Hitman 2

The Intel Core i5-13400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti presents a balanced 1080p and 1440p configuration for Hitman 2, though the data reveals a sharp drop-off at 4K. This analysis breaks down the measured performance across resolutions and settings, interpreting what the numbers mean for the limiting component in this specific stealth title.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K clearly indicates a shift in bottleneck behavior. At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo achieves 142.3 FPS, which drops to 92.5 FPS at 2560x1440 and further to 50.5 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a 65% reduction from 1080p to 4K at Low settings, showing that pixel throughput becomes increasingly dominant as resolution climbs.

The pattern holds across all settings presets. At High settings, the transition from 80.1 FPS at 1080p to 50.5 FPS at 1440p shows a 37% performance hit, while moving to 4K drops the average to 28.2 FPS — a 65% decrease from the 1080p figure. The scaling is not linear; the jump from 1440p to 4K is consistently harsher than from 1080p to 1440p. For instance, at Medium settings, 109.6 FPS at 1080p falls to 69.6 FPS at 1440p (a 36.5% drop), then plummets to 37.4 FPS at 4K (a 46.3% drop from 1440p). This suggests that the RTX 3060 Ti’s memory bandwidth and pixel throughput become the limiting factors at 4K, as the CPU has ample headroom.

At 1080p, the data shows the CPU is capable of driving high frame rates, with Low settings hitting 142.3 FPS. However, the gap between Low and Ultra at 1080p (142.3 vs 57.5 FPS) is substantial, indicating that even at this resolution, the GPU is still the primary constraint when visual quality is increased. The 4K Ultra result of 19 FPS is essentially unplayable, reinforcing that this resolution is outside the practical envelope for this pairing in Hitman 2.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU’s boost clock is 1665 MHz, with a base of 1410 MHz. This memory configuration is directly relevant to the 4K results — the 28.2 FPS at High settings at 3840x2160 suggests the 8 GB frame buffer is being stressed, as Hitman 2’s large, detailed environments consume VRAM aggressively at higher resolutions and settings.

The GPU’s 4864 shading units and 152 texture mapping units contribute to its 16.20 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 253.1 GTexel/s texture rate. These specifications explain the strong 1080p performance, where the card can push 80.1 FPS at High settings. However, the 4K Ultra result of 19 FPS indicates that the 80 ROPs and 133.2 GPixel/s pixel rate are insufficient for the pixel workload at that resolution. The GPU’s percentile ranking of 69 against all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 25120, places it as a mid-range performer; its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 6700M (deltaPct -0.2%) and the Radeon RX 6600 (deltaPct -0.5%), showing it sits in a competitive band.

The 14 Gbps effective memory speed is a notable factor. At 1440p High, the 50.5 FPS result is identical to the 4K Low result, suggesting that the GPU is hitting a similar throughput ceiling in both scenarios. This is characteristic of a card where memory bandwidth becomes a hard limit once the resolution and settings demand more than the 448.0 GB/s can supply.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data points to Medium as the sweet spot for this combo. At 1920x1080, Medium yields 109.6 FPS, which is 37% higher than High (80.1 FPS) and only 23% lower than Low (142.3 FPS). The visual quality jump from Low to Medium is typically significant in Hitman 2, while the performance cost is moderate. At 2560x1440, Medium delivers 69.6 FPS, which is playable, whereas High drops to 50.5 FPS — a 27% penalty that may not justify the visual gains.

For 4K users, the data is clear: Low settings at 50.5 FPS are the only viable option, as Medium drops to 37.4 FPS and High to 28.2 FPS. Ultra is not recommended at any resolution; even at 1080p it produces 57.5 FPS, which is 48% lower than Medium. The 4K Ultra result of 19 FPS confirms this preset is for hardware far beyond this pairing. The recommendation is to cap settings at Medium for 1440p and below, and to accept Low for 4K if that resolution is mandatory.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the full settings spectrum is measurable. Low delivers 142.3 FPS, Medium 109.6 FPS, High 80.1 FPS, and Ultra 57.5 FPS. The difference between Low and Medium is 32.7 FPS, while High to Ultra is only 22.6 FPS, indicating diminishing returns at the top end. At 2560x1440, Low produces 92.5 FPS, Medium 69.6 FPS, High 50.5 FPS, and Ultra 39.4 FPS. The 1440p Ultra result is 31% lower than High, showing that the card struggles with the combined load of resolution and maximum settings.

At 3840x2160, the numbers become marginal. Low yields 50.5 FPS, Medium 37.4 FPS, High 28.2 FPS, and Ultra 19 FPS. The gap between Low and Medium at 4K is 13.1 FPS, which is the smallest absolute difference across all resolutions. This compression of performance at 4K suggests the GPU is saturated; the 19 FPS Ultra result is a single-digit percentage of the 1080p Low figure. The 4K High result of 28.2 FPS is exactly half the 1440p High result of 50.5 FPS, indicating a linear relationship that points to pixel count as the dominant variable.

How This Combo Ranks

This configuration ranks 1362 out of 1795 tested combinations in Hitman 2, placing it in the lower-middle tier of the database. The percentile position — roughly the 24th percentile (calculated from rank versus total) — indicates that while the combo is functional, many other pairings deliver higher frame rates in this game. The CPU’s percentile of 82 against all CPUs is strong, but the GPU’s percentile of 69 drags the overall combo down. This suggests the RTX 3060 Ti is the weaker link in this pairing for Hitman 2 specifically.

The ranking context matters: 1795 combos is a large sample, and being at 1362 means the combo outperforms only about 433 others. In practical terms, this means the i5-13400F has headroom to drive a more powerful GPU, as its 3dmark_max_threads score of 7307 and cinebench_r23_multicore of 21279 indicate strong multi-threaded capability. The GPU’s passmark_g3d score of 20349 is respectable but not exceptional, confirming that the 3060 Ti is the limiting factor in most scenarios.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-13400F is a 10-core, 16-thread processor based on Raptor Lake architecture, with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost of 4.60 GHz. Its 20 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel memory support (DDR4 and DDR5) provide solid fundamentals for gaming. The CPU’s benchmark scores are consistently strong: cinebench_r23_multicore hits 21279, and passmark_multithread reaches 25032, placing it in the 82nd percentile of all CPUs.

In Hitman 2, the CPU’s role is evident in the 1080p Low result of 142.3 FPS, which is close to what the 3dmark_16_threads score of 7314 would suggest for a modern title. The 10-core configuration handles the game’s AI and simulation workloads effectively, as evidenced by the 3dmark_max_threads score of 7307 — nearly identical to the 16-thread score, indicating that the extra threads beyond 16 are not heavily utilized. The single-thread performance, with a 3dmark_single_thread score of 960 and cinebench_r23_singlecore of 3004, is adequate for the game’s main thread.

The CPU’s nearest rivals include the Intel Core i7-13620H (deltaPct 0.1%) and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D (deltaPct -0.5%), showing it is competitive with mid-range options. However, the data shows that in Hitman 2, the CPU is rarely the bottleneck — even at 1080p Low, the 142.3 FPS is more likely capped by the GPU’s rendering limits than by CPU processing. The gap between 1080p Low (142.3 FPS) and 1440p Low (92.5 FPS) is 35%, which is a GPU-driven reduction, not a CPU one. The CPU’s 65 W TDP and 10 nm process node contribute to its efficiency, but the key takeaway is that the RTX 3060 Ti is the limiting component in this pairing, particularly at higher resolutions and settings.