Hitman 2

Hitman 2 on an Intel Core i7-14700F paired with an Intel Arc B580 is a matchup defined by a strong CPU and a mid-tier GPU. The 14700F sits in the 91st percentile of all tested CPUs, while the Arc B580 lands in the 68th percentile of GPUs — a gap that shapes every result in the measured data. Benchmark results indicate that this pairing handles the stealth title comfortably at 1080p and 1440p with tuned settings, but 4K is out of reach at every preset.

Similar Performance Alternatives

When looking for hardware that would behave similarly in this game, the nearest rivals give a clear picture. On the CPU side, the i7-14700F's average benchmark score of 53620 places it almost exactly alongside the Intel Xeon 6505P (53701, a delta of -0.2%), the Intel Xeon Phi 7290 (53469, +0.3%), the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (53288, +0.6%), and the AMD EPYC 7313P (53206, +0.8%). Any of these processors should deliver effectively identical framerates in Hitman 2, since the game's CPU demands sit far below what this class of chip can supply.

The GPU picture is more interesting, because the Arc B580's average score of 23021 puts it within a percentage point of a mixed bag of cards: the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP (23061, -0.2%), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (22895, +0.6%), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (23172, -0.7%), and the NVIDIA P106-100 (23249, -1%). Anyone running one of those GPUs with a comparable CPU should expect Hitman 2 framerates within a few percent of the numbers measured here. The spread of rivals — from a refreshed Polaris card to an Ampere flagship — reflects how aggregate scores can cluster, but for this game the practical takeaway is simple: if your GPU benchmarks near the B580, your results will look like the table below.

CPU and GPU Roles

The scaling data shows this is a GPU-limited configuration at every resolution. Moving from 1080p Low to 1440p Low drops the average from 141.4 FPS to 90.6 FPS — roughly a 36% decline for a 78% increase in pixels. At 4K Low the figure falls further to 47 FPS. If the CPU were the constraint, framerates would stay flatter as resolution climbed; instead, each step up in pixel count cuts throughput sharply.

The CPU's contribution is best read as headroom. The i7-14700F posts a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 35122 and a single-core score of 4958, plus a Geekbench single-core result of 2429 — figures that sit in the 91st percentile across all CPUs. Hitman 2, released in late 2018, simply does not tax a 20-core, 28-thread Raptor Lake Refresh processor. Preset changes also point to the GPU: at 1080p, going from Low to Ultra cuts the average from 141.4 FPS to 55.7 FPS, a settings-driven collapse that mirrors the resolution-driven one. Both levers strain the same component — the B580 with its 12 GB of GDDR6 and 456 GB/s of bandwidth.

Measured FPS Breakdown

All numbers below are measured averages from this exact pairing; minimum and maximum values were not recorded in this dataset.

At 1920x1080:

• Low: 141.4 FPS
• Medium: 103.2 FPS
• High: 78.9 FPS
• Ultra: 55.7 FPS

At 2560x1440:

• Low: 90.6 FPS
• Medium: 69.3 FPS
• High: 52.6 FPS
• Ultra: 37.4 FPS

At 3840x2160:

• Low: 47 FPS
• Medium: 34 FPS
• High: 25.2 FPS
• Ultra: 18.1 FPS

The pattern is consistent. Every preset loses roughly a third of its framerate going from 1080p to 1440p, and another large chunk going to 4K. Even the Ultra preset, the lightest load setting at 1080p at 55.7 FPS, falls below the 60 FPS threshold — the only 1080p preset to do so. At 4K, the best result on offer is 47 FPS at Low, which is still short of playable by the database's 60 FPS standard.

The Verdict

Yes — this PC can run Hitman 2, with clear limits by resolution. At 1920x1080, the verdict data lists Low, Medium, and High as playable settings, with High being the best playable preset at 78.9 FPS; only Ultra misses the cut at 55.7 FPS. At 2560x1440, Low and Medium clear the bar, with Medium delivering 69.3 FPS as the best playable option; High (52.6 FPS) and Ultra (37.4 FPS) do not. At 3840x2160, no preset reaches 60 FPS — the playable settings list is empty, and even Low tops out at 47 FPS. In short: fully playable at 1080p on nearly everything, playable at 1440p with settings discipline, and not playable at 4K.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the database, this CPU-and-GPU combination ranks 2842nd out of 3711 tested combos in Hitman 2 — roughly the bottom quarter of configurations. That placement is consistent with the component gap noted at the outset: the i7-14700F is a 91st-percentile CPU, but the Arc B580 is a 68th-percentile GPU. The rank reflects the weaker of the two, since Hitman 2's framerate scales with GPU capability at these settings. A stronger GPU paired with the same CPU would climb the rankings without the processor ever becoming a meaningful constraint.

Best Settings per Resolution

Based on the measured data and the 60 FPS threshold:

• 1920x1080 — High, 78.9 FPS. High is the most demanding preset that stays at or above 60 FPS. Ultra at 55.7 FPS falls just short.
• 2560x1440 — Medium, 69.3 FPS. Medium clears the bar with room to spare; the next step up, High, lands at 52.6 FPS and misses it.
• 3840x2160 — none. No preset reaches 60 FPS. The closest attempt is Low at 47 FPS.

Note the symmetry of the missed cut-offs: Ultra at 1080p (55.7 FPS) and High at 1440p (52.6 FPS) both sit within striking distance of the threshold, so a minor settings tweak below the named presets — individual quality sliders — could plausibly bridge the gap, though the database records only the four standard presets.

FAQ

Q: Can the Intel Core i7-14700F + Arc B580 run Hitman 2 at 1080p?

A: Yes. Low, Medium, and High presets all exceed 60 FPS at 1920x1080, with High delivering 78.9 FPS. Only Ultra (55.7 FPS) falls short.

Q: Is 4K playable on this setup?

A: No. At 3840x2160, no preset reaches 60 FPS — the best result is 47 FPS on Low, and Ultra drops to 18.1 FPS.

Q: What is the best settings choice at 1440p?

A: Medium, which averages 69.3 FPS. High falls to 52.6 FPS and misses the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How close is 1080p Ultra to being playable?

A: It averages 55.7 FPS, about 4 FPS short of the 60 FPS threshold — the narrowest miss in the dataset.

Q: Would a different CPU change these results?

A: Unlikely. The data shows GPU-limited scaling — framerates drop sharply with resolution and preset changes while the 91st-percentile i7-14700F provides ample headroom. GPUs benchmarking near the B580's average score of 23021, such as the RTX 2080 or RTX 3080 in the rival list, would produce similar results.

Q: How does this pairing rank among tested combos for this game?

A: It ranks 2842nd out of 3711 combos, reflecting the Arc B580's 68th-percentile GPU standing rather than any CPU limitation.