Hitman 2

# Hitman 2 with AMD Ryzen 5 8400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 produces a striking performance profile in Hitman 2, one that hinges heavily on resolution and settings selection. Measured data shows this combo ranks 96th out of 3,711 tested combinations, placing it in the top 2.6% of all configurations tested for this title. The results reveal a system capable of extreme frame rates at lower resolutions, yet one that also demonstrates clear scaling behavior as pixel count increases, with the CPU and GPU taking turns as the limiting factor depending on the settings applied.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate progression from 1080p to 4K in Hitman 2 shows a pronounced drop-off that is typical of a GPU-bound scenario at higher resolutions, but the pattern is heavily influenced by the quality preset selected. At Low settings, the average FPS falls from 326 at 1920x1080 to 219 at 2560x1440, a 32.8% reduction, and then to 117 at 3840x2160, an additional 46.6% drop from the 1440p figure. This steep decline indicates that even at Low settings, the RTX 5090 is being pushed harder as pixel throughput demands increase, though the absolute numbers remain extremely high.

Moving to Medium settings reveals a similar trend with slightly different magnitudes: 257 FPS at 1080p, 164 FPS at 1440p (a 36.2% drop), and 87 FPS at 4K (a 47.0% drop from 1440p). The High preset shows 194 FPS at 1080p, 124 FPS at 1440p (36.1% reduction), and 66 FPS at 4K (46.8% reduction). Ultra settings produce the most dramatic scaling, with 143 FPS at 1080p, 91 FPS at 1440p (36.4% reduction), and 49 FPS at 4K (46.2% reduction). The consistency of these percentage drops across presets—hovering near 36% between 1080p and 1440p, and near 47% between 1440p and 4K—suggests the scaling is driven primarily by resolution's impact on GPU fill rate and shading load rather than by CPU limitations, which would typically flatten the curve at lower resolutions.

The data indicates that at 1080p, the CPU begins to constrain performance at lower settings; the jump from Low (326 FPS) to Medium (257 FPS) to High (194 FPS) to Ultra (143 FPS) shows larger relative gaps than at 4K, where the GPU is more clearly the bottleneck. At 4K, the spread narrows: Low delivers 117 FPS, Medium 87 FPS, High 66 FPS, and Ultra 49 FPS. This compression of performance differences at 4K reinforces that the RTX 5090's rendering workload, rather than the Ryzen 5 8400F's processing capability, dominates the high-resolution results.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 brings a substantial memory and clock configuration to Hitman 2, and the measured results reflect a GPU that is rarely stressed by the game's VRAM requirements. The card features 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, yielding 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth, with base and boost clocks of 2017 MHz and 2407 MHz respectively. Hitman 2, a title from 2018, does not approach the memory capacity limits of this card, even at 4K Ultra, which means the GPU's raw compute capabilities—21,760 shading units, 680 TMUs, and 176 ROPs—are the primary determinants of performance.

The RTX 5090's architecture, Blackwell 2.0 on a 5 nm process, delivers 104.8 TFLOPS of FP32 throughput, and this compute headroom is evident in the 4K results. At 4K Ultra, the combo manages 49 FPS average, which is playable but not smooth by modern standards; at 4K High, it reaches 66 FPS. The fact that Ultra settings at 4K drop below 60 FPS suggests that the game's most demanding preset includes effects that heavily tax even this flagship GPU, likely related to shadow resolution, ambient occlusion, and post-processing that scale with pixel count.

The GPU's benchmark pedigree supports these findings. In PassMark G3D, the RTX 5090 scores 39,650, while its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 18,355, and Geekbench Vulkan reaches 376,728. These synthetic scores, combined with the GPU's 92nd percentile ranking versus all GPUs, position the card as a top-tier performer. The nearest rivals in the GPU benchmark list—NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB (0.3% higher avg score), NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB (0.6% higher), and AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT (1.1% higher)—are all within a narrow delta, indicating the RTX 5090's benchmark average of 79,842 sits in a tightly contested performance band, though these are synthetic comparisons and Hitman 2's real-world results show the card's strengths clearly.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 achieves a combo rank of 96 out of 3,711 tested configurations in Hitman 2, which places it in the 97.4th percentile of all combos tested. This ranking reflects the overall frame rate performance across all measured settings and resolutions, and it is a strong showing given that the CPU is a mid-range 6-core part while the GPU is a top-tier flagship. The ranking suggests that for Hitman 2 specifically, the RTX 5090's dominance in the GPU hierarchy more than compensates for the Ryzen 5 8400F's more modest processing power.

The CPU's own benchmark percentile is 77 versus all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 25,005, while the GPU sits at the 92nd percentile with an average score of 79,842. The delta between these percentile positions—15 points—indicates that the GPU is the stronger component in this pairing, and the combo rank of 96 reflects how the GPU's performance lifts the overall result. In Hitman 2, which is not known for extreme CPU demands, the Ryzen 5 8400F's 6 cores and 12 threads prove sufficient to feed the RTX 5090 at most settings, allowing the GPU to operate near its potential.

Comparatively, the CPU's nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks include the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F (0.2% higher avg score), Intel Core i7-11850H (0.3% higher), and Intel Core i7-13620H (0.4% higher), all of which cluster within a fraction of a percent of the 8400F's avg score. The AMD EPYC 9474F sits 0.4% lower. This tight grouping suggests that swapping the 8400F for any of these near-identical performers would yield negligible differences in Hitman 2, reinforcing that the GPU is the primary driver of this combo's 96th-place ranking.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS rows, the optimal settings for this combo depend heavily on the target resolution and desired frame rate. At 1920x1080, all presets deliver well above 60 FPS, with Low hitting 326 FPS, Medium 257 FPS, High 194 FPS, and Ultra 143 FPS. For competitive or high-refresh-rate play, the Low or Medium presets are unnecessary unless chasing maximum frame rates; even Ultra at 1080p provides 143 FPS, which is smooth on most displays. The High preset at 1080p offers a balanced 194 FPS with likely improved visual fidelity over Medium.

At 2560x1440, the results remain strong across the board: Low delivers 219 FPS, Medium 164 FPS, High 124 FPS, and Ultra 91 FPS. The Ultra preset dips below 100 FPS but remains highly playable, and High at 124 FPS is the sweet spot for those prioritizing both visual quality and frame rate. The Medium preset's 164 FPS with a recorded min FPS of 140 and max of 189 shows good frame pacing, making it a solid choice for 144Hz monitors.

At 3840x2160, the situation changes. Low settings produce 117 FPS, which is excellent for 4K, but Medium drops to 87 FPS (with min 74, max 101), High to 66 FPS, and Ultra to 49 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K falls below the 60 FPS threshold, which may cause perceptible stutter on standard 60Hz displays. The High preset at 66 FPS is the recommended choice for 4K if visual fidelity matters, while Medium at 87 FPS provides a safer margin above 60 FPS. For 4K gaming with this combo, the data suggests that High settings offer the best trade-off between image quality and smoothness, as Ultra's 49 FPS average does not meet the standards of modern displays.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS values are: Low 326, Medium 257 (with min 218, max 295), High 194, and Ultra 143. The gap between Low and Ultra is 183 FPS, a 56.1% reduction from Low to Ultra, which is substantial but typical for a game with scalable quality options. The Medium preset's min FPS of 218 is higher than the High preset's average of 194, indicating that the step from Medium to High introduces a noticeable performance cost.

At 2560x1440, the averages are: Low 219, Medium 164 (min 140, max 189), High 124, and Ultra 91. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is consistent across presets, with Low falling 107 FPS (32.8%), Medium falling 93 FPS (36.2%), High falling 70 FPS (36.1%), and Ultra falling 52 FPS (36.4%). This uniformity confirms that resolution scaling is the dominant factor, and the CPU is not introducing a bottleneck at 1440p.

At 3840x2160, the averages are: Low 117, Medium 87 (min 74, max 101), High 66, and Ultra 49. The 4K results show the largest absolute drops from 1440p: Low falls 102 FPS (46.6%), Medium falls 77 FPS (47.0%), High falls 58 FPS (46.8%), and Ultra falls 42 FPS (46.2%). The Medium preset at 4K has a min FPS of 74, which is above the 60 FPS threshold, while High's 66 FPS average leaves little headroom and Ultra's 49 FPS average is below it. The 4K Ultra result of 49 FPS is the only measured configuration that fails to maintain 60 FPS, highlighting the demanding nature of the Ultra preset at this resolution.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture, codenamed Phoenix, manufactured on a 4 nm process by TSMC. With base and boost clocks of 4.20 GHz and 4.70 GHz respectively, and a 65 W TDP, this CPU is designed for mainstream desktop use on the AMD Socket AM5 platform. Its cache configuration includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 1 MB of L2 per core, and 16 MB of shared L3, which totals a modest 16 MB L3 for the entire chip. The CPU supports DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration with 83.2 GB/s of bandwidth, and it has a PCIe Gen 4 interface with 20 lanes.

In Hitman 2, the CPU's role is to feed the RTX 5090 with enough draw calls and game logic updates to maintain high frame rates. The synthetic benchmarks show the 8400F's strengths: in Cinebench R23, it scores 20,851 multi-core and 2,943 single-core, while in 3DMark max threads it reaches 6,165, and in PassMark multithread it hits 24,389. The single-thread score in 3DMark is 951, which is a key metric for games like Hitman 2 that often rely on a few primary threads.

At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 326 FPS, which is a CPU-limited scenario; the RTX 5090 is capable of far more, but the 8400F's single-thread performance caps the frame rate. As settings increase to Ultra at 1080p, the FPS drops to 143, shifting the bottleneck toward the GPU. At 1440p and 4K, the GPU becomes the clear limiter, as evidenced by the consistent percentage drops across presets. The CPU's percentile of 77 versus all CPUs, and its proximity to rivals like the Ryzen 5 7500F (0.2% higher avg score) and Intel Core i7-11850H (0.3% higher), indicate that it is a competent but not exceptional part for gaming; however, in Hitman 2, it is sufficient to avoid major bottlenecks except at the lowest settings and resolutions.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo to maintain 60+ FPS on Ultra settings?

A: At 2560x1440 Ultra, the combo achieves 91 FPS average, which is well above 60 FPS. At 3840x2160 Ultra, the average drops to 49 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold. Therefore, 1440p is the highest resolution where Ultra settings remain comfortably playable.

Q: How does the combo rank compared to all tested configurations in Hitman 2?

A: This combo ranks 96th out of 3,711 tested combinations, placing it in the top 2.6% of all configurations tested for this game.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Low and Ultra settings at 4K?

A: At 3840x2160, Low settings produce 117 FPS average, while Ultra settings produce 49 FPS average, a difference of 68 FPS or a 58.1% reduction from Low to Ultra.

Q: Is the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F a bottleneck for the RTX 5090 in this game?

A: At 1080p Low, the 326 FPS result indicates CPU limitation, as the GPU is capable of higher frame rates. However, at 1440p and 4K across all settings, the consistent scaling patterns show the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck.

Q: What are the minimum FPS values recorded for Medium settings?

A: At 1080p Medium, the min FPS is 218; at 1440p Medium, the min FPS is 140; and at 4K Medium, the min FPS is 74. These values indicate stable frame pacing at all resolutions.

Q: How does the CPU's synthetic performance compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Ryzen 5 8400F has an average benchmark score of 25,005, which is 0.2% lower than the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F, 0.3% lower than the Intel Core i7-11850H, and 0.4% lower than the Intel Core i7-13620H, while being 0.4% higher than the AMD EPYC 9474F.