Hitman 2

# Hitman 2 with AMD Ryzen 5 7600 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060

The combination of AMD's Ryzen 5 7600 and NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5060 in Hitman 2 produces a surprisingly uneven performance curve across resolutions and settings. At 1080p Low, the system delivers 183.7 FPS, which drops to 75.6 FPS at 1080p Ultra — a substantial 108.1 FPS spread that points to the graphics card becoming the primary constraint as visual fidelity increases. The data suggests a system that can dominate at lower settings but struggles to maintain high refresh rates when the engine's full rendering load is applied.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS degradation from 1080p to 4K reveals a clear pattern of GPU-bound scaling. At High settings, the system delivers 103.4 FPS at 1080p, 67.6 FPS at 1440p, and 36.6 FPS at 4K — a 64.6% drop from 1080p to 4K. The scaling is not perfectly linear, though; the jump from 1440p to 4K costs 31.0 FPS, while the drop from 1080p to 1440p costs 35.8 FPS. This suggests the RTX 5060's 8 GB GDDR7 memory and 128-bit bus begin to feel pressured at 4K, where pixel throughput demands rise disproportionately.

At Low settings, the resolution scaling becomes even more dramatic. The system achieves 183.7 FPS at 1080p, 113.8 FPS at 1440p, and 62.9 FPS at 4K. The 4K result at Low is actually lower than the 1440p High result (67.6 FPS), which indicates that resolution alone — not just settings — is a major bottleneck. The RTX 5060's 19.18 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 119.9 GPixel/s pixel rate are adequate for 1080p and 1440p, but the 4K tests show the GPU reaching its limits regardless of how much load is removed from the shading units.

The Ultra preset data tells an even starker story: 75.6 FPS at 1080p falls to 50.7 FPS at 1440p and bottoms out at 25.9 FPS at 4K. That 4K Ultra result is below playable thresholds for most users, representing just 34.3% of the 1080p Ultra performance. The scaling between 1440p and 4K at Ultra (24.8 FPS loss) is nearly as large as the 1080p to 1440p loss (24.9 FPS), showing that the GPU has no headroom left at the highest settings.

GPU Role

The RTX 5060's specifications explain much of this behavior. With a base clock of 2280 MHz and boost clock of 2497 MHz, the card's 3840 shading units and 48 ROPs are responsible for the pixel and compute work. The 8 GB GDDR7 memory on a 128-bit bus provides 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth — sufficient for 1080p and 1440p, but the 4K Ultra result of 25.9 FPS suggests the memory subsystem becomes a limiting factor at higher resolutions where larger frame buffers and more texture data are required.

The GPU's 30 RT cores and 120 tensor cores are present, but Hitman 2 is a 2018 title that does not heavily leverage ray tracing or DLSS-style features, so the traditional rasterization pipeline dominates. The 119.9 GPixel/s pixel rate and 299.6 GTexel/s texture rate are the metrics that matter most here. The data reflects this: at 1080p Low, the system hits 183.7 FPS, which is close to what the GPU's theoretical fill rate can support. However, the 25.9 FPS 4K Ultra result shows that when all 120 TMUs and 48 ROPs are saturated with high-resolution textures and effects, the card cannot keep up.

Interestingly, the RTX 5060's benchmark percentile (73rd among all GPUs) and its nearest rival scores suggest it is a mid-to-upper tier card. The PassMark G3D score of 20891 and Geekbench OpenCL score of 120785 place it in a competitive position, yet Hitman 2's 4K Ultra data reveals that this game's engine demands more than raw compute — memory bandwidth and capacity play decisive roles at extreme settings.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 5 7600 provides a solid foundation for Hitman 2's CPU demands. With 6 cores and 12 threads based on Zen 4 architecture, the processor runs at a base clock of 3.80 GHz and boosts to 5.10 GHz. The 32 MB of shared L3 cache and 83.2 GB/s of DDR5 memory bandwidth (dual-channel) give the game's AI and simulation systems plenty of headroom. The Cinebench R23 multicore score of 22992 and single-core score of 3246 indicate strong all-around performance.

Hitman 2 is known for its large, dense environments with many NPCs and dynamic systems, but the data suggests the CPU is rarely the bottleneck in this configuration. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 183.7 FPS, which is likely approaching the engine's CPU-side limits for crowd simulation and physics. The fact that 1080p Low (183.7 FPS) is nearly 2.4× faster than 4K Low (62.9 FPS) while the CPU workload stays roughly constant confirms that the GPU is the limiting component at higher resolutions.

The CPU's nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D (0.2% faster in average benchmark score) and Intel Core i9-11900K (0.3% faster), which suggests the 7600 is in good company for gaming workloads. Its 83rd percentile ranking among all CPUs and average benchmark score of 26617 reinforce that this processor has ample single-thread and multi-thread capability for a game like Hitman 2, which typically relies on a few heavily loaded threads for game logic and rendering submission.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS rows provide clear guidance for optimal settings at each resolution. At 1080p, Medium settings deliver 137.2 FPS, which is a 33.8 FPS improvement over High (103.4 FPS) while likely maintaining most visual quality. The jump from Medium to Low (183.7 FPS) offers another 46.5 FPS but may sacrifice too much visual fidelity for the modest gain. For 1080p users with high-refresh monitors, Medium appears to be the sweet spot — it provides well above 120 FPS while keeping the game looking respectable.

At 1440p, Medium settings produce 86.6 FPS, which is playable but not ideal for competitive play. High settings at 67.6 FPS are still smooth for a stealth game, but the 19.0 FPS difference between Medium and High suggests that dropping to Medium is worthwhile if frame rate consistency matters more than minor visual improvements. Low settings at 113.8 FPS are the only way to approach triple-digit performance at this resolution, but the visual compromise is significant.

For 4K, the data paints a challenging picture. Medium settings yield 45.7 FPS, which is marginal for a game that benefits from smooth camera movement. Low settings at 62.9 FPS are the only playable option, and even then, the experience is not ideal. High settings (36.6 FPS) and Ultra (25.9 FPS) are effectively unplayable for most users. The recommendation for 4K is to use Low settings and accept the visual downgrade, or consider lowering the resolution to 1440p for a much better experience.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination ranks 868th out of 1795 tested combos in Hitman 2, placing it in the 51.6th percentile — almost exactly the median. This ranking is surprisingly modest given the individual component strengths. The RTX 5060's 73rd percentile among GPUs and the Ryzen 5 7600's 83rd percentile among CPUs suggest that each part is above average, yet the combination does not boost to the upper echelons of the benchmark database.

The data implies that Hitman 2's engine may not fully utilize the strengths of this hardware pairing. The game's 2018 release date means it likely does not benefit from the RTX 5060's Blackwell 2.0 architecture features like advanced tensor core operations or newer API extensions. The CPU's 5 nm process and high boost clock help with the game's single-threaded tendencies, but the overall ranking suggests that other combinations — perhaps with different memory configurations or higher-tier GPUs — achieve better results.

The rank of 868 out of 1795 also indicates that this is a middle-of-the-pack configuration for this specific game. Users seeking higher frame rates in Hitman 2 may find that other GPU options in the same performance tier (the RTX 5060's nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT with a 0% delta and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile with a 0.6% delta) could yield similar or slightly better results depending on other system components.

FAQ

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

A: The data shows 1080p delivers the most consistent performance, with 137.2 FPS at Medium settings and 75.6 FPS at Ultra. At 1440p, Medium settings provide 86.6 FPS, which is playable but less comfortable.

Q: Can this system handle 4K gaming in Hitman 2?

A: Only at Low settings, where it achieves 62.9 FPS. Medium drops to 45.7 FPS, High falls to 36.6 FPS, and Ultra is unplayable at 25.9 FPS. The 8 GB VRAM and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth appear insufficient for higher settings at this resolution.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Ryzen 5 7600's average benchmark score of 26617 is essentially tied with the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D (26574, 0.2% faster) and the Intel Core i9-11900K (26546, 0.3% faster). It trails the Intel Core i9-12900HK (26672) by 0.2%.

Q: Is the GPU the bottleneck in this configuration?

A: Yes, the FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K strongly indicates GPU limitation. At High settings, performance drops from 103.4 FPS at 1080p to 36.6 FPS at 4K, while the CPU workload remains relatively constant.

Q: What settings should I use for high refresh rate gaming?

A: At 1080p, Medium settings provide 137.2 FPS, which supports high refresh monitors. At 1440p, only Low settings (113.8 FPS) approach triple-digit frame rates. The RTX 5060's 2497 MHz boost clock helps but cannot overcome the memory bandwidth constraints at higher resolutions.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to all tested combinations?

A: It ranks 868th out of 1795 total combos in Hitman 2, placing it at the 51.6th percentile. This is modest given that the CPU ranks in the 83rd percentile and the GPU in the 73rd percentile individually.

Measured FPS Breakdown

1920x1080:

• Low: 183.7 FPS
• Medium: 137.2 FPS
• High: 103.4 FPS
• Ultra: 75.6 FPS

2560x1440:

• Low: 113.8 FPS
• Medium: 86.6 FPS
• High: 67.6 FPS
• Ultra: 50.7 FPS

3840x2160:

• Low: 62.9 FPS
• Medium: 45.7 FPS
• High: 36.6 FPS
• Ultra: 25.9 FPS

The pattern across all resolutions shows that the gap between Low and Ultra widens as resolution increases. At 1080p, the spread is 108.1 FPS (183.7 to 75.6). At 1440p, it narrows to 63.1 FPS (113.8 to 50.7). At 4K, it shrinks further to 37.0 FPS (62.9 to 25.9). This compression at higher resolutions confirms that the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth become the dominant constraints, making settings adjustments less impactful when the resolution itself already saturates the available hardware resources.