Lockdown Protocol

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER pairing is a strong, well-balanced match for Lockdown Protocol, ranking 398 out of 3714 tested combinations in the database. The measured data shows this system delivers fluid play at all four presets across three resolutions, with the GPU taking over as the swing factor as pixel count climbs. With the CPU in the 92nd percentile and the GPU in the 76th percentile, the overall experience is high-end; the only real weakness is at 4K Ultra, where the average drops to 68. At 1080p and 1440p, the latitude is vast.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 9 9900X is a 12-core, 24-thread Zen 5 processor built on a 4 nm TSMC process, with a base clock of 4.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.60 GHz. It carries 80 KB L1 and 1 MB L2 per core, a 64 MB L3 cache, dual-channel DDR5 memory support, and 24 PCIe Gen 5 lanes. Its 3DMark single-thread score is 1286, and its Cinebench R23 single-core score is 2253, indicating the CPU has substantial single-thread capacity—exactly what a fast-paced game like Lockdown Protocol needs to drive high frame rates without much job. The multi-thread performance is equally strong: Cinebench R23 multi-core 32172, Geekbench multi-core 22174, and PassMark multi-thread 54643.

In the game's measured frames, the CPU is clearly not the bottleneck. At 1920x1080 Low, the system hits an average of 307 FPS, which is a sign of ample headroom. When the resolution increases and the GPU struggles, the CPU still provides the same frame source. The 9900X sits in the 92nd percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 57498. Its nearest rivals—the AMD EPYC 9015 (average 57555, delta −0.1%), AMD EPYC 7313 (57299, +0.2%), Intel Core i9-14900 (58115, −1.1%), and Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M (58323, −1.4%)—are all desktop or workstation parts within a 1.4% band, confirming that this consumer chip competes well even against enterprise silicon in raw compute.

The launch MSRP of the CPU is $499. The CPU's power envelope is not listed here, only the TDP of 120 W, which is modest for a 12-core part. The high core count and 5.60 GHz boost are used by the game only lightly, but the 1080p Low result of 307 FPS demonstrates that the CPU can feed high panel rates without becoming the wall. When resolution scales, the game uses the GPU far more, so the CPU's role diminishes but never becomes a problem. Its PassMark single-thread score of 4672 also indicates strong single-core capability that fills the game's engine logic.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is an Ada Lovelace architecture card, fabricated on TSMC's 5 nm process with 45,900 million transistors on a 379 mm² die. It has 8448 shading units, 264 tensor cores, and 66 RT cores, with a boost clock of 2610 MHz (base 2340 MHz) and a memory clock of 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective). The card is equipped with 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 672.3 GB/s—sufficient for the textures and geometry of a fast FPS like Lockdown Protocol at 4K. The GPU's FP32 throughput is 44.10 TFLOPS and texture rate is 689.0 GTexel/s, with a pixel rate of 250.6 GPixel/s.

The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER sits in the 76th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 31087. Its nearest rivals in the database include the NVIDIA Quadro M5000 (31206, delta −0.4%), the GRID M60-1Q (31220, −0.4%), the RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell (31532, −1.4%), and the TITAN RTX (31676, −1.9%). The GPU's deltas are all under 2%, showing it is tightly clustered with those professional cards. Launch MSRP is 799 USD.

In Lockdown Protocol, the GPU is the primary driver of frame pace. At 3840x2160, the average FPS varies from 145 (Low) to 68 (Ultra), a 2.1× swing—a large GPU sensitivity. The 16 GB of VRAM is sufficient even at 4K Ultra, which yields a playable 68 FPS. The GPU cores and memory clocks are leveraged by the game's many render passes; the high bandwidth likely prevents any VRAM-caused stutter or texture pop-in. With a 285 W TDP and a triple-slot construction, the Ada card is a heavy hitter but remains within the reach of a 600 W suggested PSU. The data shows that the card is the limiting factor at 4K Ultra, but the 4K Low result of 145 FPS shows the capability of the card when the load is reduced. At 1080p Low, the system pushes 307 FPS, proving the GPU can also keep up when the CPU is stressless.

Resolution Scaling

The scaling from 1920×1080 to 2560×1440, and then to 3840×2160, reveals a thorough GPU-bound pattern. At High settings, the average frames are 191, 140, and 90, respectively—a drop of 51 FPS from 1080p to 1440p, and another 50 from 1440p to 4K. The Ultra settings show 143, 105, and 68: a 38 and then 37 loss. In both cases, the percentage drop is roughly the same, indicating the bottleneck is proportional to pixel count. Low settings exhibit the same trend: 307 → 225 → 145. This shape is classic GPU dominance; higher resolutions cause more pixels, more shading, and more texture work, each hitting the GPU's fill rate and bandwidth.

The CPU does not contribute much to the scaling. The 12-core 9900X can feed the GPU at even 307 FPS at 1080p, so the frame drop at 4K is not a CPU starvation at all—it is the GPU's inability to rasterize the extra pixels. The 672.3 GB/s memory bandwidth is used well, but the 44.10 TFLOPS might be the ceiling. The data show that even the strongest preset at 1080p (Low) only reaches 307, while 4K Ultra is 68. That is a 4.5× drop, which is steep and indicates the GPU is the gate at high resolutions. For players aiming for high refresh on a 1440p monitor, the High preset (140 FPS) is the threshold; for 4K monitors, even the best settings hold below 100 FPS.

Settings Recommendations

Given the measured rows, the optimal balance between workload and frame rate is the High preset at 2560×1440, which delivers an average of 140 FPS. This is 8% more than Quick Start? Actually, we can compare: Medium gives 160 FPS, Ultra gives 105, Low gives 225. High is a compromise between visual fidelity and smoothness, and it scales well. At 1920×1080, High achieves 191 FPS, which is ideal for fast competitive play; the Low setting goes even further to 307 FPS, but the drop in visual quality is often unnecessary. For 4K, the data recommends Medium: the average is 103 FPS, which is higher than High (90) and Ultra (68) and also shows a burst pattern (min 88, max 119) that avoids the dip below 60. Ultra at 1080p (143 FPS) is still a valid choice for those who prefer max quality on a 1080p screen, but the combination of 1440p High provides a stronger fps-per-visual ratio. The measured numbers indicate that the system will not be able to push 4K to 144 FPS in any preset, but Medium yields the smoothest 4K experience.

Let's break these down: Low offers enormous frame headroom (307/225/145 across res), but at the cost of many visual features. Medium is the middle ground, with 4K Medium at 103 FPS (the only non-Low preset at 4K to cross 100). High is the peak for 1440p, delivering 140 FPS. Ultra is the most demanding, yielding only 105 at 1440p and 68 at 4K; at 1080p it remains 143 FPS. Therefore, the preset scaling is straightforward: for a targeted monitor connectivity, the user can select the preset that fits their refresh rate and resolution. The data shows that the system is capable of 140+ FPS at 1440p on High, and that at 4K, users should choose Medium to keep frame rates in the playable zone.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average frame rate this combo can achieve in Lockdown Protocol?

A: At 1920×1080 with Low settings, the system reaches an average of 307 FPS, the highest value across the tested matrix.

Q: At which resolution does the Ultra preset fall below 70 FPS?

A: Only at 3840×2160, where the Ultra preset yields an average of 68 FPS. Even at 2560×1440, Ultra stays at 105 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its closest rivals?

A: The Ryzen 9 9900X has an average benchmark score of 57498 and is -0.1% behind the AMD EPYC 9015, +0.2% ahead of the EPYC 7313, -1.1% behind the Intel Core i9-14900, and -1.4% behind the Xeon Platinum 8260M.

Q: Is the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER VRAM sufficient for 4K?

A: Yes, the card has 16 GB of GDDR6X memory with a 672.3 GB/s bandwidth, and even at 3840×2160 Ultra the system runs without a memory bottleneck, achieving 68 FPS.

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded at 1440p Medium when driven by this combo?

A: At 2560×1440 Medium, the minimum FPS is 136, with a maximum of 184 and an average of 160.

Q: Which GPU is the closest rival based on the benchmark average?

A: The NVIDIA Quadro M5000 with an average score of 31206 (delta −0.4%) is the nearest rival; the GRID M60-1Q is also within 0.4%.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The table below lists the exact average (and min/max where available) frame rates for each preset and resolution combination.

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS | Min FPS | Max FPS |

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

| 1920x1080 | Low | 307 | – | – |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 218 | 186 | 251 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 191 | – | – |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 143 | – | – |

| 2560×1440 | Low | 225 | – | – |

| 2560×1440 | Medium | 160 | 136 | 184 |

| 2560×1440 | High | 140 | – | – |

| 2560×1440 | Ultra | 105 | – | – |

| 3840×2160 | Low | 145 | – | – |

| 3840×2160 | Medium | 103 | 88 | 119 |

| 3840×2160 | High | 90 | – | – |

| 3840×2160 | Ultra | 68 | – | – |

These numbers represent the measured averages for the entire system. Min/max values are only available for the Medium preset at each resolution, but the averages across all presets outline the frame rate scaling. The data shows that at 1080p the system is capable of a wide range, and at 1440p it stays above 100 FPS even at Ultra. At 4K, only the Low preset clears 100 FPS, while the Medium preset sits at 103, making it the only above-100 preset outside of Low. The comcs excellent frame rates for competitive play at 1080p and a smooth 1440p experience on High, with the GPU limiting 4K to mid-range 60–90 FPS.