Hitman 2

The Intel Core i5-11400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 7600 ranks 1202nd out of 1795 tested combinations in Hitman 2, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the database. This position reflects a pairing where the CPU’s 75th percentile standing among all processors does not fully compensate for the GPU’s 63rd percentile rank, resulting in a combo that is capable but not dominant for this specific stealth title.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s rank of 1202 out of 1795 puts it in the 33rd percentile of tested configurations, meaning roughly two-thirds of all recorded pairings deliver higher average frame rates in Hitman 2. The i5-11400F itself sits at the 75th percentile versus all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 17181. Its nearest rivals are tightly clustered: the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U scores 17189 (0% delta), the Intel Core i7-1260P scores 17212 (-0.2%), the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U scores 17215 (-0.2%), and the Intel Core i5-1240U scores 17141 (0.2%). This indicates the CPU is essentially performance-neutral against these competitors, with less than a half-percent spread across all four.

The RX 7600, meanwhile, holds a 63rd percentile rank among all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 20258. Its nearest rivals show a similar tight grouping: the RX 7600 XT scores 20146 (0.6% delta), the RX 460 scores 20088 (0.8%), the RTX 3070 Mobile scores 20534 (-1.3%), and the Intel Arc B570 scores 20556 (-1.5%). The GPU’s benchmark profile is therefore within 1.5% of four other cards, which suggests that Hitman 2’s frame rates will be more sensitive to settings and resolution than to the specific GPU model chosen from this peer group. The data shows a combo that is balanced in the sense that neither component is a dramatic outlier, yet the overall rank indicates the pair struggles to reach high frame rates at demanding settings.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data reveals a clear hierarchy across presets at each resolution, and the optimal choice depends heavily on the target display. At 1080p, the Low preset delivers 145.6 FPS, which is the highest recorded for this combo. Medium drops to 110.8 FPS, High to 84.3 FPS, and Ultra to 61.5 FPS. For a 60 Hz display, Ultra is viable, but for 144 Hz panels, only Low or Medium can approach refresh-rate saturation. The step from Medium to High costs 26.5 FPS (from 110.8 to 84.3), while High to Ultra costs 22.8 FPS (from 84.3 to 61.5). This suggests diminishing returns are not severe until Ultra, where the frame rate drops below the 70 FPS threshold that many players consider smooth.

At 1440p, the pattern shifts. Low yields 97.1 FPS, Medium 70.2 FPS, High 55 FPS, and Ultra 39.9 FPS. The Medium preset at 1440p is the practical sweet spot for 60 Hz monitors, as it clears 60 FPS with a small margin. High at 1440p falls to 55 FPS, which is playable but not ideal for fast-paced sequences. Ultra at 1440p at 39.9 FPS is only suitable for screenshot-style play, not active gameplay. For 4K, the situation is more constrained: Low delivers 50.5 FPS, Medium 35.3 FPS, High 28 FPS, and Ultra 22.6 FPS. None of these reach 60 FPS, so the recommendation is to use Low at 4K if playability is the priority, or to drop to 1440p for a better experience.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K shows a consistent penalty across all settings, but the magnitude varies. At Low, the drop from 145.6 FPS (1080p) to 97.1 FPS (1440p) to 50.5 FPS (4K) represents a 33% reduction for the first step and a 48% reduction for the second. At Medium, the sequence is 110.8 to 70.2 to 35.3 FPS, which is a 37% drop to 1440p and a 50% drop to 4K. High goes from 84.3 to 55 to 28 FPS, a 35% and 49% reduction respectively. Ultra moves from 61.5 to 39.9 to 22.6 FPS, a 35% and 43% reduction.

The consistency of these percentage drops — roughly one-third from 1080p to 1440p and about half from 1440p to 4K — indicates that the limiting component scales predictably with pixel count. The fact that the drops are proportionally similar across all presets suggests the bottleneck is not settings-dependent. Given that the RX 7600 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth, the 4K performance collapse is consistent with a GPU that is bandwidth-constrained at higher resolutions. The CPU’s 6 cores and 12 threads with a 4.40 GHz boost clock are likely sufficient to feed the GPU at 1080p, but at 4K the GPU’s fill rate and memory subsystem become the primary limit.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo produces 145.6 FPS on Low, 110.8 FPS on Medium, 84.3 FPS on High, and 61.5 FPS on Ultra. The delta between Low and Ultra is 84.1 FPS, which is a 58% reduction from the lowest preset. This wide spread means players have substantial control over performance, with Low offering nearly 2.4 times the frame rate of Ultra.

At 2560x1440, the numbers are 97.1 FPS (Low), 70.2 FPS (Medium), 55 FPS (High), and 39.9 FPS (Ultra). The gap between Low and Ultra narrows to 57.2 FPS, a 59% reduction, which is proportionally similar to 1080p. The key change is that High and Ultra both fall below 60 FPS, making Medium the only fluid preset for standard refresh rates.

At 3840x2160, the results are 50.5 FPS (Low), 35.3 FPS (Medium), 28 FPS (High), and 22.6 FPS (Ultra). The Low-to-Ultra spread is 27.9 FPS, a 55% reduction. No preset reaches 60 FPS, and even Low is marginal for 50 Hz displays. The data shows that 4K is not a practical gaming resolution for this combo in Hitman 2, regardless of settings.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7600 is built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture with a Navi 33 chip, manufactured on a 6 nm process at TSMC. It contains 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, with a transistor density of 65.2M per mm². The GPU’s clock speeds are a base of 1720 MHz, a game clock of 2250 MHz, and a boost clock of 2655 MHz. Memory runs at 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective speed, delivering 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth across a 128-bit bus.

The 8 GB GDDR6 frame buffer is the most likely constraint in Hitman 2’s 4K results. At 1080p and 1440p, the GPU’s 2048 shading units and 64 ROPs are sufficient to maintain playable frame rates, as evidenced by the 145.6 FPS Low result at 1080p. However, the 4K numbers — all below 51 FPS — indicate that pixel throughput and memory bandwidth become limiting factors. The GPU’s pixel rate of 169.9 GPixel/s and texture rate of 339.8 GTexel/s are moderate for the class, and the FP32 performance of 21.75 TFLOPS does not prevent the frame rate from collapsing at higher resolutions.

The GPU’s benchmark scores reinforce this interpretation. Its Passmark G3D score of 16634 and 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 2310 are respectable, but the 63rd percentile rank versus all GPUs places it below many competitors. The nearest rival list includes the RX 7600 XT (0.6% higher), which has more memory, and the RX 460 (0.8% higher), which is surprising but indicates that synthetic benchmarks do not always map directly to Hitman 2 performance. The 165 W TDP and dual-slot design are consistent with a mid-range card that prioritizes efficiency over raw throughput.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo in Hitman 2?

A: The data shows 1920x1080 as the only resolution where all four presets exceed 60 FPS, with Low at 145.6 FPS, Medium at 110.8 FPS, High at 84.3 FPS, and Ultra at 61.5 FPS. At 1440p, only Low and Medium clear 60 FPS (97.1 and 70.2 FPS respectively), while at 4K no preset reaches 51 FPS.

Q: Can this combo handle Ultra settings?

A: At 1080p, Ultra delivers 61.5 FPS, which is playable. At 1440p, Ultra drops to 39.9 FPS, and at 4K it falls to 22.6 FPS. The data indicates Ultra is only practical at 1080p for this pairing.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Intel Core i5-11400F has an average benchmark score of 17181, which is within 0.2% of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (17189), the Intel Core i7-1260P (17212), and the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U (17215). The Intel Core i5-1240U scores 17141, which is 0.2% lower.

Q: Is the GPU or CPU the bottleneck at 4K?

A: The frame rate drops from 50.5 FPS at Low to 22.6 FPS at Ultra at 3840x2160, while the same settings at 1080p range from 145.6 to 61.5 FPS. The proportional scaling across resolutions points to the GPU’s 8 GB memory and 288.0 GB/s bandwidth as the limiting factor, since CPU load does not increase with resolution.

Q: What is the measured rank of this combo?

A: The combo ranks 1202nd out of 1795 tested combinations in Hitman 2. This places it below the median, consistent with the GPU’s 63rd percentile rank versus all GPUs.

Q: How does the RX 7600 compare to its closest GPU rivals?

A: The RX 7600 has an average benchmark score of 20258. The RX 7600 XT scores 20146 (0.6% lower), the RX 460 scores 20088 (0.8% lower), the RTX 3070 Mobile scores 20534 (1.3% higher), and the Intel Arc B570 scores 20556 (1.5% higher). All five cards are within 1.5% of each other in synthetic benchmarks.