Hitman 2

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 and Radeon RX 6600 combination in Hitman 2 demonstrates a clear GPU-bound scenario at higher resolutions, with the processor’s substantial headroom only becoming apparent at 1080p. The data shows a steep performance cliff as resolution increases, particularly under the Ultra preset, making this pairing best suited for 1080p gaming with high refresh rate potential.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals that this combo is heavily constrained by the GPU as resolution climbs. At 1080p with Low settings, the system achieves 134.1 FPS, but this drops to 83.8 FPS at 1440p and further to 48.1 FPS at 4K. This represents a 37.5% performance loss from 1080p to 1440p and another 42.6% loss from 1440p to 4K, indicating that the RX 6600’s rendering pipeline is the primary bottleneck once pixel count increases.

Under the Ultra preset, the scaling is even more punishing. The system delivers 57.1 FPS at 1080p, which falls to 36.2 FPS at 1440p (a 36.6% reduction) and plummets to 20.9 FPS at 4K (another 42.3% drop). These steep declines suggest that the 8 GB VRAM buffer and the GPU’s 128-bit memory interface are overwhelmed by the combination of high resolution and maximum detail settings.

The Medium preset shows a similar pattern, with 97.1 FPS at 1080p, 62.5 FPS at 1440p, and 31.9 FPS at 4K. The consistency of the percentage drops across presets—roughly 35-40% per resolution step—confirms that resolution scaling is the dominant factor, not the CPU. The Ryzen 7 5700’s 8-core, 16-thread configuration with a 3.70 GHz base and 4.60 GHz boost clock appears to have ample capacity, as the FPS declines track pixel count rather than any thread utilization limits.

FAQ

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

A: Not at playable framerates. The data shows 48.1 FPS on Low, 31.9 FPS on Medium, 23.9 FPS on High, and 20.9 FPS on Ultra at 3840x2160. Only the Low preset approaches playability, and even that is marginal.

Q: What is the best resolution for this pairing?

A: 1920x1080 is clearly optimal, with all presets exceeding 57 FPS. Even the demanding Ultra preset achieves 57.1 FPS, while Low reaches 134.1 FPS, making this a strong 1080p setup.

Q: How does the Ultra preset compare to High at 1440p?

A: The difference is substantial. High delivers 49.3 FPS, while Ultra drops to 36.2 FPS—a 26.6% reduction. This suggests the Ultra preset imposes significant extra rendering costs that the GPU cannot sustain at this resolution.

Q: Is the CPU holding back performance in any scenario?

A: Benchmark results indicate no CPU bottleneck. The Ryzen 7 5700 scores 20655 in Cinebench R23 multicore and 2916 in single-core, placing it in the 84th percentile of all CPUs. The FPS declines are consistent with GPU limitations across all tested resolutions.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between Low and High at 1080p?

A: Low delivers 134.1 FPS, while High achieves 74.7 FPS—a 44.3% reduction. This large gap indicates that visual quality settings have a major impact on this GPU’s performance.

Q: Should users enable the Ultra preset at any resolution?

A: Only at 1080p, where it produces 57.1 FPS. At 1440p, Ultra drops to 36.2 FPS, and at 4K it falls to 20.9 FPS, both below smooth gameplay thresholds.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data strongly favors the High preset at 1080p as the best balance of visual fidelity and performance. At 1920x1080, High delivers 74.7 FPS, which is comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, while providing significantly better visuals than Low’s 134.1 FPS or Medium’s 97.1 FPS. The Ultra preset’s 57.1 FPS is playable but leaves little headroom for demanding scenes.

At 1440p, the High preset’s 49.3 FPS is the highest playable option, though users seeking higher frame rates could drop to Medium’s 62.5 FPS. The Ultra preset at 36.2 FPS is not recommended for action-heavy sequences. For 4K, only the Low preset at 48.1 FPS is viable, but the visual compromises are severe; Medium at 31.9 FPS and High at 23.9 FPS are too slow for consistent gameplay.

The data suggests that the sweet spot is 1080p High, where the combination of the CPU’s strong single-thread performance and the GPU’s 1792 shading units produces a balanced experience. Users prioritizing frame rate over visuals can use Medium or Low, but the quality-per-frame tradeoff is most favorable at High.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific configuration ranks 1449 out of 1795 tested combos in Hitman 2, placing it in the bottom 19.2% of systems. This low ranking is surprising given the individual component scores—the CPU sits in the 84th percentile of all processors, and the GPU is in the 69th percentile—but the game’s demanding nature at higher resolutions drags down the overall standing.

The GPU’s nearest rivals provide context: the AMD Radeon 890M is virtually identical with a 0% deltaPct, while the RX 580 2048SP is 0.2% slower. The RX 6700M is 0.2% faster, and the RTX 3060 Ti is 0.5% faster. These tiny differences suggest that the RX 6600 is positioned in a tightly competitive mid-range segment, but none of these alternatives would dramatically change the combo’s rank.

The CPU’s nearest rivals are all within 1.2% of its average score, with the Intel Core i9-9900K at 0.7% ahead and the Core i7-12700H at 0.8% ahead. This indicates that the processor is not the limiting factor in this ranking; rather, the GPU’s performance ceiling in Hitman 2 drives the combo to the lower quartile of tested systems.

GPU Role

The Radeon RX 6600’s 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus provides 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which proves insufficient for 4K Ultra settings, where the system manages only 20.9 FPS. The GPU’s boost clock of 2491 MHz and game clock of 2044 MHz are respectable, but the 1792 shading units and 64 ROPs struggle to fill pixels at high resolutions.

The PassMark G3D score of 15096 and percentile ranking of 69 indicate a mid-tier GPU, and the measured FPS confirms this. At 1080p, the GPU can push 134.1 FPS on Low settings, showing its capability at lower pixel counts. However, the 4K results—even at Low settings, only 48.1 FPS—reveal that the GPU’s 8 GB buffer and memory bandwidth are the primary constraints.

The FP32 performance of 8.928 TFLOPS is adequate for this game’s DirectX 12 workload, but the pixel rate of 159.4 GPixel/s and texture rate of 279.0 GTexel/s are overwhelmed by the combination of 4K resolution and high detail levels. The GPU’s 28 ray tracing cores are largely irrelevant here, as Hitman 2 does not require them, but they do not compensate for the core rasterization limits.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers 134.1 FPS on Low, 97.1 FPS on Medium, 74.7 FPS on High, and 57.1 FPS on Ultra. The scaling from Low to Ultra shows a 57.4% reduction, indicating that each preset tier adds substantial rendering complexity that the GPU must process.

At 2560x1440, performance drops to 83.8 FPS on Low, 62.5 FPS on Medium, 49.3 FPS on High, and 36.2 FPS on Ultra. The relative differences between presets remain consistent, but the absolute numbers fall below the 60 FPS threshold for all but Low and Medium.

At 3840x2160, the results are 48.1 FPS on Low, 31.9 FPS on Medium, 23.9 FPS on High, and 20.9 FPS on Ultra. The Ultra preset’s 20.9 FPS is less than half of the 1080p Low result, demonstrating the GPU’s inability to sustain high pixel throughput. The data shows no min or max FPS values, only averages, so frame time consistency cannot be assessed, but the average values alone indicate a steep performance wall.

CPU Role

The Ryzen 7 5700’s 8 cores and 16 threads, built on Zen 3 architecture with a 7 nm process, provide robust multi-threaded performance. Its Cinebench R23 multicore score of 20655 and single-core score of 2916 place it well above the minimum requirements for Hitman 2, and the benchmark results show no evidence of CPU-induced frame rate limits.

The processor’s 16 MB of L3 cache and 51.2 GB/s memory bandwidth are sufficient for the game’s data streaming needs, and the 3.70 GHz base clock with 4.60 GHz boost ensures responsive single-thread performance. The PassMark single-thread score of 3296 and multithread score of 24303 confirm that the CPU is not a weak link.

The 84th percentile ranking versus all CPUs, with nearest rivals like the Core i9-9900K (0.7% faster) and Core i7-12700H (0.8% faster), shows this processor is competitive with older flagship parts. In this game, the CPU’s role is to feed the GPU with draw calls and game logic, and the measured FPS patterns—which scale directly with resolution—prove that the CPU is not the bottleneck at any setting. The 65 W TDP and 7 nm process also indicate efficient operation, though this does not directly impact game performance metrics.