Inside

The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X paired with the AMD Radeon RX 570 produces a clear and consistent performance hierarchy in Inside across the measured settings. For the best experience, the data points to a specific choice depending on resolution.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark data for this combo shows a predictable scaling pattern from Low to Ultra, but the playability threshold varies significantly by resolution. At 1920x1080, the Medium preset offers the most balanced experience, delivering an average of 108 FPS with a minimum of 92 FPS and a maximum of 124 FPS. This provides a substantial performance buffer over the High preset, which averages 68 FPS, and the Ultra preset, which drops to 64 FPS. While the Low preset achieves 135 FPS, the Medium preset's 108 FPS average is more than sufficient for smooth gameplay while likely providing better visual fidelity.

At 2560x1440, the Medium preset remains the strongest recommendation. It produces an average of 78 FPS with a minimum of 66 FPS and a maximum of 89 FPS. This is a significant step down from the 1080p Medium result but still maintains a frame rate comfortably above common 60 FPS targets. The High preset at this resolution averages 49 FPS, which is playable but dips closer to the edge of smoothness, while the Ultra preset falls to 46 FPS.

For 3840x2160, the situation changes dramatically. The Low preset is the only viable option for a consistently smooth experience, yielding an average of 61 FPS. The Medium preset at 4K averages 49 FPS with a minimum of 42 FPS, which may be acceptable for some, but the Low preset provides the headroom needed for stable performance. The High and Ultra presets at this resolution average 31 FPS and 29 FPS respectively, which are below the threshold for a fluid experience in a game requiring precise timing.

How This Combo Ranks

The data places this specific combination at rank 3523 out of 3716 tested combos in Inside. This position indicates that, while the combo is functional, it sits in the lower percentile of system configurations for this particular game. The rank of 3523 out of 3716 means that only a small fraction of tested combos perform worse, placing this setup near the bottom of the performance spectrum.

This low ranking is primarily attributable to the GPU component. The CPU, the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, has a percentile rank of 81 among all CPUs, indicating it is a high-performing processor. In contrast, the GPU, the AMD Radeon RX 570, has a percentile rank of 74 among all GPUs, but its absolute performance is dated. The combination's low rank in this game suggests that the GPU is the bottleneck, preventing the powerful CPU from realizing its full potential in Inside.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 570 is a 14 nm Polaris 20 chip with 2048 shading units, 128 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. Its memory subsystem consists of 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 224.0 GB/s. The GPU operates at a base clock of 1168 MHz and a boost clock of 1244 MHz, with memory running at 1750 MHz (7 Gbps effective). These specifications point to a GPU designed for 1080p gaming in its era.

The benchmark results confirm this role. At 1080p, the GPU handles the workload well, scaling from 135 FPS on Low to 64 FPS on Ultra. The 4 GB VRAM capacity is sufficient for this title at 1080p, as evidenced by the playable frame rates across all settings. However, as resolution increases, the GPU's computational limits become the primary constraint. The FP32 performance of 5.095 TFLOPS and pixel rate of 39.81 GPixel/s are simply not enough to maintain high frame rates at 4K, where the average FPS drops below 61 even on the Low preset. The data suggests that the GPU's 32 ROPs are a limiting factor for fill-rate-heavy scenes at higher resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured data provides a comprehensive view of performance across three resolutions and four settings.

At 1920x1080, the frame rates are as follows:

• Low: 135 FPS average
• Medium: 108 FPS average (minimum 92, maximum 124)
• High: 68 FPS average
• Ultra: 64 FPS average

At 2560x1440:

• Low: 97 FPS average
• Medium: 78 FPS average (minimum 66, maximum 89)
• High: 49 FPS average
• Ultra: 46 FPS average

At 3840x2160:

• Low: 61 FPS average
• Medium: 49 FPS average (minimum 42, maximum 56)
• High: 31 FPS average
• Ultra: 29 FPS average

The pattern is consistent: the jump from Low to Medium incurs a moderate cost, while the jump from Medium to High and then to Ultra incurs a steeper penalty. For example, at 1080p, moving from Low (135 FPS) to Medium (108 FPS) loses 27 FPS; moving from Medium to High loses 40 FPS; and moving from High to Ultra loses only 4 FPS. This suggests the High and Ultra presets are similar in their demands on the GPU.

Resolution Scaling

The performance drop from 1080p to 4K is substantial and reveals the bottleneck's nature. At the Low setting, the average FPS falls from 135 at 1080p to 97 at 1440p (a 38 FPS drop) and then to 61 at 4K (a further 36 FPS drop). This represents a 45% reduction in FPS from 1080p to 4K, indicating a heavy reliance on the GPU.

At the Medium setting, the FPS drops from 108 at 1080p to 78 at 1440p and then to 49 at 4K. This is a 55% reduction from 1080p to 4K. The High setting shows a steeper drop: 68 FPS at 1080p, 49 at 1440p, and 31 at 4K, a 54% reduction. The Ultra setting follows a similar trend: 64 to 46 to 29 FPS, a 55% reduction.

The fact that the percentage drop is relatively consistent across settings (around 45-55%) indicates that the limiting component is the GPU's raw throughput. The CPU, with its 6 cores and 12 threads based on Zen 5 architecture, is not the constraint here, as the frame rate scales almost linearly with the pixel count increase. The 4 GB VRAM also likely contributes to the steep decline at 4K, as the memory bandwidth of 224.0 GB/s becomes insufficient to feed the GPU at higher resolutions.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo to achieve 60 FPS consistently?

A: At 1920x1080, the Medium preset averages 108 FPS with a minimum of 92 FPS, providing a robust margin above 60 FPS. At 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 97 FPS, while the Medium preset averages 78 FPS with a 66 FPS minimum, both of which maintain 60 FPS. At 3840x2160, only the Low preset averages above 60 FPS at 61 FPS.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K with the High preset?

A: The measured average FPS at 3840x2160 with the High preset is 31 FPS. This is below the 60 FPS target and may result in noticeable stutter in a fast-paced puzzle platformer.

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

A: The data indicates the GPU is the primary limiting factor. The Ryzen 5 9600X has a strong benchmark profile, but the RX 570's performance scales down significantly with resolution, suggesting the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth are the bottlenecks.

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

A: At 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 97 FPS, while the Ultra preset averages 46 FPS. This is a difference of 51 FPS, representing a performance drop of over 50% when moving to the highest quality settings.

Q: Does the combo have enough VRAM for this game?

A: The GPU has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory. The measured results show playable frame rates at 1080p on all settings, but the significant FPS drops at 1440p and 4K suggest that the VRAM capacity and bandwidth are insufficient for higher resolutions.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested configurations?

A: This combo is ranked 3523 out of 3716 tested combos for Inside. This places it in the bottom 5% of all tested systems for this game, indicating that most other combinations will deliver higher frame rates.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 5 architecture (Granite Ridge), built on a 4 nm process at TSMC. It has a base clock of 3.90 GHz and a boost clock of 5.40 GHz, with a TDP of 65 W. Its cache hierarchy includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 1 MB of L2 per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. The CPU supports DDR5 memory with a dual-channel bus and a bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s.

In terms of synthetic benchmarks, the Ryzen 5 9600X scores 17528.5 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 2183.5 in single-core. Its PassMark multi-thread score is 30027, and its single-thread score is 4570. These are strong results, placing the CPU in the 81st percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals in average benchmark score include the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755GE (0.2% faster), AMD Ryzen 7 7840H (0.5% faster), AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT (0.6% faster), and AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS (0.8% faster).

Despite this processing power, the measured FPS in Inside does not reflect a CPU-bound scenario. The consistent frame rate scaling with resolution points to the GPU as the bottleneck. The CPU's high single-thread performance, as evidenced by its Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2183.5, is sufficient to feed the GPU at all tested settings. The game's genre as a puzzle platformer likely does not demand high multi-core utilization, meaning the 6 cores and 12 threads are more than adequate. The data suggests that upgrading the GPU would yield a significantly larger performance improvement in Inside than upgrading the CPU, as the current processor has ample headroom.