS, Medium averages 178 FPS with a minimum of 151 FPS and maximum of 204 FPS, High averages 111 FPS, and Ultra averages 106 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra narrows to just 5 FPS at this resolution, while the gap between Medium and High is 67 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the performance drops are more pronounced. Low still manages an average of 140 FPS, Medium averages 112 FPS with a minimum of 95 FPS and maximum of 128 FPS, High averages 70 FPS, and Ultra averages 66 FPS. The 4K resolution exposes the GPU's limits, with Ultra settings barely maintaining 60 FPS territory.

The scaling pattern across resolutions is consistent. Medium settings show the most complete data with minimum and maximum values, allowing for a clearer picture of frame time consistency. At 4K Medium, the range from minimum to maximum is 33 FPS, indicating some variance but acceptable stability. At 1440p Medium, the range is 53 FPS, and at 1080p Medium, it is 74 FPS, showing that lower resolutions produce wider frame rate swings.

Resolution scaling from 1080p to 1440p at High settings results in a 28.4% reduction in average FPS (155 to 111). From 1440p to 4K at High, the reduction is 36.9% (111 to 70). The non-linear scaling suggests that pixel count alone does not dictate performance; other factors like memory bandwidth and fill rate come into play at higher resolutions.

Ultra settings show the smallest resolution penalty. At 1080p Ultra, the average is 147 FPS; at 1440p Ultra, it is 106 FPS (a 27.9% drop); at 4K Ultra, it is 66 FPS (a 37.7% drop from 1440p). This consistency suggests that Ultra settings impose a similar relative load regardless of resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and AMD Radeon RX 9060 ranks 1659 out of 2887 tested combos in Inside. This places the combo in the 57th percentile of all tested configurations, meaning it outperforms more than half of the entries in the database.

The GPU component drives much of this ranking. The RX 9060 sits in the 59th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 16014. Its nearest rivals include the RTX 3060 Ti (16129, -0.7% delta), the Radeon R9 370X (15862, +1% delta), the RX 7700 (15852, +1% delta), and the Radeon Pro W5500 (15679, +2.1% delta). The RX 9060 essentially trades blows with the RTX 3060 Ti, while leading the other listed rivals by 1-2%.

The CPU ranks in the 75th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 21771. Its nearest rivals are closely matched: the Ryzen 7 4800H (21749, +0.1% delta), the Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U (21874, -0.5% delta), the Core i7-11700 (21891, -0.5% delta), and the EPYC 9554P (21899, -0.6% delta). This clustering shows the 5600X is competitive with a broad range of processors, though the delta values are minimal.

The combo's rank of 1659 suggests that while each component is individually strong, the pairing does not produce exceptional results in this specific game. The rank likely reflects that other combos with higher-end GPUs or CPUs achieve better frame rates, particularly at higher resolutions where the GPU becomes the limiting factor.

The game's release in 2016 means it is not particularly demanding by modern standards, which helps explain why this mid-range combo achieves decent rankings. However, the 57th percentile placement indicates that many other tested configurations deliver better performance, likely due to more powerful GPUs or newer CPU architectures.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X features 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, codenamed Vermeer. Its base clock is 3.70 GHz with a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, and it draws 65 W TDP. The CPU's single-thread performance is strong: it scores 917 in 3DMark single-thread, 254 in Cinebench R15 single-core, and 1541 in Cinebench R23 single-core.

Multi-threaded performance is respectable for a 6-core part. The CPU scores 5582 in 3DMark with 16 threads, 5588 with max threads, 1968 in Cinebench R15 multicore, and 11838 in Cinebench R23 multicore. The scaling from 2 threads (1793) to 8 threads (4811) to max threads (5588) shows diminishing returns beyond 8 threads, which is typical for a 6-core/12-thread processor.

In Inside, the CPU's role is primarily to feed the GPU with draw calls and physics calculations. The game's puzzle platformer nature means it is not heavily threaded, but the 5600X's strong single-core performance ensures frame rates remain high even at 1080p where the CPU is more likely to be a factor. The 1080p results—308 FPS on Low—demonstrate that the CPU does not limit the GPU in this scenario.

The CPU's 32 MB L3 cache and 51.2 GB/s memory bandwidth are adequate for the game's data requirements. The 7 nm process and 4,150 million transistors on a 74 mm² die indicate efficient power delivery, though the data does not include in-game CPU utilization metrics.

The 5600X's release in 2020 and its 75th percentile ranking among all CPUs suggest it remains a capable processor for this title. Its nearest rival, the Ryzen 7 4800H, scores nearly identically (21749 vs 21771, a 0.1% delta), showing that the 5600X is competitive with newer mobile parts. The CPU's boost clock of 4.60 GHz is particularly beneficial for a game that likely relies on single-threaded performance.

At 4K Ultra settings, where the GPU is the primary bottleneck, the CPU's influence diminishes. The 66 FPS average at 4K Ultra is likely GPU-limited, as the RX 9060's performance at this resolution is the constraining factor. Conversely, at 1080p Low, the 308 FPS result indicates both components are working at high efficiency, with the CPU's single-thread capabilities enabling such high frame rates.