Lockdown Protocol

Lockdown Protocol, a 2024 FPS title, shows a wide performance spread depending on how the AMD Ryzen 5 4600G and AMD Radeon RX 7700 combination is configured. The measured data reveals that the most demanding preset, Ultra, can push the system to its limits, particularly at higher resolutions. The data indicates that the sweet spot for this pairing balances visual fidelity with frame rate stability, avoiding the steep penalties of the highest settings while still leveraging the GPU's capabilities.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data strongly suggests that the High preset offers the most balanced experience across all tested resolutions. At 1920x1080, the High preset delivers an average of 124 FPS, which is a significant 31 FPS advantage over the Ultra preset's 93 FPS. This gap widens at higher resolutions; at 2560x1440, High maintains a playable 91 FPS average, while Ultra drops to 68 FPS. The trend is most pronounced at 3840x2160, where High achieves 59 FPS, whereas Ultra falls below acceptable playability at 44 FPS.

The Medium preset is a viable alternative, offering higher average frame rates than High but with a notable trade-off. At 1920x1080, Medium averages 142 FPS compared to High's 124 FPS, and at 2560x1440, it averages 104 FPS versus 91 FPS. However, the Medium preset is the only one with recorded minimum and maximum FPS data, showing a tighter range (e.g., 121-163 FPS at 1080p). This suggests that while Medium provides higher headroom, it may introduce more frame-time variability than High, which has no recorded min/max figures.

The Low preset maximizes performance, with averages of 200 FPS at 1080p, 147 FPS at 1440p, and 95 FPS at 4K. This preset is best suited for competitive play where maximum frame rates are prioritized over visual quality. The Ultra preset, conversely, appears to be the least recommended, as it yields the lowest average frame rates at every resolution, with the 4K result of 44 FPS indicating a significant performance bottleneck. For most users, the data supports High as the default choice, with Medium as a fallback for those seeking higher raw FPS numbers, and Low reserved for esports-style scenarios.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7700 is the primary driver of performance in Lockdown Protocol, as evidenced by the frame rate scaling with resolution and settings. The GPU's 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 624.1 GB/s of bandwidth, appears sufficient for the game's demands at all tested settings. The data shows that the RX 7700's clock speeds—a base of 1900 MHz, a game clock of 2041 MHz, and a boost of 2459 MHz—allow it to scale performance effectively when settings are reduced. For instance, moving from Ultra to High at 1440p yields a 23 FPS increase (from 68 to 91 FPS), which aligns with the GPU's compute capabilities.

The RX 7700's 2560 shading units and 40 ray tracing cores, built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture, are likely taxed heavily by the Ultra preset. The drop from Medium to Ultra at 4K (67 to 44 FPS) is a 23 FPS reduction, indicating that the GPU is the limiting factor at this resolution with maximum settings. Conversely, the GPU's performance at Low settings, particularly the 200 FPS average at 1080p, shows that it is not fully saturated when visual effects are minimized. The GPU's benchmark scores, such as a PassMark G3D score of 20974 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2865, place it in the 58th percentile of all GPUs, but the game-specific data reveals that Lockdown Protocol is demanding enough to push the card near its limits at 4K Ultra.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution and setting combination for this system in Lockdown Protocol?

A: The data indicates that 1920x1080 with the High preset provides the best balance, delivering an average of 124 FPS. This is 31 FPS higher than Ultra at the same resolution and only 18 FPS lower than Medium, with likely better visual stability.

Q: Does the Ultra preset provide a playable experience at 4K?

A: No. At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset averages only 44 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold typically considered smooth for an FPS. The High preset at 4K averages 59 FPS, which is closer to playable but still marginal.

Q: How much performance is gained by switching from Ultra to Low at 1080p?

A: The gain is substantial. The measured data shows a jump from 93 FPS on Ultra to 200 FPS on Low, representing a 107 FPS increase (approximately a 115% improvement) when all settings are turned down to their minimum.

Q: Is the Medium preset more stable than High?

A: The data shows that Medium has recorded minimum and maximum frame rates, such as 121-163 FPS at 1080p, while High has no such figures listed. This suggests that Medium's performance envelope is documented, but it does not necessarily imply it is more stable; it may simply indicate that High's variance was not captured.

Q: Can this combination handle 1440p gaming comfortably?

A: Yes, for most presets. At 2560x1440, the High preset averages 91 FPS, and Medium averages 104 FPS. Only Ultra dips to 68 FPS, which is still playable but shows a notable drop-off.

Q: Which component is more likely to bottleneck at 4K?

A: The GPU is the limiting factor at 4K. The frame rate drops sharply as settings increase (95 FPS on Low to 44 FPS on Ultra), while the CPU's role becomes less significant at this resolution, as the GPU is fully saturated with rendering tasks.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive view of performance across three resolutions and four settings presets. At 1920x1080, the average frame rates are as follows: Low delivers 200 FPS, Medium delivers 142 FPS with a range of 121-163 FPS, High delivers 124 FPS, and Ultra delivers 93 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a steady decline, with the largest single-step drop occurring from Medium to High (18 FPS) and High to Ultra (31 FPS). The 1080p results indicate that the CPU, AMD Ryzen 5 4600G, is capable of feeding the GPU enough data to hit high frame rates, as even Ultra remains above 90 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the averages are: Low at 147 FPS, Medium at 104 FPS (88-120 FPS range), High at 91 FPS, and Ultra at 68 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is noticeable but not severe; for example, High loses 33 FPS (124 to 91), and Ultra loses 25 FPS (93 to 68). The Medium preset's minimum of 88 FPS at 1440p is still above the 60 FPS threshold, indicating that this resolution is viable for most settings.

At 3840x2160, the averages are: Low at 95 FPS, Medium at 67 FPS (57-77 FPS range), High at 59 FPS, and Ultra at 44 FPS. This resolution shows the most dramatic scaling, with Low being the only preset to exceed 60 FPS. High falls just short at 59 FPS, and Ultra's 44 FPS is below the playable threshold. The data shows that 4K gaming with this combo requires significant setting compromises, as even Medium dips to a 57 FPS minimum.

Resolution Scaling

The performance drop from 1080p to 4K is consistent across settings but varies in magnitude. At the Low preset, the average FPS falls from 200 at 1080p to 147 at 1440p (a 26.5% decrease) and then to 95 at 4K (a 35.4% decrease from 1440p). This indicates that even at low settings, the GPU's workload increases substantially with resolution, but the system still maintains high frame rates.

At the High preset, the scaling is similar: 124 FPS at 1080p drops to 91 FPS at 1440p (26.6% decrease) and then to 59 FPS at 4K (35.2% decrease from 1440p). The consistent percentage drops suggest that the GPU is the primary bottleneck, as the CPU's workload does not scale with resolution. The Ultra preset shows a more pronounced drop: 93 FPS at 1080p, 68 FPS at 1440p (26.9% decrease), and 44 FPS at 4K (35.3% decrease from 1440p). The fact that all presets exhibit roughly similar percentage decreases from 1080p to 4K indicates that the limiting component is the GPU, as its rendering load scales directly with pixel count.

The Medium preset's data with min/max values reveals the frame time impact of resolution. At 1080p, the range is 121-163 FPS, at 1440p it is 88-120 FPS, and at 4K it is 57-77 FPS. The spread narrows as resolution increases, suggesting that the GPU becomes more consistently saturated at higher resolutions, reducing the variance in frame delivery. This pattern further confirms that the GPU is the dominant factor in performance scaling.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G, with its 6 cores and 12 threads, plays a supporting role in Lockdown Protocol's performance. The CPU's base clock of 3.70 GHz and boost clock of 4.20 GHz, combined with 8 MB of shared L3 cache, provide adequate single-threaded performance for game logic. The 3DMark single-thread score of 726 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1919 indicate that the CPU can handle the game's primary thread without becoming a major bottleneck at most settings.

However, the CPU's limitations become apparent at lower resolutions and settings where the GPU is less stressed. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 200 FPS, which is a high frame rate that requires the CPU to process frames quickly. The CPU's multi-threaded scores, such as Cinebench R23 multicore at 13593 and Geekbench multicore at 6637, suggest it has enough headroom for the game's background tasks. The data shows that the CPU is not the primary limiter at 4K, as the frame rates are dictated by the GPU's rendering capabilities. The CPU's 71st percentile ranking among all CPUs further suggests it is a mid-range part that can keep up with the RX 7700 in most scenarios, though it may hold back performance in CPU-bound scenes at high FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

In the context of the benchmark database, this specific combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 4600G and AMD Radeon RX 7700 ranks 1275th out of 2828 tested combos for Lockdown Protocol. This places it in the 45th percentile of all combinations, meaning it outperforms roughly 45% of tested systems. The ranking reflects the balance between the CPU and GPU; the Ryzen 5 4600G is a capable mid-range processor, while the RX 7700 is a strong mid-to-high-end GPU. The data shows that the combo is well-suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, as evidenced by the high frame rates at those resolutions.

The ranking also highlights that while the GPU is powerful, the CPU may be a limiting factor in achieving top-tier performance. For instance, the RX 7700's nearest rivals in terms of average benchmark score include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (with a delta of -1.7%) and the AMD Radeon RX 9060 (delta of -1%), indicating the GPU is competitive with these parts. However, the CPU's nearest rivals, such as the Intel Core i3-14100T (delta of -0.8%) and AMD Ryzen 3 8300GE (delta of -0.6%), show that the 4600G is closely matched with other budget-to-mid-range processors. This suggests that the combo's rank of 1275 is primarily due to the GPU's strength, while the CPU's performance keeps it from reaching higher positions. In practical terms, the combo delivers a solid experience for most gaming scenarios, but users seeking maximum frame rates might need to consider a more powerful CPU to fully unlock the GPU's potential.