Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 delivers exceptional performance in Inside, a Puzzle Platformer from 2016-07-06T17:00:00.000Z. The data shows that this combination achieves triple-digit frame rates at every tested resolution and settings preset, making it far more powerful than the game’s requirements demand.

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor built on the Zen 4 (Phoenix) architecture, manufactured on a 4 nm process at TSMC. It operates with a base clock of 4.20 GHz and a boost clock of 4.70 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU features 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 1 MB of L2 cache per core, and 16 MB of shared L3 cache. Benchmark results show a 3dmark_single_thread score of 951 and a cinebench_r23_singlecore score of 2943, indicating strong per-core performance that is well-suited for a game like Inside, which relies primarily on single-threaded logic for its puzzle mechanics.

The CPU’s multi-threaded capabilities, evidenced by a cinebench_r23_multicore score of 20851 and a passmark_multithread score of 24530, are more than adequate for the game’s modest CPU demands. In the context of Inside, the processor never appears to be a bottleneck. The measured FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings reaches 335.3, which is a clear indicator that the CPU can feed frames far beyond typical display refresh rates. The Ryzen 5 8400F sits in the 82nd percentile of all CPUs based on average benchmark scores, placing it well above the median for gaming workloads. The data indicates that even at 1080p, where CPU load is highest relative to GPU load, the processor maintains frame rates that exceed 300 FPS, suggesting that its 6 cores and 12 threads are fully sufficient for this title’s engine.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

The combination of the Ryzen 5 8400F and RTX 5090 achieves a combo rank of 98 out of 1671 tested combinations in Inside. This places the pairing in the top 6% of all systems evaluated, a strong showing that reflects the high-end nature of both components. The GPU is the primary driver of this ranking, as the RTX 5090 sits in the 94th percentile of all GPUs, but the CPU’s 82nd percentile standing ensures no significant performance ceiling is imposed.

Relative to the CPU’s nearest rivals, the Ryzen 5 8400F shows a delta of 0% against the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, with both averaging around 25057-25064 in overall benchmark scores. It also trails the AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 by 0.1% and the AMD EPYC 9474F by 0.2%, while leading the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F by 0.3%. These narrow margins indicate that the CPU is competitively positioned within its performance class. For the GPU, the RTX 5090’s nearest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D, which holds a 0.1% advantage, while the RTX 5050 Mobile is 0.2% ahead and the AMD Radeon PRO W6600 is 1.3% ahead in average scores. The NVIDIA CMP 40HX trails by 1.6%. The combo’s rank of 98 reflects the synergy of these two components, where the GPU’s massive compute resources are not hindered by the CPU’s capable single-thread performance.

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of resolution scaling that highlights the GPU as the limiting component at higher resolutions. At 1920x1080 with High settings, the average FPS is 259.5. Moving to 2560x1440 at the same settings, the average drops to 231.8, a reduction of approximately 10.7%. At 3840x2160, the average falls further to 152.8, representing a 34.1% decrease from the 1440p result and a 41.1% decrease from the 1080p result.

This scaling behavior is consistent with a GPU-bound scenario. At 1080p, the CPU has more headroom to push frames, but as resolution increases, the GPU’s pixel throughput becomes the dominant factor. The RTX 5090’s 32 GB of GDDR7 memory and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth are more than sufficient for Inside at any resolution, so the FPS drops are purely a function of the GPU’s shading and rasterization workload. The data shows that the CPU is not a bottleneck at any resolution; if it were, the FPS would remain relatively flat across resolutions. Instead, the substantial drop from 1080p to 4K confirms that the GPU is doing the heavy lifting. The frame rates at 4K Ultra (143 FPS) still far exceed the game’s requirements, indicating that this combination is overkill for Inside but demonstrates the scaling limits of the GPU under load.

Measured FPS Breakdown — resolution by resolution, settings by settings, exact numbers

At 1920x1080, the average FPS ranges from 335.3 at Low settings to 259.1 at Ultra settings. The Medium preset delivers 310.9 FPS, while High settings achieve 259.5 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra is 76.2 FPS, showing that the GPU has significant headroom even at the most demanding settings. At 2560x1440, the averages are 301.8 (Low), 278.9 (Medium), 231.8 (High), and 227.5 (Ultra). The difference between Low and Ultra is 74.3 FPS, similar to the 1080p spread, indicating that the GPU’s performance scales consistently with settings. At 3840x2160, the averages are 261.6 (Low), 239.4 (Medium), 152.8 (High), and 143.0 (Ultra). The gap between Low and Ultra widens to 118.6 FPS at 4K, reflecting the increased pixel workload that disproportionately impacts higher settings.

The data shows that the RTX 5090 maintains playable frame rates across all configurations, with the lowest recorded average being 143 FPS at 4K Ultra. The High and Ultra settings at 4K show a smaller gap (9.8 FPS) compared to the gap between Low and Medium (22.2 FPS), suggesting that the game’s visual fidelity scaling has diminishing returns at higher resolutions. At 1080p and 1440p, the differences between settings are more uniform, with Medium providing a substantial boost over Low but High and Ultra offering similar performance. This indicates that the game engine is well-optimized for the GPU’s architecture, and the RTX 5090 delivers consistent performance across the board.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 is a flagship GPU based on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture, built on a 5 nm process at TSMC with 92,200 million transistors on a 750 mm² die. It features 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, providing 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth. The GPU operates at a base clock of 2017 MHz and a boost clock of 2407 MHz, with memory running at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective). With 21760 shading units, 680 texture mapping units, and 176 raster output units, the RTX 5090 delivers 104.8 TFLOPS of FP32 performance. Its 170 ray tracing cores and 680 tensor cores provide advanced compute capabilities, though Inside does not heavily utilize these features.

The GPU’s 32 GB of VRAM is vastly over-provisioned for Inside, a game with modest texture and geometry requirements. The measured FPS at 4K Ultra (143 FPS) shows that the GPU’s memory bandwidth and capacity are not limiting factors; instead, the pixel fill rate of 423.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 1,636.8 GTexel/s are the primary drivers of performance. The RTX 5090’s benchmark scores, including a passmark_g3d score of 39650 and a 3dmark_steel_nomad_dx12 score of 14411, confirm its position as one of the fastest GPUs available. The GPU’s 94th percentile ranking among all GPUs, combined with its 575 W TDP and suggested 950 W PSU, indicates that it is a high-power, high-performance part suited for demanding applications. For Inside, the RTX 5090 delivers frame rates that are 2-3 times higher than necessary for a smooth experience, even at 4K with maximum settings, making it an exceptionally capable choice for this title.