Hitman 2

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data for Hitman 2 with the AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 reveals a clear picture of how the game scales across resolutions. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo delivers 279.3 FPS, which drops to 217 FPS at 1440p and further to 115.1 FPS at 4K. That represents a 58.8% reduction from 1080p to 4K at Low settings, indicating that the RTX 4090's raw throughput is being progressively taxed as pixel count increases.

The scaling pattern shifts dramatically when moving to higher settings. At Ultra settings, the frame rates are 140.1 FPS at 1080p, 90.1 FPS at 1440p, and 47.9 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 4K at Ultra is 65.8%, which is steeper than at Low settings. This suggests that at higher settings, the GPU is doing more work per frame, and the resolution increase compounds the load. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 67.2 FPS, while at 1080p that same gap is 139.2 FPS, showing that the CPU can keep pace at lower resolutions but the GPU becomes the limiting factor as resolution climbs.

At 1080p, the Ryzen 5 5600G's six cores and 12 threads appear to be the primary constraint. The difference between Low and Medium settings at 1080p is only 29.9 FPS, but the jump from Medium to High is 55.4 FPS, which is counterintuitive if the GPU were the bottleneck. This indicates that at lower resolutions, the CPU's single-thread performance, reflected in its Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2365, is what prevents the RTX 4090 from reaching even higher frame rates. The GPU's 82.58 TFLOPS of FP32 compute is vast, but the CPU cannot feed it fast enough at 1080p.

At 4K, the situation inverts. The RTX 4090's 24 GB of GDDR6X memory and 1.01 TB/s bandwidth become the dominant factors, and the CPU's role diminishes. The frame rate at 4K Ultra is 47.9 FPS, which is only 34.2% of the 1080p Ultra result. This is a classic GPU-bound scenario, where the 4090's shading units, 16384 in total, are working at full capacity. The data shows that the 5600G is sufficient to keep the 4090 busy at 4K, but it leaves performance on the table at 1080p and 1440p.

FAQ

Q: What is the maximum average FPS this combo achieves in Hitman 2?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 279.3, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings. This is the peak frame rate across all tested configurations.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 5600G compare to its nearest rivals in overall CPU benchmarks?

A: The 5600G has an average benchmark score of 19983, placing it 0.2% ahead of the Intel Core i7-11600H and 0.3% ahead of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX. It trails the Intel Core i7-11800H and AMD EPYC 7713P by 0.2% each.

Q: Does the RTX 4090 hold up well against its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The RTX 4090's average benchmark score is 66473, which is 0.5% ahead of the NVIDIA Tesla P40 and 1.3% ahead of the NVIDIA Quadro P6000. It sits 0.4% behind the NVIDIA Tesla T4 and 0.9% behind the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between 1440p and 4K at High settings?

A: At 2560x1440 with High settings, the combo achieves 123 FPS. At 3840x2160 with High settings, it drops to 66.3 FPS. This represents a 56.7 FPS reduction, or a 46.1% decrease when moving from 1440p to 4K.

Q: How much VRAM does the RTX 4090 have, and why does it matter for Hitman 2?

A: The RTX 4090 has 24 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus with 1.01 TB/s bandwidth. Hitman 2 at 4K Ultra can use significant memory, and the large VRAM pool ensures that memory capacity is never a limiting factor, even at the highest settings.

Q: Is this combo ranked high among all tested combinations for this game?

A: The combo ranks 64th out of 1795 tested combinations in Hitman 2, placing it in the top 3.6% of all tested systems. This indicates that the pairing of the 5600G and RTX 4090 is highly competitive for this game.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 plays a dominant role in Hitman 2's performance, particularly as resolution increases. The GPU's AD102 chip, built on a 5 nm process at TSMC, contains 76,300 million transistors across a 609 mm² die. This hardware foundation translates into a pixel rate of 443.5 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 1,290.2 GTexel/s, which are enormous figures that directly benefit the game's rendering of detailed environments and character models.

Memory bandwidth is a critical factor for Hitman 2, and the RTX 4090's 1.01 TB/s bandwidth ensures that texture streaming and geometry data are delivered without stutter. The 24 GB VRAM capacity is more than enough for the game's highest settings at 4K, and the 384-bit bus width allows the GPU to move data efficiently. The memory clock runs at 1313 MHz, with 21 Gbps effective speed, which is a key reason why the 4090 can maintain 47.9 FPS at 4K Ultra where lesser GPUs would likely struggle.

The GPU's clock speeds also contribute to its performance. The base clock is 2235 MHz and the boost clock reaches 2520 MHz. These clocks, combined with the 16384 shading units, allow the 4090 to execute the complex shader workloads that Hitman 2's stealth gameplay requires. The 128 ray tracing cores and 512 tensor cores are present but are less relevant for this game, as Hitman 2 does not heavily utilize ray tracing in its standard rendering path.

The RTX 4090's performance in synthetic benchmarks corroborates its real-world results. Its PassMark G3D score is 38194, and its Geekbench OpenCL score is 317684. These numbers place the GPU in the 91st percentile of all GPUs, and its average benchmark score of 66473 puts it slightly ahead of the NVIDIA Tesla P40 and Quadro P6000. The data shows that the 4090 is not just a high-end card but one that sits at the apex of GPU performance, which is why it can push Hitman 2 to playable frame rates even at 4K Ultra.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations, this pairing of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 achieves a combo rank of 64 out of 1795 total combinations in Hitman 2. This places the system in the top 3.6% of all tested setups, which is an impressive result given the CPU's mid-range positioning. The 5600G is a 5000-series part with a 78th percentile ranking among all CPUs, but the RTX 4090's 91st percentile GPU ranking more than compensates.

The rank of 64 means that 63 other combos outperform this pairing in Hitman 2, likely systems with more powerful CPUs such as the Ryzen 9 or Intel Core i9 parts that can better feed the 4090 at lower resolutions. However, the fact that this combo still ranks this high suggests that the 5600G is not a severe bottleneck at the resolutions where most users would play. The 5600G's benchmark scores, including a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 16758 and a Geekbench multi-core score of 7693, show that it is a capable processor for gaming workloads.

The ranking also reflects the game's optimization. Hitman 2 is a 2018 title, and its engine scales well with modern hardware. The combination of the 5600G's six cores and the 4090's massive compute power results in a system that outperforms the vast majority of tested configurations. For users who already own a 5600G and upgrade to an RTX 4090, the data indicates that they will see excellent performance in this game, with the caveat that a more powerful CPU could extract additional frames at 1080p.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data covers three resolutions and four settings levels, providing a comprehensive view of the combo's performance.

At 1920x1080, the results are as follows: Low settings yield 279.3 FPS, Medium settings yield 249.4 FPS, High settings yield 194 FPS, and Ultra settings yield 140.1 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 139.2 FPS, which is the largest of any resolution. The progression from Low to Medium is a 29.9 FPS drop, Medium to High is a 55.4 FPS drop, and High to Ultra is a 53.9 FPS drop. This shows that the most significant performance hit occurs when moving from Medium to High, suggesting that High settings introduce effects that are particularly demanding on the GPU.

At 2560x1440, the measured averages are 217 FPS at Low, 162.9 FPS at Medium, 123 FPS at High, and 90.1 FPS at Ultra. The total spread is 126.9 FPS, slightly smaller than at 1080p. The drop from Low to Medium is 54.1 FPS, Medium to High is 39.9 FPS, and High to Ultra is 32.9 FPS. The diminishing gaps at higher settings indicate that the GPU is becoming more of a limiting factor, but the 5600G still provides enough headroom for high frame rates.

At 3840x2160, the results are 115.1 FPS at Low, 84.3 FPS at Medium, 66.3 FPS at High, and 47.9 FPS at Ultra. The spread is 67.2 FPS, which is the smallest of all resolutions. The drop from Low to Medium is 30.8 FPS, Medium to High is 18 FPS, and High to Ultra is 18.4 FPS. At 4K, the RTX 4090 is clearly the bottleneck, as the CPU has less impact on the frame rate. The 47.9 FPS at 4K Ultra is still playable, but it is the most demanding scenario tested.

Across all resolutions, the data shows that the combo is capable of exceeding 60 FPS at 4K High settings (66.3 FPS) and at 4K Medium settings (84.3 FPS). Only 4K Ultra drops below the 60 FPS threshold. At 1080p and 1440p, all settings levels exceed 90 FPS, making this a very strong setup for high-refresh-rate monitors at those resolutions.