Lockdown Protocol

This configuration of the Intel Core Ultra X9 388H paired with the AMD Radeon 760M delivers frame rates that are consistently below the 60 FPS playability threshold in Lockdown Protocol. The data shows a hard ceiling imposed by the integrated GPU, with the CPU's strong benchmark presence offering little to no mitigation at any resolution or preset level.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the Radeon 760M is clearly overmatched. The High preset yields an average of 16 FPS, while dropping to Low improves the average to 26 FPS. Medium sits between them at 18 FPS average, with a recorded minimum of 15 FPS and maximum of 21 FPS. Ultra is the worst case, averaging just 12 FPS. None of these numbers approach playable territory; even the best-case Low preset at this resolution is less than half of the 60 FPS target.

Moving to 2560x1440 provides a meaningful but still insufficient boost. The Low preset reaches an average of 40 FPS, which is the highest figure at this resolution. High averages 25 FPS, Medium averages 28 FPS (with a minimum of 24 FPS and maximum of 32 FPS), and Ultra drops to 18 FPS. The pattern is consistent: each step down in settings yields roughly a 10-15 FPS gain, but the starting point is so low that even the most aggressive optimization leaves the system well short of 60 FPS.

At 1920x1080, the situation improves but remains sub-60 across the board. The Low preset averages 54 FPS, which is the closest any configuration comes to the playability threshold. Medium averages 39 FPS, with a minimum of 33 FPS and maximum of 44 FPS. High averages 34 FPS, and Ultra averages 25 FPS. The 1080p Low result is notable because it shows the system can nearly hit playable frame rates, but the margin is slim — just 6 FPS short of the target — and any increase in visual fidelity pushes the average down dramatically.

The measured data reveals a clear scaling pattern: from 4K Low to 1080p Low, the average FPS improves from 26 to 54, a gain of roughly 108%. From 4K Ultra to 1080p Ultra, the improvement is from 12 to 25 FPS. The resolution reduction matters more than the settings reduction — going from 4K Low to 1080p Low adds 28 FPS, while going from 4K High to 4K Low adds only 10 FPS.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The CPU's benchmark average of 44466 places it near a tight cluster of comparable processors. The AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D scores 44573, a negligible 0.2% advantage. The Intel Core i9-13950HX is 0.3% behind at 44342, the AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 is 0.4% behind at 44309, and the Intel Core i5-13600 is 0.5% behind at 44240. In practical terms, swapping the Ultra X9 388H for any of these would produce virtually identical CPU-bound behavior in Lockdown Protocol — the game's performance ceiling here is not dictated by processor throughput.

On the GPU side, the Radeon 760M's average benchmark score of 6019 places it alongside several discrete and professional parts. The AMD Radeon RX 6400 scores 6001, just 0.3% lower. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M matches at 6000, also 0.3% lower. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server scores 5996, 0.4% lower. The NVIDIA Quadro P2000 is the only rival in the list that edges ahead, scoring 6049, a 0.5% advantage. These deltas are all within noise; a system built with any of these GPUs would deliver essentially the same frame rates in this game as the 760M.

Notably, the Radeon 760M sits at the 35th percentile of all GPUs, while the CPU is at the 88th percentile of all CPUs. This imbalance explains why the game's performance is so heavily GPU-limited — the processor is a high-end mobile part, but the graphics solution is decidedly mid-range or lower in the overall hierarchy.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark data indicates that the GPU is the sole bottleneck in Lockdown Protocol for this configuration. At every resolution, the frame rate scales almost entirely with graphics settings changes, while the CPU's substantial multi-threaded capabilities (Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 18911, PassMark multi-thread score of 36811) remain underutilized.

Consider the resolution scaling: at 1080p Low, the system averages 54 FPS. At 1440p Low, it drops to 40 FPS. At 4K Low, it falls to 26 FPS. This is a classic GPU-bound pattern — the CPU can feed frames fast enough at lower resolutions, but the integrated GPU's pixel throughput (41.58 GPixel/s) and texture rate (83.17 GTexel/s) cannot keep pace as the pixel count increases.

The settings scaling reinforces this. At 1080p, moving from Low to Medium costs 15 FPS (54 to 39), from Medium to High costs another 5 FPS (39 to 34), and from High to Ultra costs 9 FPS (34 to 25). The GPU's shader count of 512 and 16 ROPs are simply too limited for this game's rendering demands at higher presets.

The CPU's role is effectively passive in this pairing. With a boost clock of 5.10 GHz and 16 threads, the Ultra X9 388H has ample headroom for the game's logic and draw call processing, but the integrated Arc B390 graphics (which the CPU contains) and the discrete Radeon 760M both fail to translate that headroom into playable frame rates. The system's combined rank of 3702 out of 3714 tested combinations confirms this is one of the weakest overall configurations for this game.

The Verdict

This PC cannot run Lockdown Protocol at 60 FPS at any resolution or preset. The verdict data is unambiguous: all three resolutions — 3840x2160, 2560x1440, and 1920x1080 — have empty playable settings lists, meaning no configuration achieves the 60 FPS threshold.

The closest result is 1080p Low at 54 FPS average. That is 10% below the target, and the margin is likely to be consumed by in-game combat scenarios where frame times spike. The 1080p Medium result of 39 FPS average is 35% below target, and 1440p Low at 40 FPS is 33% below target. Even the most favorable settings combination leaves the system in the "playable but not smooth" territory, and the min FPS values (33 FPS at 1080p Medium, 24 FPS at 1440p Medium) indicate that stutter will be noticeable during demanding moments.

For the 60 FPS requirement, this configuration is definitively inadequate. The integrated GPU's 5.323 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 16 ROPs are the limiting factors, and no amount of CPU headroom can overcome that hardware ceiling.

Best Settings per Resolution

Because no preset at any resolution reaches 60 FPS, there is no "best playable setting" to recommend. The verdict data explicitly lists no playable settings for any resolution, and the best settings field is null for all three.

The closest approximation to a playable experience would be 1920x1080 Low, which delivers 54 FPS average. This is the only configuration that comes within striking distance of the threshold, but it still falls short. At 2560x1440, the best option is Low at 40 FPS, and at 3840x2160, Low at 26 FPS is the maximum achievable.

If forced to choose a preset for each resolution based purely on maximizing average FPS, the data supports Low at all three resolutions. However, none of these meet the stated playability criterion, so the honest answer is that this system cannot be configured to satisfy the 60 FPS requirement at any resolution.

FAQ

Q: Can this system run Lockdown Protocol at 1080p?

A: Not at 60 FPS. The best result is 54 FPS average on the Low preset at 1920x1080. Medium drops to 39 FPS, High to 34 FPS, and Ultra to 25 FPS. The 60 FPS threshold is not met at any setting.

Q: What is the highest resolution that comes close to playable?

A: 1920x1080 Low is the only configuration that comes within 10% of the 60 FPS target, averaging 54 FPS. At 2560x1440 Low, the average falls to 40 FPS, and at 3840x2160 Low, it drops to 26 FPS.

Q: Why is the performance so poor despite the CPU being high-end?

A: The Intel Core Ultra X9 388H ranks at the 88th percentile of all CPUs, but the AMD Radeon 760M ranks at only the 35th percentile of all GPUs. The GPU's 512 shading units and 16 ROPs create a hard bottleneck, and the CPU's headroom cannot compensate for the graphics hardware's limitations.

Q: How does this GPU compare to the nearest alternatives?

A: The Radeon 760M's average benchmark score of 6019 is within 0.5% of the AMD Radeon RX 6400 (6001), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M (6000), and NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server (5996). The NVIDIA Quadro P2000 (6049) is only 0.5% faster. Any of these would perform nearly identically in Lockdown Protocol.

Q: Is there any preset that hits 60 FPS at any resolution?

A: No. The verdict data shows empty playable settings lists for 3840x2160, 2560x1440, and 1920x1080. The highest average FPS recorded across all twelve tested configurations is 54 FPS at 1080p Low.

Q: What frame rates can be expected at 1440p Medium?

A: The measured average is 28 FPS, with a minimum of 24 FPS and maximum of 32 FPS. This is 47% below the 60 FPS target and would feel sluggish in fast-paced FPS gameplay.