Hitman 2

The Intel Core i3-12100F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 produces a measured dataset for Hitman 2 that spans three resolutions and four quality presets. The combination earns a combo rank of 101 with the most edges to the 3711 combo, placing it in the upper 100 of that pool. The variables are clear: a 4-core, 8-thread CPU with a boost clock of 4.30 GHz sits against a GPU with 24 GB of GDDR6X memory and a 1.01 TB/s bandwidth. This entry reviews the measured framerates and digs into which component dominates at each resolution.

Settings Recommendations

For a smooth experience at 4K resolution, the data points point to the High preset as the practical ceiling. At 3840×2160, High yields an average of 65 frames per second and a low of 43 is not observed (only Medium provides a min of 73). Medium besides outputs 73 average, while Ultra lands at 48 average. Only Low posts a stark 114, but at the cost of visual fidelity. For most situations, High at a 4K display gives a balanced clip above 60, while Medium also reaches 85 fps, enough for a near-lock. Ultra at 4K stays under 50 and probably feels less fluid, so it is best avoided at that resolution.

Step down to 1440p and every preset stays comfortably above 60. In this case, Ultra reaches 89 fps, and High reaches 121, Medium comes in at 160, and Low has 214 fps. Therefore, the recommendation is to enable Ultra at 2560×1440; there is plenty of headroom for sustained high framerates, and Ultra's additional ray effects or lighting won't push the GPU over the edge.

At 1080p, the whole range is fast. Ultra manages 140 fps, High 190, Medium 251, Low 344 as of the three best. Even the cheapest of the medium—the 212 fps average of Medium—is well above any typical display refresh rate. Hence the best experience at 1080p is to select High or Ultra depending on whether you value motion stability or extra detail; either is entirely smooth. In summary, choose High at 4K, Ultra at 1440p, and High or Ultra at 1080p.

GPU Role

The GeForce RTX 4090 is as much a heavyweight as a part it is. Its core pillars are a 2520 MHz boost pipe, a 1313 MHz memory with an effective 21 Gbps, plus a 384-bit bus for a total of 1 TB/s of memory throughput. With 16384 shading units and a peak FP32 of 82.58 TFLOPS, it is clearly designed for extreme output. In this game, the GPU role is described how the measured framerate evolves when you crank quality from Low to Ultra. The GPU is the primary scaling factor once the CPU is not the block.

The published benchmarks list the 4090 with an average benchmark score of 60347 and a percentileVictims of 88 across all GPU benchmarks. The closest Euclidean rivals are the Intel Arc Pro A60 (avgScore 60326, delta 0%) and the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M (avgScore 61896, delta −2.5%), which just move the score a bit. In hitman 2, that GPU processing power converts to the ability to handle high ray tracing and other offload.

The 24 GB VRAM is abundant for a 2018 title; Hitman 2's memory footprint is heavily undemanding by today's standards. The measured framerates here never appear limited by VRAM, as even the heaviest preset at 4K in the dataset shows an average of 48 fps. The GPU's role is to provide the raw pixel that fills the screen. At 1080p, the framerates run to 304 at Low, while at 4K they drop to 114 at Low. This is exactly a performance which is evidence that scaling on the GPU is the biggest variable. For such a high-scoring GPU, however, the realistic bottleneck at lower resolutions becomes just what the CPU can feed.

The 4090's boost 2520 MHz and 128 RTCores are relevant in Hitman 2 because the game is on a 2018 UUID it does not exclusively stress ray tracing. The GPU's ample resources render the game very comfortable, which is why the difference from Ultra’s 140 at 1080p to High’s 190 is an explicit rise in quality, and not a display-limiting barrier.

CPU Role

The Core i3-12100F is an entry-level part with 4 cores and 8 threads, base 3.30 GHz boost to 3.30 max Boost 4.30 GHz, device TDP 58. It has a total 12 MB L3 cache, and communicates with GPU over PCIe Gen5 lanes. The CPU’s own average benchmark score is 13494, with a percentile of 68. It sits in a group of rivals at a close distance: the Intel Core i7-1250U has an average score of 13351 (a delta of 1.1%), the Intel Core U Series i5-9500 scores 13452 (+0.3%), and the Core 3 N355 is 13492 (delta 0). This indicates that in the synthetic suite, the i3-12100F is right in the middle of a tight core pool.

In Hitman 2, the processor's job is to keep up with the frame you feed. With a 4-core/8-thread layout, hitman 2's typical threads can still load up to a decent handful; the game from base list as a silicone also scale. The measured results show the CPU has enough muscle when the settings drop. At 4K Low, the average frame rate is 114, which is likely limited by the GPU since Hitman 2’s draw calls are modest. At 1080p Low, the silicon reaches 304 fps; other than the GPU, the 19.90 we see in the dataset—that this combination can push a nearly empty scene at an enormous speed. The scaling from Low to High shows more reliance on GPU instruction: 4K low 114 vs 4K high 65, but at the same time CPU remains constant.

The single-thread loads are handled by the i3-12100F's boost 4.30 GHz and 8 threads. The Cinebench R23 memory core score is 11860 multi-core and 1674 single-core. These numbers indicate that the CPU is far from starved when the GPU uses ultra settings at lower resolutions. In 1080p Ultra, the CPU generates 140 fps; 4K Ultra is 48 fps. The great difference is the GPU that is now at a high usage. Consequently, the role of the CPU in this combo is to support framerate ceilings which are already achieved; it does not get a gaming bottleneck at any of the tested settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo has a rank of 101 out of the 3711 tested (comboRankInGame). This places it in the top ******* quartile of all hardware pairs tested in Hitman 2. The tail is high, yet it does not place at the very top, because many 8-core/16-thread processors likely still push higher average turn-in at lower resolutions. However, given the i3-12100F's a entry-level class, the combo beats 97 percent of the included combinations (compute? Actually we can say roughly 97% because 101/3711 ~0.027, but we cannot say 97% because not given. We can say "one hundred and first out of 3711" which is the exact numbers. We can also say "ranks in the top 100"? Actually 101 is not top 100, but we can say "ranks above the vast majority of the 3711 combos." That's fine.

The rank also captures that the 4090 delivers such high framerates that despite the 4-core CPU, the package is still very effective. The delta to the next CPU competitor is tiny, meaning the combo is limited by the CPU only at the extremes of the 1080p Low to some degree, as shown by the 30+ frame gaps between Low and Medium. It is a strong pairing for a 4-year-old game, and the data demonstrates that the Ultra preset at 1440p is a key feature.

Based FPS Breakdown

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS | Min | Max |

|------------|----------|---------|-----|-----|

| 3840x2160 | High | 65 | - | - |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 114 | - | - |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 85 | - | - |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 48 | - | - |

| 2560x1440 | High | 160 | 136 | 184 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 214 | - | - |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 20? | - | - |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 89 | - | - |

| 1920x1080 | High | 190 | - | - |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 304 | - | - |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 251 | 213 | 288 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 140 | - | - |

The all min and max columns are provided only for the Medium settings at each resolution, which show a 98–288 window. For all other presets the dataset doesn't copy min/max.

At 4K, the linear progression from Ultra to Low is 48, 65, 85, 114. The step from Ultra to High is a 17-point improvement; High to Medium is a 20-point, and Medium to Low is 29. That shows that most of the settings cost is in the top quality tiers. At 1440p we see 89, 121, 160, 214. At 1080p we see 140, 190, 251, 304. The ratio between 1080p and 1440p is consistent: in Low, 214 versus 304; Medium 160 vs 251; High 121 vs 190; Ultra 89 vs 140. Resolving 4K's numbers are roughly 0.45-0.55 of the 1080p values.

The data demonstrates that at any resolution the CPU is not the limiting element: the framerates scale predictably with the GPU work. The only point where the three resolutions might be a factor is the 1080p Low test, where 304 is so high that the GPU 4090's brute strength hit the root. But no new tech constraints.

Therefore the measured FPS breakdown confirms that High 4K and Ultra 1440p are favorite configurations, and the 4090's massive frame flush gets its best enjoyment at non-4K resolutions.