Inside

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 delivers a remarkably fluid experience in Inside, a game whose minimalist aesthetic belies its demanding rendering workload. The benchmark data shows this combination dominating every resolution and preset tested, with the lowest recorded average frame rate still comfortably above 70 FPS. This analysis breaks down how the system scales across resolutions, what the GPU contributes, and which settings provide the optimal balance of fidelity and performance.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a classic GPU-bound scenario, though with an unusual twist at the highest settings. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo achieves 300.3 FPS, which drops to 239.5 FPS at 1440p and 148.3 FPS at 4K. This represents a 20% decline from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 38% decline to 4K. The pattern is consistent with the RTX 4060’s 8 GB GDDR6 memory and 128-bit bus, which become progressively more stressed as pixel count rises.

However, the scaling behavior changes dramatically when moving to High and Ultra presets. At High settings, the system produces 166.8 FPS at 1080p, 118.7 FPS at 1440p, and 73.5 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 29%, while the drop from 1440p to 4K is 38%. This steeper decline at higher settings indicates that the GPU’s shading units and memory bandwidth are the limiting factors, rather than the CPU. The Ryzen 7 5700G, with its 8 cores and 16 threads, is more than capable of feeding the GPU at these frame rates.

The most telling data point comes from the Ultra preset. Here, the system hits 161.1 FPS at 1080p, 111.8 FPS at 1440p, and 74.5 FPS at 4K. Notably, the 4K Ultra result (74.5 FPS) is actually higher than the 4K High result (73.5 FPS), a statistical anomaly that suggests the Ultra preset may be engaging different rendering paths or the measurements are within a narrow margin of variance. The overall scaling from 1080p Ultra to 4K Ultra is a 54% reduction, which is substantial but still leaves the game highly playable.

The 1080p Low result of 300.3 FPS is likely hitting a ceiling imposed by the game engine or the measurement methodology, as the jump from Low to Medium at 1080p is only 12% (300.3 to 264 FPS), whereas the jump from Medium to High is a 37% reduction. This indicates that at 1080p Low, the system is no longer GPU-bound but rather limited by single-threaded game logic or frame pacing.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 plays the dominant role in this pairing, and the data confirms it is the primary constraint at higher resolutions. The GPU’s 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus delivers 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is adequate for Inside but explains why 4K performance drops so precipitously. The GPU’s boost clock of 2460 MHz and 3072 shading units provide ample raw compute, as evidenced by the 148.3 FPS at 4K Low.

The RTX 4060’s 24 RT cores and 96 tensor cores are present but largely irrelevant for this title, as Inside does not utilize ray tracing or DLSS. The GPU’s 15.11 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is the key metric, and it scales predictably with resolution. The fact that 4K Low (148.3 FPS) is nearly double 4K High (73.5 FPS) indicates that the game’s higher presets are heavily dependent on pixel shading and texture filtering, which saturate the GPU’s texture units and ROPs.

The GPU’s 48 ROPs and 96 TMUs are sufficient for 1080p and 1440p gaming, but the 4K Ultra result of 74.5 FPS suggests that the memory subsystem is the bottleneck. The 272.0 GB/s bandwidth is shared across the 128-bit bus, and at 4K, the frame buffer requirements exceed what the memory can efficiently feed. This is not a criticism of the GPU; rather, it shows that Inside at 4K Ultra is a demanding workload that pushes the RTX 4060 to its limits.

The GPU’s PCIe 4.0 x8 interface is worth noting. While the Ryzen 7 5700G only supports PCIe Gen 3, the x8 link is sufficient for this game, as evidenced by the high frame rates. The 65W TDP of the CPU and 115W TDP of the GPU indicate a power-efficient pairing that does not generate excessive heat, but the data does not reveal any thermal throttling or performance degradation over time.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700G and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 ranks 910th out of 1671 tested combos in Inside, placing it in the 54th percentile of all combinations. This mid-pack ranking is somewhat surprising given the high absolute frame rates, but it reflects the fact that Inside is an older title (released 2016-07-06) that many high-end systems can run at extreme frame rates. The ranking is influenced by the CPU’s position relative to other processors; the Ryzen 7 5700G sits in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs, but its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (0.3% slower), Intel Xeon D-2752TER (0.4% faster), Intel Core 5 210H (0.5% faster), and AMD Ryzen 5 7640U (0.6% faster). These deltas are negligible, indicating that the CPU is not a differentiator in this game.

The GPU, by contrast, ranks in the 66th percentile of all GPUs, with nearest rivals including the AMD Radeon RX 6600M (0.6% faster), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti (0.7% faster), Intel Arc B580 (0.7% slower), and AMD Radeon 760M (0.8% slower). Again, these are tight margins, meaning the RTX 4060 is a solid but not exceptional performer for this title.

The 910th rank out of 1671 combos suggests that many other CPU-GPU pairings achieve higher frame rates in Inside, likely because the game is more sensitive to GPU brute force than to CPU architecture. The Ryzen 7 5700G’s Zen 3 architecture and 16 MB L3 cache are sufficient, but the combo does not reach the top tier of rankings. This is not a criticism of the hardware; it simply reflects the competitive landscape of tested systems.

Settings Recommendations

For the best experience, the data points to Medium settings as the sweet spot across all resolutions. At 1080p, Medium produces 264 FPS, which is 87 FPS higher than High (166.8 FPS) and only 36 FPS lower than Low (300.3 FPS). The visual difference between Medium and High in Inside is minimal given the game’s monochromatic, atmospheric art style, so the 58% performance boost from High to Medium is an easy trade-off.

At 1440p, Medium delivers 193.5 FPS, which is 75 FPS higher than High (118.7 FPS) and 46 FPS lower than Low (239.5 FPS). This is an excellent result for high-refresh-rate monitors. At 4K, Medium yields 117.4 FPS, which is 44 FPS higher than High (73.5 FPS) and 31 FPS lower than Low (148.3 FPS). The 4K Medium result is particularly impressive, as it provides smooth gameplay on a 4K display without sacrificing too much visual quality.

Ultra settings are not recommended, as they offer marginal visual improvements over High while costing significant performance. At 1080p, Ultra (161.1 FPS) is only 3% slower than High (166.8 FPS), but at 1440p, Ultra (111.8 FPS) is 6% slower than High (118.7 FPS), and at 4K, Ultra (74.5 FPS) is statistically identical to High (73.5 FPS). The Ultra preset appears to be poorly optimized, providing no consistent benefit over High.

The Low preset is only advisable for competitive play or extreme refresh rates, as it achieves 300.3 FPS at 1080p. However, the visual degradation is significant, and the jump from Low to Medium at 1080p (264 FPS) still leaves a 12% performance gap, making Medium the better choice for almost all users.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system produces 300.3 FPS on Low, 264 FPS on Medium, 166.8 FPS on High, and 161.1 FPS on Ultra. This shows a clear ceiling around 300 FPS, likely due to engine limits, and a steep drop-off between Medium and High.

At 2560x1440, the results are 239.5 FPS on Low, 193.5 FPS on Medium, 118.7 FPS on High, and 111.8 FPS on Ultra. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p is consistent: Low drops by 20%, Medium by 27%, High by 29%, and Ultra by 31%. This indicates that the GPU’s memory bandwidth is becoming a factor at 1440p.

At 3840x2160, the system achieves 148.3 FPS on Low, 117.4 FPS on Medium, 73.5 FPS on High, and 74.5 FPS on Ultra. The 4K results show the most dramatic scaling, with Low being nearly double High. The Ultra result being slightly higher than High is an outlier, but both are within a 1 FPS margin, effectively identical.

The full dataset shows no min or max FPS measurements, so the analysis relies solely on average frame rates. The lowest average recorded is 73.5 FPS at 4K High, which is still above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. The highest is 300.3 FPS at 1080p Low, which is likely capped by the game’s frame limiter. Overall, this combo offers a wide range of playable settings, with Medium providing the best balance of performance and visual fidelity at every resolution.