Lockdown Protocol

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 combination lands at rank 1353 out of 1637 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol. This places the pairing in the lower third of the database, indicating that while it can run the game, it does so with significant compromises at higher settings. The rank reflects a balance where the GPU is the primary constraint at demanding presets, yet the CPU still manages to deliver playable frame rates at lower resolutions and settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s rank of 1353 out of 1637 places it in the bottom 17% of all tested configurations for Lockdown Protocol. This is a modest result, suggesting that the hardware pairing is not optimized for high-refresh-rate competitive play at maximum quality. The data shows that the system is capable of producing smooth frame rates, but only when settings are adjusted downward. In the context of the entire benchmark database, this combo sits firmly in the mid-to-low tier, with the RTX 2060’s 58th percentile ranking among all GPUs being the more limiting factor compared to the CPU’s 79th percentile ranking. The delta between these two percentiles indicates that the GPU holds back overall performance more than the processor does. For players targeting 1080p esports-style settings, the combo provides a solid experience, but at 4K Ultra, it falls below the 60 FPS threshold, confirming its rank as a budget-oriented setup rather than a high-end one.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, built on a 7 nm process. It operates with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.20 GHz, which are modest figures by modern standards. In Lockdown Protocol, an FPS title that typically relies on single-thread performance for game logic and physics, the CPU’s single-thread score of 836 in 3DMark and 2319 in Cinebench R23 single-core indicates adequate, but not exceptional, capability. The processor’s 16 MB of L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for feeding the GPU at lower resolutions. Benchmark results show a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 16429, which places it within 0.1% of the Intel Core i5-12500, a close rival. At 1080p Low, the CPU is capable of driving frame rates up to 147.9 FPS, showing that it is not the bottleneck in less demanding scenarios. However, as resolution increases, the CPU’s role diminishes, and the frame rate becomes more dependent on the GPU. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 5386 and passmark multithread score of 19330 further confirm that the CPU has enough headroom for this game, but it is not a top-tier performer. Its 79th percentile ranking against all CPUs means it outperforms most processors, but in a title like Lockdown Protocol, the gains from stronger CPUs are minimal once the GPU becomes the limiting factor.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is built on the Turing architecture with a TU106 chip, featuring 1920 shading units, 30 RT cores, and 240 tensor cores. It has 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 336.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU’s base clock is 1365 MHz with a boost clock of 1680 MHz, and it supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, making it technically capable of running modern titles. However, its 6 GB VRAM is a constraint at higher resolutions and settings, as Lockdown Protocol’s textures and effects can easily exceed this capacity. The GPU’s 58th percentile ranking among all GPUs places it below the CPU’s ranking, reinforcing that it is the weaker component in this pairing. Its passmark G3D score of 14111 and 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 1242 are modest, and it sits within 1.8% of the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 and 0.5% behind the AMD Radeon RX 7600S. In practice, the RTX 2060 handles 1080p and 1440p well at lower settings, but at 4K, the frame rates drop sharply. The GPU’s 6 GB memory is likely the culprit for the steep performance decline at 4K Ultra, where it manages only 31.3 FPS. The 160 W TDP and dual-slot design suggest it is a mid-range card from its generation, and its end-of-life production status means it is an older part that has been superseded. For Lockdown Protocol, the GPU delivers playable frame rates up to 1440p Medium, but pushing to 4K requires significant setting reductions to maintain fluidity.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of performance scaling across resolutions and settings. At 1920x1080, the combo achieves 147.9 FPS on Low, 101 FPS on Medium, 89.1 FPS on High, and 69.1 FPS on Ultra. These numbers show that at 1080p, the system is capable of exceeding 60 FPS at all settings, with Low settings providing a high refresh rate experience. Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates drop to 107.3 FPS on Low, 75.9 FPS on Medium, 64.7 FPS on High, and 52.2 FPS on Ultra. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is noticeable, particularly at Ultra where the system falls below 60 FPS. At 3840x2160, the performance degrades further: 70.1 FPS on Low, 49.8 FPS on Medium, 41.4 FPS on High, and 31.3 FPS on Ultra. These figures indicate that the RTX 2060 is the limiting factor at 4K, as even Low settings cannot maintain a stable 60 FPS. The data shows that the combo is best suited for 1080p gaming, where it can handle all settings, and 1440p gaming at Medium or High, where it remains playable. At 4K, the system is only viable on Low settings, and even then, the average frame rate is barely above 70 FPS, which may not be smooth enough for fast-paced FPS gameplay.

Resolution Scaling

The resolution scaling from 1080p to 4K provides insight into where the bottleneck lies. From 1080p to 1440p, the average frame rate drop across all settings is approximately 27%, which is relatively modest and suggests that the GPU is still managing the increased pixel count without excessive strain. From 1440p to 4K, the drop is much steeper, averaging around 35% across settings. For instance, at High settings, the frame rate falls from 89.1 FPS at 1080p to 64.7 FPS at 1440p (a 27% drop), then to 41.4 FPS at 4K (a 36% drop from 1440p). This non-linear scaling indicates that the GPU’s memory bandwidth and VRAM capacity are becoming exhausted at 4K, particularly at higher settings. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 147.9 FPS, which is more than double the 70.1 FPS at 4K Low, showing that the GPU is the primary constraint. The CPU’s performance, meanwhile, remains relatively constant across resolutions, as evidenced by the fact that the frame rate scales almost entirely with the GPU’s workload. The data suggests that the RTX 2060’s 6 GB VRAM is the hard limit at 4K, as the frame rate drops disproportionately when moving from 1440p to 4K, especially at Ultra where it falls below 32 FPS. For players seeking higher frame rates, reducing resolution to 1080p or 1440p with Medium settings provides the best balance, as the CPU has enough headroom to keep up with the GPU’s output.