Lockdown Protocol

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti clears Lockdown Protocol at every tested resolution and every preset, including Ultra at 4K, where it averages 68.5 FPS — comfortably above the 60 FPS playability threshold. Measured data places this pairing in the top tier of tested configurations, and the margin is wide enough that no setting compromise is required anywhere in the matrix.

How This Combo Ranks

Out of 3714 tested CPU/GPU combinations in Lockdown Protocol, this pairing ranks 394th. That positions it inside the top eleven percent of all tested combos for this game — a strong result for a pairing built around a mainstream high-end GPU rather than a flagship. The ranking is consistent with the individual standing of each component: the Ryzen 9 7900X sits in the 91st percentile versus all CPUs in the database with an average benchmark score of 53288, and the RTX 4070 Ti sits in the 84th percentile versus all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 44795. Neither component drags the other down; this is a balanced pairing that translates its synthetic standing directly into in-game frame rates.

For context on where the CPU lands relative to its nearest rivals, the 7900X's average score is essentially indistinguishable from the AMD EPYC 7313P (53206, a 0.2 percent gap), marginally ahead of the Intel Xeon 634 (52974, 0.6 percent), marginally behind the Intel Xeon Phi 7290 (53469, −0.3 percent) and the Intel Core i7-14700F (53620, −0.6 percent). On the GPU side, the RTX 4070 Ti's average score sits within two percent of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile (45152, −0.8 percent), the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT (45384, −1.3 percent), the NVIDIA RTX A6000 (44075, 1.6 percent), and the Intel Arc A730M (45592, −1.7 percent). In short, the combo ranks highly because both halves rank highly, and Lockdown Protocol rewards exactly that balance.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling data tells a clear story: Lockdown Protocol is GPU-bound on this pairing at every resolution tested. Dropping from 1080p to 1440p at Ultra cuts the average from 142.6 to 106.4 FPS; going from 1440p to 4K at the same preset cuts it further to 68.5 FPS. That steady, resolution-driven decline is the signature of a GPU-limited scenario — if the CPU were the bottleneck, frame rates would flatten as resolution increased instead of falling.

The preset scaling reinforces this. At 1080p, moving from Low (307.2 FPS) to Ultra (142.6 FPS) more than halves the frame rate, and the same pattern holds at 1440p (222.9 down to 106.4) and 4K (146.6 down to 68.5). Visual settings cost frames at every resolution, which means the GPU is absorbing the entire load of the quality presets.

None of this means the CPU is idle. The Ryzen 9 7900X is a 12-core, 24-thread Zen 4 part with a single-thread Passmark score of 4238 and a Geekbench single-core score of 2617 — strong per-core performance that matters in an FPS title, where frame pacing and low-latency input depend on fast individual threads. Its multi-thread credentials are equally deep: a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 29300, a Geekbench multi-core score of 19267, and a 3DMark max-threads score of 12536. The data simply indicates that at 1080p and above, the RTX 4070 Ti reaches its limit before the 7900X does. Players chasing even higher frame rates at 1080p would need a faster GPU, not a faster CPU.

Measured FPS Breakdown

All figures below are measured average frame rates from this exact pairing; minimum and maximum values were not recorded in this test run.

1920x1080:

• Low: 307.2 FPS
• Medium: 220.1 FPS
• High: 187 FPS
• Ultra: 142.6 FPS

2560x1440:

• Low: 222.9 FPS
• Medium: 161.8 FPS
• High: 138.2 FPS
• Ultra: 106.4 FPS

3840x2160:

• Low: 146.6 FPS
• Medium: 104.1 FPS
• High: 92.9 FPS
• Ultra: 68.5 FPS

The pattern is remarkably consistent: each quality step costs roughly 20 to 30 percent of the frame rate, and each resolution step costs roughly 30 to 35 percent. Even the worst single data point in the entire matrix — 4K Ultra at 68.5 FPS — stays above the 60 FPS threshold. The best data point, 1080p Low at 307.2 FPS, is more than five times the threshold. The gaps between presets narrow as resolution climbs: at 1080p, Low to Ultra spans 164.6 FPS; at 4K, that same span is 78.1 FPS. That compression is further evidence of the GPU becoming the limiting factor as pixel count grows.

For a competitive FPS player, the 1080p and 1440p Low-to-Medium numbers — 220.1 to 307.2 FPS at 1080p, 161.8 to 222.9 FPS at 1440p — are the relevant figures, all well into high-refresh territory. For a visual-quality player, the Ultra numbers at 1440p (106.4) and 4K (68.5) are the headline figures: both clear 60 FPS.

FAQ

Q: Can the Ryzen 9 7900X + RTX 4070 Ti run Lockdown Protocol at 4K on Ultra settings?

A: Yes. The pairing averages 68.5 FPS at 3840x2160 on Ultra, above the 60 FPS playability threshold. All four presets are playable at 4K.

Q: Is this combo bottlenecked by the CPU or the GPU?

A: The GPU. Frame rates scale down consistently as resolution and preset quality rise — from 307.2 FPS at 1080p Low to 68.5 FPS at 4K Ultra — which indicates the RTX 4070 Ti reaches its limit before the Ryzen 9 7900X does.

Q: How does this pairing rank against other tested combos in this game?

A: It ranks 394th out of 3714 tested combinations, placing it in roughly the top eleven percent for Lockdown Protocol.

Q: What is the highest frame rate recorded for this pairing in the game?

A: 307.2 FPS, at 1920x1080 on the Low preset. The lowest recorded average is 68.5 FPS at 3840x2160 on Ultra.

Q: How strong is the Ryzen 9 7900X outside of gaming?

A: It posts a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 29300, a Geekbench multi-core score of 19267, a PassMark multithread score of 51406, and a 3DMark max-threads score of 12536, with single-core figures including 2016.5 in Cinebench R23 and 4238 in PassMark single-thread.

Q: Does the frame rate drop below 60 FPS anywhere in the test matrix?

A: No. Every one of the twelve measured combinations — three resolutions across four presets — averages above 60 FPS.

Best Settings per Resolution

Based on the measured data, the most demanding preset that holds at or above 60 FPS at each resolution is Ultra — at all three resolutions. There is no need to step down:

• 1920x1080 — Ultra: 142.6 FPS
• 2560x1440 — Ultra: 106.4 FPS
• 3840x2160 — Ultra: 68.5 FPS

Since Ultra is the highest preset available in the test matrix and it clears the threshold everywhere, it is the recommended setting at every resolution. Players who prefer raw frame rate over visual fidelity can drop to Medium and still land at 220.1, 161.8, and 104.1 FPS at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K respectively.

The Verdict

Yes — this PC runs Lockdown Protocol without compromise. The verdict-by-resolution data confirms that all four presets — Low, Medium, High, and Ultra — are playable at 1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160, with Ultra as the best-settings choice at every resolution: 142.6 FPS at 1080p, 106.4 FPS at 1440p, and 68.5 FPS at 4K. Even the tightest margin, 4K Ultra, clears the 60 FPS threshold with room to spare. The Ryzen 9 7900X provides more single-thread and multi-thread headroom than the game can consume at these frame rates, and the RTX 4070 Ti carries the rendering load at every pixel count tested. For Lockdown Protocol specifically, this pairing ranks 394th of 3714 combos — a configuration that plays the game at its maximum settings from 1080p through 4K.