Lockdown Protocol

The data for Lockdown Protocol shows a clear performance picture for the Intel Core Ultra 5 235 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER. This combination delivers high frame rates across all tested resolutions and presets, with the most demanding settings remaining comfortably above the playable threshold. The following analysis breaks down the measured performance, compares it with nearby hardware, and identifies the limiting components.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a complete set of average frame rates for 1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160 resolutions, each tested at Low, Medium, High, and Ultra settings. Minimum and maximum values are only available for the Medium preset at each resolution, which offers a snapshot of frame time consistency.

At 1920x1080, the average frame rates scale from 331 FPS at Low settings down to 154 FPS at Ultra. The Medium preset averages 235 FPS, with a minimum of 200 FPS and a maximum of 270 FPS. High settings produce 205 FPS on average. This resolution is clearly CPU-bound at the lower presets, as the frame rates exceed what the GPU can meaningfully render in terms of visual fidelity gains.

At 2560x1440, the average frame rates are 243 FPS at Low, 172 FPS at Medium, 151 FPS at High, and 113 FPS at Ultra. The Medium preset shows a minimum of 147 FPS and a maximum of 198 FPS. The step from Low to Medium costs 71 FPS, while the step from High to Ultra costs 38 FPS, indicating a diminishing return on visual quality versus raw frame rate as settings increase.

At 3840x2160, the average frame rates drop to 157 FPS at Low, 111 FPS at Medium, 97 FPS at High, and 73 FPS at Ultra. The Medium preset reports a minimum of 95 FPS and a maximum of 128 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra settings is 84 FPS, with the largest single drop occurring between Low and Medium at 46 FPS.

Comparing the scaling between resolutions, moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 at Ultra settings reduces the average from 154 FPS to 113 FPS, a 41 FPS reduction (roughly 27%). Moving from 2560x1440 to 3840x2160 at Ultra reduces the average from 113 FPS to 73 FPS, a 40 FPS reduction (roughly 35%). This pattern holds for all settings, with the percentage gap widening at higher resolutions as the GPU becomes the dominant bottleneck.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearestRivals data for both the CPU and GPU provides context on which other hardware combinations would deliver similar frame rates in this game.

For the CPU, the Intel Core Ultra 5 235 has an average benchmark score of 46062 and sits at the 89th percentile against all CPUs. Its nearest rival is the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 with an average score of 46030, a deltaPct of 0.1% (meaning the AMD chip scores 0.1% higher). The Intel Core i9-13900HX scores 46098, which is 0.1% higher than the Ultra 5 235. The AMD EPYC 4364P scores 45970 (0.2% lower), and the AMD EPYC 7303 scores 45960 (0.2% lower). These deltas are negligible in real-world gaming, so any of these CPUs paired with the RTX 4080 SUPER would produce nearly identical FPS numbers in Lockdown Protocol.

For the GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 54209 and sits at the 86th percentile against all GPUs. Its nearest rival is the standard NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 with a score of 54247, which is 0.1% higher. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X scores 54828 (1.1% higher), the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB scores 55698 (2.7% higher), and the AMD Radeon 8060S scores 55757 (2.8% higher). While the Radeon cards show slightly higher average benchmark scores, the deltas are small enough that in-game performance for Lockdown Protocol would be effectively identical. A system swapping the RTX 4080 SUPER for an RTX 4080 would show frame rates within 1% of the measured values.

The practical takeaway is that any combination of the four listed CPUs with the RTX 4080 SUPER—or the RTX 4080 SUPER with an RTX 4080—would produce FPS figures within a few frames of the measurements above. The performance envelope is tightly clustered.

CPU and GPU Roles

The measured FPS scaling reveals which component limits performance at each resolution. The pattern is consistent: at 1920x1080, the CPU is the primary constraint at Low and Medium settings, while the GPU becomes more relevant at High and Ultra. At 3840x2160, the GPU dominates the performance picture across all settings.

At 1920x1080 Low, the average of 331 FPS is extraordinarily high, suggesting the CPU can feed frames faster than the GPU can render them, but the GPU is still capable of outputting over 300 FPS. The drop to 235 FPS at Medium (a 96 FPS reduction) and then to 205 FPS at High (another 30 FPS) indicates the GPU workload is increasing with each preset tier. The Ultra preset at 154 FPS shows the GPU is doing significantly more work, but the CPU still has headroom.

At 2560x1440, the GPU begins to take a larger role. The Low preset at 243 FPS is still high, but the gap between Low and Ultra (130 FPS) is larger than at 1920x1080 (177 FPS). The Medium preset's minimum of 147 FPS and maximum of 198 FPS shows a 51 FPS range, which is wider than the 70 FPS range at 1920x1080 Medium (200 to 270 FPS). This wider variance at higher resolution suggests the GPU is working harder and frame times are less consistent.

At 3840x2160, the GPU is clearly the limiting factor. The Low preset at 157 FPS is only 51 FPS higher than the Ultra preset at 73 FPS, a much narrower spread than at lower resolutions. The Medium preset's minimum of 95 FPS is still well above the playable threshold, but the average of 111 FPS indicates the GPU is rendering at near its capacity. The CPU has ample headroom here; the bottleneck is purely the RTX 4080 SUPER's rasterization throughput at 4K.

The resolution-to-resolution scaling confirms this. At Ultra settings, the average FPS drops by 41 going from 1080p to 1440p, and by another 40 going from 1440p to 4K. This near-linear scaling with pixel count is characteristic of a GPU-bound workload. At Low settings, the drop from 1080p (331 FPS) to 1440p (243 FPS) is 88 FPS, and from 1440p to 4K (157 FPS) is 86 FPS—again, roughly proportional to pixel count. The CPU is not the primary constraint at any resolution for this game, but it matters most at 1080p Low.

The Verdict

This PC can run Lockdown Protocol at all tested resolutions and settings with average frame rates above 60 FPS. The verdictByResolution data lists every preset—Low, Medium, High, and Ultra—as playable at each of the three resolutions.

At 3840x2160, the lowest average is 73 FPS at Ultra settings, which clears the 60 FPS threshold by 13 FPS. The Medium preset averages 111 FPS with a minimum of 95 FPS, so even the worst-case frame times stay well above the playable threshold. At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset averages 113 FPS, and the Medium preset's minimum of 147 FPS is more than double the playable threshold. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset averages 154 FPS, and the Medium preset's minimum of 200 FPS is over three times the threshold.

For each resolution, the "best settings" is listed as Ultra, meaning the most demanding preset still delivers an average above 60 FPS. The best average FPS at each resolution is 154 FPS at 1920x1080 Ultra, 113 FPS at 2560x1440 Ultra, and 73 FPS at 3840x2160 Ultra. There is no scenario in the measured data where this combo fails to maintain playable frame rates.

How This Combo Ranks

The comboRankInGame field places this specific CPU-GPU pairing at rank 241 out of 3714 tested combinations in Lockdown Protocol. This puts it in the top 6.5% of all tested systems (calculated from 241 divided by 3714, then converted to a percentage).

Given the measured FPS data, this ranking reflects a system that can run the game at maximum settings with high frame rates at 1440p and 4K. The top 240 combinations ahead of it likely include higher-end GPUs such as the RTX 4090 or newer GeForce 50-series cards, or faster CPUs that push higher averages at 1080p Low. The 3714 total combinations span a wide range of hardware, so ranking 241st indicates this is a high-performance pairing without being the absolute fastest available.

The percentile data for the individual components supports this: the CPU is at the 89th percentile against all CPUs, and the GPU is at the 86th percentile against all GPUs. The combined system ranking of 241/3714 is slightly lower than either individual percentile, which is expected because the game's performance at high resolutions is GPU-bound, and several GPUs outperform the RTX 4080 SUPER.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS this combo achieves in Lockdown Protocol?

A: The highest measured average is 331 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. At the most demanding preset (Ultra), the highest average is 154 FPS at 1920x1080.

Q: Can this system run Lockdown Protocol at 4K with maximum settings?

A: Yes. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average FPS is 73, which is above the 60 FPS playable threshold. The Medium preset at 4K averages 111 FPS with a minimum of 95 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 4080 SUPER compare to the standard RTX 4080 in this context?

A: The RTX 4080 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 54209, while the standard RTX 4080 scores 54247, a deltaPct of -0.1%. This means the standard RTX 4080 scores 0.1% higher, so in-game frame rates would be essentially identical.

Q: Which component is the bottleneck at 1920x1080 Low settings?

A: The data shows a 331 FPS average at 1080p Low, which is the highest measured value. The scaling between settings at 1080p shows a 96 FPS drop from Low to Medium, indicating the GPU workload increases quickly with settings. The CPU has sufficient headroom at this resolution and preset.

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded for this combo?

A: The lowest minimum FPS in the data is 95 FPS, recorded at 3840x2160 with Medium settings (average 111 FPS, maximum 128 FPS). All other presets either have no reported minimum or have higher values.

Q: How many total system combinations does this rank above in Lockdown Protocol?

A: The combo ranks 241st out of 3714 tested combinations, meaning it outperforms 3473 other systems (3714 minus 241). This places it in the top 6.5% of all tested hardware pairings.

Best Settings per Resolution

The most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS at each resolution is Ultra in all cases. The exact average FPS at these settings is as follows:

• 1920x1080 Ultra: 154 FPS average
• 2560x1440 Ultra: 113 FPS average
• 3840x2160 Ultra: 73 FPS average

Since all four presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) clear 60 FPS at every resolution, the Ultra setting is the recommended choice for maximum visual quality without sacrificing playability. At 4K, the 73 FPS average at Ultra leaves a 13 FPS buffer above the threshold, so there is minimal risk of dropping below 60 FPS in typical gameplay. At 1440p and 1080p, the buffers are 53 FPS and 94 FPS respectively, providing substantial headroom for any scene complexity spikes.