Hitman 2

Best Settings per Resolution

The recorded data shows that this combination of AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and Intel Arc B370 reaches the 60 FPS threshold only at 1080p with Low settings. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers an average of 73 FPS, which clears the playable threshold by a comfortable margin. The Medium preset at 1080p falls short with 54 FPS average, meaning users must accept Low to maintain smooth gameplay at this resolution.

For 1440p and 4K, the data indicates no settings achieve 60 FPS. At 2560x1440, even the least demanding Low preset produces only 46 FPS average, which is below the 60 FPS playable threshold. The High preset at 1440p drops to 26 FPS, and Ultra reaches just 19 FPS. At 3840x2160, the situation is more severe: Low yields 25 FPS, Medium 19 FPS, High 14 FPS, and Ultra only 10 FPS. None of these configurations come close to maintaining 60 FPS.

The practical takeaway from the measurements is that this hardware pairing is strictly a 1080p Low experience for Hitman 2. The jump between Low and Medium at 1080p is notable: 73 FPS down to 54 FPS, a difference of 19 FPS. This suggests the GPU is heavily taxed by even moderate settings increases. At higher resolutions, the frame rates collapse entirely, with 4K Ultra reaching single-digit territory at 10 FPS average.

FAQ

Q: What is the best playable setting at 1920x1080?

A: The Low preset is the only setting that clears 60 FPS at 1080p, with an average of 73 FPS. Medium drops to 54 FPS, High to 41 FPS, and Ultra to 30 FPS.

Q: Can this system run Hitman 2 at 1440p?

A: No. The best result at 2560x1440 is the Low preset at 46 FPS average, which is below the 60 FPS playable threshold. All other presets at this resolution produce 35 FPS or lower.

Q: How does the 4K performance compare to 1080p?

A: At 4K with Low settings, the average FPS is 25, compared to 73 FPS at 1080p Low. The scaling shows a drop of 48 FPS when moving from 1080p to 4K at the same preset, indicating the GPU is the limiting factor.

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

A: The Medium preset at 1920x1080 produces an average of 54 FPS, with minimum 46 FPS and maximum 63 FPS. This remains below the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: Which resolution and preset combination has the highest measured FPS?

A: The highest recorded average is 73 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. No other combination in the measured data exceeds 60 FPS.

Q: Is there any settings combination at 1440p that reaches 60 FPS?

A: No. The maximum average FPS at 2560x1440 is 46 FPS on Low. Medium reaches 35 FPS, High 26 FPS, and Ultra 19 FPS, all well below the 60 FPS target.

CPU and GPU Roles

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern: the Intel Arc B370 GPU is the dominant constraint across all resolutions and presets. This is most evident in the scaling behavior between resolutions at identical settings. At Low preset, the average FPS drops from 73 at 1080p to 46 at 1440p to 25 at 4K. That represents a 37% reduction moving from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 46% reduction moving from 1440p to 4K. Such steep declines with resolution increases are characteristic of GPU-bound scenarios.

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600, with its 6 cores and 12 threads, has ample processing headroom for a stealth game from 2018. The CPU's benchmark scores, including a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 12735 and a single-core score of 1852, indicate strong compute capability. However, the GPU's 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1184 places it in the 5th percentile among all GPUs, suggesting very limited graphics throughput.

The settings scaling further confirms GPU dominance. At 1080p, moving from Low to Medium reduces FPS from 73 to 54, a 26% drop. Low to High drops from 73 to 41, a 44% reduction. Low to Ultra drops from 73 to 30, a 59% reduction. These large penalties for increased visual fidelity point directly to the GPU struggling to handle additional shader work, texture detail, and effects. The CPU is unlikely to be the bottleneck because even the most demanding Ultra preset only reaches 30 FPS, far below what the Ryzen 5 7600 could feed if the GPU were faster.

At 1440p and 4K, the GPU constraint becomes even more pronounced. The Low preset at 4K (25 FPS) is barely playable in any sense, while Ultra at 4K (10 FPS) is effectively a slideshow. The resolution scaling shows that pixel throughput is the primary limitation, not geometry or AI computation. The Arc B370's system-shared memory and 25 W TDP profile indicate an integrated-class GPU that lacks the bandwidth and compute for high-resolution gaming.

The data implies that upgrading the GPU would yield substantial FPS gains at all resolutions, while upgrading the CPU would produce negligible improvements. The Ryzen 5 7600's passmark multi-thread score of 27058 and single-thread score of 3910 show a processor far more capable than what this GPU demands. The bottleneck is unambiguous.

The Verdict

Can this PC run Hitman 2? The answer depends entirely on the target resolution and settings. At 1920x1080, the system is playable on Low settings, with an average of 73 FPS that clears the 60 FPS threshold. This is the only configuration in the measured data that achieves smooth gameplay. The Medium preset at 1080p falls short at 54 FPS, and High and Ultra produce 41 FPS and 30 FPS respectively, all below the playable threshold.

At 2560x1440, the verdict is negative. No settings preset reaches 60 FPS. The best option, Low, averages 46 FPS, which is playable in a loose sense but fails the stated 60 FPS benchmark. Medium at 35 FPS, High at 26 FPS, and Ultra at 19 FPS are progressively worse. Gamers targeting 1440p would need to accept significant frame rate compromises.

At 3840x2160, the system cannot run the game at a playable level under any settings. The maximum average is 25 FPS on Low, with Ultra dropping to 10 FPS. These frame rates are below what most players would consider acceptable for a stealth action game requiring precise timing and awareness.

The verdictByResolution data confirms this: only 1920x1080 with Low settings is listed as playable, with a best average of 73 FPS. For users who insist on 60 FPS, the system is a 1080p Low machine for Hitman 2. Anything beyond that requires either lower resolution scaling or hardware upgrades. The combination ranks 3428 out of 3711 tested combos for this game, placing it in the lower echelon of systems.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the recorded data shows the following averages: Low settings produce 25 FPS, Medium produces 19 FPS with a minimum of 16 and maximum of 21, High produces 14 FPS, and Ultra produces 10 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is only 15 FPS, indicating that even the least demanding preset is far below playable.

At 2560x1440, the averages improve but remain insufficient: Low reaches 46 FPS, Medium reaches 35 FPS with a range of 30 to 40, High reaches 26 FPS, and Ultra reaches 19 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 27 FPS, showing more differentiation than at 4K but still no configuration hits 60 FPS.

At 1920x1080, the full range emerges: Low averages 73 FPS, Medium averages 54 FPS with a minimum of 46 and maximum of 63, High averages 41 FPS, and Ultra averages 30 FPS. The Medium preset's maximum of 63 FPS shows that the game can occasionally touch 60 FPS, but the average remains below the threshold.

The data indicates a consistent pattern: each step up in settings costs roughly 15 to 20 FPS at 1080p, while at higher resolutions the absolute differences shrink because the GPU is already saturated. The minimum FPS values are only recorded for Medium presets, but the available data shows 16 FPS at 4K Medium and 30 FPS at 1440p Medium, while 1080p Medium holds a 46 FPS floor.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database for Hitman 2, this CPU and GPU combination ranks 3428 out of 3711 tested combinations. This places it in the bottom 8% of all systems measured for this game. The percentile positioning is consistent with the measured FPS results: a GPU in the 5th percentile among all GPUs, paired with a CPU in the 78th percentile, produces a system that is severely limited by graphics performance.

The rank of 3428 out of 3711 means that 3427 other combinations delivered better performance in Hitman 2. Only 283 tested combos performed worse. This ranking reflects the Arc B370's position as a very weak GPU, despite the Ryzen 5 7600 being a capable mid-range processor. The GPU's 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 1184 is the only benchmark recorded for it, and it sits at the 5th percentile, indicating that this GPU is among the weakest in the database.

For context, the CPU alone ranks in the 78th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 26324. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (0.2% faster), the AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS (0.3% slower), the Intel Core i9-11900KF (0.4% faster), and the AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (0.5% faster). This shows the CPU is competitive with those processors. But the GPU's nearest rivals are the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 (0.2% faster), ATI Radeon HD 5770 (0.5% faster), AMD Radeon HD 7650M (0.7% faster), and AMD FirePro M2000 (1.4% slower). These are all legacy or low-end parts, confirming the GPU's position as the limiting factor.

The combination's low rank is not a reflection of the CPU, but rather the GPU's inability to handle modern rendering workloads at playable frame rates.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For the CPU, the nearest rivals in the database are all within 0.5% of its average benchmark score. The AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX scores 26274, essentially identical at 0.2% faster. The AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS scores 26402, 0.3% slower despite being a different architecture. The Intel Core i9-11900KF scores 26212, 0.4% faster, and the AMD Ryzen 5 8540U scores 26187, 0.5% faster. Any of these processors would behave nearly identically in Hitman 2 when paired with the same GPU, because the game's performance is GPU-bound.

For the GPU, the nearest rivals are all dramatically different in era and capability, but they produce nearly identical benchmark scores. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 scores 1186, 0.2% faster than the Arc B370's 1184. The ATI Radeon HD 5770 scores 1190, 0.5% faster. The AMD Radeon HD 7650M scores 1192, 0.7% faster, and the AMD FirePro M2000 scores 1168, 1.4% slower. These are all graphics solutions from a much older generation, yet their performance in the 3DMark Steel Nomad test is comparable to the Arc B370. This means a system with any of these GPUs paired with a similarly strong CPU would produce very similar FPS numbers in Hitman 2.

In practical terms, swapping the Ryzen 5 7600 for any of its nearest CPU rivals would change Hitman 2 performance by less than 1%. Swapping the Arc B370 for any of its nearest GPU rivals would shift FPS by a similar margin. The measured data suggests that the playable configuration remains 1080p Low regardless of which of these alternative components is selected, because the GPU bottleneck dominates the outcome. Users seeking better Hitman 2 performance would need to move to a significantly stronger GPU, not a comparable one.