Hitman 2

How This Combo Ranks

This pairing of the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and Intel Arc B370 sits at rank 3428 out of 3711 tested combos in Hitman 2, placing it in the bottom 8% of all configurations. That is a very low standing, and the benchmark data makes it clear why: this is a combination where the graphics solution is a severe bottleneck at almost every setting. The combo's rank is not a reflection of the CPU's capability in an absolute sense, but rather the result of pairing a mid-range six-core processor with an integrated graphics part that is not designed for demanding 3D titles.

The data shows a system that struggles to maintain playable frame rates at common resolutions. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo manages 73 FPS average, which is the only measured configuration that clears the 60 FPS threshold. Every other settings and resolution combination falls below that mark. The gap between this combo and even modestly-performing rivals is stark. The Intel Arc B370's nearest rivals in the GPU benchmark database—the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570, ATI Radeon HD 5770, and AMD Radeon HD 7650M—are all within a 1% performance delta of each other. This tells you that the Arc B370 is competing with hardware from over a decade ago, not with any modern discrete GPU. Consequently, the overall combo ranking is dragged down by the GPU's low percentile standing of 5, meaning 95% of all GPUs benchmarked outperform it.

In practical terms, this rank means the system is only suitable for Hitman 2 at very low graphical presets, and even then, only at 1080p. At 1440p, the best case scenario is 46 FPS on Low, which is borderline playable but far from smooth. At 4K, the system falls to 25 FPS on Low, which is not a viable gaming experience. The ranking reflects a fundamental mismatch: the CPU has enough headroom to push more frames, but the GPU cannot deliver them. If you are building a system for this game, this combo should be considered a last resort for low-resolution, low-detail play only.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B370 is the limiting factor in this pairing, and its specifications explain why the benchmark results are so poor. This is an integrated graphics processor (IGP) based on the Xe3-LPG architecture, built on Intel's 3 nm process. It has 1280 shading units, 40 texture mapping units, and 20 raster output units, along with 10 ray tracing cores. The pixel rate is 48.00 GPixel/s and the texture rate is 96.00 GTexel/s, with FP32 performance at 6.144 TFLOPS. On paper, those numbers might sound respectable for an iGPU, but the memory situation is the critical weakness: the VRAM is "System Shared," meaning it draws from the main system memory rather than having its own dedicated pool. The memory bandwidth is listed as "System Dependent," which in practice means it will be far below what a discrete GPU offers.

The clock behavior confirms the part's modest ambitions. The base clock is 300 MHz, boosting up to 2400 MHz. That large boost range suggests the GPU is heavily power-limited at idle or low load, and the 25 W TDP is very low for a graphics solution. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1184 places this GPU at the 5th percentile of all GPUs, and its nearest rivals are the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 (1186, -0.2% delta) and the ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1190, -0.5% delta). Those are ancient parts from the early 2010s. In Hitman 2, the consequences are direct: at 1080p Low, the GPU manages 73 FPS, but this drops to 54 FPS at Medium, 41 FPS at High, and 30 FPS at Ultra. The pattern is a linear decline as settings increase, which is characteristic of a GPU that is running out of fillrate and shading capacity.

The GPU's role in this combo is to be the bottleneck. At 1080p, increasing the settings from Low to Ultra cuts the average frame rate by more than half (73 to 30 FPS). At 1440p, the same settings progression goes from 46 FPS down to 19 FPS. At 4K, it goes from 25 FPS down to 10 FPS. The data shows a part that cannot keep up with the demands of the game's rendering at higher resolutions or quality presets. The system shared memory also introduces variability—performance will depend on the system RAM speed and capacity, which the FACT PACK does not specify, but the "System Dependent" bandwidth rating is a warning sign. For Hitman 2, the GPU is the single biggest reason this combo ranks so low.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 is a much stronger component relative to the GPU, and the benchmark data suggests it is not the primary constraint in this game. This is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the 2000 series, based on the Zen architecture, manufactured on a 12 nm process. It has a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 3.90 GHz. The cache configuration includes 96 KB L1 per core, 512 KB L2 per core, and 16 MB shared L3. It supports dual-channel DDR4 memory with a bandwidth of 46.9 GB/s. The CPU's percentile rank versus all CPUs is 75, which is solidly above average, and its average benchmark score is 21484.

Looking at the CPU's nearest rivals in the benchmark database, the Ryzen 5 2600 scores essentially identically to the Intel Core Ultra 5 228V (21440, +0.2% delta) and the Intel Core i9-11900H (21367, +0.5% delta). It also slightly edges out the AMD EPYC 9454 (21223, +1.2% delta) and slightly trails the Intel Xeon D-1746TER (21635, -0.7% delta). This places the Ryzen 5 2600 in the same performance bracket as much newer and more expensive processors, at least in synthetic benchmarks. In multi-threaded workloads, the Cinebench R15 multicore score is 1248, and the Geekbench multicore score is 5648. Single-thread performance is more modest, with Cinebench R15 single-core at 157.3 and Geekbench single-core at 1154. PassMark single-thread score is 2239.

In Hitman 2, the CPU's role appears to be one of providing adequate, if not spectacular, frame pacing. The measured FPS at 1080p Low (73 FPS) is high enough that the CPU is likely not the limiting factor at that setting. However, at 1080p Ultra (30 FPS), the GPU is clearly the constraint because the CPU has more than enough headroom to push more frames if the GPU could render them. The same logic applies at higher resolutions: the FPS drop from 1080p to 1440p to 4K (e.g., High settings: 41, 26, 14 FPS) is far too steep to be attributed to CPU performance. The CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads are sufficient for Hitman 2's engine, which was released in 2018 and is not known for being heavily multi-threaded. The 16 MB of L3 cache is also adequate. The data indicates that if you were to swap in a faster GPU, the Ryzen 5 2600 would still be able to deliver playable frame rates at 1080p, but the current GPU prevents it from ever being asked to do so.

FAQ

Q: Is this combo capable of running Hitman 2 at 60 FPS?

A: Yes, but only at 1080p with Low settings, where the average FPS is 73. At 1080p Medium, the average drops to 54 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold. At all other settings and resolutions, the frame rate is below 60 FPS.

Q: What is the best resolution to use with this combo?

A: Based on the measured data, 1920x1080 is the only resolution where the combo achieves playable frame rates. At 1440p, the maximum average FPS is 46 (Low settings), and at 4K, the maximum average FPS is 25 (Low settings), both of which are too low for a smooth experience.

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

A: The Arc B370 has a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1184. Its nearest rivals are the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 (1186, -0.2% delta), the ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1190, -0.5% delta), and the AMD Radeon HD 7650M (1192, -0.7% delta). This means the Arc B370 performs within 1% of those older parts.

Q: Is the Ryzen 5 2600 a bottleneck in this system?

A: The benchmark data suggests the CPU is not the bottleneck for Hitman 2. The CPU's percentile rank is 75, and its nearest rival, the Intel Core Ultra 5 228V, scores within 0.2%. The FPS drops across resolutions and settings are consistent with GPU limitations, not CPU limitations.

Q: What is the lowest frame rate recorded for this combo?

A: The lowest average FPS is 10, recorded at 4K with Ultra settings. The next lowest is 14 FPS at 4K High. The data also shows a minimum FPS of 16 at 4K Medium and 30 at 1440p Medium.

Q: Does the GPU have dedicated VRAM?

A: No. The Intel Arc B370 uses "System Shared" memory, meaning it relies on the system's main RAM for graphics memory. The memory bandwidth is listed as "System Dependent," which means performance will vary based on the system memory configuration.

Resolution Scaling

The resolution scaling behavior of this combo is a clear indicator of GPU-bound performance. Moving from 1080p to 1440p to 4K produces dramatic frame rate drops that are far larger than what a CPU bottleneck would cause. At High settings, the average FPS goes from 41 at 1080p, to 26 at 1440p, to 14 at 4K. That is a 37% drop from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 46% drop from 1440p to 4K. At Low settings, the progression is 73 FPS at 1080p, 46 FPS at 1440p, and 25 FPS at 4K. The pattern is consistent: each resolution step roughly halves the frame rate, which is the signature of a GPU that is running out of pixel fillrate and memory bandwidth.

The data also shows that the gap between settings presets narrows as resolution increases. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Ultra is 43 FPS (73 vs 30). At 1440p, that difference shrinks to 27 FPS (46 vs 19). At 4K, it shrinks to 15 FPS (25 vs 10). This suggests that at higher resolutions, the GPU is so overwhelmed that the settings preset matters less—the resolution itself is the dominant factor. The CPU is not the limiting component here because if it were, the FPS would stay relatively flat across resolutions, which is not the case. The Ryzen 5 2600 has enough single-thread and multi-thread performance to keep up with the game's logic, but the Arc B370 cannot render enough frames to exercise the CPU fully.

For a practical assessment, the only resolution worth considering is 1080p. At 1440p, even Low settings yields only 46 FPS, which is borderline. At 4K, the system is effectively unplayable at any setting, with the highest average FPS being 25 on Low. The scaling pattern is consistent with an integrated GPU that shares system memory and has a very low TDP of 25 W. The "System Shared" memory bandwidth is a major factor, as higher resolutions require more memory throughput, which the shared memory cannot provide. If you want to play at 1440p or 4K, you would need a fundamentally different GPU.

Settings Recommendations

Given the measured data, the only sensible settings for this combo are at 1080p with Low or possibly Medium quality. The Low preset at 1080p delivers an average of 73 FPS, which is the only configuration that exceeds 60 FPS. This is the recommended starting point for any gameplay. If you prefer slightly better visuals, the Medium preset at 1080p yields 54 FPS average, with a minimum of 46 FPS and a maximum of 63 FPS. That is still playable, but it will have noticeable dips in busy scenes. The High preset at 1080p drops to 41 FPS, which is starting to feel sluggish for a stealth game where precise timing matters. The Ultra preset at 1080p falls to 30 FPS, which is not recommended for smooth play.

At 1440p, the data shows that even the Low preset only manages 46 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS target. If you are willing to accept a less smooth experience, 1440p Low is marginally playable, but the Medium preset (35 FPS) and High preset (26 FPS) are too low for comfortable gameplay. The Ultra preset at 1440p (19 FPS) is effectively unplayable. At 4K, none of the presets are viable: Low is 25 FPS, Medium is 19 FPS, High is 14 FPS, and Ultra is 10 FPS. The data suggests that 4K should be avoided entirely.

The best experience per the measured rows is clearly 1080p Low, with 1080p Medium as a secondary option if visual fidelity is more important than a locked 60 FPS. The minimum FPS data for 1080p Medium (46 FPS) indicates that the frame pacing will be inconsistent, but it is within the range of acceptable for a single-player stealth game. For the highest frame rate, 1080p Low provides a 73 FPS average, which is the only configuration that gives a comfortable headroom above 60 FPS. In summary, set the resolution to 1920x1080 and choose either Low or Medium settings; anything higher will require compromising resolution or accepting a sub-30 FPS experience.