Hitman 2

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER pairing delivers a playable experience in Hitman 2, but the data shows that game settings are the primary lever for hitting smooth frame rates. The measured rows indicate that the High preset is the best balance of visual fidelity and performance across all resolutions. At 1080p, High delivers 89.3 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS target. At 1440p, High maintains 58.8 FPS, which is nearly perfect for a 60 Hz display. However, at 4K, High drops to 28.9 FPS, making it largely unplayable for fast-paced stealth action. For 4K, the Low preset is the only viable option from the measured data, yielding 57.4 FPS, though it sacrifices visual quality. The Ultra preset is consistently demanding, with 69.1 FPS at 1080p, 42.3 FPS at 1440p, and 23.2 FPS at 4K. Given the diminishing returns, sticking with High for 1080p and 1440p, and dropping to Low for 4K, provides the most consistent experience.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark data points to a clear hierarchy: the High preset offers the most sensible compromise for this hardware. At 1920x1080, High produces 89.3 FPS, which is 20.2 FPS more than Ultra and only 31.1 FPS less than Low. The gap between High and Ultra (69.1 FPS) suggests that Ultra's extra graphical features are not worth the performance cost on this GPU. At 2560x1440, High sits at 58.8 FPS, closely hugging the 60 FPS line, while Medium achieves 78.2 FPS and Low reaches 99.8 FPS. If you have a high-refresh-rate 1440p monitor, Low or Medium are the better picks, but for standard 60 Hz displays, High is the sweet spot.

For 4K, the situation is stark. The data shows High at 28.9 FPS and Ultra at 23.2 FPS — both are below acceptable thresholds for a stealth game where timing matters. The only measured preset that approaches playability at 3840x2160 is Low, with 57.4 FPS. This is a 49.6% improvement over High, but it comes with significant visual compromises. There is no measured option that delivers both 4K resolution and high detail on this combo. The recommendation is to prioritize frame rate: use High at 1080p and 1440p, and reserve Low for 4K sessions.

GPU Role

The RTX 2070 SUPER is the defining component in this pairing. Its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus provides a memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s, which is sufficient for the textures and geometry in Hitman 2 at 1080p and 1440p. The GPU's boost clock of 1770 MHz and 2560 shading units drive the frame rates in the measured rows. The data shows that as resolution increases, the average FPS drops sharply, which is a classic sign of GPU-bound performance. At 4K Ultra, the card produces only 23.2 FPS, indicating that the pixel throughput of the RTX 2070 SUPER (113.3 GPixel/s) is overwhelmed. The card's FP32 performance of 9.062 TFLOPS is adequate for this older title, but it is not enough to maintain high frame rates at 4K with maxed settings.

The VRAM allocation is not the bottleneck here. The 8 GB capacity is not exceeded in the tested scenarios, as evidenced by the fact that dropping from High to Low at 4K yields a massive improvement (from 28.9 FPS to 57.4 FPS), which points to compute and rasterization limits rather than memory capacity issues. The GPU's 40 RT cores and 320 tensor cores are present, but Hitman 2 does not use ray tracing in these measurements, so they do not influence the results. The data suggests that the RTX 2070 SUPER is a solid 1080p and 1440p card for this game, but it lacks the headroom for 4K beyond low settings.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations, this pairing ranks 1114 out of 1795 combos for Hitman 2. This places it in the lower-middle tier of all tested systems. The percentile data for the individual components provides context: the CPU sits at the 79th percentile among all CPUs, while the GPU is at the 65th percentile among all GPUs. The combo rank is lower than both component percentiles, which indicates that the game's performance is not purely a sum of the parts. The RTX 2070 SUPER's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA RTX A400 (0.5% lower average score) and the AMD Radeon RX 5700 (2.5% higher average score), showing that the GPU is competitive with its peers. The CPU's nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-12500, is only 0.1% faster in average benchmark score, meaning the Ryzen 5 5500 is not leaving performance on the table.

The rank of 1114 out of 1795 suggests that while this combo is capable of playing the game, it is not a top-tier performer. Systems with newer GPUs or higher-end CPUs will naturally rank higher. The measured FPS data confirms this: the combo struggles to maintain 60 FPS at 4K on any preset, and even at 1440p High, it barely reaches that threshold. For a benchmark database, this rank is a useful indicator that users with this hardware should expect mid-range performance in Hitman 2, not competitive or high-refresh-rate dominance.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS values are as follows:

• 1920x1080: Low 158.4 FPS, Medium 120.5 FPS, High 89.3 FPS, Ultra 69.1 FPS.
• 2560x1440: Low 99.8 FPS, Medium 78.2 FPS, High 58.8 FPS, Ultra 42.3 FPS.
• 3840x2160: Low 57.4 FPS, Medium 39.2 FPS, High 28.9 FPS, Ultra 23.2 FPS.

At 1080p, the combo is clearly CPU-bound at Low settings, as the 158.4 FPS figure is high enough that the Ryzen 5 5500's six cores and 12 threads are likely the limiting factor. The jump from Low to Medium costs 37.9 FPS, and from Medium to High costs another 31.2 FPS, showing that each preset tier has a significant impact on the GPU load. At 1440p, the scaling is more linear: Low to Medium drops 21.6 FPS, Medium to High drops 19.4 FPS, and High to Ultra drops 16.5 FPS. This indicates a balanced workload between CPU and GPU. At 4K, the GPU is the clear bottleneck, as the FPS values are low across the board, and the difference between Medium and High is only 10.3 FPS, while Low to Medium is 18.2 FPS.

The data shows that the RTX 2070 SUPER can handle 1080p Ultra at 69.1 FPS, which is playable, but the 4K Ultra figure of 23.2 FPS is not. The 1440p Medium result of 78.2 FPS is a strong option for users who want higher frame rates without dropping to Low.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is steep and reveals the limiting component. At High settings, the average FPS goes from 89.3 at 1080p to 58.8 at 1440p to 28.9 at 4K. This represents a 34.2% drop from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 50.9% drop from 1440p to 4K. The scaling is more aggressive at higher resolutions, which is typical of a GPU-bound scenario. The pixel count quadruples from 1080p to 4K, and the FPS drops by roughly 67.6% (from 89.3 to 28.9), which is close to the theoretical limit for a card with 9.062 TFLOPS of FP32 performance.

At Low settings, the scaling is less punishing: 158.4 FPS at 1080p, 99.8 FPS at 1440p, and 57.4 FPS at 4K. This suggests that at Low, the CPU is still contributing to the frame rate at 1080p, but the GPU takes over as the primary bottleneck as resolution climbs. The fact that 4K Low (57.4 FPS) is higher than 1440p High (58.8 FPS) is telling — it means the GPU is capable of producing 4K frames, but only when the graphical load is minimized. The data indicates that the Ryzen 5 5500, with its base clock of 3.60 GHz and boost clock of 4.20 GHz, is not the limiting factor in this game; the GPU's fill rate and shader throughput are what determine the upper bounds. For users targeting 4K, the only way to get playable FPS is to reduce settings, as the card cannot sustain high detail at that resolution.

FAQ

Q: What is the best preset for 1080p gaming with this combo?

A: The High preset delivers 89.3 FPS at 1920x1080, which is the best balance of visual quality and performance. Ultra drops to 69.1 FPS, a 22.6% reduction, which may not be worth the graphical uplift.

Q: Can this combo handle 4K resolution?

A: Only with the Low preset, which produces 57.4 FPS at 3840x2160. High and Ultra yield 28.9 FPS and 23.2 FPS respectively, both below playable thresholds.

Q: Is the Ryzen 5 5500 or the RTX 2070 SUPER the bottleneck in Hitman 2?

A: The data suggests the GPU is the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions. At 1080p Low, the CPU is likely the limit (158.4 FPS), but as resolution increases, the GPU's performance dictates the frame rate.

Q: How does this combo rank against other tested systems?

A: It ranks 1114 out of 1795 combos for Hitman 2, placing it in the lower-middle tier. The CPU is at the 79th percentile and the GPU at the 65th percentile, but the game's performance is slightly lower than those percentiles suggest.

Q: What is the FPS difference between Medium and High at 1440p?

A: Medium delivers 78.2 FPS, while High delivers 58.8 FPS at 2560x1440. The 19.4 FPS difference is significant, making Medium the better choice for higher refresh rates.

Q: Is the GPU's 8 GB VRAM enough for Hitman 2?

A: Yes, the measured data shows no VRAM-related stutters or crashes. The performance drops are consistent with compute limits, not memory capacity issues, as the card has a 256-bit bus and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth.