Inside

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 combination delivers a remarkably smooth experience in Inside, a puzzle platformer that scales aggressively with resolution and settings. With measured frame rates ranging from a high of 307.4 FPS at 1080p Low to a still-playable 77.3 FPS at 4K Ultra, the data reveals a pairing that is overwhelmingly GPU-bound at lower resolutions but begins to show its limits as pixel count climbs.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate progression from 1080p to 4K shows a classic GPU-limited curve, but the shape of that curve changes dramatically depending on the quality preset. At Low settings, the combo produces 307.4 FPS at 1920x1080, which drops to 251.3 FPS at 2560x1440, and then falls to 161.7 FPS at 3840x2160. That represents a 47% reduction in frame rate from 1080p to 4K at Low, indicating that the GPU is still managing the workload efficiently even at the highest resolution.

The High preset tells a different story. At 1080p, the system delivers 178.7 FPS; at 1440p, that drops to 128.3 FPS; and at 4K, it falls to 79.9 FPS. The percentage drop from 1440p to 4K at High is 38%, which is actually shallower than the Low preset's 36% drop over the same resolution step. This suggests that the RTX 5060's 8 GB of GDDR7 memory and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient to feed the render pipeline without hitting a hard memory wall, even as pixel count quadruples.

Ultra settings show the steepest scaling cliff. The 1080p Ultra result of 166 FPS drops to 119.2 FPS at 1440p, a 28% reduction, and then plummets to 77.3 FPS at 4K, another 35% drop. The gap between Medium and Ultra at 4K is particularly telling: 125.5 FPS versus 77.3 FPS, a 38% performance penalty for the highest quality tier. This indicates that Ultra settings at 4K push the GPU into a region where shading complexity, not memory bandwidth, becomes the primary limiter.

Notably, the scaling from 1080p to 1440p at Medium and Low shows less degradation than the jump from 1440p to 4K. At Medium, 1080p yields 280.5 FPS, 1440p yields 200.6 FPS, and 4K yields 125.5 FPS. The 29% drop from 1080p to 1440p is milder than the 37% drop from 1440p to 4K. This pattern is consistent across all presets, confirming that 4K resolution is where the RTX 5060's 128-bit memory interface and 48 ROPs begin to feel the pressure of Inside's atmospheric rendering.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 7 5700X brings substantial compute headroom to this pairing, and the benchmark data suggests it is rarely the constraining factor. With 8 cores and 16 threads based on Zen 3 architecture, this processor posts a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 22620 and a single-core score of 3193. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 6858 and 2-thread score of 1821 indicate that even lightly threaded workloads have ample single-core performance.

In Inside, which is a side-scrolling puzzle platformer with a modest CPU footprint, the 5700X's 3.40 GHz base clock and 4.60 GHz boost clock provide more than enough sequential throughput. The gap between the 1080p Low result of 307.4 FPS and the 1080p Ultra result of 166 FPS — a 46% difference — is far larger than any CPU-bound variation would produce. If the processor were the bottleneck, the frame rates at Low and Ultra would converge more closely, as the same CPU workload would cap both.

The processor's percentile ranking of 83 against all CPUs reinforces its position as a high-end part. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core i9-11900KF with an average score of 26196 (0.1% delta), the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X at 26272 (-0.2% delta), and the AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT at 26161 (0.2% delta). These near-identical scores mean the 5700X delivers performance within a fraction of a percent of these competitors, making any CPU-side differences in Inside negligible.

The 32 MB of shared L3 cache is ample for a game with Inside's relatively static environments and limited entity counts. The DDR4 dual-channel memory system, capable of 51.2 GB/s, never appears as a limiting factor in the measured results, as even the highest frame rates at 1080p Low (307.4 FPS) do not show signs of memory bandwidth saturation.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 is the dominant component in this pairing, and its characteristics directly explain the measured frame rates. With 8 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 128-bit bus delivering 448.0 GB/s, the card provides sufficient bandwidth for 4K rendering in Inside, but the 48 ROPs and 120 TMUs define the pixel fill limits. The 2280 MHz base clock and 2497 MHz boost clock, combined with 3840 shading units, produce 19.18 TFLOPS of FP32 throughput.

The GPU's benchmark profile shows a PassMark G3D score of 20891 and a Geekbench OpenCL score of 120785. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT with an average score of 30097 (0% delta), the AMD Radeon RX 570 at 30158 (-0.2% delta), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile at 29928 (0.6% delta). The RTX 5060 sits in a tight cluster with these cards, meaning its performance in Inside should be comparable to any of them.

The 4K Ultra result of 77.3 FPS is the only measured configuration that dips below the 80 FPS threshold, but it remains perfectly playable for a puzzle platformer. The jump from 4K High (79.9 FPS) to 4K Medium (125.5 FPS) — a 57% improvement — shows that reducing shading quality from High to Medium dramatically eases the GPU's workload. This suggests the High preset introduces effects that are disproportionately expensive at 4K, likely related to the game's volumetric lighting and particle systems.

The RTX 5060's 30 RT cores and 120 tensor cores are present but not heavily exercised in Inside, which is a 2016 title without ray tracing requirements. The GPU's DirectX 12 Ultimate support and 12_2 feature level ensure compatibility, but the measured results indicate that traditional rasterization performance is what matters here. The 5 nm process node and 21,900 million transistors on a 181 mm² die provide the efficiency to sustain high clocks under sustained load, as evidenced by the consistent frame rates across all resolution steps.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides clear guidance for optimizing the experience. At 1080p, the Ultra preset delivers 166 FPS, which is more than sufficient for any display, and the 178.7 FPS High result offers no practical advantage. The 280.5 FPS Medium and 307.4 FPS Low results are excessive for standard 60 Hz or 144 Hz monitors, so the Ultra preset is the sensible choice at this resolution.

At 1440p, the Ultra preset yields 119.2 FPS, which remains above 100 FPS and provides excellent visual quality. The High preset at 128.3 FPS offers a marginal 8% improvement, which is unlikely to be perceptible. The Medium preset's 200.6 FPS is overkill for most displays, so Ultra or High are the recommended tiers here.

At 4K, the decision becomes more nuanced. The Ultra preset's 77.3 FPS is playable but leaves little headroom for demanding scenes. The High preset's 79.9 FPS is nearly identical, suggesting that the Ultra-to-High transition costs almost nothing in frame rate while potentially reducing visual fidelity. The Medium preset at 125.5 FPS provides a substantial 57% improvement over High and is the best balance of quality and performance for 4K displays. The Low preset at 161.7 FPS is unnecessary, as Medium achieves a high frame rate while retaining more graphical features.

For most users, the Medium preset at 4K or the Ultra preset at 1440p represents the optimal configuration. The data shows that the GPU's performance headroom is best utilized at 1440p Ultra, where it produces 119.2 FPS, or at 4K Medium, where it produces 125.5 FPS. Both exceed 100 FPS and provide smooth gameplay for this title.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of the Ryzen 7 5700X and RTX 5060 ranks 783rd out of 1671 tested combos in Inside, placing it in the upper half of the database at approximately the 53rd percentile. This ranking is consistent with the component-level positions: the CPU ranks at the 83rd percentile among all CPUs, while the GPU ranks at the 73rd percentile among all GPUs. The combo's overall position suggests that the GPU's mid-pack standing drags the pairing below what the CPU alone could achieve.

The rank of 783 out of 1671 means that 888 other combinations produce higher frame rates in this game. Given that Inside is not a demanding title by modern standards, this ranking reflects the broad range of hardware in the database, including higher-tier GPUs that would push frame rates well beyond the 307.4 FPS ceiling observed here. The combo's position in the middle of the pack is more a function of the RTX 5060's mid-range classification than any deficiency in the CPU.

Relative to its nearest GPU rivals, the RTX 5060's performance is essentially tied with the RX 7700 XT, RX 570, and RTX 5070 Mobile, all within 0.6% of each other in average benchmark scores. This means that swapping the GPU for any of these alternatives would produce near-identical results in Inside. Similarly, the CPU's rivals — the i9-11900KF, Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, and Ryzen 5 7600X — are all within 0.2% of the 5700X's average score, so CPU substitutions would have no measurable impact.

The data indicates that this combo is well-balanced for Inside, with the CPU providing ample headroom and the GPU delivering sufficient frame rates across all tested configurations. The 4K Ultra result of 77.3 FPS is the only configuration that falls below 80 FPS, and even that remains comfortably playable for the game's deliberate pacing. For a puzzle platformer with no competitive multiplayer demands, this pairing offers a smooth experience at every resolution and settings tier.