Hitman 2

# Hitman 2 with AMD Ryzen 5 7600X + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090

This combo sits at the top of the tested leaderboard for Hitman 2, ranking 1st out of 1795 combinations. The pairing of AMD's 6-core Zen 4 processor with NVIDIA's flagship Blackwell GPU delivers exceptional frame rates across the board, though the data reveals a predictable pattern: the RTX 5090 dominates at lower resolutions while the CPU becomes a more significant factor as pixel count rises.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear and steep drop as resolution increases, which is exactly what you would expect from a GPU-bound title like Hitman 2. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo produces 349.7 FPS. Moving to 1440p Low drops that to 222.9 FPS, a 36.3% reduction. At 4K Low, the average falls to 117.3 FPS, which is 47.4% lower than 1440p and 66.5% lower than 1080p. This scaling pattern indicates that at 1080p, the RTX 5090 is not fully utilized — the Ryzen 5 7600X's single-thread performance becomes the limiting factor. The 7600X scores 3406 in Cinebench R23 single-core and 1060 in 3DMark single-thread, which is strong but not enough to feed a GPU of this caliber at low settings.

The Ultra settings tell a similar story with different numbers. At 1080p Ultra, the combo hits 147.3 FPS. At 1440p Ultra, it drops to 92.8 FPS (37% lower), and at 4K Ultra, it falls to 50.6 FPS (45.5% lower than 1440p). The gap between Low and Ultra at the same resolution is substantial: at 1080p, the difference is 202.4 FPS (349.7 vs 147.3), and at 4K, it is 66.7 FPS (117.3 vs 50.6). This widening gap at higher settings confirms that Hitman 2's Ultra preset imposes a heavy GPU workload, particularly at 4K where the RTX 5090's 32 GB of GDDR7 memory and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth are pushed hard.

The data also reveals that the transition from 1440p to 4K is more punishing than the jump from 1080p to 1440p. For High settings, 1080p to 1440p costs 68.2 FPS (196 to 127.8), while 1440p to 4K costs 58.6 FPS (127.8 to 69.2). The percentage drops are 34.8% and 45.9%, respectively. This suggests that 4K is where the GPU's raw compute limits become apparent, as the pixel count quadruples while the shading units and ROPs must work proportionally harder.

FAQ

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

A: The data shows 1440p High delivers 127.8 FPS average, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold and still visually rich. At 4K High, you get 69.2 FPS, which is playable but leaves less headroom for demanding scenes.

Q: How does the RTX 5090 perform in synthetic benchmarks relative to its rivals?

A: The 5090 scores 84306 on average across benchmarks, placing it in the 94th percentile of all GPUs. It is 0.1% ahead of the RTX 5090 D (84241) and 0.2% ahead of the RTX 5050 Mobile (84171), while being 1.3% ahead of the AMD Radeon PRO W6600 (83209).

Q: Does the Ryzen 5 7600X bottleneck the RTX 5090 in this game?

A: The data suggests CPU limitation at 1080p Low, where the combo hits 349.7 FPS. The 7600X's 6 cores and 12 threads with a 5.30 GHz boost clock are sufficient for high frame rates, but the 3DMark 16-thread score of 6879 indicates that at extreme FPS levels, the CPU becomes the ceiling.

Q: What settings should I use for 4K gaming?

A: At 4K, the measured FPS ranges from 50.6 on Ultra to 117.3 on Low. Medium settings provide 92.2 FPS, which is a balanced choice. High settings at 69.2 FPS are also viable if you prefer visual fidelity over raw frame rate.

Q: How does this combo compare to other tested combinations in Hitman 2?

A: It ranks 1st out of 1795 tested combos, making it the top-performing pairing in the database for this game. No other combination in the dataset achieves higher measured FPS.

Q: Is the 32 GB VRAM on the RTX 5090 necessary for Hitman 2?

A: The game's measured FPS does not indicate VRAM exhaustion at any tested setting. The 32 GB GDDR7 memory is more than sufficient for 4K Ultra, but the data shows that GPU compute (104.8 TFLOPS FP32) and memory bandwidth (1.79 TB/s) are the primary drivers of performance.

GPU Role

The RTX 5090 is the dominant component in this combo for Hitman 2. Its architecture is Blackwell 2.0 on a 5 nm TSMC process, with 92,200 million transistors and a die size of 750 mm². The GPU has 21760 shading units, 680 TMUs, and 176 ROPs, which directly translate into pixel and texture throughput. The pixel rate is 423.6 GPixel/s, and the texture rate is 1,636.8 GTexel/s, both of which are critical for rendering Hitman 2's detailed environments at high resolutions.

The memory subsystem is equally impressive: 32 GB of GDDR7 on a 512-bit bus yields 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth. This is relevant because Hitman 2's open-ended levels contain many unique textures and objects that must be streamed quickly. The 1750 MHz memory clock (28 Gbps effective) ensures that the GPU never stalls on data retrieval. In synthetic tests, the 5090 scores 39650 in Passmark G3D and 380114 in Geekbench OpenCL, placing it in the 94th percentile of all GPUs.

The GPU's clock behavior is also telling. The base clock is 2017 MHz, with a boost clock of 2407 MHz. In Hitman 2, the measured FPS at 4K Ultra (50.6) versus 4K Low (117.3) shows a 2.3x difference, which aligns with the GPU's ability to scale its workload. The 5090's nearest rival, the RTX 5090 D, scores 84241 on average (0.1% lower), and this combo's results are consistent with that margin — the performance difference in-game is negligible, but the 5090 still leads.

How This Combo Ranks

In the database of tested combinations for Hitman 2, this pairing holds the #1 position out of 1795 entries. This is a definitive result: no other CPU-GPU combination in the dataset achieves higher measured FPS at any resolution or settings tier. The rank is based on measured data, not synthetic extrapolation, which adds confidence to the outcome.

The significance of this rank becomes clear when you consider the CPU's position in its own benchmark hierarchy. The Ryzen 5 7600X sits in the 83rd percentile of all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 26272. Its nearest rivals are the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (26262, 0% delta), the AMD Ryzen 7 7735U (26305, -0.1%), and the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5655GE (26320, -0.2%). The 7600X also edges out the Ryzen 7 5700X by 0.2% (26214). These are marginal differences, meaning the CPU is not uniquely powerful — it is the GPU that boosts this combo to the top spot.

The GPU's rank is even more striking. The RTX 5090 is in the 94th percentile of all GPUs with an average score of 84306. Its nearest rivals are the RTX 5090 D (84241, +0.1%), RTX 5050 Mobile (84171, +0.2%), and AMD Radeon PRO W6600 (83209, +1.3%). The 5090 leads all of them, and when paired with a CPU that is in the top 17% of all processors, the result is a combo that outperforms every other tested configuration in Hitman 2.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on Zen 4 architecture (Raphael) fabricated on TSMC's 5 nm process. Its base clock is 4.70 GHz with a boost clock of 5.30 GHz, and it has 64 KB L1 per core, 1 MB L2 per core, and 32 MB shared L3 cache. The CPU supports DDR5 memory in dual-channel mode with a bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s, and it connects to the GPU via PCIe Gen 5 with 24 lanes.

In Hitman 2, the CPU's role is most evident at 1080p Low settings, where the combo achieves 349.7 FPS. This is 57% higher than 1440p Low (222.9 FPS), indicating that at 1080p, the GPU is not the bottleneck. The 7600X's single-thread performance — 3406 in Cinebench R23 and 1060 in 3DMark single-thread — is what enables such high frame rates. However, the 3DMark 2-thread score of 2028 and 4-thread score of 3796 show that multi-thread scaling is not linear, which is typical for a game that relies on a few main threads.

The CPU's 6 cores are sufficient for Hitman 2, as the game was released in November 2018 and does not heavily utilize many threads. The 7600X's 12 threads provide headroom for background tasks, and the 32 MB L3 cache reduces memory latency. The Passmark multithread score of 28390 and Cinebench R20 multicore score of 10133 confirm that the CPU can handle more demanding workloads, but in this game, it is the GPU that drives the final FPS numbers, especially at 4K where the 5090's compute and memory bandwidth dominate.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS varies significantly by settings. Low settings deliver 349.7 FPS, Medium delivers 260.5 FPS, High delivers 196 FPS, and Ultra delivers 147.3 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 202.4 FPS, or 57.9% of the Low value. This indicates that Hitman 2's settings have a substantial impact on GPU workload even at 1080p, where the CPU is already near its limits.

At 2560x1440, the numbers are lower but still impressive. Low settings produce 222.9 FPS, Medium produces 169.3 FPS, High produces 127.8 FPS, and Ultra produces 92.8 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 130.1 FPS, which is a 58.4% reduction. Compared to 1080p, the drop for each settings tier is roughly 36-38%, which aligns with the increase in pixel count (from 2.07 million to 3.69 million pixels).

At 3840x2160, the performance is more moderate. Low settings yield 117.3 FPS, Medium yields 92.2 FPS, High yields 69.2 FPS, and Ultra yields 50.6 FPS. The Ultra result is the only one below 60 FPS, which is a critical threshold for smooth gameplay. The drop from 1440p to 4K for each settings tier is approximately 45-48%, which is steeper than the 1080p to 1440p drop. This reflects the 4K pixel count (8.29 million) being 2.25x that of 1440p, placing a proportionally heavier load on the RTX 5090's 176 ROPs and 423.6 GPixel/s fill rate.

Across all resolutions, the pattern is consistent: Low settings maximize FPS, Ultra minimizes it, and the RTX 5090's 32 GB VRAM never appears to be a constraint. The data shows that 1440p High (127.8 FPS) is the sweet spot for high refresh-rate monitors, while 4K High (69.2 FPS) is viable for 60 Hz displays. For those targeting 144 FPS at 4K, only Low settings (117.3 FPS) come close, but that sacrifices visual quality. The combo's 1st place ranking out of 1795 combinations reinforces that this is the best-performing setup in the database for Hitman 2, with the CPU limiting only at extreme low-settings frame rates and the GPU carrying the load everywhere else.