Inside

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 combination delivers exceptionally high frame rates in Inside, a 2016 puzzle platformer that is not demanding by modern standards. The measured data shows the pairing is capable of pushing well past the 60 FPS threshold at every tested setting and resolution, with performance scaling that reveals a system heavily optimized for esports-style frame generation. The benchmark results indicate that this combo is rarely the limiting factor, making it an excellent choice for high-refresh-rate displays, even at 4K.

Resolution Scaling

The performance drop from 1080p to 4K is substantial but not catastrophic, indicating a balanced workload where the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 174.3 FPS at 1920x1080 to 127.1 FPS at 2560x1440, a reduction of 47.2 FPS. Moving to 3840x2160 further drops the average to 79.6 FPS, a 54.7% decrease from the 1080p result. This scaling pattern is consistent with a GPU-bound scenario at 4K, while the smaller gap between 1080p and 1440p suggests the CPU still has headroom to feed the graphics card.

The most telling data point for resolution scaling comes from the Low preset. At 1080p, the combo achieves a staggering 315.8 FPS, which drops to 255 FPS at 1440p and 162.1 FPS at 4K. The 1440p result is still 80.7% of the 1080p figure, showing that the CPU can maintain a very high frame rate ceiling. However, the 4K Low result is only 51.3% of the 1080p score, indicating that even with minimal graphical load, the GPU's pixel throughput becomes a limiting factor at 2160p. This is expected, as the RTX 5060's 128-bit memory bus and 8 GB of GDDR7 must push significantly more pixels at 4K.

Ultra settings amplify the resolution penalty. The combo delivers 170.8 FPS at 1080p, which is close to the High preset's 174.3 FPS, but drops to 123.4 FPS at 1440p and 77.3 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result is a 54.7% reduction from 1080p Ultra, mirroring the High preset's scaling. This consistency suggests that the game's Ultra preset does not introduce a disproportionate amount of additional GPU work compared to High, but the absolute frame rates at 4K fall below the 60 FPS threshold for demanding scenes, landing at 77.3 FPS. The data shows that 1440p is the sweet spot for high refresh rates, while 4K remains playable but not ideal for 120 Hz+ displays.

Settings Recommendations

For users prioritizing maximum frame rates, the Low preset is the clear winner, delivering 315.8 FPS at 1080p and 162.1 FPS at 4K. This setting reduces graphical fidelity but ensures the game runs smoothly on any display, including 240 Hz monitors at 1440p. The Medium preset offers a significant visual upgrade over Low while maintaining high performance: 284.5 FPS at 1080p, 202.1 FPS at 1440p, and 124.4 FPS at 4K. This is the recommended balance for most users, as the frame rate drop from Low to Medium is only 31.3 FPS at 1080p, but the visual difference is noticeable.

The High preset is a solid choice for 1440p and 1080p, providing 174.3 FPS and 127.1 FPS respectively. At 4K, High drops to 79.6 FPS, which is still above 60 FPS but leaves little headroom for demanding scenes. The Ultra preset offers the best visual quality, but the performance cost is steep: 170.8 FPS at 1080p, 123.4 FPS at 1440p, and 77.3 FPS at 4K. The difference between High and Ultra is marginal in terms of average FPS (3.5 FPS at 1080p), but Ultra does not meaningfully improve the experience enough to justify the lower frame rates. Benchmark results indicate that Medium is the most efficient preset, offering a 29.4% FPS increase over High at 1080p while still providing a polished visual presentation.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X is a 12-core, 24-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.80 GHz. Its cache hierarchy includes 64 MB of L3 cache, which is ample for a game like Inside that does not require massive data throughput. The processor's 64 MB L3 cache and high boost clock contribute to its strong single-thread performance, as evidenced by its Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4680. This is critical for a game engine that may have a primary simulation thread.

In this specific game, the CPU's role is not to drive high core utilization, but rather to maintain a high frame rate ceiling. The data shows that at 1080p Low, the combo achieves 315.8 FPS, which is a direct reflection of the CPU's ability to feed the GPU with draw calls and physics updates. The Ryzen 9 5900X's 3DMark single-thread score of 941 and 2-thread score of 1852 indicate that even with only two threads active, the processor can sustain high performance. The passmark single-thread score of 3469 further confirms this, showing that the CPU is not a bottleneck at lower resolutions.

The processor's multi-threaded capabilities, while not fully utilized by Inside, are still relevant for background tasks and system responsiveness. The Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 33150 and 3DMark max-thread score of 10075 demonstrate that the CPU has substantial headroom. However, the game's frame rate at 4K High (79.6 FPS) compared to 1080p High (174.3 FPS) shows that the GPU becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions, as the CPU's frame generation is not the constraint. The data suggests that the Ryzen 9 5900X is overkill for this title, but it ensures zero CPU-related frame drops even in the most demanding scenes.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Ryzen 9 5900X and RTX 5060 ranks 760th out of 1671 tested combos for Inside. This places it in the 45th percentile of all tested configurations, which is a surprisingly low ranking given the hardware's raw performance. The reason for this is likely the GPU's 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit memory bus, which may not be optimal for this game's engine at higher resolutions, despite the high average FPS. The combo's rank is not indicative of poor performance, but rather reflects that many other combos with more powerful GPUs achieve even higher frame rates.

In the context of its nearest rivals, the RTX 5060's average benchmark score of 30109 is essentially tied with the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT (30097) and the NVIDIA Tesla M60 (29969). The Ryzen 9 5900X's average score of 39453 is also closely matched with the AMD EPYC 4245P (39383) and the Intel Core i7-13700 (39857). This suggests that the combo is well-balanced, but the GPU's performance ceiling in Inside may be the limiting factor for a higher rank. The combo's 760th rank out of 1671 means that 911 other configurations deliver higher average FPS, likely due to GPUs with more than 8 GB of VRAM or wider memory buses.

The percentileVsAllGpus score of 73 for the RTX 5060 indicates that it performs better than 73% of all GPUs in the database, but its ranking in this specific game is dragged down by the fact that Inside is not GPU-intensive. The combo's rank is a reflection of the fact that many mid-range and high-end GPUs can achieve similar or better frame rates in this title, making the RTX 5060's performance unremarkable in this specific context. Still, the absolute FPS numbers are high, and the combo is more than capable of delivering a smooth experience.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 is based on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture and features 8 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its base clock is 2280 MHz with a boost clock of 2497 MHz, and it has 3840 shading units. The GPU's 48 ROPs and 120 TMUs contribute to its pixel and texture fill rates of 119.9 GPixel/s and 299.6 GTexel/s, respectively. These specifications are modest for a 2025 GPU, but they are more than sufficient for Inside.

The GPU's role in this game becomes apparent at 4K, where the frame rate drops significantly compared to 1080p. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS is 77.3, which is only 45.3% of the 1080p Ultra score of 170.8. This indicates that the GPU's pixel throughput is the primary bottleneck at 2160p. The 8 GB VRAM is not a limiting factor in Inside, as the game's textures are not demanding, but the 128-bit memory bus restricts memory bandwidth. The 448.0 GB/s bandwidth is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p, but at 4K, the GPU must access memory more frequently, leading to the observed performance drop.

The RTX 5060's passmark G3D score of 20891 and Geekbench OpenCL score of 120785 show that it is a capable mid-range GPU. Its performance in Inside is consistent with its position in the database, where it ranks in the 73rd percentile of all GPUs. The GPU's nearest rivals, the RX 7700 XT and Tesla M60, have nearly identical average scores, confirming that the RTX 5060 is a solid performer in its class. However, the data shows that the GPU, not the CPU, is the limiting factor at 4K, as the Ryzen 9 5900X can easily deliver over 300 FPS at 1080p Low, but the RTX 5060 caps out at 162.1 FPS at 4K Low. This is a clear indication that for higher resolutions, a GPU with more memory bandwidth or VRAM would be beneficial.