Hitman 2

Hitman 2 with an AMD Ryzen 7 5700G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 delivers a playable but inconsistent experience, heavily dependent on resolution and settings. The data shows a system where the GPU is the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions, while the processor's strong multi-threaded capability keeps frame rates from collapsing at lower settings. The combination ranks in the 1436th position out of 1795 tested combos, placing it in the lower half of the database, yet the measured frames per second (FPS) reveal that the hardware can still hit smooth performance targets if configured correctly.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is severe, confirming that the RTX 2060 is the limiting component in this pairing. At High settings, the average FPS falls from 74.6 at 1920x1080 to 47.7 at 2560x1440, a reduction of roughly 36%, and then plummets to 26.9 at 3840x2160, which is a 64% decline from the 1080p figure. This scaling pattern indicates that the GPU's 6 GB of GDDR6 memory and 192-bit bus are simply overwhelmed by the pixel count at 4K, leaving the Ryzen 7 5700G with headroom to spare.

The gap narrows when settings are lowered, but the trend remains the same. At Low settings, the system produces 133.6 FPS at 1080p, 86.3 FPS at 1440p, and 46 FPS at 4K. The 4K Low result is still sub-60 FPS, proving that even reducing graphical load cannot make 4K viable on this hardware. The 1440p to 4K transition is particularly punishing: at Medium settings, the score drops from 63 to 33.6 FPS, a 47% loss, while at Ultra it falls from 37.4 to 19.7 FPS—a 47% loss as well. This consistent halving of performance between 1440p and 4K across all presets is a classic sign of a GPU that runs out of memory bandwidth and shading power.

At 1080p, the scaling is much gentler, with the difference between Low and High being only 59 FPS (133.6 to 74.6), suggesting the CPU can feed the GPU adequately at this resolution. The RTX 2060’s 6 GB VRAM is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p, but the 4K data points clearly show that this combo should stay below 2160p for any playable experience.

How This Combo Ranks

With a combo rank of 1436 out of 1795, this pairing sits in the 20th percentile of all tested combinations, meaning roughly 80% of other CPU-GPU pairings deliver higher average frame rates in Hitman 2. This low ranking is primarily driven by the RTX 2060’s age and its position in the GPU hierarchy—it holds a percentile of 58 against all GPUs, which is middling, while the Ryzen 7 5700G performs better relative to its peers, sitting in the 83rd percentile against all CPUs.

The CPU’s nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks illustrate its strength: the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U scores 25,706, which is just 0.3% higher, while the Intel Xeon D-2752TER is 0.4% lower at 25,532. The Ryzen 7 5700G’s average benchmark score of 25,626 is effectively on par with these chips, confirming that the processor is not the weak link. On the GPU side, the RTX 2060’s average score of 16,074 puts it just 0.5% above the AMD Radeon RX 7600S (15,996) and 1.8% above the Radeon Pro W5500 (15,786), but it trails the Radeon Pro 5600M and Radeon Pro 5700 by 1.7% (both at 16,351).

In the context of Hitman 2 specifically, the ranking suggests that while the CPU is capable of handling the game’s AI and physics, the GPU drags the overall combo down. The 1436th rank out of 1795 is a stark indicator that users with this hardware should not expect top-tier performance, but the measured FPS at 1080p shows that the combo is far from unusable—it just requires the right settings to shine.

Settings Recommendations

The optimal experience for this combo is at 1920x1080 with High settings, which delivers 74.6 FPS on average. This is the sweet spot where visual quality and frame rate balance perfectly, as the game remains above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth stealth gameplay. For those preferring higher frame rates, dropping to Medium yields 101 FPS, which is a 35% improvement over High and still looks respectable, while Low jumps to 133.6 FPS for competitive or twitchy play.

At 2560x1440, the choices become more constrained. High settings produce 47.7 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS target, so players should either drop to Medium (63 FPS) or stick with High and accept slightly less smooth motion. Medium at 1440p is the best balance, offering 63 FPS with a modest visual downgrade from High. Ultra is not recommended at any resolution—it only hits 52.8 FPS at 1080p and 19.7 FPS at 4K, making it a poor trade-off for marginal graphical gains.

4K is effectively off the table for this hardware. Even Low settings at 3840x2160 only reach 46 FPS, which is playable but not ideal, and High drops to 26.9 FPS, which is too choppy for a stealth game that requires precise timing. The data strongly suggests that 1080p High or 1440p Medium are the only presets that deliver a consistently enjoyable experience, with the latter being the choice for users with 1440p monitors who can tolerate a slight resolution compromise.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the RTX 2060 and Ryzen 7 5700G produce a wide spread of results. Low settings yield 133.6 FPS, Medium drops to 101 FPS, High falls to 74.6 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 52.8 FPS. The step from Low to Medium is a 24% loss, while the jump from Medium to High is 26%, indicating that each preset tier eats a significant chunk of performance.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages are 86.3 FPS on Low, 63 FPS on Medium, 47.7 FPS on High, and 37.4 FPS on Ultra. The delta between Low and Medium is 27%, and between Medium and High it is 24%, showing a consistent scaling pattern. The 1440p results are roughly 35-40% lower than their 1080p counterparts across all settings, which aligns with the pixel count increase.

At 3840x2160, the numbers collapse: Low averages 46 FPS, Medium 33.6 FPS, High 26.9 FPS, and Ultra 19.7 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 57%, making Ultra nearly unplayable. The 4K Low result is the only one that approaches playability, but even it falls short of the 60 FPS mark. Across all resolutions, the pattern is clear: the GPU is the bottleneck, and the CPU’s 8 cores and 16 threads are not the limiting factor, as evidenced by the fact that frame rates scale predictably with resolution changes.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is the defining component in this combo, and its specs explain the measured results. It has 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, providing 336.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is adequate for 1080p and 1440p but insufficient for 4K. The GPU’s boost clock of 1680 MHz and base clock of 1365 MHz, combined with 1920 shading units, deliver 6.451 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, which is modest by modern standards but still capable in older titles like Hitman 2.

The 30 RT cores and 240 tensor cores are present but largely unused in this game, as Hitman 2 does not leverage ray tracing heavily. The GPU’s TDP of 160 W and dual-slot design are typical for the era, and its performance percentile of 58 against all GPUs confirms it is a mid-range part. The nearest rival data shows the RTX 2060 is within 2% of several AMD Radeon Pro and RX cards, meaning there is no significant performance gap between them in synthetic tests.

In Hitman 2, the GPU’s 6 GB VRAM is the critical constraint at higher resolutions. The 4K results, where even Low settings only hit 46 FPS, suggest that the memory capacity is being maxed out, causing texture thrashing. At 1080p, the GPU has ample headroom, and the CPU’s strong single-threaded score of 899 in 3DMark single-thread tests ensures that frame times remain consistent. The RTX 2060’s 48 ROPs and 120 TMUs also contribute to the texture fill rate, but they are not enough to overcome the resolution scaling penalty. Overall, the GPU is a capable 1080p performer that struggles beyond 1440p, and users should treat this as a 1080p-oriented card for Hitman 2.