Lockdown Protocol

# How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 lands at rank 112 out of 1637 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol, placing it in the top 6.8% of all configurations. This is a strong result for a combination pairing a 5000-series APU with a current-generation Blackwell GPU. The ranking reflects that while the CPU is not the fastest option available, the GPU carries the system into elite territory for this FPS title.

The data shows that this combo outperforms the vast majority of tested systems, though it sits behind the top-tier combinations that typically pair flagship CPUs with flagship GPUs. The gap between this combo and the top 100 is modest, suggesting that the Ryzen 5 5600G is not holding back the RTX 5080 as much as one might expect from a processor released earlier in the AM4 lifecycle. The percentileVsAllCpus figure of 78 for the CPU and 89 for the GPU indicates that this pairing is somewhat unbalanced on paper, yet the measured results demonstrate that Lockdown Protocol is not extremely CPU-sensitive at the settings tested.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 is the dominant component in this pairing, featuring 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus with 960.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The memory clock runs at 1875 MHz with 30 Gbps effective speed, while the GPU core boosts to 2617 MHz from a 2295 MHz base. This Blackwell 2.0 architecture GPU contains 10752 shading units, 336 texture mapping units, and 112 ROPs, delivering 56.28 TFLOPS of FP32 compute.

In Lockdown Protocol, the GPU's role is clearly evident from the measured FPS scaling. At 1080p Ultra, the combo produces 164.5 FPS, which is significantly lower than the 251.5 FPS at Low settings. This spread of 87 FPS between the lowest and highest quality presets at 1080p demonstrates that the RTX 5080's rendering workload scales heavily with the visual fidelity settings. The GPU's 84 RT cores and 336 tensor cores are present but not explicitly exercised in this game's benchmark data, which focuses on standard rasterization performance.

The RTX 5080's benchmark scores reinforce its position: it achieves a Passmark G3D score of 36565 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 8637, placing it in the 89th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals in the benchmark database include the Intel Arc A570M (1.6% ahead), Intel Arc Pro A60 (1.9% behind), and Intel Arc A580 (2.5% ahead), though these comparisons are based on aggregate scores rather than Lockdown Protocol-specific performance.

Settings Recommendations

For the best experience in Lockdown Protocol, the Medium preset offers the most balanced performance across all resolutions. At 1080p, Medium delivers 219.6 FPS compared to 164.5 FPS on Ultra — a 55.1 FPS improvement that comes with only modest visual reductions. At 1440p, Medium produces 183.5 FPS versus 120.2 FPS on Ultra, again showing a substantial gain of 63.3 FPS. Even at 4K, Medium maintains 120 FPS, which is exactly at the refresh rate ceiling of many modern displays, while Ultra drops to 78 FPS.

High settings also provide solid results, with 210.6 FPS at 1080p and 158.1 FPS at 1440p, but the jump to Medium yields nearly 10-25 FPS more at every resolution. The Low preset pushes frame rates to 251.5 FPS at 1080p and 169.8 FPS at 4K, but the visual quality trade-off is substantial for a competitive FPS title where clarity matters. For most players, Medium represents the sweet spot — it maintains high frame rates while preserving enough detail for effective target acquisition and environmental awareness.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured data reveals consistent scaling patterns across all resolutions. At 1920x1080, the combo produces 251.5 FPS on Low, 219.6 FPS on Medium, 210.6 FPS on High, and 164.5 FPS on Ultra. The delta between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 87 FPS, indicating that the RTX 5080 has ample headroom to render this game at high frame rates even with reduced quality settings.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates drop predictably: 225.2 FPS on Low, 183.5 FPS on Medium, 158.1 FPS on High, and 120.2 FPS on Ultra. The gap between Low and Ultra narrows to 105 FPS in absolute terms, but the percentage drop from Low to Ultra is roughly similar to 1080p. At this resolution, even Ultra settings remain playable at 120.2 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS threshold and suitable for high-refresh-rate monitors.

At 3840x2160, the RTX 5080's capabilities are tested more seriously. Low settings yield 169.8 FPS, Medium produces 120 FPS, High drops to 102.6 FPS, and Ultra falls to 78 FPS. The 4K Ultra result of 78 FPS is still smooth for most players, though competitive gamers may prefer Medium or High to push frame rates higher. The 4K Low result of 169.8 FPS demonstrates that even at maximum resolution, this GPU can drive very high frame rates when visual settings are reduced.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K reveals how the workload shifts between components. At Low settings, the combo delivers 251.5 FPS at 1080p and 169.8 FPS at 4K — a 32.5% reduction. At Medium, the drop is from 219.6 FPS to 120 FPS, a 45.4% reduction. High settings fall from 210.6 FPS to 102.6 FPS, a 51.3% reduction, while Ultra drops from 164.5 FPS to 78 FPS, a 52.6% reduction.

The pattern shows that as resolution increases, the GPU becomes progressively more loaded, and the percentage loss grows with higher quality settings. This is typical of a GPU-bound scenario at 4K, where the RTX 5080's 960.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 10752 shading units are the limiting factors. The relatively smaller drop at Low settings (32.5%) suggests that even at 1080p Low, the CPU may be imposing some constraint, preventing the GPU from fully stretching its legs.

The scaling from 1440p to 4K is particularly telling: at Ultra, the drop from 120.2 FPS to 78 FPS is a 35.1% reduction, while at Medium, the drop from 183.5 FPS to 120 FPS is 34.6%. This consistency indicates that the GPU is the primary bottleneck at these higher resolutions, with the CPU playing a lesser role. At 1080p, the scaling from Low to Ultra shows a 34.6% performance difference, which is smaller than at higher resolutions, suggesting that CPU limitations begin to emerge at lower resolution and higher frame rates.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G brings 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, running at a 3.90 GHz base clock and boosting to 4.40 GHz. This Cezanne-generation processor features 16 MB of L3 cache, with 64 KB of L1 and 512 KB of L2 per core. The CPU's memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s over a dual-channel DDR4 interface, and it connects via PCIe Gen 3 with 16 lanes.

In Lockdown Protocol, the CPU's influence is most apparent at 1080p Low, where the combo reaches 251.5 FPS. This is the highest measured result across all settings and resolutions, yet it falls short of what the RTX 5080 could theoretically achieve in a less CPU-limited scenario. The 3dmark_single_thread score of 872 and the passmark_single_thread score of 3177 indicate that the 5600G's single-core performance is adequate but not exceptional, which is typical for a 5000-series APU with integrated graphics.

The CPU's multi-threaded capabilities are more robust, with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 16758 and a Geekbench multicore score of 7693. In the benchmark database, the 5600G sits at the 78th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 19983. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core i7-11600H (0.2% ahead), Intel Core i7-11800H (0.2% behind), AMD EPYC 7713P (0.2% behind), and AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX (0.3% ahead). These tight deltas show that the 5600G performs on par with several higher-tier processors in aggregate benchmarks.

For Lockdown Protocol specifically, the CPU's role is to feed the GPU with draw calls and game logic. The fact that 1080p Low produces 251.5 FPS while 1080p Ultra produces 164.5 FPS suggests that the CPU can handle frame rates up to roughly 250 FPS in this title, but the GPU's workload at higher settings becomes the limiting factor. At 4K, the CPU is likely not a bottleneck at any setting, as the GPU is clearly the constraining component. However, players seeking maximum frame rates at 1080p with competitive settings may find the 5600G's six cores to be a slight limitation compared to newer CPUs with higher single-thread performance.