Hitman 2

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 delivers a performance profile in Hitman 2 that is heavily dependent on resolution and preset selection, with the data indicating a clear sweet spot at 1440p and a significant drop-off at 4K Ultra. Across all three tested resolutions, the scaling from Low to Ultra shows diminishing returns, with the largest absolute frame rate jumps occurring at 1080p and the smallest at 4K, where the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Hitman 2?

A: Based on the measured data, 2560x1440 offers the best balance of visual quality and performance. At High settings, the combo achieves 65.2 FPS, which is more than playable, while 1920x1080 High reaches 100 FPS and 3840x2160 High drops to 33.2 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its closest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 5 5600G has an average benchmark score of 19983, placing it 0.2% above the Intel Core i7-11600H (19949) and 0.3% above the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX (19928). It trails the Intel Core i7-11800H and AMD EPYC 7713P by 0.2%, both of which score 20024.

Q: What is the GPU's relative standing against its nearest competitors in overall benchmarks?

A: The RTX 4060's average benchmark score is 23181. It is 0.6% behind the AMD Radeon RX 6600M (23321) and 0.7% behind the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti (23338), while leading the Intel Arc B580 (23021) by 0.7% and the AMD Radeon 760M (22999) by 0.8%.

Q: What is the performance difference between the Low and Ultra presets at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, the Low preset yields 171.2 FPS, while the Ultra preset yields 75 FPS. This represents a substantial 96.2 FPS difference, indicating that the Ultra preset demands significantly more from the hardware.

Q: Is the 4K High preset playable with this configuration?

A: The measured 33.2 FPS average at 3840x2160 High is below the threshold for smooth, consistent gameplay in a stealth title. The 4K Low preset at 57.7 FPS is more viable, though it requires a major reduction in visual fidelity.

Q: How does the 5600G perform in single-threaded workloads compared to its multi-threaded results?

A: The CPU scores 2365 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 16758 in multi-core. The single-core score is relatively strong, suggesting good responsiveness, but the multi-core result shows the 6-core/12-thread configuration scales effectively across all cores.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is the primary driver of frame rates in this configuration, particularly as resolution and settings increase. The GPU's 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus provides a bandwidth of 272.0 GB/s, which is sufficient for the textures and geometry in Hitman 2 at the tested settings. The core clocks of 1830 MHz base and 2460 MHz boost, combined with 3072 shading units, allow the card to process the game's DirectX 12 workload efficiently.

The data shows a clear GPU-bound trend at higher resolutions. At 3840x2160, the frame rate drops from 57.7 FPS at Low to 21.6 FPS at Ultra, a 36.1 FPS decrease. This steep decline indicates that the GPU's compute resources are saturated as the pixel count and shader complexity increase. In contrast, at 1920x1080, the drop from Low to Ultra is 96.2 FPS (171.2 to 75), showing that the GPU has more headroom at lower resolutions but is still heavily taxed by the Ultra preset's effects.

The RTX 4060's Ada Lovelace architecture supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, which Hitman 2 can leverage for advanced rendering features. The GPU's 24 RT cores and 96 tensor cores are present, though the measured data does not isolate ray tracing or DLSS performance. The 15.11 TFLOPS of FP32 compute is the raw throughput that the game's pixel and vertex shaders consume, and the benchmark results suggest that this compute budget is exhausted before the 4K Ultra preset becomes playable.

Settings Recommendations

For a balanced experience, the 2560x1440 High preset is the optimal choice. The measured 65.2 FPS average is smooth enough for stealth gameplay, where precise timing matters, and it provides a significant visual upgrade over the Low preset. The 1440p Medium preset at 82.9 FPS is also viable for players who prioritize frame rate over graphical details, offering a 17.7 FPS improvement over High.

At 1920x1080, the High preset delivers 100 FPS, which is excellent for competitive or high-refresh-rate displays. The Medium preset at 130.7 FPS is the best option for maximizing frame rate without sacrificing too much visual quality, as the jump to Low (171.2 FPS) offers diminishing returns in smoothness for a noticeable reduction in fidelity. The Ultra preset at 75 FPS is playable but introduces the highest GPU load for marginal visual gains over High.

The 4K resolution is not recommended for this combo. The High preset at 33.2 FPS is below the 60 FPS target, and the Medium preset at 45.1 FPS is still not ideal. Players with 4K displays should use the Low preset at 57.7 FPS if they require playability, but the data suggests that 1440p is the practical ceiling for this hardware. The Ultra preset at 4K (21.6 FPS) is effectively a slideshow and should be avoided.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of the Ryzen 5 5600G and RTX 4060 ranks 1001 out of 1795 tested combos in Hitman 2. This places it in the middle of the pack, indicating that while it is not a top-tier configuration for this game, it is far from the bottom. The percentile ranking reflects the average of all tested systems, and the measured data shows that the combo's performance is competitive at mainstream resolutions.

The rank suggests that the CPU and GPU are reasonably well-matched for this title, though the GPU is more likely to be the limiting factor at higher settings. The Ryzen 5 5600G's position in the 78th percentile of all CPUs (avg score 19983) and the RTX 4060's position in the 66th percentile of all GPUs (avg score 23181) indicate that neither component is a standout performer, but their combination produces a solid mid-range result. The 1795-combo pool includes many systems with more powerful CPUs and GPUs, which explains why this pairing lands just above the median.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600G provides the processing foundation for this combo, with 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture. The CPU's base clock of 3.90 GHz and boost clock of 4.40 GHz deliver the single-threaded performance that Hitman 2 relies on for game logic and AI. The 16 MB of L3 cache and 512 KB of L2 cache per core help reduce memory latency, which is critical for maintaining consistent frame pacing.

In synthetic benchmarks, the 5600G scores 2365 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 16758 in multi-core. The single-core score is competitive, and the multi-core score shows good scaling across the 12 threads. The PassMark single-thread score of 3177 and multithread score of 19717 further confirm that the CPU can handle both lightly-threaded and heavily-threaded workloads.

For Hitman 2, the CPU's role is less demanding than the GPU at higher resolutions. At 1080p, the CPU must feed the GPU quickly enough to achieve 171.2 FPS at Low settings, which it does without issue. The data shows that the frame rate scales more with GPU settings than with CPU capability, as the 1440p and 4K results drop sharply with increased graphical load. The CPU's multi-threaded performance is sufficient for the game's background simulation, and the measured frame rates indicate that the 5600G does not bottleneck the RTX 4060 until the GPU is fully saturated at 4K Ultra.