Hitman 2

# Hitman 2 with AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D + Intel Arc B570

The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D paired with the Intel Arc B570 produces a playable but resolution-sensitive experience in Hitman 2, with the combo ranking in the 2399th position out of 3001 tested configurations. The data shows a system that delivers smooth frame rates at 1080p across most settings, but struggles to maintain playability at 4K, particularly on higher quality presets. The 8-core, 16-thread Zen 4 processor with its 96 MB of shared L3 cache provides ample CPU headroom, while the Arc B570's 10 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 160-bit bus becomes the limiting factor as resolution climbs.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a dramatic performance cliff as resolution increases, with the gap between 1080p and 4K widening considerably on every settings preset. At Low settings, the system delivers 123 FPS at 1920x1080, dropping to 79 FPS at 2560x1440, and further to 42 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a 66% reduction from 1080p to 4K at Low settings, indicating that the GPU is being pushed heavily by the pixel count increase.

The scaling pattern becomes even more pronounced at higher quality presets. At Medium settings, the system achieves 93 FPS at 1080p, 59 FPS at 1440p, and 32 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p costs 34 FPS, while the further climb to 4K costs another 27 FPS. At High settings, the progression goes from 70 FPS at 1080p to 45 FPS at 1440p to just 24 FPS at 4K. The Ultra preset shows the steepest curve, starting at 52 FPS at 1080p, falling to 33 FPS at 1440p, and bottoming out at 18 FPS at 4K.

This scaling behavior points to the GPU as the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions, particularly at 4K where even the Low preset only manages 42 FPS. The Arc B570's 10 GB VRAM and 380.0 GB/s memory bandwidth appear insufficient for the demands of 4K rendering in Hitman 2, regardless of quality settings. The 1920x1080 results suggest the system is CPU-limited at lower resolutions, as the frame rates at 1080p Low (123 FPS) and even 1080p Ultra (52 FPS) do not show the same steep degradation that appears when moving to higher pixel counts.

The data indicates that 1440p represents a reasonable middle ground, with Medium settings delivering 59 FPS and High settings maintaining 45 FPS. However, the 4K results are consistently below the 30 FPS threshold for playability except on Low settings, which still only reaches 42 FPS. The scaling from 1440p to 4K shows a performance loss of roughly 45-50% across all settings, a steep penalty that suggests the memory subsystem and shading units of the Arc B570 are overwhelmed at this resolution.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B570, built on the Xe2-HPG architecture with 2304 shading units, 144 texture mapping units, and 80 render output units, shows its capabilities and limitations through the Hitman 2 benchmark results. The GPU's 10 GB of GDDR6 memory with a 160-bit bus width and 380.0 GB/s bandwidth becomes a critical factor at higher resolutions, as the 4K results demonstrate. The card's 18 ray tracing cores and support for DirectX 12 Ultimate indicate modern feature support, but the raw throughput metrics — 11.52 TFLOPS FP32 and 360.0 GTexel/s texture rate — translate to moderate performance in this title.

The GPU's percentile ranking of 65 among all GPUs places it in the upper-middle tier, with its average benchmark score of 20556 aligning closely with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile (deltaPct 0.1%) and Intel Arc A750 (deltaPct -0.1%). The measured frame rates in Hitman 2 reflect this positioning, with the card delivering solid 1080p performance but falling short at 4K. The 2500 MHz base and boost clocks are identical, suggesting the card operates at a fixed frequency under load, which may explain the consistent scaling pattern across resolutions.

The VRAM allocation appears adequate for 1080p and 1440p at all settings, as the frame rates do not show sudden drops that would indicate memory capacity issues. However, at 4K, the combination of higher memory pressure and the 160-bit bus width likely contributes to the significant performance degradation. The 19 Gbps effective memory speed helps mitigate some of the bandwidth limitations, but the 4K results — ranging from 18 FPS at Ultra to 42 FPS at Low — clearly show the GPU struggling with the increased pixel workload. The PassMark G3D score of 14195 further corroborates the mid-range positioning observed in the benchmark data.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS data, the optimal settings configuration depends heavily on target resolution and desired frame rate. At 1920x1080, the system delivers 93 FPS at Medium settings, which provides a smooth experience with only a 30 FPS drop from Low settings (123 FPS). The High preset at 1080p yields 70 FPS, still comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold. The Ultra preset at 1080p drops to 52 FPS, which remains playable but shows that the GPU begins to struggle with the highest quality settings even at the lowest resolution.

For 2560x1440, the Medium preset offers the best balance, delivering 59 FPS with minimum frame times of 50 FPS and maximums of 68 FPS. The High preset at 1440p produces 45 FPS, which is playable but falls below the 60 FPS mark. The Low preset at 1440p reaches 79 FPS, providing a high-refresh-rate option for competitive play, while the Ultra preset at 33 FPS is borderline for smooth gameplay. At 3840x2160, the Low preset is the only configuration that achieves playable frame rates at 42 FPS, with Medium at 32 FPS and High at 24 FPS falling short of smooth performance.

The data suggests that Medium settings at 1080p or 1440p provide the best experience per the measured rows, offering a significant quality improvement over Low while maintaining frame rates above 59 FPS. For users prioritizing frame rate over visual fidelity, Low settings at 1080p (123 FPS) or 1440p (79 FPS) deliver excellent responsiveness. The Ultra preset is only viable at 1080p (52 FPS) and even then falls short of the 60 FPS target, making it a less attractive option compared to High at the same resolution.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system shows a clear performance hierarchy across settings. The Low preset delivers 123 FPS average, representing the highest frame rate in the entire dataset. Medium settings produce 93 FPS with a minimum of 79 FPS and maximum of 106 FPS, showing consistent performance with a 27 FPS variance. High settings reduce the average to 70 FPS, while Ultra settings drop further to 52 FPS. The progression from Low to Ultra at 1080p shows a 58% reduction in frame rate, indicating that each settings tier imposes a meaningful performance cost.

The 2560x1440 results follow a similar pattern but with lower absolute values. Low settings achieve 79 FPS, Medium delivers 59 FPS with a 50-68 FPS range, High manages 45 FPS, and Ultra drops to 33 FPS. The variance at Medium settings (18 FPS) is smaller than at 1080p, suggesting more consistent frame pacing at this resolution. The gap between Low and Ultra at 1440p is 46 FPS, a 58% reduction that mirrors the 1080p scaling.

At 3840x2160, the performance drops dramatically across all settings. Low settings produce 42 FPS, Medium delivers 32 FPS with a 27-36 FPS range, High manages only 24 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 18 FPS. The Medium preset shows the tightest frame time distribution in the 4K dataset, with just 9 FPS between minimum and maximum. The 4K results show that even the highest-performing setting (Low at 42 FPS) falls below the 60 FPS threshold, and the Ultra preset at 18 FPS is barely playable. The data across all resolutions shows a consistent trend: Medium settings offer the best frame rate stability, while Low settings maximize raw FPS at the cost of visual quality.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D with Intel Arc B570 combination ranks 2399th out of 3001 tested combos in Hitman 2, placing it in the bottom 20% of all configurations. This ranking reflects the GPU's limitations at higher resolutions, as the CPU is clearly capable of delivering much higher frame rates based on its benchmark performance. The combo's position in the database suggests that many other CPU-GPU pairings achieve better results in this title, likely due to more powerful graphics cards that can leverage the 7800X3D's strong single-threaded and multi-threaded performance.

The CPU's individual benchmark scores are robust, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 16817 and single-core score of 1713, along with a Geekbench multi-core score of 15610. The CPU's percentile ranking of 83 among all CPUs places it well above average, and its average benchmark score of 33079 is nearly identical to its nearest rivals, including the AMD Ryzen 7 8700G (deltaPct 0%), Intel Core i7-13650HX (deltaPct 0%), and AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX (deltaPct 0%). This indicates the 7800X3D is a top-tier processor, but the Arc B570's 65th percentile GPU ranking and average score of 20556 hold the combo back in Hitman 2.

The GPU's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile (deltaPct 0.1%), Intel Arc A750 (deltaPct -0.1%), and NVIDIA Quadro M4000M (deltaPct 0.4%), showing that the Arc B570 is competitive with mid-range mobile and desktop GPUs. However, the combo's 2399th rank out of 3001 suggests that Hitman 2's performance is heavily GPU-bound, and the Arc B570's relatively modest 10 GB VRAM and 160-bit bus width cannot fully utilize the 7800X3D's capabilities. The 1080p results (123 FPS at Low) show the combo's potential, but the 4K results (18-42 FPS) demonstrate why this pairing ranks near the bottom quartile.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D brings substantial processing power to this combo, with 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 4 architecture codenamed Raphael. The processor operates at a 4.20 GHz base clock and 5.00 GHz boost clock, with a 120W TDP and support for DDR5 memory on the AMD Socket AM5 platform. The 96 MB shared L3 cache is a defining feature of the X3D series, providing a significant advantage in cache-sensitive workloads, while the 64 KB L1 and 1 MB L2 per core complement the large L3 pool. The 5 nm TSMC process node with 11,270 million transistors on a 71 mm² die contributes to the CPU's efficiency and thermal characteristics.

In Hitman 2, the CPU's role appears to be secondary to the GPU bottleneck at higher resolutions, but the 1080p results show the 7800X3D's capability to push frame rates well beyond 100 FPS. The Low preset at 1080p achieving 123 FPS suggests the CPU is not limiting performance at this resolution, while the 52 FPS at 1080p Ultra indicates the GPU is the constraining factor even at lower resolutions. The CPU's benchmark scores, including a PassMark multi-thread score of 34293 and a 3DMark max threads score of 7967, demonstrate its ability to handle demanding workloads, yet the 4K results show that the Arc B570 cannot translate this CPU power into higher frame rates.

The processor's memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s via dual-channel DDR5 support provides adequate data throughput for the GPU, but the Arc B570's 380.0 GB/s memory bandwidth is the more critical figure for gaming performance. The 7800X3D's integrated Radeon Graphics and PCIe Gen 5 support with 24 lanes show it is a modern, feature-rich processor, but these attributes do not directly impact Hitman 2 performance when paired with a discrete GPU. The data indicates that the CPU is not a limiting factor in this combo, as the frame rates scale consistently with GPU load across resolutions, and the 1080p results approach the upper limits of what the Arc B570 can deliver in this title.