Hitman 2

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti combination delivers a playable, though not flawless, experience in Hitman 2, with performance that scales predictably with resolution and settings. The data shows a system balanced between a strong modern CPU and a mid-range GPU, where the final frame rate is dictated largely by graphical load rather than processor limitations.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a steep performance cliff as resolution increases, clearly identifying the GPU as the primary bottleneck in this pairing. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo achieves an average of 147.3 FPS, but this drops by nearly half to 90.3 FPS at 1440p and further plummets to 48.3 FPS at 4K. This represents a 67% reduction in frame rate from 1080p Low to 4K Low, a scaling pattern that points squarely at the rendering pipeline struggling to fill the increasing pixel count.

The situation becomes more pronounced at higher graphical presets. Moving from 1080p High (80.6 FPS) to 1440p High (52.4 FPS) results in a 35% performance loss, while the jump to 4K High (25.8 FPS) cuts the frame rate by more than two-thirds from the 1080p baseline. The Ultra preset shows the most brutal scaling: 62.8 FPS at 1080p falls to 41.3 FPS at 1440p and collapses to 19.5 FPS at 4K. These numbers indicate that the RTX 3060 Ti's 8 GB GDDR6 memory and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth are being saturated at higher resolutions, with the 4K Ultra result being essentially unplayable.

Notably, the scaling between Low and Medium settings is relatively consistent across resolutions, suggesting that the GPU's compute units handle these incremental loads evenly. However, the gap between Medium and High widens at 4K, where the average FPS drops from 34.9 to 25.8, a 26% reduction. This pattern confirms that Hitman 2's higher presets introduce memory and shading demands that disproportionately affect the GPU at 4K, making the 1080p resolution the only sensible target for this combination.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F provides ample headroom for Hitman 2's engine, ensuring that the GPU remains the limiting factor in nearly all tested scenarios. This 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture (Raphael) runs at a base clock of 3.70 GHz and boosts to 5.00 GHz, offering single-thread performance that the game's AI and physics systems can leverage effectively. The CPU's 32 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel DDR5 memory support with 83.2 GB/s bandwidth contribute to smooth frame pacing.

Benchmark results show the 7500F scoring 3218 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 22799 in multi-core, placing it in the 82nd percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-11850H, scores nearly identically with a deltaPct of just 0.1%, indicating that the 7500F's processing power is well within the range needed for this stealth title. The CPU's 3DMark single-thread score of 974 and 2-thread score of 1902 suggest that Hitman 2's primary game thread is well served, even at 1080p where frame rates exceed 147 FPS.

At 1080p Low, the 147.3 FPS average shows the CPU can feed the GPU efficiently, but the fact that this drops to 80.6 FPS at High settings demonstrates that the GPU, not the CPU, is responsible for the performance delta. The 7500F's 65W TDP and 5 nm process node also mean power delivery is not a concern, but the raw core count of 6 is sufficient for a game released in 2018, which typically scales well up to 8 threads. The data shows no evidence of CPU bottlenecking, as the frame rate scales inversely with graphical load across all resolutions.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is the dominant component in this combo, and its characteristics directly explain the measured FPS figures. Built on the Ampere architecture with 4864 shading units, 152 texture mapping units, and 80 ROPs, the GPU operates at a base clock of 1410 MHz and a boost clock of 1665 MHz. Its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus provides 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which proves insufficient for 4K Ultra settings in Hitman 2.

The GPU's 16.20 TFLOPS FP32 performance and 253.1 GTexel/s texture rate are adequate for 1080p and 1440p gaming, but the 4K results tell a different story. At 4K Ultra, the 19.5 FPS average indicates that the GPU is overwhelmed by the pixel shading and memory bandwidth demands. The RTX 3060 Ti's 38 RT cores and 152 tensor cores do not provide meaningful assistance in Hitman 2, which primarily relies on traditional rasterization.

The GPU's PassMark G3D score of 20349 places it in the 69th percentile of all GPUs, with its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6700M, showing a deltaPct of -0.2%. This close competitive positioning is reflected in the gaming results, where the RTX 3060 Ti manages 62.8 FPS at 1080p Ultra but only 41.3 FPS at 1440p Ultra. The 200W TDP and PCIe 4.0 x16 interface are standard, but the 8 GB VRAM capacity is the key limitation, as Hitman 2's High and Ultra presets at 4K likely exceed this allocation, causing the dramatic FPS drops.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete measured FPS data provides a detailed picture of this combo's performance envelope. At 1920x1080, the system achieves 147.3 FPS on Low, 109.1 FPS on Medium, 80.6 FPS on High, and 62.8 FPS on Ultra. These numbers show that 1080p is the sweet spot, with even Ultra settings remaining playable above 60 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the averages fall to 90.3 FPS on Low, 68.8 FPS on Medium, 52.4 FPS on High, and 41.3 FPS on Ultra. The 1440p results indicate that High settings are borderline, but Medium offers a comfortable experience. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 1440p shows a 54% performance reduction, which is a moderate penalty that reflects the GPU's capability at this resolution.

The 3840x2160 results are the most telling: 48.3 FPS on Low, 34.9 FPS on Medium, 25.8 FPS on High, and 19.5 FPS on Ultra. These figures demonstrate that 4K gaming is only viable at Low settings, and even then, the frame rate hovers near the edge of acceptable playability. The drop from 1080p Low to 4K Low represents a 67% reduction, while the drop from 1080p Ultra to 4K Ultra is a 69% reduction, showing consistent GPU-bound scaling.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations, this pairing of the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ranks 1339 out of 1795 combos for Hitman 2. This places it in the 25th percentile of all tested configurations, meaning roughly three-quarters of the combos tested deliver higher average frame rates. This ranking is consistent with the mid-range positioning of the RTX 3060 Ti, which is paired with a newer, capable CPU.

The combo's rank is influenced by the GPU's 69th percentile standing among all GPUs, which drags down the overall performance compared to combos using higher-tier graphics cards. However, the CPU's 82nd percentile ranking provides a solid foundation that avoids any processor-induced frame dips. The deltaPct between the RTX 3060 Ti and its nearest rival, the RX 6700M, is just -0.2%, indicating that this combo's ranking is not an outlier but representative of the GPU's class.

For a stealth game like Hitman 2, which rewards careful observation and does not demand twitch reflexes, the 1080p results at 62.8 FPS Ultra are fully playable, and even 1440p at Medium settings (68.8 FPS) offers a smooth experience. The 4K results are the primary reason for the low ranking, as the combo cannot sustain competitive frame rates at that resolution. Overall, this configuration is best suited for 1080p high-refresh gaming or 1440p at moderate settings, and its rank reflects that practical limitation.