Hitman 2

Hitman 2’s performance with the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 reveals a configuration that scales predictably with resolution, though the frame rate curve suggests a system balancing CPU headroom against GPU bandwidth constraints. At 1080p, the combo delivers exceptionally high frame rates, with the Low preset hitting 233.5 FPS, which drops to 178.9 FPS on Medium and 132.7 FPS on High. The Ultra preset at 1080p still manages 97.4 FPS, indicating that the Ryzen 7 5700X’s 8-core, 16-thread Zen 3 architecture provides ample processing power to feed the RTX 4070 at lower resolutions where the GPU is less taxed.

Moving to 1440p, the data shows a typical shift toward GPU-bound behavior. The Low preset falls to 148.7 FPS, a 36.3% reduction from the 1080p result, while Medium drops to 115 FPS and High to 88.3 FPS. Ultra at 1440p yields 66 FPS, which is a 32.2% decrease from the 1080p Ultra score. These figures suggest that while the CPU remains capable, the RTX 4070’s 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and 192-bit bus width begin to influence performance more significantly as pixel count rises.

At 4K, the limiting factor becomes clearly the GPU. The Ultra preset struggles to 33.6 FPS, while High reaches 45.2 FPS. The Medium preset at 4K produces 59.8 FPS, and Low jumps to 79.4 FPS. The scaling from 1080p Low to 4K Low represents a 66% performance drop, whereas the Ultra preset sees a 65.5% reduction across the same resolution span. This consistency across settings indicates that the RTX 4070’s raw throughput, not the CPU, is the primary constraint at 4K.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the benchmark database, this specific pairing of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 achieves a combo rank of 511 out of 1,795 tested combinations for Hitman 2. This places the system in the upper 28.5% of all tested configurations, which is a solid result for a mid-range pairing. The CPU itself sits at the 83rd percentile among all processors tested, while the GPU holds the 81st percentile among all graphics cards, indicating that both components are above average in their respective pools.

The Ryzen 7 5700X’s nearest rival, the Intel Core i9-11900KF, scores nearly identically with a deltaPct of 0.1%, meaning the AMD chip performs within a rounding error of Intel’s previous-generation flagship. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Ryzen 5 7600X are also within 0.2% of the 5700X’s average benchmark score, demonstrating that this CPU occupies a crowded performance tier where architectural differences translate to negligible real-world impact. For the RTX 4070, the nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 with a deltaPct of -0.6% and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile at -2.2%, showing that desktop 40-series architecture maintains a lead over older and mobile parts.

In the context of Hitman 2 specifically, the combo rank suggests that the Ryzen 7 5700X’s single-thread performance, evidenced by a 3DMark single-thread score of 921 and Cinebench R23 single-core result of 3,193, is sufficient to avoid bottlenecking the RTX 4070 in most scenarios. The game’s stealth genre typically relies on CPU-heavy AI calculations, but the 5700X’s 16 threads, as demonstrated by a Passmark multithread score of 26,612, handle these workloads without compromising the frame rate.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 plays the dominant role in Hitman 2’s performance, particularly at higher resolutions and settings. The card’s 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus provides 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth, which is critical for texture-heavy scenes in a game like Hitman 2. The GPU’s base clock of 1920 MHz and boost clock of 2475 MHz, combined with 5,888 shading units, deliver a FP32 throughput of 29.15 TFLOPS. This raw compute power translates directly to the measured frame rates, where the Ultra preset at 1080p achieves 97.4 FPS but drops to 66 FPS at 1440p and 33.6 FPS at 4K.

The RTX 4070’s 46 ray tracing cores and 184 tensor cores are present but not heavily utilized in Hitman 2, which was released in 2018 and does not feature ray tracing as a primary rendering path. The card’s performance in this title is therefore more dependent on its traditional rasterization capabilities, including its 184 texture mapping units and 64 render output units. The pixel rate of 158.4 GPixel/s and texture rate of 455.4 GTexel/s help explain why the card scales predictably from Low to Ultra settings, with the 4K Ultra result of 33.6 FPS representing the system’s absolute ceiling in this configuration.

The GPU’s 200 W TDP and dual-slot design indicate a power-efficient implementation of the Ada Lovelace architecture, built on a 5 nm process from TSMC with 35,800 million transistors. This efficiency allows the card to maintain consistent performance across the benchmark suite, as evidenced by its Passmark G3D score of 26,927 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 3,854. The RTX 4070’s predecessor, the GeForce 30 series, and successor, GeForce 50 series, bracket this card in NVIDIA’s product stack, but within Hitman 2, the 4070’s performance is competitive with the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56, which trails by only 0.6% in average benchmark scores.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average FPS achievable with this combo in Hitman 2?

A: The maximum measured average FPS is 233.5, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings. This represents the peak performance of the Ryzen 7 5700X and RTX 4070 combination in this game.

Q: How does the Ryzen 7 5700X compare to its closest rival, the Intel Core i9-11900KF?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X has an average benchmark score of 26,214, which is 0.1% higher than the Intel Core i9-11900KF’s score of 26,196. This makes the two CPUs effectively identical in overall performance, with the deltaPct indicating a negligible 0.1% difference.

Q: Is the RTX 4070’s 12 GB VRAM sufficient for 4K gaming in Hitman 2?

A: Yes, the 12 GB GDDR6X memory is adequate, as the 4K Ultra preset achieves 33.6 FPS and 4K High reaches 45.2 FPS. However, the 4K Low preset produces 79.4 FPS, indicating that memory capacity is not the bottleneck; rather, the GPU’s compute throughput limits higher settings at this resolution.

Q: What is the combo’s rank among all tested CPU-GPU pairs in Hitman 2?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 ranks 511th out of 1,795 tested combinations, placing it in the top 28.5% of all configurations for this game.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 4K on Ultra settings?

A: The Ultra preset drops from 97.4 FPS at 1920x1080 to 33.6 FPS at 3840x2160, representing a 65.5% reduction in average frame rate. This indicates a strong GPU bottleneck at 4K resolution.

Q: Does the RTX 4070 outperform the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 in synthetic benchmarks?

A: Yes, the RTX 4070 has an average benchmark score of 37,283, which is 0.6% higher than the RX Vega 56’s score of 37,507. The deltaPct of -0.6% indicates the NVIDIA card holds a slight edge in overall GPU performance.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data for Hitman 2 with this hardware combination provides a detailed look at how the system performs across resolutions and settings. At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers 233.5 FPS, making it the fastest configuration tested. The Medium preset produces 178.9 FPS, while High achieves 132.7 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1080p yields 97.4 FPS, showing that even at maximum settings, the combo maintains high refresh-rate capability. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 1080p represents a 58.3% reduction in frame rate, which is expected given the increased graphical load.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates remain playable across all settings. The Low preset produces 148.7 FPS, which is still above the 144 Hz threshold for most monitors. Medium reaches 115 FPS, and High achieves 88.3 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1440p drops to 66 FPS, which is below the 70 FPS mark but remains smooth for a stealth game that doesn’t require twitch reflexes. The performance gap between 1080p and 1440p for the Low preset is 36.3%, while the Ultra preset sees a 32.2% reduction, suggesting that the RTX 4070’s memory bandwidth becomes more relevant as resolution increases.

The 4K results show the most significant performance drops, with the Ultra preset falling to 33.6 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS target for smooth gameplay. High settings at 4K produce 45.2 FPS, while Medium reaches 59.8 FPS, just shy of the 60 FPS mark. The Low preset at 4K achieves 79.4 FPS, which is still playable but represents a 66% reduction from the 1080p Low result. The measured data indicates that this combo is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming in Hitman 2, with 4K requiring lower settings to maintain acceptable frame rates. The average FPS values across all 12 tested configurations show a clear trend: the system excels at lower resolutions and settings, but the RTX 4070’s 12 GB VRAM and 192-bit bus become limiting factors at 4K Ultra, where the 33.6 FPS result demonstrates the GPU’s compute ceiling in this title.