Lockdown Protocol

Settings Recommendations

Among the four measured settings presets, Medium delivers the most balanced experience across all resolutions. At 1920x1080, Medium produces 221.8 FPS, which is 27.8 FPS above High and 77.4 FPS above Ultra, while remaining 83.1 FPS below the Low preset's 304.9 FPS. The pattern holds at 2560x1440, where Medium achieves 162.4 FPS—a 22.1 FPS gain over High and a 57.9 FPS advantage over Ultra. Even at 3840x2160, Medium sustains 103.3 FPS, which clears the 100 FPS threshold comfortably.

The High preset offers a reasonable middle ground for visual fidelity, but the data shows diminishing returns. At 1080p, High drops to 194.1 FPS, a 27.7 FPS penalty versus Medium. At 1440p, High falls to 140.3 FPS, and at 4K it reaches 91.7 FPS. While these numbers remain playable, the gap between Medium and High suggests that the extra visual effects in High exact a measurable cost. Ultra is the most demanding preset, yielding 144.4 FPS at 1080p, 104.5 FPS at 1440p, and 69.6 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result dips below 70 FPS, which may feel less fluid in a fast-paced FPS title.

Low is the performance king, hitting 304.9 FPS at 1080p and 224.6 FPS at 1440p, but even at 4K it produces 142.4 FPS. However, the visual trade-offs in an FPS where spotting enemies quickly matters may not justify chasing those extra frames. The data indicates that Medium provides the best overall experience—it maintains high frame rates at all resolutions while presumably retaining enough graphical detail for competitive play. For users with high-refresh monitors at 1080p or 1440p, Medium is the sweet spot; for 4K displays, Medium's 103.3 FPS is the only preset besides Low that stays above 100 FPS.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is the primary driver of this combo's frame rates. Its 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus yields 672.3 GB/s of bandwidth, which becomes critical when rendering at higher resolutions. The GPU's boost clock of 2610 MHz and base clock of 2340 MHz provide the raw compute headroom, backed by 8448 shading units and 66 RT cores. The 44.10 TFLOPS of FP32 performance explains why the card can push 304.9 FPS at 1080p Low—the sheer throughput handles even the most stripped-down settings with ease.

The GPU's benchmark percentile of 86 versus all GPUs places it in the upper tier, and its PassMark G3D score of 31811 reflects strong rasterization capabilities. The card's nearest rivals—the NVIDIA CMP 50HX (deltaPct -0.7), NVIDIA RTX A2000 (deltaPct 1.6), NVIDIA RTX A1000 Mobile (deltaPct 2), and Intel Arc A550M (deltaPct -2.1)—show that the 4070 Ti SUPER sits in a competitive band, but the measured game data tells a more specific story.

Looking at the resolution scaling, the GPU's role becomes clearer. At 1080p, the frame rates are exceptionally high (194.1 FPS on High, 144.4 FPS on Ultra), which suggests that the CPU is keeping pace without bottlenecking. At 4K, the GPU's memory bandwidth and compute resources are stretched, as evidenced by the 91.7 FPS on High and 69.6 FPS on Ultra. The 16 GB VRAM capacity is likely sufficient for this game's textures at 4K, since the GPU doesn't appear to be hitting a memory wall—the scaling from Medium to Ultra shows a consistent 22-33% performance drop, which aligns more with compute load than memory constraints.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 provides the processing foundation for this combo. With 6 cores and 12 threads, it's a modern mid-range part built on the Zen 4 architecture at a 5 nm process node. Its base clock of 3.80 GHz and boost clock of 5.10 GHz, combined with 32 MB of shared L3 cache, give it strong single-thread performance—evidenced by a 3DMark single-thread score of 999 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3246.

In an FPS game like Lockdown Protocol, single-thread performance often matters more than raw multi-thread output, and the 7600's Cinebench R23 multicore score of 22992 shows it can handle multi-threaded workloads too. The CPU's average benchmark score of 26617 places it at the 83rd percentile versus all CPUs, with nearest rivals including the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D (deltaPct 0.2), Intel Core i9-12900HK (deltaPct -0.2), AMD EPYC 8024P (deltaPct 0.2), and Intel Core i9-11900K (deltaPct 0.3). These tight deltas (all within 0.3%) suggest that the 7600 is competitively positioned, though the 5800X3D's 3D V-Cache might offer better gaming-specific performance in other titles.

For this game, the CPU's role appears secondary but not negligible. At 1080p Low, the 304.9 FPS result suggests the CPU can feed the GPU sufficiently even at extreme frame rates. The gap between 1080p and 1440p on Low settings (304.9 to 224.6 FPS, a 26.3% drop) is smaller than the gap between 1440p and 4K on Low (224.6 to 142.4 FPS, a 36.6% drop), which indicates that the GPU becomes more limiting as resolution increases. The 7600's 12 threads and 5.10 GHz boost clock provide enough headroom to keep the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER fed at lower resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations for Lockdown Protocol, this pairing of the AMD Ryzen 5 7600 with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER ranks 154th out of 1637 combos. That places it in the top 9.4% of all tested configurations. The top 9.4% ranking is notable, but it also raises a question: with a GPU in the 86th percentile and a CPU in the 83rd percentile, why isn't this combo higher?

The answer likely lies in the game's engine characteristics. The 154th rank suggests that some combos featuring higher-end CPUs (like the 5800X3D) or GPUs (like the RTX 4090) pull ahead, even though the individual components here are strong. The deltaPct values for the CPU's rivals (all within 0.3%) indicate that swapping the 7600 for a 5800X3D might yield marginal gains in other workloads, but the measured FPS data shows this combo is already delivering excellent frame rates. The rank of 154 is more a reflection of the absolute top-tier combos rather than any deficiency in this pairing—it's a strong mid-high-end setup that outperforms the vast majority of tested configurations.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS data reveals a clear scaling pattern across resolutions. At 1080p High, the combo produces 194.1 FPS. Moving to 1440p High drops that to 140.3 FPS, a 27.7% decrease. At 4K High, it falls to 91.7 FPS, another 34.6% drop from 1440p. This progressive decline is typical of a GPU-bound scenario at higher resolutions, but the percentages tell a nuanced story.

For the Low preset, the scaling is steeper: 304.9 FPS at 1080p, 224.6 FPS at 1440p (26.3% drop), and 142.4 FPS at 4K (36.6% drop from 1440p). The Medium preset follows a similar curve: 221.8 to 162.4 (26.8% drop) to 103.3 (36.4% drop). The Ultra preset shows 144.4 at 1080p, 104.5 at 1440p (27.6% drop), and 69.6 at 4K (33.4% drop).

The consistency of these percentage drops—roughly 26-28% from 1080p to 1440p and 33-37% from 1440p to 4K—indicates that the GPU is the primary limiting factor as resolution increases. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we'd expect to see smaller drops at higher resolutions (since the GPU would have more time per frame). Instead, the steady degradation suggests the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is doing the heavy lifting, and its 672.3 GB/s bandwidth and 44.10 TFLOPS are being fully utilized. The 4K Ultra result of 69.6 FPS, while playable, shows that the GPU's limits are reached when maximum settings are combined with 4K resolution.

FAQ

Q: What is the best settings preset for 1080p gaming?

A: Medium provides 221.8 FPS, which is a strong balance. Low hits 304.9 FPS for maximum refresh rates, while Ultra drops to 144.4 FPS.

Q: Can this combo handle 4K gaming?

A: Yes, but with caveats. Low achieves 142.4 FPS, Medium hits 103.3 FPS, High reaches 91.7 FPS, and Ultra falls to 69.6 FPS at 3840x2160.

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

A: The Ryzen 5 7600 has an average benchmark score of 26617, which is 0.2% higher than the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D and 0.3% higher than the Intel Core i9-11900K.

Q: How much VRAM does the GPU have and is it sufficient?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER has 16 GB of GDDR6X memory with 672.3 GB/s bandwidth, which appears sufficient for this game even at 4K Ultra settings.

Q: What is the combo's overall rank in this game?

A: It ranks 154th out of 1637 tested combos, placing it in the top 9.4% of all configurations.

Q: Does the GPU bottleneck at 1080p?

A: No, the 304.9 FPS on Low and 194.1 FPS on High at 1080p indicate the CPU is keeping up, and the GPU has headroom to spare.

Measured FPS Breakdown

1920x1080 (1080p):

• Low: 304.9 avg FPS
• Medium: 221.8 avg FPS
• High: 194.1 avg FPS
• Ultra: 144.4 avg FPS

2560x1440 (1440p):

• Low: 224.6 avg FPS
• Medium: 162.4 avg FPS
• High: 140.3 avg FPS
• Ultra: 104.5 avg FPS

3840x2160 (4K):

• Low: 142.4 avg FPS
• Medium: 103.3 avg FPS
• High: 91.7 avg FPS
• Ultra: 69.6 avg FPS

The data shows a consistent hierarchy across all resolutions: Low > Medium > High > Ultra. The gaps between presets are not uniform—for example, at 1080p the difference between Medium and High is 27.7 FPS, while between High and Ultra it's 49.7 FPS. This suggests that the Ultra preset introduces disproportionately heavy effects that cost more performance than the step from Medium to High. At 4K, the Medium to High gap narrows to 11.6 FPS, and High to Ultra is 22.1 FPS, indicating that at higher resolutions the GPU's workload becomes more uniformly distributed across settings. The 1440p results show the most balanced spread, with each preset stepping down by roughly 20-40 FPS. For users targeting 144 Hz monitors, 1440p Medium (162.4 FPS) or High (140.3 FPS) are the viable options, while 4K users will need to stick with Medium (103.3 FPS) or Low (142.4 FPS) to stay above 100 FPS.