Inside

The Intel Core i5-11400F and AMD Radeon RX 570 pairing delivers a playable but distinctly mid-range experience in Inside, a game whose minimalist visuals mask a demanding rendering load. At 1080p, the combination ranges from a fluid 136.9 FPS on Low settings to a still-respectable 61.4 FPS on Ultra, but the performance curve reveals a system that is firmly GPU-limited as resolution climbs. The data shows a clear ceiling: while the CPU has ample headroom for this title, the RX 570's 4 GB frame buffer and 224.0 GB/s bandwidth become the primary constraints at higher resolutions.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best resolution and settings combination for this hardware in Inside?*

A: The data shows 1080p Medium delivers 107.1 FPS, which is a strong balance of smoothness and visual quality. For a locked 60 FPS experience, 1080p Ultra achieves 61.4 FPS, while 1440p High drops to 50.5 FPS.

Q: How does the GPU perform relative to its closest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RX 570 has an average benchmark score of 30158, placing it 0.2% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 and 0.2% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT. It also leads the NVIDIA Tesla M60 by 0.6% and the RTX 5070 Mobile by 0.8%.

Q: Is the CPU a bottleneck in this game?

A: No. The i5-11400F's 6 cores and 12 threads, with a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, provide far more compute headroom than the GPU can utilize. The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K confirms the GPU is the limiting factor, not the processor.

*Q: Can this system handle 4K gaming in Inside?*

A: Only at lower settings. The data records 61.9 FPS at 4K Low, but this drops to 31.2 FPS at 4K High and a marginal 28.2 FPS at 4K Ultra. The 4 GB VRAM capacity is a clear constraint at this resolution.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested configurations for this game?

A: The pairing ranks 1578 out of 1671 tested combos, placing it in the bottom 5.5% of all configurations benchmarked for Inside, despite the individual components holding mid-pack percentile scores (75th for CPU, 74th for GPU).

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 1440p, Low settings produce 99.1 FPS, while Ultra settings drop to 47.6 FPS. This represents a 51.5 FPS swing, demonstrating that settings have a dramatic impact on performance at this resolution.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 570 is the clear performance arbiter in this configuration. Built on the Polaris 20 chip with GCN 4.0 architecture, it operates at a base clock of 1168 MHz and a boost clock of 1244 MHz. The 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus provides 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which proves sufficient for 1080p but becomes a limiting factor at higher resolutions. The GPU's 5.095 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 32 ROPs handle Inside's side-scrolling geometry well, but the data shows a stark drop-off as pixel count increases.

The measured FPS across resolutions tells a clear story. At 1080p, the GPU delivers 136.9 FPS on Low and 65.5 FPS on High, showing strong scaling. However, at 4K, the same settings yield 61.9 FPS and 31.2 FPS respectively. The 4 GB VRAM buffer is likely the culprit at 4K Ultra, where the card manages only 28.2 FPS. Notably, the GPU's synthetic benchmark average of 30158 places it in the 74th percentile of all GPUs, with nearest rivals including the RTX 5060 (0.2% ahead) and RX 7700 XT (0.2% ahead) — a surprisingly close grouping that suggests the RX 570 still holds its own in compute tasks, even if its memory capacity lags newer designs.

The texture rate of 159.2 GTexel/s and pixel rate of 39.81 GPixel/s are adequate for this title's visual style, which relies more on lighting and shadow effects than complex textures. Yet the benchmark data reveals that the GPU's performance collapses at 4K Ultra to below 30 FPS, making that configuration effectively unplayable despite the game's relatively simple art direction. The card's 14 nm process node and 150 W TDP indicate an older design that is being pushed to its limits by modern resolution demands.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-11400F serves as a solid foundation for this gaming configuration, though its role in Inside is secondary to the GPU. With 6 cores and 12 threads, it offers substantial parallel processing capability, as evidenced by its Cinebench R23 multicore score of 14372 and Geekbench multicore score of 7579. The processor's boost clock of 4.40 GHz provides strong single-thread performance, reflected in its Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2029 and PassMark single-thread score of 2981. This places the CPU in the 75th percentile of all processors, with an average benchmark score of 17181.

The CPU's nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks include the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (0% delta), Intel Core i7-1260P (-0.2% delta), and Intel Core Ultra 7 164U (-0.2% delta), indicating that the i5-11400F remains competitive with much newer mobile and low-power parts. The 12 MB of shared L3 cache and 51.2 GB/s dual-channel memory bandwidth provide ample data throughput for game logic and physics calculations.

In the context of Inside, the CPU's role is largely to feed the GPU with draw calls and handle the game's puzzle logic. The data shows that at 1080p Low, the system achieves 136.9 FPS, but this is likely GPU-bound rather than CPU-bound. The processor's 3DMark scores — 5652 for max threads and 868 for single thread — suggest it can sustain high frame rates without bottlenecking. The CPU's 65 W TDP and 14 nm process node make it an efficient choice, but its end-of-life production status means it is no longer a forward-looking option. The launch MSRP is $157.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific pairing of the i5-11400F and RX 570 ranks 1578 out of 1671 tested combinations for Inside, placing it in the bottom 5.5% of all configurations. This low ranking is somewhat surprising given that both components sit near the 75th percentile in their respective categories. The discrepancy reveals that while each part performs adequately in isolation, their combined performance in this specific game does not scale as well as other pairings.

The data suggests that the RX 570's 4 GB memory capacity is the primary weakness, as Inside appears to require more than 4 GB at higher settings and resolutions. The GPU's nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks — the RTX 5060 and RX 7700 XT — are much newer designs with larger memory pools, and the 0.2% deltaPct in average score does not reflect their superior memory bandwidth and capacity in real-world gaming scenarios.

The combo rank of 1578 indicates that most other tested configurations achieve higher FPS in Inside. This is likely because the game's visual style, while simple, still demands consistent frame pacing and adequate VRAM for its shadow and lighting effects. The CPU's strong single-thread performance cannot compensate for the GPU's memory limitations at higher resolutions. This pairing is best suited for 1080p gaming, where it performs admirably, but it falls behind in the broader benchmark landscape.

Resolution Scaling

The resolution scaling data for this combo reveals a textbook GPU-limited scenario. At 1080p with High settings, the system achieves 65.5 FPS. Moving to 1440p High drops this to 50.5 FPS, a 15 FPS decrease. At 4K High, the frame rate falls to 31.2 FPS, a 34.3 FPS drop from 1080p. This consistent decline with increasing pixel count confirms that the RX 570 is the bottleneck, as the CPU's performance does not degrade with resolution.

The scaling pattern is even more pronounced at Ultra settings. 1080p Ultra yields 61.4 FPS, 1440p Ultra drops to 47.6 FPS, and 4K Ultra manages only 28.2 FPS. The drop from 1440p to 4K at Ultra is 19.4 FPS, the steepest decline in the dataset. This suggests that the 4 GB VRAM buffer is being exhausted at 4K, forcing the GPU to manage memory more inefficiently.

Interestingly, the Low settings scaling shows the least degradation: 136.9 FPS at 1080p, 99.1 FPS at 1440p, and 61.9 FPS at 4K. This indicates that when texture and effect loads are minimal, the GPU can still push reasonable frame rates even at 4K, though the 61.9 FPS at 4K Low is borderline for smooth gameplay. The data clearly shows that users seeking higher resolutions must sacrifice settings significantly, and that 1080p remains the sweet spot for this hardware combination in Inside.