Lockdown Protocol

# Lockdown Protocol with AMD Ryzen 7 7700X + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER delivers a top-tier experience in Lockdown Protocol, ranking 90th out of 1,637 tested combinations. This places the combo in the top 5.5% of all tested systems, reflecting a configuration that is heavily weighted toward high-refresh-rate competitive play. The CPU, an 8-core, 16-thread Zen 4 part with a 5.40 GHz boost clock, sits at the 89th percentile among all CPUs, while the GPU, an Ada Lovelace AD103 chip with 16 GB of GDDR6X memory, holds the 88th percentile among all GPUs. The measured frame rates across all resolutions and settings confirm a system that is rarely the bottleneck, though the degree of GPU dominance shifts predictably as resolution scales.

How This Combo Ranks

The 90th position out of 1,637 combos signals a configuration that outperforms the vast majority of systems tested in Lockdown Protocol. The data indicates that this pairing is optimized for high-frame-rate output, with the Ryzen 7 7700X providing a strong foundation. The CPU's average benchmark score of 34,313 places it in close competition with several Intel and AMD parts; it trails the Intel Core Ultra 7 165H by 0.8% and the AMD EPYC 4244P by 0.8%, while leading the Intel Core i5-13500 by 0.4% and the Intel Core i7-12800HX by 0.5%. These margins are negligible in real-world gaming scenarios, suggesting that the CPU is not a differentiator at this performance tier. The GPU's average benchmark score of 53,610 similarly shows a tight cluster at the top, with the RTX 4080 SUPER leading the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT by 0.2%, the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M by 0.4%, the AMD Radeon RX 7700S by 2.1%, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti by 2.9%. This indicates that the GPU is operating at the upper edge of its class, and the ranking reflects a balanced pairing where neither component drags the other down.

GPU Role

The RTX 4080 SUPER's role in this combo is defined by its 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 736.3 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory capacity is substantial for Lockdown Protocol, a game that does not appear to demand excessive VRAM based on the measured FPS scaling. The GPU's base clock of 2295 MHz boosts to 2550 MHz, with memory running at 1438 MHz (23 Gbps effective). These clocks, combined with 10,240 shading units and 80 RT cores, provide the raw compute headroom needed for high refresh rates. The GPU's FP32 throughput of 52.22 TFLOPS and pixel rate of 285.6 GPixel/s are indicative of a card built for rasterization-heavy workloads. In the context of this game, the GPU is clearly the dominant component at higher resolutions, as evidenced by the FPS drop from 1080p to 4K. However, at lower resolutions, the CPU's 32 MB of shared L3 cache and 5.40 GHz boost clock become more relevant, as the system approaches the limits of what even a high-end GPU can render.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data across four presets—Low, Medium, High, and Ultra—reveals a clear pattern. At 1080p, the Low preset delivers an average of 330.6 FPS, which is exceptionally high but unnecessary for most displays. The Medium preset at 1080p yields 235.5 FPS, still far above the refresh rate of typical 144 Hz monitors. The High preset at 1080p produces 203.2 FPS, which is also beyond the needs of standard displays. The Ultra preset at 1080p drops to 156.4 FPS, still exceeding 144 Hz. The optimal experience is found at 1440p with the High preset, which averages 151.3 FPS—this is the sweet spot for high-refresh-rate gaming, as it combines visual fidelity with frame rates that exceed most 144 Hz panels. At 4K, the High preset averages 95 FPS, which is playable but not ideal for competitive play. The Ultra preset at any resolution is the least efficient; at 1440p it drops to 116.2 FPS, and at 4K it falls to 75.3 FPS. Given the data, the High preset at 1440p offers the best balance, providing nearly the same frame rate as Ultra at 1080p but with significantly better visual quality.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the performance envelope is broad. The Low preset averages 330.6 FPS, representing the absolute ceiling for this combo. Medium averages 235.5 FPS, a drop of 28.8% from Low. High averages 203.2 FPS, which is 38.5% below Low. Ultra averages 156.4 FPS, a 52.7% reduction from the Low preset. These numbers indicate that the CPU is not a limiting factor at 1080p, as even the most demanding preset stays well above 150 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 243.1 FPS, which is 26.5% lower than the same preset at 1080p. Medium at 1440p averages 172.6 FPS, High averages 151.3 FPS, and Ultra averages 116.2 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 1440p shows a 52.2% reduction, similar to the 1080p pattern. At 3840x2160, the Low preset averages 159.5 FPS, which is still highly playable. Medium averages 112 FPS, High averages 95 FPS, and Ultra averages 75.3 FPS. The drop from Low to Ultra at 4K is 52.8%, consistent with the other resolutions, indicating that the relative cost of each preset is uniform across resolutions.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K at each preset reveals the limiting component. At the Low preset, the average FPS falls from 330.6 at 1080p to 243.1 at 1440p (a 26.5% drop) and then to 159.5 at 4K (a 34.4% drop from 1440p). This steep scaling suggests that even at Low settings, the GPU is becoming the primary constraint as resolution increases, though the 4K Low result of 159.5 FPS shows the RTX 4080 SUPER is still capable of high output. At the High preset, the average FPS drops from 203.2 at 1080p to 151.3 at 1440p (a 25.5% drop) and then to 95 at 4K (a 37.2% drop from 1440p). The larger relative drop from 1440p to 4K at High settings indicates that the GPU's rendering load is scaling super-linearly with pixel count, which is typical for a game that relies heavily on shading and texture work. At the Ultra preset, the average FPS drops from 156.4 at 1080p to 116.2 at 1440p (a 25.7% drop) and then to 75.3 at 4K (a 35.2% drop). The consistent pattern—roughly a 25% reduction from 1080p to 1440p and a further 35% reduction from 1440p to 4K—confirms that the GPU is the bottleneck at resolutions above 1080p. At 1080p, the CPU's role is more significant, as the 330.6 FPS Low result suggests the system is nearing the limits of what the Ryzen 7 7700X can feed, but it does not become a hard bottleneck. The data shows that this combo is best suited for 1440p gaming, where it can maintain high frame rates at High settings, and that 4K is viable only at Low or Medium presets for those who prioritize frame rate over visual fidelity. The CPU's 83.2 GB/s memory bandwidth and DDR5 support ensure that data flows efficiently, but the GPU's 736.3 GB/s bandwidth is the determining factor at higher resolutions.