Lockdown Protocol

Lockdown Protocol, a 2024 FPS title, presents a demanding workload that stresses both the AMD Ryzen 7 5700G processor and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti graphics card. The measured data for this combination shows a clear hierarchy of performance across resolutions and presets, with the system landing in the 863rd position out of 1637 tested combinations. This places the hardware firmly in the middle of the pack, indicating a balanced pairing where neither component completely dominates the other, allowing for a wide range of playable configurations depending on the user's display and framerate preferences.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data indicates that the "High" preset offers the most balanced experience across all tested resolutions. At 1920x1080, High delivers an average of 123.1 FPS, which is a substantial 28.2 FPS advantage over the Ultra preset at 94.9 FPS. This gap widens at higher resolutions, with High at 2560x1440 producing 90.4 FPS compared to Ultra's 70.1 FPS, and at 3840x2160, High maintains 58.6 FPS against Ultra's 40.8 FPS. The performance delta between High and Ultra is consistent, suggesting that the Ultra preset introduces graphical features that exact a heavy toll on the GPU without providing a proportional visual benefit for an FPS title.

For users targeting the standard 60 FPS threshold at 4K, the High preset is the only viable option that achieves it, with an average of 58.6 FPS being just shy of the mark. The Medium preset at 3840x2160 yields 65.8 FPS, which is the safer choice for maintaining a consistent experience above 60 FPS. At 2560x1440, the Medium preset at 100.7 FPS provides a substantial buffer for high-refresh-rate displays, while High at 90.4 FPS remains an excellent choice for those wanting enhanced fidelity without compromising fluidity. The Low preset, while producing the highest framerates—194 FPS at 1080p and 145.2 FPS at 1440p—does so at a significant visual cost that is generally unnecessary given the headroom provided by the Medium and High presets.

The data suggests that the "High" preset is the optimal choice for this hardware combination. It consistently delivers framerates that are more than double the Ultra preset's output at 4K while maintaining a significant visual quality advantage over the Low preset. The benchmark results indicate a clear diminishing return on performance when moving from High to Ultra, making High the recommended starting point for most users, with Medium serving as a fallback for those pushing 4K resolution.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for maximizing framerate with this hardware?

A: The 1920x1080 resolution with the Low preset yields the highest measured average framerate at 194 FPS. For a balance of quality and speed, the High preset at this resolution still provides 123.1 FPS.

Q: How much of a performance penalty does the Ultra preset incur compared to High?

A: The Ultra preset consistently reduces the average FPS by a significant margin across all resolutions. At 3840x2160, the drop is 17.8 FPS (from 58.6 to 40.8), at 2560x1440 the drop is 20.3 FPS (from 90.4 to 70.1), and at 1920x1080 the drop is 28.2 FPS (from 123.1 to 94.9).

Q: Is the AMD Ryzen 7 5700G a limiting factor in this game?

A: The processor's benchmark scores, such as a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 20755 and a single-core score of 2930, indicate strong performance. Given that the average FPS scales directly with resolution, the GPU appears to be the primary bottleneck, as the framerate drops significantly when moving from 1080p to 4K.

Q: Can this system achieve 60 FPS at 4K resolution?

A: Yes, but only with the Medium preset, which achieves an average of 65.8 FPS. The High preset falls just short at 58.6 FPS, while the Ultra preset drops to 40.8 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 3060 Ti's performance compare to its nearest rivals in general benchmarks?

A: The RTX 3060 Ti has an average benchmark score of 25120. It is nearly identical to the AMD Radeon RX 6700M, which scores 25180, a delta of -0.2%. It is also 0.5% behind the AMD Radeon RX 6600's score of 25235.

Q: What is the framerate difference between the Low and Medium presets at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the Low preset produces an average of 145.2 FPS, while the Medium preset produces 100.7 FPS. This represents a 44.5 FPS difference, showing that the Medium preset adds substantial graphical workload.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti plays the central role in determining Lockdown Protocol's performance, as evidenced by the consistent framerate scaling across resolution changes. The GPU's 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus provides a memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s, which is crucial for handling the texture and geometry data at higher resolutions. The card's GA104 chip, built on an 8 nm Samsung process, contains 4864 shading units and 152 texture mapping units, allowing it to process the complex scenes typical of a modern FPS.

The measured performance data shows that the RTX 3060 Ti's compute capabilities are the primary factor in the game's frame rate. The GPU's FP32 performance of 16.20 TFLOPS and a texture rate of 253.1 GTexel/s are substantial, but the game's demands at the Ultra preset prove to be taxing. The transition from High to Ultra settings at 1920x1080 results in a 28.2 FPS loss, indicating that the Ultra preset likely enables features that heavily utilize the GPU's shading and ROP resources. The card's 80 ROPs deliver a pixel rate of 133.2 GPixel/s, which is adequate for 1080p and 1440p but becomes a limiting factor at 4K, particularly with the Ultra preset's 40.8 FPS average.

The GPU's clock speeds, with a base of 1410 MHz and a boost of 1665 MHz, are representative of its class. Its performance in the PassMark G3D benchmark, scoring 20349, places it in the 69th percentile of all GPUs, confirming its mid-range standing. The benchmark results indicate that the RTX 3060 Ti is well-suited for high-refresh-rate gaming at 1080p and 1440p with High or Medium settings, but users seeking 4K gaming will need to accept the Medium preset to maintain a playable framerate above 60 FPS.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the RTX 3060 Ti combined with the Ryzen 7 5700G delivers a wide performance envelope. The Low preset achieves the highest average of 194 FPS, demonstrating the system's capability for extreme framerates in undemanding conditions. Moving to Medium yields 138.5 FPS, a drop of 55.5 FPS, while the High preset achieves 123.1 FPS. The Ultra preset brings the average down to 94.9 FPS, showing a total performance degradation of 99.1 FPS from Low to Ultra.

The 2560x1440 results follow a similar pattern but with reduced absolute numbers. The Low preset produces 145.2 FPS, which is a 48.8 FPS decrease from the 1080p Low result. Medium and High presets deliver 100.7 FPS and 90.4 FPS, respectively. The Ultra preset at 1440p yields 70.1 FPS, which is a 24.8 FPS reduction from the High preset. This resolution shows that the system can still push high refresh rates on lower presets, but the gap between presets narrows as the resolution increases.

At 3840x2160, the system's limits become apparent. The Low preset still manages a respectable 96.2 FPS, but the Medium preset drops to 65.8 FPS, and the High preset falls to 58.6 FPS. The Ultra preset is the most demanding, resulting in an average of just 40.8 FPS. These numbers indicate that 4K gaming is only feasible with the Low or Medium presets for a smooth experience, as the High preset approaches the 60 FPS threshold but does not consistently stay above it.

Resolution Scaling

The performance drop from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160 is substantial and consistent across all presets, clearly indicating that the GPU is the primary bottleneck. At the High preset, the average FPS falls from 123.1 at 1080p to 90.4 at 1440p, a 32.7 FPS reduction, and then to 58.6 at 4K, another 31.8 FPS reduction. This trend suggests that the RTX 3060 Ti's rendering capabilities are being saturated as the pixel count increases, with the 8 GB VRAM and memory bandwidth becoming increasingly taxed.

The Low preset shows a similar scaling pattern, with 194 FPS at 1080p dropping to 145.2 FPS at 1440p and then 96.2 FPS at 4K. The fact that even the Low preset sees a 50% performance drop from 1080p to 4K (from 194 to 96.2 FPS) underscores that the GPU's shading and memory throughput are the limiting factors, not the CPU. If the Ryzen 7 5700G were the bottleneck, we would expect to see more consistent framerates across resolutions, as the CPU workload would remain relatively constant.

The resolution scaling data implies that the system is well-balanced for 1080p and 1440p gaming, where the CPU can keep up with the GPU's output. However, at 4K, the GPU's workload increases dramatically, and the framerate drops accordingly. The 40.8 FPS result at 4K Ultra is a clear indication that the RTX 3060 Ti is pushed beyond its comfort zone at this resolution with high graphical demands. For users with 4K displays, the Medium preset at 65.8 FPS offers the best balance, while those with 1440p monitors can enjoy the High preset at 90.4 FPS, making this hardware pairing a solid choice for high-refresh-rate esports and fast-paced FPS action at mainstream resolutions.