Lockdown Protocol

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Lockdown Protocol at 1080p?

A: Yes. At 1920x1080, the combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 4600G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti delivers 73.9 FPS on Ultra settings, 101.9 FPS on High, 113.4 FPS on Medium, and 157.5 FPS on Low. All four presets clear the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: What is the best settings preset at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is High, which produces 75.1 FPS. Low runs at 119.5 FPS and Medium at 83.7 FPS, but Ultra drops to 52.3 FPS, below the playable threshold.

Q: Is 4K playable with this hardware?

A: Only at Low settings. At 3840x2160, Low achieves 75.1 FPS, Medium runs at 55.4 FPS, High at 49.4 FPS, and Ultra at 33.5 FPS. Medium, High, and Ultra all fall below 60 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Ryzen 5 4600G has an average benchmark score of 17507, placing it in the 71st percentile among all CPUs. It sits within 0.8% of the Intel Core i3-14100T (17648), within 0.6% of the Intel Core 7 150U (17395), and within 0.1% of the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE (17482). The AMD Ryzen 3 8300GE scores 17614, which is 0.6% higher.

Q: How does the GPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RTX 3060 Ti has an average benchmark score of 16129, placing it in the 59th percentile among all GPUs. It is 0.7% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 9060 (16014), 1.4% behind the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M (16351), 1.4% behind the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (16361), and 1.7% ahead of the AMD Radeon R9 370X (15862).

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

A: The combination ranks 2533 out of 3714 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol. That places it in the lower portion of the tested combinations, meaning many other CPU and GPU pairings deliver higher frame rates in this game.

How This Combo Ranks

The database records 3714 tested CPU and GPU combinations for Lockdown Protocol. The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ranks 2533rd. That position indicates a mid-to-lower tier result: roughly 68% of tested combos place ahead of it, while about 32% place behind it.

The ranking reflects the combined capability of a 6-core, 12-thread Zen 2 desktop processor and an Ampere-generation GPU with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory. The CPU sits in the 71st percentile among all CPUs in the database, while the GPU sits in the 59th percentile among all GPUs. The gap between those two percentile positions matters: the GPU is the weaker component relative to its own field, and the measured frame rates reflect that balance.

At 1920x1080, the combo produces 73.9 FPS on Ultra, which is above the 60 FPS playable threshold. At 2560x1440, the same Ultra preset drops to 52.3 FPS, below the threshold. At 3840x2160, even Medium falls short at 55.4 FPS. The ranking of 2533 out of 3714 is consistent with a system that clears 60 FPS comfortably at 1080p across all presets, handles 1440p at High or lower, and needs Low settings at 4K.

The data also shows how the combo scales with resolution. From 1920x1080 Ultra (73.9 FPS) to 2560x1440 Ultra (52.3 FPS), the frame rate drops by 29.2%. From 2560x1440 Ultra to 3840x2160 Ultra (33.5 FPS), it drops by another 35.9%. That scaling pattern is typical for a GPU-bound title: the frame rate falls faster as pixel count grows, and the CPU becomes less of a limiting factor at higher resolutions.

Best Settings per Resolution

The database records measured average FPS for four presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) at three resolutions. The most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is the recommended target for each resolution.

1920x1080: Ultra is the best setting, producing 73.9 FPS. This is the highest quality preset tested, and it clears the 60 FPS threshold with a margin of 13.9 FPS. High runs at 101.9 FPS, Medium at 113.4 FPS, and Low at 157.5 FPS. Since even Ultra exceeds 60 FPS, there is no reason to drop below Ultra for a 60 FPS target.

2560x1440: High is the best setting, producing 75.1 FPS. Medium runs at 83.7 FPS and Low at 119.5 FPS, but Ultra falls to 52.3 FPS. The jump from High to Ultra costs 22.8 FPS, pushing the system below the playable threshold. High is the highest preset that maintains 60 FPS.

3840x2160: Low is the best setting, producing 75.1 FPS. Medium runs at 55.4 FPS, High at 49.4 FPS, and Ultra at 33.5 FPS. Only Low clears 60 FPS. The step from Low to Medium costs 19.7 FPS, and the step from Medium to High costs another 6.0 FPS.

The pattern is clear: at each resolution, the preset ceiling drops by one step. At 1080p, Ultra is viable. At 1440p, High is the ceiling. At 4K, Low is the ceiling. The margin above 60 FPS at the best setting is similar at 1080p (13.9 FPS over threshold) and 1440p (15.1 FPS over threshold), but at 4K the margin shrinks to 15.1 FPS over threshold with Low, and the next preset up sits 4.6 FPS below threshold.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals in the database provide context for what other hardware would behave similarly to this CPU and GPU pairing.

CPU side: The Ryzen 5 4600G scores 17507 on average. Its closest neighbors are the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE (17482, 0.1% slower), the AMD Ryzen 3 8300GE (17614, 0.6% faster), the Intel Core 7 150U (17395, 0.6% slower), and the Intel Core i3-14100T (17648, 0.8% faster). All four rivals sit within roughly 1% of the 4600G, so in a CPU-bound scenario, swapping to any of them would produce nearly identical frame rates. The Intel Core i3-14100T is the closest higher-scoring alternative, while the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE is the closest lower-scoring one.

GPU side: The RTX 3060 Ti scores 16129 on average. Its nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon RX 9060 (16014, 0.7% slower), the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M (16351, 1.4% faster), the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (16361, 1.4% faster), and the AMD Radeon R9 370X (15862, 1.7% slower). The RX 5700 XT and Pro 5600M are the closest higher-scoring alternatives, while the RX 9060 and R9 370X are the closest lower-scoring ones. In a GPU-bound scenario, these four cards would deliver frame rates within roughly 2% of the RTX 3060 Ti.

Because Lockdown Protocol is more GPU-bound at higher resolutions, the GPU rivals matter more at 1440p and 4K. At 1080p, where the CPU has more influence, the CPU rivals matter more. A system with the Ryzen 5 4600G and an RX 5700 XT would likely produce frame rates very close to those recorded here. Likewise, a system with an Intel Core i3-14100T and the RTX 3060 Ti would behave nearly identically in CPU-sensitive scenes.

CPU and GPU Roles

The measured data shows how the balance of CPU and GPU responsibility shifts across resolutions and presets in Lockdown Protocol.

At 1920x1080, the frame rate ranges from 73.9 FPS (Ultra) to 157.5 FPS (Low). The spread between Low and Ultra is 83.6 FPS. At 2560x1440, the same spread is 67.2 FPS (119.5 to 52.3). At 3840x2160, the spread narrows to 41.6 FPS (75.1 to 33.5). As resolution increases, the gap between Low and Ultra shrinks, which indicates that the GPU is becoming the dominant limiting factor. At lower resolutions, the frame rate is high enough that the CPU has more room to become a bottleneck.

The scaling from 1080p Low (157.5 FPS) to 1440p Low (119.5 FPS) is a 24.1% drop. The scaling from 1440p Low to 4K Low (75.1 FPS) is a 37.2% drop. For Ultra, the drops are 29.2% (1080p to 1440p) and 35.9% (1440p to 4K). The larger percentage drops at higher resolutions, especially on Low settings, indicate that the GPU is doing more of the work as pixel count rises.

The CPU, a 6-core 12-thread Zen 2 part with a 71st percentile ranking, is capable enough to feed the GPU at 1080p, where frame rates exceed 150 FPS on Low. At 1440p and 4K, the GPU becomes the clear bottleneck. The RTX 3060 Ti, ranked in the 59th percentile among GPUs, cannot maintain 60 FPS at 4K above Low settings.

For players targeting 1080p, the CPU matters more because the GPU has spare capacity. For players targeting 1440p or 4K, the GPU is the limiting component, and upgrading the GPU would yield larger frame rate gains than upgrading the CPU. The data supports this: the CPU's percentile position (71st) is higher than the GPU's (59th), meaning the GPU is relatively weaker within its own field.

The Verdict

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti can run Lockdown Protocol, but the playable settings depend heavily on resolution.

At 1920x1080, all four presets clear 60 FPS. Ultra runs at 73.9 FPS, High at 101.9 FPS, Medium at 113.4 FPS, and Low at 157.5 FPS. This is the only resolution where Ultra is playable.

At 2560x1440, High, Medium, and Low clear 60 FPS, with 75.1 FPS, 83.7 FPS, and 119.5 FPS respectively. Ultra falls to 52.3 FPS, below the threshold.

At 3840x2160, only Low clears 60 FPS, at 75.1 FPS. Medium (55.4 FPS), High (49.4 FPS), and Ultra (33.5 FPS) all fall short.

The verdict is straightforward: this system is a 1080p Ultra machine, a 1440p High machine, and a 4K Low machine. It ranks 2533rd out of 3714 tested combos, which aligns with a mid-range pairing that handles 1080p without compromise but requires preset reductions at higher resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The database records average FPS for each resolution and preset combination. Minimum and maximum FPS values are not available in the recorded data.

3840x2160 (4K):

• Low: 75.1 FPS
• Medium: 55.4 FPS
• High: 49.4 FPS
• Ultra: 33.5 FPS

The drop from Low to Medium is 19.7 FPS. The drop from Medium to High is 6.0 FPS. The drop from High to Ultra is 15.9 FPS. The largest single step is between Low and Medium, and the smallest is between Medium and High.

2560x1440 (1440p):

• Low: 119.5 FPS
• Medium: 83.7 FPS
• High: 75.1 FPS
• Ultra: 52.3 FPS

The drop from Low to Medium is 35.8 FPS. The drop from Medium to High is 8.6 FPS. The drop from High to Ultra is 22.8 FPS. The step from Low to Medium is the largest, and the step from Medium to High is the smallest.

1920x1080 (1080p):

• Low: 157.5 FPS
• Medium: 113.4 FPS
• High: 101.9 FPS
• Ultra: 73.9 FPS

The drop from Low to Medium is 44.1 FPS. The drop from Medium to High is 11.5 FPS. The drop from High to Ultra is 28.0 FPS. Again, the Low to Medium step is the largest, and the Medium to High step is the smallest.

Across all resolutions, the Low to Medium transition produces the largest frame rate drop, while the Medium to High transition produces the smallest. This pattern suggests that the Medium preset introduces a significant increase in rendering workload compared to Low, while the High preset is a more modest step up from Medium. The Ultra preset imposes a heavy additional load at every resolution, with drops of 15.9 FPS at 4K, 22.8 FPS at 1440p, and 28.0 FPS at 1080p.

The highest recorded frame rate in the entire dataset is 157.5 FPS at 1080p Low. The lowest is 33.5 FPS at 4K Ultra. The average frame rate across all 12 measurements is 82.6 FPS. The system clears 60 FPS in 9 of the 12 measured configurations. The three configurations that fall below 60 FPS are 4K Medium (55.4 FPS), 4K High (49.4 FPS), and 4K Ultra (33.5 FPS). Notably, 1440p Ultra (52.3 FPS) is also below 60 FPS, making four configurations below the playable threshold.

For players who prioritize frame rate, the recommended configurations are 1080p Ultra (73.9 FPS) for maximum quality at 1080p, 1440p High (75.1 FPS) for maximum quality at 1440p, and 4K Low (75.1 FPS) for maximum quality at 4K. Each of these represents the highest preset that maintains a 60 FPS floor.