Lockdown Protocol

Measured FPS Breakdown

The recorded data for Lockdown Protocol with the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti combination spans three resolutions and four quality presets. At 3840x2160, the average frame rates step from 104 FPS on Low down to 48 FPS on Ultra. The High preset delivers 64 FPS average, while Medium lands at 74 FPS average with a recorded minimum of 63 FPS and maximum of 85 FPS. The Ultra preset at this resolution drops below the playable threshold, averaging 48 FPS.

Moving to 2560x1440, the numbers climb substantially. Low settings produce 160 FPS average, High reaches 100 FPS, Medium hits 114 FPS with a 97 FPS minimum and 131 FPS maximum, and Ultra still holds 75 FPS average. This resolution keeps every preset above the 60 FPS playable line, with the gap between Low and Ultra spanning 85 FPS.

At 1920x1080, the combination shows its strongest results. Low settings average 219 FPS, High averages 136 FPS, Medium averages 155 FPS with a 132 FPS minimum and 179 FPS maximum, and Ultra sustains 102 FPS average. The spread from Low to Ultra at 1080p is 117 FPS, indicating that even the heaviest settings leave substantial headroom for high-refresh displays. The min/max data is only present for Medium presets across all three resolutions, so detailed frame pacing information is limited to those runs, but the averages alone demonstrate consistent scaling.

Best Settings per Resolution

The playable threshold for this database is 60 FPS, and the verdict by resolution identifies the most demanding preset that stays at or above that mark. At 3840x2160, the best playable setting is High, which averages 64 FPS. This is a narrow margin above the threshold, only 4 FPS of headroom, so players at 4K should expect occasional dips into the low 60s. Low and Medium are also playable at this resolution, with Low at 104 FPS and Medium at 74 FPS, but High offers the best visual quality while remaining playable.

At 2560x1440, every preset is playable, and the best setting is Ultra with an average of 75 FPS. This gives 15 FPS of margin above the threshold, which is comfortable for typical gameplay. The jump from High at 100 FPS to Ultra at 75 FPS represents a 25% reduction in frame rate for the highest quality tier, but the result still clears the playable bar by a healthy margin.

At 1920x1080, Ultra is also the best setting, averaging 102 FPS. This provides 42 FPS of headroom above the playable threshold, making it suitable for high-refresh monitors in the 100 to 144 Hz range. The data shows that this CPU and GPU pairing can push maximum settings at 1080p without concern, and even at 1440p the Ultra preset remains viable. Only at 4K does the combination require a step down to High to maintain playable frame rates.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling between resolutions and presets reveals how the workload shifts between the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti. Looking at the Low preset, the frame rate drops from 219 FPS at 1080p to 160 FPS at 1440p, a 27% reduction, and then to 104 FPS at 4K, a further 35% reduction. This steep decline as resolution increases points to the GPU becoming the limiting factor at higher pixel counts, since the Low preset minimizes CPU workload and lets the graphics card dictate performance.

The Ultra preset tells a similar story but with different magnitudes. At 1080p Ultra, the average is 102 FPS, which drops to 75 FPS at 1440p and 48 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra figure is only 47% of the 1080p Ultra figure, showing that the RTX 5070 Ti cannot sustain high-quality rendering at 4K for this title. However, the gap between 1080p and 1440p Ultra is 27 FPS, while the gap between 1440p and 4K Ultra is also 27 FPS, indicating a roughly linear scaling trend with resolution.

The CPU role is most visible in the preset scaling at a fixed resolution. At 1080p, the jump from Low to Ultra costs 117 FPS (219 down to 102), which is a 53% reduction. At 1440p, the same preset jump costs 85 FPS (160 down to 75), a 53% reduction as well. At 4K, the jump from Low to Ultra costs 56 FPS (104 down to 48), also a 54% reduction. This consistent proportional drop across resolutions suggests that the CPU handles the added draw calls and physics from higher presets similarly regardless of resolution, while the GPU absorbs the pixel-count penalty. The Core Ultra 7 155H, with its 16 cores and 22 threads, appears sufficient to feed the RTX 5070 Ti at 1080p and 1440p, since the frame rates scale cleanly with GPU load. At 4K, the GPU is clearly the bottleneck, as even the Low preset drops to 104 FPS, well below the 1440p Low figure of 160 FPS.

FAQ

Q: Can this combination run Lockdown Protocol at 4K with playable frame rates?

A: Yes, but only up to High settings. The High preset at 3840x2160 averages 64 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS playable threshold. Medium averages 74 FPS and Low averages 104 FPS, but Ultra drops to 48 FPS, which is not playable.

Q: What is the best settings preset for 1440p gameplay?

A: Ultra at 2560x1440 averages 75 FPS, making it the most demanding preset that stays at or above the 60 FPS threshold. All four presets are playable at this resolution, with Low at 160 FPS, High at 100 FPS, and Medium at 114 FPS.

Q: How much frame rate headroom exists at 1080p on Ultra settings?

A: The Ultra preset at 1920x1080 averages 102 FPS, providing 42 FPS of headroom above the playable threshold. This leaves room for high-refresh displays, though not enough to fully saturate a 144 Hz panel.

Q: Does the CPU or GPU limit performance more at 4K?

A: The GPU is the limiting factor at 4K. The Low preset averages 104 FPS at 4K compared to 160 FPS at 1440p, a 56 FPS drop that scales with resolution. Even the least demanding settings cannot offset the pixel-count burden on the RTX 5070 Ti.

Q: What are the recorded minimum and maximum frame rates?

A: The database only records min and max values for the Medium preset. At 1920x1080 Medium, the range is 132 to 179 FPS. At 2560x1440 Medium, the range is 97 to 131 FPS. At 3840x2160 Medium, the range is 63 to 85 FPS.

Q: Is the Ultra preset ever playable with this hardware?

A: Yes, at 1080p and 1440p. Ultra at 1920x1080 averages 102 FPS, and Ultra at 2560x1440 averages 75 FPS. Only at 3840x2160 does Ultra fall below the 60 FPS threshold with a 48 FPS average.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The nearest rivals in the database for the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H show that its average benchmark score of 32697 is closely matched by several other processors. The Intel Core i5-14600T scores 32707, a 0% delta, making it effectively identical in overall CPU performance. The AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 scores 32662, just 0.1% slower, while the AMD Ryzen 5 7400F scores 32750, which is 0.2% faster. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H scores 32812, 0.4% ahead. For Lockdown Protocol, any of these CPUs would likely produce similar frame rates when paired with the same GPU, since the game's scaling data shows the RTX 5070 Ti becomes the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions.

On the GPU side, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti has an average benchmark score of 49957, with its nearest rivals clustered closely. The AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 scores 50001, a 0.1% delta, meaning it is statistically indistinguishable in aggregate performance. The Intel Arc A550M scores 49737, 0.4% slower, while the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT scores 50951, 2% faster. The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT scores 48477, which is 3.1% slower. In practical terms for Lockdown Protocol, the RX 6900 XT might deliver a few extra frames at 1080p and 1440p, while the RX 6800 XT could sit slightly below the RTX 5070 Ti at 4K Ultra, potentially pushing that preset further below the playable line.

The percentile rankings place the CPU at the 83rd percentile among all tested CPUs and the GPU at the 86th percentile among all tested GPUs. This means both components sit in the upper tier of their respective categories, but neither is at the absolute top. For a game like Lockdown Protocol, the combination of a top-quartile CPU and top-quartile GPU explains the strong 1080p and 1440p results, while the 4K Ultra shortfall aligns with the GPU's percentile being just shy of the top tier.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the database of tested combinations for Lockdown Protocol, this pairing of Intel Core Ultra 7 155H and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti holds the 1424th rank out of 3714 total combinations. This places it in the 62nd percentile of all tested combos, meaning roughly 38% of configurations outperform it and 62% perform worse. Given that the CPU and GPU each rank in the low-to-mid 80s percentiles individually, the combo rank of 1424 out of 3714 is slightly lower than what the component percentiles might suggest, likely due to the mobile CPU's power constraints in a desktop-class game workload.

The rank reflects the measured FPS data across all resolutions and settings. At 1080p, the combination delivers strong results with even the Ultra preset above 100 FPS, which is a solid outcome for a mobile processor paired with a high-end desktop GPU. The 1440p Ultra result of 75 FPS is respectable, while the 4K High result of 64 FPS is the weakest playable outcome. The gap between the 4K Ultra 48 FPS and the playable High 64 FPS shows that the combo has a clear ceiling at 4K, but it remains functional for most gaming scenarios.

Compared to the full field of 3714 combinations, the 1424th rank indicates that this setup is above average but not exceptional. The database includes many desktop CPU and GPU pairings that would outrank it, particularly at 4K where the RTX 5070 Ti's performance is the primary constraint. However, for a mobile CPU like the Core Ultra 7 155H, the overall results are competitive with many desktop mid-range configurations, and the 1080p and 1440p experiences are well within playable territory across all presets.