Lockdown Protocol

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti delivers a decisive, high-refresh-rate experience in Lockdown Protocol at 1080p and 1440p, while 4K remains comfortably playable at High settings. The data shows this combo clears the 60 FPS threshold at every resolution tested, with the only exception being the 4K Ultra preset, which falls to 57 FPS average. At 1440p, the system achieves 88 FPS on Ultra, and at 1080p it reaches 120 FPS on Ultra, indicating the GPU is the primary driver of performance scaling across resolutions.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest resolution at which this PC can run Lockdown Protocol at Ultra settings above 60 FPS?

A: The system achieves 88 FPS average at 2560x1440 on Ultra settings, which is the highest resolution where the Ultra preset stays above the 60 FPS threshold. At 3840x2160, Ultra settings drop to 57 FPS average, below the playable mark.

Q: How does the RTX 3080 Ti compare to its closest rivals in benchmark scores?

A: The RTX 3080 Ti has an average benchmark score of 41187, placing it 0.8% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 (score 40870) and 2% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 (score 40377). It trails the NVIDIA Tesla M40 24 GB by 1.2% and the Tesla M40 by 1.7%.

Q: What is the best preset for 4K gaming with this combo?

A: The High preset at 3840x2160 delivers 76 FPS average, making it the most demanding preset that clears the 60 FPS threshold at 4K. Ultra settings at this resolution only reach 57 FPS average, so High is the recommended ceiling.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU bottleneck performance at lower resolutions?

A: At 1920x1080, the Low preset hits 259 FPS average, while the Ultra preset reaches 120 FPS. The gap between resolutions (from 1080p Ultra at 120 FPS to 1440p Ultra at 88 FPS) shows the GPU scaling dominates, but the Ryzen 7 7700’s 8-core/16-thread design with a 5.30 GHz boost clock ensures the CPU is not the limiting factor even at high frame rates.

Q: How many tested combos does this system rank above in Lockdown Protocol?

A: The combo ranks 936th out of 3714 tested combinations, placing it in the top 25% of all systems benchmarked for this game.

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded for Medium settings across all resolutions?

A: At 3840x2160 Medium, the minimum FPS is 74; at 2560x1440 Medium, it is 115; and at 1920x1080 Medium, it is 156. These minimums are all well above the 60 FPS playable threshold.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark data clearly shows the GPU is the dominant factor in Lockdown Protocol’s performance scaling, with the CPU providing ample headroom. At 1920x1080, the RTX 3080 Ti’s raw throughput drives frame rates from 120 FPS on Ultra to 259 FPS on Low, a spread of 139 FPS that reflects pure graphics workload changes. Moving to 2560x1440, the same preset swing produces 88 FPS on Ultra and 190 FPS on Low, indicating a resolution-driven reduction of roughly 27% to 33% from 1080p. At 3840x2160, the numbers compress further: 57 FPS on Ultra and 122 FPS on Low, showing that 4K nearly halves performance compared to 1440p at equivalent settings.

The Ryzen 7 7700’s role becomes more apparent when examining the delta between High and Ultra presets. At 1440p, High yields 118 FPS while Ultra yields 88 FPS — a 30 FPS drop that aligns with the GPU’s pixel and texture throughput limits (532.8 GTexel/s texture rate, 186.5 GPixel/s pixel rate). The CPU’s 3DMark scores (8484 for 16 threads, 8479 for max threads) and Cinebench R23 multicore score of 18760 indicate it can feed the GPU effectively; the fact that 1080p Low reaches 259 FPS without a CPU-induced plateau confirms this. At 4K Ultra, the 57 FPS result is purely GPU-bound, as the 12 GB GDDR6X memory with 912.4 GB/s bandwidth is fully utilized by the 3840x2160 framebuffer.

Resolution scaling is steepest between 1440p and 4K. For Medium settings, 1440p delivers 135 FPS average, but 4K drops to 87 FPS — a 35.5% reduction. This pattern repeats across all presets, with 4K averaging roughly 40-50% lower FPS than 1440p. The CPU’s single-thread performance (3DMark single-thread score 1049, Geekbench single-core 2525) remains constant regardless of resolution, so the frame rate collapse at 4K is attributable to the GPU’s fill-rate and memory bandwidth constraints rather than processor limitations.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 3840x2160, the best playable preset is High, delivering an average of 76 FPS. Medium settings run at 87 FPS average (with min 74, max 100), and Low runs at 122 FPS, but High offers the best visual quality while staying above the 60 FPS threshold. Ultra at 57 FPS is not playable.

At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset is the optimal choice, achieving 88 FPS average. This is the highest resolution where Ultra clears the playable threshold comfortably. High runs at 118 FPS, Medium at 135 FPS (min 115, max 155), and Low at 190 FPS, but Ultra’s 88 FPS is sufficient for smooth gameplay.

At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset reaches 120 FPS average, making it the clear recommendation. High runs at 161 FPS, Medium at 184 FPS (min 156, max 211), and Low at 259 FPS. The 120 FPS on Ultra provides both visual fidelity and high refresh rate compatibility.

The Verdict

This PC can definitively run Lockdown Protocol at playable frame rates across all three tested resolutions, with the sole exception of 4K Ultra. The verdict data shows 3840x2160 supports High (76 FPS), Low (122 FPS), and Medium (87 FPS) as playable settings, with Ultra falling short at 57 FPS. At 2560x1440, all four presets are playable, with Ultra achieving 88 FPS — the best settings at this resolution. At 1920x1080, every preset clears 60 FPS, and Ultra delivers 120 FPS, making it fully capable for high-refresh monitors.

The practical takeaway: gamers targeting 60 FPS should use High at 4K or Ultra at 1440p and 1080p. The 76 FPS at 4K High is particularly noteworthy, as it proves the RTX 3080 Ti’s 12 GB VRAM and 34.10 TFLOPS FP32 throughput can handle 4K gaming without compromise in this title. The system’s 83rd percentile GPU ranking (relative to all GPUs) and 87th percentile CPU ranking align with these results, confirming a balanced configuration where neither component drags the other down.

Measured FPS Breakdown

3840x2160 (4K):

• Ultra: 57 FPS average (not playable)
• High: 76 FPS average
• Medium: 87 FPS average (min 74, max 100)
• Low: 122 FPS average

2560x1440 (1440p):

• Ultra: 88 FPS average
• High: 118 FPS average
• Medium: 135 FPS average (min 115, max 155)
• Low: 190 FPS average

1920x1080 (1080p):

• Ultra: 120 FPS average
• High: 161 FPS average
• Medium: 184 FPS average (min 156, max 211)
• Low: 259 FPS average

The Medium settings provide the only min/max data points, showing consistent frame pacing: at 4K, the spread from min to max is 26 FPS; at 1440p it is 40 FPS; and at 1080p it is 55 FPS. This widening range at lower resolutions suggests the CPU’s frame delivery becomes less uniform as the GPU’s workload lightens, but all minimums remain far above the 60 FPS threshold. The 1080p Low result of 259 FPS average indicates the RTX 3080 Ti is capable of near-260 FPS output when unburdened by settings, while the 4K Ultra result of 57 FPS is the only data point below the playable threshold.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti combination ranks 936th out of 3714 tested combos for Lockdown Protocol, placing it in the 74.8th percentile of all systems. This ranking is consistent with the component-level data: the CPU sits at the 87th percentile against all CPUs, and the GPU at the 83rd percentile against all GPUs. The game-specific rank is slightly lower than either component’s standalone percentile, suggesting Lockdown Protocol’s engine favors the GPU more heavily, but the system still outperforms over 2,700 other tested combinations.

In context, this rank means the combo is roughly mid-pack among high-end systems, but the measured FPS data shows it punches above its rank at 1080p and 1440p. The nearest CPU rivals — AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 (0.1% higher score), Intel Core 5 221E (0.2% lower), AMD Ryzen 9 270 (0.4% lower), and Intel Core i9-13905H (0.6% lower) — all fall within a tight 1% band, indicating the 7700’s performance is well-matched to its peers. The GPU’s nearest rivals similarly cluster within 2%, with the RTX 5070 being the closest modern comparison at 2% lower average score. For Lockdown Protocol specifically, the 936th rank out of 3714 combos translates to a system that handles competitive FPS demands with ease, though it is not at the extreme top tier where 4K Ultra would be viable.