Hitman 2

# How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 lands at rank 828 out of 1795 tested combos in Hitman 2. That places this pairing in the upper-middle portion of the field — roughly the 46th percentile of all tested configurations. The data indicates a balanced system that will handle the game comfortably at most settings, though it is not among the elite combinations at the top of the chart. Given the CPU's strong single-thread performance and the GPU's solid rasterization capability, this rank reflects a system that trades blows with many newer mid-range builds while staying ahead of a substantial portion of older or lower-tier hardware.

The combo's position becomes more meaningful when you look at the individual component standings. The Ryzen 5 7600X sits in the 83rd percentile against all CPUs, which is a much higher relative standing than the GPU's 72nd percentile against all GPUs. This gap suggests the graphics card is the more limiting factor in this pairing, a point reinforced by the measured frame rates across resolutions. The system is not bottlenecked by the processor in most scenarios, which is good news for anyone who might upgrade the GPU later without needing to swap the CPU.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 brings 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its base clock runs at 1500 MHz with a boost up to 1725 MHz, and the card houses 5888 shading units, 184 texture mapping units, and 96 raster output pipelines. For Hitman 2, a stealth game that relies heavily on detailed environments and crowd simulations, the 8 GB frame buffer is sufficient at 1080p and 1440p, but the data shows it becoming a constraint at 4K with higher settings.

The GPU's benchmark scores tell a story of consistency. It posts a Passmark G3D score of 22214 and a Geekbench OpenCL score of 123479, with a Passmark GPU compute score of 11195. In the nearest rivals list, the RTX 3070 sits within 1% of the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti, with deltaPct values of 0.9 and 1.0 respectively. It also trails the AMD FirePro S7150 by 0.6% and the AMD Radeon R9 M295X by 1.1%. This tells you the RTX 3070 is performing right where its synthetic scores suggest it should in Hitman 2 — no surprises, no anomalies.

At 1080p, the GPU is not the limiting factor. The frame rates scale cleanly with settings, and even at Ultra the system pushes 81.6 FPS average. The picture changes at 4K, where the 8 GB VRAM and the card's raw compute power start to show their limits. At 4K Ultra, the average drops to 30.7 FPS, which is borderline playable but not smooth. The data indicates that the RTX 3070's 20.31 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is adequate for 1440p gaming but struggles to maintain high frame rates at 4K with maxed settings in this title.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of GPU-bound scaling as resolution increases. At 1080p High, the system averages 114 FPS. Moving to 1440p High drops that to 69 FPS, a 39.5% reduction. Going to 4K High yields 35.7 FPS, which is 48.3% lower than 1440p and 68.7% lower than 1080p. This steep decline is characteristic of a system where the GPU is doing most of the heavy lifting at higher resolutions.

At Low settings, the scaling is less dramatic but still pronounced. The system hits 196.3 FPS at 1080p, 124.6 FPS at 1440p, and 67.5 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 36.5%, and from 1440p to 4K is 45.8%. This indicates that even at low graphical load, the pixel throughput demands of 4K are taxing the RTX 3070 significantly. The CPU, with its 6 cores and 12 threads running at a base clock of 4.70 GHz and boost up to 5.30 GHz, is clearly not the bottleneck here — if it were, the frame rates would not scale so consistently with resolution.

The data suggests that 1440p is the sweet spot for this combo. At High settings, 69 FPS is smooth and playable, and at Medium it jumps to 93.5 FPS. At 1080p, the system has headroom to spare, with Low settings exceeding 196 FPS, which is well beyond what most displays can show. At 4K, the system is clearly GPU-limited, and the frame rates at Ultra (30.7 FPS) confirm that this resolution is only viable with reduced settings.

Measured FPS Breakdown

Starting at 1920x1080, the system delivers strong results across all settings. At Low, the average FPS is 196.3. Medium bumps that down to 148, High to 114, and Ultra to 81.6. The step from Low to Medium is a 24.6% reduction, from Medium to High is 23.0%, and from High to Ultra is 28.4%. These are substantial drops, indicating that each quality tier adds meaningful GPU load. Even at Ultra, 81.6 FPS is well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, so 1080p users can max out settings without concern.

Moving to 2560x1440, the numbers tell a similar story but with lower absolute values. Low settings produce 124.6 FPS, Medium 93.5, High 69, and Ultra 49.9. The percentage drops between tiers are 25.0% from Low to Medium, 26.2% from Medium to High, and 27.7% from High to Ultra. The consistency of these drops suggests the GPU is handling the workload uniformly, with no sudden cliffs or stutters. At Ultra, the 49.9 FPS average is playable but not ideal for fast-paced action; dropping to High yields a much more comfortable 69 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the system struggles to maintain playable frame rates at higher settings. Low averages 67.5 FPS, which is acceptable. Medium drops to 48.4 FPS, High to 35.7, and Ultra to 30.7. The drop from Low to Medium is 28.3%, from Medium to High is 26.2%, and from High to Ultra is 14.0%. The smaller gap between High and Ultra suggests the GPU is hitting a hard performance wall, likely VRAM or memory bandwidth limited, as the 448.0 GB/s bandwidth is strained by 4K textures. For 4K gaming, the data recommends Low or Medium settings at most.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture, built on TSMC's 5 nm process. It has a base clock of 4.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz, with 32 MB of shared L3 cache and 1 MB of L2 cache per core. Its memory bandwidth is rated at 83.2 GB/s over a dual-channel DDR5 interface. The CPU's benchmark results are strong: it scores 24128 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 3406 in single-core, with a Geekbench multi-core score of 12905 and single-core of 2892. Its Passmark single-thread score of 4135 and multi-thread score of 28390 place it in the 83rd percentile against all CPUs.

In Hitman 2, the CPU's role is secondary to the GPU at higher resolutions, but it becomes more relevant at 1080p. The data shows the system achieving 196.3 FPS at 1080p Low, which is high enough that CPU overhead could become a factor. However, the Ryzen 5 7600X's single-thread performance, evidenced by its 3dmark single-thread score of 1060 and Cinebench R15 single-core score of 343, suggests it has ample headroom. The game's stealth AI and crowd physics likely benefit from the 12 threads, but the measured frame rates at 1080p Ultra (81.6 FPS) indicate the CPU is not holding the system back.

The nearest rivals for the CPU include the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U with an average score of 26262 and a deltaPct of 0, the AMD Ryzen 7 7735U at 26305 with -0.1%, and the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X at 26214 with 0.2%. These scores are all within 0.2% of each other, showing that the 7600X is performing exactly in line with its expected tier. In the context of this game, the CPU's 5.30 GHz boost clock and Zen 4 IPC advantage ensure that frame pacing remains consistent, particularly in the 1080p and 1440p results where the GPU is not fully saturated.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution to play Hitman 2 with this combo?

A: Based on the measured FPS, 2560x1440 at High settings offers a balanced experience with 69 FPS average. At 1080p, you can run Ultra at 81.6 FPS, while 4K requires Low settings (67.5 FPS) to stay smooth.

Q: How does the RTX 3070 compare to its closest rivals in this game?

A: The RTX 3070 performs within 1% of the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti, with deltaPct values of 0.9 and 1.0. It also sits slightly behind the AMD FirePro S7150 (-0.6%) and ahead of the AMD Radeon R9 M295X (1.1%).

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor at 4K?

A: The GPU is clearly the limiting factor at 4K. The frame rate drops sharply from 1080p to 4K (e.g., 114 to 35.7 FPS at High settings), while the CPU's high single-thread performance (4135 Passmark single-thread score) shows it has plenty of headroom.

Q: Can this system handle 1080p gaming at high refresh rates?

A: Yes. At 1080p, the system averages 114 FPS on High and 148 FPS on Medium settings, which exceeds 144 Hz refresh rate thresholds for many displays. Even at Ultra, 81.6 FPS is sufficient for 75-85 Hz monitors.

Q: What is the CPU's multi-threaded performance relative to its rivals?

A: The Ryzen 5 7600X scores 24128 in Cinebench R23 multi-core, and its average benchmark score of 26272 is within 0.2% of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X (26214), AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (26262), and AMD Ryzen 7 7735U (26305).

Q: How much VRAM does the GPU have, and does it affect 4K performance?

A: The RTX 3070 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory with 448.0 GB/s bandwidth. The measured 4K results show steep frame rate drops at higher settings (30.7 FPS at Ultra versus 67.5 at Low), indicating the 8 GB capacity and bandwidth are insufficient for maxed-out 4K textures.