Hitman 2

The AMD Ryzen 7 9700F and Intel Arc B570 combination presents a mixed picture for Hitman 2, delivering a smooth 60+ FPS experience at 1080p and 1440p with adjusted settings, but falling short of playability at 4K. The data shows a clear performance ceiling determined by resolution, with the system's 1080p results being the only tier where multiple presets clear the 60 FPS playability threshold.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the system struggles to maintain playable frame rates across all tested settings. The Ultra preset delivers an average of 18 FPS, which is well below the 60 FPS playability threshold. High settings improve the average to 24 FPS, while Medium reaches 32 FPS with a minimum of 27 FPS and a maximum of 36 FPS. Even the Low preset, which yields an average of 42 FPS, remains below the playable threshold. The scaling from Ultra to Low represents a 133% improvement in average frame rate, but the absolute numbers indicate that 4K is not viable for this title with this hardware.

Moving to 2560x1440, the situation improves substantially. The Low preset achieves an average of 79 FPS, marking the first playable result. Medium settings deliver an average of 59 FPS, with a minimum of 50 FPS and a maximum of 68 FPS, placing it just one frame short of the 60 FPS threshold. High settings produce an average of 45 FPS, while Ultra drops to 33 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 46 FPS, demonstrating that the GPU is the limiting factor at this resolution.

At 1920x1080, the system shows its best performance. The Low preset reaches an average of 123 FPS, which is more than double the playability threshold. Medium settings average 93 FPS, with a minimum of 79 FPS and a maximum of 106 FPS. High settings deliver 70 FPS on average, comfortably clearing the 60 FPS bar. Only the Ultra preset falls short, producing an average of 52 FPS. The range from Low to Ultra spans 71 FPS, indicating that the GPU still dictates performance even at the lowest resolution tested.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Hitman 2 at 1080p with High settings?

A: Yes. The measured average FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings is 70, which clears the 60 FPS playability threshold by 10 frames.

Q: What is the best playable settings preset at 1440p?

A: The Low preset is the only playable option at 2560x1440, achieving an average of 79 FPS. The Medium preset averages 59 FPS, just one frame below the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: Is 4K gaming possible with this CPU and GPU combination?

A: No. At 3840x2160, the highest average FPS recorded is 42 on Low settings, and every preset tested falls below the 60 FPS playability threshold. The Ultra preset manages only 18 FPS.

Q: How much performance difference exists between Low and Ultra settings at 1080p?

A: The Low preset averages 123 FPS, while Ultra averages 52 FPS. This represents a 71 FPS difference, meaning Low settings deliver roughly 2.4 times the frame rate of Ultra.

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

A: The average FPS is 59, with a minimum of 50 FPS and a maximum of 68 FPS. While the average is just below the playability threshold, the minimum indicates occasional dips into the 50 FPS range.

Q: Does the system maintain consistent frame pacing at playable settings?

A: At 1080p Medium, the recorded range is 79 to 106 FPS, showing a 27 FPS variance. At 1440p Medium, the range is 50 to 68 FPS, a variance of 18 FPS, which is tighter but still indicates some fluctuation.

CPU and GPU Roles

The benchmark data reveals that the GPU, the Intel Arc B570, becomes the dominant performance factor as resolution increases. At 1920x1080, the system achieves 123 FPS on Low settings, which suggests the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU sufficiently at lower resolutions. However, the steep drop from Low to Ultra at 1080p — from 123 to 52 FPS — indicates that GPU workload scaling dictates performance, as the CPU's raw throughput is not the bottleneck in this scenario.

At 2560x1440, the pattern continues with a 46 FPS gap between Low and Ultra presets. The fact that Medium settings average 59 FPS, just under the playability threshold, while Low reaches 79 FPS shows that the GPU's memory bandwidth and shading capacity are being taxed. The AMD Ryzen 7 9700F, with its 8 cores and 16 threads, provides ample headroom for the game's logic, but it cannot compensate for the GPU's limitations at higher resolutions.

The 4K results make the GPU's role unambiguous. The jump from 42 FPS at Low to 18 FPS at Ultra represents a 57% reduction in frame rate, a scaling pattern consistent with a GPU-bound scenario. The CPU's performance is largely irrelevant at this resolution because the Arc B570's 10 GB of GDDR6 memory and 160-bit bus width cannot deliver the fill rate required for 3840x2160. The data shows no resolution where the CPU becomes the primary constraint; instead, the GPU consistently limits frame rates, with the CPU's 89.6 GB/s memory bandwidth and Zen 5 architecture providing sufficient support.

The Verdict

This PC can run Hitman 2, but the playable configurations are strictly limited to lower resolutions. At 1920x1080, the system clears the 60 FPS threshold on High, Low, and Medium presets, with High being the recommended maximum at 70 FPS average. The Ultra preset at 1080p falls short at 52 FPS, so it is not a viable option for smooth gameplay.

At 2560x1440, only the Low preset achieves playability, posting an average of 79 FPS. The Medium preset averages 59 FPS, which is technically below the threshold, but it may be acceptable for players willing to tolerate minor frame drops. However, the data shows that High and Ultra settings at 1440p are not playable, producing 45 and 33 FPS respectively.

At 3840x2160, the system fails to reach 60 FPS on any preset. The best result is 42 FPS on Low settings, which is 18 frames short of the playability threshold. Users targeting 4K will need to consider alternative hardware. The verdict is clear: this combination is suitable for 1080p gaming with High settings and 1440p gaming with Low settings, but it is not a 4K-capable configuration for Hitman 2.

Similar Performance Alternatives

The AMD Ryzen 7 9700F sits within a tight performance cluster among its nearest rivals. The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX posts an average score of 69875, which is 0.2% lower than the 9700F's 69996 average benchmark score. The Intel Core i7-14700KF is the closest competitor, with an average score of 70163, representing a 0.2% delta. The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X trails by 0.7% with a score of 69515, while the Intel Core i7-14700K is 0.9% behind at 69355. These deltas are negligible, meaning any of these CPUs would produce nearly identical frame rates in Hitman 2 when paired with the same GPU.

On the GPU side, the Intel Arc B570's average benchmark score of 20556 places it in close competition with several alternatives. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile scores 20534, a 0.1% difference. The Intel Arc A750 is the nearest rival at 20582, also within 0.1%. The NVIDIA Quadro M4000M scores 20480, a 0.4% delta, while the AMD Radeon R9 M390X posts 20662, a 0.5% difference. All four of these GPUs would deliver essentially the same performance profile in Hitman 2, meaning users could expect similar FPS results at each resolution and preset combination. The Arc A750, in particular, being from the same Intel family, would likely exhibit comparable scaling behavior across the settings tested.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 9700F and Intel Arc B570 combination ranks 2986 out of 3711 tested combos in Hitman 2, placing it in the lower 20th percentile of all configurations. This ranking reflects the system's inability to achieve playable frame rates at 4K and its limited playability at 1440p, where only the Low preset clears 60 FPS. The 1080p results are more competitive, but the overall ranking is dragged down by the GPU's struggles at higher resolutions.

The percentile data for the individual components offers context for this ranking. The CPU sits in the 94th percentile among all CPUs, indicating strong processing power, while the GPU is in the 65th percentile among all GPUs. This disparity highlights an imbalanced pairing: the Ryzen 7 9700F provides ample compute headroom, but the Arc B570 cannot translate that into high frame rates at demanding resolutions. In a game like Hitman 2, which scales heavily with GPU fill rate and memory bandwidth, the combo's 2986th place finish is a direct consequence of the GPU being the bottleneck. Users seeking higher rankings would need to pair the CPU with a more powerful GPU, particularly for 1440p and 4K gaming.