Lockdown Protocol

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti pairing delivers a consistently smooth Lockdown Protocol experience, with the data showing that the GPU is the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions while the CPU provides ample headroom at 1080p. This combination ranks in the 75th percentile of all tested combos, and the measured frame rates indicate that players can achieve high refresh rates at 1440p with High settings or push beyond 200 FPS at 1080p with Low settings.

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 is an 8-core, 16-thread processor built on the Zen 4 architecture with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz. This CPU sits in the 87th percentile of all processors tested, with an average benchmark score of 40081. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 (0.1% faster), the Intel Core 5 221E (0.2% slower), and the AMD Ryzen 9 270 (0.4% slower), placing it in a very tight performance cluster where small deltas separate the pack.

In Lockdown Protocol, the CPU's role is most evident at 1080p resolution, where the processor can keep up with the GPU's output. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo achieves 259 FPS average, which is the highest measured frame rate in the entire dataset. This result indicates that the Ryzen 7 7700's 16 threads and 32 MB of shared L3 cache are sufficient to feed the RTX 3080 Ti without creating a bottleneck at lower resolutions. The single-thread performance, reflected in the 3DMark single-thread score of 1049 and the Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1930, supports fast game logic and physics calculations that FPS titles like Lockdown Protocol rely on.

The processor's memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s, paired with DDR5 memory support, provides adequate data throughput for the game's asset streaming. The 65W TDP indicates an efficient design that maintains high boost clocks without excessive power draw, which is beneficial for sustained gaming sessions. When comparing to its nearest rivals in synthetic tests, the Ryzen 7 7700's multi-threaded performance (Cinebench R23 multicore score of 18760) shows it can handle background tasks while maintaining game performance, though the game itself appears to benefit more from the strong single-core performance given the high frame rates observed at 1080p.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is the dominant component in this pairing, featuring 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus with 912.4 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU has a base clock of 1365 MHz and a boost clock of 1665 MHz, with memory running at 19 Gbps effective. This card sits in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs tested, with an average benchmark score of 41187, and its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 (0.8% faster), the NVIDIA Tesla M40 24 GB (1.2% slower), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 (2% faster).

The GPU's 12 GB VRAM capacity proves sufficient for Lockdown Protocol across all tested settings, as evidenced by the steady performance scaling from Low to Ultra at each resolution. At 4K with Ultra settings, the combo still manages 57 FPS average, indicating that the memory subsystem handles the high-resolution textures without significant stuttering. The 80 RT cores and 320 tensor cores provide hardware acceleration for ray tracing and DLSS features, though the measured data does not specifically isolate these effects. The GPU's FP32 compute performance of 34.10 TFLOPS supports the game's rendering demands, with the texture rate of 532.8 GTexel/s and pixel rate of 186.5 GPixel/s indicating strong fill-rate capabilities.

The RTX 3080 Ti's performance in synthetic benchmarks (3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 5077, PassMark G3D score of 26896) correlates with the observed frame rates in Lockdown Protocol. The GPU's role becomes increasingly critical as resolution increases, with the frame rate gap between Low and Ultra settings widening at higher resolutions, a pattern that suggests the GPU is the limiting factor in most scenarios except the lowest resolution and settings combination.

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The resolution scaling data reveals a clear pattern of GPU-bound performance in Lockdown Protocol. At 1080p with High settings, the combo achieves 161 FPS, which drops to 118 FPS at 1440p (a 26.7% decrease) and further to 76 FPS at 4K (a 52.8% decrease from 1080p). This scaling is consistent with the GPU being the primary constraint, as the CPU's capability is less stressed at lower resolutions where frame rates are highest.

The Low settings preset shows the most dramatic resolution scaling, with 259 FPS at 1080p dropping to 190 FPS at 1440p (a 26.6% decrease) and 122 FPS at 4K (a 52.9% decrease from 1080p). This consistent percentage drop across different settings presets indicates that the scaling is resolution-dependent rather than settings-dependent, reinforcing the conclusion that the RTX 3080 Ti's rendering throughput is the limiting factor.

At Ultra settings, the frame rates drop to 120 FPS at 1080p, 88 FPS at 1440p, and 57 FPS at 4K. The percentage decrease from 1080p to 4K is 52.5%, nearly identical to the Low preset's 52.9% drop. This uniformity suggests that the GPU's pixel throughput, rather than memory bandwidth or VRAM capacity, is the binding constraint. The RTX 3080 Ti's 912.4 GB/s bandwidth is sufficient even at 4K Ultra, as evidenced by the playable 57 FPS average, but the shading compute becomes the bottleneck when pixel count increases.

The Medium settings preset provides the only data with minimum and maximum frame rates, showing 184 FPS average at 1080p with a range of 156-211 FPS, 135 FPS at 1440p with a range of 115-155 FPS, and 87 FPS at 4K with a range of 74-100 FPS. The frame time consistency, as indicated by the relatively narrow ranges, suggests that neither the CPU nor GPU is exhibiting severe stuttering, though the CPU's role becomes more pronounced at lower resolutions where frame rates are higher and frame times are shorter.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

This AMD Ryzen 7 7700 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti combination ranks 936th out of 3714 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol, placing it in the top 25.2% of all configurations. This ranking reflects a strong pairing that delivers high frame rates across all tested resolutions and settings, though it does not reach the top tier occupied by newer or higher-end components.

The combo's ranking is consistent with the individual component percentiles: the CPU at 87th percentile and the GPU at 83rd percentile. This alignment suggests that the pairing is well-balanced, with neither component significantly underperforming relative to the other. The CPU's slightly higher percentile ranking indicates that it has more headroom than the GPU, which becomes the limiting factor at higher resolutions as the resolution scaling analysis demonstrates.

Compared to other combinations in the database, this setup's 936th rank out of 3714 places it in the upper quartile, meaning it outperforms approximately 75% of tested configurations. The ranking is driven by the strong 1080p and 1440p performance, where the combo achieves frame rates well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. At 4K, the 57 FPS average at Ultra settings is borderline playable, which likely contributes to the ranking being solid but not exceptional.

The data indicates that this combo is best suited for high-refresh-rate 1440p gaming, where it achieves 118 FPS at High settings, or for 4K gaming with settings adjustments to maintain frame rates above 60 FPS. The ranking reflects this versatility, as the combo performs admirably across the full range of tested scenarios without any significant weaknesses.

Measured FPS Breakdown — resolution by resolution, settings by settings, exact numbers

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its strongest performance across all settings. The Low preset achieves 259 FPS average, which is the highest measured frame rate in the entire dataset. The Medium preset delivers 184 FPS average with a range of 156-211 FPS, while the High preset achieves 161 FPS average. The Ultra preset drops to 120 FPS average, which is still well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 1080p shows a 53.7% decrease in frame rate, indicating that the GPU's shading units are the limiting factor as settings increase.

At 2560x1440, the performance remains strong but shows the expected decrease from 1080p. The Low preset achieves 190 FPS average, the Medium preset delivers 135 FPS average with a range of 115-155 FPS, and the High preset reaches 118 FPS average. The Ultra preset drops to 88 FPS average. The decrease from Low to Ultra at 1440p is 53.7%, identical to the 1080p scaling, which confirms that the settings impact is resolution-independent in percentage terms.

At 3840x2160, the combo still delivers playable frame rates across most settings. The Low preset achieves 122 FPS average, the Medium preset delivers 87 FPS average with a range of 74-100 FPS, and the High preset reaches 76 FPS average. The Ultra preset drops to 57 FPS average, which is borderline for smooth gameplay but still above the 30 FPS minimum for playability. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 4K shows a 53.3% decrease, consistent with the other resolutions.

The Medium preset is the only one with complete min/max data at all three resolutions, providing insight into frame time consistency. At 1080p, the range is 156-211 FPS (a 55 FPS spread), at 1440p it is 115-155 FPS (a 40 FPS spread), and at 4K it is 74-100 FPS (a 26 FPS spread). The narrowing range at higher resolutions suggests that frame times become more consistent as the GPU becomes more heavily loaded, which is counterintuitive but may indicate that the CPU's frame pacing becomes less variable when it is not the bottleneck.

Settings Recommendations — which preset gives the best experience per the measured rows

The data suggests that the High preset at 1440p offers the best balance of visual quality and performance for this combo, achieving 118 FPS average. This frame rate is well above the 60 FPS threshold and approaches the 120 FPS mark that many high-refresh-rate monitors support. The 1440p High settings provide a 55.3% improvement over 4K High (76 FPS) while sacrificing only 26.7% of the 1080p High performance (161 FPS), making it the sweet spot for this pairing.

For players prioritizing maximum frame rates, the Low preset at 1080p delivers 259 FPS average, which is ideal for competitive play on 240Hz or 360Hz monitors. However, this comes at the cost of visual fidelity. The Medium preset at 1080p offers a compromise with 184 FPS average and a range of 156-211 FPS, providing smooth gameplay while maintaining some visual quality. The 156 FPS minimum at Medium 1080p is still above the 144Hz refresh rate, ensuring no dropped frames on standard high-refresh displays.

At 4K, the Low preset achieves 122 FPS, making it the only 4K setting that comfortably exceeds the 60 FPS threshold. The Medium preset at 4K delivers 87 FPS average with a minimum of 74 FPS, which is playable but may experience occasional dips below 75 FPS. The High preset at 4K drops to 76 FPS average, which is borderline, while the Ultra preset at 57 FPS average is not recommended for smooth gameplay unless the player is willing to accept occasional frame drops.

The Ultra preset is the least recommended across all resolutions, as it delivers 120 FPS at 1080p, 88 FPS at 1440p, and 57 FPS at 4K. While the 1080p Ultra performance is acceptable, the visual quality improvement over High is marginal compared to the 25.5% performance penalty (from 161 FPS to 120 FPS). At 1440p and 4K, the Ultra preset sacrifices too much performance for the visual gain, making High the better choice for most players.

For the best overall experience, the data indicates that High settings at 1440p provide the optimal combination of visual fidelity and performance, with 118 FPS average representing a 96.7% improvement over the 4K Ultra performance (57 FPS) while maintaining a frame rate that exceeds most display refresh rates. Players with 4K displays should consider the Medium preset (87 FPS) as a viable alternative that balances quality and smoothness.