Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 delivers exceptionally high frame rates in Inside, a puzzle platformer from 2016, with measured results showing that the combination never drops below 140 FPS at any tested setting or resolution. This pairing of a 6-core Zen 4 CPU and a flagship Ada Lovelace GPU produces a dataset that reveals more about the game’s engine limits and the scaling behavior of the hardware than about any potential performance bottleneck.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear and predictable pattern as resolution increases, but the magnitude of the drop varies significantly depending on the quality preset. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo achieves 358 FPS, while at 3840x2160 with Low settings, that figure falls to 275 FPS — a reduction of 83 FPS, or roughly 23%. This indicates that even at the lowest settings, the GPU is still doing substantial work when pixel count quadruples, but the overall frame rates remain so high that the title is far from stressing the RTX 4090.

Moving from 2560x1440 to 3840x2160, the scaling is more pronounced. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 234 at 1440p to 147 at 4K — a 37% decline. At Medium settings, the drop is from 296 to 235, a 21% reduction. The Ultra preset shows the smallest relative drop, from 222 at 1440p to 140 at 4K, a 37% decline as well, but the absolute numbers are lower to begin with. The Low preset, meanwhile, sees only a 14% reduction when going from 1440p (321 FPS) to 4K (275 FPS), suggesting that at Low settings the CPU or engine frame pacing begins to limit the output more than the GPU.

What these numbers indicate about the limiting component is nuanced. At 1080p, the RTX 4090 is clearly not the constraint — even at Ultra settings, the card produces 271 FPS, and at Low it reaches 358 FPS. Such figures are far beyond what a typical 60 Hz or 144 Hz display can use, and they imply that the CPU, specifically the Ryzen 5 7600’s single-thread performance, is the primary ceiling. The CPU’s 3dmark_single_thread score of 999 and passmark_single_thread score of 3910 are strong, but the game’s logic and draw call handling per frame become the limiting factor at these extreme frame rates.

At 4K, the picture changes. The RTX 4090’s 24 GB of GDDR6X memory and 1.01 TB/s bandwidth are far beyond what Inside requires, but the added pixel workload at 3840x2160 does begin to show GPU scaling. The fact that Ultra at 4K produces 140 FPS while Low at 4K produces 275 FPS demonstrates that the GPU is now doing more of the heavy lifting. However, even the lowest 4K result (140 FPS) is still exceptionally high, confirming that this game is not a demanding title by modern standards. The data suggests that for most users, the limiting factor at 1080p and 1440p will be the CPU’s ability to feed the GPU, while at 4K the GPU becomes more relevant but still operates well below its maximum potential.

FAQ

*Q: What is the highest average FPS recorded for this combo in Inside?*

A: The highest measured average FPS is 358, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: How does the RTX 4090 perform at 4K Ultra settings in this game?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS is 140, which is the lowest recorded result across all tested configurations but still above 120 FPS.

Q: Is there a significant difference between Medium and High settings at 1440p?

A: Yes, at 2560x1440, Medium settings produce 296 FPS average, while High settings produce 234 FPS — a difference of 62 FPS, with Medium also having a recorded min of 252 and max of 340.

Q: What is the only configuration with a recorded minimum FPS?

A: The Medium preset at 1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160 all include min and max FPS values, with the 1080p Medium showing a min of 281 and max of 380.

Q: How does the CPU’s benchmark performance compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Ryzen 5 7600 has an average benchmark score of 26324, which places it 0.2% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (26274) and 0.5% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (26187), while being 0.3% behind the AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS (26402).

Q: Does the GPU’s percentile ranking suggest it is a top-tier part?

A: The RTX 4090 has a percentileVsAllGpus of 88, meaning it outperforms 88% of all GPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 60347.

Settings Recommendations

Given the measured FPS rows, the optimal settings for this combo depend entirely on the target refresh rate and resolution. For 1080p displays, every preset delivers at least 271 FPS on average, so even Ultra settings are far beyond the needs of a standard 144 Hz monitor. The data shows that Ultra at 1080p yields 271 FPS, while Low yields 358 FPS — the difference of 87 FPS is unlikely to be perceptible on most displays, but the visual quality improvement from Low to Ultra is substantial. Therefore, for 1080p, Ultra settings are recommended as the best balance, since the frame rate remains high enough to saturate any consumer display.

At 2560x1440, the situation is similar. Ultra settings average 222 FPS, High averages 234 FPS, and Medium averages 296 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra is only 12 FPS, making Ultra the clear choice for 1440p users who want maximum visual fidelity without sacrificing smoothness. Medium offers a 74 FPS advantage over Ultra, but that headroom is only useful for extremely high refresh rate panels (240 Hz or above), which are rare. For most 1440p users, Ultra provides the best experience with no practical downside.

At 3840x2160, the recommendations become more nuanced. Ultra averages 140 FPS, High averages 147 FPS, and Medium averages 235 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra is just 7 FPS, so High is the better choice for 4K if users want a small performance buffer. However, Medium delivers a massive 95 FPS improvement over High (235 vs 147), making it the best preset for 4K users with high refresh rate displays or those who prioritize frame rate stability. Given that the Medium preset is the only one with recorded min and max values (200–270 at 4K), it also offers the most predictable frame pacing. For a game like Inside, which is a puzzle platformer without fast-paced competitive action, the visual richness of High or Ultra at 4K is arguably more valuable than the extra frame rate from Medium, but the data clearly shows Medium as the performance sweet spot at 4K.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured results show an average of 358 FPS on Low, 330 FPS on Medium (with min 281 and max 380), 275 FPS on High, and 271 FPS on Ultra. The spread between Low and Ultra is 87 FPS, with the largest single drop occurring between Medium and High (55 FPS). This resolution is clearly CPU-limited, as even the lowest setting produces frame rates that exceed the refresh rate of virtually all monitors.

At 2560x1440, the averages are 321 FPS on Low, 296 FPS on Medium (min 252, max 340), 234 FPS on High, and 222 FPS on Ultra. The difference between High and Ultra narrows to just 12 FPS, while the gap between Low and Medium is 25 FPS. This resolution still shows the CPU’s influence, but the increasing pixel count begins to engage the GPU more meaningfully.

At 3840x2160, the averages are 275 FPS on Low, 235 FPS on Medium (min 200, max 270), 147 FPS on High, and 140 FPS on Ultra. The dramatic drop from Medium to High (88 FPS) is the largest single-setting transition in the entire dataset, indicating that the High preset introduces a significant rendering cost at 4K. The difference between High and Ultra remains minimal at 7 FPS, suggesting that the Ultra preset adds little over High in terms of GPU load. Across all resolutions, the Medium preset consistently provides the highest average FPS among the three higher-quality presets, and it is the only preset with measured min and max values, offering the most complete data on frame variability.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090, with its AD102 chip built on a 5 nm TSMC process, is an extreme overmatch for Inside. The GPU’s 24 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus provides 1.01 TB/s of bandwidth, which is far beyond what a puzzle platformer from 2016 can utilize. The memory clock runs at 1313 MHz with 21 Gbps effective speed, and the base clock of 2235 MHz boosts to 2520 MHz. These specifications contribute to the card’s average benchmark score of 60347 and its percentileVsAllGpus of 88, placing it in the top 12% of all GPUs.

In the measured FPS data, the GPU’s role becomes apparent only at 4K resolution. At 3840x2160, the spread between Low (275 FPS) and Ultra (140 FPS) is 135 FPS, showing that the GPU is now the primary differentiator between quality presets. At 1080p, the same spread is 87 FPS (358 vs 271), which is smaller because the CPU is more likely to be the limiting factor at such high frame rates. The RTX 4090’s 82.58 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 1,290.2 GTexel/s texture rate are not stressed by this title; even the lowest recorded average of 140 FPS at 4K Ultra is far above the 60 FPS target that most games aim for. The GPU’s nearest rivals, such as the Intel Arc Pro A60 (avgScore 60326, deltaPct 0) and AMD Radeon Pro W6600M (avgScore 61896, deltaPct -2.5), are not relevant to this game’s performance, as the RTX 4090’s raw power is so far ahead of the requirements.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600, a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the 7000 series based on Zen 4 architecture, plays a more significant role in Inside than the GPU does at lower resolutions. Its base clock of 3.80 GHz boosts to 5.10 GHz, and the CPU has a 65W TDP. The L3 cache is 32 MB shared across all cores, with 1 MB L2 per core and 64 KB L1 per core. The CPU’s single-thread performance is highlighted by its 3dmark_single_thread score of 999 and passmark_single_thread score of 3910, which are critical for a game that does not scale well across many cores.

The measured FPS at 1080p and 1440p shows that the CPU is the bottleneck. At 1080p Low, the combo produces 358 FPS, but at 1080p Ultra, it drops to 271 FPS — the GPU is doing more work, but the CPU’s frame generation rate caps the output. The same pattern appears at 1440p, where Low yields 321 FPS and Ultra yields 222 FPS. The CPU’s passmark_multithread score of 27058 and cinebench_r23_multicore score of 12735 indicate that multi-threaded performance is solid, but Inside likely relies heavily on a single thread for game logic, making the 7600’s strong single-core results (cinebench_r23_singlecore: 1852, geekbench_singlecore: 2521) the key factor.

Compared to its nearest rivals, the Ryzen 5 7600 has an average benchmark score of 26324, which is 0.2% higher than the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (26274) and 0.4% higher than the Intel Core i9-11900KF (26212), but 0.3% lower than the AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS (26402). This places the 7600 in a tight cluster of similarly performing CPUs, but its 5.10 GHz boost clock and Zen 4 architecture give it a slight edge in single-threaded tasks, which is what matters most for Inside’s frame rates. The CPU’s percentileVsAllCpus of 78 means it outperforms 78% of all CPUs in the database, reinforcing that it is a high-end part for this title.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 achieves a rank of 197 out of 3716 tested combos in Inside, placing it in the top 5.3% of all configurations. This rank is impressive given the game’s age and the fact that many other combos may include newer or more specialized hardware. The combo’s performance is driven by the RTX 4090’s enormous GPU resource headroom and the Ryzen 5 7600’s strong single-thread capability, which together ensure that no component becomes a significant bottleneck at any resolution or setting.

The rank of 197 indicates that there are 196 other combos that produce higher average FPS in this game, but those are likely to feature even faster CPUs (such as higher-clocked Zen 4 or Intel Raptor Lake parts) or more specialized configurations. The data shows that this combo is already at the point of diminishing returns — at 1080p Low, it produces 358 FPS, and the only way to go higher would be to reduce the CPU’s workload further, which is not possible in a real game scenario. The GPU’s percentileVsAllGpus of 88 and the CPU’s percentileVsAllCpus of 78 combine to create a system that is well above average, and the measured FPS reflects that. For a puzzle platformer like Inside, this rank is more than sufficient, as even the lowest recorded average (140 FPS at 4K Ultra) is far above the refresh rate of most displays. The combo’s position at 197 out of 3716 confirms the balanced nature of the hardware pair, where neither component unduly limits the other, and the result is a consistently high frame rate across all tested conditions.