Hitman 2

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 delivers a wide spread of frame rates in Hitman 2, ranging from a demanding 45.7 FPS at 4K Ultra to a fluid 337.6 FPS at 1080p Low. The data shows that this combination is capable of high-refresh-rate play at lower resolutions, but the most balanced experience depends heavily on the target display and the user's preference for visual fidelity versus raw speed.

Settings Recommendations

The benchmark data for this combo reveals a clear performance hierarchy across the four tested settings presets. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset produces an average of 138.7 FPS, which is already sufficient for most high-refresh-rate monitors. However, dropping to High increases the average to 190.5 FPS, a substantial gain of roughly 37% over Ultra, while the Medium preset reaches 250.9 FPS. The Low preset peaks at 337.6 FPS, but this comes with significant visual compromises that are likely unnecessary for most users. For 1080p owners with 144Hz or 240Hz displays, the High preset appears to be the sweet spot, as it offers a large performance buffer while presumably retaining most of the game's visual enhancements over the lower presets.

Moving to 2560x1440, the High preset yields an average of 125 FPS, which is ideal for 144Hz monitors. The Medium preset provides 158.8 FPS, while Ultra drops to 87.6 FPS. Given that the jump from High to Ultra costs approximately 30% of the frame rate (from 125 to 87.6 FPS), the High preset is again the recommended choice for a smooth experience without sacrificing too much detail. The Low preset at 1440p produces 212.6 FPS, but this is overkill for most displays and sacrifices the visual quality that the RTX 4090 is designed to deliver.

At 3840x2160, the situation changes dramatically. The Ultra preset averages just 45.7 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. The High preset improves this to 64.2 FPS, making it the minimum viable preset for 4K gaming on this hardware. Medium reaches 84.6 FPS, which is more comfortable, but the best experience per the measured data is the High setting at 64.2 FPS; it provides a playable frame rate while keeping the visual quality above the Medium baseline. The Low preset at 117.3 FPS is possible but defeats the purpose of the high-end GPU at this resolution. Therefore, the data strongly suggests High as the optimal preset for 4K, with Medium as a viable alternative for those seeking higher frame rates.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is the dominant component in this pairing, and its specifications explain the performance scaling observed in the measured results. The GPU features a massive 24 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, providing 1.01 TB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration is far beyond what Hitman 2 requires, even at 4K Ultra, meaning the game is unlikely to be bottlenecked by VRAM capacity or bandwidth in any tested scenario. The core clocks are listed as a base of 2235 MHz and a boost of 2520 MHz, which are high for the Ada Lovelace architecture, contributing to the raw compute throughput of 82.58 TFLOPS FP32.

The performance drop from 1080p to 4K is primarily a GPU workload increase, and the data confirms that the RTX 4090 handles this escalation effectively up to the High preset. At 1440p High, the card produces 125 FPS, and at 4K High it drops to 64.2 FPS, which is nearly a 49% reduction. This is a typical scaling curve for a GPU-bound scenario. The fact that the 4K Ultra preset falls to 45.7 FPS suggests that the game's Ultra settings include effects that are particularly demanding on the GPU's shading and ROP units, not on memory throughput. The GPU's 176 ROPs and 512 TMUs are pushed hard at this setting, and the data indicates that the RTX 4090's compute power is the limiting factor at 4K Ultra, not its memory subsystem.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average frame rate recorded for this combo at 1080p?

A: The highest average frame rate is 337.6 FPS, achieved at the Low preset with a resolution of 1920x1080.

Q: Can this system maintain 60 FPS at 4K with the Ultra preset?

A: No. The measured average at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings is 45.7 FPS, which falls below the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How much faster is the 1440p High preset compared to the 4K High preset?

A: The 1440p High preset averages 125 FPS, while the 4K High preset averages 64.2 FPS. This represents a performance advantage of roughly 95% for the lower resolution.

Q: What is the performance difference between the Medium and Ultra presets at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the Medium preset averages 158.8 FPS, while the Ultra preset averages 87.6 FPS. The Medium preset is approximately 81% faster than Ultra.

Q: Is the RTX 4090's VRAM capacity a limiting factor in Hitman 2?

A: Based on the data, no. The GPU has 24 GB of GDDR6X memory, which is far more than necessary for the game's highest settings, as evidenced by the playable frame rates at 4K High.

Q: Which resolution provides the most balanced frame rate for 144Hz monitors?

A: The 2560x1440 resolution with the High preset, which averages 125 FPS, is the most suitable for 144Hz displays, as it sits close to the refresh rate limit while maintaining high visual quality.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the benchmark database, this specific combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is ranked 48th out of 1795 tested combos for Hitman 2. This places it in the top 2.7% of all configurations, indicating that this pairing is exceptionally strong for this title. The high rank is likely attributable to the RTX 4090's dominance in GPU-bound scenarios, as the CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads are sufficient to feed the GPU at most settings. The CPU's benchmark scores, such as a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 24128 and a single-core score of 3406, are robust, but the GPU's Passmark G3D score of 38194 is the key driver of the combo's high placement. The rank of 48 out of 1795 suggests that only a handful of configurations, presumably those with even newer or more specialized hardware, outperform this setup in Hitman 2's specific workload.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K is steep and consistent across all settings, which points to the GPU being the primary limiting component. At the High preset, the average frame rate drops from 190.5 FPS at 1080p to 125 FPS at 1440p, a 34% decrease, and then to 64.2 FPS at 4K, a further 49% decrease from the 1440p figure. This pattern indicates that the rendering resolution directly taxes the GPU's pixel throughput and shading units, as expected. The CPU's role is minimal at higher resolutions, as the workload shifts almost entirely to the graphics card.

The scaling is even more pronounced at the Ultra preset, where the frame rate falls from 138.7 FPS at 1080p to 87.6 FPS at 1440p (a 37% drop) and then to 45.7 FPS at 4K (a 48% drop from 1440p). The fact that the percentage drop from 1440p to 4K is similar across High and Ultra presets suggests that the resolution scaling is linear and independent of the specific settings. This confirms that the RTX 4090's compute resources are the bottleneck, not the CPU or memory bandwidth. The data shows that for 4K gaming, users must reduce settings to High to stay above 60 FPS, while 1440p offers a much larger performance headroom for higher refresh rates.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average frame rates are 337.6 FPS for Low, 250.9 FPS for Medium, 190.5 FPS for High, and 138.7 FPS for Ultra. These figures show a clear linear progression, with each step up in quality costing roughly 50-60 FPS. The Low preset is fast enough for any high-refresh-rate display, but the High preset at 190.5 FPS is the most practical for 240Hz monitors, as it provides a considerable visual upgrade over Medium while still exceeding the refresh rate.

At 2560x1440, the results are 212.6 FPS for Low, 158.8 FPS for Medium, 125 FPS for High, and 87.6 FPS for Ultra. The 125 FPS at High is notable, as it aligns perfectly with standard 144Hz monitors. The Medium preset at 158.8 FPS offers an alternative for those prioritizing frame rate over visual fidelity, while the Ultra preset at 87.6 FPS is still playable but does not take full advantage of high-refresh displays.

At 3840x2160, the averages are 117.3 FPS for Low, 84.6 FPS for Medium, 64.2 FPS for High, and 45.7 FPS for Ultra. The jump from Low to Medium is a 28% reduction, from Medium to High is a 24% reduction, and from High to Ultra is a 29% reduction. This consistency indicates that the GPU's performance scaling is predictable across settings. For 4K users, the High preset at 64.2 FPS is the recommended starting point, as it barely clears the 60 FPS mark. The Low preset at 117.3 FPS is an option for those with 120Hz 4K displays, but it sacrifices most of the graphical enhancements that justify the RTX 4090's cost.