Inside

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-14400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 ranks 745th out of 1671 tested combos for Inside. This places the pairing in the upper-middle tier of the database, meaning it sits ahead of more than half of all recorded configurations while not reaching the top echelon. The ranking reflects a balanced platform where neither component bottlenecks the other in this puzzle platformer.

The GPU's percentile position reinforces this assessment. The RTX 5060 falls in the 73rd percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 30109. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT, scores 30097, a delta of 0 percent, indicating the 5060 effectively trades blows with that card. The NVIDIA Tesla M60 comes in 0.5 percent higher, while the GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile sits 0.6 percent above. The AMD Radeon RX 570 trails by 0.2 percent. These tight margins show the 5060 occupies a crowded performance band where small differences determine placement.

The CPU side tells a similar story. The i5-14400F sits in the 88th percentile among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 32508. Its closest competitor, the Intel Core i7-12800H, scores 32513, a 0 percent delta. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645 trails by 0.2 percent, while the AMD Ryzen 7 250 and Intel Core i7-13705H both lead by 0.2 percent. This clustering suggests the i5-14400F delivers performance squarely within expectations for its class, without surprising gains or deficits.

The measured frame rates confirm that this combination exploits the game's modest demands. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the system reaches 337.8 FPS average, which drops to 165.7 FPS at Ultra. The 4K results show a similar scaling pattern, from 161 FPS at Low down to 75.3 FPS at Ultra. These figures indicate the combo has substantial headroom even at maximum resolution, making the 745th rank more a reflection of the database's diverse hardware pool than any weakness in this pairing.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data points to High settings as the optimal balance for most scenarios. At 1920x1080, High delivers 178 FPS, which is comfortably above typical display refresh rates while retaining visual quality. The jump to Ultra only costs 12.3 FPS (from 178 to 165.7), so users with 144Hz monitors might prefer Ultra for the extra fidelity. However, the frame rate gap widens at higher resolutions: at 2560x1440, High produces 127.2 FPS while Ultra drops to 121.7 FPS, and at 3840x2160, the difference grows to 6.3 FPS (81.6 vs 75.3).

For 4K displays, High remains the recommended preset. The 81.6 FPS average at 3840x2160 High clears the 60 FPS threshold with room to spare, whereas Ultra's 75.3 FPS, while still playable, offers diminishing returns. Medium at 4K delivers 124.7 FPS, which could appeal to users with high-refresh 4K panels, but the visual downgrade from High is likely noticeable in a game with a strong atmospheric art style.

Low settings provide the highest frame rates across every resolution, reaching 337.8 FPS at 1080p and 161 FPS at 4K. These figures only matter for competitive play or extreme refresh rate displays, neither of which applies to a puzzle platformer. The data suggests Low exists mainly as a scaling reference rather than a practical recommendation. Medium settings occupy a middle ground, with 284.2 FPS at 1080p and 124.7 FPS at 4K, but High's combination of visual polish and frame rate makes it the default choice for this hardware.

FAQ

Q: Can this combo maintain 60 FPS at 4K Ultra settings?

A: Yes. The measured average at 3840x2160 Ultra is 75.3 FPS, which exceeds the 60 FPS target by 15.3 FPS. The system has headroom for occasional dips without falling below playable thresholds.

Q: How does the RTX 5060 compare to its nearest GPU rival?

A: The RTX 5060 averages 30109 in benchmark scores, while the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT scores 30097, a 0 percent difference. The NVIDIA Tesla M60 and RTX 5070 Mobile lead by 0.5 and 0.6 percent respectively, while the RX 570 trails by 0.2 percent.

Q: What frame rate does the i5-14400F achieve at 1440p High?

A: The CPU doesn't directly produce frame rates; the combo measured 127.2 FPS at 2560x1440 High. The i5-14400F's single-core performance, evidenced by a Geekbench single-core score of 2333, ensures it doesn't bottleneck the GPU in this scenario.

Q: Is there a big performance difference between Low and Ultra at 1080p?

A: Yes. The spread from Low to Ultra at 1920x1080 is 172.1 FPS, with Low hitting 337.8 FPS and Ultra reaching 165.7 FPS. This represents a 51 percent reduction from Low to Ultra, showing the game's settings scale significantly with this hardware.

Q: Does the 8 GB VRAM limit performance at 4K?

A: The measured 4K results suggest not. The RTX 5060 achieves 81.6 FPS at 3840x2160 High and 75.3 FPS at Ultra, indicating the 8 GB GDDR7 memory with 448.0 GB/s bandwidth handles the game's texture loads without issue.

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

A: It ranks 745th out of 1671 total combos, placing it in the 55th percentile. This puts it ahead of the majority of tested systems while remaining behind top-tier configurations with higher-end components.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers exceptional performance across all presets. Low settings produce 337.8 FPS, Medium yields 284.2 FPS, High drops to 178 FPS, and Ultra settles at 165.7 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra shows a 172.1 FPS range, with the largest single-step drop occurring between Medium and High at 106.2 FPS. This suggests High introduces significant visual effects that cost performance, while the step from High to Ultra is comparatively modest at 12.3 FPS.

Moving to 2560x1440, the pattern holds but with compressed absolute values. Low reaches 253.7 FPS, Medium hits 203 FPS, High produces 127.2 FPS, and Ultra manages 121.7 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra narrows to just 5.5 FPS, while the Medium-to-High drop remains substantial at 75.8 FPS. The resolution increase from 1080p to 1440p costs roughly 25 percent of performance at Low (337.8 to 253.7) and about 28 percent at High (178 to 127.2), indicating consistent scaling.

At 3840x2160, performance remains playable even at the highest preset. Low delivers 161 FPS, Medium achieves 124.7 FPS, High produces 81.6 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 75.3 FPS. The 4K resolution brings the Medium-to-High gap to 43.1 FPS, while High-to-Ultra drops only 6.3 FPS. The jump from 1440p to 4K costs 36.5 percent at Low (253.7 to 161) and 35.8 percent at High (127.2 to 81.6), showing the GPU scales predictably with pixel count.

The overall data shows the RTX 5060 handles Inside's requirements with substantial margin. Even the most demanding configuration, 4K Ultra, stays above 75 FPS, meaning users can prioritize visual quality without sacrificing smoothness. The minimum frame rates are not recorded in the data, so the analysis relies solely on averages, but the large headroom at every preset suggests stutter-free operation.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 serves as the primary driver of frame rates in this pairing. Its 8 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 128-bit bus provides 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which proves sufficient for Inside's art style. The 4K results confirm this: 81.6 FPS at High and 75.3 FPS at Ultra indicate the memory subsystem handles high-resolution textures without bandwidth starvation.

The GPU's clock behavior shows a base of 2280 MHz boosting to 2497 MHz, a 217 MHz increase that helps maintain performance under load. The Blackwell 2.0 architecture, built on TSMC's 5 nm process with 21,900 million transistors across a 181 mm² die, delivers 19.18 TFLOPS of FP32 compute. These specifications translate directly to the measured results, where the GPU's 3840 shading units process the game's simple geometry with ease.

The RTX 5060's benchmark scores place it in the 73rd percentile among all GPUs. Its Passmark G3D score of 20891 and Geekbench OpenCL score of 120785 reflect strong compute capabilities that extend beyond gaming. The nearest rival, the RX 7700 XT, matches its average score almost exactly, indicating the two cards occupy the same performance class despite different architectures. The 0.5 percent lead of the Tesla M60 and 0.6 percent lead of the RTX 5070 Mobile fall within measurement noise, making the 5060 essentially tied with its immediate competitors.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-14400F provides the computational foundation for this combo. With 10 cores and 16 threads, the processor handles the game's logic and physics without becoming a limiting factor. Its Raptor Lake-R architecture, manufactured on Intel's 10 nm process, features a base clock of 2.50 GHz that boosts to 4.70 GHz, and the 20 MB shared L3 cache offers ample capacity for the game's data footprint.

The CPU's benchmark results show strong multithreaded and single-threaded performance. Cinebench R23 scores of 21914 multicore and 3093 singlecore demonstrate balanced capability, while Passmark scores of 25783 multithread and 3723 singlethread reinforce this picture. The 88th percentile ranking among all CPUs indicates the i5-14400F outperforms most processors in the database, ensuring it keeps up with the RTX 5060's frame output.

The CPU's nearest rivals cluster tightly around its average score of 32508. The i7-12800H matches at 32513, while the Ryzen 5 PRO 7645 trails by 0.2 percent. The Ryzen 7 250 and i7-13705H both lead by 0.2 percent, creating a four-way tie within measurement error. This grouping suggests the i5-14400F delivers exactly what its position implies: solid mid-range performance that complements the GPU without introducing bottlenecks.

In the measured frame rates, the CPU's influence appears through the consistency of results across settings. At 1080p Low, the 337.8 FPS average approaches the limits of what the CPU can feed the GPU, but the game's lightweight nature keeps this from becoming a constraint. At higher resolutions, the GPU takes over as the primary performance driver, and the CPU's 16 threads ensure smooth frame pacing throughout.