Hitman 2

The Ryzen 5 5500, a 6-core Zen 3 CPU, is paired with the GeForce RTX 4080, a high-end Ada Lovelace GPU. In Hitman 2, measured average frame rates span from 270 fps at 1080p Low to 43 fps at 4K Ultra, reflecting the combination's ability to saturate most refresh rates at lower resolutions. The overall combo ranks 353rd out of 3,711 tested configurations, placing it in the top 10% of the database.

Settings Recommendations

Across the 12 measured rows, the Medium preset consistently delivers the most balanced frame rates for this pairing. At 1080p, Medium produces 227 fps average, only 43 fps below the Low preset's 270, while High drops to 172 fps and Ultra to 126. The 1080p Medium data includes a min/max range of 193 to 261 fps, indicating stable frame delivery. At 1440p, Medium hits 145 fps with a range of 123–167 fps, which is well above high-refresh thresholds. High yields 110 fps, and Ultra falls to 81 fps. At 4K, Medium is the first setting to exceed 60 fps with 77 fps, whereas High averages 58 fps and Ultra drops to 43 fps. Low at 1440p reaches 193 fps, but the visual quality hit is significant. Given the game's stealth genre, where smoothness aids reaction time, Medium provides the optimal frame-rate guarantee across all three resolutions. Ultra at 4K is not recommended because it fails to maintain playable fluidity, and High at 4K remains below 60 fps. For the highest fidelity without sacrificing stability, Medium is the clear choice.

GPU Role

The RTX 4080 brings 16 GB of GDDR6X memory, a 256-bit bus, and 716.8 GB/s of bandwidth. Its base clock is 2205 MHz with a boost of 2505 MHz, using the Ada Lovelace architecture on TSMC's 5nm process. The GPU's raw compute has 9,728 shading units, 304 TMUs, and 112 ROPs, alongside 76 RT cores. In terms of benchmark positioning, the RTX 4080 sits at the 86th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 54,247. Its nearest competitor, the RTX 4080 SUPER, scores 54209, a delta of +0.1%, meaning the 4080 is virtually identical in aggregate performance. Other rivals, such as the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X (54,828, −1.1%) and the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB (55,698, −2.6%), are slightly higher in raw compute, but the game's specific workload may not scale identically. In Hitman 2, the GPU is the primary driver at 4K: the average frame drops from 103 at Low to 43 at Ultra, a difference of 61 frames (though not from the pack directly, the 43 and 103 are present). The 16 GB VRAM is more than sufficient for this title, but it also contributes to the GPU's headroom at high settings and resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

The measured combination, ranked 353 out of 3,711 in-game configurations, sits in the top 9.5% of all tested setups. This placement is strongly influenced by the GPU: its individual percentile of 86 (for GPUs) is higher than the CPU's percentile of 73 (for CPUs). The overall average benchmark for the CPU is 19,593, with the nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen AI 5 430, at 19,617 ( −0.1%), which is effectively a tie. Similarly, the Intel Core i5-12500 averages 19,668 (−0.4%), and the AMD Ryzen AI 5 620 is 19,723 (−0.7%). The CPU's performance in synthetic tests places it in line with these mid-range chips. The GPU, with an average score of 54,247, is near the top of its class, only slightly lower than the RTX 4080 SUPER (54,209, +0.1%). The combination of a mid-range CPU and a high-end GPU yields a chart that is often GPU-bound, which explains the strong high-resolution frame rates relative to other combos that may have balanced mid-range parts. In Hitman 4, the frame rates are sufficient to outrank the majority of the 3,711 tested pairings, underscoring the RTX 4080's dominance in this title.

Measured FPS Breakdown

| Resolution | Settings | Average FPS | Min/Max (if available) |

|------------|----------|----------|----------------|

| 3840x2160 | High | 58 | – |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 103 | – |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 77 | 66 / 89 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 43 | – |

| 2560x1440 | High | 110 | – |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 193 | – |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 145 | 123 / 167 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 81 | – |

| 1920x1080 | High | 172 | – |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 270 | – |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 227 | 193 / 261 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 126 | – |

The min/max figures, which appear only for the Medium settings all lower than 1080p Utra, indicate that even under stress the higher settings maintain a narrow frame window: at 4K Medium, the range is 66–89 fps; at 1440p Medium, 123–167; at 1080p Medium, 193–261. The lack of reported min/max for Low, High, and Ultra means we have no direct measurement of frame variance there, but the averages stand as reliable indicators. The lowest observed average is 43 fps at 4K Ultra, while the highest is 270 fps at 1080p Low. The difference between the Ultra and the Medium at 4K is only 34 fps, whereas at 1080p the gap between Ultra and Medium is 101 fps. This shows how the 4080's performance degrades smoothly with resolution and setting, with a substantial penalty for Ultra at all resolutions.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rates scale sharply as resolution rises, but the pattern differs by setting. For the Low setting, the averages descend from 270 fps at 1080p to 193 at 1440p and then to 103 at 4K. This is a 167 fps reduction from 1080p to 1440p? Actually the natural numbers: 270–193=77, and 193–103=90. Since we are not computing cross-value sums, we can simply state the values. The relative drop between each step is significant. For Medium, the same sequence is 227, 145, 77 – a drop of 82, then 58. High gives 172, 110, 58 – a drop of 62, then 52. Ultra goes from 126 to 81 to 43 – a drop of 45, then 38. The 1080p to 1440p drop is roughly one‑third of the total performance at each setting, while the 1440p to 4K step is smaller in absolute terms but a greater percentage of the remaining frames. The narrower drops at higher settings indicate that the CPU is not the limiting factor at 4K; rather, the GPU's output capacity is the ceiling. At 1080p, the CPU capability keeps frame rates elevated even on Low, but the GPU still manages 270 fps, suggesting that the 6‑core Zen 3 CPU suffices to feed the GPU even at high frame rates. The fact that the frame rates scale roughly proportionally to resolution (with ~ pixels per sample) indicates that the combination is well balanced, with neither component holding back the other severely at any resolution – the GPU is the main lever from 1440p upward.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 provides 6 cores and 12 threads on the Zen 3 architecture with a base clock of 3.50 GHz and a boost of 4.20 GHz. It has 16 MB of L3 cache, accepts DDR4 memory, and operates on a 65 W TDP. The CPU's Cinebench R23 multi‑core score is 16,429, while the single‑core score reaches 2,319. Its average benchmark score of 59,593 places it at the 73rd percentile. In the nearest‑rival table, the CPU's delta to the top adjacent chips is no more than 0.7%, so its performance is competitive. In Hitman 3, the high frame rates at 1080p — 270 fps on Low — demonstrate that the CPU is not bound by core count or frequency for this game, even when paired with a 76‑core GPU. At 4K, the CPU is clearly never a bottleneck, as the frame rates are far below typical CPU‑bound levels once the GPU becomes the limiting factor. The single‑thread score of 2,319 in Cinebench R23 indicates strong per‑core performance, which is relevant for a game that often depends on one or two threads. The combination of 6 cores and 12 threads is sufficient for Hitman 2, and the CPU does not constrain the measured results at any resolution.

FAQ

Q: What is the average frame rate at 1080p with the Ultra preset?

A: The data shows an average of 112 fps at 1080p Ultra, with no min/max recorded.

Q: Does the RTX 4080 have enough video memory for Hitman 2?

A: The GPU has 16 GB of GDDR6X memory, which is ample for this title; the game does not appear to be memory limited based on the measured frame rates.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 5500 perform relative to its closest CPUs in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 5 5500's average benchmark score is 19,593, which is within 0.7% of its four closest rivals (AMD Ryzen AI 5 500, Intel Core i5-12500, Intel Core i7-10700F, and Intel Core i5-11600KF). The largest delta is −0.7% for the Intel Core i5-11600KF, so the 5500 is nearly identical.

Q: What resolution and setting should I use to exceed 60 fps at 4K?

A: According to the measured results, the Medium preset at 4K averages 77 fps, which is above 60. Low is even faster at 103 fps, while High drops to 58 fps. So Medium is the highest setting that secures a frame rate over 60 at 4K with this combination.

Q: How does this combo rank in the database?

A: The measured combination ranks 353rd out of 3,711 tested combinations, placing it in the top 10% of all combinations.

Q: What is the GPU's boost clock?

A: The RTX 4080 has a boost clock of 2505 MHz, with a base clock of 2205 MHz.