Lockdown Protocol

# Lockdown Protocol with AMD Ryzen 5 5600X + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D produces a combination that ranks 88th out of 2,828 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol, placing it in the top 3.1% of all configurations. This pairing leverages a 6-core, 12-thread Zen 3 processor with a 4.60 GHz boost clock alongside a 32 GB GDDR7 GPU with a 512-bit memory bus, delivering measured frame rates that range from 88 FPS at 4K Ultra to 264 FPS at 1080p Low. The data set reveals a system that is consistently capable of high-refresh-rate gameplay across most settings, though the CPU's mid-range standing becomes apparent at lower resolutions where the GPU's raw throughput is less of a limiting factor.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear and predictable pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases, but the magnitude of that drop reveals important information about where the bottleneck lies. At 1080p High, the combo delivers 222 FPS; stepping up to 1440p High reduces that to 183 FPS, a 17.6% decrease; and moving to 4K High further reduces it to 118 FPS, a 35.5% drop from the 1440p figure. This scaling pattern—where the largest percentage loss occurs between 1440p and 4K—indicates that the GPU is becoming the dominant constraint at higher resolutions, which is expected given the RTX 5090 D's positioning.

However, the 1080p to 1440p transition tells a more nuanced story. At Low settings, the drop from 264 FPS at 1080p to 238 FPS at 1440p is only 9.8%, suggesting that the CPU is still keeping pace with the GPU's output at these lower graphical loads. The gap between 1440p and 4K at Low settings narrows to a 20.2% reduction (238 to 190 FPS), which is a smaller relative drop than the High preset's 35.5% decline over the same resolution span. This difference implies that at Low settings, the system is partially CPU-limited even at 1440p, because the GPU has enough headroom to push more frames if the processor could supply them.

The Medium preset data, which includes minimum and maximum FPS readings, reinforces this interpretation. At 1080p Medium, the average is 233 FPS with a range of 198 to 268 FPS; at 1440p Medium, the average drops to 209 FPS with a range of 178 to 241 FPS; and at 4K Medium, the average falls to 135 FPS with a range of 115 to 155 FPS. The consistency of the minimum-to-maximum spread—roughly 70 FPS at 1080p, 63 FPS at 1440p, and 40 FPS at 4K—suggests that frame pacing variability tightens as the GPU becomes more fully utilized, which is characteristic of a system transitioning from a CPU-bound to a GPU-bound state.

The Ultra preset shows the steepest resolution scaling curve. From 187 FPS at 1080p to 137 FPS at 1440p (a 26.7% drop) and then to 88 FPS at 4K (a 35.8% drop from 1440p), this preset demonstrates that the RTX 5090 D's compute resources are heavily taxed at maximum settings, particularly at 4K where the frame rate falls below the 100 FPS threshold. The data indicates that for this specific game, the 5600X is sufficient to feed the GPU at 1080p across all presets, but at 4K Ultra, the GPU's 104.8 TFLOPS FP32 throughput is the clear limiting component, as the CPU's role diminishes when the render workload becomes the primary bottleneck.

FAQ

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

A: The highest measured average FPS is 264, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

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

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the combo delivers an average of 88 FPS, which is the lowest measured result in the data set.

Q: Is the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X or the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D the limiting factor at 1080p?

A: At 1080p, the CPU is more likely to be the limiting factor, as evidenced by the relatively small FPS gains when lowering settings from High (222 FPS) to Low (264 FPS), a 19% increase that reflects the GPU's ability to render frames faster than the CPU can issue draw calls.

Q: What is the combo's ranking among all tested combinations in this game?

A: The combo ranks 88th out of 2,828 tested combinations, placing it in the top percentile of all configurations tested.

Q: How much FPS is lost when moving from 1440p to 4K at Medium settings?

A: At Medium settings, the average FPS drops from 209 at 2560x1440 to 135 at 3840x2160, a 35.4% decrease.

Q: Does the RTX 5090 D's 32 GB VRAM capacity show any advantage in the measured results?

A: The measured FPS data does not indicate any VRAM-related performance cliffs across the tested resolutions and settings, suggesting the 32 GB capacity is sufficient for this game's demands at all measured configurations.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D is the dominant component in this pairing, and the measured FPS data reflects its capabilities across different resolution and settings combinations. The GPU's 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus provides 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth, which is more than adequate for Lockdown Protocol's texture and geometry loads at 4K, as evidenced by the fact that even at Ultra settings, the 4K average of 88 FPS is not accompanied by any reported minimum FPS data that would indicate stuttering or memory pressure.

The GPU's clock behavior—2017 MHz base and 2407 MHz boost—combined with its 21,760 shading units and 680 texture mapping units, produces a texture rate of 1,636.8 GTexel/s and a pixel rate of 423.6 GPixel/s. These raw specifications translate into the measured performance where the GPU's compute throughput (104.8 TFLOPS FP32) allows for 264 FPS at 1080p Low, but that figure drops by 28.8% to 187 FPS at 1080p Ultra, reflecting the increased shader work required by higher graphical fidelity settings.

The RTX 5090 D's nearest rival data, based on average benchmark scores, shows it sits 1.1% above the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT and 1.6% below the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT, with a percentile rank of 92 among all GPUs. This positioning suggests that while the GPU is not the absolute fastest in the database, its real-world performance in Lockdown Protocol is sufficient to drive high frame rates at 1440p across all settings, with only the 4K Ultra preset dipping below the 100 FPS mark.

The GPU's memory configuration—32 GB of GDDR7—is a notable feature, but the measured FPS data does not show any scenario where this capacity is a limiting factor. The smallest VRAM demand scenario (1080p Low) and the largest (4K Ultra) both produce consistent frame rates without min FPS anomalies, indicating that the memory subsystem is never saturated in this game. The 1.79 TB/s bandwidth is particularly relevant at 4K Ultra, where the 88 FPS average suggests the GPU's compute units, not its memory bandwidth, are the primary constraint.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides clear guidance on which settings preset offers the best balance of visual quality and frame rate for this combo. At 1080p, the High preset delivers 222 FPS, which is only 11 FPS below the Medium preset's 233 FPS but represents a significant visual upgrade over Low's 264 FPS. Given that all three presets at 1080p exceed 220 FPS, the High preset is the sensible choice for users with 144Hz or even 240Hz displays, as the 19% FPS loss from Low to High is a reasonable trade for the graphical improvements.

At 1440p, the High preset's 183 FPS is the standout recommendation. The Medium preset offers 209 FPS, but the 14% increase in frame rate comes at the cost of reduced visual fidelity. The Ultra preset drops to 137 FPS, which is still playable on high-refresh displays but represents a 25% reduction from High. For users prioritizing frame rate above all else, Low at 238 FPS is available, but the data suggests that High provides the best combination of performance and quality, as it remains above the 180 FPS threshold that most high-refresh gaming monitors can display.

At 4K, the recommendation shifts to Medium settings, which delivers 135 FPS with a reported range of 115 to 155 FPS. The High preset's 118 FPS is also viable, but the Medium preset's higher average and more consistent frame pacing (as indicated by the narrower min-max range relative to its average) make it the better choice for maintaining smooth gameplay. The Ultra preset's 88 FPS is technically playable, but the 47 FPS gap between Ultra and Medium at this resolution represents a substantial performance penalty that is unlikely to be justified by the visual improvements in a fast-paced FPS game.

For users with displays capped at 144Hz, the data indicates that 4K High (118 FPS) or 4K Medium (135 FPS) are both suitable, while 1440p Ultra (137 FPS) and 1440p High (183 FPS) provide headroom for G-Sync or FreeSync operation. The Ultra preset at 1080p (187 FPS) is also a valid choice for 144Hz displays, offering the highest visual fidelity while still exceeding the display's refresh rate.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's rank of 88 out of 2,828 tested combinations places it in the top 3.1% of all configurations tested in Lockdown Protocol. This ranking reflects the combined capabilities of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D, but the relative contributions of each component can be inferred from the measured FPS data.

The CPU's percentile rank of 75 among all processors indicates that the 5600X is a solid mid-to-upper-tier processor, but it is not in the top quartile of all CPUs. Its average benchmark score of 21,771 is nearly identical to that of the AMD Ryzen 7 4800H (21,749, a 0.1% difference) and slightly below the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U (21,874, a -0.5% difference) and Intel Core i7-11700 (21,891, a -0.5% difference). This clustering suggests that the 5600X's 6-core, 12-thread configuration with 32 MB of L3 cache is competitive with, but not superior to, other processors in its class.

The GPU's percentile rank of 92 among all GPUs is significantly higher than the CPU's rank, indicating that the RTX 5090 D is the stronger component in this pairing. The GPU's average benchmark score of 77,712 places it above the AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT (76,904, a 1.1% difference) and below the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT (78,940, a -1.6% difference) and NVIDIA Tesla P100 variants (79,396 and 79,605, with -2.1% and -2.4% differences respectively). This positioning suggests that the GPU is the primary driver of the combo's high rank in Lockdown Protocol.

The rank of 88 out of 2,828 is likely influenced by the fact that many higher-ranked combos pair more powerful CPUs with similarly powerful GPUs, allowing them to achieve higher frame rates at 1080p where the CPU's limitations become more apparent. The data supports this interpretation: at 1080p Low, the combo achieves 264 FPS, but a stronger CPU paired with the same GPU would likely push that figure higher, as the RTX 5090 D's 104.8 TFLOPS FP32 throughput suggests it is capable of rendering more frames than the 5600X can feed it at lower resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete set of measured FPS data for this combo in Lockdown Protocol is as follows:

At 3840x2160 (4K), the Ultra preset delivers an average of 88 FPS. The High preset improves this to 118 FPS, while Medium achieves 135 FPS with a recorded range of 115 to 155 FPS. The Low preset produces the highest 4K result at 190 FPS. This represents a 116% increase from Ultra to Low at this resolution.

At 2560x1440 (1440p), the Ultra preset averages 137 FPS. High settings increase this to 183 FPS, Medium to 209 FPS with a range of 178 to 241 FPS, and Low to 238 FPS. The spread from Ultra to Low is 101 FPS, or a 73.7% improvement.

At 1920x1080 (1080p), the Ultra preset averages 187 FPS. High settings deliver 222 FPS, Medium 233 FPS with a range of 198 to 268 FPS, and Low 264 FPS. The total spread from Ultra to Low is 77 FPS, or a 41.2% improvement.

The Medium preset is the only setting level with complete min/max data across all resolutions. At 1080p, the range is 198 to 268 FPS (a 70 FPS spread); at 1440p, it is 178 to 241 FPS (a 63 FPS spread); and at 4K, it is 115 to 155 FPS (a 40 FPS spread). This narrowing range at higher resolutions indicates that frame time consistency improves when the GPU is more fully loaded, which is typical of systems where CPU-side frame pacing variability is masked by longer GPU render times.

Comparing settings across resolutions, the Ultra preset shows the most consistent scaling: 187 FPS at 1080p, 137 FPS at 1440p, and 88 FPS at 4K. This represents a 26.7% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 35.8% drop from 1440p to 4K. The Low preset shows the least resolution sensitivity: 264, 238, and 190 FPS respectively, with drops of 9.8% and 20.2%. This pattern confirms that the GPU's workload scales more steeply with resolution at higher settings, while the CPU's contribution becomes relatively more important at lower settings.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, with its 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, plays a critical but secondary role in this combo's Lockdown Protocol performance. The CPU's base clock of 3.70 GHz and boost clock of 4.60 GHz, combined with 32 MB of L3 cache, provide the instruction throughput necessary to feed the RTX 5090 D's massive rendering pipeline, but the measured data shows that at lower resolutions, the CPU becomes the limiting factor.

The CPU's benchmark results illustrate its capabilities: a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 11,838 and single-core score of 1,541, along with a Geekbench multicore score of 9,173 and single-core score of 1,989. These figures place the 5600X in the 75th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 21,771. The nearest rival data shows the CPU is essentially tied with the AMD Ryzen 7 4800H (0.1% difference) and slightly behind the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U and Intel Core i7-11700 (both -0.5% differences), indicating that the 5600X is a competitive but not outstanding processor for this generation.

In Lockdown Protocol, the CPU's role is most evident in the 1080p Low settings result of 264 FPS. This is the highest measured frame rate in the data set, and the fact that it does not scale further when compared to the RTX 5090 D's theoretical capabilities suggests that the CPU's single-thread performance, as measured by its 3DMark single-thread score of 917, is the ceiling for this scenario. The 3DMark 2-thread score of 1,793 and 4-thread score of 3,363 indicate that the CPU's performance scales well with additional threads, but the 6-core, 12-thread configuration's 3DMark max-thread score of 5,588 shows that it is not a high-core-count processor.

The CPU's 4,150 million transistors on a 74 mm² die, manufactured on TSMC's 7nm process, provide a power-efficient foundation with a 65W TDP. The dual-channel DDR4 memory support with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth is sufficient for this game, as the measured FPS data does not show any memory-bandwidth-related bottlenecks. The CPU's PCIe Gen 4 support with 20 lanes ensures that the RTX 5090 D's PCIe 5.0 x16 interface is not constrained by the CPU's bus capabilities.

The data suggests that the 5600X is adequate for 1440p and 4K gaming with the RTX 5090 D, as the GPU becomes the bottleneck at these resolutions. However, at 1080p, particularly at Low settings, the CPU's 6-core, 12-thread configuration becomes the limiting component, as evidenced by the relatively small FPS gains when reducing settings from High to Low at this resolution (222 to 264 FPS, a 19% improvement) compared to the larger gains at 4K (118 to 190 FPS, a 61% improvement). This pattern is consistent with a system where the CPU's frame generation rate is the primary constraint at lower resolutions, while the GPU's rendering throughput dominates at higher resolutions.