Hitman 2

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700G and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 delivers a compelling Hitman 2 experience, with benchmark data revealing a clear performance hierarchy across resolutions and settings. The measured frame rates show distinct scaling patterns that indicate where the bottleneck lies and how to optimize the game for different display types.

Resolution Scaling

The performance drop from 1080p to 4K is substantial and reveals the GPU-bound nature of Hitman 2 at higher resolutions. At High settings, the transition from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160 sees average FPS fall from 143.8 to 52.5, a reduction of roughly 63%. This steep decline is typical of a game where the RTX 5070's rendering workload scales heavily with pixel count, and it becomes the primary limiting component at 4K.

The scaling pattern becomes even more pronounced when examining the Low preset. At 1920x1080 Low, the system achieves 257.3 FPS, but this drops to 165 FPS at 2560x1440 and further to 85.1 FPS at 3840x2160. The 1080p to 1440p drop of about 36% is significant, while the 1440p to 4K drop of about 48% is steeper, indicating that the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth are being taxed increasingly harder as resolution climbs. At 1080p Low, the CPU likely has more headroom, but the 4K Low result of 85.1 FPS still shows the GPU is the dominant constraint.

Ultra settings amplify this effect. The 4K Ultra average of 38.7 FPS is less than half of the 1440p Ultra result of 70.2 FPS, which itself is well below the 1080p Ultra figure of 104.4 FPS. The data suggests that at 4K Ultra, the RTX 5070 is fully saturated, and the frame rate is almost entirely dictated by the GPU's 12 GB of GDDR7 memory and its 672.0 GB/s bandwidth. At 1080p, the gap between Low and Ultra is 257.3 FPS versus 104.4 FPS, a 59% difference, which shows that while the GPU still matters, the CPU's 8 cores and 16 threads are able to feed frames more comfortably at lower pixel counts.

Interestingly, the scaling from Medium to High at each resolution is relatively modest. At 4K, Medium yields 66.6 FPS while High yields 52.5 FPS, a difference of about 21%. This suggests that the High preset adds visual fidelity without a disproportionate performance cost, making it a more efficient choice than Ultra, which costs an additional 26% performance over High at 4K.

Settings Recommendations

For 4K displays, the benchmark data points to High settings as the optimal compromise. The 52.5 FPS average at 3840x2160 High is playable, and it represents a 36% improvement over the 38.7 FPS at Ultra. The Low preset at 4K produces 85.1 FPS, but the visual quality loss is likely too severe for a stealth game where environmental detail matters. Medium at 4K offers 66.6 FPS, which is smoother, but the jump from Medium to High only costs about 14 FPS while providing better texture and shadow quality.

At 2560x1440, the choice becomes more dependent on refresh rate. The High preset delivers 94.2 FPS, which is excellent for most monitors, while Ultra drops to 70.2 FPS. For a 144Hz display, Medium at 123.9 FPS is the better pick, as it stays well above the 100 FPS threshold. The Low preset at 1440p hits 165 FPS, which matches a 165Hz panel, but again, the visual tradeoff is significant.

At 1920x1080, the system has ample headroom. The High preset runs at 143.8 FPS, which is smooth for standard 60Hz and 144Hz monitors. For competitive play, Low at 257.3 FPS maximizes frame pacing, but Medium at 191.5 FPS offers a balance of responsiveness and fidelity. Ultra at 104.4 FPS is still playable, but the data shows that High provides nearly 38% more performance with presumably minimal visual difference in most scenes.

The measured rows indicate that High is the sweet spot across all resolutions. It delivers playable frame rates at 4K, high refresh rates at 1440p, and smooth performance at 1080p, making it the most versatile preset in the dataset.

How This Combo Ranks

In the overall benchmark database for Hitman 2, this combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700G and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 ranks 359th out of 1795 tested combos. This places it in the top 20% of all systems tested, which is a strong showing given that the CPU is a 5000-series part with integrated graphics and the GPU is a current-generation Blackwell architecture card.

The CPU itself, when compared to its nearest rivals, shows it is a solid mid-range performer. Its average benchmark score of 25626 is nearly identical to the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, which scores 25706, a delta of -0.3%. It also closely matches the Intel Xeon D-2752TER and Intel Core 5 210H, with deltas of 0.4% and 0.5% respectively. This indicates that the 5700G's 8 cores and 16 threads, clocked at a base of 3.80 GHz and boost of 4.60 GHz, provide competitive compute performance for gaming workloads.

On the GPU side, the RTX 5070's average benchmark score of 41687 puts it in a similar tier to the AMD Radeon Pro 5300 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, with deltas of 0.2% and 0.6%. This is notable because the RTX 3090 is a previous generation flagship, and the RTX 5070's performance in synthetic benchmarks translates well to the 4K results seen in Hitman 2. The combo's 359th rank out of 1795 combos suggests that while this pairing is not at the very top of the charts, it offers a balanced experience that can handle high resolutions without severe compromise.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Hitman 2?

A: The data shows that 2560x1440 at High settings yields 94.2 FPS, which is the best balance of fidelity and performance. At 4K High, the average drops to 52.5 FPS, which is still playable but less fluid.

Q: How does the CPU affect performance at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080 Low, the system reaches 257.3 FPS, indicating that the Ryzen 7 5700G's 8 cores and 16 threads are sufficient to feed the RTX 5070 at lower resolutions, preventing a CPU bottleneck.

Q: Is the RTX 5070's 12 GB VRAM enough for 4K?

A: The measured 4K results, including 52.5 FPS at High and 38.7 FPS at Ultra, suggest that the 12 GB GDDR7 memory is adequate for Hitman 2, but the steep drop at Ultra indicates memory bandwidth constraints.

Q: Which settings should I avoid at 4K?

A: The Ultra preset at 3840x2160 produces 38.7 FPS, which is below the 40 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. The data recommends High as a better choice.

Q: How does this combo compare to other systems in the database?

A: It ranks 359th out of 1795 combos, placing it in the top 20% of tested systems for Hitman 2, with the GPU being the primary driver of that ranking.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Ultra at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Low yields 165 FPS while Ultra drops to 70.2 FPS, a difference of over 57%, showing a significant visual quality versus frame rate tradeoff.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 is the dominant component in this pairing, and its characteristics directly shape the Hitman 2 results. The GPU features a base clock of 2325 MHz and a boost clock of 2512 MHz on its 5 nm Blackwell 2.0 architecture, with 6144 shading units and 80 ROPs. These specifications, combined with its 12 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus, deliver a bandwidth of 672.0 GB/s, which is crucial for handling the textures and geometry at 4K resolutions.

The benchmark data shows that the GPU's performance scales predictably with resolution. At 1080p High, the RTX 5070 produces 143.8 FPS, but at 4K High, it drops to 52.5 FPS. This 63% reduction is consistent with the GPU being the limiting factor, as the CPU's workload does not increase proportionally with pixel count. The GPU's 30.87 TFLOPS of FP32 compute power is sufficient for Hitman 2's DirectX 12 rendering path, but the Ultra preset's additional effects, such as higher shadow resolution and ambient occlusion, push the GPU to its limits.

The VRAM capacity of 12 GB plays a role in the 4K Ultra result of 38.7 FPS. Hitman 2 at Ultra settings with high-resolution textures can approach the memory ceiling, and the data suggests that the GPU's memory controller is saturated, leading to the steep performance drop. In contrast, the Low preset at 4K achieves 85.1 FPS, indicating that when memory pressure is reduced, the GPU has enough headroom to render efficiently.

The RTX 5070's passmark G3D score of 29137 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 5077 confirm its position in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs, which aligns with its measured in-game performance. The GPU's boost clock of 2512 MHz is higher than its base clock, allowing for dynamic performance scaling, but the data shows that thermal and power constraints, given its 250 W TDP, do not appear to limit sustained frame rates in this game. Overall, the RTX 5070 is the engine of this combo, and its capabilities define the playable settings at each resolution.