Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER combination ranks 1487 out of 1671 tested combos for Inside, placing it in the bottom 11% of systems. That low percentile is surprising given the hardware’s mid-range pedigree, but the data shows the pairing is entirely sufficient for this title’s modest demands. The rank reflects how many other, often far more powerful, configurations have been benchmarked in this game, not a fundamental weakness in the parts. In practical terms, this combo sits well above the threshold for smooth playable performance, as the measured FPS numbers confirm across every resolution and settings preset tested.

How This Combo Ranks

The 1487th place ranking out of 1671 total combos places this system in the lower tier of tested configurations for Inside. However, this ranking must be read with context: the game is a 2D puzzle platformer from 2016, and the benchmark pool includes many high-end rigs that massively exceed its requirements. The CPU itself is no slouch—the Ryzen 5 5600X holds a 78th percentile rank against all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 20,680. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT (scoring 20,740, a 0.3% delta), the Intel Core i7-10700 (20,746, 0.3% delta), and the Intel Core i5-12490F (20,794, 0.5% delta). The 5600X is essentially neck-and-neck with these alternatives, trailing by less than 1% in every case, which means CPU performance is not the limiting factor here.

The GPU, meanwhile, sits at a 55th percentile against all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 14,286. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 (14,314, a 0.2% delta), the Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics (14,315, 0.2% delta), and the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (14,389, 0.7% delta). The GTX 1660 SUPER is effectively matched with these parts in synthetic tests, yet in Inside the combination still lands low in the overall ranking. This suggests the game’s benchmark leaderboard is dominated by systems with far more GPU headroom, making the 5600X + 1660 SUPER a solid mid-pack performer that gets overshadowed by sheer hardware count.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data strongly favors the Medium preset as the best balance of visual quality and frame rate for this combo. At 1080p, Medium delivers 175.3 FPS, which is 65.5 FPS higher than High (109.5 FPS) and 72.5 FPS higher than Ultra (102.8 FPS). The jump to Low at 1080p yields 214.2 FPS, but the visual downgrade is unnecessary given that Medium already exceeds 144Hz refresh rates by a wide margin. At 1440p, Medium produces 124.6 FPS, comfortably above 60 FPS and close to 120Hz territory, while High drops to 77.1 FPS and Ultra falls to 71.7 FPS. Low at 1440p hits 155.2 FPS, but again, Medium offers a superior visual experience without sacrificing playability.

At 4K, the recommendation shifts. Medium delivers 77.3 FPS, which is playable but not buttery-smooth, while High drops to 47 FPS and Ultra to 50.2 FPS—both below the 60 FPS threshold. Low at 4K produces 96.4 FPS, which is the only preset that clears 60 FPS with significant headroom. For 4K users, Low is the pragmatic choice, as it maintains fluid motion while Medium risks dips in demanding scenes. Across all resolutions, the data indicates that Medium is the sweet spot for this hardware, with Low reserved for 4K or high-refresh-rate 1440p displays.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a system that is primarily GPU-limited at higher resolutions, but with enough CPU headroom to avoid bottlenecks at lower settings. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 214.2 FPS, which drops to 155.2 FPS at 1440p Low (a 27.5% reduction) and then to 96.4 FPS at 4K Low (a 55% reduction from 1080p). This steep decline indicates the GTX 1660 SUPER is the constraining component as pixel count rises. The CPU, with its 12 threads and boost clock of 4.60 GHz, is more than capable of feeding frames at these rates, as evidenced by the high 1080p numbers.

The pattern holds across presets. At Medium, 1080p yields 175.3 FPS, 1440p yields 124.6 FPS (a 28.9% drop), and 4K yields 77.3 FPS (a 55.9% drop from 1080p). At High, the numbers are 109.5 FPS, 77.1 FPS (a 29.6% drop), and 47 FPS (a 57.1% drop). Ultra follows suit: 102.8 FPS, 71.7 FPS (a 30.3% drop), and 50.2 FPS (a 51.2% drop). The consistent ~30% reduction from 1080p to 1440p and ~55% reduction from 1080p to 4K across all presets points squarely at the GPU as the bottleneck. The CPU’s performance is relatively constant regardless of resolution, which is typical for a game like Inside that doesn’t stress multi-threaded workloads heavily.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1080p, the GTX 1660 SUPER delivers exceptional performance across all settings. Low peaks at 214.2 FPS, Medium at 175.3 FPS, High at 109.5 FPS, and Ultra at 102.8 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra is just 6.7 FPS, suggesting diminishing returns from the highest preset. Medium offers the best value, with a 65.5 FPS advantage over High and a 72.5 FPS advantage over Ultra, while only sacrificing visual fidelity that is barely perceptible in a 2D platformer.

Moving to 1440p, the numbers remain strong. Low hits 155.2 FPS, Medium 124.6 FPS, High 77.1 FPS, and Ultra 71.7 FPS. The Medium preset still clears 120 FPS, making it ideal for high-refresh monitors, while High and Ultra both exceed 60 FPS but with less headroom. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is consistent across presets, with Low losing 59 FPS, Medium losing 50.7 FPS, High losing 32.4 FPS, and Ultra losing 31.1 FPS, confirming the GPU’s role as the primary limiter.

At 4K, the system struggles to maintain high frame rates. Low produces 96.4 FPS, which is playable, but Medium drops to 77.3 FPS, High to 47 FPS, and Ultra to 50.2 FPS. The 4K results show a clear cliff: only Low and Medium exceed 60 FPS, while High and Ultra fall below it. The data suggests that 4K gaming with this combo requires Low settings for consistent smoothness, while Medium is borderline acceptable for less demanding scenes. The 47 FPS at High and 50.2 FPS at Ultra are technically playable but will feel less responsive on high-refresh displays.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is built on the Turing architecture with a TU116 chip, featuring 1,408 shading units, 88 texture mapping units, and 48 raster output units. Its base clock runs at 1530 MHz with a boost clock of 1785 MHz, and the 6 GB of GDDR6 memory operates on a 192-bit bus with a bandwidth of 336.0 GB/s. This configuration delivers a pixel rate of 85.68 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 157.1 GTexel/s, with FP32 performance at 5.027 TFLOPS. These specs place the GPU in the 55th percentile against all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 14,286.

In Inside, the GPU’s memory capacity and bandwidth are more than adequate—the game’s 2D visuals don’t demand large texture pools or high memory throughput. The 6 GB VRAM is never a limiting factor at any resolution tested, as evidenced by the consistent frame rates across presets. The bottleneck is raw shader throughput, which explains why 4K performance drops so sharply compared to 1080p. The GPU’s nearest rivals—the AMD Radeon RX Vega 11, Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics, and AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT—all score within 0.7% of it in synthetic benchmarks, yet the 1660 SUPER’s real-world performance in this game is competitive with those parts. The 12 nm process node and 125 W TDP make it an efficient choice for this workload, and its end-of-life production status suggests it remains a capable option for older titles like Inside even as newer GPUs dominate the market.