Hitman 2

# FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS for Hitman 2 at 1080p with High settings using this combo?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G with Intel Arc B370 delivers an average of 41 FPS at 1920x1080 on High settings. This places the system in a playable range for a stealth title, though not at the high refresh rates some users prefer.

Q: How does the Intel Arc B370 compare to its nearest GPU rivals in raw benchmark scores?

A: The Arc B370 scores 1184 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. Its closest rival, the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570, scores 1186, which is 0.2% higher. The AMD Radeon HD 7650M scores 1192 (0.7% higher), while the AMD FirePro M2000 scores 1168 (1.4% lower). All four GPUs are within a 2% performance band.

Q: What is the combo's overall rank in Hitman 2 among tested systems?

A: This combination ranks 2768 out of 3001 tested combos for Hitman 2. That places it in the bottom 8% of all systems tested, indicating it is a lower-performing configuration for this particular game.

Q: What is the CPU's average benchmark score and how does it compare to the Intel Core i9-9900K?

A: The Ryzen 7 5700G has an average benchmark score of 27051. The Intel Core i9-9900K scores 27097, which is 0.2% higher. This puts the two processors at near-parity in overall synthetic performance.

Q: What are the FPS differences between Low and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, the Low preset yields 46 FPS average, while Ultra drops to 19 FPS average. This represents a 27 FPS difference, showing that the Ultra preset demands more than double the rendering workload compared to Low at this resolution.

Q: What is the CPU's single-thread performance in Cinebench R23?

A: The Ryzen 7 5700G scores 1494 in Cinebench R23 single-core. Its multi-core score in the same test is 12830.5, reflecting the 8-core, 16-thread configuration.

# Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data for Hitman 2 with this AMD Ryzen 7 5700G and Intel Arc B370 combination shows a clear trade-off between visual fidelity and frame rate. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers 73 FPS average, which is the only setting that exceeds 60 FPS across all tested configurations. The Medium preset at 1080p produces 54 FPS, while High drops to 41 FPS and Ultra falls to 30 FPS.

For users prioritizing a consistently smooth experience, the Low preset at 1080p is the only option that maintains a comfortable margin above 60 FPS. The data shows a 19 FPS gap between Low and Medium at 1080p, which suggests that the Low preset is significantly less demanding on the GPU. Given that Hitman 2 is a stealth game where precise timing and reaction speed matter, the 73 FPS from Low settings provides the most responsive gameplay experience.

At 2560x1440, the situation becomes more constrained. The Low preset achieves 46 FPS, which is still playable but below the 60 FPS threshold. Medium at 1440p drops to 35 FPS, High to 26 FPS, and Ultra to 19 FPS. The Medium preset at 1440p does have a recorded min FPS of 30 and max FPS of 40, indicating some frame time variance. For 1440p users, Low is the only setting that stays above 40 FPS average, making it the recommended choice if resolution is non-negotiable.

At 3840x2160, all settings produce sub-30 FPS results. The Low preset achieves 25 FPS, Medium 19 FPS, High 14 FPS, and Ultra 10 FPS. None of these are ideal for a stealth action game, but the Low preset at least remains in the field of playability for less action-heavy segments.

The optimal preset depends on resolution priority. For 1080p, Low delivers the best experience with 73 FPS. For 1440p, Low at 46 FPS is the most viable option. For 4K, even Low is marginal at 25 FPS, and users should consider lowering resolution rather than accepting the visual degradation at Ultra.

# Resolution Scaling

The FPS progression from 1080p to 4K reveals a GPU-bound scenario at higher resolutions. At Low settings, the average FPS goes from 73 at 1920x1080 to 46 at 2560x1440, then to 25 at 3840x2160. This represents a 37% drop from 1080p to 1440p, and a further 46% drop from 1440p to 4K. The cumulative reduction from 1080p to 4K is 66%.

The scaling pattern at High settings is similar but with a steeper falloff. At 1080p High, the average is 41 FPS. At 1440p High, it drops to 26 FPS (37% reduction). At 4K High, it falls to 14 FPS (46% reduction from 1440p). The consistent percentage drops across settings suggest that the Intel Arc B370's rendering throughput is the primary limiter as pixel count increases.

The Medium preset shows a slightly different pattern. At 1080p Medium, the average is 54 FPS. At 1440p Medium, it is 35 FPS (35% drop). At 4K Medium, it is 19 FPS (46% drop). The min-to-max range at 1440p Medium is 30-40 FPS, while at 4K Medium it is 16-21 FPS. These ranges indicate that frame pacing becomes less stable at higher resolutions.

The fact that FPS drops roughly proportionally with pixel count (1080p to 1440p is 1.78x pixels, and FPS drops to about 63% of 1080p value; 1440p to 4K is 2.25x pixels, and FPS drops to about 54% of 1440p value) points to the GPU being the limiting component. The CPU, with its 8 cores and 16 threads, has sufficient headroom at these frame rates.

The Ultra preset at 1080p yields 30 FPS, which is exactly half the Low preset's 73 FPS at the same resolution. This halving of performance from Low to Ultra at 1080p further emphasizes that the GPU is the bottleneck, as the CPU workload does not scale as dramatically with visual settings.

# Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured results show a clear gradient across settings. Low produces an average of 73 FPS. Medium produces 54 FPS with a recorded range of 46 to 63 FPS. High produces 41 FPS. Ultra produces 30 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 43 FPS, representing a 59% reduction in performance at the highest settings.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages compress downward. Low achieves 46 FPS. Medium achieves 35 FPS with a range of 30 to 40 FPS. High achieves 26 FPS. Ultra achieves 19 FPS. The delta between Low and Ultra at this resolution is 27 FPS, which is a 59% reduction from the Low preset's value.

At 3840x2160, the results are the most constrained. Low averages 25 FPS. Medium averages 19 FPS with a range of 16 to 21 FPS. High averages 14 FPS. Ultra averages 10 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 15 FPS, again a 60% reduction from the Low preset.

The Medium preset is the only one with complete min/max data across all three resolutions. At 1080p, the range is 46-63 FPS, a 17 FPS spread. At 1440p, the range is 30-40 FPS, a 10 FPS spread. At 4K, the range is 16-21 FPS, a 5 FPS spread. The narrowing range at higher resolutions suggests that the GPU is operating closer to its sustained limit, leaving less variance for scene complexity to influence frame times.

The Ultra preset at 1080p (30 FPS) matches the Medium preset at 4K (19 FPS) in terms of being at the edge of playability for a stealth game. The Low preset at 4K (25 FPS) is actually worse than the Ultra preset at 1080p (30 FPS), indicating that resolution has a larger impact on this configuration than settings do.

# GPU Role

The Intel Arc B370 is an integrated graphics solution with a 25 W TDP, built on Intel's 3 nm process with the Xe3-LPG architecture. Its base clock is 300 MHz with a boost clock of 2400 MHz. The memory configuration is System Shared, meaning it uses the host system's DDR4 memory rather than dedicated VRAM. Memory bandwidth is listed as System Dependent, which means performance scales with the system's memory configuration.

The GPU's benchmark results are modest. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, it scores 1184. This places it in the 5th percentile of all GPUs, indicating it is a low-end performer. Its nearest rivals are all older discrete GPUs: the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 (1186, 0.2% higher), ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1190, 0.5% higher), and AMD Radeon HD 7650M (1192, 0.7% higher). The AMD FirePro M2000 scores 1168, which is 1.4% lower.

In Hitman 2, the GPU's role is clearly the limiting factor. The FPS drops from 73 at 1080p Low to 25 at 4K Low demonstrate that the rendering pipeline cannot keep up with increasing pixel counts. The fact that the CPU is a Ryzen 7 5700G with 8 cores and 16 threads, which ranks in the 79th percentile of all CPUs, means the processor is likely not the constraint at these frame rates.

The shared memory architecture means there is no dedicated VRAM to run out of, but system memory bandwidth becomes the bottleneck. The Ryzen 7 5700G supports DDR4 with a memory bus of 51.2 GB/s, which is the ceiling for memory bandwidth in this configuration. At 4K Ultra, the 10 FPS average suggests the GPU is struggling to fill the frame buffer at that resolution.

The GPU's 1280 shading units, 40 TMUs, and 20 ROPs provide the raw throughput for this game. The pixel rate of 48.00 GPixel/s and texture rate of 96.00 GTexel/s are the theoretical maxima. In practice, the measured FPS at 4K (10-25 FPS across settings) implies that the actual utilization is far below these theoretical limits due to the shared memory bottleneck.

# CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G is an 8-core, 16-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture (codenamed Cezanne). It has a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz. The TDP is 65 W, and it uses the AMD Socket AM4. The cache hierarchy includes 64 KB L1 per core, 512 KB L2 per core, and 16 MB L3 total.

In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU shows solid multi-threaded performance. Cinebench R23 multi-core score is 12830.5, while single-core is 1494. Geekbench multi-core is 9950 and single-core is 1894. The Passmark multithread score is 24419, with single-thread at 3283. The CPU's average benchmark score is 27051, placing it in the 79th percentile of all CPUs.

The nearest CPU rivals show how closely matched this processor is to other high-end parts. The Intel Core i9-9900K scores 27097, just 0.2% higher. The Intel Core i5-14400T scores 27166, 0.4% higher. The AMD Ryzen AI 7 445 scores 26936, 0.4% lower. The Intel Core i7-1370P scores 26900, 0.6% lower. This grouping indicates the 5700G is competitive with processors from several generations.

In Hitman 2, the CPU's role is secondary to the GPU. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 73 FPS, which is still well below what this CPU could drive with a more powerful GPU. The 16 threads provide ample headroom for the game's simulation and AI workloads. The L3 cache of 16 MB helps with level data and entity management in the sandbox-style levels.

The CPU's boost clock of 4.60 GHz is sufficient for single-threaded game logic. The 3dmark single-thread score of 899 and 2-thread score of 1758 indicate that the processor can handle lightly threaded workloads efficiently. However, the game's FPS is clearly constrained by the integrated GPU, as evidenced by the fact that at 4K Ultra, the system only manages 10 FPS, which is a GPU-bound result.

The CPU's memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s (DDR4 dual-channel) is shared with the iGPU. This creates a potential contention point, but at the low FPS values measured, the CPU is unlikely to be waiting on memory. The 3dmark 16-thread score of 6629 shows that the CPU can scale across all cores, but this scaling is not fully utilized in Hitman 2 given the GPU bottleneck.

# How This Combo Ranks

In Hitman 2, this combination of AMD Ryzen 7 5700G and Intel Arc B370 ranks 2768 out of 3001 tested combos. This places it in the bottom 8% of all systems tested for this game. The rank reflects the GPU's limited performance, as the CPU alone would rank much higher based on its 79th percentile standing among all CPUs.

The GPU's percentile rank of 5 is the dominant factor in the combo's overall position. The Intel Arc B370's nearest GPU rivals are all over a decade old (ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570, ATI Radeon HD 5770, AMD Radeon HD 7650M, AMD FirePro M2000), which contextualizes its performance level. These are all entry-level or older mid-range parts, and the B370's 1184 Steel Nomad score is in that same performance class.

The CPU's position is much stronger. The Ryzen 7 5700G's average score of 27051 puts it near the Intel Core i9-9900K (27097), Intel Core i5-14400T (27166), AMD Ryzen AI 7 445 (26936), and Intel Core i7-1370P (26900). This is a tightly packed group where the 5700G is within 0.6% of its nearest rivals in either direction.

The discrepancy between the CPU's strong rank (79th percentile) and the combo's weak rank (2768 of 3001) highlights the imbalance in this pairing. The measured FPS data shows that even at 1080p Low, the system only reaches 73 FPS, which is below what the CPU could support with a discrete GPU. The 1080p Ultra result of 30 FPS and 4K Ultra result of 10 FPS further demonstrate that the GPU is the limiting component.

In the context of all 3001 tested combos, this system is positioned at the lower end. The 4K results (10-25 FPS depending on settings) are below playable thresholds for most users, and the 1440p results (19-46 FPS) are marginal. Only at 1080p with Low settings does the system achieve a comfortable frame rate, and even that is below what modern discrete GPUs would deliver. The rank of 2768 accurately reflects this system's performance profile in Hitman 2.