Lockdown Protocol

# Lockdown Protocol with AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER delivers a robust Lockdown Protocol experience, with measured frame rates ranging from 68 FPS at 4K Ultra to 307 FPS at 1080p Low. The combination ranks 273rd out of 2,828 tested combos, placing it in the top 10 percent of all configurations. The data reveals a system that scales predictably with resolution and settings, maintaining playable frame rates even at the most demanding 4K Ultra preset, while showing clear GPU-bound behavior at higher resolutions and a more balanced workload split at 1080p.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K follows a consistent pattern across all settings presets, revealing the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER as the primary performance limiter at higher resolutions. At High settings, the average FPS falls from 191 at 1080p to 140 at 1440p, then to 90 at 4K — a stepwise reduction of 26.7 percent from 1080p to 1440p and an additional 35.7 percent from 1440p to 4K. This translates to a total 52.9 percent reduction from 1080p to 4K, which is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario where pixel throughput becomes the dominant constraint.

Low settings exhibit the steepest absolute decline, dropping from 307 FPS at 1080p to 225 FPS at 1440p, then to 145 FPS at 4K. The 162 FPS difference between 1080p and 4K Low is the largest absolute gap in the dataset, suggesting that at Low settings the CPU has enough headroom to feed the GPU at lower resolutions, but the GPU's rendering capacity caps performance as resolution increases. The percentage drop from 1080p to 4K Low is 52.8 percent, nearly identical to the High preset's 52.9 percent decline.

Medium settings show a slightly smaller relative drop, falling from 218 FPS at 1080p to 160 FPS at 1440p, then to 103 FPS at 4K — a 52.8 percent total reduction. Ultra settings demonstrate the smallest relative decline, going from 143 FPS at 1080p to 105 FPS at 1440p, then to 68 FPS at 4K, a 52.4 percent drop. The consistency of these percentages across all four presets — ranging from 52.4 to 52.9 percent — strongly indicates that resolution scaling is uniform regardless of graphical complexity, a hallmark of a GPU-limited workload at 4K.

The 1440p to 4K transitions are consistently steeper than the 1080p to 1440p transitions across all presets. For example, at High settings the 1080p-to-1440p drop is 51 FPS, while the 1440p-to-4K drop is 50 FPS. At Low settings, the corresponding drops are 82 FPS and 80 FPS, respectively. This near-symmetric scaling suggests that Lockdown Protocol's rendering engine distributes pixel-load evenly across resolution steps, with the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER's 16 GB of GDDR6X memory and 672.3 GB/s bandwidth providing sufficient headroom even at 4K without memory capacity becoming a bottleneck.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data indicates that the High preset offers the most balanced experience across all three resolutions, delivering strong average frame rates without the performance penalty associated with Ultra settings. At 1080p High, the system produces 191 FPS, which drops to 140 FPS at 1440p and 90 FPS at 4K. These figures represent 74.6 percent, 75.0 percent, and 75.6 percent of the corresponding Low preset frame rates respectively, showing that High settings retain most of the performance headroom while presumably offering improved visual fidelity.

Ultra settings exact a significant toll at every resolution. At 1080p, Ultra delivers 143 FPS, which is 25.1 percent lower than High's 191 FPS. The gap widens at 1440p, where Ultra produces 105 FPS versus High's 140 FPS — a 25.0 percent reduction. At 4K, Ultra manages only 68 FPS compared to High's 90 FPS, a 24.4 percent deficit. While 68 FPS remains above the threshold for smooth gameplay in many titles, the diminished returns from High to Ultra suggest that the visual improvements may not justify the nearly 25 percent performance loss.

The Medium preset provides an intermediate option that closely tracks High in relative terms. At 1080p Medium, the system achieves 218 FPS, which is 14.1 percent higher than High. At 1440p Medium, the 160 FPS figure is 14.3 percent above High. At 4K Medium, 103 FPS exceeds High by 14.4 percent. The consistent 14 percent delta between Medium and High across all resolutions indicates that the performance cost of High over Medium is uniform, making Medium an attractive choice for users prioritizing higher frame rates, particularly at 4K where the 103 FPS average provides a substantial buffer above the 68 FPS Ultra result.

For competitive play at 1080p, Low settings deliver 307 FPS, which is 40.8 percent higher than Medium's 218 FPS and 60.7 percent higher than High's 191 FPS. This makes Low the clear choice for esports-oriented gameplay on high-refresh-rate displays. At 1440p, Low's 225 FPS still provides excellent headroom for 144 Hz monitors, while at 4K, Low's 145 FPS comfortably exceeds typical 120 Hz display capabilities. The data suggests that users should select Low for maximum competitive advantage, Medium for a balance of visuals and performance at 4K, and High for the best visual quality while maintaining 90+ FPS at 4K.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER combination ranks 273rd out of 2,828 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol, placing it in approximately the 90.3rd percentile of all configurations. This top-10-percent ranking reflects the strength of both components, though the position relative to other high-end combinations suggests that more powerful GPUs can extract additional performance in this title.

The CPU's benchmark performance provides context for this ranking. The Ryzen 9 9900X3D achieves an average benchmark score of 54,762, placing it in the 91st percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF, scores 55,093, a 0.6 percent delta that puts the AMD part slightly behind. The Intel Core Ultra 5 245K trails by 1.3 percent with a score of 54,053, while the Intel Xeon 6505P and Intel Core i7-14700F sit 2.0 percent and 2.1 percent behind respectively. These narrow margins indicate that the 9900X3D is competitive with but not dominant over its immediate rivals in synthetic benchmarks.

The GPU's ranking is less favorable in isolation. The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER holds an average benchmark score of 31,087, placing it in the 76th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA Quadro M5000, scores 31,206, a 0.4 percent delta in the Quadro's favor. The NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q matches at 31,220, also 0.4 percent ahead. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell leads by 1.4 percent with 31,532, and the NVIDIA TITAN RTX leads by 1.9 percent with 31,676. The GPU's 76th percentile ranking, combined with the CPU's 91st percentile, suggests that the combination's overall 90.3rd percentile position in Lockdown Protocol is driven more by CPU strength than GPU capability.

The 273rd rank out of 2,828 combos indicates that this system outperforms approximately 2,555 other tested configurations in this game. The gap between the combo's ranking and the GPU's individual percentile suggests that Lockdown Protocol benefits substantially from the 9900X3D's processing power, particularly in CPU-intensive scenarios such as large player counts or complex physics calculations.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its highest frame rates across all settings. Low settings produce an average of 307 FPS, which is the single highest measured figure in the dataset. Medium settings achieve 218 FPS with a minimum of 186 FPS and a maximum of 251 FPS, providing a 32 FPS variance between minimum and maximum. High settings reach 191 FPS, while Ultra settings drop to 143 FPS. The 164 FPS spread between Low and Ultra at 1080p demonstrates the substantial impact of graphical settings on this resolution.

The 2560x1440 results show a uniform reduction across all presets. Low settings deliver 225 FPS, representing a 26.7 percent decrease from the 1080p Low figure. Medium settings achieve 160 FPS with a minimum of 136 FPS and a maximum of 184 FPS, a 48 FPS variance that is proportionally larger than the 1080p Medium variance. High settings produce 140 FPS, while Ultra settings reach 105 FPS. The 120 FPS spread between Low and Ultra at 1440p indicates that settings still play a significant role at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the frame rates compress further. Low settings deliver 145 FPS, which remains comfortably playable. Medium settings achieve 103 FPS with a minimum of 88 FPS and a maximum of 119 FPS, providing the only complete min/max data at 4K. High settings produce 90 FPS, while Ultra settings drop to 68 FPS. The 77 FPS spread between Low and Ultra at 4K is the smallest of the three resolutions, confirming that the GPU becomes the limiting factor as pixel count increases.

The Medium preset is the only settings level with complete min/max measurements across all three resolutions. At 1080p, the 186-251 FPS range shows a 65 FPS swing, indicating some frame-time variability. At 1440p, the 136-184 FPS range spans 48 FPS, while at 4K, the 88-119 FPS range spans 31 FPS. The narrowing range at higher resolutions suggests that GPU-bound scenarios produce more consistent frame delivery, while CPU-bound situations at lower resolutions introduce greater variability.

GPU Role

The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER's 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus provides 672.3 GB/s of bandwidth, which appears sufficient for Lockdown Protocol at all tested resolutions and settings. The fact that 4K Ultra maintains 68 FPS without memory-related stuttering suggests that the 16 GB capacity is not exceeded even at the highest configuration. The memory clock runs at 1313 MHz with 21 Gbps effective speed, contributing to the GPU's ability to sustain consistent frame delivery.

The GPU's boost clock of 2610 MHz, up from a base of 2340 MHz, enables the 44.10 TFLOPS FP32 performance that drives the measured frame rates. The 8,448 shading units, 264 texture mapping units, and 96 raster output processors work together to deliver the texture and pixel throughput needed for Lockdown Protocol's rendering. The 66 RT cores support ray-traced effects, though the measured data does not distinguish between rasterized and ray-traced workloads.

The GPU's benchmark results show a PassMark G3D score of 31,811 and a PassMark GPU Compute score of 18,372, with a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 5,569. The Geekbench OpenCL score of 199,267 and Vulkan score of 53,683 provide additional reference points. The GPU's 76th percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 31,087, indicates that it sits above the majority of graphics cards but below the top tier.

The 285 W TDP and 600 W suggested PSU requirement position this GPU as a high-power component, though the triple-slot cooler helps manage thermals during extended gaming sessions. The PCIe 4.0 x16 interface provides adequate bandwidth, and the 1x 16-pin power connector supplies the necessary current. The GPU's Ada Lovelace architecture, built on TSMC's 5 nm process with 45,900 million transistors on a 379 mm² die, delivers the efficiency that allows the observed performance at 4K resolutions.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D's 12 cores and 24 threads, based on the Zen 5 architecture with the Granite Ridge codename, provide substantial processing headroom for Lockdown Protocol. The CPU's boost clock of 5.50 GHz, up from a 4.40 GHz base, enables single-threaded performance that scores 6,739 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 30,41 in Geekbench single-core. The 128 MB L3 cache, combined with 1 MB L2 and 80 KB L1 per core, reduces memory latency and improves data access patterns for game workloads.

The CPU's multi-threaded capabilities are demonstrated by a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 47,737 and a Geekbench multicore score of 22,884. The 3DMark results show scaling from 2,512 with 2 threads to 13,795 with maximum threads, indicating efficient utilization of additional cores. The PassMark multithread score of 56,154 and the 91st percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 54,762, confirm the CPU's position as a high-end processor.

In Lockdown Protocol, the CPU's influence is most apparent at lower resolutions where the GPU is not the limiting factor. At 1080p Low, the 307 FPS result demonstrates that the CPU can feed frames faster than the GPU can render them, given that the GPU's 4K Low performance is only 145 FPS. The 162 FPS difference between 1080p Low and 4K Low highlights the CPU's ability to sustain high frame generation when pixel load is low.

The CPU's nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks — the Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF at 55,093 (0.6 percent ahead), the Intel Core Ultra 5 245K at 54,053 (1.3 percent behind), the Intel Xeon 6505P at 53,701 (2.0 percent behind), and the Intel Core i7-14700F at 53,620 (2.1 percent behind) — all fall within a narrow performance band. This clustering suggests that no single CPU in this class dramatically outperforms the others in general benchmarks, though the 9900X3D's 3D V-Cache may provide game-specific advantages not captured by synthetic scores.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS achievable with this combination?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 307, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This represents the maximum frame rate in the dataset, with 1440p Low following at 225 FPS and 4K Low at 145 FPS.

Q: Can this system maintain 60+ FPS at 4K Ultra settings?

A: Yes, the measured 4K Ultra average is 68 FPS, which exceeds the 60 FPS threshold. However, this is the lowest figure in the dataset, and users seeking higher frame rates should consider Medium settings, which deliver 103 FPS at 4K.

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

A: The Ryzen 9 9900X3D scores 54,762 on average, placing it 0.6 percent behind the Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF, 1.3 percent ahead of the Intel Core Ultra 5 245K, 2.0 percent ahead of the Intel Xeon 6505P, and 2.1 percent ahead of the Intel Core i7-14700F.

Q: How does the GPU rank relative to other graphics cards?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER holds the 76th percentile among all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 31,087. It trails the NVIDIA Quadro M5000 by 0.4 percent, the NVIDIA GRID M60-1Q by 0.4 percent, the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell by 1.4 percent, and the NVIDIA TITAN RTX by 1.9 percent.

Q: What is the frame time variance at Medium settings?

A: At 1080p Medium, the measured range is 186-251 FPS, a 65 FPS swing. At 1440p Medium, the range narrows to 136-184 FPS, a 48 FPS swing. At 4K Medium, the range is 88-119 FPS, a 31 FPS swing. The variance decreases as resolution increases.

Q: What is the system's overall ranking in Lockdown Protocol?

A: The combination ranks 273rd out of 2,828 tested combos, placing it in the top 10 percent of all configurations tested for this game. The CPU's 91st percentile ranking and the GPU's 76th percentile ranking contribute to this position.