Lockdown Protocol

# Lockdown Protocol — AMD Ryzen 7 5700 + AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT

FAQ

Q: What is the expected average frame rate at 1080p with High settings?

A: At 1920x1080 with High settings, the combination produces an average of 148.3 FPS. This is comfortably above the 144 Hz refresh-rate threshold for competitive FPS play, indicating strong headroom for high-refresh displays.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its closest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 posts an average benchmark score of 27220, which places it 0.7% ahead of the Intel Core i9-9900K (27043), 0.8% ahead of the Intel Core i7-12700H (27006), and 0.8% ahead of the Intel Core i7-1370P (26991). The delta to the AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 is 1.2%, with the 5700 leading by 311 points.

Q: Is the RX 6800 XT positioned favorably against its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The RX 6800 XT records an average benchmark score of 49982, ranking in the 87th percentile of all GPUs. It trails the NVIDIA RTX A1000 by 1.7% (50826 vs. 49982) but leads the Intel Arc A550M by 0.5% (49737) and the NVIDIA CMP 50HX by 1.9% (49071). The GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER sits 2.6% behind with a score of 48704.

Q: What is the best performance setting at 4K for this pairing?

A: At 3840x2160, the Low preset yields the highest average at 111.5 FPS, followed by Medium at 83.2 FPS and High at 69.1 FPS. The Ultra preset drops to 53.3 FPS, making Low the only 4K setting that clears the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How does the CPU's multi-threaded performance compare to its single-threaded result?

A: The Ryzen 7 5700 achieves a 3DMark max-threads score of 6617, which is 7.34 times its single-thread score of 901. In Cinebench R23, the multicore score of 20655 is 7.08 times the single-core result of 2916, indicating strong scaling across its 8 cores and 16 threads.

Q: Does the GPU's memory bandwidth create a bottleneck at high resolutions?

A: The RX 6800 XT provides 16 GB of GDDR6 memory across a 256-bit bus, delivering 512.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This high bandwidth supports the 4K Low result of 111.5 FPS, suggesting memory throughput is not a limiting factor even at 3840x2160.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture (Cezanne codename), manufactured on TSMC's 7 nm process. It operates with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, drawing a 65 W TDP. The processor's cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 512 KB of L2 per core, and a shared 16 MB L3 cache. Memory support is DDR4 over a dual-channel bus, yielding 51.2 GB/s of bandwidth, with ECC capability on supported platforms.

In synthetic testing, the CPU demonstrates balanced performance across thread counts. The 3DMark 16-thread score is 6628, while the max-threads result is 6617 — nearly identical, indicating that the chip saturates its compute capacity around 16 threads. The 8-thread score of 5585 is 84.3% of the max-threads figure, showing efficient scaling. Single-thread performance of 901 in 3DMark and 2916 in Cinebench R23 confirms that individual core speed is adequate for lightly-threaded workloads. The PassMark multithread score of 24303 and single-thread score of 3296 further corroborate this balance.

Relative to its nearest rivals, the 5700 holds a marginal edge. It outperforms the Intel Core i9-9900K by 0.7% in average benchmark score, and the same 0.8% margin applies over the Intel Core i7-12700H and Intel Core i7-1370P. The largest gap is against the AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 at 1.2%. These small deltas suggest that in CPU-bound scenarios, the 5700 will trade blows with these competitors rather than decisively winning or losing.

For Lockdown Protocol, an FPS title, the CPU's 8-core configuration is well-suited to handle game logic, physics, and background threads. The boost clock of 4.60 GHz provides the single-core responsiveness needed for input latency and frame pacing. The 16 MB L3 cache helps maintain low-latency access to frequently used data. The CPU's 84th percentile ranking among all processors indicates that it sits above the median for overall compute capability, which is sufficient for maintaining high frame rates in competitive shooters.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is built on the RDNA 2.0 architecture with the Navi 21 chip, using TSMC's 7 nm process with 26,800 million transistors on a 520 mm² die. The GPU contains 4608 shading units, 288 texture mapping units, and 128 raster operation units, along with 72 ray-tracing cores. Clock speeds are 1825 MHz base, 2015 MHz game, and 2250 MHz boost. Memory consists of 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, delivering 512.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The card's pixel rate is 288.0 GPixel/s, and texture rate is 648.0 GTexel/s, with FP32 performance pegged at 20.74 TFLOPS. Power draw is 300 W, requiring a 700 W power supply and dual 8-pin connectors.

In benchmark rankings, the RX 6800 XT sits in the 87th percentile of all GPUs. Its average benchmark score of 49982 puts it in close competition with several rivals: it is 0.5% ahead of the Intel Arc A550M (49737), 1.9% ahead of the NVIDIA CMP 50HX (49071), and 2.6% ahead of the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER (48704). The only rival that edges it out is the NVIDIA RTX A1000, which leads by 1.7% with a score of 50826. These margins are narrow, placing the 6800 XT in a tightly contested performance tier.

For Lockdown Protocol, the GPU's 16 GB VRAM is ample for 4K textures and high-detail rendering. The 512.0 GB/s bandwidth ensures that texture streaming and memory-intensive effects do not become a constraint. The boost clock of 2250 MHz provides the raw compute headroom needed for high frame rates, particularly at lower resolutions where the GPU can push hundreds of frames per second. The 128 ROPs handle pixel output efficiently, which is critical for maintaining fill-rate at 4K resolutions. The API support for DirectX 12 Ultimate and Vulkan 1.4 ensures compatibility with modern rendering techniques.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the RX 6800 XT and Ryzen 7 5700 deliver frame rates that span from 113.2 FPS at Ultra to 239.8 FPS at Low. The Medium preset achieves 169.5 FPS, while High reaches 148.3 FPS. The jump from Ultra to Medium is 56.3 FPS, and from Medium to Low is 70.3 FPS, indicating that the Low preset removes substantial rendering load. The gap between High and Medium is 21.2 FPS, showing a moderate cost for the visual improvements in High.

At 2560x1440, the same settings pattern emerges with lower absolute values. Low produces 175.1 FPS, Medium 123.8 FPS, High 109.3 FPS, and Ultra 81.6 FPS. The delta from Ultra to Medium is 42.2 FPS, while Medium to Low adds 51.3 FPS. The High to Medium difference is 14.5 FPS. Comparing 1080p to 1440p at each setting: Low drops by 64.7 FPS (27.0% reduction), Medium by 45.7 FPS (27.0%), High by 39.0 FPS (26.3%), and Ultra by 31.6 FPS (27.9%). This consistent ~27% scaling suggests the GPU is the primary limiter across these resolutions.

At 3840x2160, performance falls further. Low yields 111.5 FPS, Medium 83.2 FPS, High 69.1 FPS, and Ultra 53.3 FPS. The 4K Low result is the only 4K setting that exceeds 60 FPS, while Ultra fails to reach 60 FPS. From 1440p to 4K, the reductions are: Low drops by 63.6 FPS (36.3%), Medium by 40.6 FPS (32.8%), High by 40.2 FPS (36.8%), and Ultra by 28.3 FPS (34.7%). The larger percentage drops at 4K indicate that the GPU's pixel throughput is becoming a more significant constraint as resolution increases.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals how the system's bottleneck shifts with resolution. At 1080p, the highest frame rate of 239.8 FPS (Low) approaches the CPU's practical limit for this game, given that the same CPU produces 175.1 FPS at 1440p Low and 111.5 FPS at 4K Low. The 1080p to 1440p drop of 27.0% at Low settings is smaller than the 1440p to 4K drop of 36.3%, suggesting that at 1080p Low, the CPU is starting to limit performance. As resolution increases, the GPU assumes greater responsibility.

The 4K Ultra result of 53.3 FPS is particularly telling. This is the only tested configuration that falls below 60 FPS, and it represents a 52.9% reduction from the 1080p Ultra score of 113.2 FPS. The progressive decline from 1080p to 1440p to 4K at each setting level follows a consistent pattern where the GPU's render load scales nearly linearly with pixel count, but the CPU's frame production capacity remains fixed. This indicates that at 1080p, the system is approaching CPU-bound territory, while at 4K, the GPU is the clear limiter.

The data shows that players targeting 144 Hz or higher refresh rates will need to use Low or Medium settings at 1080p to stay above 169.5 FPS. At 1440p, only Low (175.1 FPS) clears the 144 Hz bar, while High (109.3 FPS) is suited for 100 Hz displays. At 4K, even Low at 111.5 FPS cannot reach 144 Hz, making this resolution ideal for 60 Hz to 120 Hz monitors depending on the preset. The GPU's 16 GB VRAM and 512.0 GB/s bandwidth ensure that memory capacity does not force texture quality reductions, but the rendering pipeline at 4K Ultra becomes too heavy for the 20.74 TFLOPS FP32 throughput to sustain high frame rates.