Lockdown Protocol

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT and AMD Radeon RX 9060 combination delivers a performance profile that hinges heavily on resolution, with the GPU becoming the decisive factor as pixel count climbs. At 1080p and 1440p, this pairing clears the 60 FPS threshold across all tested presets, while 4K demands a careful choice of settings to remain fluid.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its strongest raw throughput. On Low settings, the average frame rate reaches 175 FPS, making the experience exceptionally fluid even for high-refresh-rate displays. Medium settings drop the average to 124 FPS, with a minimum of 106 FPS and a maximum of 143 FPS, indicating tight frame pacing. High settings maintain an average of 109 FPS, while the demanding Ultra preset still holds an average of 81 FPS. None of these figures dip below the playable threshold, and the gap between Low and Ultra is substantial — 112 FPS — showing that the Ultra preset costs more than half the performance headroom available at Low.

Moving to 2560x1440, the scaling is less forgiving. The Low preset still produces a very high average of 128 FPS, and High remains comfortable at 80 FPS. The Medium preset averages 91 FPS, with a minimum of 77 FPS and a maximum of 105 FPS, indicating consistent delivery even during heavy action. The Ultra preset is the exact boundary case: it averages precisely 60 FPS, which meets the playable threshold but leaves no margin for dips — the data shows no min/max values for this setting, but the average alone signals that this is the ceiling for smooth play at this resolution. Compared to 1080p, the Ultra average drops from 81 FPS to 60 FPS, a 21 FPS reduction that illustrates the cost of increased pixel density.

At 3840x2160, the picture changes decisively. Only the Low preset is playable, averaging 83 FPS. The Medium preset averages 59 FPS, just one frame below the 60 FPS threshold, with a minimum of 50 FPS and a maximum of 68 FPS — meaning it will frequently drop below 60 and feel stuttery. High settings average 51 FPS, and Ultra falls to 39 FPS, clearly not suitable for fluid gameplay. The jump from Low to Medium at 4K is a 24 FPS loss, and from Low to Ultra the average plummets by 44 FPS, demonstrating that the RX 9060's 8 GB frame buffer and 128-bit memory interface are saturated at this resolution.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data reveals a clear division of labor. At 1920x1080, the CPU likely plays a larger role relative to the GPU, as the high frame rates at Low (175 FPS) and Medium (124 FPS) suggest the RX 9060 is capable of pushing far beyond 100 FPS at lower settings. The Ryzen 7 5800XT, with its 8-core/16-thread Zen 3 architecture and 3DMark multithreaded scores near 7680, appears sufficient to feed the GPU at these frame rates, as the average FPS scales smoothly with preset changes rather than showing a CPU-imposed plateau.

At 2560x1440, the GPU's role becomes more pronounced. The reduction from 128 FPS on Low to 80 FPS on High reflects GPU-bound rendering costs, while the CPU still has headroom. The fact that the Ultra preset lands exactly at 60 FPS, rather than below, suggests the CPU is not the limiting factor here; the GPU's shading units and texture units are the primary constraint. The scaling between 1080p and 1440p at High settings — from 0 FPS to 80 FPS, a 26% drop — is consistent with GPU-bound behavior, as the pixel count increases by roughly 77%.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is unquestionably the dominant component. The average drops from 84 FPS at 1440p High to 51 FPS at 4K High, a 36% reduction, which aligns with the 2.25x pixel count increase. The CPU, which scored 81st percentile among all CPUs in the benchmark database, is not likely to be the bottleneck when the GPU is only producing 51 FPS at High settings. The data shows that the RX 9060's 64 ROPs and 1792 shading units are insufficient for 4K Ultra, where the average falls to 39 FPS, while the same CPU handles 4K Low at 83 FPS without issue. Thus, the scaling pattern in this game is a textbook example of GPU-bound behavior: the GPU becomes the dominant component as resolution increases, and the CPU's role diminishes accordingly.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Lockdown Protocol at 4K with High settings?

A: No. At 3840x2160 with High settings, the measured average FPS is 51, which falls below the 60 FPS playable threshold. Only the Low preset (83 FPS average) is considered playable at 4K.

Q: At which resolution does the Ultra preset clear the 60 FPS threshold?

A: Both 1920x1080 and 2560x1440. At 1080p Ultra, the average is 81 FPS; at 1440p Ultra, the average is exactly 60 FPS, meeting the threshold but with no headroom.

Q: What is the best setting for 1440p if I want a 60 FPS average?

A: The Ultra preset achieves an average of 60 FPS, making it the highest visual quality option that still meets the playable threshold. Lower presets offer higher averages (e.g., 128 FPS at Low), but Ultra provides the best visuals at the threshold.

Q: How much performance does the Ultra preset cost at 1080p compared to Low?

A: The average FPS drops from 175 FPS at Low to 81 FPS at Ultra, a difference of 94 FPS. This is a 54% decrease in average frame rate.

Q: Is the Medium preset at 4K worth trying for a smooth experience?

A: The Medium preset at 3840x2160 averages 59 FPS with a minimum of 50 FPS and maximum of 68 FPS. Since the average is below the 60 FPS threshold and the minimum is well below, it is not reliably smooth.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU limit performance at 1080p?

A: The data suggests the GPU is the primary limit at 1080p, as the frame rates scale strongly with preset changes (175 FPS Low vs. 81 FPS Ultra). The CPU's 8 cores and high benchmark scores do not appear to cap the frame rate at any preset.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Looking at the CPU side, the Ryzen 7 5800XT has an average benchmark score of 29879, and its nearest rivals are all within a narrow band. The AMD Ryzen 7 7840H scores 29868, a 0% delta, meaning it would deliver nearly identical CPU-bound performance in this game. The AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS and AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS both score 29955, which is 0.3% higher, while the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X scores 29713, 0.6% lower. None of these processors would alter the measured FPS in a meaningful way, as the game appears to be GPU-bound at most settings. A system with any of these CPUs paired with the same RX 9060 would show nearly identical frame rates.

For the GPU, the AMD Radeon RX 9060's average benchmark score is 16014, and its nearest rivals are close. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti scores 16129, which is 0.7% higher, so it would deliver essentially the same frame rates in this game. The AMD Radeon R9 370X scores 15862 (1% lower), and the AMD Radeon RX 7700 scores 15852 (1% lower), both of which would produce slightly lower but comparable performance. The AMD Radeon Pro W5500 scores 15679, 2.1% lower, which might push the 60 FPS threshold at 1440p Ultra closer to the edge. In practical terms, swapping the RX 9060 for any of these rivals would produce a difference of only a few FPS at most, and the playability verdict at each resolution would likely remain unchanged.

How This Combo Ranks

In the full database of tested combinations for Lockdown Protocol, this CPU-GPU pairing ranks 2194 out of 3714 tested combos. That puts it in the bottom 41% of all systems tested, which is a notable finding given that it can still play the game at 1080p and 1440p on Ultra. The rank reflects the GPU's relatively modest standalone performance — the RX 9060 sits at the 59th percentile of all GPUs — rather than the CPU, which is at the 81st percentile. The discrepancy between the CPU's high percentile and the combo's lower rank indicates that performance in this game is heavily constrained by the GPU, and that the CPU's headroom is not fully utilized at most resolutions. A stronger GPU paired with the same CPU would likely move the combo significantly higher in the rankings.

The Verdict

Yes, this PC can run Lockdown Protocol, but the answer depends on the target resolution and preset. At 1920x1080, the data confirms that all four presets — Low, Medium, High, and Ultra — clear the 60 FPS threshold, with the Ultra preset averaging 81 FPS. This makes 1080p the optimal resolution for this combo, offering playable performance at maximum visual quality. At 2560x1440, the verdict is also a clear yes, as High, Low, Medium, and Ultra all average above or exactly at 60 FPS. The Ultra preset averages 60 FPS, so it is playable but leaves no headroom for framerate dips.

At 3840x2160, the verdict is conditional. The only playable preset is Low, averaging 83 FPS. Medium averages 59 FPS, just below the threshold, and High (51 FPS) and Ultra (39 FPS) are not viable for smooth gameplay. For a 4K display, the user must run the game on Low settings to maintain fluidity. The data shows that this combo is a capable 1080p and 1440p machine for this title, but 4K requires a significant compromise in visual fidelity. The threshold of 60 FPS is a hard line, and the system crosses it easily at lower resolutions but struggles at 4K, making the RX 9060 the clear limiting factor.