Hitman 2

# Hitman 2 with AMD Ryzen 9 5950X + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti delivers a robust Hitman 2 experience across all tested resolutions and settings, ranking in the 437th position out of 1,795 tested combos in this game. The benchmark data reveals a system that comfortably handles the game's stealth-oriented gameplay, with performance scaling predictably as resolution and graphical fidelity increase. This analysis walks through the measured FPS at each setting tier and resolution, examining what the numbers indicate about the CPU and GPU's respective roles in this title.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data points to Medium settings as the optimal balance between visual quality and performance across all three resolutions. At 1920x1080, Medium produces 180 FPS average, which is 49.3 FPS below the Low preset's 234.3 FPS but still far above the 101 FPS seen at Ultra. At 2560x1440, Medium delivers 115 FPS average, comfortably above the 88.6 FPS of High and significantly higher than the 62.7 FPS at Ultra. Even at 3840x2160, Medium maintains 63.8 FPS, which is playable for most users, whereas High drops to 46.4 FPS and Ultra falls to 36 FPS.

The data shows that Ultra settings impose a steep cost relative to Medium. At 1080p, moving from Medium to Ultra costs 79 FPS (from 180 to 101), a 43.9% reduction. At 1440p, the same transition drops from 115 to 62.7 FPS, a 45.5% reduction. At 4K, Medium to Ultra goes from 63.8 to 36 FPS, a 43.6% reduction. High settings sit between these two but remain closer to Medium in performance, with 131.3 FPS at 1080p, 88.6 FPS at 1440p, and 46.4 FPS at 4K.

For users prioritizing smooth gameplay, Medium offers the best experience per the measured rows. It maintains frame rates above 60 FPS at all resolutions, which is particularly important for a stealth game where precise timing and smooth camera movement matter. Low settings provide headroom for high-refresh-rate monitors at 1080p and 1440p, but the visual compromise is substantial. Ultra should only be considered at 1080p where 101 FPS remains acceptable.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X brings 16 cores and 32 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 4.90 GHz. Its benchmark results show strong multithreaded performance, with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 38,607 and a single-core score of 5,450. The PassMark multithread score of 45,424 and single-thread score of 3,470 further confirm its capability.

In Hitman 2, the CPU's role is evident when examining the FPS scaling from 1080p to higher resolutions. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 234.3 FPS, indicating that the CPU can feed the GPU with enough frames to reach very high rates. The 3DMark scores are telling: 16-thread performance reaches 10,810, while 2-thread performance is 1,856, and single-thread is 944. These numbers suggest that while the CPU has massive parallel capability, the game benefits from strong single-threaded performance as well.

The Ryzen 9 5950X's 64 MB L3 cache and 51.2 GB/s memory bandwidth provide ample data throughput for game logic and AI calculations typical of stealth titles. The CPU sits in the 93rd percentile versus all CPUs tested, with an average benchmark score of 49,062. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i5-14600K, scores 49,166, a delta of -0.2%, meaning the Ryzen is effectively at parity with that processor. The Intel Core i5-14600KF is 0.6% ahead, while the AMD EPYC 4345P is 1.1% ahead, and the Intel Xeon Gold 5318H is 0.7% behind.

The data indicates that the CPU is not the limiting factor at lower resolutions, as evidenced by the 234.3 FPS at 1080p Low. This suggests that Hitman 2's engine scales well with the high core count and strong single-thread performance of this processor.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti features the GA102 chip on the Ampere architecture, with 10,240 shading units, 80 RT cores, and 320 tensor cores. It operates at a base clock of 1365 MHz and boosts to 1665 MHz, with 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus providing 912.4 GB/s bandwidth. The GPU's FP32 performance is 34.10 TFLOPS, and its texture rate is 532.8 GTexel/s.

The GPU's role becomes increasingly dominant as resolution rises. At 1080p, the FPS varies dramatically with settings: Low produces 234.3 FPS, Medium 180 FPS, High 131.3 FPS, and Ultra 101 FPS. This spread of 133.3 FPS between Low and Ultra at 1080p narrows at higher resolutions. At 1440p, the spread is 87.9 FPS (150.6 Low to 62.7 Ultra), and at 4K, it narrows to 45.6 FPS (81.6 Low to 36 Ultra).

The RTX 3080 Ti's PassMark G3D score of 26,896 and its 83rd percentile ranking versus all GPUs indicate strong overall performance. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, scores 41,441 in the average benchmark, a delta of -0.5%, putting the 3080 Ti essentially at parity. The AMD Radeon Pro 5300 is 0.9% ahead, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 is 1.1% ahead, while the NVIDIA Tesla M40 trails by 1.6%.

At 4K Ultra, the system drops to 36 FPS, clearly showing the GPU becoming the performance limiter. The 12 GB VRAM capacity is sufficient for Hitman 2 at 4K, as the game's memory requirements are met without issue, but the sheer compute load at Ultra settings pushes the GPU to its limits.

How This Combo Ranks

This combination of the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti ranks 437th out of 1,795 tested combos in Hitman 2, placing it in the top 24.3% of all configurations tested. The data indicates that this pairing delivers strong performance relative to the broader database, though it is not at the very top tier of results.

The CPU's 93rd percentile ranking and the GPU's 83rd percentile ranking suggest a balanced pairing, where neither component dramatically outclasses the other. The CPU's average benchmark score of 49,062 places it within 0.2% of the Intel Core i5-14600K, while the GPU's average score of 41,224 is within 0.5% of the RTX 3090. This balance means that in Hitman 2, the system avoids severe bottlenecks at most settings, as evidenced by the smooth FPS scaling across resolutions.

The rank of 437 out of 1,795 indicates that while this combo is strong, there are 436 combinations that achieve higher FPS in this game. Given the CPU and GPU's individual rankings, this result is consistent with expectations, as the 3080 Ti's 83rd percentile GPU ranking likely contributes more to the overall game performance than the CPU's higher percentile ranking.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals important information about which component limits performance at each resolution. At Low settings, the system delivers 234.3 FPS at 1080p, 150.6 FPS at 1440p, and 81.6 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 83.7 FPS (35.7% reduction), and from 1440p to 4K is 69 FPS (45.8% reduction). The total drop from 1080p to 4K is 152.7 FPS, a 65.2% reduction.

At Medium settings, the scaling shows 180 FPS at 1080p, 115 FPS at 1440p, and 63.8 FPS at 4K. The 1080p to 1440p drop is 65 FPS (36.1% reduction), and 1440p to 4K is 51.2 FPS (44.5% reduction). The total reduction from 1080p to 4K is 116.2 FPS (64.6%).

High settings produce 131.3 FPS at 1080p, 88.6 FPS at 1440p, and 46.4 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 42.7 FPS (32.5%), and from 1440p to 4K is 42.2 FPS (47.6%). The total reduction is 84.9 FPS (64.7%).

Ultra settings show 101 FPS at 1080p, 62.7 FPS at 1440p, and 36 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 38.3 FPS (37.9%), and from 1440p to 4K is 26.7 FPS (42.6%). The total reduction is 65 FPS (64.4%).

The consistent ~64-65% FPS reduction from 1080p to 4K across all settings indicates that the GPU is the primary scaling factor. The CPU's influence diminishes as resolution increases, with the GPU's workload growing substantially. The fact that the percentage drop is nearly identical across all presets suggests a well-balanced system where the GPU's pixel throughput becomes the dominant constraint at higher resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the system delivers its highest frame rates. Low settings produce an average of 234.3 FPS, Medium achieves 180 FPS, High reaches 131.3 FPS, and Ultra drops to 101 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium is 54.3 FPS, while Medium to High is 48.7 FPS, and High to Ultra is 30.3 FPS. This progression shows diminishing returns as settings increase, with the largest absolute drop occurring between Low and Medium.

At 2560x1440, the measured averages are 150.6 FPS for Low, 115 FPS for Medium, 88.6 FPS for High, and 62.7 FPS for Ultra. The difference between Low and Medium is 35.6 FPS, Medium to High is 26.4 FPS, and High to Ultra is 25.9 FPS. The gap between each tier narrows compared to 1080p, indicating that the GPU is becoming more of a limiting factor.

At 3840x2160, the system produces 81.6 FPS on Low, 63.8 FPS on Medium, 46.4 FPS on High, and 36 FPS on Ultra. The differences are 17.8 FPS between Low and Medium, 17.4 FPS between Medium and High, and 10.4 FPS between High and Ultra. The narrowing gaps at 4K confirm that the GPU is heavily loaded, with each settings tier having less headroom for performance improvement.

Across all resolutions, the data shows a consistent pattern: Low settings provide the highest FPS, Ultra the lowest, with Medium and High falling between them. For 1080p users with high-refresh-rate displays, Low or Medium settings are necessary to fully utilize the display's capabilities. At 1440p, Medium provides a strong 115 FPS experience. At 4K, Medium maintains 63.8 FPS, making it the only preset besides Low that stays above 60 FPS. The measured data suggests that Medium is the most versatile preset for this combination, offering playable frame rates at every resolution while providing a reasonable balance of visual quality and performance.