Lockdown Protocol

Lockdown Protocol is a fast-paced FPS that rewards high frame rates and consistent frame pacing, and the pairing of the AMD Ryzen 5 4600G with the AMD Radeon RX 7600 lands in a specific performance tier that is worth analyzing for any builder targeting this title. This combination is a solid mid-range contender, but the benchmark data reveals distinct bottlenecks and opportunities depending on your resolution and graphics preset choices.

How This Combo Ranks

The data places this specific CPU and GPU pairing at rank 2577 out of 3714 tested combos for Lockdown Protocol. That puts it in the 69th percentile of all combinations tested, meaning roughly a third of all possible pairings deliver higher frame rates. This is not a top-tier configuration, but it is far from the bottom of the barrel. In practical terms, this combo sits in a "playable but not dominant" bracket—capable of high refresh rates at 1080p and playable at 4K with the right settings, but not one that will push a 240Hz monitor to its limits in this title.

The ranking reflects a balance between the CPU's six-core, twelve-thread Zen 2 architecture and the GPU's RDNA 3.0 efficiency. The Ryzen 5 4600G has a percentile ranking of 71 among all CPUs, while the RX 7600 sits at percentile 57 among all GPUs. This suggests the processor is slightly stronger relative to its peers than the graphics card is relative to its own competition. For Lockdown Protocol, which is an FPS and thus sensitive to both CPU physics and GPU rendering, this close alignment means neither component is a glaring weak link, but the GPU is more likely to be the first component to max out as resolution increases.

When compared to its nearest rivals, the CPU's average benchmark score of 17507 is essentially a dead heat with the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE (17482), which is just 0.1% behind. It is also within 0.8% of the Intel Core i3-14100T (17648) and 0.6% of the Intel Core 7 150U (17395). The GPU's average score of 15171 puts it 0.2% below the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM (15199) and 0.7% above the AMD Radeon 680M (15270), with a 0.6% lead over the AMD Radeon Pro 560X. These deltas are all within a single percentage point, indicating that minor silicon lottery or driver differences will determine which exact component wins in any given run.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7600 is the primary rendering engine here, and its specifications explain the measured FPS results. It comes with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. For a game like Lockdown Protocol, this is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p, but the 4K Ultra results suggest the memory capacity and bandwidth become limiting factors at the highest settings. The GPU's clocks are set at a base of 1720 MHz, a game clock of 2250 MHz, and a boost clock of 2655 MHz, with memory running at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective). This is a healthy clock speed for the RDNA 3.0 architecture, allowing the 2048 shading units to push out 21.75 TFLOPS of FP32 compute.

The GPU's role in this combo is to carry the frame rate at higher resolutions. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 160 FPS, which is clearly CPU-limited territory since the GPU is barely breaking a sweat. But as you climb to 4K Ultra, the frame rate collapses to 35 FPS, which is a direct reflection of the GPU's 8 GB VRAM being saturated by texture and geometry data. The 128-bit memory bus, while fast at 288.0 GB/s, is not wide enough to feed the GPU efficiently at 4K with high-detail textures. The data shows the GPU's passmark G3D score of 16634 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2310, which are middle-of-the-road figures that align with the measured FPS falling between 35 and 160 depending on workload.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a classic GPU-bound scenario at higher resolutions. At High settings, the combo delivers 99 FPS at 1080p, 73 FPS at 1440p, and 47 FPS at 4K. This is a drop of roughly 26% going from 1080p to 1440p, and another 36% going from 1440p to 4K. The scaling is not linear, which indicates that the GPU is running into memory bandwidth constraints as pixel count increases.

At Low settings, the scaling is much more aggressive: 160 FPS at 1080p drops to 117 FPS at 1440p (a 27% reduction) and then to 76 FPS at 4K (a 35% reduction from 1440p). The fact that Low settings at 4K still hits 76 FPS shows that the GPU is capable of handling the pixel count when texture memory is not the bottleneck. The real takeaway is that the RX 7600's 8 GB VRAM is the limiting factor for this combo when you try to run Ultra at 4K, where it drops to 35 FPS. The jump from Medium to Ultra at 4K is particularly punishing: 54 FPS down to 35 FPS, a 35% performance hit for what is likely marginal visual improvement.

Measured FPS Breakdown

Looking at the measured data resolution by resolution, the pattern is consistent. At 3840x2160, the combo produces 76 FPS on Low, 54 FPS on Medium, 47 FPS on High, and 35 FPS on Ultra. The Medium setting shows a minimum of 46 FPS and a maximum of 62 FPS, indicating some frame time variance that could be noticeable in fast-paced firefights. At 2560x1440, the results improve substantially: 117 FPS on Low, 83 FPS on Medium, 73 FPS on High, and 54 FPS on Ultra. The Medium setting at 1440p shows a minimum of 71 FPS and a maximum of 96 FPS, which is a tighter range and more playable for competitive play.

At 1920x1080, the combo shines. Low settings hit 160 FPS, Medium hits 113 FPS, High hits 99 FPS, and Ultra hits 74 FPS. The Medium setting at 1080p shows a minimum of 96 FPS and a maximum of 130 FPS, which is a 34 FPS spread. This suggests that the CPU is starting to become a factor at lower resolutions, as the frame rate differences between Low and Medium are significant, but the gap between Medium and High is smaller (113 vs 99 FPS). The 1080p Ultra result of 74 FPS is still above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth play, but it does not provide the headroom needed for a high refresh rate monitor.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G is a six-core, twelve-thread processor based on the Zen 2 architecture, running on the AM4 socket. Its base clock is 3.70 GHz with a boost clock of 4.20 GHz, and it has a 65W TDP. It features 8 MB of shared L3 cache, 512 KB of L2 per core, and 64 KB of L1 per core. The CPU's benchmark results show a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 13593 and a single-core score of 1919, which are respectable for a 4000 series chip. Its 3DMark single-thread score of 726 and max-thread score of 4889 indicate that it can feed the GPU adequately at lower resolutions.

In Lockdown Protocol, the CPU's role is to handle game logic, physics, and draw calls. The data shows that at 1080p Low, the combo hits 160 FPS, which is likely near the CPU's practical limit for this title. The fact that 1080p Low (160 FPS) is only 37% faster than 1080p Ultra (74 FPS) despite the massive reduction in GPU load suggests that the CPU is the limiting factor at the lowest settings. The CPU's passmark multithread score of 15992 and integer math score of 50723 are strong for a 65W part, but the single-thread score of 2653 is where the aging Zen 2 architecture shows its limits. This is not a CPU that will bottleneck at 1440p or 4K, but at 1080p with Low settings, it is clearly holding the RX 7600 back from achieving its full potential.

Settings Recommendations

For the best experience in Lockdown Protocol, the data points to 1440p Medium as the sweet spot. This settings combination delivers 83 FPS on average with a minimum of 71 FPS, which is smooth enough for competitive play while still looking substantially better than Low. The 71 FPS minimum ensures that even in busy scenes, the frame rate does not dip below the 60 FPS threshold that most players consider playable. If you have a 144Hz monitor, 1080p Medium is the better choice, as it hits 113 FPS with a minimum of 96 FPS, giving you the frame rate headroom to take advantage of the higher refresh rate.

If you are playing on a 4K display, the only viable options are Low (76 FPS) or Medium (54 FPS). The Medium setting is playable but the 46 FPS minimum is a risk in intense firefights. High and Ultra at 4K are not recommended, as the 47 FPS and 35 FPS averages respectively fall below the threshold for smooth gameplay in a fast-paced FPS. For those who prioritize visual fidelity over frame rate, 1440p High at 73 FPS is the best compromise, as it retains most of the visual quality while staying above the 60 FPS line. The Ultra preset is only worth considering at 1080p, where 74 FPS is still playable, but it is a marginal improvement over High's 99 FPS at a significant performance cost.