Hitman 2

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G paired with the Intel Arc B370 delivers playable frame rates in Hitman 2, but only under specific conditions. The data shows this combination is heavily GPU-limited, with performance dropping sharply as resolution and settings increase. The measured results place this combo at rank 2768 out of 3001 combinations, indicating it sits near the bottom tier for this title. The sweet spot is clearly 1080p with Low settings, where the system achieves a 73 FPS average, while higher configurations quickly become unplayable.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark data strongly favors the Low preset at 1920x1080 for this hardware combination. At this setting, the system achieves an average of 73 FPS, which is the only configuration in the entire measured set that clears the 60 FPS threshold comfortably. This represents a 35% improvement over the Medium preset at the same resolution, which averages 54 FPS. The jump from Low to Medium costs 19 FPS, while the further step to High costs another 13 FPS, landing at 41 FPS. Ultra at 1080p drops to 30 FPS, which is the minimum playable threshold but leaves no headroom for demanding scenes.

For players prioritizing smooth gameplay, 1080p Low is the only viable option. The Medium preset at 1080p, with a 54 FPS average and a recorded minimum of 46 FPS, could be acceptable for those who prefer visual fidelity over frame rate stability. The minimum FPS of 46 suggests occasional dips below the average, but it remains above the 30 FPS playability floor. High at 1080p averages 41 FPS, which is borderline for a stealth game where precise timing matters, but the lack of a recorded minimum FPS makes it a riskier choice.

At 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 46 FPS, which is playable but not ideal. This represents a 37% drop from the 1080p Low result. The Medium preset at 1440p averages 35 FPS with a minimum of 30, placing it right at the edge of acceptable performance. High at 1440p drops to 26 FPS, and Ultra falls to 19 FPS, both of which are below the playability threshold. The 4K results are uniformly poor, with even Low averaging only 25 FPS, making this resolution impractical for this hardware.

The performance scaling across settings follows a consistent pattern: each step up in quality costs roughly 15-20% of the frame rate. The data suggests that the Intel Arc B370, despite its low 5th percentile ranking among all GPUs, is the primary bottleneck. The Ryzen 5 5600G, with its 74th percentile ranking among all CPUs, has ample headroom that goes unused in this configuration. Users should accept that this combo is designed for 1080p gaming at lower presets, and any attempt to push higher resolutions or quality levels will result in sub-30 FPS performance.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B370 is the decisive factor in this combination's Hitman 2 performance. The GPU's benchmark results are remarkably weak, with a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1184, placing it in the 5th percentile of all GPUs. This is nearly identical to the scores of its nearest rivals, with the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 scoring 1186 (0.2% higher) and the ATI Radeon HD 5770 scoring 1190 (0.5% higher). The AMD FirePro M2000 trails at 1168, which is 1.4% lower than the Arc B370's score.

The GPU's specifications explain its performance ceiling. It operates with a base clock of 300 MHz and a boost clock of 2400 MHz, with a memory configuration that is system shared, meaning bandwidth is dependent on the host system's memory. The Arc B370 has 1280 shading units, 40 texture mapping units, and 20 render output units, along with 10 ray tracing cores. Its pixel rate is 48.00 GPixel/s and texture rate is 96.00 GTexel/s, with FP32 performance of 6.144 TFLOPS. The 25 W TDP and IGP slot width indicate this is an integrated graphics solution, which constrains its ability to handle demanding titles like Hitman 2 at high resolutions.

The measured FPS data reflects this GPU's limitations directly. At 1080p, the average frame rate scales from 73 at Low down to 30 at Ultra, showing that the GPU is saturated even at the lowest settings. The step from Medium to High at 1080p costs 13 FPS (54 to 41), while High to Ultra costs another 11 FPS (41 to 30). This steep drop-off as settings increase confirms that pixel throughput and shading capacity are the limiting factors. The GPU's 5th percentile ranking means it performs worse than 95% of all GPUs, and the 3DMark score of 1184 is a baseline that translates to poor real-world performance in a 2018 title like Hitman 2.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution and settings combination for this hardware in Hitman 2?

A: The data shows 1920x1080 with Low settings provides the highest average frame rate at 73 FPS. This is the only configuration that exceeds 60 FPS, making it the clear recommendation for smooth gameplay. The Medium preset at 1080p averages 54 FPS, which is the next best option if visual quality is prioritized.

Q: How does the Intel Arc B370 compare to its closest GPU rivals?

A: The Arc B370 scores 1184 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, which is 0.2% lower than the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 (1186) and 0.5% lower than the ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1190). It is 1.4% higher than the AMD FirePro M2000 (1168). These are all within a 2% performance band, indicating the Arc B370 sits at the very bottom of the GPU performance spectrum.

Q: Is the Ryzen 5 5600G a bottleneck in this configuration?

A: No, the data indicates the CPU is not the limiting factor. The Ryzen 5 5600G ranks in the 74th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 21088. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i3-1220P, scores 21066 (0.1% lower). The GPU's 5th percentile ranking is far more restrictive, and the FPS drops across resolutions align with GPU rather than CPU limitations.

Q: Can this system run Hitman 2 at 4K resolution?

A: Technically yes, but not at playable frame rates. At 3840x2160, the Low preset averages 25 FPS, Medium averages 19 FPS, High averages 14 FPS, and Ultra averages 10 FPS. All of these are below the 30 FPS threshold generally considered the minimum for playable performance, making 4K impractical.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between 1080p and 1440p at the same settings?

A: At Low settings, the drop from 1080p to 1440p is 27 FPS (73 to 46), a 37% reduction. At Medium settings, the drop is 19 FPS (54 to 35), a 35% reduction. At High, the drop is 15 FPS (41 to 26), a 37% reduction. At Ultra, the drop is 11 FPS (30 to 19), a 37% reduction.

Q: Does the Ryzen 5 5600G's integrated graphics affect the Arc B370's performance?

A: The data does not show any direct interaction. The Arc B370 uses system shared memory, and the Ryzen 5 5600G has integrated Radeon Vega 7 graphics. The measured FPS results reflect the combined system performance, and the CPU's 6 cores, 12 threads, and 3.90 GHz base clock (4.40 GHz boost) provide sufficient processing power. The bottleneck is clearly the GPU, not the CPU or its integrated graphics.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its best results. The Low preset averages 73 FPS, which is the highest measured value across all resolutions and settings. The Medium preset averages 54 FPS with a minimum of 46 and a maximum of 63, showing some variance but maintaining playability. High averages 41 FPS, and Ultra drops to 30 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a steady decline: 73, 54, 41, 30. This represents a 59% total reduction from the lowest to the highest quality setting.

Moving to 2560x1440, performance drops significantly. Low averages 46 FPS, Medium averages 35 FPS with a minimum of 30 and maximum of 40, High averages 26 FPS, and Ultra averages 19 FPS. The Medium preset at 1440p is the only configuration in this resolution that records a minimum FPS above 30, at exactly 30. The gap between Low and Medium is 11 FPS, while Medium to High is 9 FPS, and High to Ultra is 7 FPS. The absolute values are all below the 1080p equivalents, with Low at 1440p (46 FPS) being equivalent to High at 1080p (41 FPS) in terms of playability.

At 3840x2160, the results are uniformly poor. Low averages 25 FPS, Medium averages 19 FPS with a minimum of 16 and maximum of 21, High averages 14 FPS, and Ultra averages 10 FPS. None of these configurations reach the 30 FPS playability threshold. The Medium preset at 4K shows the tightest variance, with a 5 FPS spread between minimum and maximum, indicating consistent but low performance. The drop from Low to Ultra at 4K is 15 FPS, which is a 60% reduction.

The data reveals a consistent pattern across all resolutions: each settings step reduces performance by a similar proportion. At 1080p, the average drop per settings tier is approximately 14 FPS. At 1440p, it is approximately 9 FPS. At 4K, it is approximately 5 FPS. This scaling suggests that the GPU's fixed resources are being spread thinner as resolution increases, with diminishing returns from settings changes at higher resolutions.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate impact of resolution scaling is severe for this hardware. Moving from 1920x1080 to 2560x1440 at Low settings reduces the average from 73 to 46 FPS, a drop of 27 FPS or 37%. From 1440p to 4K at Low settings, the average drops from 46 to 25 FPS, another 21 FPS reduction, representing a 46% decrease. The cumulative effect from 1080p to 4K at Low settings is a 48 FPS drop, from 73 to 25 FPS, which is a 66% reduction.

At Medium settings, the scaling follows a similar trajectory. 1080p averages 54 FPS, 1440p averages 35 FPS, and 4K averages 19 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 19 FPS (35%), and from 1440p to 4K is 16 FPS (46%). At High settings, the averages are 41 FPS at 1080p, 26 FPS at 1440p, and 14 FPS at 4K. The 1080p to 1440p drop is 15 FPS (37%), and the 1440p to 4K drop is 12 FPS (46%). At Ultra, the averages are 30, 19, and 10 FPS for 1080p, 1440p, and 4K respectively, with drops of 11 FPS (37%) and 9 FPS (47%).

The consistent percentage drops across settings indicate that the limiting component is resolution-dependent in a uniform way. The 37% reduction from 1080p to 1440p and the 46% reduction from 1440p to 4K are nearly identical across all four settings tiers. This uniformity points to a GPU that is pixel-bound, meaning its rendering throughput is the primary constraint. The Ryzen 5 5600G, with its 74th percentile CPU ranking, is not the cause of these steep drops. If the CPU were limiting, the percentage drops would vary more across settings as the CPU load changes with quality level.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G provides more than enough processing power for Hitman 2, as evidenced by the benchmark data. This CPU has 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 3.90 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. It is built on the Zen 3 architecture using a 7 nm process from TSMC, with 10,700 million transistors on a 180 mm² die. The cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 512 KB of L2 per core, and 16 MB of L3 cache. Memory support is DDR4 with dual-channel configuration and 51.2 GB/s bandwidth.

The CPU's benchmark scores place it firmly in the mid-range tier. Its average benchmark score is 21088, which puts it in the 74th percentile of all CPUs. The nearest rivals are tightly clustered: the Intel Core i3-1220P scores 21066 (0.1% lower), the Intel Core Ultra 7 256V scores 21112 (0.1% higher), the AMD Ryzen 5 7530U scores 21133 (0.2% higher), and the Intel Core Ultra 7 155U scores 21174 (0.4% higher). In multi-threaded workloads, the Cinebench R23 multicore score is 10551, while the single-core score is 1409. Geekbench scores are 8428 multicore and 1801 single-core.

In Hitman 2 specifically, the CPU's performance is not the limiting factor. The FPS drops across resolutions and settings are consistent with GPU-bound behavior, as the Arc B370's 5th percentile ranking and 1184 3DMark score represent a severe bottleneck. The Ryzen 5 5600G's 3DMark scores — 5451 for 16 threads, 1705 for 2 threads, 3258 for 4 threads, 4694 for 8 threads, 5455 for max threads, and 872 for single thread — all indicate healthy scaling with thread count, which is typical for a 6-core, 12-thread processor. The Passmark multithread score of 19717 and single-thread score of 3177 further confirm the CPU's capability.

The data suggests that upgrading the GPU would yield significant improvements in Hitman 2, while upgrading the CPU would not. The CPU's 74th percentile ranking means it outperforms the vast majority of processors, and its nearest rivals are all within 0.4% of its score. The GPU, by contrast, sits in the bottom 5% of all GPUs, with its nearest rivals being older ATI and AMD parts from a previous generation. The system's overall rank of 2768 out of 3001 combinations for this game reflects this imbalance, with the CPU's strength unable to compensate for the GPU's weakness.