Lockdown Protocol

# Lockdown Protocol Performance Analysis: AMD Ryzen 7 5700 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 delivers a robust Lockdown Protocol experience across all tested resolutions, though the data reveals a clear GPU-bound pattern at higher settings. This combination ranks 434th out of 1,637 tested combos, placing it in the top 26.5% of all configurations. The system maintains playable frame rates even at 4K Ultra, but the scaling curve shows diminishing returns as resolution increases, indicating the RTX 4070 is the primary performance driver while the 8-core Ryzen 7 5700 provides ample headroom.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K follows a predictable GPU-bound pattern, with the steepest declines occurring at higher settings. At Low settings, the average frame rate falls from 258.5 FPS at 1920x1080 to 192.9 FPS at 2560x1440, a 25.4% reduction, then to 124.7 FPS at 3840x2160, representing a cumulative 51.8% drop from 1080p. This scaling suggests the RTX 4070 remains the limiting factor even at Low, as the CPU can push well beyond 250 FPS at 1080p.

The High preset tells a similar story but with a more moderate absolute decline: 160.6 FPS at 1080p drops to 118.5 FPS at 1440p (26.2% loss) and further to 75.8 FPS at 4K (52.8% total loss). The Ultra preset shows the most severe scaling, with 119.1 FPS at 1080p falling to 88.3 FPS at 1440p and finally to 55.2 FPS at 4K. The relative consistency of these percentage drops across settings — all hovering around 50-53% from 1080p to 4K — indicates that resolution scaling is governed almost entirely by GPU rasterization load rather than CPU or memory bandwidth constraints.

The Ryzen 7 5700's 16 MB of L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s appear sufficient to feed the RTX 4070 at all tested resolutions. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect to see a smaller FPS gap between 1440p and 4K, as the GPU would be waiting on the processor. Instead, the consistent ~25% reduction from 1080p to 1440p and another ~35% reduction from 1440p to 4K across all presets confirms a smooth, GPU-dominated scaling curve.

Settings Recommendations

The data strongly favors the High preset as the optimal balance for this combination. At 1080p, High delivers 160.6 FPS, which is 41.3 FPS higher than Ultra's 119.1 FPS while sacrificing only the highest visual fidelity. The gap between Medium and High is smaller — 183.3 FPS versus 160.6 FPS at 1080p — suggesting that High captures most of the visual benefit of Ultra without the steep performance penalty.

At 1440p, High achieves 118.5 FPS, which remains comfortably above the 88.3 FPS of Ultra. The 30.2 FPS difference between these presets at 1440p is more pronounced than the 1080p gap, making High even more compelling for users targeting 144Hz displays. At 4K, High's 75.8 FPS is playable, while Ultra's 55.2 FPS dips into marginal territory for fast-paced FPS gameplay. Medium at 4K provides 89.3 FPS, offering a viable alternative for those who prioritize frame rate over shadow quality and texture detail.

Low settings provide the highest frame rates — 258.5 FPS at 1080p, 192.9 FPS at 1440p, and 124.7 FPS at 4K — but the massive jump from Low to Medium (183.3 FPS at 1080p versus 258.5 FPS) indicates that Low disables significant rendering features. The performance-per-visual-cost ratio clearly favors High, as it sits roughly midway between Medium and Ultra in both frame rate and likely visual quality, while maintaining 60+ FPS at all tested resolutions.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 brings 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, running at a base clock of 3.70 GHz with a boost up to 4.60 GHz. This processor achieves a single-thread score of 901 in 3DMark and a multi-thread score of 6,628 in the 16-thread test, with Cinebench R23 results of 2,916 single-core and 20,655 multi-core. These figures place the CPU at the 84th percentile of all tested processors, though its average benchmark score of 27,220 sits just 0.7% above the Intel Core i9-9900K and 1.2% above the AMD Ryzen AI 5 340.

In Lockdown Protocol, the CPU's 16 threads appear more than sufficient to maintain high frame rates. The fact that 1080p Low reaches 258.5 FPS without any apparent CPU limitation suggests the Ryzen 7 5700 has substantial headroom. The 3DMark 2-thread score of 1,762 and 4-thread score of 3,382 indicate strong per-core performance, which matters for FPS games that often rely on a few heavily loaded threads. The L3 cache of 16 MB helps reduce memory latency, though the dual-channel DDR4 bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s is modest by modern standards.

The CPU's 65W TDP and 7nm TSMC process node contribute to efficient operation, but these characteristics have no direct bearing on Lockdown Protocol frame rates. What matters is that the Ryzen 7 5700 never appears as the bottleneck in any measured configuration — even at 1080p Low with 258.5 FPS, the GPU remains the limiting factor, as evidenced by the consistent resolution scaling discussed earlier.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific CPU-GPU pairing ranks 434th out of 1,637 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol, placing it in the upper quartile of all configurations. The rank of 434 means that 1,203 other combinations deliver higher average frame rates in this game, which is expected given the RTX 4070's position as a mid-to-high-end GPU rather than a flagship part.

The RTX 4070's average benchmark score of 37,283 places it at the 81st percentile of all GPUs, with nearest rivals including the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 (0.6% higher score) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile (2.2% higher). The Ryzen 7 5700's 84th percentile CPU ranking is slightly higher than the GPU's 81st percentile, suggesting the processor is marginally stronger relative to its peers than the graphics card is relative to its own competitive set.

The combination's rank of 434 out of 1,637 indicates that roughly 73.5% of tested combos outperform it. This is consistent with the RTX 4070's position — it is not a top-tier GPU, but it delivers solid 1440p and acceptable 4K performance in Lockdown Protocol. The data shows no obvious pairing inefficiency: the CPU does not hold back the GPU at any resolution, and the GPU does not overwhelm the CPU's capabilities.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with a 5nm TSMC process, features 5,888 shading units, 184 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs. Its boost clock of 2475 MHz and 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus produce a bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s. The GPU achieves a PassMark G3D score of 26,927 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 3,854, with a PassMark GPU Compute score of 14,720.

The RTX 4070's performance in Lockdown Protocol scales predictably with resolution. At 1080p, it delivers 258.5 FPS on Low, which drops to 119.1 FPS on Ultra — a 54% reduction purely from settings. At 4K, the range narrows: 124.7 FPS on Low versus 55.2 FPS on Ultra. The 12 GB VRAM capacity is ample for this game at all tested settings and resolutions, as there is no evidence of texture thrashing or memory-related stutters in the measured data.

The GPU's 81st percentile ranking and its nearest rivals — the RX Vega 56 (0.6% ahead), MX570 A (1.9% ahead), and RTX 4080 Mobile (2.2% ahead) — indicate that the RTX 4070 is a competent but not exceptional performer in the current GPU landscape. Its pixel rate of 158.4 GPixel/s and texture rate of 455.4 GTexel/s are the specs that matter for Lockdown Protocol's rendering workload, and the measured FPS confirms these are sufficient for 60+ FPS at 4K High.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo to maintain 144 FPS?

A: At 2560x1440 with High settings, the system averages 118.5 FPS, which falls short of 144 FPS. To reach 144 FPS, you must use 1080p with High settings (160.6 FPS) or 1440p with Low settings (192.9 FPS).

Q: Can this system handle 4K gaming in Lockdown Protocol?

A: Yes, at 4K High settings the average FPS is 75.8, and at 4K Medium it reaches 89.3 FPS. Even 4K Ultra produces 55.2 FPS, which is playable but below the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How does the RTX 4070 compare to its nearest GPU rival?

A: The RTX 4070's average benchmark score of 37,283 is 0.6% lower than the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56's 37,507, and 2.2% lower than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile's 38,135.

Q: Is the Ryzen 7 5700 a bottleneck for the RTX 4070 in this game?

A: The data shows no CPU bottleneck. Even at 1080p Low with 258.5 FPS, the frame rate scales smoothly with resolution changes, indicating the GPU is the limiting component across all tested settings.

Q: What FPS difference exists between Ultra and High settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, High settings deliver 118.5 FPS while Ultra produces 88.3 FPS, a difference of 30.2 FPS. This represents a 25.5% performance gain from dropping from Ultra to High.

Q: How does this combo rank relative to all tested configurations?

A: This combination ranks 434th out of 1,637 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol, placing it in the top 26.5% of all configurations tested.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers 258.5 FPS on Low, 183.3 FPS on Medium, 160.6 FPS on High, and 119.1 FPS on Ultra. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a 54% performance reduction, with the largest single-step drop occurring between Low and Medium (75.2 FPS loss).

At 2560x1440, the measured results are 192.9 FPS on Low, 137.4 FPS on Medium, 118.5 FPS on High, and 88.3 FPS on Ultra. The gap between Low and Medium narrows to 55.5 FPS, while the High-to-Ultra difference is 30.2 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the system produces 124.7 FPS on Low, 89.3 FPS on Medium, 75.8 FPS on High, and 55.2 FPS on Ultra. The 4K results show the tightest spread between presets, with only 69.5 FPS separating Low from Ultra, compared to 139.4 FPS at 1080p. This compression at higher resolutions further confirms the GPU-bound nature of Lockdown Protocol at 4K, where even the lowest settings cannot fully overcome the pixel-pushing demands.