Lockdown Protocol

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 combination lands at rank 1373 out of 1637 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol, placing it in the bottom 16% of all configurations. This is a modest pairing by contemporary standards, and the data reflects a system that can play the game but will not dominate any leaderboards. The CPU itself performs far above its pairing suggests, sitting at the 82nd percentile among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 24993. That score puts it statistically dead even with its nearest rivals: it is 0.1% ahead of the Intel Core i7-11850H and a mere 0.4% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, while trailing the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X and AMD Ryzen 5 8400F by just 0.3% each. The bottleneck is clearly the GPU, which rests at the 51st percentile of all graphics cards with an average score of 12331. That places it just 0.7% above the NVIDIA Quadro K4200 and 1.3% below the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M, making it a mid-pack performer from an older generation. In practical terms, this combo is a playable 1080p machine, but the GPU holds the whole system back from higher-tier results.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s rank of 1373 out of 1637 is a stark indicator of its standing. It is not an outlier in either direction; rather, it represents a pairing where a strong modern CPU is dragged down by an aging GPU. The Ryzen 5 7500F is a 6-core, 12-thread Zen 4 part built on TSMC’s 5 nm process, with a boost clock of 5.00 GHz and a base clock of 3.70 GHz. Its multithreaded Cinebench R23 score of 22799 and Geekbench multicore score of 12686 show a processor that punches well above its weight class. Yet in Lockdown Protocol, the measured average FPS across all settings and resolutions never exceeds 131.6 frames per second, and that peak is only at 1080p on Low settings. The data suggests that the CPU is rarely the limiting factor; instead, the GTX 1070’s Pascal architecture, built on 16 nm with 1920 shading units, caps the system’s potential. Compared to other combos in the database, this rank means the pairing is closer to entry-level configurations than to mid-range or high-end ones, despite the CPU’s top-tier synthetic scores. The 0.1% delta versus the Intel Core i7-11850H and the -0.3% delta versus the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X in CPU benchmarks do not translate into meaningful FPS advantages here, because the GPU saturates long before the CPU can flex its capabilities.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 is the defining component in this pairing. It ships with 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 256.3 GB/s of bandwidth. Its base clock of 1506 MHz boosts to 1683 MHz, and the memory runs at 2002 MHz, or 8 Gbps effective. These are solid figures for a card from 2016, but they are dated. The GPU’s DirectX 12 passmark score of 48 is telling—it is considerably lower than its DirectX 11 score of 100—which hints that the card struggles with modern API workloads like those in Lockdown Protocol. The FP32 compute of 6.463 TFLOPS and texture rate of 202.0 GTexel/s are respectable for the era but pale against newer hardware. In this game, the GPU’s role is to be the primary constraint. At 1080p, the card manages an average of 80.8 FPS on High settings, but that drops to 62.2 FPS on Ultra. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 131.6 FPS versus 62.2 FPS, a difference of over 69 frames, which shows how sensitive the GTX 1070 is to graphical load. The 8 GB VRAM is sufficient for 1080p but becomes a liability at higher resolutions, where the card’s 107.7 GPixel/s pixel rate and 64 ROPs cannot keep pace with the demand. The GPU’s percentile rank of 51 confirms it is an average card, and its nearest rivals—the Quadro K4200, GTX 880M, GTX 1650 SUPER, and Tesla K20Xm—are all within a 1.7% spread, indicating a crowded mid-field where the GTX 1070 neither excels nor fails catastrophically.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS rows provide a clear hierarchy for optimizing the experience. At 1080p, the Low preset yields an average of 131.6 FPS, which is the highest frame rate recorded for this combo. This is the only setting that pushes past the 120 FPS mark, making it ideal for competitive play where responsiveness matters more than visual fidelity. For a balance of quality and performance, the Medium preset at 1080p delivers 94.7 FPS, which is smooth for most monitors and a significant step up in visual detail from Low. High at 1080p drops to 80.8 FPS, still playable but with diminishing returns. Ultra at 1080p falls to 62.2 FPS, which is borderline for fast-paced FPS gameplay. Moving to 1440p, the story changes: Low gives 98.4 FPS, which is excellent for a higher-resolution experience, while Medium drops to 66.9 FPS and High to 57.8 FPS. Ultra at 1440p is 48.1 FPS, which is stutter-prone for a shooter. At 4K, the card struggles: Low averages 62.5 FPS, Medium 45.5 FPS, High 40 FPS, and Ultra a mere 32 FPS. The data suggests that the best experience is either 1080p Medium for a balanced look or 1080p Low for maximum frame rate. 1440p Low is the best option if resolution is the priority, but anything above Medium at 1440p or any setting above Low at 4K will result in a sub-60 FPS experience that is not ideal for the genre.

FAQ

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

A: The highest recorded average is 131.6 FPS at 1920x1080 with the Low preset.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F scores 24993 on average, which is 0.1% higher than the Intel Core i7-11850H and 0.4% higher than the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, while being 0.3% lower than both the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X and AMD Ryzen 5 8400F.

Q: Is the GPU or CPU the limiting factor at 4K resolution?

A: The GPU is the clear bottleneck at 4K. At 3840x2160, the average FPS ranges from 62.5 on Low to 32 on Ultra, while the CPU’s high synthetic scores indicate it has ample headroom that the GTX 1070 cannot utilize.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between 1080p and 4K on High settings?

A: At 1080p High, the average is 80.8 FPS, but at 4K High, it drops to 40 FPS, a decrease of 40.8 frames per second.

Q: How does the GPU’s average benchmark score compare to the GTX 1650 SUPER?

A: The GTX 1070 has an average score of 12331, which is 1.4% lower than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER’s score of 12504.

Q: What is the combo’s overall rank among tested configurations?

A: The combo ranks 1373 out of 1637 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol, placing it in the lower percentile of all pairings.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is dramatic and reveals where the system’s weakness lies. At 1080p High, the combo averages 80.8 FPS. At 1440p High, that falls to 57.8 FPS, a 28.5% reduction. At 4K High, the average is 40 FPS, which is a 50.5% drop from the 1080p figure. This scaling pattern is a textbook sign of a GPU-bound system. If the CPU were the limiting factor, the frame rate would remain relatively flat as resolution increases, because the CPU’s work does not change with pixel count. Instead, the data shows a steep decline, indicating that the GTX 1070’s fill rate and memory bandwidth are being overwhelmed. The 256.3 GB/s of bandwidth and 107.7 GPixel/s pixel rate are simply insufficient for 4K, where the GPU must push four times the pixels of 1080p. The Ultra preset at 4K is the worst case, hitting just 32 FPS, which is unplayable for a fast-paced FPS. Even at Low, 4K only reaches 62.5 FPS, barely crossing the 60 FPS threshold. This scaling confirms that the Ryzen 5 7500F is not the bottleneck; its 32 MB of shared L3 cache and 83.2 GB/s memory bandwidth are more than adequate for the game’s CPU demands. The GTX 1070, with its 1920 shading units and 64 ROPs, is the component that caps performance, and any attempt to play at higher resolutions will be met with diminishing returns. For this combo, 1080p is the sweet spot, 1440p is acceptable on Low or Medium, and 4K is only viable on Low with compromised visuals.