Hitman 2

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Hitman 2 across three resolutions reveals a classic pattern of GPU-bound scaling, but with a critical twist at the highest settings. At 1080p High, the combo delivers 192.6 FPS, which climbs to 124.2 FPS at 1440p (a 35.5% drop) and then falls to 67 FPS at 4K (a 46% drop from 1440p). This steep decline from 1440p to 4K indicates that the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is being pushed to its limits at 4K, with the 67 FPS average representing a significant workload increase.

However, the scaling behavior changes dramatically when examining the Low preset. At 1080p Low, the system produces 285.4 FPS, which drops to 218.1 FPS at 1440p and 115.7 FPS at 4K. The 1440p-to-4K drop here is 47%, nearly identical to the High preset's drop. This consistency across presets suggests that the RTX 4090's raw rasterization power is the primary limiter at 4K, regardless of quality settings. The data shows that at 4K Low, the combo still manages over 115 FPS, but the 4K Ultra setting drops to just 49.3 FPS — a 57% reduction from 4K High.

The medium preset tells a slightly different story. At 1080p Medium, the system achieves 248.4 FPS, dropping to 162.3 FPS at 1440p and 83.6 FPS at 4K. The 1080p-to-1440p drop of 34.7% is smaller than the 1440p-to-4K drop of 48.5%, indicating that the GPU's memory bandwidth and shading throughput become increasingly taxed as pixel count rises. This is consistent with the RTX 4090's 1.01 TB/s memory bandwidth and 82.58 TFLOPS FP32 throughput, which are enormous but still finite resources.

The Ultra preset results are particularly telling. At 1080p Ultra, the system hits 141.2 FPS, which is actually lower than the High preset at 1440p (124.2 FPS). This suggests that Ultra settings introduce effects that are disproportionately expensive per pixel. The 4K Ultra result of 49.3 FPS is the only sub-60 FPS figure in the entire dataset, making it the sole point where this combination fails to maintain smooth playback. The scaling from 1080p Ultra to 4K Ultra represents an 65.1% reduction in frame rate, the largest percentage drop across any preset chain.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the database of 1,795 tested CPU-GPU combinations for Hitman 2, this pairing of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 achieves a rank of 58. This places it in the top 3.2% of all tested combos, which is an exceptional position given that the CPU is a mid-range 5000-series part. The rank reflects the overwhelming influence of the RTX 4090, which sits at the 91st percentile of all GPUs, while the Ryzen 5 5600 sits at the 79th percentile of all CPUs.

The data shows that this combo outperforms the vast majority of alternatives, but it does not reach the top of the charts. The 58th rank suggests that there are 57 combinations that deliver higher average FPS in Hitman 2, likely featuring higher-end CPUs paired with the RTX 4090 or GPUs with even more headroom. The combo's ranking is more impressive when considering that the Ryzen 5 5600's average benchmark score of 21,765 places it slightly below the AMD EPYC 9554P (21,899, -0.6% delta) and Intel Core i7-11700F (21,957, -0.9% delta), yet the game performance remains strong.

This rank of 58 out of 1,795 indicates that the system is well above the median but not at the extreme top tier. The 4K Ultra result of 49.3 FPS is likely the weakest point in the combo's profile, as it falls below the 60 FPS threshold that many users consider the baseline for playable performance. At 1440p High (124.2 FPS) and 1080p High (192.6 FPS), the combo delivers excellent performance that would satisfy most gaming scenarios.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is the dominant component in this pairing, and its specifications explain the measured results. With 24 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, the card provides 1.01 TB/s of memory bandwidth — a figure that directly supports the 4K High result of 67 FPS, where large texture sets and high-resolution buffers demand substantial bandwidth. The 128 RT cores and 512 tensor cores indicate that the GPU is built for ray tracing and AI workloads, though Hitman 2's conventional rasterization leans primarily on the 16,384 shading units.

The clock behavior is notable: the base clock of 2235 MHz and boost clock of 2520 MHz are relatively close, suggesting the card runs near its boost ceiling under sustained load. The 450 W TDP and 850 W suggested PSU highlight the power envelope required to sustain these clocks. In Hitman 2, the GPU's 82.58 TFLOPS FP32 compute is the key asset, allowing it to process the game's complex lighting and shadow calculations at 4K. The pixel rate of 443.5 GPixel/s and texture rate of 1,290.2 GTexel/s are directly relevant to the fill-rate demands of the game's detailed environments.

The RTX 4090's 91st percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 66,473, places it in elite company. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Tesla T4 (66,733, -0.4% delta) and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 (67,097, -0.9% delta), which are workstation-class cards with different driver optimizations. The 4090's 24 GB VRAM is more than sufficient for Hitman 2 at any resolution, meaning memory capacity is not a limiting factor — the 49.3 FPS at 4K Ultra is a compute and bandwidth limitation, not a memory shortage.

FAQ

Q: What is the peak frame rate this combo achieves in Hitman 2?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 285.4 at 1080p with Low settings. This drops to 218.1 at 1440p Low and 115.7 at 4K Low.

Q: Does this system maintain 60 FPS at 4K in Hitman 2?

A: Yes, at High settings the combo delivers 67 FPS, and at Medium it achieves 83.6 FPS. However, at 4K Ultra the average falls to 49.3 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How does the CPU's benchmark score compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Ryzen 5 5600 has an average benchmark score of 21,765, which is 0.6% higher than the Intel Xeon D-1746TER (21,635) and 0.6% lower than the AMD EPYC 9554P (21,899). It trails the Intel Core i7-11700F (21,957) by 0.9%.

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking among all tested GPUs?

A: The RTX 4090 sits at the 91st percentile, with an average benchmark score of 66,473. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA Tesla T4, scores 66,733, a 0.4% difference.

Q: What is the rank of this specific combo in the database for Hitman 2?

A: The combination of Ryzen 5 5600 and RTX 4090 ranks 58th out of 1,795 tested combos, placing it in the top 3.2% of all configurations.

Q: Which resolution and settings produce the most balanced performance?

A: The 1440p High result of 124.2 FPS offers a strong balance between visual quality and frame rate. For high refresh rate gaming, 1080p High at 192.6 FPS is more appropriate, while 4K High at 67 FPS is the best option for 4K displays.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 plays a supporting but essential role in this combo. With 6 cores and 12 threads based on Zen 3 architecture, the CPU provides the foundation for feeding the RTX 4090's immense rendering capabilities. The 3.50 GHz base clock and 4.40 GHz boost clock are modest by current high-end standards, yet the 65 W TDP and 7 nm process node allow for efficient operation. The 32 MB shared L3 cache is critical for game workloads, as it reduces latency when accessing frequently used data.

The CPU's benchmark results show a clear strength in multi-threaded performance. The Cinebench R23 multicore score of 18,309 and PassMark multithread score of 21,541 indicate that the 12 threads are well-utilized in Hitman 2, which can spawn multiple worker threads for AI, physics, and scene management. The single-thread performance is also solid, with a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2,584 and PassMark single-thread score of 3,256. These figures suggest that the CPU can handle the game's primary game logic thread without becoming a bottleneck.

The measured frame rates provide evidence of the CPU's adequacy. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 285.4 FPS, which is far beyond what most displays can show, indicating that the CPU is not limiting frame delivery at lower resolutions. Even at 1080p Ultra (141.2 FPS), the CPU maintains pace. The 79th percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 21,765, places the Ryzen 5 5600 in the upper tier of processors, though its nearest rivals — the Intel Xeon D-1746TER (21,635, +0.6%) and AMD EPYC 9554P (21,899, -0.6%) — are enterprise parts with different power profiles.

The CPU's memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s and dual-channel DDR4 support are sufficient for Hitman 2's data streaming needs. The PCIe Gen 4 interface with 20 lanes provides ample bandwidth for the RTX 4090's PCIe 4.0 x16 connection, ensuring no data transfer bottleneck between CPU and GPU. The 4,150 million transistors on a 74 mm² die represent a dense, efficient design that delivers strong per-core performance. In summary, the Ryzen 5 5600 does not boost the combo to the top of the rankings, but it does not hold the RTX 4090 back in any meaningful way across the tested settings.