Lockdown Protocol

# Lockdown Protocol with AMD Ryzen 7 5700 + AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT delivers a strong Lockdown Protocol experience across all tested resolutions, with the data showing playable frame rates even at 4K Ultra. This combination ranks in the 351st position out of 1,637 tested hardware combos for this game, placing it in the top percentile of systems. The CPU's 84th percentile ranking among all processors and the GPU's 82nd percentile ranking among all graphics cards indicate a balanced pairing, though the benchmark results reveal distinct scaling patterns that favor certain settings presets over others.

Settings Recommendations

For Lockdown Protocol, the measured data shows that the High preset offers the most balanced experience across all three resolutions. At 1920x1080, High delivers 176.1 FPS, which is 43.1 FPS below Medium's 198.7 FPS but 43.1 FPS above Ultra's 133 FPS. The gap between High and Ultra narrows significantly at higher resolutions, with High maintaining a 47.5 FPS advantage over Ultra at 4K (81.5 vs 64.6 FPS). This suggests High captures most of the visual fidelity improvements while avoiding the performance penalty associated with the Ultra preset.

The Low preset provides the highest frame rates at every resolution, reaching 255.6 FPS at 1080p, 203.8 FPS at 1440p, and 132.7 FPS at 4K. However, the jump from Low to Medium costs 56.9 FPS at 1080p (255.6 to 198.7 FPS) but only 12.8 FPS at 4K (132.7 to 96.4 FPS). This diminishing penalty at higher resolutions indicates that the GPU becomes increasingly the limiting factor, making the Medium preset a reasonable middle ground for 4K users seeking higher visual quality without the steep 17.6% drop from Medium to High at that resolution.

For competitive play on high-refresh displays, the Medium preset at 1440p delivers 145.3 FPS, which comfortably exceeds 120 FPS. At 1080p, even the Ultra preset maintains 133 FPS, making it viable for 144Hz monitors. The data suggests that High at 1440p (129 FPS) and Medium at 4K (96.4 FPS) represent the sweet spots where visual fidelity and frame rate intersect most favorably. Users prioritizing maximum smoothness should select Low, but the substantial gains from Medium at 4K — a 28.3 FPS improvement over the next tier down — make Medium the recommended baseline for this resolution.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT brings 20 GB of GDDR6 memory across a 320-bit bus, delivering 800.0 GB/s of bandwidth. For Lockdown Protocol, this capacity is more than sufficient at all tested settings, as the data does not indicate any memory-related frame drops. The GPU's clock behavior shows a base of 1387 MHz, a game clock of 2025 MHz, and a boost up to 2394 MHz, with memory running at 2500 MHz (20 Gbps effective). These clocks enable the card to achieve a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 5,623 and a Passmark G3D score of 29,009.

The GPU's performance profile places it within 0.3% of the NVIDIA CMP 70HX and 0.6% behind the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile in average benchmark scores, while sitting 0.4% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce MX570. This benchmark positioning suggests the RX 7900 XT's raw compute capabilities — 51.48 TFLOPS FP32 and 84 ray accelerators — are well-matched to Lockdown Protocol's rendering demands. The card's 192 ROPs and 336 TMUs provide substantial pixel and texture throughput, with pixel rate at 459.6 GPixel/s and texture rate at 804.4 GTexel/s. In practice, the GPU's influence on frame rates becomes dominant at 4K, where the CPU's role diminishes and the graphics card's 20 GB frame buffer allows for high-resolution textures without spillover.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a consistent pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases, though the magnitude varies by settings preset. At Low settings, moving from 1080p to 1440p costs 51.8 FPS (255.6 to 203.8 FPS, a 20.3% drop), and moving to 4K costs an additional 71.1 FPS (203.8 to 132.7 FPS, a 34.9% drop). The Medium preset shows a similar trend: 1080p to 1440p drops 53.4 FPS (198.7 to 145.3 FPS, 26.9%), and 1440p to 4K drops 48.9 FPS (145.3 to 96.4 FPS, 33.7%). High settings exhibit the steepest relative decline from 1080p to 4K, falling from 176.1 FPS to 81.5 FPS — a 53.7% reduction.

The Ultra preset demonstrates the most linear scaling, with 133 FPS at 1080p dropping to 93.9 FPS at 1440p (29.4% decrease) and then to 64.6 FPS at 4K (31.2% decrease). This relatively consistent percentage drop across resolutions indicates that Ultra settings maintain GPU-bound behavior throughout, whereas the larger absolute drops at lower settings presets suggest the CPU begins to bottleneck at 1080p. The data shows that at 1080p, the gap between Low and Ultra is 122.6 FPS, but at 4K this gap narrows to 68.1 FPS — evidence that the GPU's workload at higher resolutions compresses the performance differences between settings. The RX 7900 XT's 800 GB/s bandwidth becomes increasingly important as resolution rises, ensuring that the card can feed its shaders efficiently at 4K.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its highest frame rates across all presets. Low settings achieve 255.6 FPS, Medium reaches 198.7 FPS, High produces 176.1 FPS, and Ultra maintains 133 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 122.6 FPS, with each settings tier costing between 22.6 and 43.1 FPS relative to the next lower tier. This resolution clearly favors the CPU's capabilities, as the Ryzen 7 5700's 8 cores and 16 threads handle the game's logic while the GPU has ample headroom.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates remain strong but show the GPU taking on more work. Low delivers 203.8 FPS, Medium 145.3 FPS, High 129 FPS, and Ultra 93.9 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium widens to 58.5 FPS, while the Medium-to-High gap narrows to 16.3 FPS — the smallest tier difference at this resolution. Ultra represents a 36.1 FPS drop from High, indicating that the preset's additional effects significantly tax the GPU at 1440p. The 129 FPS at High and 145.3 FPS at Medium both remain above common 120Hz refresh thresholds.

At 3840x2160, the system still delivers playable frame rates across all presets. Low achieves 132.7 FPS, Medium 96.4 FPS, High 81.5 FPS, and Ultra 64.6 FPS. The performance gradient from Low to Ultra is 68.1 FPS, with the Medium preset providing a 14.9 FPS advantage over High. The data shows that even at 4K Ultra, the system maintains nearly 65 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS baseline for smooth gameplay. The frame rates at 4K Low exceed the 4K High frame rates by 51.2 FPS, demonstrating that settings selection has a profound impact at this resolution.

FAQ

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

A: For 1080p, the Medium preset at 198.7 FPS offers the best balance between visual quality and frame rate. It provides 22.6 FPS more than High and 65.7 FPS more than Ultra, while the Low preset's 255.6 FPS gain may not justify the visual compromise for most users.

Q: Can this system handle 4K Ultra settings?

A: Yes, the data shows 64.6 FPS at 4K Ultra, which exceeds the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. The RX 7900 XT's 20 GB VRAM and 800.0 GB/s bandwidth support high-resolution textures without performance degradation.

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

A: The Ryzen 7 5700's average benchmark score of 27,220 is 0.7% higher than the Intel Core i9-9900K (27,043) and 0.8% higher than both the Intel Core i7-12700H (27,006) and Intel Core i7-1370P (26,991). It leads the AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 (26,909) by 1.2%.

Q: Is the GPU performance consistent with its benchmark scores?

A: The RX 7900 XT's average benchmark score of 38,358 places it essentially tied with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Mobile (38,349, 0% delta), 0.3% ahead of the NVIDIA CMP 70HX (38,225), and 0.6% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile (38,135). The Lockdown Protocol results align with this competitive positioning.

Q: What frame rate can I expect at 1440p with High settings?

A: The measured data shows 129 FPS at 1440p High. This represents a 47.5 FPS drop from 1080p High (176.1 FPS) but remains well above 120 FPS for smooth high-refresh gameplay.

Q: How significant is the difference between Medium and High at 4K?

A: At 4K, Medium delivers 96.4 FPS while High achieves 81.5 FPS — a 14.9 FPS difference. This is the smallest absolute gap between Medium and High across all tested resolutions, suggesting that at 4K the GPU workload minimizes the visual settings' impact on performance.