Lockdown Protocol

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data for Lockdown Protocol across three resolutions and four presets reveals a consistent hierarchy: Low delivers the highest frame rates, followed by Medium, High, and Ultra. At 1920x1080, the Low preset produces 244.4 FPS, while Medium reaches 175.3 FPS, High drops to 153.1 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 117.3 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p is substantial, with Ultra delivering roughly half the frame rate of Low.

For players prioritizing competitive smoothness, the Low preset at 1920x1080 is the clear choice, as the 244.4 FPS average exceeds the refresh rate of virtually all mainstream displays. However, the Medium preset at 2560x1440 offers a compelling balance: 128.3 FPS, which remains well above typical 120 Hz monitors while providing improved visual fidelity over Low. At 3840x2160, the High preset achieves 69.7 FPS, which is playable but not ideal for fast-paced FPS action; the Medium preset at 80.6 FPS is the better 4K option if visual quality matters more than maximum smoothness.

The data indicates that Ultra settings are only viable at 1920x1080, where 117.3 FPS remains respectable. At 2560x1440, Ultra drops to 83.3 FPS, and at 3840x2160 it falls to 57.2 FPS — the only sub-60 FPS result in the entire dataset. Given that the CPU’s benchmark scores place it in the 86th percentile among all CPUs, and the GPU sits in the 79th percentile, the system has ample headroom for most presets, but Ultra at higher resolutions clearly overburdens the rendering pipeline.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 9070, built on the RDNA 4.0 architecture with a Navi 48 chip, provides 16 GB of GDDR6 memory across a 256-bit bus, delivering 644.6 GB/s of bandwidth. The base clock is 1330 MHz, the boost clock reaches 2520 MHz, and the game clock is specified at 2070 MHz. Memory runs at 2518 MHz with 20.1 Gbps effective speed. These specifications directly influence how the GPU handles Lockdown Protocol’s rendering demands across resolutions.

The GPU’s 3584 shading units, 224 texture mapping units, and 128 raster output pipelines contribute to a pixel rate of 322.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 564.5 GTexel/s. The FP32 throughput of 36.13 TFLOPS indicates strong raw compute capability. The 56 ray tracing cores support hardware-accelerated ray tracing, though Lockdown Protocol’s measured results do not isolate RT performance separately.

The 16 GB VRAM capacity is notable for a card in this class. At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the frame rate drops to 57.2 FPS, suggesting that memory bandwidth or shader throughput becomes a limiting factor rather than VRAM capacity itself. The 644.6 GB/s bandwidth is sufficient for the measured workloads, as evidenced by the fact that even the most demanding preset at 4K does not show signs of texture thrashing or stutter — the results remain consistent averages.

In benchmark comparisons, the RX 9070’s average score of 34780 places it in the 79th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA A2 (34866, deltaPct -0.2), NVIDIA Quadro GV100 (34677, deltaPct 0.3), AMD Radeon HD 7970 (34541, deltaPct 0.7), and AMD Radeon PRO W6400 (34511, deltaPct 0.8). These deltas are all within 1%, indicating that the RX 9070 performs essentially on par with these comparably-scoring cards in synthetic benchmarks, though real-world game performance can diverge significantly from these aggregate scores.

FAQ

Q: What is the best preset for 1440p gaming on this system?

A: The Medium preset at 2560x1440 delivers 128.3 FPS, which is the highest frame rate above 120 FPS among the 1440p options. High follows at 113.7 FPS, while Ultra drops to 83.3 FPS. Low achieves 182.3 FPS but sacrifices visual quality.

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

A: Yes, but with caveats. At 3840x2160, Low delivers 113.9 FPS, Medium reaches 80.6 FPS, and High achieves 69.7 FPS. Ultra drops to 57.2 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold. For smooth 4K play, Medium or High are the recommended presets.

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

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT has an average benchmark score of 29774, placing it in the 86th percentile. Its closest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755GE, scores 29740 with a deltaPct of 0.1, meaning the 5800XT is 0.1% faster. The AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS scores 29856 (deltaPct -0.3), and the AMD Ryzen 7 7840H scores 29868 (deltaPct -0.3), both slightly ahead.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between 1080p and 4K at High settings?

A: At 1920x1080 High, the system achieves 153.1 FPS. At 2560x1440 High, it drops to 113.7 FPS, a reduction of 39.4 FPS. At 3840x2160 High, it falls to 69.7 FPS, which is 83.4 FPS lower than the 1080p result. This represents a 54.5% reduction from 1080p to 4K.

Q: Does the GPU outperform its benchmark rivals in gaming?

A: The RX 9070’s average benchmark score (34780) is within 0.8% of all four nearest rivals. In Lockdown Protocol specifically, the measured FPS data shows strong performance at lower resolutions, but the synthetic benchmark deltas suggest these cards would perform similarly in aggregate workloads. The 79th percentile ranking indicates it outperforms the majority of GPUs in the database.

Q: Is the Ultra preset ever recommended?

A: Only at 1920x1080, where it achieves 117.3 FPS. At 2560x1440, Ultra produces 83.3 FPS, and at 3840x2160 it falls to 57.2 FPS. For competitive play, the Low preset at 1080p (244.4 FPS) offers the highest frame rate, but for visual quality at playable speeds, Medium or High at 1440p are superior choices to Ultra at higher resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its strongest performance. The Low preset achieves 244.4 FPS, which is the highest measured value across all resolutions and settings. Medium reaches 175.3 FPS, High produces 153.1 FPS, and Ultra yields 117.3 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 127.1 FPS, indicating that settings have a significant impact on frame rates at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, performance scales down proportionally. Low delivers 182.3 FPS, Medium reaches 128.3 FPS, High achieves 113.7 FPS, and Ultra drops to 83.3 FPS. The delta between Low and Ultra is 99.0 FPS. Notably, the 1440p Low result (182.3 FPS) is higher than the 1080p Ultra result (117.3 FPS), suggesting that lowering settings at a higher resolution can yield better frame rates than raising settings at a lower resolution.

At 3840x2160, the rendering load becomes substantial. Low still delivers a solid 113.9 FPS, but Medium falls to 80.6 FPS, High to 69.7 FPS, and Ultra to 57.2 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra at 4K is 56.7 FPS, a narrower absolute gap than at lower resolutions, but the percentage drop is steep — Ultra delivers only 50.2% of the Low frame rate.

Across all resolutions, the Medium preset consistently offers the best balance between visual fidelity and performance. At 1080p, Medium (175.3 FPS) is 71.6 FPS faster than Ultra while still providing upgraded visuals over Low. At 1440p, Medium (128.3 FPS) stays above 120 FPS. At 4K, Medium (80.6 FPS) remains comfortably playable.

The combo rank of 521 out of 1637 combinations places this CPU-GPU pairing in the upper third of tested configurations for Lockdown Protocol. This ranking, combined with the measured FPS data, indicates a well-matched system that can handle high refresh rates at 1080p and 1440p, while 4K gaming requires careful preset selection to maintain smooth gameplay.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate progression from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160 reveals the scaling behavior of this hardware combination. At High settings, the system produces 153.1 FPS at 1080p, 113.7 FPS at 1440p, and 69.7 FPS at 4K. Moving from 1080p to 1440p reduces frame rate by 39.4 FPS (25.7% drop), while moving from 1440p to 4K reduces it by 44.0 FPS (38.7% drop). The 1080p-to-4K transition results in an 83.4 FPS reduction, a 54.5% decline.

At Low settings, the scaling is more dramatic in absolute terms. The system achieves 244.4 FPS at 1080p, 182.3 FPS at 1440p, and 113.9 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 62.1 FPS (25.4%), and from 1440p to 4K is 68.4 FPS (37.5%). The total reduction from 1080p to 4K is 130.5 FPS, a 53.4% decline. The consistency of these percentage drops across settings suggests that the scaling bottleneck is resolution-dependent rather than settings-dependent.

At Ultra settings, the scaling pattern shifts. The system produces 117.3 FPS at 1080p, 83.3 FPS at 1440p, and 57.2 FPS at 4K. The 1080p-to-1440p drop is 34.0 FPS (29.0%), and the 1440p-to-4K drop is 26.1 FPS (31.3%). The total reduction is 60.1 FPS (51.2%). The percentage drops are slightly larger at Ultra than at Low, indicating that the GPU becomes progressively more stressed as both resolution and settings increase.

The fact that the percentage reduction from 1080p to 4K remains roughly consistent (51-54%) across all settings suggests that the GPU is the primary limiting factor at higher resolutions. The CPU, with its 86th percentile ranking and strong multi-threaded scores (Cinebench R23 multi-core of 23794, Passmark multi-thread of 27988), has ample headroom to feed the GPU at 1080p, where frame rates exceed 240 FPS. However, as resolution increases, the GPU’s pixel throughput and memory bandwidth become the binding constraints.

The RX 9070’s 644.6 GB/s memory bandwidth and 322.6 GPixel/s pixel rate are sufficient for 1080p and 1440p gameplay, but the 4K results show clear scaling penalties. The transition from 1440p to 4K incurs a larger absolute FPS loss than from 1080p to 1440p at every settings level, indicating that the 4K pixel workload (four times the pixel count of 1080p) approaches the GPU’s practical limits. For users targeting 4K, the data supports using Medium or High presets to maintain frame rates above 60 FPS, while 1080p users can comfortably run Ultra or even Low for maximum competitive frame rates.