Hitman 2

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER pairing delivers a playable but resolution-sensitive experience in Hitman 2, with the data revealing a clear GPU-bound profile at higher settings and a balanced workload at lower presets. Across the measured matrix, the combo ranks 1240th out of 1795 tested combinations, placing it in the lower-middle tier of the database while still offering distinct performance tiers depending on the chosen resolution and quality preset.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a steep and consistent drop as resolution increases, which is the hallmark of a GPU-limited scenario. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo reaches 144.3 FPS, but moving to 1440p drops that to 93.6 FPS — a reduction of 50.7 FPS. The trend continues to 4K, where the same Low preset yields only 50 FPS, meaning the jump from 1080p to 4K costs 94.3 FPS, or roughly 65% of the original frame rate. This scaling pattern indicates that the RTX 2060 SUPER is the primary constraint at higher resolutions, as the CPU headroom available at 1080p becomes irrelevant when pixel count quadruples.

For the High preset, the scaling is similarly aggressive: 84.7 FPS at 1080p falls to 55.1 FPS at 1440p and then to 30.3 FPS at 4K. The gap between Low and High at 4K is 19.7 FPS, which is smaller than the 59.7 FPS gap at 1080p. This compression of differences at 4K suggests that the GPU is saturated regardless of preset, with the render resolution dominating the workload. The Ultra preset tells a harsher story: 58.6 FPS at 1080p, 38.3 FPS at 1440p, and 23.8 FPS at 4K — the latter being below the 30 FPS threshold typically considered acceptable for smooth gameplay.

The data points to a system that is well-balanced at 1080p, where the Ryzen 5 5500's six cores and 12 threads can feed the GPU adequately, but increasingly GPU-bound as resolution rises. The 1440p results sit in a middle ground: playable at Low and Medium, marginal at High, and only 38.3 FPS at Ultra, which is borderline. At 4K, only the Low preset crosses 50 FPS, and even Medium drops to 38 FPS, making this resolution a challenge for the RTX 2060 SUPER unless settings are significantly reduced.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the database of 1795 tested combinations, this pairing occupies position 1240, which translates to roughly the 31st percentile of performance. This rank is consistent with a mid-range GPU from the Turing generation paired with a budget-conscious Zen 3 CPU. The CPU itself sits at the 79th percentile among all processors, while the GPU is at the 63rd percentile, indicating that the graphics card is the weaker link in this pairing. The rank of 1240 reflects that imbalance, as the system's overall standing is dragged down by the GPU's relative position.

The GPU's nearest rivals in the benchmark database underscore its standing: the RTX 2060 SUPER scores 19774 on average, which is a mere 0.3% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN and 0.5% behind the RTX 2070. These deltaPct values are negligible, meaning the 2060 SUPER performs essentially on par with those cards in synthetic tests. In Hitman 2, however, the measured FPS suggests that real-world performance can deviate from synthetic averages, with the game's specific engine demands favoring certain architectures.

The CPU's nearest rivals show a similarly tight cluster: the Ryzen 5 5500's average score of 20875 is just 0.1% behind the Intel Core i5-12500 and 0.1% ahead of the AMD EPYC 7J13. This level of parity means that swapping between these processors would produce almost identical frame rates in CPU-bound scenarios. For Hitman 2, the low resolutions and high FPS at 1080p Low do approach CPU limitations, but the 5500's 3.60 GHz base and 4.20 GHz boost clocks are sufficient to avoid severe bottlenecks.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows provide a clear hierarchy for optimizing the experience. At 1080p, the Medium preset delivers 105.3 FPS, which is 20.6 FPS higher than High and 46.7 FPS higher than Ultra. This makes Medium the sweet spot for high-refresh-rate monitors, as it offers a substantial frame rate advantage over High while presumably retaining most visual quality. Low at 144.3 FPS is only for competitive play, but the 39 FPS difference between Low and Medium is not worth the visual degradation for most users.

At 1440p, the situation becomes more nuanced. Medium yields 70.8 FPS, which is playable for most genres, while High drops to 55.1 FPS — still acceptable but with a noticeable reduction in smoothness. Ultra at 38.3 FPS is marginal, and Low at 93.6 FPS is the only preset that fully utilizes the resolution's potential. The recommendation here is Medium for a balanced experience, with High as a viable option if the user prioritizes visuals over frame rate stability.

For 4K, the data is unforgiving. Only Low at 50 FPS provides a consistently playable experience, while Medium at 38 FPS and High at 30.3 FPS hover near the edge of playability. Ultra at 23.8 FPS is effectively unusable for action sequences. The recommendation for 4K is to use Low or Medium and accept the visual compromises, as the RTX 2060 SUPER does not have the raw throughput to handle higher presets at this resolution. The 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth are adequate for 4K textures, but the 7.181 TFLOPS of FP32 compute is the limiting factor.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete dataset shows a consistent pattern across all four presets. At 1920x1080, the average FPS ranges from 144.3 on Low to 58.6 on Ultra, with Medium at 105.3 and High at 84.7. The step from Low to Medium costs 39 FPS, from Medium to High costs 20.6 FPS, and from High to Ultra costs 26.1 FPS. This non-linear scaling suggests that the Ultra preset introduces effects that disproportionately impact the GPU, likely including advanced lighting or shadow techniques that strain the Turing architecture.

At 2560x1440, the numbers are 93.6 (Low), 70.8 (Medium), 55.1 (High), and 38.3 (Ultra). The relative gaps shrink compared to 1080p: Low to Medium is 22.8 FPS, Medium to High is 15.7 FPS, and High to Ultra is 16.8 FPS. This compression indicates that the GPU is becoming the bottleneck at 1440p, so the relative cost of each preset tier diminishes as the base frame rate drops. The 1440p Medium result of 70.8 FPS is interesting because it nearly matches the 1080p Ultra result of 58.6 FPS plus a 12.2 FPS margin, suggesting that Medium at 1440p offers a better experience than Ultra at 1080p in terms of both resolution and frame rate.

At 3840x2160, the results are 50 (Low), 38 (Medium), 30.3 (High), and 23.8 (Ultra). The gap between Low and Medium is 12 FPS, between Medium and High is 7.7 FPS, and between High and Ultra is 6.5 FPS. The diminishing differences at 4K confirm that the GPU is fully saturated, and the preset choice has less impact on absolute FPS than at lower resolutions. The 4K Low result of 50 FPS is notable because it is the only preset at this resolution that exceeds 60% of the 1080p Low result, indicating that the GPU's memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s is sufficient to feed the rendering pipeline even at 4K, but the shader throughput is not.

GPU Role

The RTX 2060 SUPER's specifications directly explain its performance ceiling in Hitman 2. The GPU has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This is ample for 4K textures, as the game's asset streaming does not appear to exceed this capacity based on the FPS stability across resolutions. The core clock runs at 1470 MHz base and 1650 MHz boost, with 2176 shading units and 64 ROPs, producing a pixel rate of 105.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 224.4 GTexel/s.

The FP32 compute of 7.181 TFLOPS is the key metric for understanding the 4K performance. At 4K Ultra, the GPU produces 23.8 FPS, which translates to roughly 171 million pixels per second (assuming a 3840x2160 resolution). The pixel rate of 105.6 GPixel/s suggests that the GPU is not pixel-bound at this setting; instead, the shading workload from the Ultra preset's effects is the limiting factor. The 34 RT cores and 272 tensor cores present in the TU106 chip do not appear to accelerate Hitman 2's rendering, as the game likely uses traditional rasterization techniques from its 2018 release date.

The GPU's nearest rivals in the database reinforce its mid-range positioning. The RTX 2070 is only 0.5% faster in average benchmark score, yet the measured FPS in Hitman 2 shows a meaningful gap between presets — for instance, 84.7 FPS at 1080p High for the 2060 SUPER versus what the 2070 would likely achieve based on its synthetic advantage. This suggests that Hitman 2 favors the 2060 SUPER's specific balance of shader count and memory bandwidth, or that the synthetic benchmarks do not fully capture gaming performance. The GTX TITAN, with a 0.3% lower score, would likely perform nearly identically in this game, making the 2060 SUPER a predictable choice for this title.

The GPU's 175 W TDP and 1x 8-pin power connector are modest for its performance class, and the dual-slot cooler at 229 mm length fits most mid-tower cases. The PCIe 3.0 x16 interface is sufficient for this game, as the CPU's Gen 3 support matches the GPU's bus, avoiding any bandwidth mismatches. The 12 nm process node and 10,800 million transistors indicate a mature design that is well-understood by drivers, which likely contributes to the consistent FPS numbers across the measured presets.