Hitman 2

Settings Recommendations

The measured frame rates for Hitman 2 with the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti reveal a clear hierarchy across presets. At 1080p, the Low preset delivers 145.5 FPS, which is the highest average recorded in the entire data set. However, the jump to Medium yields 109.2 FPS, still comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold, while High drops to 80.7 FPS. Ultra is the outlier at 57.3 FPS, falling just below that 60 FPS mark.

At 1440p, the pattern shifts. Low produces 92 FPS, Medium hits 68.6 FPS, and High manages 55.6 FPS. The Ultra preset at this resolution drops to 38.7 FPS, which is a substantial penalty for visual fidelity. For 4K, the numbers become more constrained: Low delivers 50.8 FPS, Medium 38.3 FPS, High 31.2 FPS, and Ultra only 20.6 FPS.

The data indicates that Medium at 1440p offers the best balance of visual quality and playability, sustaining 68.6 FPS. For users prioritizing smoothness at 1080p, High at 80.7 FPS is the recommended choice, as it retains substantial detail without sacrificing responsiveness. The 4K Ultra preset is not viable for competitive play, given its 20.6 FPS average. Benchmarks suggest that the High preset at 1080p is the optimal experience for this combination, as it remains above 60 FPS while the step to Ultra incurs a 23.4 FPS penalty that does not justify the visual gain.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is built on the Ampere architecture with a GA104 chip manufactured on an 8 nm process. It features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, yielding 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's base clock is 1410 MHz, with a boost clock of 1665 MHz, and it houses 4864 shading units, 152 texture mapping units, and 80 render output units. Its 38 RT cores and 152 tensor cores support DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4 APIs.

Across the measured rows, the GPU's memory capacity appears sufficient for Hitman 2 at 1080p and 1440p, where High presets produce 80.7 FPS and 55.6 FPS, respectively. However, the 8 GB frame buffer becomes a limiting factor at 4K, where the High preset drops to 31.2 FPS. The GPU's FP32 performance of 16.20 TFLOPS and texture rate of 253.1 GTexel/s are substantial, yet the 4K Ultra result of 20.6 FPS indicates that the card is overwhelmed by the combined demands of resolution and settings.

The RTX 3060 Ti's percentile ranking of 69 among all GPUs places it in the mid-to-upper tier. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 6700M, which scores 0.2% lower, and the AMD Radeon RX 6600, which scores 0.5% lower. The AMD Radeon 890M is 0.5% lower, while the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP trails by 0.7%. These small deltas suggest that the RTX 3060 Ti is tightly clustered with these competitors in synthetic benchmarks, but the Hitman 2 measurements show that its real-world performance is more nuanced, particularly at higher resolutions where its memory bandwidth and capacity are stressed.

The GPU's pixel rate of 133.2 GPixel/s and boost clock of 1665 MHz are adequate for 1080p gaming, as evidenced by the 145.5 FPS at Low settings. Yet, the 4K data reveals a stark falloff: from 50.8 FPS at Low to 20.6 FPS at Ultra, a 30.2 FPS difference. This indicates that the GPU is the primary bottleneck at 4K, as the CPU's role becomes secondary when the render load is so high.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 is a Zen 4 (Raphael) part on the AMD Socket AM5 platform, fabricated on a 5 nm process by TSMC. It has 8 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz. The CPU's cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 1 MB of L2 per core, and 32 MB of shared L3 cache. It supports DDR5 memory with a dual-channel bus, providing 83.2 GB/s of bandwidth.

In synthetic benchmarks, the Ryzen 7 7700 achieves a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 29302 and a single-core score of 4136. Its 3DMark single-thread score is 1049, while the 16-thread score reaches 8484. These results place the CPU in the 91st percentile among all CPUs, indicating strong multi-threaded and single-threaded performance. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 9 7940H, which scores 0.1% higher, and the Intel Core i9-13905H, which scores 0.6% higher. The AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 is 0.5% lower, and the Intel Core Ultra 5 235T is 1.2% lower.

In Hitman 2, the CPU's role is most evident at lower resolutions where the GPU is less strained. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 145.5 FPS, which suggests that the CPU can feed the GPU effectively at high frame rates. The 3DMark 2-thread score of 2043 and single-thread score of 1049 indicate strong per-core performance, which is critical for a stealth game that relies on AI and physics calculations. The 8-core, 16-thread configuration ensures that background tasks and game logic do not starve the render pipeline.

The CPU's boost clock of 5.30 GHz is a key asset, as it allows for rapid response in scenes with many NPCs or complex interactions. The PassMark data compression score of 405084 and floating point math score of 66246 further demonstrate the CPU's computational breadth. However, at 4K Ultra, the CPU's contribution diminishes, as the GPU's 20.6 FPS result becomes the limiting factor. The benchmark data shows that the Ryzen 7 7700 is not the bottleneck in any measured configuration; rather, it provides ample headroom for the RTX 3060 Ti to operate at its maximum potential.

FAQ

Q: What is the best preset for a 60 FPS experience at 1080p?

A: The High preset at 1080p delivers 80.7 FPS, which exceeds the 60 FPS target. The Ultra preset at 1080p falls below at 57.3 FPS, so High is the recommended choice for smooth gameplay.

Q: How does the RTX 3060 Ti compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 3060 Ti has an average benchmark score of 25120, placing it 0.2% below the AMD Radeon RX 6700M and 0.5% below the AMD Radeon RX 6600. It is also 0.5% below the AMD Radeon 890M and 0.7% above the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP.

Q: Is the Ryzen 7 7700 a bottleneck in this game?

A: No. At 1080p Low, the system reaches 145.5 FPS, indicating the CPU can sustain high frame rates. The CPU's 91st percentile ranking and strong single-thread score of 4136 in Cinebench R23 suggest it is not limiting the GPU in any measured setting.

Q: What is the frame rate difference between 1080p and 4K at High settings?

A: At 1080p High, the average FPS is 80.7. At 4K High, it drops to 31.2 FPS, a difference of 49.5 FPS. This indicates that the GPU becomes the primary constraint at higher resolutions.

Q: How does the CPU's multi-threaded performance compare to its rivals?

A: The Ryzen 7 7700 scores 29302 in Cinebench R23 multi-core. The AMD Ryzen 9 7940H is 0.1% higher, while the Intel Core i9-13905H is 0.6% higher. The AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 is 0.5% lower, and the Intel Core Ultra 5 235T is 1.2% lower.

Q: Can the system handle 4K gaming?

A: At 4K Low, the system averages 50.8 FPS, which is playable. However, at 4K Medium it drops to 38.3 FPS, and at 4K Ultra it falls to 20.6 FPS. For a consistent 60 FPS experience, 1080p or 1440p is more suitable.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data from 1080p to 4K reveals a significant scaling pattern. At 1080p High, the system produces 80.7 FPS. Moving to 1440p High, the average drops to 55.6 FPS, a reduction of 25.1 FPS. At 4K High, the average falls further to 31.2 FPS, which is 49.5 FPS lower than the 1080p result. This steep decline suggests that the GPU is the dominant factor in resolution scaling, as the CPU's performance remains constant across these tests.

For Low settings, the scaling is more pronounced in absolute terms. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 145.5 FPS. At 1440p Low, it drops to 92 FPS, a decrease of 53.5 FPS. At 4K Low, the average is 50.8 FPS, which is 94.7 FPS lower than the 1080p baseline. This larger absolute drop at Low settings indicates that the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth are increasingly taxed as resolution rises, even with reduced visual complexity.

The Medium preset shows a similar trend: 109.2 FPS at 1080p, 68.6 FPS at 1440p, and 38.3 FPS at 4K. The Ultra preset is the most demanding, with 57.3 FPS at 1080p, 38.7 FPS at 1440p, and 20.6 FPS at 4K. The percentage drop from 1080p to 4K is consistent across settings, with Ultra losing 36.7 FPS and High losing 49.5 FPS, indicating that the GPU's workload scales roughly linearly with pixel count.

The limiting component is clearly the GPU. The RTX 3060 Ti's 8 GB memory and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for 1080p and 1440p, but at 4K, the memory capacity and bandwidth become strained, particularly at High and Ultra presets. The CPU's role is minimal in this scaling, as its performance is not resolution-dependent. The data shows that users seeking higher resolutions must lower settings to maintain playable frame rates, with 4K Low being the only 4K preset that approaches 60 FPS.