Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 combination delivers a profoundly capable experience in Inside, a game whose minimalist aesthetic belies a demanding rendering engine. The measured data places this pairing at rank 1719 out of 2887 tested combos, situating it in the upper-middle tier of all configurations. This ranking is not a statement of inadequacy but rather a reflection of the game’s age and the sheer volume of higher-end hardware tested against it. The real story here is the headroom: at 1080p, the combo produces over 140 FPS even at the most demanding preset, and the performance scaling across resolutions reveals a system that is primarily GPU-bound in this title, yet with a CPU that never becomes a bottleneck.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s global position of 1719th out of 2887 tested configurations places it within the 59th percentile of all possible pairings. This rank is heavily influenced by the fact that Inside is a 2016 title, meaning that many modern high-end systems with flagship GPUs will naturally outperform this mid-range pairing. However, the absolute frame rates tell a far more compelling story than the raw rank suggests. At 1080p High, the system produces 148 FPS, which is more than double the 60 FPS threshold required for smooth gameplay. The GPU’s percentile rank of 66 against all GPUs and the CPU’s percentile rank of 77 against all CPUs indicate that the limiting factor is not the processor’s general compute capability but rather the graphics card’s raw throughput in this specific workload.

Benchmark results indicate that the CPU is a strong partner for this GPU. The Ryzen 5 8400F’s average benchmark score of 25005 is nearly identical to its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F, which scores 24964, a delta of just 0.2%. This places the 8400F in a dead heat with that chip, suggesting that any performance differences in-game are negligible. The GPU, with an average benchmark score of 21035, sits between the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT, which scores 20713 (a 1.6% delta), and the AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL, which scores 21153 (-0.6% delta). This tells us the RTX 5050 is a solidly mid-range performer, and the observed frame rates in Inside are consistent with that positioning. The data shows a system that is well-balanced for this game, with the CPU providing ample headroom to feed the GPU at all tested settings.

FAQ

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

A: The maximum measured average FPS is 296, achieved at 1920x1080 with the Low preset. This demonstrates the system’s ability to push frame rates far beyond what is necessary for a smooth experience.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its closest rival?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F has an average benchmark score of 25005, which is 0.2% higher than the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F’s score of 24964. This indicates that the 8400F is statistically identical in performance to that rival chip.

Q: Is the system capable of 4K gaming in this title?

A: Yes. At 3840x2160 with the High preset, the combo delivers an average of 67 FPS. At the Ultra preset, it drops to 64 FPS, which is still above the playable threshold, though the Medium preset at 107 FPS offers a more comfortable margin.

Q: Which resolution shows the smallest performance gap between settings?

A: The data shows that at 3840x2160, the difference between High (67 FPS) and Ultra (64 FPS) is only 3 FPS. This is the smallest delta between those two presets across all resolutions, suggesting a CPU limit at that high resolution when using the most demanding settings.

Q: What is the GPU’s memory configuration?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 320.0 GB/s. This is sufficient for the visual complexity of Inside at all tested presets.

Q: Does the game show any signs of CPU bottlenecking?

A: The evidence points to GPU limitation. At 1080p Low, the system hits 296 FPS, while at 1440p Low it achieves 213 FPS, and at 4K Low it reaches 134 FPS. This linear decline with resolution is a classic sign of the GPU becoming the primary constraint as pixel count increases.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate data across resolutions provides a clear picture of where the bottleneck lies. Moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 at the High preset, the average FPS drops from 148 to 106, a 28.4% reduction. Scaling further to 3840x2160, the FPS falls to 67, another 36.8% reduction from the 1440p figure. This pattern of diminishing returns is typical of a GPU-bound scenario, where the computational load on the graphics card increases exponentially with pixel count. The CPU’s 12 threads and 16 MB of L3 cache are more than sufficient to feed the GPU at 4K, as evidenced by the fact that the frame rate still scales predictably with resolution.

At the Low preset, the scaling is even more revealing. The jump from 1080p (296 FPS) to 1440p (213 FPS) is a 28% drop, and from 1440p to 4K (134 FPS) is a 37% drop. These percentages are nearly identical to those seen at High, confirming that the limiting component remains the GPU regardless of settings. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect to see a plateau at lower resolutions where the GPU has less work to do. Instead, the consistent scaling indicates that the Ryzen 5 8400F’s 4.70 GHz boost clock is sufficient to keep the RTX 5050 fully occupied even at 1080p. This is a well-matched pairing for this game, with no single component holding the other back.

Settings Recommendations

For the best experience per the measured rows, the Medium preset offers the most compelling balance of visual fidelity and performance. At 1080p Medium, the system delivers 237 FPS with a minimum of 201 FPS, ensuring that even the most chaotic on-screen moments remain fluid. Moving to 1440p Medium, the average drops to 170 FPS with a minimum of 145 FPS, which is still exceptionally smooth and provides a significant resolution upgrade. At 4K Medium, the system maintains 107 FPS with a minimum of 91 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS target and offers a playable, high-fidelity experience.

The High preset is also viable, but it does not offer a proportional visual improvement over Medium for the performance cost. At 1080p High, the system produces 148 FPS, which is 89 FPS lower than Medium. At 1440p High, the drop to 106 FPS from 170 FPS is more pronounced, and at 4K High, the system only manages 67 FPS. Given that Medium provides a minimum FPS of 91 at 4K, it is the recommended choice for users who want to maximize resolution without sacrificing smoothness. The Ultra preset provides the highest visual quality, but the 64 FPS average at 4K is too close to the edge of playability, and the 101 FPS at 1440p Ultra is not a significant improvement over the 170 FPS at Medium. The data clearly shows that Medium is the sweet spot for this hardware in Inside.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system demonstrates its full potential. The Low preset yields an average of 296 FPS, while Medium drops to 237 FPS with a minimum of 201 and a maximum of 272. High reduces the average to 148 FPS, and Ultra brings it down to 141 FPS. This is a tightly packed range, with only a 155 FPS difference between the lowest and highest preset, indicating that the game is not particularly demanding on the GPU at this resolution. The data shows that even at the most intensive settings, the RTX 5050 has ample headroom to produce frame rates that are far beyond the refresh rate of most monitors.

At 2560x1440, the performance still remains high. Low produces 213 FPS, Medium achieves 170 FPS with a minimum of 145 and a maximum of 196, High drops to 106 FPS, and Ultra settles at 101 FPS. The gap between Medium and High at this resolution is 64 FPS, which is a significant jump and suggests that the High preset introduces effects that are particularly taxing on the GPU’s 8 GB of VRAM. At 3840x2160, the system begins to feel the pressure of the higher pixel count. Low averages 134 FPS, Medium manages 107 FPS with a minimum of 91 and a maximum of 123, High produces 67 FPS, and Ultra falls to 64 FPS. The difference between Medium and High at 4K is 40 FPS, showing that the GPU is struggling to maintain high frame rates at the higher settings.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture, codenamed Phoenix. Its base clock of 4.20 GHz and boost clock of 4.70 GHz provide the single-threaded performance necessary for a game like Inside, which relies heavily on game logic and physics calculations. The CPU’s benchmark scores demonstrate its capability: a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 20851 and a single-core score of 2943 indicate a strong processor for both threaded and single-threaded workloads. The 3DMark scores further reinforce this, with a 2-thread score of 1874 and a max-thread score of 6165.

In this game, the CPU’s role is to feed the GPU with draw calls and process the game’s systems. The data shows no evidence of CPU limitation, as the frame rates scale consistently with resolution and settings. The CPU’s 16 MB of L3 cache and 83.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth are more than adequate for the game’s data requirements. The processor is a capable partner for the RTX 5050, and its performance in the benchmarks places it in the 77th percentile of all CPUs, which is a strong showing for a mid-range desktop chip. The multi-threaded performance is particularly notable, with a PassMark multithread score of 24389, ensuring that any background tasks or future game updates with higher thread utilization will not cause stuttering.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 is the primary driver of frame rate in this title. With 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus and a bandwidth of 320.0 GB/s, it has sufficient memory throughput to handle the game’s textures and effects at all tested presets. The GPU’s boost clock of 2572 MHz, based on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture, provides the raw compute power needed to render the game’s atmospheric lighting and shadow effects. Its FP32 performance of 13.17 TFLOPS and texture rate of 205.8 GTexel/s are solid numbers for a card in this class.

The benchmark results show that the RTX 5050’s average score of 21035 places it just 0.6% below the AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL and 1.6% above the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT. This indicates that the GPU is a consistent mid-range performer. In Inside, the GPU is clearly the limiting factor at higher resolutions, as evidenced by the frame rate drops. The 8 GB VRAM is sufficient at 1080p and 1440p, but at 4K Ultra, the card’s 32 ROPs and 80 TMUs are fully saturated, resulting in the 64 FPS average. The card’s 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2502 suggests that it is more than capable of handling modern graphics APIs, but the age of the game engine means it does not fully utilize the card’s ray tracing or tensor cores. The GPU’s performance is consistent with its 66th percentile ranking, and the measured FPS in Inside confirms that it is a dependable choice for this genre.