Hitman 2

# FAQ

Q: What is the combo rank of the Intel Core i5-11400F with the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT in Hitman 2?

A: This combination ranks 916th out of 3,711 tested combos in Hitman 2, placing it in the top 25% of all tested configurations for this title.

Q: What is the average FPS at 1080p with High settings for this combo?

A: At 1920x1080 with High settings, the combo delivers an average of 134 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rival in raw benchmark scores?

A: The Intel Core i5-11400F has an average benchmark score of 17,177, which is 0.3% higher than the AMD EPYC 7H12 (17,120) and 0.6% higher than the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U (17,074), but 0.4% lower than the Intel Core i5-12450H (17,239).

Q: What is the GPU's memory configuration?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT features 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, with a memory bandwidth of 644.6 GB/s.

Q: What is the best average FPS recorded across all tested settings and resolutions?

A: The highest average FPS is 236, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The next best is 177 FPS at 1920x1080 with Medium settings.

Q: Does the GPU's benchmark percentile suggest it is a top-tier performer?

A: The GPU sits at the 55th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 13,543. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon HD 7770M, scores 13,536, a mere 0.1% difference, indicating that this GPU's synthetic benchmark standing is not exceptional relative to the broader database.

# CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-11400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Rocket Lake architecture, built on Intel's 14 nm process. Its base clock is 2.60 GHz, boosting up to 4.40 GHz under load. The CPU has a 12 MB shared L3 cache and a 65 W TDP, operating on the Intel Socket 1200 platform with dual-channel DDR4 memory support and a memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. It supports PCIe Gen 4 with 20 lanes.

In Hitman 2, the CPU's threading capacity is relevant because the game's stealth simulation and AI calculations can utilize multiple threads. The processor's multi-threaded performance is evidenced by a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 14,340 and a single-core score of 2,024. The 3DMark 16-thread score of 5,619 and max-thread score of 5,652 show that scaling from 8 threads (4,691) to 16 threads yields only a modest 20.5% improvement, suggesting that the game's workload does not fully saturate all 12 threads, but the 6 physical cores provide a solid foundation.

The CPU's percentile ranking against all CPUs is 71st, with an average benchmark score of 17,177. Compared to its nearest rivals, the i5-11400F is effectively neck-and-neck with the AMD EPYC 7H12 (0.3% faster) and the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U (0.6% faster), while trailing the Intel Core i5-12450H by just 0.4%. This indicates that in synthetic tests, the CPU's performance is mid-pack among its peers, but for gaming, the single-thread performance is often more critical, and the Geekbench single-core score of 1,777 supports decent frame pacing.

Given that the measured FPS at 1080p Low is 236 FPS, the CPU is clearly capable of feeding frames at high rates, but as resolution increases, the load shifts toward the GPU. The CPU's role in Hitman 2 is to manage the game's simulation layer, and the data suggests it does so without becoming a bottleneck at lower resolutions, where frame rates exceed 200 FPS.

# GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT is built on the RDNA 4.0 architecture using a 4 nm process at TSMC, with a chip named Navi 48. It has a base clock of 1660 MHz, a game clock of 2400 MHz, and a boost clock of 2970 MHz. The GPU packs 4,096 shading units, 256 texture mapping units, and 128 ROPs, along with 64 ray tracing cores. Its memory subsystem consists of 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit interface, delivering 644.6 GB/s of bandwidth. The card's FP32 performance is rated at 48.66 TFLOPS, and it supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, Vulkan 1.4, and OpenGL 4.6.

In Hitman 2, the GPU's role is dominant at higher resolutions. The measured FPS drops from 236 at 1080p Low to 81 at 4K Low, a 65.7% reduction, which points directly to GPU-bound rendering at 4K. The GPU's 16 GB VRAM is more than sufficient for this 2018 title, even at 4K Ultra settings, so memory capacity is not a limiting factor. The 644.6 GB/s bandwidth ensures that texture streaming at high resolutions is not starved.

The GPU's benchmark scores show a passmark G3D score of 26,795 and a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 7,260. However, its percentile ranking is only 55th among all GPUs, with an average score of 13,543. Its nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon HD 7770M (0.1% faster), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 (0.2% faster), and NVIDIA P106-090 (0.5% faster). This is a striking result: the RX 9070 XT's synthetic benchmark average is nearly identical to much older and less capable cards, which suggests that the benchmark database's aggregation may be skewed by the GPU's performance in specific tests, or that the passmark scores for this GPU are anomalously low relative to its gaming performance.

In Hitman 2, the GPU clearly performs well, delivering 134 FPS at 1080p High and 86 FPS at 1440p High. The 4K High result of 46 FPS is the most demanding scenario, and the GPU's boost clock of 2970 MHz is likely sustained during these workloads. The pixel rate of 380.2 GPixel/s and texture rate of 760.3 GTexel/s are high enough to handle the game's geometry and textures at 4K, but the frame rates indicate that the GPU is the limiting component at that resolution.

# Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers an average of 236 FPS on Low settings, 177 FPS on Medium, 134 FPS on High, and 99 FPS on Ultra. The Medium setting shows a minimum of 151 FPS and a maximum of 204 FPS, indicating a 53 FPS variance between the 1% lows and the peak, which is typical for a CPU-bound scenario where frame times can spike. The jump from Low to Medium is a 25% drop in FPS, while from Medium to High is a 24.3% drop, and from High to Ultra is a 26.1% drop. This linear degradation suggests that each preset tier adds a similar computational load at 1080p.

At 2560x1440, the average FPS is 151 on Low, 113 on Medium, 86 on High, and 63 on Ultra. The Medium setting has a minimum of 96 FPS and a maximum of 130 FPS, a 34 FPS spread. The percentage drops between presets are: Low to Medium is 25.2%, Medium to High is 23.9%, and High to Ultra is 26.7%. These figures are remarkably consistent with the 1080p results, showing that the relative cost of each preset tier is stable across resolutions, but the absolute FPS is lower due to the increased pixel count.

At 3840x2160, the average FPS is 81 on Low, 60 on Medium, 46 on High, and 34 on Ultra. The Medium setting shows a minimum of 51 FPS and a maximum of 69 FPS, a spread of 18 FPS. The percentage drops are: Low to Medium is 25.9%, Medium to High is 23.3%, and High to Ultra is 26.1%. Again, the consistency is notable, but the absolute values are much lower, with Ultra at 4K yielding just 34 FPS, which is below the playable threshold for most users.

The data shows that at 1080p, all settings are playable, with even Ultra exceeding 90 FPS. At 1440p, Ultra dips to 63 FPS, which is still playable, but High at 86 FPS offers headroom. At 4K, only Low and Medium exceed 60 FPS, with Medium hitting exactly 60 FPS on average, making it the borderline playable option.

# Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K is a clear indicator of the GPU-bound nature of Hitman 2 at higher resolutions. At Low settings, the FPS drops from 236 at 1080p to 151 at 1440p and then to 81 at 4K. This represents a 36% reduction from 1080p to 1440p and a 46.4% reduction from 1440p to 4K. The pixel count increases by 78% from 1080p to 1440p, and by 125% from 1440p to 4K, but the FPS drops are proportionally smaller at the 1440p step, indicating that the CPU is still contributing at lower resolutions.

At High settings, the scaling is: 134 FPS at 1080p, 86 FPS at 1440p, and 46 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 35.8%, and from 1440p to 4K is 46.5%. This pattern is nearly identical to the Low settings, suggesting that the resolution scaling is independent of the preset tier. The consistent 35-36% drop from 1080p to 1440p and the 46-47% drop from 1440p to 4K indicate that the GPU's fill rate and shading throughput are the primary constraints as resolution increases.

The limiting component shifts from CPU at 1080p to GPU at 4K. At 1080p Low, the CPU is likely the bottleneck, as the GPU is capable of rendering over 200 FPS, but the CPU's single-thread performance (Geekbench 1,777) may limit frame generation. At 4K, the GPU is clearly the bottleneck, as the FPS plummets to 34-81 depending on settings, which aligns with the GPU's 55th percentile ranking. The resolution scaling analysis shows that for a 60 FPS target, the combo can handle 4K only at Low (81 FPS) or Medium (60 FPS), while at 1440p, High settings (86 FPS) are viable, and at 1080p, Ultra (99 FPS) is playable.

# Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS rows, the optimal preset depends on the user's resolution and frame rate target. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset delivers 99 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold, and the drop from High (134 FPS) to Ultra (99 FPS) is 26.1%, a significant cost for the visual uplift. For users prioritizing smoothness, High at 134 FPS offers a 35% higher frame rate than Ultra, while Medium at 177 FPS is even smoother but with reduced visual fidelity. The data suggests that at 1080p, High is the sweet spot, balancing the 134 FPS average with higher fidelity, while Ultra is still viable for those who prefer maximum visuals over frame rate.

At 2560x1440, High settings produce 86 FPS, which is above 60 FPS and provides a good experience. Medium at 113 FPS is even smoother, but the visual difference between Medium and High is often noticeable in Hitman 2's detailed environments. Ultra at 63 FPS is just barely above 60 FPS, but the 27% drop from High to Ultra means that any complex scene could cause drops below 60 FPS, making High the recommended preset for a stable experience at 1440p.

At 3840x2160, the situation is more constrained. Low settings yield 81 FPS, Medium yields 60 FPS, and High yields 46 FPS. For a consistent 60 FPS experience, Medium is the highest preset that achieves this target, with an average of 60 FPS and a minimum of 51 FPS, which means some scenes will dip below 60 FPS. Low at 81 FPS provides a comfortable margin but sacrifices visual quality. High at 46 FPS is not recommended for 60 FPS displays. The best experience per the measured rows at 4K is Medium, as it delivers exactly 60 FPS on average, while Low is the safer choice for maintaining higher frame rates.

# How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-11400F and AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT combination ranks 916th out of 3,711 tested combos in Hitman 2, which places it in the 75th percentile of all configurations. This is a solid ranking, but it is not exceptional, given that the GPU's synthetic benchmark percentile is only 55th and the CPU's is 71st. The combo's in-game performance, however, is better than what the synthetic scores might suggest, as evidenced by the 134 FPS at 1080p High and 86 FPS at 1440p High.

Comparing to the nearest rivals in the database, the CPU is nearly identical in average score to the AMD EPYC 7H12 (0.3% faster), which is a server-class processor, and the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U (0.6% faster). The GPU's nearest rivals are much older cards, such as the AMD Radeon HD 7770M and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570, which are within 0.2% of the RX 9070 XT's average benchmark score. This is a paradox: the RX 9070 XT is a modern GPU with 16 GB VRAM and 48.66 TFLOPS, yet its benchmark average is on par with decade-old hardware. This suggests that the benchmark database's aggregation for this GPU is not representative of its gaming performance in Hitman 2, where it clearly outperforms those old cards by a wide margin.

The combo's rank of 916 out of 3,711 indicates that there are 915 combinations that perform better in this game, which is a substantial number. However, given that the CPU and GPU are both mid-tier in their respective benchmark percentiles, the rank is reasonable. The data shows that this combo is capable of delivering high frame rates at 1080p and 1440p, but it struggles at 4K with higher presets. The ranking reflects this: it is not a top-tier combo, but it is well above average, and for gamers targeting 1080p or 1440p, it offers a strong experience in Hitman 2.