Hitman 2

The Intel Core i3-12100F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti delivers a wide spread of framerates in Hitman 2, ranging from 41.7 FPS at 4K Ultra to 289.5 FPS at 1080p Low. The data shows that this combination is heavily settings-dependent, with the gap between Low and Ultra presets widening as resolution decreases. For the best balance of visual fidelity and smooth gameplay, the Medium preset is the recommended starting point across all tested resolutions, as it provides a substantial performance uplift over High while maintaining a respectable visual baseline. At 1080p, Medium delivers 218.9 FPS, which is 54.7 FPS higher than High; at 1440p, Medium hits 138.1 FPS versus 104.9 FPS on High; and at 4K, Medium reaches 72.4 FPS, comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold. Players targeting higher refresh rates can drop to Low, which yields 289.5 FPS at 1080p and 182.7 FPS at 1440p, while those prioritizing image quality above all else should note that Ultra produces playable results only at 1080p.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS rows indicate that the Medium preset offers the most efficient compromise between performance and quality for this hardware pairing. At 1920x1080, Medium produces 218.9 FPS, which is 70.6 FPS below Low but 54.7 FPS above High; the jump from Medium to Ultra costs 98.6 FPS, making Ultra a poor trade for marginal visual gains at this resolution. For 2560x1440, Medium delivers 138.1 FPS, which remains well above the 75 FPS Ultra result and still clears the 104.9 FPS High figure by 33.2 FPS. At 3840x2160, Medium is the only preset that maintains a playable experience without major compromises: 72.4 FPS versus 55.5 FPS on High and 41.7 FPS on Ultra. The data suggests that Ultra is only viable at 1080p, where it still achieves 120.3 FPS, but the performance cost relative to Medium—a 98.6 FPS drop—is substantial. Low settings are recommended only for competitive or high-refresh-rate scenarios, as they push framerates to 289.5 FPS at 1080p and 182.7 FPS at 1440p, but the visual degradation is significant. Overall, Medium provides the best experience per the measured rows, delivering high framerates while retaining enough graphical headroom for a stealth title where environmental readability matters.

GPU Role

The RTX 5070 Ti brings 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus, with 896.0 GB/s of bandwidth, and its memory clock runs at 1750 MHz, translating to 28 Gbps effective. These specifications are relevant to Hitman 2's performance scaling, as the game's asset streaming and texture loads benefit from ample video memory and bandwidth. The GPU's boost clock of 2452 MHz, paired with a base clock of 2295 MHz, contributes to the observed framerate deltas between presets. The data shows that the RTX 5070 Ti is not the bottleneck at lower resolutions: at 1080p Low, the combo achieves 289.5 FPS, suggesting the CPU is the limiting factor in that scenario. Conversely, at 4K Ultra, the framerate drops to 41.7 FPS, indicating the GPU is fully saturated. The 70 RT cores and 280 tensor cores are present, but Hitman 2's traditional rasterization workload means these features have limited impact on the measured results. The 16 GB frame buffer is more than sufficient for this game, even at 4K Ultra, so the performance drop at that preset is attributable to compute and shading load rather than memory capacity. The GPU's 43.94 TFLOPS FP32 throughput and 686.6 GTexel/s texture rate are the key drivers of the scaling from Medium to Ultra, where the framerate drops by 30.7 FPS at 1440p and 30.7 FPS at 4K when moving from Medium to Ultra.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average framerate achievable with this combo?

A: The highest measured average is 289.5 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 with the Low preset. The next highest is 218.9 FPS at 1080p Medium, followed by 182.7 FPS at 1440p Low.

Q: Can this system run Hitman 2 at 4K with playable framerates?

A: Yes, but only on Medium or Low presets. At 4K Medium, the combo delivers 72.4 FPS, and at 4K Low it reaches 97.5 FPS. High drops to 55.5 FPS, and Ultra falls to 41.7 FPS, both below the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How does the Ultra preset compare to High across resolutions?

A: Ultra is consistently slower than High. At 1080p, Ultra delivers 120.3 FPS versus 164.2 FPS on High, a 43.9 FPS difference. At 1440p, Ultra hits 75 FPS versus 104.9 FPS on High, a 29.9 FPS gap. At 4K, Ultra produces 41.7 FPS versus 55.5 FPS on High, a 13.8 FPS difference.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Medium settings?

A: The gap between Low and Medium narrows as resolution increases. At 1080p, Low is 70.6 FPS faster (289.5 versus 218.9). At 1440p, the difference is 44.6 FPS (182.7 versus 138.1). At 4K, Low is 25.1 FPS faster (97.5 versus 72.4).

Q: Is the RTX 5070 Ti the limiting factor at 1080p Low?

A: The data suggests the CPU becomes the bottleneck at that setting. With 289.5 FPS at 1080p Low, the framerate is likely constrained by the i3-12100F's 4 cores and 8 threads, rather than the GPU's capabilities.

Q: How does the combo rank among all tested configurations?

A: The Intel Core i3-12100F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti combination ranks 177 out of 1795 tested combos in Hitman 2, placing it in the top 10% of all configurations.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured data provides a complete matrix of average framerates across three resolutions and four settings presets. At 1920x1080, the combo delivers 289.5 FPS on Low, 218.9 FPS on Medium, 164.2 FPS on High, and 120.3 FPS on Ultra. The scaling from Low to Ultra shows a consistent decline, with each preset step costing roughly 70.6, 54.7, and 43.9 FPS respectively. At 2560x1440, the framerates are 182.7 FPS (Low), 138.1 FPS (Medium), 104.9 FPS (High), and 75 FPS (Ultra). The step costs are 44.6, 33.2, and 29.9 FPS, indicating a more gradual degradation as the GPU becomes more heavily loaded. At 3840x2160, the results are 97.5 FPS (Low), 72.4 FPS (Medium), 55.5 FPS (High), and 41.7 FPS (Ultra). Here, the step costs are 25.1, 16.9, and 13.8 FPS, showing that the GPU is nearing its limits at 4K, with diminishing returns from lowering settings. The resolution scaling is also notable: moving from 1080p to 1440p reduces framerates by 36.9% on Low, 36.9% on Medium, 36.1% on High, and 37.7% on Ultra. Moving from 1440p to 4K reduces framerates by 46.6% on Low, 47.6% on Medium, 47.1% on High, and 44.4% on Ultra. These percentages indicate a fairly consistent resolution scaling pattern, with the GPU being the primary driver of performance at higher resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 177 out of 1795 tested configurations places this pairing in the 90th percentile among all tested combos in Hitman 2. This high ranking is notable given the CPU's modest specifications—the i3-12100F has a 72nd percentile ranking among all CPUs and an average benchmark score of 13516. The GPU, conversely, ranks in the 87th percentile among all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 52086. The combination of a top-decile GPU with a mid-tier CPU produces a system that ranks in the top 10% of all combos, suggesting that Hitman 2 is more GPU-bound than CPU-bound at most settings. The CPU's nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX (deltaPct -0.1), Intel Core i7-1250U (deltaPct 0.4), Intel Core i3-10105 (deltaPct 0.6), and Intel Core i7-7700K (deltaPct 1.8), indicating that the i3-12100F's compute performance is closely matched with these processors. The GPU's nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (deltaPct 0), AMD Radeon RX 7700S (deltaPct -0.8), NVIDIA RTX A1000 (deltaPct 2.5), and AMD Radeon Pro W6600M (deltaPct -2.5), showing that the RTX 5070 Ti performs nearly identically to the RTX 4080 in synthetic benchmarks. Despite the CPU's relatively low benchmark scores, the combination's rank of 177 suggests that the RTX 5070 Ti compensates effectively, particularly at higher resolutions where GPU load dominates. The data shows that at 4K Ultra, the combo still achieves 41.7 FPS, which is a playable result for a stealth game, and at 1440p Medium, it delivers 138.1 FPS, making it a strong performer for high-refresh-rate monitors. The rank of 177 out of 1795 also indicates that this combo outperforms the vast majority of tested systems, even those with more powerful CPUs, because Hitman 2's performance is largely dictated by GPU capabilities in the tested settings range.