Hitman 2

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS for this CPU/GPU combo in Hitman 2 at 1080p with Ultra settings?

A: The measured average FPS at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings is 143 FPS. This is the most demanding settings preset tested at that resolution, and it still delivers a very high frame rate.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K compared to 1440p at High settings?

A: At High settings, the average FPS drops from 124 FPS at 2560x1440 to 66 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a substantial performance reduction of roughly 47% when moving from 1440p to 4K.

Q: Which settings preset provides the highest measured FPS at 1080p?

A: The Low preset at 1920x1080 delivers the highest measured average FPS of 291 FPS. The Medium preset follows at 257 FPS, then High at 194 FPS, and finally Ultra at 143 FPS.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested combinations in this game?

A: The combo ranks 146th out of 3,711 tested combinations for Hitman 2. This places it in the top 4% of all tested systems for this title.

Q: Does the RTX 5090's 32 GB VRAM capacity appear to be a limiting factor in Hitman 2?

A: The data does not indicate any VRAM-related performance limitations. The frame rates scale predictably with resolution and settings changes, suggesting that the GPU's 32 GB GDDR7 memory is more than sufficient for this game's requirements.

Q: What is the FPS range at 1440p Medium settings?

A: At 2560x1440 with Medium settings, the measured average FPS is 164, with a minimum of 140 FPS and a maximum of 189 FPS. This shows consistent frame delivery with a relatively narrow range.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data across all three resolutions shows a clear and consistent hierarchy among the four settings presets. At every resolution, the Low preset delivers the highest average FPS, followed by Medium, then High, with Ultra being the most demanding. The performance deltas between presets are substantial, which allows for meaningful tuning based on display refresh rate and personal preference.

For 1080p displays, the Ultra preset at 143 FPS is the only setting that drops below 190 FPS. If the target is a 144Hz display, Ultra is the only preset that fails to meet that refresh rate threshold. The High preset at 194 FPS comfortably exceeds 144Hz, and the Medium preset at 257 FPS can drive a 240Hz display. The Low preset at 291 FPS is approaching the ceiling of most high-refresh-rate monitors. For the best visual experience at 1080p, High settings provide an excellent balance, delivering nearly 200 FPS while maintaining significantly better visual fidelity than Low. Those with 240Hz panels should consider Medium, as the jump from 194 to 257 FPS is substantial and worth the visual trade-off from High.

At 1440p, the situation changes meaningfully. The Ultra preset drops to 91 FPS, which is still playable but falls short of 100 FPS. High settings at 124 FPS are well-suited for 120Hz displays, and Medium at 164 FPS can drive a 144Hz or 165Hz monitor with headroom to spare. For 1440p users, Medium is arguably the sweet spot: it delivers 164 FPS average with a 140 FPS minimum, ensuring smooth frame pacing even in demanding scenes. High settings are also viable for those prioritizing image quality, as the 124 FPS average remains well above 60 FPS and can still drive a 120Hz panel effectively.

At 4K, no preset achieves a particularly high frame rate. Ultra delivers 49 FPS, High delivers 66 FPS, and Medium delivers 87 FPS. Only the Low preset at 117 FPS exceeds 100 FPS. For 4K gaming, the Medium preset at 87 FPS is the recommended choice for the best balance of visual quality and performance, as it maintains a frame rate comfortably above 60 FPS while offering significantly better visuals than Low. High at 66 FPS is viable for those who prioritize image quality over frame rate, but the drop from 87 to 66 FPS is noticeable. Ultra at 49 FPS is only suitable for players who insist on maximum visual fidelity and can tolerate sub-60 FPS gameplay.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals important information about the limiting component in this system. At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 291 at 1080p to 219 at 1440p, then to 117 at 4K. This represents a 25% reduction from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 47% reduction from 1440p to 4K. The total drop from 1080p to 4K is 60%, which is substantial.

At Medium settings, the scaling follows a similar pattern: 257 FPS at 1080p, 164 FPS at 1440p, and 87 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 36%, and from 1440p to 4K is 47%. At High settings, the values are 194, 124, and 66 FPS respectively, with drops of 36% and 47%. At Ultra settings, the values are 143, 91, and 49 FPS, with drops of 36% and 46%.

The consistent reduction of approximately 47% when moving from 1440p to 4K across all settings presets indicates that the GPU is the primary limiting factor at higher resolutions. The pixel count increases by 2.25x when moving from 1440p to 4K, and the measured FPS drops align closely with this expected workload increase. This suggests that the RTX 5090 is being fully utilized at 4K, with the CPU providing sufficient headroom to avoid becoming a bottleneck.

Conversely, the smaller relative drops when moving from 1080p to 1440p, particularly at Low settings (25% reduction), suggest that the CPU begins to play a more significant role at lower resolutions and lower settings. At 1080p Low, the system is likely hitting a CPU-imposed frame rate ceiling, as the GPU has enough headroom to render frames faster than the CPU can feed it. The fact that the FPS at 1080p Low (291) is more than double the FPS at 4K Low (117) confirms that the GPU is the dominant constraint at 4K, while the CPU becomes relatively more important as resolution decreases.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 146th out of 3,711 tested combinations in Hitman 2, placing it in the top 4% of all tested systems. This is an exceptionally strong ranking, though it reflects the combination of a very high-end GPU with a mid-range CPU. The RTX 5090 is one of the most powerful GPUs available, while the Ryzen 7 5700 is a more mainstream 8-core processor.

The CPU's overall benchmark percentile is 78, meaning it outperforms 78% of all tested CPUs in general computing benchmarks. Its average benchmark score is 25,517, which places it in close competition with several other processors. The nearest rival, the Intel Xeon D-2752TER, scores 25,530, just 0.1% higher. The AMD Ryzen 5 7640U scores 25,485, 0.1% lower, and the AMD Ryzen 5 6600H scores 25,550, also 0.1% higher. The AMD Ryzen 7 5825U scores 25,446, 0.3% lower. These are all extremely tight margins, indicating that the Ryzen 7 5700's general performance is well within the typical range for its class.

The GPU's percentile is 92, outperforming 92% of all tested GPUs. Its average benchmark score of 79,842 places it slightly below the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB (79,605, 0.3% higher) and the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT (78,940, 1.1% higher), while slightly above the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB (79,396, 0.6% lower) and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X (80,959, 1.4% lower). These rival comparisons are based on aggregate benchmark scores, not Hitman 2-specific performance.

The rank of 146 out of 3,711 suggests that there are 145 tested combinations that achieve higher frame rates in Hitman 2. Given that the RTX 5090 is near the top of the GPU hierarchy, the combos ranked above this one likely pair the RTX 5090 with a faster CPU, or use an even more powerful GPU configuration. The data indicates that the CPU may be holding back the system in this particular title, especially at lower resolutions where frame rates are extremely high.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 features 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, delivering 1.79 TB/s of memory bandwidth. The GPU has 21,760 shading units, 680 texture mapping units, and 176 raster output units. Its base clock is 2017 MHz with a boost clock of 2407 MHz, and memory runs at 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective speed. The GPU is built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture using a 5 nm process at TSMC, containing 92,200 million transistors on a 750 mm² die.

In Hitman 2, the GPU's role is clearly dominant at higher resolutions. The 32 GB VRAM capacity is far beyond what this game requires, as evidenced by the consistent frame rate scaling with resolution changes. There is no indication of memory capacity being a limiting factor, even at 4K with Ultra settings. The memory bandwidth of 1.79 TB/s provides ample headroom for the game's texture streaming and rendering demands.

The GPU's benchmark results show strong compute performance, with a Passmark G3D score of 39,650 and a Passmark GPU compute score of 26,756. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 18,355 indicates solid DirectX 12 performance, which is relevant for Hitman 2's rendering engine. The Geekbench OpenCL score of 334,370 and Vulkan score of 376,728 further demonstrate the GPU's compute capabilities.

The measured FPS data shows that the RTX 5090 delivers playable frame rates at 4K across all settings presets, with even the Ultra preset achieving 49 FPS. At 1080p, the GPU is capable of delivering over 290 FPS at Low settings, indicating that it is not the bottleneck at lower resolutions. The fact that 1080p Low (291 FPS) is more than double 4K Low (117 FPS) demonstrates that the GPU's workload scales heavily with resolution, as expected.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS values are as follows: Low settings deliver 291 FPS, Medium settings deliver 257 FPS with a minimum of 218 and maximum of 295, High settings deliver 194 FPS, and Ultra settings deliver 143 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a steady decline, with the largest single drop occurring between Medium and High (from 257 to 194 FPS, a 25% reduction). The Medium preset shows the narrowest FPS range at 1080p, with a 77 FPS spread between minimum and maximum.

At 2560x1440, the average FPS values are: Low at 219 FPS, Medium at 164 FPS with a minimum of 140 and maximum of 189, High at 124 FPS, and Ultra at 91 FPS. The drop from Low to Medium is 25%, from Medium to High is 24%, and from High to Ultra is 27%. The Medium preset again shows the most detailed FPS data, with a 49 FPS range between minimum and maximum, indicating slightly tighter frame pacing than at 1080p.

At 3840x2160, the average FPS values are: Low at 117 FPS, Medium at 87 FPS with a minimum of 74 and maximum of 101, High at 66 FPS, and Ultra at 49 FPS. The drop from Low to Medium is 26%, from Medium to High is 24%, and from High to Ultra is 26%. The Medium preset shows a 27 FPS range between minimum and maximum, representing the tightest relative frame pacing of any resolution tested.

Across all resolutions, the Medium preset is the only one with complete min/max data, showing that this setting provides consistent frame delivery. The percentage drops between consecutive settings presets are remarkably consistent (ranging from 24% to 27%), indicating that each settings tier imposes a similar incremental workload increase on the GPU.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, manufactured on TSMC's 7 nm process. It has a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU features 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 512 KB of L2 cache per core, and 16 MB of L3 cache. It supports DDR4 memory in a dual-channel configuration with 51.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

In CPU benchmarks, the Ryzen 7 5700 demonstrates strong multi-threaded performance. Its Cinebench R23 multicore score is 20,655, with a single-core score of 2,916. The Geekbench multicore score is 9,959, and single-core is 1,907. Passmark multithread score is 24,303, with a single-thread score of 3,296. The 3DMark scores show scaling from 901 in single-thread to 6,628 in 16-thread tests, indicating good multi-threading efficiency.

In Hitman 2, the CPU's role becomes apparent when examining the FPS scaling across resolutions. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 291 FPS, which is likely approaching the CPU's frame rate ceiling for this game. The fact that 1080p Medium (257 FPS) is only 12% lower than 1080p Low (291 FPS), while 4K Medium (87 FPS) is 66% lower than 4K Low (117 FPS), suggests that the CPU is more of a limiting factor at lower resolutions and settings.

The 8-core, 16-thread configuration is well-suited for Hitman 2's engine, which can utilize multiple threads for simulation, AI, and rendering tasks. The 16 MB of L3 cache provides adequate capacity for the game's working set. The boost clock of 4.60 GHz ensures strong single-threaded performance, which is important for game logic and draw call submission.

The CPU's percentile of 78 indicates it outperforms the majority of tested processors, but it is not at the top of the stack. In the context of this combo, the RTX 5090 is capable of rendering frames faster than the Ryzen 7 5700 can feed it at lower resolutions, as evidenced by the relatively small FPS gains from 1440p to 1080p at High settings (124 to 194 FPS, a 56% increase) compared to the larger gains at higher settings. This suggests that for players seeking maximum frame rates at 1080p, a faster CPU would provide additional headroom, while at 4K, the GPU remains the clear bottleneck.