Lockdown Protocol

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data for Lockdown Protocol with the AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 shows a wide performance spread across resolutions and presets. At 1920x1080, the combination delivers consistently fluid frame rates. Low settings produce an average of 145 FPS, while Medium averages 103 FPS with a minimum of 88 FPS and maximum of 119 FPS. High settings drop to an average of 90 FPS, and Ultra remains comfortably playable at 67 FPS average. The 1080p results indicate that this pairing has substantial headroom for the game’s highest preset.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance curve steepens. Low settings average 106 FPS, which is excellent for a 1440p session. Medium averages 76 FPS with a recorded minimum of 64 FPS and maximum of 87 FPS, showing that the frame pacing stays above the 60 FPS threshold even in dips. High settings average 66 FPS, still above the playability line. Ultra, however, falls to 49 FPS average, which misses the 60 FPS target. The delta between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 57 FPS, indicating that the GPU is the primary constraint as settings scale upward.

At 3840x2160, the limits of this hardware become apparent. Low settings average 69 FPS, barely clearing the playable threshold. Medium averages 49 FPS with a minimum of 41 FPS and maximum of 56 FPS, which places it below the 60 FPS standard. High settings average 43 FPS, and Ultra drops to 32 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 37 FPS, a substantial reduction that underscores the graphical load at this resolution. Only the Low preset achieves playable status at 4K, and even then, the average is just 9 FPS above the threshold, leaving little margin for demanding scenes.

FAQ

Q: Can this system run Lockdown Protocol at 1920x1080 with the Ultra preset?

A: Yes. The recorded data shows an average of 67 FPS at 1080p Ultra, which is above the 60 FPS playable threshold. This is the best settings option at this resolution according to the verdict data.

Q: What is the highest preset that maintains 60 FPS at 2560x1440?

A: The High preset is the most demanding option that stays playable, with an average of 66 FPS. The Ultra preset falls short at 49 FPS average, so High is the recommended ceiling for 1440p.

Q: Is 4K gaming feasible with this CPU and GPU combination?

A: Only at the Low preset, which averages 69 FPS. Medium, High, and Ultra all fall below 60 FPS, with averages of 49, 43, and 32 FPS respectively. The data indicates that 4K requires significant settings compromises.

Q: How does the RTX 2060 compare to its nearest rival, the RTX 3050 OEM, in benchmark scores?

A: The RTX 2060 has an average benchmark score of 15290, while the RTX 3050 OEM scores 15199. The delta is 0.6 percent in favor of the RTX 2060, meaning the two GPUs perform nearly identically in synthetic benchmarks.

Q: What frame rates can be expected at 1080p Medium settings?

A: The average is 103 FPS, with a minimum of 88 FPS and a maximum of 119 FPS. This preset offers a strong balance of visual quality and performance, with the minimum still well above 60 FPS.

Q: Does the Ryzen 5 5600GT outperform or underperform the Intel Core i5-12490F?

A: The Ryzen 5 5600GT has an average benchmark score of 20733, while the Core i5-12490F scores 20802. The delta is -0.3 percent, meaning the Intel chip is marginally faster, but the difference is negligible in practical terms.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset is the most demanding option that remains at or above 60 FPS, delivering an average of 67 FPS. This gives full visual fidelity without sacrificing playability. The data shows that even the highest settings at 1080p leave performance headroom, as the average exceeds the threshold by 7 FPS.

For 2560x1440, the High preset is the optimal choice. It averages 66 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS line by a narrow 6 FPS margin. The Medium preset at 76 FPS offers more safety margin for action-heavy sequences, but High is the maximum playable setting per the verdict data. Ultra at 49 FPS is not viable for consistent 60 FPS gameplay.

At 3840x2160, only the Low preset achieves playable status, with an average of 69 FPS. This is the sole option that meets the 60 FPS threshold at 4K. Medium at 49 FPS, High at 43 FPS, and Ultra at 32 FPS all fall short. The recommendation is to run Low settings at 4K, accepting reduced visual quality for acceptable frame rates.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU and GPU each have near neighbors in the database that would produce similar outcomes in Lockdown Protocol. For the AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT, the closest rival is the Intel Core i5-12490F, which scores 20802 against the AMD’s 20733, a delta of -0.3 percent. The Intel Xeon 6325P (20821, delta -0.4 percent), Intel Core Ultra 5 125U (20826, delta -0.4 percent), and AMD EPYC 7J13 (20845, delta -0.5 percent) are also within half a percent. Swapping the CPU to any of these would yield nearly identical frame rates in this game, as the processing load is unlikely to differentiate at such small margins.

On the GPU side, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 scores 15290. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 matches it almost exactly at 15283 with a delta of 0 percent. The AMD Radeon 680M scores 15270 (delta 0.1 percent), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM scores 15199 (delta 0.6 percent), and the AMD Radeon RX 7600 scores 15171 (delta 0.8 percent). These GPUs would behave similarly in Lockdown Protocol, with the RTX 2060 holding a slight edge over three of the four rivals. The RTX 3050 OEM and RX 7600 are within a percentage point, so performance differences would be imperceptible in practice. A system built with any of these alternate parts would land in the same performance tier, with the measured FPS results staying within a few frames of the recorded values.

The Verdict

The data shows that this PC can run Lockdown Protocol, but the experience depends heavily on the chosen resolution and preset. At 1920x1080, every preset from Low to Ultra clears the 60 FPS threshold, with Ultra averaging 67 FPS. This is a fully playable configuration with no compromises needed.

At 2560x1440, the system remains viable across three presets: Low (106 FPS), Medium (76 FPS), and High (66 FPS). The Ultra preset falls to 49 FPS average, so it should be avoided for consistent 60 FPS gameplay. The High preset is the ceiling, and players wanting more headroom can step down to Medium.

At 3840x2160, the system barely qualifies as playable. Only the Low preset reaches 69 FPS average, and it does so with just 9 FPS of margin above the threshold. Medium, High, and Ultra all fail to reach 60 FPS, with averages of 49, 43, and 32 FPS respectively. The verdict is clear: 4K gaming is possible only at the lowest settings, and even then, demanding scenes may push the frame rate toward the lower bounds.

Overall, the combination is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming with moderate to high settings. 4K is a stretch that requires significant visual sacrifices.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations for Lockdown Protocol, this pairing of AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 ranks 2941 out of 3714 combos. This places it in the lower half of tested systems, specifically at the 79th percentile from the bottom, meaning roughly 79 percent of tested configurations outperform it. The rank reflects that while the system handles 1080p and 1440p well, it struggles at 4K beyond Low settings. The CPU’s percentile versus all processors is 74, indicating it is a mid-to-upper tier part, while the GPU’s percentile versus all GPUs is 58, showing it sits near the middle of the graphics hierarchy. The gap between the CPU and GPU percentiles suggests that the RTX 2060 is the limiting factor in this pairing, as the processor has more relative headroom than the graphics card. The combo rank of 2941 of 3714 aligns with this interpretation: the CPU can keep up with faster GPUs, but the GPU caps the overall performance in graphically intensive scenarios like Lockdown Protocol at high resolutions.

CPU and GPU Roles

The recorded data reveals how the workload shifts between the processor and graphics card across resolutions and presets. At 1920x1080, the frame rates scale significantly with settings: Low averages 145 FPS, Medium 103 FPS, High 90 FPS, and Ultra 67 FPS. This 78 FPS spread from Low to Ultra indicates that the GPU is heavily engaged, as increasing graphical load directly reduces output. The CPU, with a single-thread score of 913 in 3DMark and a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2438, has enough processing power to feed the GPU at these frame rates. The high FPS at Low settings (145) further confirms that the CPU is not the bottleneck at 1080p; if it were, the Low preset would show a ceiling well below that value.

At 2560x1440, the pattern continues but with a steeper decline. Low averages 106 FPS, Medium 76 FPS, High 66 FPS, and Ultra 49 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 57 FPS, which is smaller in absolute terms than at 1080p but proportionally similar. The GPU is clearly the dominant factor, as the increased pixel count at 1440p puts more strain on the RTX 2060’s 6 GB of GDDR6 memory and 192-bit bus. The CPU’s role diminishes slightly, as the lower frame rates give it more headroom to keep up.

At 3840x2160, the GPU’s dominance becomes absolute. Low averages 69 FPS, Medium 49 FPS, High 43 FPS, and Ultra 32 FPS. The 4K resolution quadruples the pixel count versus 1080p, and the RTX 2060’s 6 GB memory capacity and 336.0 GB/s bandwidth are stretched to their limits. The CPU, with its 16 MB L3 cache and 12 threads, has ample resources to handle game logic and draw calls at these lower frame rates. The scaling from 1080p to 4K at the same settings (for example, High drops from 90 to 43 FPS, a 52 percent reduction) is almost entirely attributable to the GPU’s rendering workload. In summary, the Ryzen 5 5600GT provides a stable foundation at all resolutions, but the RTX 2060 determines playability, especially as resolution and settings increase. For users aiming to improve performance, upgrading the GPU would yield the largest gains, while the CPU would continue to perform adequately with a faster graphics card.