Lockdown Protocol

# Lockdown Protocol with AMD Ryzen 5 5600G + AMD Radeon RX 580

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G paired with the AMD Radeon RX 580 delivers playable frame rates in Lockdown Protocol only at 1080p with Low settings, where the measured average of 46 FPS sits near the threshold for a smooth experience. At every other resolution and settings combination, the system falls below 30 FPS average, with the 4K Ultra preset producing a barely interactive 4 FPS average. This combination ranks last among all 3,714 tested combos in the database, indicating that while the components are individually capable for their era, they are severely mismatched for this title's demands at higher quality levels.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is dramatic and reveals a system that is heavily bound by both GPU and CPU limitations. At Low settings, the average frame rate falls from 46 FPS at 1920x1080 to 29 FPS at 2560x1440, a reduction of 37%. Moving to 3840x2160 at Low settings yields just 15 FPS, which is a 67% drop from the 1080p result. This scaling pattern indicates that the GPU is the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions, as the pixel throughput requirements outpace what the RX 580's 6.175 TFLOPS of FP32 compute can deliver.

The Medium settings results tell a similar story: 29 FPS at 1080p, 18 FPS at 1440p, and 10 FPS at 4K. The gap between 1080p and 1440p is 11 FPS, while the gap between 1440p and 4K is 8 FPS. This nonlinear scaling suggests that at 4K, the GPU is so far beyond its comfort zone that additional resolution increases yield diminishing absolute FPS losses, but the relative performance becomes unusable. High settings follow the same trajectory: 19 FPS at 1080p, 12 FPS at 1440p, and 6 FPS at 4K.

Ultra settings are the most punishing, with 12 FPS at 1080p, 8 FPS at 1440p, and 4 FPS at 4K. The resolution scaling at Ultra shows a nearly linear relationship — each step from 1080p to 1440p to 4K roughly halves the frame rate. This indicates that at Ultra, the GPU's shading units and memory bandwidth are completely saturated, and the 256.0 GB/s memory bandwidth of the RX 580 cannot feed the render pipeline fast enough to maintain any semblance of fluidity.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 580, based on the Polaris 20 chip with GCN 4.0 architecture, operates with a base clock of 1257 MHz and a boost clock of 1340 MHz. Its 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus provides 256.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is a substantial amount for a 2017-era GPU. However, the pixel rate of 42.88 GPixel/s and texture rate of 193.0 GTexel/s are insufficient for Lockdown Protocol's demands at higher resolutions, as evidenced by the sub-20 FPS averages at 1440p High and above.

The GPU's 2304 shading units and 32 ROPs are the architectural limits here. At 1080p Low, the 46 FPS average suggests the GPU can handle the geometry and shading workload when effects are minimized. But the moment settings increase to Medium, the average drops to 29 FPS, and at High it falls to 19 FPS. This steep decline with modest settings changes points to the GPU's fillrate and compute capabilities being the limiting factor, rather than VRAM capacity — the 8 GB frame buffer is never the constraint at these resolutions.

The RX 580's benchmark scores reinforce this picture. Its Passmark G3D score of 8813 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1005 place it in the 53rd percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile (0.1% higher average score) and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER (0.4% higher), which are similarly aged or mobile parts. The Geekbench Vulkan score of 45173 and OpenCL score of 37453 show that the GPU has reasonable compute throughput, but Lockdown Protocol appears to be sensitive to raw rasterization performance rather than general compute.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and AMD Radeon RX 580 ranks 3,714th out of 3,714 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol, placing it at the very bottom of the database. This is a stark result that underscores how poorly this pairing handles the game. The combo rank of dead last suggests that every other tested CPU-GPU pairing, regardless of generation or tier, outperforms this setup in this specific title.

The CPU component alone is not the culprit — the Ryzen 5 5600G sits in the 74th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 21,088. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core i3-1220P (0.1% higher), Intel Core Ultra 7 256V (0.1% lower), AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (0.2% lower), and Intel Core Ultra 7 155U (0.4% lower). This places the 5600G in respectable company for general processing tasks. The GPU, however, sits in the 53rd percentile, and the combination of a mid-range CPU from 2021 with a lower-mid-range GPU from 2017 creates a system that cannot keep up with Lockdown Protocol's engine demands.

The data suggests that the GPU is the dominant limiting factor in this combo's ranking. At 1080p Low, the system manages 46 FPS, which is playable but not exceptional. The CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads are enough to feed the GPU at this resolution, but the RX 580's architecture simply cannot translate additional settings increases into acceptable frame rates. The fact that this combo ranks last overall indicates that even budget-oriented pairings in the database outperform it, likely due to more modern GPU architectures with better feature support for this 2024 FPS title.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS rows, the only truly playable configuration is 1920x1080 with Low settings, which delivers an average of 46 FPS. This is the sole settings combination that approaches a smooth experience, though even this falls short of higher refresh rate targets. At 1080p Medium, the average drops to 29 FPS, which is below the 30 FPS threshold typically considered minimally playable for a fast-paced FPS. The jump from Low to Medium costs 17 FPS, a 37% reduction, making Medium a poor trade-off for the visual improvements.

At 1440p, even Low settings only produce 29 FPS average, which is marginal at best and likely to feel stuttery during intense firefights. The 1440p Medium result of 18 FPS and 1440p High result of 12 FPS are both well below playable thresholds. At 4K, all settings are effectively unplayable, with the highest average being 15 FPS at Low and the lowest being 4 FPS at Ultra. Users with this hardware should avoid 4K entirely for Lockdown Protocol.

The measured data includes min FPS values only for Medium settings: 25 FPS at 1080p, 15 FPS at 1440p, and 8 FPS at 4K. These minimums indicate that even the 1080p Medium experience has frame time spikes that could cause noticeable hitches. For players prioritizing consistency, 1080p Low is the recommended configuration, as it offers the highest average FPS with no recorded minimums below 46 FPS. The 1080p High setting at 19 FPS average is not recommended, as it provides only a modest visual uplift over Low while cutting frame rate by more than half.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system produces its best results. Low settings yield an average of 46 FPS, the highest of any configuration tested. Medium settings average 29 FPS, with a minimum of 25 FPS and maximum of 33 FPS, showing relatively tight frame pacing. High settings average 19 FPS, and Ultra settings average just 12 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a steady decline: 46, 29, 19, and 12 FPS respectively, with each settings tier costing roughly 7-17 FPS.

At 2560x1440, performance drops significantly. Low settings average 29 FPS, which is identical to the 1080p Medium result and highlights the resolution penalty. Medium settings average 18 FPS, with a minimum of 15 FPS and maximum of 21 FPS. High settings average 12 FPS, and Ultra settings average 8 FPS. The 1440p results show that this resolution is only usable at Low settings, and even then, the 29 FPS average is borderline.

At 3840x2160, the system struggles across all settings. Low settings average 15 FPS, Medium settings average 10 FPS with a minimum of 8 FPS and maximum of 11 FPS, High settings average 6 FPS, and Ultra settings average 4 FPS. The 4K results are uniformly unplayable, with the gap between Low and Ultra being only 11 FPS — a reflection of how the GPU is completely overwhelmed at this resolution regardless of quality settings.

The complete measured FPS table shows no min or max values for Low, High, or Ultra settings, meaning the data collection only captured average FPS for those configurations. The Medium settings at each resolution have full min/avg/max data, which allows for frame pacing analysis. At 1080p Medium, the 25-33 FPS range indicates relatively stable performance, while at 1440p Medium, the 15-21 FPS range shows wider variance. At 4K Medium, the 8-11 FPS range is tightly clustered but far too low for any practical use.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G contributes to this combo's performance through its 6 cores and 12 threads, running at a base clock of 3.90 GHz and boost clock of 4.40 GHz. This Zen 3 architecture processor, built on TSMC's 7 nm process, has 16 MB of L3 cache and supports DDR4 memory with dual-channel bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. Its Cinebench R23 multicore score of 10,551 and single-core score of 1,409 indicate solid processing capability, while the 3DMark single-thread score of 872 and max-threads score of 5,455 show balanced scaling across thread counts.

In Lockdown Protocol, the CPU's role appears secondary to the GPU. At 1080p Low, the 46 FPS average suggests the CPU can keep up with the game's logic and draw call submission at this load level. However, the CPU's PCIe Gen 3 interface with 16 lanes may limit data transfer rates to the GPU, though this is unlikely to be the primary bottleneck given the GPU's age and performance tier. The 5600G's integrated Radeon Vega 7 graphics are not utilized in this pairing, as the discrete RX 580 handles all rendering.

The CPU's benchmark positioning shows it is competitive with its peers. Its Passmark multithread score of 19,717 and single-thread score of 3,177 place it in the 74th percentile among all CPUs. The nearest rivals include the Intel Core i3-1220P at 0.1% higher average score and the Intel Core Ultra 7 256V at 0.1% lower. These small deltas indicate that the 5600G is a well-balanced processor for general workloads, but Lockdown Protocol's demands are such that even a strong CPU cannot compensate for the GPU's limitations in this pairing.

FAQ

Q: What is the best settings configuration for this hardware in Lockdown Protocol?

A: The only configuration with an average FPS above 30 is 1920x1080 with Low settings, which delivers 46 FPS average. All other settings at any resolution produce averages below 30 FPS, with 1080p Medium being the next best at 29 FPS.

Q: Can this system run Lockdown Protocol at 4K?

A: No playable 4K experience is possible. The highest 4K average is 15 FPS at Low settings, with Medium at 10 FPS, High at 6 FPS, and Ultra at 4 FPS. All 4K configurations are well below playable thresholds.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to other tested systems?

A: This combination ranks 3,714th out of 3,714 tested combos, making it the last-place pairing in the entire database for Lockdown Protocol. No other tested CPU-GPU combination performs worse in this title.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the main bottleneck in this system?

A: The GPU is the primary bottleneck. The RX 580 sits in the 53rd percentile among all GPUs, and its performance degrades sharply with resolution increases. The Ryzen 5 5600G, in the 74th percentile among CPUs, has sufficient processing power, as evidenced by the 46 FPS result at 1080p Low.

Q: What frame rates can I expect at 1440p with this hardware?

A: At 2560x1440, Low settings average 29 FPS, Medium averages 18 FPS, High averages 12 FPS, and Ultra averages 8 FPS. Only Low settings approach playability, and even that is marginal for a fast-paced FPS.

Q: How does the RX 580's performance compare to its closest GPU rivals?

A: The RX 580 has an average benchmark score of 12,928, placing it 0.1% below the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile, 0.4% below the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER, 0.5% above the AMD Radeon 740M, and 0.6% above the AMD FirePro W5100. These small deltas show it is competitive with its direct peers, but none of these GPUs are strong enough for Lockdown Protocol at higher settings.