Hitman 2

Resolution Scaling

The measured frame rates for Hitman 2 with the AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER show a steep performance curve as resolution increases. At 1920x1080 with High settings, the combo produces 90 FPS average. Moving to 2560x1440 at the same preset drops that to 58 FPS, a 36% reduction. At 3840x2160, the average falls to 31 FPS, which is roughly half of the 1080p result and a 47% reduction from the 1440p figure.

This scaling pattern is telling. The step from 1080p to 1440p at High settings costs 32 FPS, while the step from 1440p to 4K costs 27 FPS. The declines are not linear in percentage terms — the first jump is a 35.6% drop, the second is a 46.6% drop. This accelerating degradation as pixel count rises indicates that the RTX 2070 SUPER is becoming the primary constraint at higher resolutions. The GPU's 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth are being taxed more heavily as the render target expands.

Look at the Low preset for further evidence. At 1080p Low, the combo hits 159 FPS. At 1440p Low, it manages 102 FPS. At 4K Low, it falls to 54 FPS. The 4K Low figure is barely above the 1080p High result of 90 FPS — actually it is 36 FPS below it. This suggests that even at minimal settings, the 4K resolution demands more from the GPU than the card can comfortably deliver for a smooth experience.

The Medium preset row provides the only min/max data in the pack. At 1080p Medium, the average is 120 FPS with a minimum of 102 and maximum of 137. At 1440p Medium, the average drops to 76 FPS with min/max of 65/88. At 4K Medium, the average is 41 FPS with min/max of 35/47. The spread between min and max widens slightly at higher resolutions — 35 FPS at 1080p, 23 FPS at 1440p, and 12 FPS at 4K — indicating more frame-time variance as the GPU works harder.

The data shows that this combo is clearly CPU-bound at 1080p Low, where 159 FPS exceeds what the GPU alone would typically sustain in a stealth title. But by 4K, the CPU's headroom is irrelevant; the RTX 2070 SUPER's raw throughput dictates the outcome. The Ryzen 7 5800XT, with 8 cores and 16 threads, has ample processing power for Hitman 2's simulation, which is not particularly thread-hungry at these settings.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows provide a clear picture of which preset offers the best playable experience. At 1080p, the Ultra preset delivers 67 FPS average. That is above the 60 FPS threshold often cited as smooth, but the gap between Ultra and High is notable — High runs at 90 FPS, a 34% improvement. For a stealth game where reaction time matters less than in a competitive shooter, 67 FPS at Ultra is acceptable, but the jump to High at 90 FPS comes with only a modest visual trade-off in most scenes.

At 1440p, the recommendation shifts. High averages 58 FPS, which is below 60 and may show occasional hitches. Medium averages 76 FPS, offering a more consistent experience with min/max of 65/88. The difference between Medium and High at 1440p is 18 FPS, a 23.7% gain. Given that the Medium min of 65 FPS exceeds the High average of 58 FPS, Medium is the safer choice for 1440p gaming on this hardware.

At 4K, no preset reaches 60 FPS. High averages 31 FPS, Medium 41 FPS, and Low 54 FPS. Even the Low preset's 54 FPS is below the smooth threshold, though it is close. For 4K, the data suggests Low is the only viable preset for anything resembling playable frame rates, and even then, users should expect some compromise. Ultra at 23 FPS is effectively a slideshow and not recommended for any interactive session.

The sweet spot for this combo is 1080p High or 1440p Medium. At 1080p High, the 90 FPS average provides headroom for drops without falling into stutter territory. At 1440p Medium, the 76 FPS average with a 65 FPS minimum keeps the experience fluid. The Ultra preset at 1440p (43 FPS) and 1080p (67 FPS) are playable but do not offer enough visual uplift over High to justify the frame rate penalty — the drop from High to Ultra is 32 FPS at 1080p and 15 FPS at 1440p.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER is the defining component in this combo for Hitman 2. Its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus provides 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The card's base clock is 1605 MHz with a boost clock of 1770 MHz. The memory runs at 1750 MHz, which translates to 14 Gbps effective. These specifications place the GPU in the 65th percentile of all GPUs according to the benchmark database, with an average benchmark score of 20282.

The GPU's nearest rivals in the database are the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M (avg score 20480, deltaPct -1), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile (avg score 20534, deltaPct -1.2), the Intel Arc B570 (avg score 20556, deltaPct -1.3), and the Intel Arc A750 (avg score 20582, deltaPct -1.5). The RTX 2070 SUPER is within 1.5% of all these cards, meaning it sits in a tightly contested performance band. For Hitman 2 specifically, the measured FPS show that the GPU's compute capability — 9.062 TFLOPS FP32, 2560 shading units, 160 TMUs, and 64 ROPs — is sufficient for 1080p High but insufficient for 4K Ultra.

The VRAM capacity of 8 GB is adequate for Hitman 2 at all tested settings, as the game's textures at 4K Ultra do not appear to exceed this limit based on the measured frame rates. The decline from 31 FPS at 4K High to 23 FPS at 4K Ultra is consistent with increased shading and post-processing load rather than memory swapping. The pixel rate of 113.3 GPixel/s and texture rate of 283.2 GTexel/s are the limits that bind at higher resolutions — these figures determine how quickly the card can fill pixels and sample textures, directly impacting the 4K results.

How This Combo Ranks

Among the 3711 tested combos in the database for Hitman 2, this pairing of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER ranks 2158th. That places it in the lower-middle portion of the field — roughly the 58th percentile of all combos tested. This ranking is notable because the CPU alone sits in the 81st percentile among all CPUs, while the GPU sits in the 65th percentile. The combo's rank is dragged down by the GPU's relative position and by the specific demands of Hitman 2, which is not particularly CPU-intensive.

The rank of 2158 out of 3711 means there are 1553 combos that perform worse and 2157 that perform better in this game. The data suggests that many combos with similar or weaker CPUs but stronger GPUs would rank higher, as Hitman 2's frame rates scale more with GPU capability than with CPU horsepower. For a stealth title with moderate AI and physics loads, the 8-core, 16-thread Ryzen 7 5800XT provides far more processing headroom than the game requires, leaving the RTX 2070 SUPER as the limiting factor.

This ranking contextualizes the measured FPS. A 1080p High average of 90 FPS is respectable but not exceptional for a 2018 release. The combo's position in the database reflects that the RTX 2070 SUPER, while competent, is outclassed by more recent GPUs that would push the same CPU to higher frame rates. The CPU's 3DMark scores — 7683 in the 16-thread test, 7680 in the max-thread test, and 959 in the single-thread test — indicate strong all-around performance, but Hitman 2 does not leverage this fully.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT contributes to this combo's performance through its 8 cores and 16 threads, running at a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 4.80 GHz. This is a Zen 3 architecture part on the 7 nm TSMC process, with 32 MB of shared L3 cache and 512 KB of L2 cache per core. The CPU's 105 W TDP and dual-channel DDR4 memory support with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth are standard for a desktop part of this class.

In Hitman 2, the CPU's role is secondary to the GPU. The measured FPS at 1080p Low — 159 FPS average — demonstrates that the CPU can feed the GPU far faster than the RTX 2070 SUPER can render at higher settings. The single-thread benchmark of 959 in 3DMark and the Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3359 indicate strong per-core performance, which matters for a game engine that typically relies on a few primary threads for game logic and draw call submission.

The CPU's nearest rivals in the database are the AMD Ryzen 7 7840H (avg score 29868, deltaPct 0), the AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS (avg score 29955, deltaPct -0.3), the AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (avg score 29955, deltaPct -0.3), and the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X (avg score 29713, deltaPct 0.6). All these parts are within 0.6% of the 5800XT's average benchmark score of 29879, showing that the CPU is not a differentiator in this game when paired with the same GPU.

The CPU's 81st percentile ranking among all CPUs, combined with its position relative to these rivals, suggests that upgrading the CPU alone would yield minimal gains in Hitman 2. The bottleneck is clearly the GPU. At 1080p Low, the CPU's headroom is evident — 159 FPS versus the GPU's capability at that preset. But at 4K, the CPU's 3DMark multi-thread scores are irrelevant because the GPU cannot render fast enough to become CPU-bound.

Measured FPS Breakdown

1920x1080 (1080p):

• Low: 159 FPS average
• Medium: 120 FPS average (min 102, max 137)
• High: 90 FPS average
• Ultra: 67 FPS average

At 1080p, the scaling from Low to Medium is a 39 FPS drop, from Medium to High is a 30 FPS drop, and from High to Ultra is a 23 FPS drop. The diminishing returns are clear — each step up in quality costs less in absolute FPS, but the percentage penalty grows as the base frame rate falls.

2560x1440 (1440p):

• Low: 102 FPS average
• Medium: 76 FPS average (min 65, max 88)
• High: 58 FPS average
• Ultra: 43 FPS average

At 1440p, the Low to Medium drop is 26 FPS, Medium to High is 18 FPS, and High to Ultra is 15 FPS. The 1440p High result of 58 FPS is just below the 60 FPS mark, while Medium at 76 FPS provides comfortable headroom.

3840x2160 (4K):

• Low: 54 FPS average
• Medium: 41 FPS average (min 35, max 47)
• High: 31 FPS average
• Ultra: 23 FPS average

At 4K, the Low to Medium drop is 13 FPS, Medium to High is 10 FPS, and High to Ultra is 8 FPS. The absolute differences shrink because the GPU is operating at its limits — the card cannot render fast enough at any setting to produce large deltas between presets.

The complete dataset shows that the combo's performance range spans from 23 FPS at 4K Ultra to 159 FPS at 1080p Low, a 7x spread. The Medium preset is the only one with min/max data across all three resolutions, allowing for a consistent comparison of frame-time stability. The min-to-average gap is 18 FPS at 1080p, 11 FPS at 1440p, and 6 FPS at 4K, indicating that lower resolutions exhibit more variance relative to the average.

FAQ

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

A: The highest measured average is 159 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The next highest is 120 FPS at 1080p Medium, then 102 FPS at 1440p Low.

Q: Can this combo run Hitman 2 at 4K smoothly?

A: The data shows no 4K preset reaches 60 FPS. The best 4K result is 54 FPS at Low settings, followed by 41 FPS at Medium, 31 FPS at High, and 23 FPS at Ultra. Only Low approaches playability.

Q: How does the GPU compare to its nearest rivals in the database?

A: The RTX 2070 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 20282. Its nearest rivals are the Quadro M4000M (20480, -1%), RTX 3070 Mobile (20534, -1.2%), Intel Arc B570 (20556, -1.3%), and Intel Arc A750 (20582, -1.5%). All are within 1.5% of each other.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested combos in Hitman 2?

A: The combo ranks 2158 out of 3711 tested combos, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the database. The CPU alone ranks in the 81st percentile, while the GPU ranks in the 65th percentile.

Q: Which settings preset offers the best balance at 1440p?

A: Medium is the best choice at 2560x1440, averaging 76 FPS with a minimum of 65 FPS. High averages 58 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold, while Ultra drops to 43 FPS.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor at 1080p?

A: At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 159 FPS, indicating the CPU has ample headroom. The GPU becomes the limiting factor as settings increase — at 1080p Ultra, the average drops to 67 FPS, a 58% reduction from Low, which is a GPU-driven decline.