Inside

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The measured FPS data for Inside with the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 reveals a clear tiering across presets. At 1080p, the Low preset delivers 352.3 FPS, while Medium drops to 285.2 FPS, High settles at 174.4 FPS, and Ultra sits at 170.5 FPS. The jump from Low to Medium costs roughly 67 FPS, but the jump from Medium to High costs over 110 FPS — a much steeper penalty for what is likely a modest visual gain in a puzzle platformer. The High-to-Ultra delta is only about 4 FPS, suggesting diminishing returns in the top tier.

At 1440p, the pattern shifts. Low produces 255.2 FPS, Medium 201.5 FPS, High 125.5 FPS, and Ultra 120.6 FPS. The High-to-Ultra gap remains tiny at under 5 FPS. At 4K, Low hits 158.5 FPS, Medium 125.6 FPS, High 78.8 FPS, and Ultra 77.9 FPS. Again, High and Ultra are nearly identical. Across all three resolutions, the data consistently shows that Ultra offers no meaningful advantage over High — the difference is always less than 2%. This strongly implies that the High preset is the optimal choice for visual fidelity without sacrificing measurable performance.

For players targeting high refresh rates, Medium at 1080p or 1440p provides a robust balance, exceeding 200 FPS in both cases. The Low preset, while fastest, may strip away artistic details important to Inside's atmospheric presentation. Benchmark results indicate that High is the sweet spot for image quality, with Ultra being redundant. For maximum frame rates on high-refresh displays, Medium is the pragmatic pick, as it retains more visual features than Low while still delivering well over 200 FPS at both 1080p and 1440p.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 ranks 722 out of 1671 tested combos in Inside. This places it in the upper-middle tier of the database — not a top-tier configuration, but comfortably ahead of the majority of systems tested. The combo's percentile standing is directly supported by the CPU's 85th percentile rank among all processors and the GPU's 73rd percentile rank among all graphics cards. The CPU is notably stronger relative to its peers than the GPU, which hints that the graphics card is the more limiting factor in this pairing.

The combo's position in the 43rd percentile (722/1671) means that roughly 57% of tested systems perform worse in this game. This is a respectable showing for a mid-range configuration, especially given Inside's relatively modest graphical demands. The CPU's nearest rivals include the Intel Core i5-13490F and AMD Ryzen 5 230, both with average scores within 0.3% of the 9600X. The AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS and Intel Core i5-14500T sit slightly ahead at 0.4-0.5% deltas. These margins are negligible in real-world gaming, confirming that the 9600X is well-matched against comparable processors.

For the GPU, the RTX 5060's nearest rival is the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT with a deltaPct of 0, indicating virtually identical average benchmark scores. The AMD Radeon RX 570 and NVIDIA Tesla M60 show deltas of -0.2% and 0.5% respectively, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile is 0.6% ahead. This tight clustering suggests the 5060 sits at a performance plateau where minor architectural differences don't translate into meaningful in-game deltas. The data indicates that this combo is neither a standout nor a laggard in the database — it's a dependable mid-pack performer for Inside.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 brings 8 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 128-bit bus, yielding 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The memory clock runs at 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective speed. The GPU's base clock is 2280 MHz with a boost of 2497 MHz. These specifications are directly relevant to Inside's performance scaling across resolutions. The 8 GB VRAM capacity is ample for this game, which is a 2016 puzzle platformer with modest texture demands — even at 4K Ultra, the measured 77.9 FPS suggests no VRAM-related stutters or bottlenecks.

The GPU's compute capabilities include 3840 shading units, 120 TMUs, and 48 ROPs, producing a pixel rate of 119.9 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 299.6 GTexel/s. The FP32 throughput is 19.18 TFLOPS, which is more than sufficient for Inside's simple geometry and lighting. The card's 145 W TDP and dual-slot design indicate it's a power-efficient mid-range part, but power figures are secondary to the measured performance.

What's more telling is how the GPU's benchmark scores translate to game performance. The RTX 5060 scores 20891 in Passmark G3D and 120785 in Geekbench OpenCL, placing it at the 73rd percentile of all GPUs. In Inside, the GPU's role becomes more pronounced at higher resolutions. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 352.3 FPS, which is likely CPU-limited given the 9600X's single-thread strength. But at 4K Ultra, the 77.9 FPS result shows the GPU working harder, with the frame rate dropping by over 75% from the 1080p Low figure. This indicates that while the GPU handles Inside easily at lower settings, the higher resolutions engage the graphics card more fully.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS values are 352.3 (Low), 285.2 (Medium), 174.4 (High), and 170.5 (Ultra). The progression from Low to Ultra shows a 51.6% reduction in frame rate, but the High-to-Ultra gap is only 3.9 FPS, confirming that Ultra is nearly identical to High. The 1080p results are the fastest of any resolution, with even Ultra exceeding 170 FPS — well above typical 144Hz refresh rates.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages are 255.2 (Low), 201.5 (Medium), 125.5 (High), and 120.6 (Ultra). The drop from 1080p to 1440p at High settings is 48.9 FPS, a 28% reduction. At Ultra, the drop is 49.9 FPS, a 29% reduction. The Low preset at 1440p still manages 255.2 FPS, indicating that Inside remains highly playable at this resolution even with aggressive settings.

At 3840x2160, the averages fall to 158.5 (Low), 125.6 (Medium), 78.8 (High), and 77.9 (Ultra). The 4K High result of 78.8 FPS is still above 60 FPS, making it playable on standard displays. The 4K Low result of 158.5 FPS is remarkably high for a 4K resolution, showcasing the combo's ability to handle this game with ease. The Medium preset at 4K delivers 125.6 FPS, which is a strong option for high-refresh 4K monitors if such displays exist for this title. Across all settings, the data shows a consistent pattern: High and Ultra are nearly indistinguishable, while Low and Medium offer progressively higher frame rates.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K reveals important information about the limiting component. At Low settings, the 1080p result is 352.3 FPS, dropping to 255.2 FPS at 1440p (a 27.6% reduction) and then to 158.5 FPS at 4K (a 55.0% reduction from 1080p). This scaling is not linear — the 4K performance is less than half of 1080p, suggesting that the GPU becomes increasingly stressed as pixel count quadruples.

At High settings, the progression is 174.4 FPS (1080p) → 125.5 FPS (1440p) → 78.8 FPS (4K). The 1080p-to-4K drop is 95.6 FPS, a 54.8% reduction. This is nearly identical to the Low preset's 55.0% reduction, indicating that resolution scaling is consistent regardless of quality settings. This consistency implies that the GPU is the primary limiter at higher resolutions, while the CPU may be limiting at 1080p Low where the frame rate exceeds 350 FPS.

The data suggests that at 1080p Low, the Ryzen 5 9600X's six cores and 12 threads are likely the bottleneck, as the RTX 5060 could theoretically push more frames in a lighter game. However, at 4K, the GPU's workload dominates, and the CPU's role diminishes. The 4K-to-1080p FPS ratio at High is 0.452, while at Low it's 0.450 — both close to the 0.25 pixel count ratio (4K has 4x the pixels of 1080p), but not exactly matching it. The fact that 4K performance is roughly 45% of 1080p, rather than 25%, indicates that the game is not purely pixel-bound and that other factors (likely CPU overhead or driver limitations) prevent perfect scaling. This points to the CPU still exerting some influence even at 4K, though the GPU is clearly the dominant constraint.

FAQ

Q: What is the best settings preset for a 60 Hz display at 4K?

A: The High preset at 3840x2160 delivers 78.8 FPS, which comfortably exceeds 60 Hz. Ultra provides 77.9 FPS, only 0.9 FPS lower, so High is the recommended choice for 4K 60 Hz play.

Q: How much faster is Low compared to Ultra at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, Low produces 352.3 FPS while Ultra produces 170.5 FPS. Low is 181.8 FPS faster, representing a 106.6% improvement over Ultra.

Q: Does the RTX 5060's 8 GB VRAM cause issues in Inside at 4K?

A: No. The 4K Ultra result of 77.9 FPS shows no VRAM-related stuttering. Inside is from 2016 with modest texture requirements, so 8 GB is sufficient even at maximum settings.

Q: Is the Ryzen 5 9600X or the RTX 5060 the limiting factor in this game?

A: The data indicates the GPU is the primary limiter at higher resolutions. At 4K High, the FPS is 78.8, while at 1080p Low it's 352.3 — a 55% drop from 1080p to 4K that aligns with GPU-bound scaling.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to all tested systems in Inside?

A: It ranks 722 out of 1671 combos, placing it in the 43rd percentile. This means about 57% of tested systems perform worse, indicating a solid mid-pack position.

Q: What is the FPS difference between High and Ultra at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, High produces 125.5 FPS and Ultra produces 120.6 FPS. The difference is 4.9 FPS, or 3.9% — a negligible margin that makes Ultra unnecessary.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the 9000 series, built on the Zen 5 architecture (codenamed Granite Ridge) using a 4 nm TSMC process. Its base clock is 3.90 GHz with a boost clock of 5.40 GHz. The CPU has 80 KB of L1 cache per core, 1 MB of L2 per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. This configuration delivers strong single-thread performance, as evidenced by its 3dmark_single_thread score of 1253 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3603.

In Inside, the CPU's role is most apparent at lower resolutions and settings where the GPU is less stressed. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 352.3 FPS, which is likely near the CPU's maximum frame delivery capability for this game. The CPU's 3dmark_2_threads score of 2456 and 4_threads score of 4649 suggest that Inside, which is not heavily multithreaded, can leverage the 9600X's strong per-core performance. The 3dmark_max_threads score of 7590 shows that the CPU scales well with more threads, but this game likely doesn't utilize all 12 threads.

The CPU's nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-13490F, has an average score within 0.3% of the 9600X, meaning there's no meaningful performance gap between them in synthetic benchmarks. The AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS is 0.4% ahead, while the Intel Core i5-14500T is 0.5% ahead — all negligible deltas. The 9600X's 85th percentile rank among all CPUs indicates it's a strong processor overall, but in Inside, the data shows that resolution scaling is the dominant factor, not CPU choice. At 4K, the CPU's influence wanes, and the GPU's workload takes over. The 1080p-to-4K FPS drop of roughly 55% at both Low and High settings suggests the CPU can keep up with the GPU's demands even at 4K, as the scaling is consistent regardless of quality presets.