Lockdown Protocol

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 paired with the AMD Radeon RX 580 presents a clear performance profile for Lockdown Protocol, one defined by the GPU's age and the CPU's strength. The recorded data shows a system that is entirely playable at 1080p and capable at 1440p, but it is not a combination for 4K gaming. The analysis below breaks down the measured performance, the role each component plays, and what users can expect from this specific pairing.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that maintains an average at or above 60 FPS is Medium. The recorded average is exactly 60 FPS, with a minimum of 51 FPS and a maximum of 69 FPS. While the Low preset delivers a higher average of 85 FPS, the Medium preset is the highest visual quality tier that still clears the 60 FPS playable threshold. The High preset at 1080p drops to 53 FPS average, which misses the target.

At 2560x1440, the only setting that achieves the playable threshold is Low. The measured average is 62 FPS, which is just above the 60 FPS line. The Medium preset at this resolution falls to 44 FPS average, and High drops further to 39 FPS. For users who prioritize frame rate, Low is the only viable option at 1440p.

At 3840x2160, no preset reaches 60 FPS. The highest average recorded is 40 FPS at Low settings. Medium manages 29 FPS, High drops to 25 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 19 FPS. The data indicates that 4K is not a playable resolution for this combination, regardless of the settings chosen.

CPU and GPU Roles

The performance scaling across resolutions points to a system that is heavily GPU-bound in Lockdown Protocol. The RX 580 delivers 85 FPS at 1080p Low, but that figure drops to 62 FPS at 1440p Low, a reduction of 27% as pixel count increases. At 1080p Medium, the average is 60 FPS, while at 1440p Medium it falls to 44 FPS, a 27% loss. This consistent drop with resolution indicates that the GPU is the limiting factor when moving to higher pixel densities.

The CPU's role becomes more apparent at lower resolutions and lower presets. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 85 FPS, which is the highest recorded result in the entire dataset. This suggests that the Ryzen 7 7700 has enough headroom to drive the RX 580 to its maximum output at this setting. The Ryzen 7 7700's benchmark scores, including a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 18760 and a single-core score of 1930, support the conclusion that processor performance is not the bottleneck at 1080p.

The scaling between presets at a fixed resolution further clarifies the GPU's dominance. At 1080p, moving from Low to Medium reduces the average from 85 FPS to 60 FPS, a 29% drop. Moving from Medium to High reduces it from 60 FPS to 53 FPS, an 11% drop. The RX 580's GCN 4.0 architecture, with 2304 shading units and a 256-bit memory bus delivering 256.0 GB/s of bandwidth, is simply not capable of handling higher preset workloads at higher resolutions. At 4K, the GPU is overwhelmed, with even Low settings yielding only 40 FPS.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The database places the RX 580 in a specific performance tier based on its average benchmark score of 12928. The nearest rivals show a tightly clustered group. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile scores 12940, which is 0.1% higher, meaning it would behave nearly identically in this game. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER scores 12986, a 0.4% advantage. The AMD Radeon 740M scores 12870, a 0.5% deficit, and the AMD FirePro W5100 scores 12847, a 0.6% deficit. In practical terms, all of these GPUs would produce frame rates within a few FPS of the RX 580 across all tested settings and resolutions.

The Ryzen 7 7700, with an average benchmark score of 40081, sits in a similar tight cluster. The AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 scores 40048, a 0.1% difference. The Intel Core 5 221E scores 40144, a 0.2% advantage. The AMD Ryzen 9 270 scores 40246, a 0.4% advantage. The Intel Core i9-13905H scores 40313, a 0.6% advantage. For Lockdown Protocol, any of these CPUs would deliver essentially the same performance when paired with the RX 580, since the GPU is the limiting factor in most scenarios.

The percentile data reinforces this picture. The Ryzen 7 7700 ranks in the 87th percentile among all CPUs, while the RX 580 ranks in the 53rd percentile among all GPUs. This disparity confirms that the GPU is the weaker component in this pairing.

The Verdict

This PC can run Lockdown Protocol at a playable level, but only under specific conditions. The verdict data is clear. At 1920x1080, the system achieves 60 FPS or higher at Low and Medium settings, with Medium being the best playable preset at exactly 60 FPS average. At 2560x1440, only the Low preset clears the threshold, with an average of 62 FPS. At 3840x2160, no settings are playable, and the best average is 40 FPS at Low.

Users who want to play at 1080p with a balance of visual quality and smoothness should choose Medium settings. Users who prefer higher frame rates can select Low for 85 FPS average. At 1440p, the system is only playable on Low. The data does not support 4K gaming on this hardware.

FAQ

Q: What is the best playable setting at 1920x1080?

A: The Medium preset is the highest quality setting that maintains 60 FPS, with an average of 60 FPS, a minimum of 51 FPS, and a maximum of 69 FPS.

Q: Can this system run Lockdown Protocol at 3840x2160?

A: No. The highest average FPS at 4K is 40 at Low settings, and the playable threshold is 60 FPS. Medium averages 29 FPS, High averages 25 FPS, and Ultra averages 19 FPS.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor?

A: The GPU is the limiting factor in most scenarios. The RX 580 ranks in the 53rd percentile of all GPUs, while the Ryzen 7 7700 ranks in the 87th percentile of all CPUs. At 1080p Low, the CPU drives the GPU to 85 FPS, but performance drops consistently as resolution increases.

Q: How does the RX 580 compare to the GTX 1660 SUPER?

A: The GTX 1660 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 12986, which is 0.4% higher than the RX 580's score of 12928. This means the two GPUs would produce very similar frame rates in Lockdown Protocol.

Q: What are the playable settings at 2560x1440?

A: Only the Low preset is playable at 1440p, with an average of 62 FPS. Medium averages 44 FPS, High averages 39 FPS, and Ultra averages 29 FPS.

Q: What is the recorded performance at 1080p Ultra?

A: The Ultra preset at 1080p averages 40 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS playable threshold.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database's ranking of tested combinations for Lockdown Protocol, this pairing of the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and AMD Radeon RX 580 ranks 3384 out of 3714 tested combos. This places the system in the lower portion of the ranking, which is consistent with the GPU's 53rd percentile standing. The CPU's strong 87th percentile ranking is not enough to overcome the GPU's limitations at higher resolutions and presets. The combination is firmly in the lower third of tested systems for this game, reflecting the RX 580's age and its inability to handle demanding settings at higher resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the recorded averages are as follows. Low settings produce 85 FPS average. Medium settings produce 60 FPS average, with a minimum of 51 FPS and a maximum of 69 FPS. High settings produce 53 FPS average. Ultra settings produce 40 FPS average.

At 2560x1440, the recorded averages are as follows. Low settings produce 62 FPS average. Medium settings produce 44 FPS average, with a minimum of 38 FPS and a maximum of 51 FPS. High settings produce 39 FPS average. Ultra settings produce 29 FPS average.

At 3840x2160, the recorded averages are as follows. Low settings produce 40 FPS average. Medium settings produce 29 FPS average, with a minimum of 24 FPS and a maximum of 33 FPS. High settings produce 25 FPS average. Ultra settings produce 19 FPS average.

The data shows a consistent pattern. The system is playable at 1080p on Medium, marginally playable at 1440p on Low, and not playable at 4K on any setting. The RX 580's 8 GB of GDDR5 memory and 256-bit bus provide adequate bandwidth for 1080p, but the GPU's compute resources, 6.175 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, are insufficient for higher resolutions. The Ryzen 7 7700, with its 8 cores and 16 threads, provides ample processing power, but it cannot compensate for the GPU's limitations in this title.