Hitman 2

Resolution Scaling

The measured frame rates for Hitman 2 with this AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 combination reveal a classic scaling pattern that shifts from a CPU-bound scenario at lower resolutions to a GPU-bound one as pixel count rises. At 1080p Low settings, the combo delivers 288.3 FPS, which is a massive figure that indicates the processor is doing heavy lifting to feed the GPU. Moving to 1440p Low, the average drops to 225 FPS, a reduction of roughly 22% from the 1080p result, while at 4K Low the average falls to 117.6 FPS — a nearly 59% reduction from the 1080p Low figure. This steep decline at 4K demonstrates that the RTX 5090's rendering workload becomes the dominant factor at higher resolutions, overshadowing the CPU's contribution.

The scaling behavior is even more telling when examining the High and Ultra presets. At 1080p High, the system produces 195.4 FPS, and at 1440p High it achieves 125.9 FPS, a drop of about 36%. Pushing to 4K High yields 68.8 FPS, which is a further 45% decline from the 1440p result. The Ultra preset tells a similar story: 147.2 FPS at 1080p, 95.4 FPS at 1440p, and 50 FPS at 4K. The consistent halving of frame rates as resolution doubles from 1440p to 4K across all quality settings strongly suggests that the GPU's pixel throughput and memory bandwidth are the limiting factors at 4K Ultra, where the 50 FPS result is the lowest in the entire dataset. Conversely, the relatively modest gaps between 1080p and 1440p at Low settings (288.3 FPS to 225 FPS) indicate that the Ryzen 5 5600's six cores and twelve threads are approaching their ceiling when the GPU has less work to do per frame.

This resolution scaling analysis points to a system where the RTX 5090 is massively overprovisioned for 1080p gaming with this CPU, but comes into its own at 4K, particularly at High and Ultra settings, where the frame rates remain playable despite the heavy load.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the benchmark database, this specific pairing of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 achieves a combo rank of 33 out of 1795 tested combinations in Hitman 2. That places it in the top 2% of all tested configurations, which is an impressive standing given that the CPU is a mid-range desktop part from the 5000 series. The data shows that the RTX 5090's sheer rendering power compensates for the Ryzen 5 5600's more modest compute capabilities, allowing the combo to outperform the vast majority of systems that likely feature more balanced or even higher-end CPUs paired with slower GPUs.

The rank of 33 becomes more meaningful when considering the GPU's individual performance percentile. The RTX 5090 sits at the 94th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 84306. Its nearest rivals in the database include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D, which scores 84241 (a delta of 0.1%), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile at 84171 (a delta of 0.2%), showing that the desktop 5090 is essentially tied with these parts in aggregate GPU benchmarks. However, the combo rank in Hitman 2 specifically reflects how the CPU and GPU interact in this game's engine, and the result is a top-tier position that belies the CPU's relatively lower standing.

The CPU itself ranks at the 79th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 21765. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Xeon D-1746TER at 21635 (0.6% slower), the AMD EPYC 9554P at 21899 (0.6% faster), and the Intel Core i7-11700F at 21957 (0.9% faster). These small deltas indicate that the Ryzen 5 5600 is a solid performer in its own right, but it is the GPU's dominance that drives this combo to rank 33. The data implies that in Hitman 2, the RTX 5090 carries the performance load, and the Ryzen 5 5600 provides sufficient single-thread and multi-thread throughput to avoid becoming a severe bottleneck at most settings, except perhaps at the lowest resolutions where the CPU limit is reached.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 is a behemoth of a graphics card, built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with a GB202 chip fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC. It packs 92,200 million transistors on a 750 mm² die, with a transistor density of 122.9 million per square millimeter. The memory subsystem is equally formidable: 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, delivering 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth. This massive memory pool and bandwidth are crucial for Hitman 2's detailed environments, which feature dense crowds, complex lighting, and large draw distances that can consume significant VRAM at 4K Ultra settings.

Clock speeds for this GPU are listed at a base of 2017 MHz and a boost of 2407 MHz, with memory running at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective). The card has 21760 shading units, 680 texture mapping units, and 176 raster output pipelines, along with 170 ray tracing cores and 680 tensor cores. Its pixel rate is 423.6 GPixel/s and texture rate is 1,636.8 GTexel/s, enabling the card to push 104.8 TFLOPS of FP32 compute. These specifications explain why the RTX 5090 achieves such high frame rates even at 4K in this game, with the 68.8 FPS High result and 50 FPS Ultra result being particularly strong for a title from 2018.

The GPU's role in this combo is evident when comparing the 4K Low result of 117.6 FPS to the 1080p Low result of 288.3 FPS. The 32 GB VRAM buffer ensures that even at 4K Ultra, the game's assets fit comfortably in memory, avoiding any potential stuttering or texture thrashing that could occur with smaller memory pools. The data shows that the RTX 5090 is not the bottleneck at 1080p or even 1440p in most cases, but at 4K Ultra, the card's raw compute and memory bandwidth are fully utilized, resulting in the 50 FPS figure that represents the system's worst-case scenario in this test set.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The full dataset of measured FPS for Hitman 2 with this combo covers three resolutions and four quality settings, providing a complete picture of performance scaling. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers the highest average at 288.3 FPS, followed by Medium at 256.4 FPS, High at 195.4 FPS, and Ultra at 147.2 FPS. These numbers show that even at the most demanding 1080p preset, the system far exceeds the refresh rates of typical monitors, making this resolution largely CPU-bound at the lower settings.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages are 225 FPS at Low, 169.7 FPS at Medium, 125.9 FPS at High, and 95.4 FPS at Ultra. The transition from 1080p to 1440p reduces performance by 22% at Low, 34% at Medium, 36% at High, and 35% at Ultra, showing a consistent penalty that reflects the increased pixel count. The 95.4 FPS Ultra result at 1440p remains high enough for smooth gameplay on high-refresh-rate displays, indicating that the RTX 5090 still has headroom at this resolution.

At 3840x2160, the averages drop to 117.6 FPS at Low, 88.3 FPS at Medium, 68.8 FPS at High, and 50 FPS at Ultra. The 4K results show a more pronounced scaling penalty from 1440p: 48% at Low, 48% at Medium, 45% at High, and 48% at Ultra. This near-uniform halving of performance when moving from 1440p to 4K across all settings confirms that the GPU is the primary limiting factor at 4K, with the 50 FPS Ultra figure representing the only sub-60 FPS result in the entire dataset. The 117.6 FPS Low result at 4K demonstrates that the RTX 5090 can handle 4K gaming with ease when settings are reduced, while the 68.8 FPS High result shows that even at high quality, the card maintains playable frame rates on this CPU.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution to play Hitman 2 with this CPU and GPU combo?

A: The data shows that 1440p Ultra delivers 95.4 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold, while 4K Ultra drops to 50 FPS. For the highest visual fidelity without sacrificing smoothness, 1440p Ultra is the sweet spot, though 4K High at 68.8 FPS is also viable for players who prioritize resolution over settings.

Q: Is the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 a bottleneck for the RTX 5090 in this game?

A: At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 288.3 FPS, which suggests the CPU is reaching its limit because the GPU has minimal work. However, at 4K Ultra, the 50 FPS result indicates the GPU becomes the bottleneck. The CPU limits performance at lower resolutions, but the GPU takes over as the limiting factor at 4K.

Q: How does the RTX 5090's memory configuration impact Hitman 2 performance?

A: The RTX 5090 features 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus with 1.79 TB/s bandwidth. This massive memory pool ensures that Hitman 2's assets are fully cached at 4K Ultra, preventing stutter from memory overflow, and the bandwidth supports the high frame rates seen at 1080p and 1440p.

Q: What frame rate can I expect at 1080p with Ultra settings?

A: The measured average FPS at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings is 147.2. This is a high frame rate that exceeds the refresh rate of standard 144Hz monitors, indicating that the system is suitable for competitive or high-refresh-rate play at this resolution.

Q: How does the combo rank compare to other tested systems in Hitman 2?

A: This combo ranks 33rd out of 1795 tested combinations, placing it in the top 2% of all systems. This is a strong result, driven primarily by the RTX 5090's high performance, as the GPU ranks in the 94th percentile among all GPUs.

Q: Is the 4K Ultra result of 50 FPS acceptable for gameplay?

A: The 50 FPS average at 3840x2160 Ultra is below the 60 FPS standard for smooth gameplay. Players seeking a locked 60 FPS experience at 4K should consider the High preset, which achieves 68.8 FPS, or reduce the resolution to 1440p Ultra for 95.4 FPS.