Lockdown Protocol

Lockdown Protocol, a 2024 FPS title, presents a demanding workload that scales significantly with resolution. Based on measured data for the AMD Ryzen 7 5700G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti combination, the system demonstrates strong 1080p and 1440p performance, with 4K proving more challenging. The benchmark results indicate a clear hierarchy where the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions, while the CPU's 8-core/16-thread configuration remains adequate across all tested settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured frame rates for this combination show a wide performance envelope, ranging from a low of 50.1 FPS at 4K Ultra to a high of 227.9 FPS at 1080p Low. At 3840x2160, the average frame rates cluster tightly between 50 and 107 FPS depending on the preset. The Low preset delivers 107.3 FPS, Medium drops to 74.6 FPS, High maintains 68.3 FPS, and Ultra falls to 50.1 FPS. This represents a 57.2 FPS spread between the lowest and highest quality settings at 4K, indicating that the RTX 3070 Ti's 8 GB GDDR6X memory and 608.3 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for the game's demands, but the rendering load at this resolution heavily taxes the GPU's 21.75 TFLOPS of FP32 compute.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance picture improves substantially. Low settings produce 167.9 FPS, Medium reaches 120.6 FPS, High achieves 102.5 FPS, and Ultra still manages 77.2 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 90.7 FPS, showing that the GPU has more headroom as pixel count drops by 56% compared to 4K. The 1440p results suggest that the RTX 3070 Ti's 192 tensor cores and 48 RT cores are not heavily stressed by Lockdown Protocol's standard rendering path, with the frame rate scaling nearly linearly with resolution.

At 1920x1080, the system shows its strongest performance. Low settings hit 227.9 FPS, Medium delivers 163.3 FPS, High produces 138.7 FPS, and Ultra remains above 100 FPS at 105.2 FPS. The 1080p results demonstrate that this CPU-GPU pairing can easily saturate high-refresh-rate displays, with even the most demanding preset nearly doubling the 60 FPS playable threshold. Interestingly, the frame rate delta between 1080p Ultra (105.2 FPS) and 1440p Ultra (77.2 FPS) is 28 FPS, while the delta between 1440p Ultra and 4K Ultra (50.1 FPS) is 27.1 FPS, showing consistent performance degradation as resolution increases.

Best Settings per Resolution

For 4K, the most demanding preset that maintains at least 60 FPS is High, which averages 68.3 FPS. The data shows that Ultra at 4K falls below the playable threshold at 50.1 FPS, making it unsuitable for smooth gameplay. High settings provide a comfortable margin above 60 FPS while delivering significantly better visual quality than Medium (74.6 FPS) or Low (107.3 FPS), though the latter two also remain playable.

At 1440p, the system can handle Ultra settings with an average of 77.2 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS threshold by a 17.2 FPS margin. This makes Ultra the recommended preset for 1440p, as it provides the highest visual fidelity while still maintaining fluid frame rates. The other presets—High at 102.5 FPS, Medium at 120.6 FPS, and Low at 167.9 FPS—all exceed the playable threshold with increasing headroom.

For 1080p, Ultra is the optimal choice at 105.2 FPS average. This preset stays well above 60 FPS and offers the best visual experience. The lower presets provide diminishing returns in terms of frame rate gains relative to the visual quality loss, as Low (227.9 FPS) and Medium (163.3 FPS) exceed what most displays can show. The verdict data confirms that all four presets at 1080p and 1440p are playable, while 4K excludes only the Ultra preset.

CPU and GPU Roles

Analyzing the scaling between resolutions and presets reveals which component constrains performance. The CPU, an AMD Ryzen 7 5700G with 8 cores and 16 threads based on Zen 3 architecture, shows benchmark scores that place it in the 79th percentile among all CPUs. Its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 12830.5 and single-core score of 1494 indicate balanced performance that should not bottleneck a mid-range GPU in most scenarios.

At 1080p, the frame rate differences between presets suggest some CPU involvement. Moving from Low (227.9 FPS) to Ultra (105.2 FPS) shows a 122.7 FPS drop, which is primarily GPU-driven due to increased shading and texture work. However, the fact that 1080p Low reaches 227.9 FPS—near the refresh rate ceiling of many monitors—indicates the CPU can feed the GPU adequately at lower settings. The Ryzen 7 5700G's PassMark multi-thread score of 24419 and single-thread score of 3283 support this interpretation.

The GPU's role becomes more pronounced at higher resolutions. The RTX 3070 Ti, with 6144 shading units and a 256-bit memory bus, shows a clear bottleneck at 4K where even Low settings (107.3 FPS) are much lower than 1080p Low (227.9 FPS). This 120.6 FPS difference at the same preset is almost entirely attributable to pixel throughput limits. The GPU's PassMark G3D score of 23356 and its 75th percentile ranking among all GPUs confirm it is a capable but not top-tier part.

The scaling pattern indicates that at 1080p, the CPU and GPU are roughly balanced, with neither component consistently dominating. At 1440p, the GPU begins to take on more responsibility, as evidenced by the 90.7 FPS gap between Low and Ultra presets. At 4K, the GPU is clearly the limiting factor, with the CPU's performance becoming nearly irrelevant—the 57.2 FPS spread between presets at 4K is smaller than the 122.7 FPS spread at 1080p, showing that resolution increases compress the performance range as the GPU hits its compute ceiling.

The Verdict

Based on the measured data and the 60 FPS playable threshold, this PC can run Lockdown Protocol successfully at all three tested resolutions, with caveats at 4K. At 1920x1080, every preset from Low to Ultra clears 60 FPS, with Ultra averaging 105.2 FPS. This makes 1080p the sweet spot for this combination, offering high visual quality with ample performance headroom.

At 2560x1440, the system remains fully playable across all presets. Ultra averages 77.2 FPS, which provides a 17.2 FPS buffer above the playable threshold. This resolution delivers a good balance between visual fidelity and frame rate, making it a viable option for users with 1440p monitors.

At 3840x2160, the system is partially playable. High settings average 68.3 FPS, which clears the threshold, as do Medium (74.6 FPS) and Low (107.3 FPS). However, Ultra drops to 50.1 FPS, falling 9.9 FPS short of the 60 FPS requirement. Users targeting 4K should stick with High settings for the best combination of visual quality and playability. Overall, the combo ranks 1295th out of 3714 tested combinations in this game, placing it in the upper third of systems, which is consistent with its ability to handle most scenarios.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Looking at the CPU's nearest rivals, the Intel Core i9-9900K has an average benchmark score of 27097, which is 0.2% lower than the Ryzen 7 5700G's 27051 average. This means the i9-9900K would deliver nearly identical frame rates in Lockdown Protocol. The AMD Ryzen AI 7 445 scores 26936, just 0.4% lower, while the Intel Core i5-14400T scores 27166, 0.4% higher, and the Intel Core i7-1370P scores 26900, 0.6% lower. All four alternatives fall within a 1% performance band of the 5700G, so users with any of these CPUs should see comparable CPU-bound behavior in this game.

On the GPU side, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile has an average score of 29928, just 0.1% lower than the RTX 3070 Ti's 29945. This laptop GPU would behave almost identically in Lockdown Protocol. The AMD Radeon RX 6800 scores 30095, 0.5% higher, making it a slightly faster alternative. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti scores 29783, 0.5% lower, and the AMD Radeon RX 6700 scores 30433, 1.6% higher. These GPUs all sit within a 2.2% performance envelope, meaning frame rates would vary by only a few FPS across these alternatives. For the specific presets tested, the RX 6700 might edge out the 3070 Ti by roughly 1-2 FPS, while the RTX 2080 Ti would trail by a similar margin.

FAQ

Q: Can this system run Lockdown Protocol at 60 FPS in 4K?

A: Yes, but only up to High settings. The measured data shows 68.3 FPS at 4K High, 74.6 FPS at Medium, and 107.3 FPS at Low. Ultra settings fall short at 50.1 FPS.

Q: What is the best setting for 1440p gaming?

A: Ultra settings are playable at 1440p, with an average of 77.2 FPS. This is the most demanding preset that stays above the 60 FPS threshold, making it the recommended choice.

Q: How much faster is 1080p compared to 4K at the same preset?

A: At Ultra settings, 1080p averages 105.2 FPS while 4K averages 50.1 FPS, a difference of 55.1 FPS. At High settings, 1080p hits 138.7 FPS versus 68.3 FPS at 4K, a 70.4 FPS gap.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU more important for this game at 4K?

A: The GPU is the primary bottleneck at 4K. The frame rate spread between Low and Ultra at 4K is just 57.2 FPS, compared to 122.7 FPS at 1080p, indicating that the RTX 3070 Ti's compute limits dominate performance at higher resolutions.

Q: How does the RTX 3070 Ti compare to the RX 6800 in this game?

A: The RX 6800 has an average benchmark score of 30095, which is 0.5% higher than the RTX 3070 Ti's 29945. This translates to roughly 1-2 FPS difference in Lockdown Protocol, making them effectively equivalent.

Q: What frame rate can I expect at 1080p with Low settings?

A: The system achieves 227.9 FPS at 1080p Low, which is the highest measured frame rate across all resolutions and presets. This suggests the CPU can push very high frame rates when the GPU load is reduced.