Hitman 2

FAQ

Q: Can the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 + Intel Arc B580 combo run Hitman 2 at 1080p with playable framerates?

A: Yes. At 1920x1080, the system delivers 81.7 FPS on High settings, 102.9 FPS on Medium, 141.1 FPS on Low, and 57.3 FPS on Ultra. The playable threshold is 60 FPS, and High, Medium, and Low all exceed that mark.

Q: What is the best playable setting at 1440p for this combination?

A: Medium is the highest preset that stays at or above 60 FPS at 2560x1440, delivering 64.6 FPS. Low runs at 91.7 FPS, but High falls to 49.1 FPS and Ultra drops to 36.5 FPS.

Q: Does this system achieve 60 FPS at 4K in Hitman 2?

A: No. At 3840x2160, the highest recorded average is 46.8 FPS on Low settings. Medium yields 35.2 FPS, High produces 25.4 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 20.8 FPS. No 4K preset reaches the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How does the Intel Arc B580 compare to its nearest GPU rivals according to benchmark scores?

A: The Intel Arc B580 posts an average benchmark score of 23021. Its closest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP, scores 23061, a delta of -0.2%. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 scores 22895 (0.6% slower), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 scores 23172 (0.7% faster), and the NVIDIA P106-100 scores 23249 (1% faster). The B580 sits at the 68th percentile among all GPUs.

Q: What does the CPU's percentile ranking indicate about its overall performance?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 ranks in the 87th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 40081. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 (40048, 0.1% slower), Intel Core 5 221E (40144, 0.2% faster), AMD Ryzen 9 270 (40246, 0.4% faster), and Intel Core i9-13905H (40313, 0.6% faster). The CPU sits in a tightly clustered performance band where all four rivals fall within 0.6% of its score.

Q: Which component is more likely to bottleneck in Hitman 2 at higher resolutions?

A: The data suggests the GPU becomes the limiting factor as resolution increases. At 1080p, the system maintains 81.7 FPS on High, but at 1440p High drops to 49.1 FPS, and at 4K High falls to 25.4 FPS. This progressive decline with resolution points to the Intel Arc B580 struggling to fill pixels, rather than the CPU being the constraint.

Best Settings per Resolution

3840x2160 (4K): No preset achieves 60 FPS. The closest is Low at 46.8 FPS, but this falls below the playable threshold. Medium delivers 35.2 FPS, High 25.4 FPS, and Ultra 20.8 FPS. The system cannot sustain playable performance at this resolution.

2560x1440 (1440p): Medium is the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS, delivering 64.6 FPS. Low runs at 91.7 FPS but sacrifices visual quality. High (49.1 FPS) and Ultra (36.5 FPS) both miss the 60 FPS target.

1920x1080 (1080p): High is the optimal preset, delivering 81.7 FPS while maintaining substantial visual fidelity. Ultra falls slightly below the threshold at 57.3 FPS, so High represents the best balance of quality and playability. Medium (102.9 FPS) and Low (141.1 FPS) offer higher framerates but with reduced settings.

Similar Performance Alternatives

CPU side: The AMD Ryzen 7 7700's average benchmark score of 40081 places it in a tight cluster of processors. The AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 scores 40048, just 0.1% lower, meaning it would behave nearly identically in CPU-bound scenarios. The Intel Core 5 221E (40144) and AMD Ryzen 9 270 (40246) are 0.2% and 0.4% faster respectively, well within run-to-run variance. The Intel Core i9-13905H (40313) is the fastest of the group at 0.6% ahead, but again the difference is negligible for gaming. Any of these CPUs would produce essentially the same framerates in Hitman 2 when paired with the same GPU.

GPU side: The Intel Arc B580's score of 23021 places it in a similarly dense performance neighborhood. The AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP (23061) is effectively identical at -0.2% delta. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (22895) is 0.6% slower, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (23172) is 0.7% faster. The NVIDIA P106-100 (23249) leads by 1%. These deltas are all within 1%, meaning any of these cards would deliver framerates within a few FPS of the B580 in Hitman 2. The practical takeaway: if the B580's 1080p High result of 81.7 FPS is the reference point, swapping to an RTX 2080 would yield roughly 81.2 FPS, while an RTX 3080 might push toward 82.3 FPS — differences that are perceptually irrelevant.

The Verdict

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 + Intel Arc B580 combination can run Hitman 2 at playable framerates, but the experience depends heavily on resolution and settings. At 1920x1080, the system clears the 60 FPS threshold on High (81.7 FPS), Medium (102.9 FPS), and Low (141.1 FPS). Ultra nearly makes it at 57.3 FPS, just shy of playable. This makes 1080p the sweet spot: High settings deliver smooth gameplay with a comfortable margin above the threshold.

At 2560x1440, the system remains playable but with fewer options. Medium achieves 64.6 FPS, clearing 60 FPS with a modest 4.6 FPS buffer. Low runs comfortably at 91.7 FPS, while High (49.1 FPS) and Ultra (36.5 FPS) fall below playability. Users targeting 1440p should stick with Medium unless they can tolerate sub-60 framerates.

At 3840x2160, the system fails to reach 60 FPS on any preset. The best result is Low at 46.8 FPS, which is 13.2 FPS short of the threshold. This resolution is not viable for playable performance with this hardware combination in Hitman 2.

The verdict is clear: this system is a capable 1080p machine for Hitman 2, a passable 1440p machine with settings compromises, and unsuitable for 4K playability.

CPU and GPU Roles

The performance scaling across resolutions reveals how the CPU and GPU split responsibilities in Hitman 2. At 1920x1080, the system delivers 141.1 FPS on Low, indicating that the CPU can feed the GPU well beyond 60 FPS when pixel load is light. The Ryzen 7 7700's 8 cores and 16 threads, paired with its multi-threaded benchmark score of 18760 in Cinebench R23, provide ample headroom for the game's simulation and AI logic.

As resolution increases, the GPU becomes the dominant constraint. From 1080p to 1440p at High settings, framerate drops from 81.7 FPS to 49.1 FPS — a 39.9% reduction. From 1440p to 4K at High, it falls further to 25.4 FPS, another 48.3% decline. This pattern is classic GPU-bound behavior: the CPU's workload stays roughly constant while the GPU must render exponentially more pixels. The Intel Arc B580's 13.67 TFLOPS FP32 throughput and 456.0 GB/s memory bandwidth are simply insufficient to maintain 60 FPS at 4K in this game.

The settings scaling reinforces this interpretation. At 1080p, dropping from Ultra (57.3 FPS) to Low (141.1 FPS) yields a 146% framerate increase — a sign that the GPU's shading units (2560) and texture units (160) are heavily taxed by higher presets. At 4K, the same settings swing produces only a 125% increase (20.8 to 46.8 FPS), suggesting the GPU is hitting fundamental limits regardless of settings.

The CPU's role becomes more visible at higher framerates. At 1080p Low, the system hits 141.1 FPS, which approaches what the Ryzen 7 7700 can sustain given its single-thread score of 1930 in Cinebench R23 and its 87th percentile ranking overall. At 1440p Low (91.7 FPS), the CPU still has headroom, but the GPU's pixel throughput begins to cap performance. By 4K Low (46.8 FPS), the GPU is the clear bottleneck. The data indicates Hitman 2 is primarily GPU-limited above 1080p, with CPU limitations only potentially emerging at very high framerates on low settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 + Intel Arc B580 combination ranks 2846 out of 3711 tested combos for Hitman 2, placing it in the 23.3rd percentile of all pairings in the database. This is a below-median ranking, driven primarily by the GPU's limitations at higher resolutions.

To contextualize: the GPU sits at the 68th percentile among all GPUs, while the CPU ranks at the 87th percentile among all CPUs. The combination's in-game ranking is dragged down by the fact that Hitman 2's performance at playable settings depends far more on GPU capability than CPU strength. The CPU's strong 87th percentile ranking cannot compensate for the GPU's mid-tier position when resolution climbs.

The rank of 2846 out of 3711 indicates that roughly 76.7% of tested combinations outperform this duo in this specific game. This aligns with the measured results: the system struggles to exceed 60 FPS at 1440p on anything above Medium, and cannot reach playable framerates at 4K at all. Combos ranking higher likely feature GPUs with greater fill rate and bandwidth, which matter more for Hitman 2's rendering demands.

However, the ranking should not be read as a condemnation. The system delivers a fully playable 1080p experience at 81.7 FPS on High settings, which covers the majority of gamers' primary resolution. The rank reflects the hardware's inability to push beyond mid-tier performance in this title, not a fundamental failure to deliver a smooth experience at mainstream settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

3840x2160 (4K):

• Low: 46.8 FPS average
• Medium: 35.2 FPS average
• High: 25.4 FPS average
• Ultra: 20.8 FPS average

All presets at 4K fall below the 60 FPS playable threshold. The gap between Ultra (20.8 FPS) and Low (46.8 FPS) represents a 125% framerate improvement, but even the best case misses the target by 13.2 FPS.

2560x1440 (1440p):

• Low: 91.7 FPS average
• Medium: 64.6 FPS average
• High: 49.1 FPS average
• Ultra: 36.5 FPS average

Medium is the only preset that clears 60 FPS, with a 64.6 FPS average. Low runs 42% faster than Medium, while High drops 24% below Medium. Ultra falls 43.5% short of the playable threshold.

1920x1080 (1080p):

• Low: 141.1 FPS average
• Medium: 102.9 FPS average
• High: 81.7 FPS average
• Ultra: 57.3 FPS average

Three of four presets are playable at 1080p. Low provides the highest headroom at 141.1 FPS, more than double the playable threshold. Medium offers 102.9 FPS, High delivers 81.7 FPS, and Ultra narrowly misses at 57.3 FPS — just 2.7 FPS below the 60 FPS target. The delta between Low and Ultra is 83.8 FPS, showing the significant cost of maxing out settings.

No minimum or maximum framerate data is available in the measured results, so the analysis relies on average FPS values across all presets and resolutions.