Lockdown Protocol

# Lockdown Protocol with AMD Ryzen 7 5700X + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060

Lockdown Protocol, the 2024 FPS title, demonstrates a clear GPU-bound scaling pattern across resolutions for the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060. The measured data shows that this combination delivers playable frame rates up to 1440p at higher settings, while 4K remains a challenging target for Ultra presets. The performance curve from 1080p to 4K reveals how the RTX 4060's memory subsystem and compute throughput become the limiting factor as pixel count increases, with the 5700X's eight Zen 3 cores providing sufficient headroom throughout the tested range.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate progression from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160 follows a predictable pattern of GPU-bound degradation. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 117.3 at 1080p to 87.8 at 1440p (a 25.2% reduction), then to 54.9 at 4K (a 37.5% reduction from 1440p). This scaling curve is characteristic of a system where the RTX 4060, with its 128-bit memory bus and 272.0 GB/s bandwidth, begins to saturate as resolution increases. The 5700X's 16 threads and 32 MB of L3 cache are not the bottleneck here; the data indicates that pixel throughput and memory bandwidth dominate at higher resolutions.

Low settings show the most dramatic resolution sensitivity: 187.0 FPS at 1080p falls to 139.6 FPS at 1440p (25.3% drop) and then to 90.3 FPS at 4K (35.3% drop from 1440p). The fact that even at Low presets the 4K figure remains above 90 FPS suggests that the game's rendering pipeline still relies heavily on GPU resources regardless of quality level. At 1080p Low, the 187.0 FPS result indicates that the CPU can feed the GPU adequately, but the scaling slope steepens as resolution climbs, confirming the RTX 4060 as the primary limiter.

Ultra settings provide the clearest illustration of the GPU ceiling. At 4K Ultra, the system manages just 40.1 FPS, which is 54.5% lower than the 4K High result of 54.9 FPS. This disproportionate penalty from High to Ultra at 4K (versus a 33.4% penalty from High to Ultra at 1080p, where 88.1 FPS versus 117.3 FPS) points to the RTX 4060's 8 GB VRAM capacity and shader throughput being exceeded by the combination of 4K resolution and maximum quality settings. The 40.1 FPS figure falls below the playable threshold for a competitive FPS, making 4K Ultra impractical for this combo.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for competitive play with this combo?

A: At 1080p Low, the system achieves 187.0 FPS average, which is the highest measured result across all tested configurations. This provides the largest margin above display refresh rates and minimizes input latency for fast-paced FPS gameplay.

Q: How does the RTX 4060's 8 GB VRAM affect 4K performance?

A: The 4K Ultra result of 40.1 FPS suggests that the 8 GB GDDR6 memory, paired with a 128-bit bus, becomes a limiting factor at 3840x2160. The gap between 4K High (54.9 FPS) and 4K Ultra (40.1 FPS) is larger than the corresponding gap at 1080p, indicating VRAM or bandwidth constraints under maximum load.

Q: Can this combo maintain 60 FPS at 1440p?

A: Yes, at 1440p High the average is 87.8 FPS, and at Medium it is 97.0 FPS. Even at 1440p Ultra, the system reaches 62.5 FPS, which just clears the 60 FPS threshold, though with less headroom for demanding scenes.

Q: Is the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X holding back the RTX 4060 in this game?

A: The data does not indicate CPU limitation. At 1080p Low, the 187.0 FPS average shows the 5700X can drive high frame rates. The resolution scaling pattern—where FPS drops consistently as resolution increases—points to the GPU as the performance ceiling.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Medium and High at 1080p?

A: At 1080p Medium, the average is 136.3 FPS, while High delivers 117.3 FPS. This 19.0 FPS difference (a 13.9% reduction) is modest, suggesting that High settings offer a reasonable visual upgrade without a disproportionate performance cost at this resolution.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested configurations for this game?

A: The combo ranks 967th out of 1637 tested combinations, placing it in the 41st percentile. This mid-pack position reflects the RTX 4060's overall standing relative to other GPUs in the database, rather than a specific deficiency in Lockdown Protocol.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060's specifications directly explain its behavior in Lockdown Protocol. The GPU operates with a base clock of 1830 MHz and a boost clock of 2460 MHz, with memory running at 2125 MHz (17 Gbps effective). These clocks, combined with 3072 shading units and 96 texture mapping units, produce a 15.11 TFLOPS FP32 throughput. In practice, the measured FPS results show that this compute capacity is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p gaming but falls short at 4K Ultra.

The memory configuration is the most consequential aspect for this game. The 8 GB GDDR6 frame buffer on a 128-bit bus delivers 272.0 GB/s bandwidth. At 4K Ultra, the 40.1 FPS result suggests that the game's texture and buffer demands exceed what this bandwidth can sustain efficiently. The 48 ROPs provide a pixel rate of 118.1 GPixel/s, which becomes a limiting factor when rendering 8.3 million pixels per frame at 4K. The performance drop from 4K High (54.9 FPS) to 4K Ultra (40.1 FPS) is steeper than the drop from 1440p High (87.8 FPS) to 1440p Ultra (62.5 FPS), indicating a nonlinear scaling penalty that aligns with memory bandwidth saturation.

The RTX 4060's 24 RT cores and 96 tensor cores are present but do not appear to provide a decisive advantage in this title's measured results. The GPU's overall percentile ranking of 66th among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 23181, places it slightly below the AMD Radeon RX 6600M (deltaPct -0.6) and just above the Intel Arc B580 (deltaPct 0.7). In Lockdown Protocol specifically, the 4K results suggest that the GPU's 115 W TDP and dual-slot design are not the constraints; rather, the fundamental memory and ROP throughput limits define the performance envelope.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its strongest results across all settings. Low settings produce 187.0 FPS average, which is the highest figure in the entire dataset. Medium settings reach 136.3 FPS, High settings achieve 117.3 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to 88.1 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 98.9 FPS, showing that quality presets have a substantial impact even at the lowest resolution tested. All 1080p configurations exceed 60 FPS, and the lowest result (Ultra at 88.1 FPS) still provides ample headroom for high-refresh-rate displays.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance hierarchy remains consistent but compresses. Low settings average 139.6 FPS, Medium 97.0 FPS, High 87.8 FPS, and Ultra 62.5 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra narrows to 77.1 FPS, and more importantly, the Ultra setting's 62.5 FPS result sits just above the 60 FPS threshold. This makes 1440p Ultra a borderline choice, while 1440p High offers a more comfortable margin at 87.8 FPS. The 1440p Medium result of 97.0 FPS is notable as it nearly matches the 1080p Ultra figure of 88.1 FPS, suggesting that resolution scaling at Medium settings is more efficient than increasing quality at lower resolutions.

At 3840x2160, the GPU's limitations become pronounced. Low settings average 90.3 FPS, which is still playable, but Medium drops to 62.5 FPS, High to 54.9 FPS, and Ultra to 40.1 FPS. The 4K Ultra figure is the only measured result below 60 FPS across the entire dataset, and it represents a 55.1% reduction from the 4K Low result. The progression from Low to Ultra at 4K shows a steeper degradation curve than at lower resolutions: the step from Low to Medium costs 27.8 FPS, from Medium to High costs 7.6 FPS, and from High to Ultra costs 14.8 FPS. This uneven pattern suggests that the Ultra preset introduces specific effects or memory allocations that disproportionately tax the RTX 4060 at 4K.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 combination ranks 967th out of 1637 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the database. This rank is consistent with the RTX 4060's overall percentile standing of 66th among all GPUs, which is slightly below average. The CPU's percentile of 83rd among all processors is notably higher, indicating that the 5700X is a more capable component relative to its peers than the GPU is relative to its own competitive set.

The CPU's nearest rivals in aggregate benchmarks include the Intel Core i9-11900KF (deltaPct 0.1), AMD Ryzen 5 7600X (deltaPct -0.2), and AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT (deltaPct 0.2). These deltaPct values show that the 5700X's average benchmark score of 26214 is essentially tied with these alternatives, differing by less than 0.2%. For Lockdown Protocol specifically, this means that swapping to any of these CPUs would likely produce negligible frame rate changes, as the GPU is the binding constraint in the measured configurations.

The GPU's nearest rivals paint a more competitive picture. The RTX 4060's average score of 23181 is within 0.8% of the AMD Radeon 760M (22999), AMD Radeon RX 6600M (23321), and Intel Arc B580 (23021). In Lockdown Protocol, the gameplay results reflect this tight grouping: the RTX 4060's measured FPS figures represent the performance envelope that users can expect from this tier of graphics hardware. The 967th rank out of 1637 suggests that many combos with different GPUs achieve higher frame rates, but the data does not indicate whether those combos use substantially more expensive or power-hungry components.

The rank position, when combined with the measured FPS data, indicates that this combo is well-suited for 1080p gaming at any quality level and for 1440p gaming at up to High settings. For 4K, the system requires Low or Medium settings to maintain playable frame rates. The 5700X's 8-core, 16-thread configuration with a 65 W TDP provides efficient CPU performance that outpaces the GPU's capabilities in this title, making the RTX 4060 the definitive performance ceiling for the pairing. Users seeking higher 4K performance would need to consider a GPU with greater memory bandwidth and capacity, as the data clearly shows that this RTX 4060 configuration is the limiting factor at 3840x2160.