Hitman 2

The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X paired with the Intel Arc B570 produces a decidedly mixed result in Hitman 2, with the combo landing at rank 2399 out of 3001 tested combinations. This placement places the pairing in the lower third of all tested systems, a position that reflects the GPU’s mid-range standing rather than the CPU’s high-end capability. The data shows a system that can handle the game at 1080p with smooth frame rates but struggles progressively as resolution increases, revealing a clear performance ceiling imposed by the graphics card.

FAQ

Q: What is the combo’s overall rank in Hitman 2?

A: The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X with the Intel Arc B570 ranks 2399 out of 3001 tested combos in this game, placing it in the bottom 20% of all tested pairings.

Q: What is the best average FPS recorded for this combo?

A: The highest average frame rate is 123 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The next best is 93 FPS at 1080p Medium, followed by 79 FPS at 2560x1440 Low.

Q: How does the Arc B570’s 10 GB memory capacity affect 4K performance?

A: At 3840x2160, average frame rates range from 18 FPS at Ultra to 42 FPS at Low. The 10 GB GDDR6 memory with 380.0 GB/s bandwidth is sufficient for medium settings at 4K, where the combo hits 32 FPS average, but high and ultra presets drop to 24 and 18 FPS respectively.

Q: What is the CPU’s percentile ranking among all processors?

A: The Ryzen 9 5950X sits at the 91st percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 51947. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX, scores 52073, a delta of -0.2%.

Q: What is the GPU’s percentile ranking among all graphics cards?

A: The Intel Arc B570 ranks at the 65th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 20556. Its closest competitor is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile, which scores 20534, a delta of 0.1%.

Q: Which settings preset at 1080p provides the largest gap between average and minimum FPS?

A: At 1920x1080 Medium, the average is 93 FPS with a minimum of 79 FPS, a 14 FPS spread. At 1440p Medium, the average is 59 FPS with a minimum of 50 FPS, a 9 FPS spread. The 1080p Medium preset shows the widest variance among the measured rows.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Ryzen 9 5950X and the Arc B570 achieves a rank of 2399 out of 3001 tested combos in Hitman 2. This places the pairing in the lower quintile of all tested systems, indicating that the overall performance is heavily weighted by the graphics solution. The CPU, which sits at the 91st percentile among all processors, is clearly not the limiting factor here. The Ryzen 9 5950X’s average benchmark score of 51947 is nearly identical to its nearest rivals: the Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX scores 52073 (-0.2%), the AMD EPYC 8124P scores 52121 (-0.3%), and the Intel Core i9-13900F scores 51730 (+0.4%). These deltas are all within a fraction of a percent, showing that the CPU is performing exactly as expected for its class.

In contrast, the Arc B570 sits at only the 65th percentile among GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 20556. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile at 20534 (+0.1%), the Intel Arc A750 at 20582 (-0.1%), and the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M at 20480 (+0.4%). These GPU scores cluster tightly, indicating that the Arc B570 is a solidly mid-range part. The combination of a top-tier CPU with a mid-tier GPU results in a system that ranks poorly in this game because Hitman 2’s frame rates are largely determined by the graphics card, especially at higher resolutions. The data shows that the combo’s rank is dragged down by the GPU’s inability to maintain high frame rates at 1440p and 4K, despite the CPU’s ample processing headroom.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B570 plays the dominant role in determining this combo’s Hitman 2 performance. The GPU features 10 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 160-bit bus, providing 380.0 GB/s of bandwidth. Its base and boost clocks are both 2500 MHz, with memory running at 2375 MHz (19 Gbps effective). The card has 2304 shading units, 144 texture mapping units, and 80 raster output units, delivering 11.52 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 360.0 GTexel/s of texture fill rate. These specifications place the Arc B570 in the mid-range segment, which is reflected in its 65th percentile ranking among all GPUs.

In Hitman 2, the GPU’s memory capacity and bandwidth become critical at higher resolutions. At 3840x2160, the 10 GB frame buffer is sufficient for Low settings, where the combo achieves 42 FPS average. Moving to Medium at 4K drops the average to 32 FPS with a minimum of 27 FPS and a maximum of 36 FPS. High settings at 4K reduce the average to 24 FPS, and Ultra falls to 18 FPS. This pattern indicates that the GPU is running out of memory bandwidth and compute resources as settings increase, rather than being limited by the CPU. The 380.0 GB/s bandwidth is adequate for 1080p and even 1440p, but at 4K, the demand for texture data and shading operations exceeds what the card can comfortably deliver, resulting in sub-30 FPS averages on higher presets.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured frame rates show a clear hierarchy across resolutions and settings. At 1920x1080, the combo delivers 123 FPS average on Low, 93 FPS on Medium (with a minimum of 79 FPS and maximum of 106 FPS), 70 FPS on High, and 52 FPS on Ultra. These numbers indicate that 1080p is the sweet spot for this pairing, with even the Ultra preset maintaining a playable frame rate. The jump from Low to Medium costs 30 FPS, while the jump from Medium to High costs 23 FPS, and High to Ultra costs 18 FPS. Each settings tier has a diminishing impact on performance, suggesting that the GPU is being progressively more taxed but still has headroom at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the average FPS drops to 79 on Low, 59 on Medium (with a minimum of 50 FPS and maximum of 68 FPS), 45 on High, and 33 on Ultra. The 1440p results show a steeper decline per settings tier, with a 20 FPS drop from Low to Medium, a 14 FPS drop from Medium to High, and a 12 FPS drop from High to Ultra. The Ultra preset at 1440p is borderline playable at 33 FPS average, but the Medium preset offers a better balance with 59 FPS average and a minimum above 50 FPS.

At 3840x2160, the results become marginal. Low settings yield 42 FPS average, Medium drops to 32 FPS (with a minimum of 27 FPS and maximum of 36 FPS), High falls to 24 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 18 FPS. The 4K data shows that only the Low preset approaches a smooth experience, while Medium is barely acceptable and High or Ultra are not viable for sustained play. The minimum FPS of 27 at 4K Medium indicates that frame time spikes are present, which could cause noticeable stutter in a stealth game where precise movement matters.

Resolution Scaling

The scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals the GPU as the primary bottleneck. At Low settings, the average FPS drops from 123 at 1080p to 79 at 1440p (a 36% reduction) and then to 42 at 4K (a 47% reduction from 1440p). At Medium settings, the average goes from 93 at 1080p to 59 at 1440p (a 37% drop) and then to 32 at 4K (a 46% drop). At High settings, the progression is 70 to 45 (a 36% drop) and then to 24 (a 47% drop). At Ultra, it goes from 52 to 33 (a 37% drop) and then to 18 (a 45% drop).

The consistency of these percentage drops across all settings is telling. Moving from 1080p to 1440p reduces frame rates by roughly 36-37%, and moving from 1440p to 4K reduces them by another 45-47%. This pattern is characteristic of a GPU that is fill-rate or bandwidth limited, as the pixel count increases by 2.25 times from 1080p to 4K, and the frame rate scales almost inversely with the resolution increase. The CPU, with its 16 cores and 32 threads, is not contributing to these drops, as the Ryzen 9 5950X’s performance is far above what Hitman 2 requires. The game’s engine is not heavily multi-threaded, but even so, the CPU’s single-thread score of 944 in 3dMark and 1614 in Cinebench R23 is more than adequate. The limiting component is clearly the Arc B570, whose 10 GB memory and 380.0 GB/s bandwidth cannot keep up with the increasing resolution demands.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X is a 16-core, 32-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, codenamed Vermeer, manufactured on TSMC’s 7 nm process. It has a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 4.90 GHz, with 64 MB of L3 cache. The CPU supports DDR4 memory in a dual-channel configuration with 51.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth, and it uses the AMD Socket AM4 platform with PCIe Gen 4 (20 lanes from the CPU). This processor ranks at the 91st percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 51947. In multi-threaded tests, it scores 26017 in Cinebench R23 multicore and 4324 in Cinebench R15 multicore. Single-thread performance is also strong, with 1614 in Cinebench R23 singlecore and 944 in 3dMark single-thread.

In Hitman 2, the CPU’s role is to feed the GPU with draw calls and game logic, and the data shows that the Ryzen 9 5950X is never the bottleneck. The frame rate differences between settings at a given resolution are entirely attributable to GPU load, not CPU load. For instance, at 1080p, the CPU can easily maintain 123 FPS on Low, and even at Ultra, the 52 FPS average is far below what the CPU is capable of delivering. The game’s engine does not utilize all 16 cores, but the high single-thread performance of the Zen 3 architecture ensures that even lightly threaded tasks are handled with ease. The CPU’s percentile ranking of 91 means it outperforms the vast majority of processors, and its nearest rivals (Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX, AMD EPYC 8124P, Intel Core i9-13900F, Intel Core i7-14700) all score within 0.7% of it, confirming that it is not a source of variability in this combo. The 5950X’s 64 MB L3 cache and 32 threads provide ample headroom for background tasks, but in Hitman 2, the GPU is the sole limiting factor.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured frame rates, the best experience for this combo is at 1920x1080 with Medium settings, which delivers 93 FPS average with a minimum of 79 FPS and a maximum of 106 FPS. This preset offers a smooth, responsive frame rate that is well above the 60 FPS threshold, while still providing a visual quality boost over Low settings. The jump from Low to Medium costs 30 FPS, but the visual improvement in a stealth game like Hitman 2, where environmental detail and character models matter, is worth the trade-off. High settings at 1080p yield 70 FPS average, which is also playable, but the 23 FPS drop from Medium is more than the visual difference justifies for most users. Ultra at 1080p drops to 52 FPS, which is playable but approaches the edge of smoothness, and the 18 FPS cost over High is not recommended.

At 2560x1440, the Medium preset is the clear choice, with 59 FPS average and a minimum of 50 FPS. This keeps the frame rate above 50 FPS at all times, which is acceptable for a stealth game where reaction times are less critical than in fast-paced shooters. Low settings at 1440p provide 79 FPS, but the visual downgrade is significant, and the 20 FPS gain over Medium does not compensate for the loss of detail. High at 1440p drops to 45 FPS, which is borderline, and Ultra at 33 FPS is not recommended due to the risk of stutter.

At 3840x2160, the data shows that Low settings are the only viable option, with 42 FPS average. Medium at 4K drops to 32 FPS with a minimum of 27 FPS, which is too low for consistent smoothness. High at 24 FPS and Ultra at 18 FPS are unplayable. For 4K, users should accept Low settings or consider lowering the resolution to 1440p with Medium for a much better experience. The overall recommendation is to favor 1080p Medium or 1440p Medium, as both presets maintain frame rates above 50 FPS average, providing a balanced experience that leverages the CPU’s power without overburdening the GPU.