Hitman 2

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D and Intel Arc B580 combination produces a highly variable experience in Hitman 2, with average frame rates ranging from 20.6 FPS at 4K Ultra to 140.3 FPS at 1080p Low. This pairing of a 2022 high-end desktop CPU with a 2024 mid-range GPU demonstrates classic resolution-dependent bottlenecking, where the Arc B580 becomes the primary constraint as pixel count increases. The measured data places this combo at rank 1414 out of 1795 tested combinations, indicating a below-median standing for this specific title.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution and setting combination for this hardware in Hitman 2?

A: The data shows 1080p Low delivers the highest average at 140.3 FPS, while 1440p High offers a balanced 51.6 FPS. For visual quality, 1080p High achieves 79 FPS, making it the strongest overall option for smooth gameplay without sacrificing fidelity.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 7 5800X3D scores an average of 26574, placing it 0.1% ahead of the AMD EPYC 8024P and Intel Core i9-11900K, but 0.2% behind the AMD Ryzen 5 7600. The margin is negligible, with all four processors clustering within a 0.5% performance band.

Q: Where does the Intel Arc B580 rank among all GPUs?

A: The Arc B580 sits in the 66th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 23021. It trails the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 by 0.7% but leads the AMD Radeon 760M by 0.1%, showing it competes directly with entry-level RTX 40-series parts.

Q: What is the FPS impact of moving from Low to Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 1440p, Low produces 88 FPS, Medium drops to 66.3 FPS, High yields 51.6 FPS, and Ultra falls to 38 FPS. This represents a 56.8% reduction from Low to Ultra, indicating that shadow quality and post-processing effects heavily tax the GPU.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor at 4K resolution?

A: The 4K results strongly indicate GPU limitation. The average FPS drops from 48.4 at Low to 20.6 at Ultra, a 57.4% decrease, while the CPU's 16 threads remain underutilized at these low frame rates. The Arc B580's 12 GB VRAM and 192-bit bus are insufficient for 4K Ultra workloads.

Q: How does this combo's in-game rank compare to its component percentiles?

A: The combo ranks 1414th out of 1795 in Hitman 2, which is in the 21st percentile. This is significantly worse than the CPU's 83rd percentile and GPU's 66th percentile, suggesting the pairing underperforms relative to what each part achieves independently in this game.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D brings 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, manufactured on TSMC's 7 nm process. Its base clock of 3.40 GHz and boost clock of 4.50 GHz are modest for a desktop part, but the defining feature is the 96 MB of shared L3 cache, which provides a massive capacity advantage for games that benefit from large working sets. The CPU's 105 W TDP and dual-channel DDR4 memory support at 51.2 GB/s bandwidth form a balanced platform for this 2018 stealth title.

Synthetic benchmarks reveal the CPU's scaling characteristics: the 3DMark 16-thread score of 7299 nearly matches the max-thread score of 7285, while the 8-thread score of 5906 is substantially lower. This indicates that beyond 8 threads, performance gains are minimal, which aligns with Hitman 2's engine design that rarely uses more than a few cores effectively. The Cinebench R23 multicore score of 24063 confirms strong sustained throughput, while the single-core score of 3397 shows adequate per-thread performance for older game engines.

In Hitman 2 specifically, the CPU's role becomes apparent at lower resolutions where frame rates exceed 100 FPS. At 1080p Low, the 140.3 FPS average suggests the 5800X3D can feed the GPU sufficiently, as its 3DMark single-thread score of 884 and PassMark single-thread score of 3234 indicate capable IPC. The CPU's 83rd percentile ranking among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 26574, places it within 0.2% of the AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and 0.4% of the Intel Core i9-12900HK, showing that this older chip remains competitive. The 16 threads and 8 cores provide headroom for background tasks, but Hitman 2's engine does not appear to leverage the full thread count, as evidenced by the 3DMark 16-thread score being nearly identical to max-thread results.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B580 uses the Xe2-HPG architecture with 2560 shading units, 160 TMUs, and 80 ROPs, paired with 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus. Its memory clock runs at 2375 MHz, yielding 456.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is substantial for a mid-range card. The GPU's 2670 MHz boost clock and 13.67 TFLOPS FP32 performance position it as a capable 1080p and entry-level 1440p solution. The 20 ray tracing cores and support for DirectX 12 Ultimate suggest modern feature readiness, though Hitman 2's 2018 release predates widespread RT adoption.

The Arc B580's benchmark scores show a mixed profile: the PassMark G3D score of 15748 places it in the 66th percentile of all GPUs, but its DirectX 11 score of 128 and DirectX 12 score of 76 are oddly low, potentially indicating driver overhead in legacy APIs. The Geekbench Vulkan score of 109672 and OpenCL score of 92821 demonstrate strong compute capabilities. With an average benchmark score of 23021, the B580 trails the RTX 4060 by 0.7% but leads the RTX 4060 Mobile by 1.3%, confirming its position as a desktop entry-level competitor.

In Hitman 2, the GPU's 12 GB VRAM becomes a critical factor at higher resolutions and settings. The 4K Ultra result of 20.6 FPS suggests the card is overwhelmed by the combination of high-resolution textures and advanced effects, while 4K Low at 48.4 FPS shows the memory capacity is sufficient when texture quality is reduced. The GPU's 66th percentile ranking aligns with its measured performance, but the in-game combo rank of 1414 out of 1795 indicates that this specific CPU-GPU pairing is suboptimal for Hitman 2, likely due to the B580's driver maturity issues with older DirectX 11 titles.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the Arc B580 delivers playable frame rates across all settings. Low settings produce 140.3 FPS, Medium drops to 104.3 FPS, High yields 79 FPS, and Ultra falls to 55.7 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a 60.3% performance decrease, with the largest single drop occurring between High and Ultra at 29.5%. This suggests that Ultra settings enable expensive effects like ambient occlusion and volumetric lighting that disproportionately impact the GPU.

At 2560x1440, the results show a similar pattern but with lower absolute values. Low settings achieve 88 FPS, Medium reaches 66.3 FPS, High manages 51.6 FPS, and Ultra drops to 38 FPS. The transition from Low to Ultra represents a 56.8% reduction, slightly less than at 1080p, indicating that the GPU is becoming the bottleneck at this resolution. The 1440p High result of 51.6 FPS is notable as it falls below the 60 FPS threshold, making 1440p High borderline for smooth gameplay.

At 3840x2160, the GPU clearly struggles. Low settings produce 48.4 FPS, Medium yields 36.3 FPS, High falls to 24.5 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 20.6 FPS. The jump from Low to Medium is a 25% decrease, while High to Ultra is only 15.9%, suggesting that at 4K, the GPU is so heavily saturated that additional settings have diminishing impact. The 4K Low result of 48.4 FPS is the only 4K configuration approaching playability, and even that falls short of 60 FPS.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals the bottleneck characteristics of this combo. At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 140.3 at 1080p to 88 at 1440p (a 37.3% decrease) and then to 48.4 at 4K (a 45% decrease from 1440p). This steep decline indicates the GPU is the limiting factor, as the CPU's 16 threads and high single-core performance are sufficient to maintain high frame rates at lower resolutions.

At Ultra settings, the scaling is more severe in absolute terms but proportionally similar: 55.7 FPS at 1080p drops to 38 FPS at 1440p (31.8% decrease) and 20.6 FPS at 4K (45.8% decrease from 1440p). The consistent proportional drops across settings suggest that resolution scaling is independent of quality settings, which is typical for a GPU-bound scenario. The 4K Ultra result of 20.6 FPS is effectively unplayable, while 4K Low at 48.4 FPS is marginal.

The data indicates that the Arc B580's 456.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 12 GB VRAM are inadequate for 4K workloads in Hitman 2, regardless of settings. The GPU's 80 ROPs and 213.6 GPixel/s pixel rate limit fill-rate at high resolutions, as evidenced by the steep decline from 1440p to 4K. Conversely, the CPU's role diminishes as resolution increases; at 1080p Low, the 140.3 FPS result approaches the CPU's potential ceiling, but at 4K, the GPU's limitations dominate, making the 5800X3D's 96 MB L3 cache and 4.50 GHz boost clock largely irrelevant. This combo is best suited for 1080p High (79 FPS) or 1440p Medium (66.3 FPS), where both components contribute meaningfully to the final output.