Hitman 2

FAQ

Q: What is the combo rank of the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 in Hitman 2?

A: The combo ranks 1038th out of 1795 tested combinations. This places it in the upper-middle portion of the field, meaning it outperforms more than 40% of all tested combos in this game.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals based on average benchmark scores?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 has an average benchmark score of 40468. It is 0.1% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 7940H (40431), 0.5% ahead of the AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 (40262), and 1.2% ahead of the Intel Core Ultra 5 235T (39995). The Intel Core i9-13905H leads this group at 40712, which is 0.6% higher.

Q: What is the GPU's performance percentile relative to all GPUs?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 sits in the 66th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 23181. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6600M, scores 23321, which is 0.6% higher.

Q: What are the best and worst measured FPS results for this combo?

A: The highest average FPS recorded is 171.7 at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The lowest average FPS is 23.5 at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings. This represents a spread of 148.2 FPS across the tested configurations.

Q: How does the RTX 4060's memory bandwidth compare to its bus width?

A: The GPU features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering a total bandwidth of 272.0 GB/s. The memory clock runs at 2125 MHz, with 17 Gbps effective data rate.

Q: What is the CPU's threading capability and boost clock?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 has 8 cores and 16 threads, with a base clock of 3.80 GHz and a boost clock of 5.30 GHz. Its 32 MB shared L3 cache and 1 MB per-core L2 cache support the multithreaded workloads common in stealth games.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 brings 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, yielding 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its base clock runs at 1830 MHz, boosting to 2460 MHz, with memory at 2125 MHz (17 Gbps effective). The GPU contains 3072 shading units, 96 TMUs, and 48 ROPs, alongside 24 RT cores and 96 tensor cores. These specifications place it in the 66th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 23181.

In Hitman 2, the GPU's role becomes evident in the scaling between settings levels. At 1920x1080, dropping from High to Low settings increases average FPS from 98.9 to 171.7 — a gain of 72.8 FPS. This substantial improvement indicates that the RTX 4060's shading units and memory subsystem are heavily taxed by the game's visual effects at higher presets. The GPU's 15.11 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 236.2 GTexel/s texture rate determine how quickly it can process the game's detailed environments and character models.

The 128-bit memory bus, while modest, still delivers enough bandwidth for 1080p and 1440p gameplay. At 4K, however, the 272.0 GB/s bandwidth becomes a limiting factor, especially when combined with only 8 GB of VRAM. The pixel rate of 118.1 GPixel/s and the 24 RT cores contribute to the game's lighting and shadow calculations, though Hitman 2's engine does not heavily leverage ray tracing.

The GPU's 66th percentile ranking, compared to its nearest rivals, shows the RTX 4060 trading blows with the AMD Radeon RX 6600M (0.6% higher score) and the Intel Arc B580 (0.7% lower score). The GTX 780 Ti and Radeon 760M trail within 0.8% and 0.7% respectively, indicating a tight cluster of mid-range performers. In Hitman 2, the RTX 4060's advantage lies in its modern Ada Lovelace architecture, which provides efficient execution of the game's DirectX 12 workload.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear pattern of resolution impact. At 1920x1080 with High settings, the combo achieves 98.9 FPS. Moving to 2560x1440 at the same settings drops this to 64.1 FPS, a reduction of 34.8 FPS (approximately 35%). At 3840x2160, the same settings yield only 30.3 FPS, representing another 33.8 FPS drop from 1440p.

The scaling becomes more pronounced at Ultra settings. From 1080p (74.9 FPS) to 1440p (44.2 FPS), the drop is 30.7 FPS. From 1440p to 4K (23.5 FPS), the further reduction is 20.7 FPS. The total loss from 1080p Ultra to 4K Ultra is 51.4 FPS, meaning the 4K result is only 31.4% of the 1080p performance.

Low settings show the least degradation due to resolution. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 171.7 FPS. At 1440p Low, it drops to 109.8 FPS (a 61.9 FPS decrease), and at 4K Low, it falls to 56.9 FPS (another 52.9 FPS decrease). This pattern indicates that even at the lowest settings, the GPU is still the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions, as the frame rate reduction roughly tracks the increase in pixel count.

The data suggests that the limiting component shifts depending on the configuration. At 1080p and 1440p with Low or Medium settings, the AMD Ryzen 7 7700's strong single-thread performance (Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4136) can keep up with the GPU, allowing the RTX 4060 to operate near its full potential. However, at 4K, the GPU's 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit bus become constraints, as evidenced by the dramatic FPS drop even at Low settings (56.9 FPS).

The gap between Medium and High settings narrows as resolution increases. At 1080p, the difference is 30.5 FPS (129.4 vs 98.9). At 1440p, it shrinks to 18.4 FPS (82.5 vs 64.1). At 4K, the gap is just 15.4 FPS (45.7 vs 30.3). This convergence indicates that at 4K, the GPU's compute and memory resources are so saturated that additional visual fidelity from High settings has diminishing returns.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its strongest performance. Low settings produce an average of 171.7 FPS, while Medium settings yield 129.4 FPS. High settings drop to 98.9 FPS, and Ultra settings bottom out at 74.9 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra represents a 96.8 FPS total reduction, with the largest single step being from Low to Medium (42.3 FPS).

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates become more moderate. Low settings average 109.8 FPS, Medium settings reach 82.5 FPS, High settings produce 64.1 FPS, and Ultra settings deliver 44.2 FPS. The step from Low to Medium costs 27.3 FPS, while the jump from High to Ultra costs 19.9 FPS. Notably, the 1440p Low result (109.8 FPS) is higher than the 1080p Ultra result (74.9 FPS), indicating that resolution scaling at lower settings is more favorable than raising quality at lower resolutions.

At 3840x2160, the combo struggles to maintain playable frame rates at higher settings. Low settings achieve 56.9 FPS, Medium settings drop to 45.7 FPS, High settings fall to 30.3 FPS, and Ultra settings bottom out at 23.5 FPS. The gap between Medium and High (15.4 FPS) is the smallest among settings transitions across all resolutions, showing that the GPU hits a hard performance ceiling at 4K.

Comparing settings across resolutions, the 1080p Medium result (129.4 FPS) is nearly identical to the 1440p Low result (109.8 FPS) plus 20 FPS. The 1440p Medium (82.5 FPS) closely matches the 4K Low (56.9 FPS) plus 25.6 FPS, indicating consistent scaling behavior. The most surprising result is the 4K Low (56.9 FPS) outperforming the 1080p Ultra (74.9 FPS) by only 18 FPS, despite rendering four times the pixels — a signal of how heavily Ultra settings tax the GPU.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 combo ranks 1038th out of 1795 tested combinations in Hitman 2, placing it in the 57.8th percentile of all tested systems. This ranking reflects the balance between the CPU's strong multithreaded performance (Cinebench R23 multicore score of 29302) and the GPU's mid-range capabilities.

The CPU's 91st percentile ranking among all processors (average benchmark score 40468) contrasts with the GPU's 66th percentile ranking (average benchmark score 23181). This imbalance suggests that the RTX 4060 is the primary performance limiter in this pairing, as the Ryzen 7 7700 has ample headroom to feed the GPU in most scenarios.

Within the combo's performance class, the CPU's nearest rivals show minimal differences. The Ryzen 7 7700 is 0.1% ahead of the Ryzen 9 7940H and 0.5% ahead of the Ryzen AI 9 365, while trailing the Core i9-13905H by 0.6%. These tiny deltas indicate that CPU choice among these options would have negligible impact on Hitman 2 frame rates.

The GPU's nearest rivals similarly cluster closely. The RTX 4060 trails the Radeon RX 6600M by 0.6% and the GTX 780 Ti by 0.7%, while leading the Arc B580 by 0.7% and the Radeon 760M by 0.8%. Given these margins, the measured FPS differences in Hitman 2 would likely be within a few frames per second across these GPUs.

The overall combo rank of 1038 suggests that while the pairing is capable for 1080p and 1440p gaming, it falls short of top-tier configurations. The 4K Ultra result of 23.5 FPS is below the 30 FPS threshold generally considered playable, while the 4K High result of 30.3 FPS barely crosses it. For players targeting 4K, the data indicates that Medium settings (45.7 FPS) represent the realistic ceiling for this combo. At 1440p, all settings except Ultra (44.2 FPS) exceed 60 FPS, making it the sweet spot for this hardware.