Hitman 2

The Intel Core i5-11400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT lands at rank 994 out of 1795 tested combos in Hitman 2, placing it squarely in the middle of the pack. This is a balanced pairing where neither component drastically outclasses the other, and the benchmark results reflect that equilibrium. The combo sits at the 55th percentile of all tested systems, meaning a slight majority of configurations deliver higher frame rates, but this setup is far from a low-end outlier. The data suggests this is a dependable, no-frills combination that will handle the game without demanding special attention, though it won't top any leaderboards.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's rank of 994 out of 1795 places it just past the halfway point, which is a realistic outcome for a mid-generation CPU and GPU pairing. In Hitman 2, the i5-11400F and RX 6700 XT together produce a performance profile that is adequate for mainstream gaming but leaves headroom for more powerful setups to pull ahead. The CPU alone holds a 75th percentile ranking against all processors, while the GPU sits at a 77th percentile against all graphics cards, so both parts are individually above average. Yet when combined in this specific game, the system lands at roughly the 55th percentile, indicating that Hitman 2's demands do not perfectly align with this hardware's strengths. The delta between the individual component percentiles and the combined rank suggests a slight bottleneck, likely in how the CPU feeds the GPU at higher settings or how the game engine scales with this particular architecture. For context, the CPU's nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks include the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U with a delta of 0%, showing the i5-11400F essentially matches that mobile chip in average score, while the GPU's closest competitor is the AMD Radeon RX 6800 at a 0.7% delta, meaning the 6700 XT is nearly on par with a higher-tier card in raw compute.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT brings 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus with 384.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is generous for Hitman 2's open-ended sandbox levels. The GPU's boost clock reaches 2581 MHz, and its game clock is rated at 2424 MHz, providing substantial raw throughput that shows up in the higher resolution results. With 2560 shading units and 64 ROPs, the card can push pixel rate to 165.2 GPixel/s, which matters when rendering the game's detailed environments at 4K. The GPU's FP32 performance is 13.21 TFLOPS, and its average benchmark score of 33721 places it at the 77th percentile of all graphics cards. In Hitman 2 specifically, the GPU's role becomes evident when moving from Low to Ultra settings: at 1080p, the average FPS drops from 177.1 to 71, a 60% reduction that the card's compute resources must absorb. The 12 GB frame buffer is particularly relevant at 4K, where the High preset still uses enough VRAM to keep average FPS at 32, and the Ultra preset falls to 22.6, indicating the card's memory capacity is sufficient but its shading power is the limiting factor at extreme settings. The nearest GPU rival, the RX 6800 at a 0.7% higher average score, suggests the 6700 XT is closely matched to a card with a wider memory bus, but in this game the difference is minimal.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-11400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor from the Rocket Lake architecture, with a base clock of 2.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. Its 12 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 support at 51.2 GB/s provide sufficient data throughput for feeding the GPU in most scenarios. In synthetic tests, the CPU scores 14372 in Cinebench R23 multicore and 2029 in single-core, with a Passmark multithread score of 16908 and a single-thread score of 2981. These numbers place it at the 75th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 17181. The nearest CPU rival is the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U with a delta of 0%, meaning the i5-11400F performs identically on average despite being a desktop part with a 65W TDP. In Hitman 2, the CPU's role is most visible at 1080p, where the frame rate ceiling is determined by processor speed rather than GPU capability. At 1080p Low, the system hits 177.1 FPS, which is a strong indicator that the CPU can keep up with the GPU's output at lower graphical loads. However, at 4K Ultra, the frame rate drops to 22.6, and while the GPU is clearly stressed, the CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads must also manage the game's AI and physics simulations, which can introduce stutters if the processor is maxed out. The boost clock of 4.40 GHz is adequate for Hitman 2's single-threaded tendencies, but the data shows that at 1440p and 4K, the GPU becomes the primary constraint, as evidenced by the FPS scaling patterns.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers an average of 177.1 FPS on Low settings, 131.3 on Medium, 99 on High, and 71 on Ultra. The drop from Low to Ultra is 106.1 FPS, which is a 60% reduction, indicating that the GPU is handling most of the graphical workload at this resolution. Moving to 2560x1440, the averages are 110.3 on Low, 83.2 on Medium, 64.8 on High, and 46.9 on Ultra. The Low-to-Ultra gap narrows to 63.4 FPS, a 57% reduction, showing that resolution scaling is beginning to tax the GPU more heavily. At 3840x2160, the averages fall to 59 on Low, 47.8 on Medium, 32 on High, and 22.6 on Ultra. The Low-to-Ultra drop is 36.4 FPS, a 62% reduction, confirming that the GPU is the dominant factor at 4K. The 1080p Low result of 177.1 FPS is the highest in the dataset, while the 4K Ultra result of 22.6 FPS is the lowest, representing a 154.5 FPS swing across the entire test matrix. These numbers suggest that the combo is most comfortable at 1080p and 1440p with medium-to-high settings, where it can maintain playable frame rates above 60 FPS.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K is steep but consistent across settings, revealing the GPU as the primary bottleneck at higher resolutions. At Low settings, the average FPS goes from 177.1 at 1080p to 110.3 at 1440p to 59 at 4K, a cumulative drop of 118.1 FPS or 67%. At High settings, the progression is 99 at 1080p, 64.8 at 1440p, and 32 at 4K, a drop of 67 FPS or 68%. The consistency of this percentage drop across settings indicates that the RX 6700 XT's compute units are being saturated as pixel count increases, while the CPU's load remains relatively stable. The 1440p to 4K drop is particularly telling: at High settings, the FPS falls from 64.8 to 32, a 51% reduction, which is proportional to the 2.25x increase in pixel count. This suggests that the GPU is scaling as expected with resolution, and the CPU is not introducing additional frame time variance. Conversely, the 1080p to 1440p drop at Low settings is 66.8 FPS, from 177.1 to 110.3, a 38% reduction, which is less than the 78% pixel increase, indicating that at lower settings the CPU may be limiting the 1080p result, preventing the GPU from reaching its full potential. Overall, the data points to a system where the GPU is the limiting factor at 1440p and 4K, but the CPU starts to matter at 1080p with lower graphical presets.

Settings Recommendations

For a smooth experience at 1080p, the High preset at 99 FPS is the best balance of visual fidelity and performance, as it stays well above the 60 FPS threshold while offering better detail than Medium's 131.3 FPS. At 1440p, the High preset at 64.8 FPS is playable, but Medium at 83.2 FPS provides more headroom for dips in busy scenes, making it the safer choice for maintaining a consistent frame rate. At 4K, the Low preset at 59 FPS is the only option that approaches playability, while Medium at 47.8 and High at 32 are too choppy for a stealth game where precision matters. The Ultra preset is not recommended at any resolution, as it only achieves 71 FPS at 1080p, 46.9 at 1440p, and 22.6 at 4K, which is a significant performance hit for marginal visual gains. The data suggests that the combo's sweet spot is 1080p High or 1440p Medium, where the GPU's 12 GB VRAM and 2581 MHz boost clock can be fully utilized without hitting the CPU's limits. For players prioritizing frame rate over visuals, 1080p Low at 177.1 FPS or 1440p Low at 110.3 FPS offer high refresh rate options, but the visual quality degradation may not be worth the extra FPS in a game like Hitman 2, which relies on environmental detail for its atmosphere.