Lockdown Protocol

Lockdown Protocol, a 2024 FPS, was measured with an Intel Core Ultra 7 265K and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti. The combination ranks 998th out of 1637 tested combos. The CPU sits in the 97th percentile of all CPUs, while the GPU is in the 61st percentile. The measured FPS spans from 40.9 at 4K Ultra to 181.4 at 1080p Low, indicating a wide performance envelope.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a consistent decline as resolution increases from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 and then to 3840x2160. At High settings, the average FPS falls from 109.3 at 1080p to 82.3 at 1440p and 55.1 at 4K. The drop between each step is similar, suggesting a nearly linear scaling. At Low settings, the values are 181.4, 130.4, and 87.4 respectively. Medium settings yield 126.5, 93.4, and 61.5, while Ultra settings produce 84.1, 61, and 40.9. Across all four presets, the 4K figure is less than half of the 1080p figure, and the 1440p figure sits roughly midway.

This pattern points to the GPU as the primary limiting component at higher resolutions. The CPU, with 20 cores and a boost clock of 5.50 GHz, is capable of driving high frame rates at 1080p, as evidenced by the 181.4 FPS at Low settings. However, as the pixel count increases, the GPU's workload grows, and the older Pascal architecture struggles to maintain performance. The GTX 1080 Ti's 11 GB of GDDR5X memory and 484.4 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for the game, but the raw shading throughput of 11.34 TFLOPS is not enough to keep up with the demands of 4K rendering. The data indicates that the CPU is not the bottleneck in this configuration; the GPU is.

Settings Recommendations

For 4K, the Low preset delivers 87.4 FPS, which is the highest at that resolution. Medium yields 61.5, High 55.1, and Ultra 40.9. At 1440p, the lowest preset is Ultra at 61 FPS, with Low at 130.4, Medium 93.4, and High 82.3. At 1080p, the lowest preset is Ultra at 84.1 FPS, while Low reaches 181.4, Medium 126.5, and High 109.3. The data shows that the Low preset at 4K (87.4) is higher than the High preset at 1440p (82.3) and the Ultra preset at 1080p (84.1). This suggests that resolution has a larger impact on performance than preset level in this configuration.

For a smooth experience, the Low preset at 4K is the only option that maintains an average above 80 FPS, while Ultra drops to 40.9. At 1440p, all presets are above 61 FPS, making any setting viable, though Low offers the highest headroom. At 1080p, all presets are above 84.1 FPS, with Low providing the best overall performance. The measured rows indicate that the Low preset at 1080p yields the highest FPS, but for a balance of visual quality and frame rate, the High preset at 1440p (82.3) or the Low preset at 4K (87.4) are also reasonable choices.

FAQ

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

A: The average FPS at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings is 84.1.

Q: How does the GTX 1080 Ti compare to its nearest rival?

A: The GTX 1080 Ti has an average benchmark score of 19402, which is 0% different from the GTX 780 (19405) and 1.1% ahead of the TITAN Xp (19184). It is 0.1% behind the Radeon Pro 560X (19426).

Q: What is the CPU's percentile?

A: The Intel Core Ultra 7 265K is in the 97th percentile of all CPUs.

Q: What is the highest measured FPS?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 181.4 at 1920x1080 with Low settings.

Q: What is the lowest measured FPS?

A: The lowest measured average FPS is 40.9 at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings.

Q: What is the GPU's memory configuration?

A: The GPU has 11 GB of GDDR5X memory on a 352-bit bus with a bandwidth of 484.4 GB/s.

Measured FPS Breakdown

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS |

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

| 3840x2160 | High | 55.1 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 87.4 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 61.5 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 40.9 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 82.3 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 130.4 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 93.4 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 61 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 109.3 |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 181.4 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 126.5 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 84.1 |

All values are average FPS from the measured dataset.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is a Pascal-architecture GPU with 11 GB of GDDR5X memory on a 352-bit bus, delivering 484.4 GB/s of bandwidth. Its base clock is 1481 MHz and boost clock is 1582 MHz. The GPU has 3584 shading units, 224 TMUs, and 88 ROPs, with a peak FP32 throughput of 11.34 TFLOPS. In the benchmark database, it sits in the 61st percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 19402. Its nearest rival is the GTX 780 with a 0% difference, and it is 1.1% ahead of the TITAN Xp. The measured FPS in Lockdown Protocol shows that at 4K Ultra, the GPU delivers 40.9 FPS, which is the lowest in the dataset. The GPU's launch MSRP is 699 USD.

The GPU's memory capacity and bandwidth are not limiting factors in this game, as the 11 GB VRAM is ample for the tested settings. The bottleneck appears to be the raw compute throughput, which is insufficient for 4K Ultra. The consistent FPS drop across all presets as resolution increases reinforces this interpretation. The GPU's age is reflected in its 61st percentile ranking, and the data shows that it can handle 1080p and 1440p well, but struggles at 4K.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265K is a 20-core, 20-thread processor with a base clock of 3.90 GHz and a boost clock of 5.50 GHz. It has 30 MB of shared L3 cache and supports DDR5 memory. In synthetic benchmarks, it scores 50009 in Cinebench R23 multicore and 7060 in single-core. It sits in the 97th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 79102. Its nearest rival is the Core Ultra 7 265KF, which is 0.2% higher, and the Core i9-14900K is 0.9% higher. The CPU's launch MSRP is $394. In Lockdown Protocol, the CPU's strong single-thread performance is evident at 1080p Low, where the average FPS reaches 181.4. However, as resolution increases, the GPU becomes the bottleneck, as shown by the FPS drops across all presets.

The CPU's high boost clock and 20 cores provide ample headroom for this game, which is not heavily multi-threaded. The 1080p results, particularly the 181.4 FPS at Low, demonstrate that the CPU can feed the GPU effectively at lower resolutions. The fact that FPS scales down with resolution rather than with preset level indicates that the CPU is not the limiting factor in any of the measured configurations. The CPU's 97th percentile ranking and its proximity to the Core i9-14900K (0.9% difference) further confirm that it is a high-end processor that is well-matched to the GTX 1080 Ti for this title.