Lockdown Protocol

Lockdown Protocol is a fast-paced FPS that scales aggressively with hardware, and the combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 9700F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER delivers a wide spread of performance across resolutions and settings. Measured data shows this pairing is capable of triple-digit frame rates at 1080p and 1440p, while 4K remains playable at most quality presets, though the GPU becomes the dominant constraint as resolution climbs. The benchmark results place this combo at rank 273 out of 2828 tested combinations, a strong showing that reflects a balanced pairing of a high-end CPU and a capable GPU.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for this combo reveals a clear pattern: performance drops as resolution increases, and the rate of that drop tells us where the bottleneck lies. At 1080p with Low settings, the average frame rate is 307 FPS, which is exceptionally high and indicates that the CPU is doing the heavy lifting at this resolution. Moving to 1440p Low drops the average to 225 FPS, a reduction of 82 FPS or roughly 27% from the 1080p figure. At 4K Low, the average falls to 145 FPS, which is another 80 FPS drop from 1440p. This scaling shows that at lower settings, the GPU begins to take over as the limiting factor, but the CPU still has enough headroom to keep frame rates very high.

When settings are raised to High, the pattern shifts. At 1080p High, the average is 191 FPS. At 1440p High, it drops to 140 FPS, a 51 FPS decrease. At 4K High, the average is 90 FPS, which is 50 FPS below the 1440p result. The consistent 50 FPS drops between each resolution step at High settings indicate a more balanced load, but the GPU is clearly becoming the primary constraint at 4K. The gap between 1080p and 4K at High settings is 101 FPS, or a 53% reduction.

Ultra settings show the steepest scaling curve. At 1080p Ultra, the average is 143 FPS. At 1440p Ultra, it falls to 105 FPS, a 38 FPS drop. At 4K Ultra, the average is 68 FPS, which is 37 FPS below the 1440p figure. The total reduction from 1080p Ultra to 4K Ultra is 75 FPS, or 52%, showing that the GPU is heavily taxed at the highest quality preset. The fact that 4K Ultra still manages an average of 68 FPS suggests the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER has enough raw power to keep the game playable, but the headroom is thin.

Medium settings provide a middle ground. At 1080p Medium, the average is 218 FPS, with a minimum of 186 FPS and a maximum of 251 FPS. At 1440p Medium, the average drops to 160 FPS, with a minimum of 136 FPS and a maximum of 184 FPS. At 4K Medium, the average is 103 FPS, with a minimum of 88 FPS and a maximum of 119 FPS. The frame time consistency, as shown by the min and max values, remains solid across all resolutions at Medium, with the spread between minimum and maximum staying around 30 FPS at each step.

The scaling data indicates that this combo is CPU-bound at 1080p Low, where the 307 FPS average suggests the Ryzen 7 9700F is pushing the game engine to its limits. As resolution increases, the GPU load grows, and by 4K, the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER becomes the limiting component. The drop from 1080p Low to 4K Low is 162 FPS, or 53%, which is a substantial reduction but still leaves a playable 145 FPS average. At Ultra settings, the drop is less severe in absolute terms but more significant relative to the starting point, reinforcing that the GPU is the bottleneck at high resolutions.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average frame rate achieved by this combo in Lockdown Protocol?

A: The highest measured average frame rate is 307 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K resolution?

A: At 3840x2160, the average frame rates range from 68 FPS at Ultra settings to 145 FPS at Low settings, with High at 90 FPS and Medium at 103 FPS.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested combinations in this game?

A: The combo ranks 273 out of 2828 tested combinations, placing it in the top 10% of all tested systems.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor at 1080p?

A: At 1080p with Low settings, the 307 FPS average indicates the CPU is the primary driver, as the GPU has enough headroom to render frames quickly. At higher settings like Ultra, the GPU becomes more involved, with the average dropping to 143 FPS.

Q: What are the minimum and maximum frame rates at Medium settings?

A: At 1080p Medium, the minimum is 186 FPS and the maximum is 251 FPS. At 1440p Medium, the minimum is 136 FPS and the maximum is 184 FPS. At 4K Medium, the minimum is 88 FPS and the maximum is 119 FPS.

Q: How does the Ryzen 7 9700F compare to its nearest rival in CPU benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 7 9700F has an average benchmark score of 69996, which is 0.2% higher than the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX, 0.2% lower than the Intel Core i7-14700KF, 0.7% higher than the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, and 0.9% higher than the Intel Core i7-14700K.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank in Lockdown Protocol is 273 out of 2828 tested combinations, which places it in the 90th percentile of all systems tested. This is a strong result, indicating that the Ryzen 7 9700F and RTX 4070 Ti SUPER pair well for this game. The rank reflects the measured FPS data, which shows consistently high frame rates across most resolution and settings combinations. The only scenario where the combo falls below 60 FPS is at 4K Ultra, where the average is 68 FPS, and even that is above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

The percentile ranking for the CPU is 94, meaning it outperforms 94% of all CPUs in the benchmark database. The GPU has a percentile ranking of 76, outperforming 76% of all GPUs. These individual rankings, combined with the combo rank of 273 out of 2828, suggest that the CPU is the stronger component in this pairing relative to its peers. The GPU, while capable, is not at the very top of the performance spectrum, but it is still well above average.

In terms of nearest rivals for the CPU, the Ryzen 7 9700F is nearly identical in average score to the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX, with a delta of only 0.2%. It also edges out the Intel Core i7-14700KF by a 0.2% margin, though that rival has a slightly higher average score. The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X and Intel Core i7-14700K are 0.7% and 0.9% behind, respectively. This tight grouping means that swapping the CPU for any of these rivals would likely produce very similar results in Lockdown Protocol, as the differences in raw compute are minimal.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals are all NVIDIA products, but they are not direct competitors in terms of gaming performance. The NVIDIA Quadro M5000 has an average score that is 0.4% higher than the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, while the NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q is also 0.4% higher. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell is 1.4% higher, and the NVIDIA TITAN RTX is 1.9% higher. These deltas are small, but the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is positioned as a consumer gaming card, whereas the Quadro and GRID products are aimed at professional or datacenter workloads. The TITAN RTX is an older enthusiast card that the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER edges out in average score.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest frame rates. With Low settings, the average is 307 FPS, which is the highest measured result across all resolutions and settings. Medium settings produce an average of 218 FPS, with a minimum of 186 FPS and a maximum of 251 FPS. High settings yield an average of 191 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to an average of 143 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 164 FPS, showing that settings have a significant impact on performance at 1080p.

At 2560x1440, the average frame rates are lower but still very high. Low settings produce an average of 225 FPS, which is a 27% reduction from 1080p Low. Medium settings yield an average of 160 FPS, with a minimum of 136 FPS and a maximum of 184 FPS. High settings produce an average of 140 FPS, and Ultra settings drop to 105 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 120 FPS, indicating that settings continue to matter, but the GPU is starting to take on more load.

At 3840x2160, the average frame rates are the lowest of the three resolutions. Low settings produce an average of 145 FPS, which is still very playable. Medium settings yield an average of 103 FPS, with a minimum of 88 FPS and a maximum of 119 FPS. High settings drop to 90 FPS, and Ultra settings fall to 68 FPS. The minimum at 4K Medium is 88 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS threshold, and the minimum at 4K Ultra is not recorded, but the average of 68 FPS suggests that frame drops could occur in demanding scenes.

The data shows a consistent pattern: for each settings tier, the frame rate drops by roughly 20-30% when moving from 1080p to 1440p, and another 20-30% when moving from 1440p to 4K. For example, at High settings, the averages are 191 FPS at 1080p, 140 FPS at 1440p, and 90 FPS at 4K. This represents a 27% drop from 1080p to 1440p and a 36% drop from 1440p to 4K. At Low settings, the percentages are 27% and 36% as well, showing that the scaling is relatively consistent across settings tiers.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture and uses the AD103 chip, manufactured on a 5 nm process at TSMC. It has 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 672.3 GB/s. The base clock is 2340 MHz, with a boost clock of 2610 MHz. These specifications position the GPU as a high-end part, and the measured FPS data reflects that in Lockdown Protocol.

The GPU's memory capacity of 16 GB is more than sufficient for this game at any resolution, as Lockdown Protocol is not likely to exceed that amount of VRAM even at 4K Ultra. The memory bandwidth of 672.3 GB/s ensures that the GPU can feed its 8448 shading units, 264 texture mapping units, and 96 render output units without becoming memory-bound. The pixel rate of 250.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 689.0 GTexel/s are high enough to handle the demands of a fast-paced FPS at high resolutions.

The GPU's performance in synthetic benchmarks shows an average score of 31087, with a percentile ranking of 76. This places it above the majority of GPUs in the database, though not at the very top. The nearest rival, the NVIDIA TITAN RTX, has an average score that is 1.9% higher, but the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER has the advantage of being a newer architecture with features like DirectX 12 Ultimate support and Vulkan 1.4. In Lockdown Protocol, the GPU is the limiting factor at 4K Ultra, where the average FPS drops to 68. This suggests that while the GPU is powerful, it is not overkill for the highest settings at the highest resolution.

The GPU's role in the measured FPS is most apparent when looking at the scaling from 1080p to 4K. At Low settings, the drop from 307 FPS to 145 FPS is a 53% reduction, which is largely due to the GPU having to render more pixels. At Ultra settings, the drop from 143 FPS to 68 FPS is a 52% reduction, showing that the GPU is equally stressed at both ends of the settings spectrum. The fact that the percentage drops are similar across settings suggests that the GPU is the primary bottleneck at 4K, regardless of quality preset.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 9700F is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on the Zen 5 architecture, codenamed Granite Ridge, and manufactured on a 4 nm process at TSMC. It has a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 5.50 GHz, with a TDP of 65 W. The CPU supports DDR5 memory on a dual-channel bus, with a memory bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s. It has 80 KB of L1 cache per core, 1 MB of L2 cache per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache.

The CPU's benchmark scores are strong, with an average benchmark score of 69996 and a percentile ranking of 94. This places it in the top 6% of all CPUs in the database. The multithread score is 36470, and the single-thread score is 4691, both of which are high. The nearest rivals are tightly clustered, with the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX at 0.2% higher average score, the Intel Core i7-14700KF at 0.2% lower, the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X at 0.7% lower, and the Intel Core i7-14700K at 0.9% lower. This means that in terms of raw compute, the Ryzen 7 9700F is essentially on par with these other high-end CPUs.

In Lockdown Protocol, the CPU's role is most evident at 1080p with Low settings, where the average FPS reaches 307. This high frame rate suggests that the CPU is able to feed the GPU with enough data to keep it fully utilized, and that the game's logic and physics calculations are handled efficiently by the 8 cores and 16 threads. The boost clock of 5.50 GHz is particularly beneficial for a game like Lockdown Protocol, which likely relies on single-threaded performance for game logic, while the 16 threads handle background tasks.

The CPU's memory bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s is adequate for this game, and the DDR5 support ensures that the CPU can access game assets quickly. The L3 cache of 32 MB is shared across all cores, which helps reduce latency when multiple cores are accessing the same data. The 4 nm process node and 65 W TDP mean the CPU runs efficiently, though that is not directly reflected in the FPS data.

The CPU is not the limiting factor at higher resolutions, as the GPU takes over that role. However, the CPU's performance at 1080p Low indicates that it has enough headroom to handle even higher frame rates if the GPU were more powerful. The measured FPS data shows that at 1080p Low, the combo achieves 307 FPS, which is likely close to the game's engine limit or the CPU's maximum frame generation capability. This suggests that the Ryzen 7 9700F is a strong match for the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER in this game, providing enough CPU performance to avoid bottlenecking the GPU at lower resolutions.