Lockdown Protocol

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 pairing delivers a playable but resolution-sensitive experience in Lockdown Protocol. The data shows a clear pattern: frame rates scale aggressively with resolution, indicating that the GPU becomes the primary constraint as pixel count increases. At 1080p, the combination is capable of high refresh rates, but at 4K, even medium settings push the system to its limits.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a steep performance drop as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 89.8 FPS at 1080p to 65.1 FPS at 1440p, a decline of roughly 27%. Moving further to 4K, the average drops to 45.9 FPS, which is nearly half the 1080p figure. This scaling pattern is typical for a system where the GPU is the limiting factor at higher resolutions.

The gap between Low and Ultra settings widens significantly at higher resolutions. At 1080p, the difference between Low (148 FPS) and Ultra (67.1 FPS) is about 80.9 FPS. At 1440p, that gap shrinks to 57.2 FPS (108.5 FPS Low versus 51.3 FPS Ultra). At 4K, the spread narrows further to 35.7 FPS (66.7 FPS Low versus 31 FPS Ultra). This compression indicates that at 4K, the GPU’s raw throughput is the dominant bottleneck, and settings tweaks have a diminishing impact on overall performance.

The data suggests that 1080p is the sweet spot for this pairing, especially on High settings where the 89.8 FPS average comfortably exceeds the 60 FPS threshold. At 1440p, Medium settings (75.3 FPS) provide a balanced experience, while High (65.1 FPS) remains playable. At 4K, only Low settings (66.7 FPS) maintain a fluid frame rate, with Medium (50.6 FPS) and High (45.9 FPS) falling below the ideal range for fast-paced FPS gameplay. The Ultra preset at 4K, delivering just 31 FPS, is effectively unplayable.

FAQ

*Q: What is the best resolution for this CPU-GPU combo in Lockdown Protocol?*

A: The data shows 1920x1080 as the strongest resolution, with all settings presets achieving an average FPS above 60. At 1440p, only Low and Medium presets exceed the 60 FPS mark, while at 4K, only the Low preset does.

Q: How does the Ultra preset perform at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS is 31. This is the lowest measured result in the entire dataset, indicating that the GeForce RTX 2060 is severely overburdened at this combination.

Q: Is the CPU a bottleneck at 1080p?

A: The benchmark results suggest that at 1080p, the GPU is still the primary limiter, as evidenced by the large FPS delta between Low (148 FPS) and Ultra (67.1 FPS) settings. The CPU’s 8-core, 16-thread configuration appears sufficient to feed the GPU at this resolution.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and High settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 108.5 FPS, while the High preset averages 65.1 FPS. This represents a 43.4 FPS drop, or approximately 40% lower performance, for the higher visual fidelity.

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

A: The combination ranks 1331 out of 1637 total combos in the database for Lockdown Protocol, placing it in the lower percentile of tested systems.

Q: Does the game prefer CPU or GPU scaling?

A: The data shows that resolution scaling has a profound impact on FPS, which is a hallmark of GPU-bound performance. The CPU’s multi-threaded benchmark scores (e.g., Cinebench R23 multicore of 20755) suggest it has ample headroom, but the GPU’s 6 GB VRAM and 192-bit bus become the limiting factor at higher resolutions.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is built on the Turing architecture with a 12 nm process node and features 1920 shading units, 120 TMUs, and 48 ROPs. Its memory subsystem consists of 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus, providing 336.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU’s boost clock is rated at 1680 MHz, with a base clock of 1365 MHz. These specifications place the RTX 2060 in the 58th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 16074.

In Lockdown Protocol, the GPU’s role is decisive. The measured FPS at 4K Ultra (31 FPS) versus 1080p Low (148 FPS) shows a 117 FPS swing, directly attributable to the GPU’s pixel and texture throughput. The 6 GB VRAM capacity is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p gameplay, but at 4K, the memory bandwidth of 336.0 GB/s appears to be a limiting factor, as evidenced by the steep drop in performance. The GPU’s nearest rivals, such as the AMD Radeon RX 7600S (avg score 15996, deltaPct 0.5), the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M (avg score 16351, deltaPct -1.7), and the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 (avg score 16351, deltaPct -1.7), show similar average scores, but the RTX 2060’s behavior in this specific game is defined by its 12 nm node and Turing architecture.

The data indicates that the RTX 2060 is a capable 1080p card for this title, but its performance at 4K is marginal. The 31 FPS average at 4K Ultra is a clear indicator that the GPU is overworked, and even at 4K Low, the 66.7 FPS average is only slightly above the 60 FPS target. The GPU’s 80.64 GPixel/s pixel rate and 201.6 GTexel/s texture rate are the theoretical limits that the game’s engine is hitting at higher resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the RTX 2060 delivers its strongest results. The Low preset achieves an average of 148 FPS, which is the highest score in the entire dataset. Medium settings yield 104.4 FPS, High settings produce 89.8 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to 67.1 FPS. All 1080p presets remain above the 60 FPS threshold, making this resolution the most flexible for users who want to prioritize frame rate or visual quality.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance drops are consistent. Low settings average 108.5 FPS, Medium settings average 75.3 FPS, High settings average 65.1 FPS, and Ultra settings average 51.3 FPS. The Ultra preset falls below the 60 FPS mark, indicating that users seeking high detail at 1440p should expect some compromise. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 57.2 FPS, which is substantial but narrower than the 80.9 FPS gap seen at 1080p.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is clearly the bottleneck. Low settings average 66.7 FPS, which is the only preset at 4K that maintains a fluid experience. Medium settings drop to 50.6 FPS, High settings fall to 45.9 FPS, and Ultra settings plummet to 31 FPS. The scaling from 1080p to 4K at High settings shows a reduction from 89.8 FPS to 45.9 FPS, a 48.9% decrease. This data point underscores the GPU’s limitations at high pixel counts. The measured FPS values are consistent across all settings, showing a linear progression from Low to Ultra at each resolution, which indicates that the game’s engine scales predictably with GPU load.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G is a desktop processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, codenamed Cezanne, and manufactured on a 7 nm process. It features 8 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz. The CPU has a 16 MB L3 cache and supports DDR4 memory with a dual-channel bus, offering 51.2 GB/s of bandwidth. Its multi-threaded performance is strong, as shown by a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 20755 and a Passmark multithread score of 24419.

The CPU’s role in Lockdown Protocol appears secondary to the GPU, given the resolution scaling patterns. However, its single-thread performance is also relevant; the Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2930 and Geekbench single-core score of 2016 suggest that the CPU can handle the game’s logic and physics without becoming a bottleneck. The CPU’s 3DMark 16-thread score of 6629 and 2-thread score of 1758 indicate that the processor scales well with multi-threading, which is beneficial for modern FPS titles.

The Ryzen 7 5700G ranks in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 25626. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U (avg score 25706, deltaPct -0.3), the Intel Xeon D-2752TER (avg score 25532, deltaPct 0.4), the Intel Core 5 210H (avg score 25490, deltaPct 0.5), and the AMD Ryzen 5 7640U (avg score 25485, deltaPct 0.6). These rivals show that the 5700G is in a tightly contested performance bracket.

Given that the measured FPS data shows a significant drop from 1080p Low (148 FPS) to 1080p Ultra (67.1 FPS), the CPU is clearly not the limiting factor at lower settings. The GPU’s workload increases with resolution and settings, and the CPU’s 8-core, 16-thread configuration appears to provide sufficient headroom for the game’s computational demands. The 65 W TDP and 7 nm process node indicate that the CPU is efficient, but the system’s overall performance is constrained by the RTX 2060’s 6 GB VRAM and 192-bit memory bus, especially at 4K.