Hitman 2

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT paired with the Intel Arc B580 handles Hitman 2 comfortably at 1080p and respectably at 1440p, but 4K is off the table on this hardware without significant settings compromises that the data shows still aren't enough. Hitman 2 is a 2018 stealth title, and the measured results below show a clear resolution-bound GPU story rather than a CPU bottleneck. The combo ranks 2745 out of 3711 tested configurations in this game, which places it below the median pairing for this title — usable, but far from the strongest way to experience Agent 47's second World of Assassination outing.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the pairing is strong across the board. Low settings deliver 140.3 FPS average, Medium climbs to a smooth 105.5, High holds 80.1, and even Ultra clears the 60 FPS playable threshold with an average of 61. That Ultra number is the tightest margin in the dataset — barely above the threshold — so expect it to sit right at the edge of smooth rather than soaring past it.

At 2560x1440, headroom shrinks. Low averages 89.9 FPS, Medium manages 69.2, High drops to 53.9, and Ultra falls to 36.3. Only Low and Medium clear 60 FPS at this resolution; High misses by roughly six frames and Ultra misses by nearly half.

At 3840x2160, nothing works. Low averages 47.4 FPS, Medium 38.6, High 25.5, and Ultra 21.3. Even the least demanding preset falls well short of the 60 FPS threshold, meaning 4K play on this combo would require dropping below the measured preset range entirely.

The scaling pattern between presets is consistent at every resolution: each step up in quality costs roughly 20–35% of the average frame rate, and the drop from Low to Ultra is dramatic at all three resolutions — 140.3 down to 61 at 1080p, 89.9 down to 36.3 at 1440p, and 47.4 down to 21.3 at 4K.

FAQ

Q: Can the Ryzen 7 5800XT and Arc B580 run Hitman 2 at 1080p?

A: Yes, at every preset. All four settings clear 60 FPS — Low at 140.3, Medium at 105.5, High at 80.1, and Ultra at 61. The best playable setting is Ultra.

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

A: Yes, but only on Low and Medium. Medium is the best playable preset at 69.2 FPS average; High (53.9) and Ultra (36.3) fall short of 60 FPS.

Q: Is 4K playable on this hardware?

A: No. No preset at 3840x2160 reaches the 60 FPS threshold — the best result is Low at 47.4 FPS average, and Ultra bottoms out at 21.3.

Q: What is the single best balance of visuals and frame rate here?

A: 1080p High at 80.1 FPS average. It sits comfortably above the threshold while retaining most visual quality, whereas 1080p Ultra at 61 FPS leaves almost no margin.

Q: How does this pairing rank against other tested combos in Hitman 2?

A: It ranks 2745 out of 3711 tested combinations for this game, which places it in the lower half of configurations.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor?

A: The GPU. Frame rates drop sharply as resolution rises while the Ryzen 7 5800XT sits in the 81st percentile of all CPUs — the scaling pattern points squarely at the Arc B580 running out of headroom at higher pixel counts.

CPU and GPU Roles

The data tells an unambiguous story: Hitman 2 on this combo is GPU-limited. Moving from 1080p to 1440p cuts frame rates by roughly a third to forty percent at every preset — for example, Medium falls from 105.5 to 69.2 and High from 80.1 to 53.9. Going from 1440p to 4K takes another large bite, dropping Medium from 69.2 to 38.6. That kind of near-proportional resolution scaling indicates the render load, not the simulation load, is the constraint.

The CPU side of the equation shows no sign of strain. The Ryzen 7 5800XT is an 8-core, 16-thread Zen 3 (Vermeer) processor with a 4.80 GHz boost clock, 32 MB of shared L3 cache, and an average benchmark score of 29879 — good for the 81st percentile among all CPUs in the database. Its single-thread performance (3359 in Cinebench R23, 3535 in PassMark single-thread) is more than sufficient for a 2018 stealth title whose NPC-dense crowd simulation is the main CPU demand. If the CPU were the limiter, frame rates would plateau as resolution increased; instead they fall steadily, confirming the Arc B580 as the component setting the ceiling.

The Arc B580, sitting in the 68th percentile of all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 23021, is a capable card — 12 GB of GDDR6, 456.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth, and 13.67 TFLOPS of FP32 throughput — but 4K render loads exceed what it can deliver in this title.

How This Combo Ranks

Out of 3711 tested hardware combinations in Hitman 2, this pairing ranks 2745. That places it below the midpoint — functional for 1080p and entry-1440p play, but not a configuration built to push this game hard. Given that Hitman 2 dates to 2018, that ranking reflects the Arc B580's mid-tier position (68th percentile among GPUs) more than any weakness in the Ryzen 7 5800XT (81st percentile among CPUs).

The practical read: the CPU in this pairing is punching above the GPU's weight class. Anyone ranking configurations for this game will find this combo's results dictated almost entirely by which card is installed, not by the processor driving it.

Similar Performance Alternatives

For CPUs, the Ryzen 7 5800XT's nearest rivals are effectively performance twins. The AMD Ryzen 7 7840H matches it exactly at a 0% delta, and the Ryzen 7 8845HS and Ryzen 7 7840HS both sit just 0.3% ahead (average scores of 29955 versus 29879). The Ryzen 5 9600X trails by only 0.6%. Any of these processors would produce functionally identical Hitman 2 results with the Arc B580 — the game simply doesn't differentiate between CPUs at this performance level.

For GPUs, the neighbors are a more eclectic mix. The AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP scores within 0.2% of the Arc B580, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 sits 0.6% behind, the RTX 3080 is 0.7% ahead, and the NVIDIA P106-100 is 1% ahead. In practice, a system built around an RTX 2080 or RTX 3080 alongside a comparable CPU should land within a frame or two of these measured numbers at every resolution and preset. Swapping to any of these GPUs changes essentially nothing about the verdict below.

The Verdict

Yes, this PC can run Hitman 2 — with clear limits on resolution. At 1920x1080, the answer is a full yes: all four presets from Low through Ultra clear 60 FPS, with Ultra at 61 and Low reaching 140.3. At 2560x1440, it's a qualified yes: Low (89.9) and Medium (69.2) are playable, while High and Ultra are not. At 3840x2160, the answer is no — no measured preset reaches the 60 FPS threshold, topping out at 47.4 on Low.

The practical recommendation from the data: play at 1080p High for a comfortable 80.1 FPS with strong visuals, or 1440p Medium at 69.2 if the larger display matters more than maxed settings. A faster GPU is the single upgrade that moves the needle; the Ryzen 7 5800XT already provides more CPU performance than this game knows how to use.