Lockdown Protocol

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER delivers a commanding performance profile for Lockdown Protocol, with benchmark data showing the combination clears the 60 FPS playable threshold at every tested resolution and preset. Across the three resolutions measured, the combo demonstrates a headroom that ranges from modest at 4K Ultra to exceptionally high at 1080p Low, positioning it as a top-tier configuration for this FPS title.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo produces its highest frame rates. The Low preset reaches an average of 331 FPS, which drops to 235 FPS on Medium with a minimum of 200 FPS and a maximum of 270 FPS. High settings yield 205 FPS average, while Ultra still maintains a robust 154 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra at this resolution shows a 53% reduction in average frame rate, from 331 down to 154, indicating that the GPU is the primary limiter as settings increase, though even the most demanding preset remains far above the 60 FPS threshold.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance profile remains strong. Low settings produce an average of 243 FPS, Medium delivers 172 FPS with a minimum of 147 FPS and a maximum of 198 FPS, and High reaches 151 FPS. The Ultra preset averages 113 FPS, which is a 35% drop from the 1080p Ultra result. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 130 FPS, slightly narrower than the 177 FPS gap at 1080p, suggesting that resolution scaling begins to exert a more uniform pressure across settings.

At 3840x2160, the combo still clears 60 FPS at every preset. Low averages 157 FPS, Medium averages 111 FPS with a minimum of 95 FPS and a maximum of 128 FPS, and High averages 97 FPS. Ultra drops to 73 FPS, which is the lowest average recorded in the entire dataset but remains 13 FPS above the playable threshold. The minimum FPS recorded at 4K Medium is 95, and the maximum is 128, showing that even the variance at this resolution stays well within playable territory.

The frame rate deltas between resolutions are consistent. At Ultra, 1080p yields 154 FPS, 1440p yields 113 FPS, and 4K yields 73 FPS, representing a 53% reduction from 1080p to 4K. At Low, the same resolution step shows 331, 243, and 157 FPS, a 53% drop as well. This uniform scaling indicates that the RTX 4080 SUPER's 16 GB of GDDR6X memory and 736.3 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient to handle the increasing pixel load without introducing a resolution-specific bottleneck.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Lockdown Protocol at 60 FPS on a 4K monitor?

A: Yes. At 3840x2160, all four presets—Low, Medium, High, and Ultra—average above 60 FPS. The lowest result is Ultra at 73 FPS average, while Low reaches 157 FPS.

Q: What is the highest preset that maintains 60 FPS at 2560x1440?

A: Ultra is fully playable at 1440p, averaging 113 FPS. The data lists all settings—Low, Medium, High, and Ultra—as playable at this resolution, with Ultra providing the most demanding visual quality.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 4K at the same settings?

A: At Ultra, the average frame rate drops from 154 FPS at 1920x1080 to 73 FPS at 3840x2160, a 53% reduction. At Low, the drop is from 331 to 157 FPS, also a 53% reduction.

Q: Is the minimum frame rate ever below the 60 FPS threshold?

A: No. The only minimum frame rate recorded is at Medium settings: 200 FPS at 1080p, 147 FPS at 1440p, and 95 FPS at 4K. All exceed 60 FPS by a wide margin.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested configurations?

A: The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X + RTX 4080 SUPER combination ranks 241st out of 3714 tested combos for Lockdown Protocol, placing it in the top 6.5% of all configurations.

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

A: The 331 FPS average at 1080p Low is far above the GPU's 4K Low result of 157 FPS. The CPU's multi-threaded capabilities, evidenced by a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 32172 and a PassMark multi-thread score of 54643, provide sufficient headroom to keep the GPU saturated at lower resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's rank of 241 out of 3714 tested combinations places it in the 93.5th percentile of all configurations evaluated for Lockdown Protocol. This position reflects the hardware's combined strengths: the CPU sits in the 92nd percentile among all processors with an average benchmark score of 57498, while the GPU ranks in the 86th percentile among all graphics cards with an average score of 54209.

The CPU's nearest rivals include the AMD EPYC 9015 with an average score of 57555 and a delta of -0.1%, the AMD EPYC 7313 at 57399 with a delta of 0.2%, the Intel Core i9-14900 at 58115 with a delta of -1.1%, and the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M at 58323 with a delta of -1.4%. These deltas are all within 1.4% of each other, showing that the Ryzen 9 9900X sits in a tightly clustered performance band where small score differences translate to negligible real-world FPS changes in this game.

On the GPU side, the RTX 4080 SUPER's nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 with an average score of 54247 and a delta of -0.1%, the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X at 54828 with a delta of -1.1%, the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB at 55698 with a delta of -2.7%, and the AMD Radeon 8060S at 55757 with a delta of -2.8%. The maximum delta among these rivals is 2.8%, meaning that swapping to any of these cards would produce nearly identical frame rates in Lockdown Protocol, with differences of only a few FPS at most.

The rank of 241 is consistent with the hardware's percentile standings. A combination of a top-8% CPU and a top-14% GPU naturally lands in the upper echelon of tested combos, and the game's scaling behavior confirms that this pairing extracts near-maximum performance from both components.

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous: this PC can run Lockdown Protocol at 60 FPS or above at every resolution and preset tested. At 1920x1080, the best settings are Ultra with an average of 154 FPS. At 2560x1440, Ultra again delivers, averaging 113 FPS. Even at 3840x2160, Ultra stays above the threshold with 73 FPS average, and the verdictByResolution data confirms all four settings—Low, Medium, High, and Ultra—are playable at each resolution.

The margin of safety is substantial. At 1080p, even the most demanding preset has 154 FPS of headroom above the 60 FPS threshold, representing a 157% margin. At 1440p, Ultra provides 53 FPS of headroom (88% margin). At 4K, Ultra provides 13 FPS of headroom (22% margin), which is the closest the combo comes to the threshold. For users aiming for locked 60 FPS with no dips, the 4K Medium preset with its 95 FPS minimum offers a comfortable buffer, while 4K Ultra's average of 73 FPS leaves less variance headroom.

The RTX 4080 SUPER's 16 GB VRAM and the Ryzen 9 9900X's 12 cores and 24 threads provide a balanced platform that avoids the common bottleneck scenarios. The GPU's PassMark G3D score of 34245 and the CPU's PassMark multi-thread score of 54643 indicate that neither component is disproportionately weak for this game's workload.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Based on the nearestRivals data, users with slightly different hardware would see nearly identical results. On the CPU side, the AMD EPYC 9015, AMD EPYC 7313, Intel Core i9-14900, and Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M all fall within 1.4% of the Ryzen 9 9900X's average benchmark score. In Lockdown Protocol, a 1.4% CPU performance difference would translate to roughly 2-4 FPS at 1080p Low and less than 1 FPS at 4K Ultra, which is imperceptible in practice.

On the GPU side, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (non-SUPER) is the closest match with a delta of -0.1%, meaning it would produce virtually identical frame rates across all resolutions. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X at -1.1% would be slightly slower, while the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB at -2.7% and AMD Radeon 8060S at -2.8% would show marginally lower FPS. At 4K Ultra, a 2.8% difference from the 73 FPS average would result in approximately 71 FPS, still above the 60 FPS threshold.

These alternatives share the same fundamental capability profile: they would all clear 60 FPS at every resolution and preset, with the only observable differences being a few FPS at the margins. The tight clustering of rival scores means that users upgrading from any of these parts to the Ryzen 9 9900X or RTX 4080 SUPER would see minimal gains in this specific game, though the differences might be more pronounced in CPU-bound or GPU-bound scenarios outside Lockdown Protocol's tested settings.

Best Settings per Resolution

At 1920x1080, the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS is Ultra, which averages 154 FPS. This is the highest visual quality available, and the frame rate is more than double the threshold. The Medium preset offers 235 FPS with a minimum of 200 FPS for users prioritizing maximum smoothness, but Ultra provides the best visual fidelity without sacrificing playability.

At 2560x1440, Ultra is again the best choice, averaging 113 FPS. This provides a 53 FPS buffer above the threshold, which is sufficient for most displays. Users with high refresh rate monitors (144 Hz or higher) might prefer High at 151 FPS or Medium at 172 FPS, but for standard 60 Hz displays, Ultra is the optimal setting.

At 3840x2160, Ultra remains playable at 73 FPS average, but the margin is tighter. For users who want to ensure no drops below 60 FPS, Medium with its 95 FPS minimum and 111 FPS average is the safer choice. However, the verdictByResolution data lists Ultra as the best settings at 4K, and the 73 FPS average provides a 13 FPS buffer that should hold on most scenes.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data shows a clear pattern of GPU-bound scaling as resolution increases. At 1080p Low, the combo produces 331 FPS, which is higher than the GPU's 4K Low result of 157 FPS by 111%. This indicates that at 1080p, the CPU is able to feed the GPU at a rate that exceeds what the GPU can render at higher resolutions, making the CPU the less limiting factor.

At Ultra settings, the 1080p result of 154 FPS drops to 113 FPS at 1440p and 73 FPS at 4K, a 53% total reduction. This consistent scaling across resolutions points to the GPU being the primary constraint at higher pixel counts, as the CPU's workload (draw calls, physics, game logic) does not change with resolution.

The CPU's role becomes more apparent at lower resolutions and settings. At 1080p Low, the 331 FPS average requires the CPU to process frames at a rate of 3.3 milliseconds per frame or faster. The Ryzen 9 9900X's single-thread performance, evidenced by a Geekbench single-core score of 3010 and a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2253, supports this frame rate. At 4K Ultra, the GPU's 73 FPS average corresponds to a 13.7 millisecond frame time, giving the CPU ample time to prepare frames.

The game appears to favor the GPU at all tested settings, as the frame rate differences between Low and Ultra at 1080p (331 vs 154 FPS) are larger than the differences between 1080p and 4K at Low (331 vs 157 FPS). This suggests that Lockdown Protocol's rendering pipeline is more sensitive to GPU load from visual effects than to resolution-driven pixel count, a characteristic that plays to the RTX 4080 SUPER's strengths. For users seeking higher frame rates, reducing settings has a larger impact than reducing resolution, while for users seeking higher visual quality, resolution scaling is more efficient than setting scaling in terms of FPS cost.