Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti delivers a playable but constrained experience in Inside, a Puzzle Platformer from 2016. The data shows this combination ranks 1639th out of 1671 tested combos, placing it in the bottom 2% of systems, which is a direct consequence of the GPU's position at the 30th percentile of all tested graphics cards. While the CPU is a modern, capable part ranking at the 82nd percentile, the GTX 1050 Ti is the definitive bottleneck, limiting frame rates to a maximum of 108.3 FPS at 1080p Low settings and dropping to an unplayable 26 FPS at 4K Ultra.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate data reveals a clear and expected progression of performance degradation as resolution increases, highlighting the graphics card as the primary limiting component. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the system achieves an average of 108.3 FPS, which is the highest recorded result across all configurations. Moving to 2560x1440 at the same Low preset, the average FPS drops to 80.6, a 25.6% reduction. Pushing further to 3840x2160 at Low settings yields 47.5 FPS, which represents a 56.1% drop from the 1080p baseline.

This scaling pattern is even more pronounced at higher quality presets. At High settings, the system delivers 51.5 FPS at 1080p, 40 FPS at 1440p, and 26.2 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 4K at High settings is a 49.1% reduction in average frame rate. The data indicates that the GTX 1050 Ti's 4 GB of GDDR5 memory and 112.1 GB/s bandwidth are quickly saturated as pixel count increases, making the GPU the clear bottleneck in this configuration. The CPU's high single-thread performance, evidenced by a 3DMark single-thread score of 951, is never the limiting factor here; the frame rate is consistently dictated by the GPU's rendering throughput at every resolution tested.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the database of tested combinations, this specific pairing of the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti achieves a rank of 1639 out of 1671 total combos for Inside. This places the system in the bottom 1.9% of all configurations tested, indicating that while the game is playable at lower resolutions and settings, the overall performance ceiling is very low compared to modern standards. The GPU's average benchmark score of 5316 places it in the 30th percentile of all GPUs, with its nearest rivals being the NVIDIA GeForce 930A (avg score 5317, deltaPct 0), the NVIDIA GeForce 940M (avg score 5297, deltaPct 0.4), and the AMD Radeon R7 240 (avg score 5280, deltaPct 0.7).

This ranking is entirely consistent with the GPU's position in the market. The CPU, in contrast, has an average benchmark score of 25064, placing it at the 82nd percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X (avg score 25057, deltaPct 0), the AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 (avg score 25099, deltaPct -0.1), and the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F (avg score 24993, deltaPct 0.3). The deltaPct values show that the CPU is essentially performance-equivalent to these rivals, with a maximum difference of only 0.3%. This stark contrast between a high-performing CPU and a low-performing GPU confirms that the combo's poor rank is attributable almost entirely to the graphics subsystem.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is a Pascal-architecture part built on a 14 nm process, featuring 768 shading units, 48 texture mapping units, and 32 raster output units. Its memory configuration consists of 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 128-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 112.1 GB/s. The card's clock speeds are set at a base of 1291 MHz and a boost of 1392 MHz, with memory running at 1752 MHz (7 Gbps effective). These specifications result in a measured FP32 performance of 2.138 TFLOPS and a pixel rate of 44.54 GPixel/s.

The benchmark results show that this GPU scores 6340 in Passmark's G3D test and 2652 in the GPU compute test. In DirectX 11, it scores 45, while in DirectX 12, it scores only 26, indicating that its architectural strengths lie in older API workloads. In the context of Inside, the GPU's limited memory bandwidth and raw compute power are the key constraints. The data shows that at 1080p Ultra, the average FPS is 50.1, which falls to 36 at 1440p Ultra and 26 at 4K Ultra. The 4 GB VRAM is sufficient for a 2016 title at these settings, but the sheer pixel fill rate required at higher resolutions overwhelms the 32 ROPs, causing the significant frame rate drops observed in the measured data.

FAQ

*Q: What is the highest average frame rate this combo can achieve in Inside?*

A: The highest recorded average FPS is 108.3, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: How does the GPU's performance compare to its closest rivals?

A: The GTX 1050 Ti has an average benchmark score of 5316, which is statistically tied with the NVIDIA GeForce 930A at 5317 (deltaPct 0) and the NVIDIA GeForce 940M at 5297 (deltaPct 0.4).

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

A: The data indicates the GPU is the primary bottleneck. The CPU ranks at the 82nd percentile with an avg score of 25064, while the GPU ranks at the 30th percentile with an avg score of 5316, and frame rates drop significantly with resolution increases.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the average FPS drops from 80.6 on Low settings to 36 on Ultra settings, a 55.3% reduction in performance.

Q: Is this combination ranked high or low among all tested systems?

A: This combo ranks 1639th out of 1671 tested combinations, placing it in the bottom 1.9% of all systems in the database for this game.

Q: What is the GPU's launch MSRP?

A: The launch MSRP for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is 139 USD.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F is a Zen 4 architecture processor built on a 4 nm process, featuring 6 cores and 12 threads. It has a base clock of 4.20 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU's cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 1 MB of L2 per core, and 16 MB of shared L3 cache. Memory support is DDR5 via a dual-channel bus, providing a bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s. Its 3DMark scores show strong multi-threaded performance with a max-thread score of 6165, while the single-thread score is 951.

In Inside, the CPU's capabilities are more than sufficient to feed the GPU. The game is not CPU-bound, as evidenced by the fact that frame rates scale almost entirely with resolution changes, which is a GPU-centric workload. The CPU's Cinebench R23 multicore score of 20851 and single-core score of 2943 indicate a high level of processing power that far exceeds the requirements for this title. Given that the combo ranks at 1639th overall, the data strongly suggests that even a significantly weaker CPU paired with this GPU would produce nearly identical frame rates, as the GTX 1050 Ti's 2.138 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is the definitive ceiling for this system.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured average FPS data, the optimal balance between visual quality and playability is achieved at 1920x1080 with Medium settings, which produces an average of 88 FPS. This configuration provides a fluid experience that is well above the 60 FPS threshold. For a smoother experience with higher frame rates, the Low preset at 1080p yields 108.3 FPS, but this comes with a significant reduction in visual fidelity. At 2560x1440, the Medium preset delivers 63.3 FPS, which is still playable, but the High preset at 40 FPS and Ultra at 36 FPS begin to feel less responsive.

At 3840x2160, none of the settings are recommended for a consistently smooth experience. The Low preset achieves 47.5 FPS, which is borderline, while High (26.2 FPS) and Ultra (26 FPS) are unplayable. The data suggests that for the best experience, users should stick to 1080p Medium or 1440p Medium, as these are the highest settings that maintain an average frame rate above 60 FPS. Pushing to High or Ultra at 1080p results in 51.5 FPS and 50.1 FPS respectively, which are playable but sacrifice the smoothness that the Medium preset offers.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The following table details the average frame rates for each resolution and settings combination:

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS |

| :--------- | :------- | ------: |

| 3840x2160 | High | 26.2 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 47.5 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 39.3 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 26 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 40 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 80.6 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 63.3 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 36 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 51.5 |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 108.3 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 88 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 50.1 |

The performance delta between Low and Ultra settings is most pronounced at 1080p, where the average FPS drops from 108.3 to 50.1, a 53.7% decrease. At 1440p, the drop from Low to Ultra is from 80.6 to 36 FPS, a 55.3% decrease. At 4K, the spread is from 47.5 (Low) to 26 (Ultra), a 45.3% decrease. This data confirms that the GPU's performance scales poorly with both resolution and settings, making the Low or Medium presets at 1080p the only configurations that fully utilize the system's potential without significant compromise.