Hitman 2

# FAQ

Q: How does the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X compare to its closest rival in terms of average benchmark score?

A: The Ryzen 7 5700X posts an average benchmark score of 26214, which places it 0.1% ahead of the Intel Core i9-11900KF (26196) and 0.2% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT (26161). It trails the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X by 0.2% (26272) and the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U by 0.2% (26262), showing a tightly clustered field.

Q: What is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070's percentile ranking and its nearest rival?

A: The RTX 5070 sits in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 41687. Its closest rival is the AMD Radeon Pro 5300, which scores 41610, a delta of 0.2%; the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 is 0.6% behind at 41441.

Q: At 1080p, what is the FPS difference between Low and Ultra settings for this combo?

A: At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers 254.3 FPS, while Ultra drops to 104.9 FPS. This represents a 149.4 FPS gap, with Ultra producing roughly 59% lower frame rates than Low.

Q: How does the 4K Ultra performance compare to 4K Low performance in Hitman 2?

A: At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset yields 37.5 FPS, while Low achieves 86 FPS. The Ultra setting reduces performance by 48.5 FPS compared to Low, a substantial penalty that reflects the GPU load at high resolutions.

Q: What is the combo's rank within the benchmark database for this game?

A: The combo of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 ranks 379 out of 1795 tested combinations in Hitman 2, placing it in the top 21% of all recorded configs for this title.

Q: Does the data include minimum or maximum FPS for any settings?

A: No. The measured FPS rows provide only average FPS values across all resolutions and settings; minimum and maximum FPS fields are null for every configuration.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 brings 12 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 672.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its base clock runs at 2325 MHz with a boost clock of 2512 MHz, and the card houses 6144 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, and 80 ROPs. This GPU uses the Blackwell 2.0 architecture on TSMC's 5 nm process, with 31,100 million transistors packed into a 263 mm² die.

In Hitman 2, the GPU's memory subsystem and clock speeds directly influence frame rates, particularly at higher resolutions and presets. The 12 GB VRAM capacity is sufficient for the game's asset streaming at 4K Ultra, where the measured average is 37.5 FPS. The bandwidth of 672.0 GB/s supports the texture throughput required by the game's detailed environments, but the data shows that the RTX 5070 becomes the limiting factor as resolution increases.

The GPU's FP32 performance of 30.87 TFLOPS and texture rate of 482.3 GTexel/s indicate strong raw compute, yet the 4K Ultra result of 37.5 FPS suggests that the game's rendering path at maximum settings is demanding even for this card. The pixel rate of 201.0 GPixel/s helps explain why 1440p High achieves 94.1 FPS while 4K High drops to 49.3 FPS—the fill-rate requirements scale with pixel count.

The RTX 5070's 48 ray tracing cores and 192 tensor cores are present, though Hitman 2's measured results do not isolate RT-specific workloads. The GPU's DirectX 12 Ultimate support (12_2) aligns with the game's rendering features, and the Vulkan 1.4 API compatibility offers alternative execution paths. The data indicates that the GPU's memory bandwidth is a key asset: at 1080p Low, the combo reaches 254.3 FPS, showing that the card can feed frames rapidly when not bottlenecked by resolution.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals how performance degrades as resolution climbs from 1080p to 4K, highlighting the shift in bottleneck behavior. At 1080p Low, the combo produces 254.3 FPS; moving to 1440p Low drops this to 166.7 FPS (a 34.4% reduction), and 4K Low falls to 86 FPS (48.4% lower than 1440p). This scaling pattern indicates that at Low settings, the CPU can maintain high frame rates, but the GPU's workload grows steeply with pixel count.

For the High preset, the progression is 144.9 FPS at 1080p, 94.1 FPS at 1440p, and 49.3 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 50.8 FPS (35.1%), and from 1440p to 4K is 44.8 FPS (47.6%). These percentages show that the GPU is the dominant limiter at higher resolutions, as the frame rate scales inversely with the pixel count rather than staying flat.

Ultra settings amplify this effect: 1080p yields 104.9 FPS, 1440p drops to 68.2 FPS, and 4K falls to 37.5 FPS. The 4K Ultra result is below the 60 FPS threshold, indicating that this combo cannot sustain smooth gameplay at maximum settings in 4K. The data suggests that at 1080p, the CPU's 8-core, 16-thread configuration (boosting to 4.60 GHz) provides enough headroom to push high frame rates, but the GPU's rendering load becomes the binding constraint as resolution rises.

The scaling from 1080p to 1440p at Medium (194.5 to 122.4 FPS, a 37.1% drop) and from 1440p to 4K (122.4 to 65.6 FPS, a 46.4% drop) follows a similar pattern. These consistent reductions across presets confirm that the RTX 5070's performance scales predictably with resolution, and the data indicates that 1440p is the practical ceiling for high-refresh-rate gameplay, while 4K requires dropping settings to maintain playable frame rates.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS rows, the optimal preset depends on the target resolution and frame rate preference. At 1920x1080, the High preset delivers 144.9 FPS, which is well above the 144 Hz refresh-rate threshold for many monitors. Medium provides 194.5 FPS for users prioritizing higher refresh rates, while Ultra still achieves 104.9 FPS, making it viable for 100 Hz displays. The Low preset's 254.3 FPS exceeds most display capabilities, so it offers diminishing returns for visual fidelity.

For 2560x1440, the High preset produces 94.1 FPS, which is suitable for 90-100 Hz gaming. Medium hits 122.4 FPS, offering a smoother experience for 120 Hz panels, while Ultra drops to 68.2 FPS, which remains playable but falls short of high-refresh targets. The Low preset at 166.7 FPS is overkill for most 1440p displays and sacrifices too much visual quality.

At 3840x2160, the data shows that only Low (86 FPS) and Medium (65.6 FPS) maintain frame rates above 60 FPS. High (49.3 FPS) and Ultra (37.5 FPS) fall below this threshold, making them less suitable for smooth gameplay. For 4K users, the Medium preset offers the best balance—it keeps gameplay fluid at 65.6 FPS while preserving more visual detail than Low. The High preset's 49.3 FPS may still be acceptable for slower-paced stealth gameplay, but the data indicates that Medium is the recommended choice for 4K.

Across all resolutions, the Ultra preset provides the highest visual quality but incurs a significant performance penalty, with the largest absolute drop seen at 4K (37.5 FPS). The measured results suggest that High is the sweet spot for 1080p and 1440p, offering near-peak visuals at frame rates that exceed 60 FPS, while Medium is the pragmatic choice for 4K.

Measured FPS Breakdown

1920x1080: The Low preset achieves the highest average FPS at 254.3, followed by Medium at 194.5, High at 144.9, and Ultra at 104.9. The gap between Low and Ultra is 149.4 FPS, with each step up in settings producing a notable decrease: Low to Medium is 59.8 FPS, Medium to High is 49.6 FPS, and High to Ultra is 40.0 FPS. All presets at 1080p exceed 100 FPS, demonstrating that this resolution is well within the combo's capabilities.

2560x1440: Low yields 166.7 FPS, Medium drops to 122.4, High falls to 94.1, and Ultra bottoms out at 68.2. The delta between Low and Ultra is 98.5 FPS. The step from Low to Medium is 44.3 FPS, Medium to High is 28.3 FPS, and High to Ultra is 25.9 FPS. Every preset except Ultra remains above 90 FPS, making 1440p a strong resolution for high-refresh displays.

3840x2160: Low produces 86 FPS, Medium reaches 65.6, High manages 49.3, and Ultra drops to 37.5. The range from Low to Ultra is 48.5 FPS. The differences are 20.4 FPS (Low to Medium), 16.3 FPS (Medium to High), and 11.8 FPS (High to Ultra). Only Low and Medium presets exceed 60 FPS, while Ultra's 37.5 FPS is the lowest measured value in the entire dataset.

Comparing presets across resolutions, the Low setting shows the largest absolute FPS drop from 1080p to 4K (168.3 FPS), while Ultra shows the smallest absolute drop (67.4 FPS) but the lowest absolute values. The Medium preset maintains a consistent mid-range performance, and the High preset's 4K result of 49.3 FPS underscores the GPU's limitations at maximum resolution. This breakdown confirms that the RTX 5070's performance ceiling in Hitman 2 is at 1440p High, where it delivers 94.1 FPS, while 4K gaming requires settling for Medium or Low settings to stay above 60 FPS.