Lockdown Protocol

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER delivers a wide spread of frame rates in Lockdown Protocol, ranging from a playable 32.8 FPS at 4K Ultra to a fluid 157 FPS at 1080p Low. This combination ranks 1261st out of 1637 tested combos in the game, placing it in the lower-middle tier of the database. The measured data reveals a system where the GPU dominates at higher resolutions while the CPU begins to show its age at lower settings, making resolution and preset choices critical for the intended display.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is steep and consistent across all presets, indicating a strongly GPU-bound workload at higher resolutions. At High settings, the average FPS falls from 97.3 at 1920x1080 to 72.3 at 2560x1440, then to 46.9 at 3840x2160 — a total decline of 51.8% from 1080p to 4K. The Ultra preset shows an even more dramatic scaling curve, dropping from 73.3 FPS at 1080p to 52.4 at 1440p and finally 32.8 at 4K, a 55.3% reduction overall. This pattern is typical of a GPU that is being pushed to its limits, as the RTX 2060 SUPER’s 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for 1080p but become strained at 4K.

The Low preset exhibits the largest absolute drop, from 157 FPS at 1080p to 117.5 at 1440p and 73.5 at 4K. Interestingly, the relative drop from 1080p to 1440p is only 25.2%, while the drop from 1440p to 4K is 37.4%. This suggests that at Low settings, the CPU is able to feed the GPU adequately at 1080p, but the GPU’s compute resources — 2176 shading units and 7.181 TFLOPS FP32 — become the limiting factor as pixel count rises. The fact that even at Low settings 4K cannot break 80 FPS confirms that the RTX 2060 SUPER is the primary bottleneck at that resolution.

At Medium settings, the scaling is nearly linear: 112 FPS at 1080p, 81.8 at 1440p, and 52 at 4K. The 4K result is 53.6% lower than the 1080p figure, which is consistent with the pixel count increase of 4.5x. The data shows that the gap between Low and Medium at 4K is 21.5 FPS, while the gap between Medium and High is only 5.1 FPS — a sign that the GPU’s memory bandwidth and texture units (136 TMUs, 224.4 GTexel/s) are saturating before the shading units are fully utilized. In summary, resolution scaling is smooth and predictable, but the system is clearly not designed for 4K gaming, with even Low settings yielding only 73.5 FPS.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows offer a clear hierarchy for optimizing the experience. At 1920x1080, the High preset delivers 97.3 FPS, which is above the threshold for smooth gameplay in a fast-paced FPS. The Medium preset at 112 FPS is marginally faster, but the 14.7 FPS gain comes at the cost of visual fidelity. The Low preset at 157 FPS is the fastest option, yet the jump from Low to Medium is only 45 FPS, while the jump from Medium to High is 14.7 FPS — suggesting diminishing returns after Medium. For players prioritizing frame rate, Low at 1080p is the clear choice, but for a balanced experience, High at 97.3 FPS is the most sensible preset, as it offers a substantial improvement over Ultra (73.3 FPS) without the steep penalty of the highest settings.

At 2560x1440, the situation changes. High settings produce 72.3 FPS, which is playable but not ideal for competitive play. Medium at 81.8 FPS is the best compromise, offering 9.5 FPS more than High while still maintaining decent visuals. Low at 117.5 FPS is excellent for high-refresh-rate monitors, but the visual downgrade is significant. Ultra at 52.4 FPS is below the 60 FPS threshold and should be avoided. The data indicates that Medium is the sweet spot at 1440p, as it stays above 80 FPS while High dips closer to 70.

At 3840x2160, no preset reaches 60 FPS. The best result is Low at 73.5 FPS, which is playable but visually basic. Medium at 52 FPS and High at 46.9 FPS are both below the 60 FPS target, and Ultra at 32.8 FPS is nearly unplayable for a shooter. The recommendation for 4K is to use Low settings if frame rate matters, or to accept that this GPU cannot deliver a smooth 4K experience at higher presets. Overall, the data shows that Medium at 1440p (81.8 FPS) and High at 1080p (97.3 FPS) offer the best balance of visual quality and performance for this combo.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen architecture, with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 3.90 GHz. Its benchmark scores are modest by modern standards: a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 11186 and a single-core score of 1579, with a PassMark multithread score of 13160. The CPU’s percentile vs all CPUs is 77, meaning it outperforms 77% of all processors in the database, yet its nearest rivals include the Intel Core i5-1345U (0.4% higher average score) and the AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (0.6% lower), indicating that it sits in a crowded mid-range band.

In Lockdown Protocol, the CPU’s role is most visible at 1080p Low, where the frame rate reaches 157 FPS. This high number suggests that the Ryzen 5 2600 can supply enough draw calls and physics updates to feed the GPU at this resolution and preset. However, the lack of a 1440p or 4K result above 117.5 FPS (1440p Low) implies that the CPU is not the limiting factor at higher resolutions — the GPU is. The 12 threads are likely sufficient for the game’s FPS workload, as the average benchmark score of 19616 is within 1% of the Intel Core i5-11600KF (19740) and the Intel Core i7-10700F (19485), both of which are newer designs with higher single-thread performance.

The single-core performance of the Ryzen 5 2600, measured at 159 points in Cinebench R15 and 663 in Cinebench R20, is what matters most for frame pacing in an FPS. A lower single-core score can lead to stutter in CPU-bound scenes, but the data shows no such anomalies — the 1080p Low result of 157 FPS is smooth and consistent. The CPU’s 16 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support (46.9 GB/s bandwidth) are adequate for the game’s data streaming needs. In summary, the Ryzen 5 2600 is a capable partner for the RTX 2060 SUPER at 1080p and 1440p, but it will not push frame rates higher at 4K, where the GPU is clearly the bottleneck.

FAQ

Q: Is this combo capable of 60 FPS at 1080p?

A: Yes. At 1080p, the High preset delivers 97.3 FPS, Medium delivers 112 FPS, and Low delivers 157 FPS. Even Ultra at 73.3 FPS exceeds 60 FPS.

Q: What is the best preset for 1440p gaming?

A: Medium settings at 2560x1440 produce 81.8 FPS, which is the highest average above 80 FPS. High settings drop to 72.3 FPS, and Ultra falls to 52.4 FPS, below the 60 FPS target.

*Q: Can this system handle 4K in Lockdown Protocol?*

A: Only at Low settings, which yields 73.5 FPS. Medium (52 FPS), High (46.9 FPS), and Ultra (32.8 FPS) all fall below 60 FPS, making them unsuitable for a smooth experience.

Q: How does the RTX 2060 SUPER compare to its nearest rival?

A: The RTX 2060 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 19774, which is 0.5% higher than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (19680) and 0.3% higher than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN (19706). It also outperforms the NVIDIA Quadro K5200 by 0.8%.

Q: Is the Ryzen 5 2600 a bottleneck at 1080p Low?

A: The 1080p Low result of 157 FPS indicates the CPU can keep up with the GPU at that resolution and preset. The CPU’s nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-1345U, has a 0.4% higher average score, so performance is closely matched.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between High and Ultra at 1440p?

A: High settings at 1440p produce 72.3 FPS, while Ultra produces 52.4 FPS — a difference of 19.9 FPS, or 27.5% lower performance for the Ultra preset.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER is built on the Turing architecture with the TU106 chip, fabricated on a 12 nm process at TSMC with 10,800 million transistors. It features 2176 shading units, 136 TMUs, and 64 ROPs, with base and boost clocks of 1470 MHz and 1650 MHz respectively. The 8 GB of GDDR6 memory runs at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) across a 256-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. These specifications translate to a PassMark G3D score of 16462 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2011, with a percentile vs all GPUs of 63.

In Lockdown Protocol, the GPU’s influence is dominant across all measured resolutions. The 4K Ultra result of 32.8 FPS is particularly telling — the RTX 2060 SUPER simply lacks the raw compute (7.181 TFLOPS FP32) and pixel throughput (105.6 GPixel/s) to handle 8.3 million pixels at the highest settings. The drop from 1440p Ultra (52.4 FPS) to 4K Ultra (32.8 FPS) is a 37.4% reduction, which is almost exactly proportional to the pixel count increase of 2.25x. This linearity confirms that the GPU is the sole limiting factor at Ultra settings.

The GPU’s nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070, which scores 0.5% higher on average, and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN, which is 0.3% lower. This indicates that the RTX 2060 SUPER is positioned at the top of the mid-range tier, just shy of the RTX 2070’s performance. In practice, this means the GPU can handle 1080p Ultra at 73.3 FPS and 1440p High at 72.3 FPS, but it struggles beyond that. The 448.0 GB/s memory bandwidth is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p, as evidenced by the smooth scaling from Low to High at those resolutions, but at 4K, the memory interface and 8 GB capacity become limiting factors, especially at Ultra where texture data exceeds comfortable headroom.

The GPU’s ray tracing and tensor cores (34 RT cores, 272 tensor cores) are present but likely underutilized in a standard FPS title without ray tracing benchmarks in the data. The measured FPS values reflect rasterization performance only. The RTX 2060 SUPER is an end-of-life product, yet its 63rd percentile ranking shows it still holds its own in this game, provided the resolution and preset are chosen wisely. The data indicates that the GPU is the star of this combo at 1080p and 1440p, but the CPU becomes more relevant at Low settings where higher frame rates are achievable.