Inside

The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti combo ranks 3653 out of 3716 tested combinations for Inside, placing it in the bottom 1.7% of systems. This is a pairing of a high-end, high-core-count desktop processor with a low-tier, older graphics card, and the benchmark results reflect the GPU as the primary constraint. The recorded data shows that this combination produces playable frame rates at lower resolutions and settings, but it falls short of smooth performance at higher visual presets and 4K resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

The comboRankInGame data places this system at 3653 out of 3716 tested combos, which is a position in the lowest percentile of all measured configurations. This low rank is driven entirely by the graphics card, as the central processing unit is a top-tier part. The recorded data shows that the system is heavily GPU-bound in this game, and the ranking reflects the GPU's performance limits rather than the CPU's potential.

The CPU itself ranks at the 91st percentile when compared to all processors in the database, with an average benchmark score of 51947. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX, which scores 52073, a difference of -0.2%, and the AMD EPYC 8124P, scoring 52121, also -0.3%. The Intel Core i9-13900F sits 0.4% behind with a score of 51730, while the Intel Core i7-14700 leads by 0.7% with 52301. These deltas are all within a single percentage point, confirming that the 5950X sits comfortably in the top tier of processors.

The GPU, by contrast, ranks at the 25th percentile among all graphics cards, with a much lower average benchmark score of 4193. Its nearest rivals show how close the competition is at this performance level: the AMD Radeon R5 M330 scores 4170, a 0.6% gap, the NVIDIA Quadro K2100M scores 4151, 1% behind, and the NVIDIA Quadro K3000M scores 4241, which is -1.1% relative to the GTX 1050 Ti. The AMD Radeon Vega 3 scores 4268, 1.8% ahead. These small deltas mean the GTX 1050 Ti is clustered with some of the weakest GPUs in the database, which is why the overall combo ranking is so low despite the strong CPU.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti uses the GP107 chip on the Pascal architecture, built on a 14 nm process at Samsung. It has 768 shading units, 48 texture mapping units, and 32 raster output units. The card has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering 112.1 GB/s of bandwidth. Its base clock runs at 1291 MHz, with a boost clock of 1392 MHz, and the memory operates at 1752 MHz, or 7 Gbps effective. The GPU's pixel rate is 44.54 GPixel/s, and its texture rate is 66.82 GTexel/s. Floating-point performance is rated at 2.138 TFLOPS for FP32, with FP16 at 33.41 GFLOPS (1:64).

These specifications place the GTX 1050 Ti far below what modern games typically demand at high settings. Inside is a puzzle platformer with a relatively modest visual footprint, yet the measured results show that the GPU still becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions. The 4 GB VRAM capacity is sufficient for this game's textures, but the raw compute throughput and memory bandwidth cap the frame rates. The card's TDP is 75 W, with a suggested power supply of 250 W, and it draws power directly from the motherboard slot, as it has no power connectors.

In the context of Inside, the GPU's limits are visible in the FPS scaling. The card's performance tier, as indicated by its 25th percentile rank, is the primary reason this combo achieves only 52 FPS at 1080p Ultra, while the same resolution at Low reaches 109 FPS. The GPU is the component that determines whether the game runs smoothly, and the data confirms that it struggles to maintain high frame rates at demanding presets.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS values show a clear pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160. At Low settings, the average frame rate drops from 109 FPS at 1080p to 78 FPS at 1440p, then to 49 FPS at 4K. That is a 27% reduction from 1080p to 1440p, and another 37% reduction from 1440p to 4K. This steep decline indicates that the GPU is the limiting component, because a CPU-bound system would show a much smaller frame rate drop when the resolution increases.

At Medium settings, the pattern is similar. The average FPS goes from 87 at 1080p to 62 at 1440p, and then to 39 at 4K. The minimum frame rates recorded at this preset also scale with resolution: 74 FPS at 1080p, 53 FPS at 1440p, and 33 FPS at 4K. The maximum values follow suit, from 100 at 1080p to 72 at 1440p and 45 at 4K. This consistent scaling across all three metrics confirms that the graphics card is the bottleneck, as the workload per frame increases with pixel count.

High settings show the same trend, with average FPS falling from 54 at 1080p to 39 at 1440p and 25 at 4K. Ultra settings produce the lowest numbers, with 52 FPS at 1080p, 37 FPS at 1440p, and 23 FPS at 4K. The difference between Low and Ultra at each resolution is substantial, indicating that the GPU's shading units and memory bandwidth are fully taxed by the higher presets. The data suggests that 4K is not a viable resolution for this combo at any setting, as even Low only manages 49 FPS.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides a clear view of which presets deliver acceptable performance. At 1080p, the Low preset achieves 109 FPS on average, which is well above the threshold for smooth gameplay. Medium drops to 87 FPS, still a solid result, while High sits at 54 FPS and Ultra at 52 FPS. The recorded numbers indicate that 1080p Medium offers the best balance, delivering 87 FPS with a minimum of 74 FPS and a maximum of 100 FPS, ensuring consistent frame pacing.

At 1440p, the Low preset is the only one that exceeds 60 FPS, with an average of 78 FPS. Medium falls to 62 FPS, which is technically playable but close to the edge, with a minimum of 53 FPS. High and Ultra produce averages of 39 and 37 FPS respectively, which are below the smoothness threshold. The data suggests that 1440p Low is the recommended choice for this resolution, as it provides a comfortable margin above 60 FPS.

At 4K, none of the presets reach 60 FPS. Low averages 49 FPS, Medium 39 FPS, High 25 FPS, and Ultra 23 FPS. The 4K Medium preset has recorded minimum and maximum values of 33 and 45 FPS, showing significant variability. For users who insist on 4K, Low is the only preset that approaches playability, but the data indicates that 1080p Medium or 1440p Low are the practical choices for a smooth experience.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers an average of 109 FPS. Medium averages 87 FPS, with a minimum of 74 FPS and a maximum of 100 FPS. High averages 54 FPS, and Ultra averages 52 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 22 FPS, while the gap between High and Ultra is only 2 FPS, suggesting that the Ultra preset adds minimal visual benefit for nearly the same performance cost.

At 2560x1440, Low averages 78 FPS. Medium averages 62 FPS, with a minimum of 53 FPS and a maximum of 72 FPS. High averages 39 FPS, and Ultra averages 37 FPS. The drop from Low to Medium is 16 FPS, while the drop from High to Ultra is again just 2 FPS. This pattern repeats across resolutions, indicating that the Ultra preset is not worth the performance penalty compared to High.

At 3840x2160, Low averages 49 FPS. Medium averages 39 FPS, with a minimum of 33 FPS and a maximum of 45 FPS. High averages 25 FPS, and Ultra averages 23 FPS. The scaling from 1080p to 4K at Low settings shows a 60 FPS reduction, from 109 to 49. At Medium, the reduction is 48 FPS, from 87 to 39. These numbers confirm that the GPU cannot sustain high frame rates at 4K, and the data shows that even the lowest preset struggles to maintain 50 FPS.

The minimum and maximum values recorded for Medium settings at all three resolutions provide additional context. At 1080p, the range is 74 to 100 FPS, a spread of 26 FPS. At 1440p, the range is 53 to 72 FPS, a spread of 19 FPS. At 4K, the range is 33 to 45 FPS, a spread of 12 FPS. The narrowing range at higher resolutions suggests that the GPU is consistently saturated, leaving less headroom for variation.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X is a 16-core, 32-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, codenamed Vermeer. It has a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 4.90 GHz, with a TDP of 105 W. The CPU uses the AMD Socket AM4 and supports DDR4 memory in a dual-channel configuration, with a memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. It has 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 512 KB of L2 cache per core, and 64 MB of L3 cache. The processor is built on TSMC's 7 nm process, with 8,300 million transistors across a die size of 2x 74 mm². It supports PCIe Gen 4 with 20 lanes from the CPU.

In synthetic benchmarks, the 5950X shows strong multi-threaded performance. It scores 26017 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 4324 in Cinebench R15 multi-core. Geekbench multi-core reaches 15233, while PassMark multi-thread scores 45424. The single-thread scores are also respectable, with 1614 in Cinebench R23 single-core, 266.5 in Cinebench R15 single-core, and 2083 in Geekbench single-core. The 3DMark results scale with thread count, from 944 in single-thread to 11597 in max-threads, showing that the CPU scales well across workloads.

Despite this processing power, the recorded FPS data for Inside shows that the CPU has little influence on the game's performance. The frame rates are consistently limited by the GPU, as evidenced by the resolution scaling pattern. The Ryzen 9 5950X has more than enough compute capability for this puzzle platformer, and the data indicates that the system would perform identically with a much weaker processor. The CPU's 91st percentile rank and its proximity to rivals like the Intel Core i9-13900F and Intel Core i7-14700 confirm that it is not the limiting factor in this combo. Instead, the GTX 1050 Ti's 25th percentile rank and its clustering with GPUs like the AMD Radeon Vega 3 and NVIDIA Quadro K3000M define the system's overall performance.

FAQ

Q: What is the overall rank of this CPU and GPU combo for Inside?

A: The combo ranks 3653 out of 3716 tested combinations, placing it in the lowest portion of the database.

Q: How does the GTX 1050 Ti compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The GTX 1050 Ti has an average benchmark score of 4193. The AMD Radeon R5 M330 scores 4170, which is 0.6% lower, and the NVIDIA Quadro K2100M scores 4151, 1% lower. The NVIDIA Quadro K3000M scores 4241, 1.1% higher, and the AMD Radeon Vega 3 scores 4268, 1.8% higher.

Q: What frame rate does this combo achieve at 1080p Medium?

A: At 1920x1080 with Medium settings, the average FPS is 87, with a minimum of 74 FPS and a maximum of 100 FPS.

Q: Is 4K resolution playable with this combo?

A: At 3840x2160, the Low preset averages 49 FPS, Medium averages 39 FPS, High averages 25 FPS, and Ultra averages 23 FPS. None of these reach 60 FPS.

Q: How does the Ryzen 9 5950X compare to its nearest CPU rivals?

A: The Ryzen 9 5950X has an average benchmark score of 51947. The Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX scores 52073, -0.2% relative, and the AMD EPYC 8124P scores 52121, -0.3%. The Intel Core i9-13900F scores 51730, 0.4% lower, and the Intel Core i7-14700 scores 52301, 0.7% higher.

Q: What resolution and settings give the highest frame rate?

A: The highest recorded average FPS is 109, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings.