Lockdown Protocol

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600G paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti presents a compelling dataset for Lockdown Protocol, a 2024 FPS title. The measured frames per second across resolutions and settings reveal a system where the GPU is the dominant performance driver, with the CPU providing sufficient headroom to avoid becoming a bottleneck in most scenarios.

Resolution Scaling

The performance trajectory from 1080p to 4K clearly identifies the graphics card as the limiting component. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo achieves 157.5 FPS. Moving to 1440p at the same settings, the average drops to 119.5 FPS, a reduction of 38 FPS that indicates the added pixel count is already taxing the GPU. The most dramatic scaling occurs at 4K, where Low settings yield 75.1 FPS—just under half the 1080p figure.

This pattern intensifies at higher graphical presets. With High settings, the system delivers 101.9 FPS at 1080p, 75.1 FPS at 1440p, and 49.4 FPS at 4K. The gap between 1080p and 4K is 52.5 FPS, suggesting that the RTX 3060 Ti’s 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and 256-bit bus are being saturated by the resolution increase. The scaling is not linear; the 4K High result represents a 51.5% reduction from 1080p High, which is a steeper decline than the 26.3% drop seen from 1080p to 1440p. This non-linear behavior points to memory bandwidth constraints becoming critical at higher pixel counts, as the GPU’s compute resources are sufficient but the 448.0 GB/s bandwidth struggles to feed the frame buffer at 4K.

Ultra settings amplify this trend. The 1080p Ultra result of 73.9 FPS falls to 52.3 FPS at 1440p and 33.5 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra figure is less than half the 1080p Ultra performance, demonstrating that the most demanding preset combined with maximum resolution pushes the GPU well beyond its comfort zone. The data shows that resolution scaling is consistent across all presets—the RTX 3060 Ti is unequivocally the performance ceiling, with the Ryzen 5 4600G’s six cores and twelve threads proving adequate to keep up even at lower resolutions where frame rates exceed 150 FPS.

GPU Role

The RTX 3060 Ti, built on the Ampere architecture with a GA104 chip, brings 4864 shading units and 152 texture mapping units to this workload. Its boost clock of 1665 MHz and base clock of 1410 MHz provide the raw compute throughput, while the 8 GB GDDR6 memory operates at 14 Gbps effective across a 256-bit interface, yielding 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The data indicates that this memory subsystem is the critical factor in Lockdown Protocol’s performance, particularly at 1440p and 4K.

At 1080p, the GPU’s 16.20 TFLOPS FP32 performance is more than sufficient, as evidenced by the 157.5 FPS Low result. However, the 4K Ultra score of 33.5 FPS suggests the card is compute-limited at this resolution, with the 80 ROPs and 133.2 GPixel/s pixel rate becoming a bottleneck. The 38 ray tracing cores and 152 tensor cores are present but do not appear to influence these standard rasterization results, as the benchmark does not specify ray tracing usage.

The GPU’s role becomes clearer when comparing Low to High settings at each resolution. At 1080p, the difference is 55.6 FPS (157.5 vs. 101.9), while at 4K it narrows to 25.7 FPS (75.1 vs. 49.4). This compression at higher resolutions indicates that the GPU is spending more time on pixel shading and memory access, leaving less headroom for additional graphical effects. The RTX 3060 Ti’s position in the GPU hierarchy, ranking at the 69th percentile against all GPUs, places it slightly behind the AMD Radeon RX 6700M in average benchmark scores. The RX 6700M scores 25180 versus the RTX 3060 Ti’s 25120, a delta of -0.2%, while the RX 6600 and Radeon 890M are 0.5% ahead. These negligible differences in synthetic benchmarks translate to the measured FPS results, where the GPU’s performance is consistent with its mid-range positioning.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides clear guidance for optimizing the experience in Lockdown Protocol. For 1080p displays, the High preset at 101.9 FPS offers the best balance between visual fidelity and smoothness, sitting comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold. The Medium preset at 113.4 FPS provides a 11.5 FPS improvement over High but sacrifices visual quality for a marginal gain. Low at 157.5 FPS is excessive for most users, as the High preset already delivers frame rates that exceed the refresh rate of typical 1080p monitors.

At 1440p, the High preset achieves 75.1 FPS, which is playable and visually appealing. The Medium preset at 83.7 FPS offers a 8.6 FPS improvement, making it the recommended choice for users prioritizing higher frame rates over maximum detail. The Low preset at 119.5 FPS is viable for competitive play, but the visual degradation may be unacceptable for many. The Ultra preset at 52.3 FPS falls below the ideal threshold for fast-paced FPS gameplay, making High or Medium the more practical choices.

For 4K resolution, the data does not support Ultra settings, as the 33.5 FPS result is too low for smooth gameplay. The High preset at 49.4 FPS is borderline, while Medium at 55.4 FPS is the most playable option. Low at 75.1 FPS provides the best performance but noticeably reduces visual quality. The recommendation for 4K is to use Medium settings, which delivers a playable frame rate without the significant quality loss of Low. In all cases, the Ultra preset offers diminishing returns, with the performance cost outweighing the visual benefits.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete dataset reveals a consistent hierarchy across all resolutions. At 1920x1080, the average FPS ranges from 157.5 at Low to 73.9 at Ultra. The Medium preset at 113.4 FPS sits between Low and High (101.9 FPS), showing a predictable scaling pattern. The step from Medium to High costs 11.5 FPS, while the step from High to Ultra costs 28 FPS—a significantly steeper reduction that suggests Ultra effects have a disproportionate performance impact.

At 2560x1440, the results are 119.5 FPS at Low, 83.7 FPS at Medium, 75.1 FPS at High, and 52.3 FPS at Ultra. The gap between Low and Medium is 35.8 FPS, while Medium to High costs only 8.6 FPS. This indicates that the Medium preset is the sweet spot at this resolution, offering most of the visual benefits of High at a much lower performance cost. The Ultra preset at 52.3 FPS is the only option that drops below 60 FPS at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the numbers fall to 75.1 FPS at Low, 55.4 FPS at Medium, 49.4 FPS at High, and 33.5 FPS at Ultra. The Low setting is the only one that maintains a playable frame rate above 60 FPS. The Medium preset at 55.4 FPS is acceptable for slower-paced gameplay but may feel less responsive in fast combat. The Ultra preset is effectively unplayable at this resolution, reinforcing the recommendation to avoid it at 4K.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 4600G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ranks 1151 out of 1637 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol. This places the system in the lower-middle tier of the database, which is consistent with the CPU’s modest performance profile. The Ryzen 5 4600G, a Zen 2 architecture part from the 4000 series, has an average benchmark score of 17489, placing it at the 75th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE with an identical score of 17482 (0% delta), the Intel Core i5-12450H at 17475 (0.1% delta), and the Intel Core i3-14100T at 17636 (-0.8% delta).

The CPU’s 6 cores and 12 threads are adequate for Lockdown Protocol, as evidenced by the high frame rates at 1080p Low. The 8 MB shared L3 cache and 51.2 GB/s memory bandwidth do not bottleneck the RTX 3060 Ti in this title. The GPU’s rank of 1151 overall is dragged down by the CPU’s mid-range positioning, as the RTX 3060 Ti itself ranks at the 69th percentile of GPUs. Systems with higher-ranked CPUs would likely achieve better combo rankings, as the GPU is clearly capable of higher frame rates if given a stronger processor.

The combo’s ranking suggests that while the RTX 3060 Ti is a capable GPU for this game, the Ryzen 5 4600G limits the system’s overall potential. The benchmark results show the GPU is the bottleneck at higher resolutions, but the CPU’s modest single-thread performance (726 in 3DMark single-thread) may constrain frame rates in CPU-bound scenarios at 1080p Low. For users seeking higher rankings, upgrading the CPU would provide the most benefit, as the GPU’s performance is already well-established in this dataset. The 1151st place out of 1637 combos places this system in the 70th percentile of tested configurations, indicating it outperforms the majority of entries but falls short of top-tier systems.