Inside

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti combination delivers a thoroughly playable experience in Inside, though the data reveals a system that is clearly bounded by its graphics processor at higher resolutions. This pairing, ranked 1431 out of 1671 tested combos in this game, shows that while the CPU provides ample headroom, the GPU’s capabilities dictate performance ceilings as pixel counts rise. The measured FPS data indicates a classic scaling pattern where the game’s minimalist art style becomes increasingly demanding on the rendering hardware at 4K, yet remains remarkably fluid at 1080p.

Resolution Scaling

The performance drop from 1080p to 4K is substantial and reveals the GPU as the primary limiting component. At Ultra settings, the average frame rate falls from 106.4 FPS at 1920x1080 to 75.6 FPS at 2560x1440, a decline of roughly 29% when moving to 1440p. The scaling continues to 3840x2160, where the average drops further to 49.9 FPS, representing a 53% reduction from the 1080p figure. This steep curve is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario, where the GTX 1660 Ti’s rendering throughput cannot keep pace with the quadrupled pixel count of 4K.

The pattern holds across other settings. At High settings, the averages are 106.8 FPS at 1080p, 78.5 FPS at 1440p, and 50.9 FPS at 4K. The difference between 1080p and 1440p is a 26% reduction, while the jump to 4K yields a further 35% drop from 1440p. This consistent decline across all quality presets indicates that resolution, rather than graphical complexity, is the dominant factor in performance scaling. The CPU has sufficient headroom to feed the GPU at lower resolutions, but the graphics card’s fill rate and memory bandwidth become bottlenecks as the render target expands.

Interestingly, the gap between Low and Ultra settings narrows at higher resolutions. At 1080p, the spread between Low (220.8 FPS) and Ultra (106.4 FPS) is 114.4 FPS. At 4K, this spread compresses to 49.7 FPS (99.6 FPS Low versus 49.9 FPS Ultra). This compression suggests that at 4K, the GPU is so heavily loaded that even reducing settings cannot fully compensate for the pixel throughput demands, whereas at 1080p, the CPU can push far higher frame rates when the GPU is less burdened.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 brings substantial processing muscle to this pairing, with 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture. Its boost clock of 4.60 GHz provides strong single-thread performance, which is critical for a game like Inside that relies on consistent frame pacing rather than massive multi-threaded workloads. The CPU’s benchmark data supports this: a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 20655 and a single-core score of 2916 indicate robust all-around capabilities.

In the context of Inside, the CPU’s role is largely to ensure that the GPU is never starved of draw calls or physics updates. The measured FPS at 1080p Low (220.8 FPS) demonstrates that the processor can handle extremely high frame rates without becoming a constraint. Even at 4K Ultra, where the GPU is clearly the bottleneck, the average of 49.9 FPS shows no signs of CPU-induced stuttering or frame drops, as the minimum FPS values are not reported but the consistency of averages suggests adequate processing headroom.

Compared to its nearest rivals, the Ryzen 7 5700 performs competitively. It sits 0.7% ahead of the Intel Core i9-9900K, 0.8% ahead of the Intel Core i7-12700H, and 1.2% ahead of the AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 in average benchmark scores. This places the CPU in the 84th percentile of all processors, indicating it is more than sufficient for this game’s demands. The 65W TDP and 16 MB of L3 cache further contribute to efficient performance, though the game’s lightweight nature means these features are not fully stressed in most scenarios.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is the determining factor in this combo’s performance. With 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, providing 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth, the GPU has enough memory capacity for Inside’s textures, but its raw compute power is limited. The Turing architecture chip, TU116, operates at a boost clock of 1770 MHz and delivers 5.437 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, which proves adequate for 1080p and 1440p but struggles at 4K.

The GPU’s benchmark percentile of 55 places it just above the median of all GPUs, and its nearest rivals show a tight cluster. The GTX 1660 Ti is 0.4% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 570X, 0.7% behind the NVIDIA Tesla K10, and 0.8% ahead of both the RTX A2000 Mobile and GTX 680. This clustering indicates that the GTX 1660 Ti is a mid-range performer, which aligns with the measured FPS data showing it can handle 1080p Ultra at 106.4 FPS but drops to 49.9 FPS at 4K Ultra.

The GPU’s 12 nm process node and 120W TDP are modest by modern standards, but they are sufficient for this game’s relatively simple geometry and lighting. The 1536 shading units and 48 ROPs are the key constraints at high resolutions, as the pixel fill rate of 84.96 GPixel/s becomes a limiting factor when rendering 4K. The memory bandwidth of 288.0 GB/s also plays a role, as higher resolutions require more texture fetches per frame, and the 6 GB capacity is sufficient to avoid swapping but not so large as to provide extra headroom.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers excellent performance across all settings. Low settings average 220.8 FPS, Medium 175.7 FPS, High 106.8 FPS, and Ultra 106.4 FPS. The negligible difference between High and Ultra (0.4 FPS) suggests that Ultra settings do not add significant rendering load at this resolution, likely due to the game’s art style. All these figures are well above the 60 FPS threshold, making 1080p an ideal resolution for this pairing.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages remain playable but show the GPU’s strain. Low settings yield 157.6 FPS, Medium 127.1 FPS, High 78.5 FPS, and Ultra 75.6 FPS. The drop from Low to Medium is 30.5 FPS, while the drop from High to Ultra is only 2.9 FPS, again indicating diminishing returns at higher presets. The 1440p figures are still above 60 FPS for all settings, making this resolution viable for smooth gameplay.

At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the clear bottleneck. Low settings average 99.6 FPS, Medium 76.4 FPS, High 50.9 FPS, and Ultra 49.9 FPS. The difference between High and Ultra is just 1.0 FPS, suggesting that these two presets are nearly identical in rendering load. The 4K Low average of 99.6 FPS is respectable, but the Ultra average of 49.9 FPS falls below 60 FPS, indicating that players seeking 4K Ultra will need to accept lower frame rates or reduce settings.

How This Combo Ranks

With a combo rank of 1431 out of 1671 tested combinations, this pairing sits in the lower 15% of all tested systems for Inside. This ranking reflects the GTX 1660 Ti’s mid-range status rather than any deficiency in the CPU. The Ryzen 7 5700 is a strong processor, ranking in the 84th percentile of all CPUs, but the GPU’s 55th percentile ranking drags the overall combo down.

The rank is consistent with the measured FPS data. At 1080p Ultra, the combo achieves 106.4 FPS, which is certainly playable, but many other tested combos with higher-end GPUs would achieve significantly higher frame rates. The 4K Ultra average of 49.9 FPS is below the 60 FPS target that many users prefer, which further contributes to the lower ranking. The data indicates that this combo is best suited for 1080p gaming, where it can deliver high frame rates, or 1440p with medium settings, where it remains above 60 FPS.

The comparison to rival components is instructive. The CPU’s nearest rival, the Intel Core i9-9900K, is virtually identical in average score with a 0.7% delta, meaning the processor choice has minimal impact on the combo’s overall performance. Similarly, the GPU’s nearest rivals, such as the AMD Radeon RX 570X, are within 0.8% in average score, so swapping to any of these GPUs would yield similar in-game results. This suggests that the combo’s rank is primarily determined by the GPU tier, and users seeking higher rankings would need to pair this CPU with a more powerful graphics card.