Lockdown Protocol

Resolution Scaling

Lockdown Protocol exhibits severe resolution scaling limitations with the Intel Core Ultra X9 388H paired with the AMD Radeon 760M. The data shows a dramatic FPS collapse as resolution increases, with the average frame rate dropping by more than half when moving from 1080p to 4K across most settings presets. At High settings, the transition from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160 sees average FPS fall from 34 to 16, a reduction of 18 frames per second. This scaling pattern indicates the integrated GPU becomes the overwhelming bottleneck at higher resolutions, as the Radeon 760M's computational resources are simply insufficient to maintain frame pacing when pixel count quadruples.

The Low settings preset tells a similar story, with 1080p delivering 54 average FPS while 4K manages only 26 average FPS. This 28-frame drop represents a 51.9% performance reduction, which is notably steeper than the pixel count increase would suggest if scaling were linear. The disproportionate decline points to memory bandwidth constraints becoming increasingly critical at higher resolutions, a factor that aligns with the GPU's system-shared memory architecture. At Medium settings, the measured range at 4K spans from 15 minimum to 21 maximum FPS, while the same settings at 1080p produce a range of 33 to 44 FPS, showing that not only averages but also frame consistency deteriorates substantially with resolution increases.

Ultra settings prove nearly unplayable at 4K, with average FPS collapsing to just 12, while the same preset at 1080p achieves 25 average FPS. The scaling from 1080p Ultra to 4K Ultra represents a 52% performance drop, mirroring the pattern observed across other settings presets. This consistent roughly-halving of performance from 1080p to 4K across all four settings levels indicates that the limiting component is the GPU's raw throughput rather than any specific rendering feature or setting. The integrated graphics solution simply cannot handle the fill rate demands of 4K rendering in this FPS title, regardless of how aggressively graphics settings are reduced.

Interestingly, the scaling between 1440p and 4K is less severe than between 1080p and 1440p. At High settings, 1440p delivers 25 average FPS versus 34 at 1080p, a 26.5% drop, while moving from 1440p to 4K results in a 36% further reduction to 16 FPS. This suggests the GPU is operating near its effective ceiling even at 1440p, with diminishing returns from resolution reduction below that point. The data indicates that 1080p is the only resolution where this combo approaches acceptable playability, and even then, only at Low or Medium settings.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution to play Lockdown Protocol with this CPU and GPU combination?

A: The measured FPS data shows 1920x1080 as the only viable resolution for acceptable performance. At Low settings, 1080p achieves 54 average FPS, while Medium settings deliver 39 average FPS. Higher resolutions of 2560x1440 and 3840x2160 produce average FPS figures below 40 even at Low settings, making them unsuitable for smooth gameplay.

Q: How does the Radeon 760M's performance compare to its nearest rivals in general GPU benchmarks?

A: The Radeon 760M has an average benchmark score of 6019, placing it in the 35th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rival is the AMD Radeon RX 6400 with a score of 6001, representing a 0.3% lead for the 760M. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M scores 6000, also 0.3% behind, while the NVIDIA Quadro P2000 scores 6049, putting it 0.5% ahead of the 760M.

Q: Is the Core Ultra X9 388H a competitive processor relative to other CPUs?

A: The Core Ultra X9 388H sits in the 88th percentile of all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 44466. Its closest rival is the AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D scoring 44573, a 0.2% difference. The Intel Core i9-13950HX scores 44342 (0.3% behind), and the AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 scores 44309 (0.4% behind), showing the 388H is competitive within a narrow band of high-end processors.

Q: What frame rates can be expected at 1440p with Medium settings?

A: At 2560x1440 with Medium settings, Lockdown Protocol delivers an average of 28 FPS, with a measured minimum of 24 FPS and maximum of 32 FPS. This represents a significant drop from the 39 average FPS at 1080p Medium, confirming that 1440p places considerable strain on the integrated GPU.

Q: Does the Ultra settings preset provide any playable configuration at any resolution?

A: The Ultra preset produces average FPS figures of 25 at 1080p, 18 at 1440p, and 12 at 4K. None of these configurations reach 30 average FPS, indicating that Ultra settings are not viable for smooth gameplay at any resolution tested with this hardware combination.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested combinations for this game?

A: The Intel Core Ultra X9 388H paired with the AMD Radeon 760M ranks 2820 out of 2828 tested combos in Lockdown Protocol. This places the combination in the bottom fraction of one percent of all tested hardware pairings, reflecting the GPU's severe performance limitations in this title.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon 760M serves as the primary performance limiter in Lockdown Protocol, with its integrated graphics architecture proving inadequate for this FPS title at most settings and resolutions. The GPU operates with 512 shading units, 32 texture mapping units, and 16 render output units, with 8 ray tracing cores available. Its clock speeds range from a base of 800 MHz to a boost of 2599 MHz, yet these specifications translate to a mere 5.323 TFLOPS of FP32 compute performance. The GPU's pixel rate of 41.58 GPixel/s and texture rate of 83.17 GTexel/s are insufficient for the demands of 4K rendering, which explains the dramatic FPS collapse observed at higher resolutions.

Memory configuration plays a critical role in the observed performance. The Radeon 760M uses system-shared memory with system-dependent bandwidth, meaning the GPU must compete with the CPU for access to the same LPDDR5X memory pool. The CPU's dual-channel memory bus provides a theoretical bandwidth of 153.6 GB/s, but this is shared between processor and graphics workloads. At 4K resolutions, the memory bandwidth demands increase substantially, and the measured FPS data suggests the shared memory architecture becomes a severe bottleneck. The difference between 1080p Low at 54 FPS and 4K Low at 26 FPS highlights how memory pressure intensifies as pixel count rises.

The GPU's transistor count of 25,390 million on a 178 mm² die with a 4 nm process node from TSMC indicates a modern manufacturing process, yet the 15 W TDP classification as an IGP severely constrains performance. The GPU's 35th percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 6019, places it in a performance tier that is fundamentally unsuited for demanding FPS gaming at high resolutions. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6400, scores 6001, confirming the 760M's position in the entry-level discrete GPU performance class despite being an integrated solution.

The DirectX 12 Ultimate support and Vulkan 1.4 API compatibility mean the GPU is feature-complete from a software standpoint, but hardware throughput remains the limiting factor. The measured frame times at 1440p and 4K indicate that the GPU is operating at maximum capacity, with average FPS figures far below the 60 FPS target that modern FPS titles typically aim for. The GPU's performance in industry-standard benchmarks, including a Passmark G3D score of 5310 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 400, confirms that it lacks the raw compute and rasterization power needed for Lockdown Protocol beyond 1080p Low or Medium settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core Ultra X9 388H with the AMD Radeon 760M ranks 2820 out of 2828 tested combinations in Lockdown Protocol, placing it in the bottom 0.3% of all tested hardware pairings. This abysmal ranking is entirely attributable to the GPU's performance ceiling, as the CPU itself ranks in the 88th percentile of all processors. The 8-position gap from the very bottom of the rankings underscores how severely the integrated GPU limits the overall gaming experience in this title. Only 8 other hardware combinations out of 2828 tested performed worse than this pairing, making it one of the least capable configurations for Lockdown Protocol in the entire database.

The disconnect between CPU capability and GPU performance is striking. The Core Ultra X9 388H's average benchmark score of 44466 places it in the top 12% of all CPUs, with nearest rivals including the AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (44573, 0.2% ahead) and the Intel Core i9-13950HX (44342, 0.3% behind). Meanwhile, the Radeon 760M's average benchmark score of 6019 places it in the 35th percentile of GPUs. This massive disparity means the CPU is effectively bottlenecked in every gaming scenario, with the GPU unable to translate the processor's computational headroom into frame rate gains.

The rankings reveal that this combo is positioned for productivity and general computing rather than gaming performance. The CPU's Passmark multi-thread score of 36811 and single-thread score of 4280 indicate strong processing capability, but the GPU's Passmark G3D score of 5310 and DirectX 11 score of 52 highlight its gaming limitations. In Lockdown Protocol specifically, the combo's 2820th place ranking demonstrates that the game's rendering requirements far exceed what the integrated graphics solution can deliver. The measured FPS data confirms this ranking, with no configuration achieving 60 average FPS at any resolution or settings combination.

When compared to the full range of tested configurations, this combo's position at 2820 of 2828 indicates that users would need to make substantial compromises in both resolution and graphics quality to achieve playable frame rates. The ranking also suggests that the system is better suited for non-gaming workloads, where the CPU's 88th percentile performance can be fully utilized without the GPU bottleneck. For Lockdown Protocol specifically, the data makes clear that this hardware pairing is fundamentally mismatched for the game's performance demands.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra X9 388H provides substantial computational headroom that the Radeon 760M cannot fully exploit in Lockdown Protocol. This processor features 16 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 2.10 GHz and a boost clock of 5.10 GHz. Built on Intel's 3 nm Panther Lake architecture, the CPU includes 192 KB of L1 cache per core, 3 MB of L2 cache per core, and 18 MB of shared L3 cache. Its benchmark results demonstrate strong processing capability, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 18911 and single-core score of 2200.5, placing the CPU in the 88th percentile of all processors.

The CPU's 88th percentile ranking, with an average benchmark score of 44466, means it performs within a tight band of high-end desktop and mobile processors. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D, scores 44573, a mere 0.2% difference, while the Intel Core i9-13950HX scores 44342, 0.3% behind. This indicates that the Core Ultra X9 388H is competitive with established high-performance processors, providing ample compute power for game logic, physics calculations, and other CPU-bound tasks in Lockdown Protocol. The CPU's Passmark physics score of 3226 and floating-point math score of 112550 suggest it can handle the game's simulation and physics workloads without becoming a limiting factor.

However, the measured FPS data shows that CPU performance has minimal impact on the game's frame rates. At 1080p Low settings, where CPU bottlenecks typically manifest most clearly, the system achieves 54 average FPS, which is still well below the 60 FPS target. At 4K Ultra, the CPU's performance is irrelevant as the GPU produces only 12 average FPS. The consistency of the FPS drop across resolutions, regardless of CPU load implications, indicates that the GPU is the sole determining factor in frame rate output. The CPU's strong single-thread performance, evidenced by a Passmark single-thread score of 4280 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2200.5, does not translate into higher frame rates because the GPU cannot process frames fast enough to benefit from CPU speed.

The CPU's memory controller and cache hierarchy also play a supporting role in gaming performance. The 18 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel LPDDR5X memory support with 153.6 GB/s bandwidth provide adequate memory throughput for the CPU's workloads. However, since the GPU relies on the same system memory, CPU memory accesses can contend with GPU memory requests, potentially exacerbating the bandwidth bottleneck observed at higher resolutions. The CPU's PCIe Gen 5 support with 4 lanes and integrated Arc B390 graphics indicate that Intel designed this processor for a broad range of tasks, but Lockdown Protocol's gaming demands exceed what the paired Radeon 760M can deliver, leaving the CPU's capabilities substantially underutilized in this specific workload.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data for Lockdown Protocol with the Intel Core Ultra X9 388H and AMD Radeon 760M shows a consistent pattern of performance degradation as resolution and settings increase. At 1920x1080, the Low settings preset delivers the best performance with an average of 54 FPS, while Medium settings achieve 39 average FPS with a range of 33 to 44 FPS. High settings at 1080p produce 34 average FPS, and Ultra settings drop to 25 average FPS. These figures indicate that 1080p is the only resolution where the combo approaches playable frame rates, though even at Low settings, the 54 average FPS falls short of high-refresh-rate gaming standards.

Moving to 2560x1440, performance declines across all settings. Low settings deliver 40 average FPS, representing a 26% decrease from the 1080p Low result. Medium settings at 1440p produce 28 average FPS with a range of 24 to 32 FPS, while High settings achieve 25 average FPS. Ultra settings at 1440p drop to 18 average FPS. The 1440p results show that even the lowest settings cannot maintain 60 FPS, and the Medium settings' minimum of 24 FPS indicates significant frame time spikes that would be noticeable during gameplay.

At 3840x2160, the performance becomes largely unplayable. Low settings deliver 26 average FPS, Medium settings achieve 18 average FPS with a range of 15 to 21 FPS, High settings produce 16 average FPS, and Ultra settings collapse to 12 average FPS. The 4K results demonstrate that the Radeon 760M lacks the fill rate and memory bandwidth necessary for this resolution in Lockdown Protocol. The Medium settings' minimum FPS of 15 at 4K confirms that frame pacing is severely compromised, with substantial stuttering likely during intense gameplay sequences.

Across all resolutions, the scaling from Low to Ultra settings shows diminishing returns in terms of visual quality versus performance cost. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 29 average FPS (54 versus 25), while at 4K, the same settings difference is only 14 average FPS (26 versus 12). This narrowing gap at higher resolutions indicates that the GPU becomes increasingly pixel-bound rather than settings-bound, meaning that reducing graphics quality has less impact on performance when the resolution itself is the primary bottleneck. The data consistently shows that this hardware combination is only suitable for 1080p gaming at Low or Medium settings, with all other configurations producing average FPS below 40.