Lockdown Protocol

# Lockdown Protocol with AMD Ryzen 5 5600F + AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT produces a dataset that clearly separates the CPU's and GPU's workloads across Lockdown Protocol's four quality presets and three resolutions. The measured frames per second at 1080p Low reaching 165 FPS suggests the combination can push well beyond standard refresh rates, while the 4K Ultra result of 36 FPS indicates a ceiling imposed by the graphics card's memory and compute resources. This analysis walks through the measured rows, interprets the scaling patterns, and positions the combo within the broader tested field.

Resolution Scaling

The most striking pattern in the measured data is how average FPS collapses as resolution climbs, but the severity of that collapse depends heavily on the quality preset. At Low settings, the drop from 1920x1080 (165 FPS) to 2560x1440 (121 FPS) represents a 26.7% reduction, and the further drop to 3840x2160 (78 FPS) is another 35.5% cut from the 1440p figure. That 4K Low result is still playable, but the scaling curve is steep and consistent. Medium settings show a similar proportional decline: 117 FPS at 1080p, 86 FPS at 1440p (a 26.5% drop), and 56 FPS at 4K (a 34.9% drop from 1440p). High settings follow the same trajectory with 103, 75, and 49 FPS respectively.

Ultra settings present the most dramatic scaling penalty. The 1080p Ultra average of 77 FPS falls to 56 FPS at 1440p (a 27.3% reduction), then to 36 FPS at 4K (a 35.7% cut from 1440p). The fact that every preset shows roughly a quarter-to-a-third FPS loss when moving between each resolution step indicates the rendering pipeline is consistently pixel-bound. The gap between 1080p and 4K is particularly telling: at Low settings the 4K result is 47.3% of the 1080p value, while at Ultra settings the 4K result is 46.8% of the 1080p value. That near-identical ratio across presets strongly suggests the limiting component is the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth, not the CPU or driver overhead.

If the Ryzen 5 5600F were the bottleneck, we would expect to see FPS plateaus at lower resolutions where the CPU cannot feed the GPU fast enough. Instead, the 1080p Low result of 165 FPS shows the processor is capable of high frame delivery, and the monotonic decline with resolution points directly at the Radeon RX 6650 XT's 8 GB GDDR6 memory and 128-bit bus as the primary constraint. The deltaPct values in the GPU's nearestRivals list — all within 0.8% of the RX 6650 XT's average benchmark score — reinforce that this is a mid-range graphics solution whose performance envelope is well understood.

GPU Role

The Radeon RX 6650 XT operates with a base clock of 2055 MHz, a game clock of 2410 MHz, and a boost clock of 2635 MHz. The memory runs at 2190 MHz with 17.5 Gbps effective throughput on a 128-bit bus, yielding 280.3 GB/s of bandwidth. Those specifications, combined with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory, define the card's capability in Lockdown Protocol. The 64 ROPs and 128 TMUs on the Navi 23 chip translate to a pixel rate of 168.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 337.3 GTexel/s, which are the raw resources that determine how quickly the GPU can shade and fill pixels at increasing resolutions.

The 4K results illustrate this clearly. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS drops to 36, which is less than half of the 1080p Ultra figure of 77 FPS. The 4K Medium row shows an average of 56 FPS with a minimum of 47 and maximum of 64, providing the only frame-time variance data in the measured set. That 47 FPS minimum at 4K Medium is within 16% of the average, indicating reasonably stable frame pacing even under load. At 4K Low, the average rises to 78 FPS, which shows that reducing shading complexity can partially offset the pixel-count penalty, but the card still cannot approach the 1080p Low result of 165 FPS.

The GPU's benchmark scores put its percentileVsAllGpus at 65, with an average benchmark score of 19765. Its nearest rivals — the NVIDIA Tesla K40m, AMD FirePro D300, AMD FirePro W7000, and NVIDIA Quadro K5200 — all sit within 0.8% of its average score, confirming the RX 6650 XT's position in the mid-range tier. The 8 GB frame buffer is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p in this game, but the 4K Ultra result of 36 FPS suggests that texture and buffer demands at that resolution strain the available memory and bandwidth. The card's 176 W TDP and 450 W suggested PSU are relevant context, but the measured data shows the real-world impact of those specifications.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS this combo achieves in Lockdown Protocol?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 165, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS drops to 36, which is the lowest measured result across all resolution and settings combinations.

Q: Does the combo maintain playable frame rates at 1440p?

A: Yes. At 2560x1440, the average FPS ranges from 56 at Ultra settings to 121 at Low settings, with Medium at 86 and High at 75.

Q: What is the frame time variance at 1080p Medium?

A: At 1920x1080 with Medium settings, the average FPS is 117 with a minimum of 100 and a maximum of 135, showing a range of 35 FPS.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested combinations?

A: The combo ranks 2439 out of 3714 total tested combinations, placing it in the lower portion of the database.

Q: Which resolution shows the smallest gap between Low and Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160, the gap between Low (78 FPS) and Ultra (36 FPS) is 42 FPS, while at 1920x1080 the gap is 88 FPS (165 vs 77), so 4K shows the smallest absolute difference.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete measured dataset for Lockdown Protocol with this hardware combination covers three resolutions and four quality presets, with average FPS recorded for every row. At 1920x1080, the Low preset produces an average of 165 FPS, which is the highest figure in the entire dataset. The Medium preset at the same resolution averages 117 FPS with a minimum of 100 and maximum of 135, representing a 28.5% reduction from Low. High settings at 1080p average 103 FPS, a 37.6% reduction from Low. Ultra settings at 1080p drop further to 77 FPS, which is 53.3% lower than the Low preset result.

Moving to 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 121 FPS, which is 26.7% lower than the 1080p Low result. Medium at 1440p averages 86 FPS with a minimum of 73 and maximum of 99, showing a 28.9% reduction from the 1080p Medium figure. High at 1440p averages 75 FPS, a 27.2% drop from 1080p High. Ultra at 1440p averages 56 FPS, which is 27.3% lower than the 1080p Ultra result. The consistency of these percentage drops across presets at each resolution step indicates that the scaling penalty is resolution-driven rather than settings-driven.

At 3840x2160, the Low preset averages 78 FPS, which is 35.5% lower than the 1440p Low figure and 52.7% lower than the 1080p Low figure. Medium at 4K averages 56 FPS with a minimum of 47 and maximum of 64, representing a 34.9% drop from 1440p Medium and a 52.1% drop from 1080p Medium. High at 4K averages 49 FPS, a 34.7% reduction from 1440p High and a 52.4% reduction from 1080p High. Ultra at 4K averages 36 FPS, which is 35.7% lower than 1440p Ultra and 53.2% lower than 1080p Ultra. The 4K Ultra result of 36 FPS is the only measured value below 40 FPS, making it the single most demanding configuration in the dataset.

How This Combo Ranks

The comboRankInGame field places this specific CPU-GPU pairing at rank 2439 out of 3714 total tested combinations. That rank of 2439 means roughly 65.7% of all tested combos perform better in Lockdown Protocol, placing this pairing in the lower third of the database. The rank reflects the combination's overall capability across all measured scenarios, not just a single resolution or settings preset. Given that the GPU's percentileVsAllGpus is 65 and the CPU's percentileVsAllCpus is 85, the combined rank is dragged down primarily by the graphics card's mid-range position.

The CPU's nearest rivals provide context for its contribution to the combo's rank. The Intel Core Ultra 5 225 has an average score of 36938 with a deltaPct of 0, meaning the Ryzen 5 5600F's average benchmark score of 36945 is statistically identical. The AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D scores 37018 (deltaPct -0.2), the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 scores 37093 (deltaPct -0.4), and the Intel Core i9-12900T scores 37112 (deltaPct -0.5). All four rivals are within 0.5% of the 5600F's score, indicating that the CPU is not the differentiator in this combo's rank.

The GPU's nearest rivals tell a similar story. The NVIDIA Tesla K40m has an average score of 19885 (deltaPct -0.6), the AMD FirePro D300 scores 19637 (deltaPct 0.7), the AMD FirePro W7000 scores 19905 (deltaPct -0.7), and the NVIDIA Quadro K5200 scores 19602 (deltaPct 0.8). The RX 6650 XT's average benchmark score of 19765 places it squarely in this cluster, with all rivals within 0.8%. This tight grouping suggests that swapping the GPU for any of these near-equal cards would produce similar Lockdown Protocol results, while the rank itself is a function of the GPU's mid-tier standing relative to the entire database.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS rows provide a clear hierarchy for selecting the best experience. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers 165 FPS, which is far beyond the needs of a 144 Hz display and indicates the combo is heavily GPU-bound at this resolution. The Medium preset at 1080p averages 117 FPS with a minimum of 100, which still comfortably exceeds 100 FPS and includes the only frame-time data showing a floor above the 100 FPS mark. High settings at 1080p average 103 FPS, which is still above the 100 FPS threshold but offers diminishing returns over Medium given the 14 FPS difference. Ultra at 1080p drops to 77 FPS, which is a 34% reduction from Medium and likely not worth the visual gain for competitive play.

At 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 121 FPS, making it the only 1440p preset that clears the 120 FPS mark. Medium at 1440p averages 86 FPS with a minimum of 73, which is playable but below high-refresh territory. High at 1440p averages 75 FPS, and Ultra drops to 56 FPS. For 1440p users, the Low preset gives the smoothest experience, while Medium provides a balanced trade-off between visual quality and frame rate. The 4K results are uniformly below 80 FPS, with only Low (78 FPS) approaching playable smoothness; Medium (56 FPS), High (49 FPS), and Ultra (36 FPS) all fall below the 60 FPS threshold that many players consider the minimum for acceptable performance.

The data suggests that the best overall experience is 1080p Medium, which delivers 117 FPS average with a 100 FPS minimum, or 1440p Low at 121 FPS if higher resolution is prioritized. For players who want the highest visual fidelity while maintaining a playable frame rate, 1440p Medium at 86 FPS is the recommended compromise, as it avoids the steep penalties of Ultra settings at that resolution. The 4K Ultra preset at 36 FPS should be avoided unless visual quality takes absolute precedence over responsiveness.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F brings six cores and 12 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, with a base clock of 3.00 GHz and a boost clock of 4.00 GHz. The processor's cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 512 KB of L2 per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. Its benchmark results show a PassMark single-thread score of 2872 and a multithread score of 19236, with an average benchmark score of 36945 and a percentileVsAllCpus of 85. These figures indicate a strong mid-range CPU that should not bottleneck the GPU in most gaming scenarios.

In Lockdown Protocol specifically, the measured FPS data supports this conclusion. The 1080p Low result of 165 FPS demonstrates that the CPU can drive high frame rates when the GPU is not the limiting factor. If the 5600F were the bottleneck, we would expect to see the FPS plateau at lower resolutions regardless of settings, but instead the FPS scales consistently with resolution across all presets. The fact that moving from 1080p to 1440p reduces FPS by roughly 27% across Low, Medium, High, and Ultra presets indicates that the rendering workload is the primary constraint, not CPU throughput.

The CPU's memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s over dual-channel DDR4 is sufficient for this game, as evidenced by the lack of CPU-related frame drops in the measured data. The 5600F's nearest rivals all cluster within 0.5% of its average score, which means that swapping to an Intel Core Ultra 5 225, Ryzen 5 5500X3D, Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450, or Core i9-12900T would produce nearly identical results in this combo. The CPU's role here is to provide a stable platform that allows the RX 6650 XT to operate at its full potential, and the data shows it does exactly that — the frame rate ceilings are set by the GPU's pixel throughput, not the processor's instruction throughput.