Lockdown Protocol

Lockdown Protocol, a 2024 first-person shooter, was measured with the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti. The combination ranks 208th out of 1637 tested combos. The CPU holds the 93rd percentile among all processors, and the GPU holds the 85th percentile among all GPUs. The CPU's launch MSRP is $799, and the GPU's launch MSRP is 799 USD. Measured FPS data spans three resolutions and four quality settings, providing a full picture of the pairing's behavior.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear pattern across all four quality presets. At High settings, the average frame rate falls from 187.1 FPS at 1920x1080 to 139.6 FPS at 2560x1440, then to 87.7 FPS at 3840x2160. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 47.5 FPS, and from 1440p to 4K is 51.9 FPS. The Low preset starts at 271.4 FPS at 1080p, drops to 224.5 FPS at 1440p (a loss of 46.9 FPS), and reaches 147.4 FPS at 4K (a further loss of 77.1 FPS). Medium follows a similar trajectory: 217.7 FPS at 1080p, 161.7 FPS at 1440p (down 56.0 FPS), and 105.3 FPS at 4K (down 56.4 FPS). Ultra, the most demanding preset, delivers 145.4 FPS at 1080p, 105.1 FPS at 1440p (down 40.3 FPS), and 68.4 FPS at 4K (down 36.7 FPS).

The scaling behavior indicates that the GPU becomes the primary limiting component as resolution increases. The 4K results are consistently less than half of the 1080p results across all settings, which is a typical signature of a GPU-bound workload. At 1080p, the frame rates are high enough that the CPU's 16 cores and 32 threads, with a boost clock of 4.90 GHz, are likely still feeding the GPU adequately. The steep decline at 4K points to the RTX 4070 Ti's rendering capacity as the constraint. The gap between Low and Ultra also narrows in absolute terms at higher resolutions, but the relative penalty remains substantial, with Ultra costing roughly half the frame rate of Low at every resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 208th out of 1637 tested combinations, placing it in the upper tier of configurations. The CPU's average benchmark score is 49062, which puts it in the 93rd percentile. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-14600K, scores 49166, a delta of -0.2%, meaning the 5950X trails by a negligible margin. The i5-14600KF is 0.6% ahead, the AMD EPYC 4345P is 1.1% ahead, and the Intel Xeon Gold 5318H is 0.7% behind. These deltas show that the 5950X is effectively tied with the i5-14600K and within a couple of points of the other rivals. The CPU's 16 cores and 32 threads, along with its 64 MB of L3 cache, contribute to its strong showing in the 93rd percentile.

The GPU's average benchmark score is 44900, placing it in the 85th percentile. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile is 0.6% ahead, the Intel Arc A730M is 1.5% ahead, and the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT is 1.6% ahead. The AMD Radeon Pro 580 is 1.6% behind. The 4070 Ti thus sits in a tight cluster with these rivals, with the largest gap being 1.6% in either direction. The combo's overall rank of 208 out of 1637 reflects the combined strength of a top-10% CPU and a top-15% GPU. The rank is driven more by the CPU's high percentile than the GPU's, since the GPU's 85th percentile is slightly lower than the CPU's 93rd.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1080p Ultra?

A: The measured average FPS at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings is 145.4 FPS.

Q: How does the Ryzen 9 5950X compare to the Intel Core i5-14600K?

A: The 5950X has an average benchmark score of 49062, which is 0.2% behind the i5-14600K's 49166.

Q: What is the GPU's memory configuration?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti has 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, with a bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s.

Q: What is the combo's rank among tested configurations?

A: The combo ranks 208th out of 1637 tested combos.

Q: What is the boost clock of the RTX 4070 Ti?

A: The boost clock is 2610 MHz, with a base clock of 2310 MHz.

Q: How does the GPU compare to the AMD Radeon Pro 580?

A: The 4070 Ti is 1.6% ahead of the Radeon Pro 580 in average benchmark score.

Measured FPS Breakdown

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS |

|------------|----------|---------|

| 3840x2160 | High | 87.7 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 147.4 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 105.3 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 68.4 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 139.6 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 224.5 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 161.7 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 105.1 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 187.1 |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 271.4 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 217.7 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 145.4 |

The data shows a consistent ordering: Low always produces the highest FPS, followed by Medium, then High, then Ultra. At 4K, the spread from Low to Ultra is 79 FPS (147.4 to 68.4). At 1440p, the spread is 119.4 FPS (224.5 to 105.1). At 1080p, the spread is 126 FPS (271.4 to 145.4). The absolute spread narrows as resolution increases, but the relative cost of Ultra remains high. The 4K Ultra result of 68.4 FPS is the lowest in the entire dataset, while the 1080p Low result of 271.4 FPS is the highest. The Medium preset at 4K (105.3 FPS) is close to the Ultra preset at 1440p (105.1 FPS), showing that resolution and settings trade off in a predictable way.

GPU Role

The RTX 4070 Ti's memory subsystem is a key factor in these results. The 12 GB GDDR6X frame buffer, paired with a 192-bit bus and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth, provides sufficient capacity and throughput for the game's demands at all tested settings. The memory clock runs at 1313 MHz, with an effective data rate of 21 Gbps. The GPU's base clock is 2310 MHz and the boost clock is 2610 MHz, which are the clocks that drive the measured frame rates. The boost clock of 2610 MHz is the highest clock figure in the GPU's specification, and it directly influences the FPS at all resolutions.

The GPU's compute resources include 7680 shading units, 240 texture mapping units, and 80 ROPs, along with 60 RT cores and 240 tensor cores. The FP32 throughput is 40.09 TFLOPS, and the pixel rate is 208.8 GPixel/s with a texture rate of 626.4 GTexel/s. These specifications place the GPU in the 85th percentile, and the measured FPS at 4K Ultra (68.4) is the lowest in the dataset, consistent with the GPU being the limiting factor at that resolution. The 285 W TDP and the 600 W suggested PSU are part of the platform requirements, but the benchmark results show that the GPU delivers its performance within those constraints. The 12 GB VRAM is not exhausted at any tested setting, as the frame rates remain consistent with the GPU's compute capabilities rather than showing signs of memory capacity throttling. The GPU's 35,800 million transistors on a 294 mm² die, built on a 5 nm process, are the physical basis for its performance, and the measured FPS reflects that design.