Lockdown Protocol

# Lockdown Protocol with Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX + AMD Radeon 760M

The combination of the Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX and AMD Radeon 760M produces a severely GPU-limited experience in Lockdown Protocol, with the measured frame rates falling into single-digit and low-teen territory at the highest settings. The data indicates this pairing ranks 3702 out of 3714 tested combos, placing it in the bottom 0.3% of all configurations, a position driven almost entirely by the integrated graphics solution rather than the processing power available from the 24-core CPU.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a stark resolution scaling pattern that clearly identifies the GPU as the primary bottleneck. Moving from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160 at Low settings drops the average frame rate from 54 FPS to 26 FPS, a 51.9% reduction in performance. This scaling behavior is characteristic of a system where the graphics processor is saturated well before the CPU becomes a limiting factor, as the pixel throughput requirement quadruples while the frame rate only halves.

At Medium settings, the resolution scaling shows 39 FPS at 1080p, 28 FPS at 1440p, and 18 FPS at 4K. The delta between 1080p and 1440p is 28.2%, while the delta between 1440p and 4K is 35.7%, indicating that the performance penalty per pixel increases as resolution climbs. This non-linear degradation suggests the GPU is operating at its architectural limits, with the 512 shading units and 16 ROPs unable to maintain throughput as fill-rate demands escalate.

High settings exhibit a similar pattern: 34 FPS at 1080p, 25 FPS at 1440p, and 16 FPS at 4K. The 1080p to 1440p drop is 26.5%, and the 1440p to 4K drop is 36.0%. Ultra settings show the most severe scaling, with 25 FPS at 1080p, 18 FPS at 1440p, and just 12 FPS at 4K — the latter representing a 52% reduction from the already-low 1080p figure.

The data strongly indicates that the limiting component is the Radeon 760M's rendering pipeline. The CPU, with its 24 cores and 5.40 GHz boost clock, is capable of far higher frame delivery than what the GPU can produce, as evidenced by the fact that even at 1080p Low — the least demanding configuration tested — the system only reaches 54 FPS, a figure that leaves substantial headroom on the processor side.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX brings substantial processing resources to this pairing, featuring 24 cores and 24 threads based on the Arrow Lake architecture manufactured on a 3 nm process. The CPU operates with a base clock of 2.70 GHz and boosts up to 5.40 GHz, with 36 MB of shared L3 cache and a dual-channel DDR5 memory interface providing 102.4 GB/s of bandwidth.

In synthetic benchmarks, this processor demonstrates exceptional multi-threaded capability, scoring 35589 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 19899 in Cinebench R20 multi-core. Single-thread performance is equally strong, with Cinebench R23 single-core scoring 2204 and Geekbench single-core reaching 2458. The Passmark multithread score of 55759 and floating point math score of 191186 further confirm the CPU's compute capacity is not the limiting factor in this gaming scenario.

The CPU's percentile ranking against all processors is 94, placing it in the top 6% of all CPUs tested. Its average benchmark score of 67469 situates it within 0.7% of the Intel Xeon 6515P and 0.3% of the Intel Xeon w5-3525, indicating performance parity with workstation-class server processors.

For Lockdown Protocol specifically, the CPU's role is largely relegated to feeding the GPU with draw calls and handling game logic, which the data suggests it does without difficulty. The fact that frame rates at 1080p Low (54 FPS) are more than double those at 4K Ultra (12 FPS) despite identical CPU conditions confirms that the processor is not the binding constraint. Even at the highest settings, where the GPU is most stressed, the CPU's 24 threads remain underutilized for this workload, as evidenced by the consistent frame delivery pattern across resolutions that tracks GPU load rather than CPU activity.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon 760M is an integrated graphics processor based on the RDNA 3.0 architecture, built on a 4 nm process with the Phoenix chip. It operates with a base clock of 800 MHz and a boost clock of 2599 MHz, featuring 512 shading units, 32 texture mapping units, and 16 render output units. The GPU includes 8 ray tracing cores and delivers 5.323 TFLOPS of FP32 compute performance.

Memory is system-shared, with bandwidth designated as "System Dependent," which means the GPU relies on the same DDR5 memory pool as the CPU. This architectural choice inherently limits the GPU's effective memory bandwidth, as it must contend with CPU traffic on the dual-channel bus. The GPU's 15 W TDP classification and IGP slot width underscore its position as an integrated solution rather than a discrete graphics card.

In the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 benchmark, the GPU scores 400, while Geekbench OpenCL and Vulkan scores reach 20255 and 30336 respectively. Passmark G3D scoring places the GPU at 5310, with a percentile ranking of 35 against all GPUs — meaning 65% of tested graphics processors outperform it.

The nearest rivals in the GPU benchmark database include the AMD Radeon RX 6400 at 0.3% higher score (6001 vs 6000) and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M at 0.3% higher (6000). The NVIDIA Quadro P2000 trails by 0.5% with a score of 6049. These comparisons illustrate that while the 760M is not the weakest GPU ever tested, its performance class is firmly in entry-level territory.

For Lockdown Protocol, the GPU's limitations manifest clearly in the measured frame rates. The 16 ROPs and 512 shading units simply cannot sustain adequate pixel throughput at higher resolutions and settings. The texture rate of 83.17 GTexel/s and pixel rate of 41.58 GPixel/s provide theoretical ceilings that, when combined with the shared memory architecture, explain why frame rates fall below 30 FPS in most configurations and below 20 FPS at 4K.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination ranks 3702 out of 3714 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol, placing it in the bottom 0.3% of all configurations tested. This ranking is consistent with the GPU's overall percentile of 35, but notably worse than what the CPU's 94th percentile would suggest independently.

The disparity between the CPU's high ranking and the combo's low ranking highlights the extent to which the GPU determines gaming performance in this title. The CPU's nearest rivals — the Intel Xeon w5-3525, AMD EPYC 4484PX, AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX, and Intel Xeon 6515P — all represent high-end workstation processors, yet pairing any of them with the Radeon 760M would likely produce similar gaming results.

The GPU's nearest rivals in the benchmark database — the AMD Radeon RX 6400, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M, NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server, and NVIDIA Quadro P2000 — span a range of generations and market segments, yet all cluster within 0.5% of the 760M's average score of 6019. This clustering indicates that the GPU's performance class is well-defined, and the combo ranking of 3702 reflects this GPU's position near the bottom of the gaming performance spectrum.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the optimal settings for playable frame rates are Low at 1920x1080, which delivers 54 FPS average. This is the only configuration in the entire measured set that exceeds 50 FPS, and it provides the smoothest experience available from this hardware combination.

At 2560x1440, Low settings produce 40 FPS average, which is playable for less demanding scenarios but may struggle in fast-paced FPS action. Medium settings at 1080p yield 39 FPS, which is comparable to Low at 1440p but with better visual quality per frame.

For users prioritizing visual fidelity over frame rate, High settings at 1080p deliver 34 FPS, and Medium at 1440p provides 28 FPS. However, the data shows that Ultra settings at any resolution — 25 FPS at 1080p, 18 FPS at 1440p, and 12 FPS at 4K — fall below playable thresholds for an FPS title.

The measured frame time consistency, where available, shows Medium settings with min/max values of 33/44 at 1080p, 24/32 at 1440p, and 15/21 at 4K. These ranges indicate moderate frame pacing at Medium, with the 4K values showing a 40% spread between minimum and maximum, suggesting potential stutter under load.

The recommendation is to run Lockdown Protocol at 1080p Low for competitive play, or 1080p Medium for a balance of visual quality and playability. Higher resolutions are only advisable at Low settings, and even then, 1440p at 40 FPS represents the practical ceiling for this integrated GPU solution.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured performance spans from 54 FPS at Low settings to 25 FPS at Ultra. Medium settings average 39 FPS with a minimum of 33 and maximum of 44. High settings deliver 34 FPS average.

At 2560x1440, the range compresses to 40 FPS at Low, 28 FPS at Medium (min 24, max 32), 25 FPS at High, and 18 FPS at Ultra.

At 3840x2160, performance drops to 26 FPS at Low, 18 FPS at Medium (min 15, max 21), 16 FPS at High, and 12 FPS at Ultra.

The complete measured dataset reveals a maximum delta of 42 FPS between the best configuration (1080p Low at 54 FPS) and the worst (4K Ultra at 12 FPS). The scaling from Low to Ultra at each resolution shows consistent degradation: at 1080p, Ultra is 53.7% slower than Low; at 1440p, Ultra is 55.0% slower; at 4K, Ultra is 53.8% slower.

Min/max data is only available for Medium settings across all resolutions, with the 1080p configuration showing the tightest range (33-44 FPS, an 11 FPS spread), followed by 1440p (24-32 FPS, an 8 FPS spread), and 4K showing the widest relative variance (15-21 FPS, a 6 FPS spread but 40% of the average).

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution and settings combination for this hardware in Lockdown Protocol?

A: The data shows 1920x1080 at Low settings delivers 54 FPS average, which is the highest measured frame rate. Medium at 1080p provides 39 FPS with a 33-44 FPS range, offering a better visual experience at a playable frame rate.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 4K?

A: At Low settings, 4K delivers 26 FPS versus 54 FPS at 1080p, a 51.9% reduction. At Medium settings, the drop is from 39 FPS to 18 FPS, a 53.8% reduction. At High settings, 4K produces 16 FPS versus 34 FPS at 1080p, a 52.9% reduction. At Ultra, the decline is from 25 FPS to 12 FPS, a 52% reduction.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in this configuration?

A: The GPU is the limiting factor. The CPU ranks in the 94th percentile with a boost clock of 5.40 GHz and 24 cores, while the GPU ranks in the 35th percentile. The frame rate scaling with resolution and settings closely tracks GPU workload rather than CPU capability.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to other tested combinations?

A: This combination ranks 3702 out of 3714 tested combos, placing it in the bottom 0.3% of all configurations tested for Lockdown Protocol.

Q: Is the AMD Radeon 760M comparable to any discrete GPUs?

A: In benchmark scores, the 760M is within 0.5% of the AMD Radeon RX 6400 (6001 vs 6000), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M (6000), NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server (5996), and NVIDIA Quadro P2000 (6049). However, these comparisons are based on average benchmark scores, not Lockdown Protocol-specific performance.

Q: What frame rates can be expected at 2560x1440?

A: At 1440p, the measured averages are 40 FPS at Low, 28 FPS at Medium (min 24, max 32), 25 FPS at High, and 18 FPS at Ultra. Only Low settings provide a consistently playable experience at this resolution.