Inside

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 combination ranks 164th out of 1,671 tested combos in Inside, placing it in the top 10% of all systems evaluated. This position reflects a pairing of a high-end 2020-era CPU with a flagship 2025 GPU, where the RTX 5090’s immense rendering power carries the overall result. The Ryzen 9 5900X itself sits at the 90th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 39,453, placing it slightly ahead of the AMD EPYC 4245P (0.2% delta) and Intel Core i7-13700F (0.9% delta), while trailing the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS by 0.7% and the Intel Core i7-13700 by 1%. The GPU’s average benchmark score of 84,306 puts it at the 94th percentile among all GPUs, nearly matching the RTX 5090 D (0.1% ahead) and RTX 5050 Mobile (0.2% ahead), while comfortably exceeding the AMD Radeon PRO W6600 by 1.3% and the NVIDIA CMP 40HX by 1.6%. In a game as lightweight as Inside, this combo’s rank is predominantly proof of the GPU’s raw throughput rather than CPU multi-threading.

How This Combo Ranks

The 164th position out of 1,671 combos is a strong showing, but the data suggests the ranking is heavily influenced by the RTX 5090’s capabilities. The Ryzen 9 5900X, with its 12 cores and 24 threads based on Zen 3 architecture, delivers a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 33,150 and a single-core score of 4,680, which are solid figures for a 2020 launch. However, Inside is a Puzzle Platformer from 2016 that does not stress multi-threaded workloads; its performance is far more dependent on single-thread IPC and GPU fill-rate. The combo’s rank relative to all 1,671 tested systems implies that many lower-ranked combos feature CPUs with similar or better single-thread performance, but lack the RTX 5090’s sheer pixel-pushing ability. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 9,075 and max-thread score of 10,075 for the CPU show its multi-core headroom is ample, yet the game’s engine will rarely tap beyond a few threads. Thus, the 164th rank is a reflection of a GPU that is overkill for this title, pulling the system up despite a CPU that, while capable, is not the primary driver of frame rates in this specific workload.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 is the dominant component in this pairing, and its specifications make that clear. It features 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, delivering a bandwidth of 1.79 TB/s, with a base clock of 2,017 MHz and a boost clock of 2,407 MHz. The memory runs at 1,750 MHz, translating to 28 Gbps effective. For Inside, which has modest visual complexity, the GPU’s 21,760 shading units and 176 ROPs are far beyond what the game requires, but they manifest in exceptionally high frame rates. The measured FPS at 1080p Ultra reaches 241.8, while at 4K Ultra it drops to 145.6. The GPU’s pixel rate of 423.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 1,636.8 GTexel/s ensure that even at 4K, the bottleneck is never the rasterization pipeline. The RTX 5090’s 104.8 TFLOPS FP32 performance is a figure that eclipses the needs of any 2016 puzzle platformer, meaning the GPU is effectively idle waiting for draw calls. In this context, the GPU’s role is to provide an absurdly high ceiling, with the measured data showing that even at 4K High, it sustains 149.7 FPS, which is well above the refresh rate of most monitors. The VRAM capacity is similarly excessive; Inside will not approach 32 GB usage, but the bandwidth ensures no memory-related stutters at any resolution.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a clear pattern: the RTX 5090 is so powerful that the CPU begins to limit performance at lower resolutions. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 318.7 FPS, which drops to 281.4 FPS at 1440p Low, and further to 244.1 FPS at 4K Low. The percentage drop from 1080p to 4K at Low settings is approximately 23%, which is relatively modest and indicates that the GPU is still delivering massive throughput even at 4K. However, the scaling is more pronounced at higher settings. At Ultra, 1080p yields 241.8 FPS, 1440p yields 216.3 FPS, and 4K yields 145.6 FPS — a 40% reduction from 1080p to 4K. This suggests that as settings increase, the GPU workload grows, but the frame rates remain so high that the limiting factor shifts. At 1080p, the CPU’s single-thread performance (Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4,680) becomes more relevant, as the game’s draw calls and physics updates cannot exceed roughly 319 FPS, which is the 1080p Low result. At 4K, the GPU’s fill-rate demands take over, but even then, the RTX 5090’s 1.79 TB/s bandwidth and 423.6 GPixel/s pixel rate are sufficient to keep average FPS above 145 at Ultra. The data shows that the combo is never truly GPU-bound in this game; even at 4K Ultra, the 145.6 FPS result is higher than what most displays can show, indicating the system has headroom left on the table.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows provide a clear hierarchy of performance across presets and resolutions. At 1080p, the differences between Medium (295.6 FPS) and Ultra (241.8 FPS) are minor in absolute terms, but the jump from Low (318.7 FPS) to Medium (295.6 FPS) is only 7%, suggesting that Medium offers a significant visual improvement over Low without a meaningful FPS penalty. At 1440p, the story is similar: Low yields 281.4 FPS, Medium 266.1 FPS, and High 221.8 FPS. The most balanced experience for a 1440p display would be High, which still delivers 221.8 FPS — far above the 144 Hz typical of high-refresh monitors — while providing the visual fidelity of higher-quality textures and effects. At 4K, the choice is more consequential. Low runs at 244.1 FPS, Medium at 224.7 FPS, High at 149.7 FPS, and Ultra at 145.6 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra is negligible (149.7 vs 145.6), so selecting Ultra is essentially free in performance terms. However, the step from Medium to High is a 33% FPS reduction (224.7 to 149.7), which is substantial. For a 4K 120 Hz display, High or Ultra is the optimal choice, as both remain above 120 FPS. For a 4K 60 Hz display, even Ultra at 145.6 FPS is overkill, so users could opt for Ultra without concern. The data suggests that High is the sweet spot across all resolutions, as it offers the best balance of visual quality and frame rate, with the only exception being 1080p where Ultra still hits 241.8 FPS.

FAQ

*Q: How does this combo rank against other tested systems in Inside?*

A: The combo ranks 164th out of 1,671 tested combos, placing it in the top 10% of all systems. This rank is driven primarily by the RTX 5090’s exceptional performance, as the CPU’s 90th percentile standing is secondary in this lightweight title.

Q: What is the limiting component in this game at 1080p?

A: At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 318.7 FPS, which is the highest measured result. This suggests the CPU’s single-thread performance (Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4,680) is the limiting factor, as the GPU’s 104.8 TFLOPS FP32 performance is far beyond what the game requires at this resolution.

*Q: Is the RTX 5090’s 32 GB VRAM necessary for Inside?*

A: No. Inside is a 2016 Puzzle Platformer with modest texture requirements. The 32 GB of GDDR7 memory and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth are far more than the game needs, though the high bandwidth ensures no memory-related bottlenecks at any resolution.

Q: What is the FPS difference between 1080p and 4K at Ultra settings?

A: At 1080p Ultra, the combo delivers 241.8 FPS, while at 4K Ultra it drops to 145.6 FPS. This represents a 40% reduction, indicating that the GPU workload scales significantly with resolution, but the frame rates remain high enough for any display.

Q: Which settings preset provides the smoothest experience at 4K?

A: At 4K, High and Ultra yield 149.7 and 145.6 FPS respectively, which are nearly identical. The step from Medium (224.7 FPS) to High is a 33% drop, so High is the recommended preset for 4K as it offers the best visual quality without a meaningful FPS penalty over Ultra.

Q: How does the RTX 5090 compare to its nearest rival in terms of average benchmark score?

A: The RTX 5090 has an average benchmark score of 84,306, which is 0.1% higher than the RTX 5090 D (84,241) and 0.2% higher than the RTX 5050 Mobile (84,171). It also leads the AMD Radeon PRO W6600 by 1.3% and the NVIDIA CMP 40HX by 1.6%.