Lockdown Protocol

Lockdown Protocol places the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti combination in the 414th position out of 1,637 tested hardware combos, placing it in the top quarter of all configurations. This pairing leverages a high-end 2023 CPU with a flagship-tier 2021 GPU, and the measured frame rates show a system that can handle the game’s fast-paced FPS action with authority at most settings, though the most demanding presets at 4K will test its limits.

FAQ

Q: What is the average frame rate at 1080p with Ultra settings?

A: At 1920x1080 with Ultra settings, the combo achieves an average of 121.8 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth play and suitable for high-refresh-rate monitors.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rival in overall benchmark scores?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D has an average benchmark score of 31,580, which is a mere 0.1% higher than the Intel Core i7-12700F’s score of 31,543. This indicates near-identical synthetic performance between the two processors.

Q: What is the GPU’s memory bandwidth and size?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti features 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 912.4 GB/s.

Q: Is the data for this combo measured or estimated?

A: The data is marked as `dataIsMeasured: true`, indicating that the frame rates are based on actual testing rather than projection or estimation.

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking compared to all other GPUs?

A: The RTX 3080 Ti sits in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs, meaning it outperforms 83% of the graphics cards in the database.

Q: Does the CPU support ECC memory?

A: Yes, the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D supports ECC memory, a feature more commonly found on workstation platforms, and it utilizes DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is the primary driver of raw rendering performance in Lockdown Protocol. Built on the Ampere architecture with an 8 nm process at Samsung, the GA102 chip contains 28,300 million transistors and offers 34.10 TFLOPS of FP32 compute power. Its 10,240 shading units, 320 TMUs, and 112 ROPs work in tandem to process the game's geometry and effects. The card operates at a base clock of 1365 MHz and a boost clock of 1665 MHz, with 80 RT cores and 320 Tensor cores available for hardware-accelerated ray tracing and DLSS features, should the game utilize them.

The GPU's memory subsystem is critical for Lockdown Protocol's high-resolution textures and assets. The 12 GB of GDDR6X memory, running at an effective speed of 19 Gbps, delivers a substantial 912.4 GB/s of bandwidth over a 384-bit interface. This high bandwidth prevents memory bottlenecks when loading complex scenes. The card's benchmark results show strong compute capability, with a PassMark G3D score of 26,896 and a Geekbench OpenCL score of 191,309. In the database, it holds an 83rd percentile ranking, and its average benchmark score of 41,224 is only 0.5% lower than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, indicating performance parity with that higher-tier card. The data shows that the GPU's influence is most pronounced at higher resolutions and settings, where its raw throughput and memory bandwidth are fully utilized.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D provides the processing foundation for the system, ensuring the GPU is fed with data. This 8-core, 16-thread processor is based on the Zen 4 architecture (Raphael) and is manufactured on a 5 nm process at TSMC. It features a base clock of 4.20 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz. Its defining characteristic is the large 96 MB of shared L3 cache, which is crucial for gaming performance by storing frequently accessed data closer to the cores. The CPU supports PCIe Gen 5 with 24 lanes and has a dual-channel DDR5 memory bus with 83.2 GB/s of bandwidth.

In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU shows a balanced profile. It achieves a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 29,149 and a single-core score of 4,115. Its PassMark multithread score is 34,293, and its single-thread score is 3,759. The processor's average benchmark score is 31,580, placing it in the 87th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals in the database are the Intel Core i7-12700F, AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX, AMD Ryzen 7 8700G, and AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX, all of which have average scores within 0.6% of the 7800X3D. This indicates that the CPU's performance is competitive with, but not massively ahead of, these other options. The CPU's role in Lockdown Protocol is to handle game logic, physics, and AI, and its strong single-threaded performance and large cache help maintain high frame rates, especially in scenarios with many entities or complex computations.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured frame rates reveal a performance curve that scales predictably with resolution and settings. At 1920x1080, the system delivers high frame rates across the board. With Low settings, the average FPS is 259.7. This drops to 185.5 FPS at Medium, 163 FPS at High, and 121.8 FPS at Ultra. These numbers show that even at the highest 1080p preset, the system maintains a frame rate high enough for competitive play on most monitors.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain strong but show the expected decline. The Low preset averages 190 FPS, which is a significant drop from 1080p but still very high. Medium settings yield 138.3 FPS, while High settings average 118.4 FPS. At 1440p Ultra, the average FPS falls to 86.7, which is still playable but requires a monitor with adaptive sync for the smoothest experience. The performance at this resolution indicates a good balance between CPU and GPU load.

At 3840x2160, the GPU becomes the clear limiting factor. The Low preset averages 122.6 FPS, showing that the system can handle 4K when the graphical load is minimized. Medium settings average 86.5 FPS, and High settings drop further to 78.9 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K yields an average of only 55.4 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS target for smooth gameplay and suggests that users should use High settings or lower for a more consistent experience at this resolution.

Resolution Scaling

The data shows a clear pattern of frame rate degradation as resolution increases, which is typical for a system where the GPU is the primary bottleneck at higher pixel counts. From 1080p to 1440p, the average frame rate across all settings drops by approximately 25-30%. For example, at High settings, the frame rate falls from 163 FPS at 1080p to 118.4 FPS at 1440p, a reduction of 27.4%. This suggests that the CPU and GPU are working in relative balance, but the GPU is beginning to take on more work.

The jump from 1440p to 4K is more punishing. At High settings, the frame rate drops from 118.4 FPS at 1440p to 78.9 FPS at 4K, a 33.4% reduction. At Ultra settings, the drop is even more severe, going from 86.7 FPS at 1440p to 55.4 FPS at 4K, a 36.1% decrease. This steep decline indicates that the RTX 3080 Ti's pixel throughput is the limiting factor at 4K, especially with higher graphical presets. The 4K Low setting still achieves 122.6 FPS, demonstrating that the system's raw rendering power is sufficient, but the memory bandwidth and shading units are stretched thin by the increased pixel count and complex effects at higher settings.

The scaling behavior confirms that the CPU, with its high single-thread performance and large cache, is not the bottleneck at any resolution. The frame rate drops are almost exclusively attributable to the GPU's workload increasing with resolution. This analysis suggests that for 1080p and 1440p gaming, the combo is well-balanced and capable of high refresh rates. For 4K gaming, users will need to make compromises on graphical settings to maintain a high and consistent frame rate, as the data indicates the GPU is the limiting component at this resolution.