Hitman 2

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the Intel Core i5-11400F paired with the Intel Arc B370 delivers results that are firmly in slideshow territory. The High preset averages 14 FPS, while Low improves to 25 FPS. Medium lands at 19 FPS with a minimum of 16 and a maximum of 21, and Ultra drops to 10 FPS. None of these figures approach the 60 FPS playable threshold, and even the best case at this resolution, Low at 25 FPS, falls short by a wide margin. The data shows a clear pattern: 4K is not a viable option for this combination, regardless of how far settings are reduced.

Moving down to 2560x1440, the picture improves but remains insufficient. High preset averages 26 FPS, Low reaches 46 FPS, Medium hits 35 FPS with a minimum of 30 and a maximum of 40, and Ultra manages only 19 FPS. The Low preset at 46 FPS is the closest this combo gets to playable at 1440p, but it still misses the 60 FPS target by 14 frames. Benchmark results indicate that even the most aggressive settings reduction cannot bridge that gap. The Medium preset shows a tighter frame window, with the minimum and maximum only 5 frames apart from the average, suggesting consistent but low performance rather than erratic spikes.

At 1920x1080, the combination finally finds a usable configuration. Low preset averages 73 FPS, which clears the 60 FPS threshold with headroom to spare. Medium averages 54 FPS with a minimum of 46 and a maximum of 63, meaning it dips below the playable line in demanding scenes but can touch 60 FPS at peaks. High averages 41 FPS, and Ultra drops to 30 FPS. The scaling from Low to Medium is a 19 FPS drop, while the jump from Medium to High costs another 13 FPS. Ultra is effectively half of Low's performance. The recorded data shows that only the Low preset at 1080p delivers a consistently playable experience, and even then, the margin above 60 FPS is modest.

CPU and GPU Roles

The Intel Arc B370 is an integrated graphics solution with a 25 W TDP and system-shared memory, which fundamentally shapes how this game runs. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1184 places it in the 5th percentile of all GPUs, and its nearest rivals include the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570, ATI Radeon HD 5770, and AMD Radeon HD 7650M. These are all legacy parts from a different era of gaming. The GPU is the dominant bottleneck at every resolution tested. The CPU, a 6-core, 12-thread Rocket Lake part with a 2.60 GHz base and 4.40 GHz boost clock, is far more capable relative to the broader hardware landscape, sitting in the 71st percentile of all CPUs. Its Cinebench R23 multicore score of 14340 and single-core score of 2024 indicate a processor that can handle modern gaming workloads without issue.

The scaling between resolutions confirms the GPU-limited nature of this pairing. From 1080p Low at 73 FPS to 1440p Low at 46 FPS, the frame rate drops by 27 FPS when pixel count increases by roughly 78%. From 1440p Low to 4K Low, the drop is another 21 FPS, landing at 25 FPS. This steep decline with resolution is characteristic of a GPU that runs out of shading throughput and memory bandwidth very quickly. The Arc B370 has 1280 shading units, 40 TMUs, and 20 ROPs, with a pixel rate of 48.00 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 96.00 GTexel/s. Its FP32 throughput of 6.144 TFLOPS is simply not enough to feed a 4K display in a game like Hitman 2.

The CPU's role is minimal here. The i5-11400F's Passmark multithread score of 16908 and single-thread score of 2981 suggest it could push far higher frame rates if paired with a discrete GPU. Even at 1080p Low, where the CPU would typically be under the most strain relative to the GPU, the frame rate is 73 FPS. The fact that Ultra at 1080p drops to 30 FPS, a 59% reduction from Low, while the resolution is unchanged, points entirely to GPU shader and ROP pressure rather than CPU limitations. The game's stealth genre and 2018 release date mean its CPU demands are moderate, and the i5-11400F's 12 threads and 12 MB of shared L3 cache are more than adequate. The bottleneck is unambiguous: this is a GPU story, not a CPU story.

FAQ

Q: Can this PC run Hitman 2 at 1080p with playable frame rates?

A: Yes, but only at the Low preset. The measured average FPS at 1920x1080 Low is 73, which clears the 60 FPS playable threshold. Medium averages 54 FPS, High averages 41 FPS, and Ultra averages 30 FPS, so those presets do not meet the playable standard.

Q: What is the best settings preset at 1440p for this combination?

A: There is no playable preset at 2560x1440. The verdict data lists no playable settings for this resolution. The highest average FPS is 46 at Low, which is below the 60 FPS threshold. Medium averages 35 FPS, High averages 26 FPS, and Ultra averages 19 FPS.

Q: How does the Arc B370 compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The Arc B370's average benchmark score is 1184. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 scores 1186, which is 0.2% higher. The ATI Radeon HD 5770 scores 1190, 0.5% higher. The AMD Radeon HD 7650M scores 1192, 0.7% higher. The AMD FirePro M2000 scores 1168, which is 1.4% lower. Performance is effectively identical to these older parts.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in this game?

A: The GPU is the limiting factor at all tested resolutions. The i5-11400F ranks in the 71st percentile of all CPUs, while the Arc B370 ranks in the 5th percentile of all GPUs. The steep frame rate drops as resolution increases, from 73 FPS at 1080p Low to 25 FPS at 4K Low, indicate the integrated GPU cannot sustain the workload.

Q: What frame rates can this system achieve at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, the Low preset averages 25 FPS, Medium averages 19 FPS with a minimum of 16 and maximum of 21, High averages 14 FPS, and Ultra averages 10 FPS. No preset at this resolution is remotely close to the 60 FPS playable threshold.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested combinations for Hitman 2?

A: The combo ranks 3428 out of 3711 tested combinations. This places it in the bottom portion of the database, consistent with the GPU's 5th percentile standing among all GPUs.

Similar Performance Alternatives

On the GPU side, the Intel Arc B370's nearest rivals in the database are all legacy discrete parts. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 scores 1186, just 0.2% higher than the Arc B370's 1184. The ATI Radeon HD 5770 scores 1190, 0.5% higher. The AMD Radeon HD 7650M scores 1192, 0.7% higher. The AMD FirePro M2000 scores 1168, 1.4% lower. Any system built around one of these GPUs would deliver nearly identical frame rates in Hitman 2, meaning they would all struggle to hit 60 FPS at 1080p except at the lowest settings, and all would fail at higher resolutions. These are not upgrades or downgrades in any meaningful sense; they are statistical equivalents.

On the CPU side, the i5-11400F's nearest rivals show a wider spread of platform types. The AMD EPYC 7H12 scores 17120, which is 0.3% lower than the i5-11400F's 17177 average. The Intel Core i5-12450H scores 17239, 0.4% higher. The AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G scores 17278, 0.6% higher. The Intel Core Ultra 7 164U scores 17074, 0.6% lower. These are all within a fraction of a percent of each other in average benchmark score. For Hitman 2 specifically, swapping the i5-11400F for any of these CPUs would produce no observable difference in frame rates because the GPU is the bottleneck. The CPU comparison matters only for other workloads, not for this game with this graphics solution.

The Verdict

Can this PC run Hitman 2? The answer depends entirely on resolution and settings expectations. At 3840x2160, the verdict is clear: no playable settings exist. The best average FPS at 4K is 25 on Low, and every other preset sits between 10 and 19 FPS. At 2560x1440, the same verdict applies: no playable settings. The Low preset reaches 46 FPS, but that is 14 frames short of the 60 FPS threshold, and Medium, High, and Ultra all fall further behind. At 1920x1080, the system is playable, but only on Low. The measured average of 73 FPS clears the threshold with a 13 FPS margin. The verdict data lists Low as the best settings preset at 1080p with an average FPS of 73.

For anyone hoping to run Hitman 2 with visual fidelity beyond the lowest preset, this combination is not sufficient. Medium at 1080p averages 54 FPS, which is below the playable line, and its minimum of 46 FPS means sustained combat or crowded scenes will feel stuttery. High at 1080p averages 41 FPS, and Ultra averages 30 FPS, both of which are well outside playable territory. The system is a 1080p Low machine for this game, nothing more. The GPU's 5th percentile ranking and its proximity to decade-old parts like the Radeon HD 5770 make this outcome predictable.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations for Hitman 2, this pairing ranks 3428 out of 3711. That places it in the bottom 7.6% of all tested configurations. The rank is driven almost entirely by the GPU, given that the CPU ranks in the 71st percentile of all CPUs. The Arc B370's integrated nature, with system-shared memory and a 25 W TDP, caps performance at a level that discrete GPUs from over a decade ago already reached. The 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 1184 and the GPU's 5th percentile standing align with the in-game results: this is a low-end configuration by any measure.

The practical takeaway from the ranking is that this combo is suited only for the lightest gaming workloads. For Hitman 2, that means 1080p at Low settings, and even then the 73 FPS average leaves little headroom for background tasks or future patches. The gap between this combo and the top of the database is enormous, and no settings tweak can compensate for the hardware ceiling. The 3428 rank is a fair representation of the experience: playable at the most forgiving settings, and not much else.