Hitman 2

FAQ

Q: What is the combo rank of the Intel Core i5-14400F with the AMD Radeon RX 570 in Hitman 2?

A: This combination ranks 1694 out of 1795 tested combos in the database for Hitman 2, placing it in the bottom percentile of all tested configurations.

Q: What is the best average FPS this combo can achieve at 1080p?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 67.8, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This is the only configuration in the entire measured set that exceeds 60 FPS.

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

A: The Intel Core i5-14400F has an average benchmark score of 32508. Its closest rival, the Intel Core i7-12800H, scores 32513 with a deltaPct of 0, making them statistically identical. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645 trails by 0.2 percent, while the AMD Ryzen 7 250 and Intel Core i7-13705H are each 0.2 percent ahead.

Q: What is the GPU's performance percentile relative to all other GPUs?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 570 sits at the 74th percentile among all GPUs in the database. Its average benchmark score is 30158, placing it near the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (30109, 0.2 percent behind) and AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT (30097, 0.2 percent behind).

Q: What is the best playable configuration for this combo?

A: Based on the measured data, the only configuration that maintains a playable frame rate is 1920x1080 with Low settings at 67.8 average FPS. At Medium settings, the average drops to 50.9, which is below the 60 FPS threshold typically considered smooth.

Q: How severe is the performance drop from 1080p to 4K?

A: At Low settings, the average FPS falls from 67.8 at 1080p to 24.2 at 4K, a reduction of 43.6 FPS. At Ultra settings, the drop is from 30 FPS at 1080p to 11.5 at 4K, a reduction of 18.5 FPS.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 570 is built on the Polaris 20 chip with GCN 4.0 architecture, manufactured on a 14 nm process at GlobalFoundries. It carries 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, yielding 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU operates with a base clock of 1168 MHz and a boost clock of 1244 MHz, with memory running at 1750 MHz (7 Gbps effective). This hardware configuration explains the frame rates observed in Hitman 2.

The GPU's role in this game's results becomes clear when examining the scaling pattern across resolutions. At 1080p Low, the combo reaches 67.8 average FPS, suggesting the GPU can handle the game's workload when pixel count is modest. However, the 4 GB memory capacity and 224.0 GB/s bandwidth become increasingly strained as resolution rises. At 4K Ultra, the average FPS collapses to 11.5, indicating the GPU is overwhelmed by both the rendering load and memory pressure.

The RX 570's compute capabilities — 2048 shading units, 128 TMUs, 32 ROPs, and 5.095 TFLOPS FP32 — are modest by modern standards. Its pixel rate of 39.81 GPixel/s and texture rate of 159.2 GTexel/s set a ceiling on how quickly geometry and textures can be processed. In Hitman 2, which features dense environments and complex lighting scenarios, these limits manifest clearly.

The GPU's 74th percentile ranking among all GPUs suggests it outperforms roughly three-quarters of the database, yet its nearest rivals in average benchmark score are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (30109) and AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT (30097), both within 0.2 percent. This clustering indicates the RX 570's synthetic scores are competitive with much newer parts, but the game-specific measurements tell a different story — Hitman 2's engine appears to stress the GPU's real-world capabilities beyond what synthetic tests predict.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data provides a clear hierarchy of playable configurations. At 1920x1080, Low settings deliver 67.8 average FPS, the only measurement in the entire set that clears 60 FPS. Medium settings drop to 50.9 average FPS, which remains playable for many users but falls short of smooth performance. High settings yield 38 average FPS, and Ultra falls to 30 average FPS — the latter being borderline for action sequences.

At 2560x1440, the situation degrades significantly. Low settings produce 45.7 average FPS, which is acceptable for slower stealth gameplay. Medium drops to 36.3, High to 27.8, and Ultra to 21.1. None of these configurations reach 60 FPS, making 1440p a compromise resolution for this combo.

The 4K measurements are uniformly poor. Low settings achieve 24.2 average FPS, Medium 19.9, High 16.8, and Ultra 11.5. None of these are viable for real-time gameplay.

The data indicates that 1080p Low is the only configuration that provides a consistently smooth experience. For users who prioritize visual fidelity over frame rate, 1080p Medium at 50.9 average FPS offers a reasonable balance, though the drop from 67.8 to 50.9 represents a 25 percent reduction in performance. The gap between Medium and High at 1080p is even steeper — from 50.9 to 38, a 25.3 percent decrease — suggesting the High preset introduces disproportionately heavy rendering costs.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i5-14400F paired with the AMD Radeon RX 570 ranks 1694 out of 1795 tested combos in Hitman 2. This places the configuration in the bottom 5.6 percent of all tested combinations, a position that reflects the GPU's limitations rather than the CPU's capabilities.

The CPU itself is a strong performer. Its average benchmark score of 32508 places it at the 88th percentile among all CPUs, with Cinebench R23 multi-core and single-core scores of 21914 and 3093 respectively. The nearest rivals — Intel Core i7-12800H at 32513, AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645 at 32446, AMD Ryzen 7 250 at 32584, and Intel Core i7-13705H at 32586 — all fall within 0.2 percent, indicating the processor is well-matched to contemporary mid-range mobile and desktop parts.

The GPU, however, anchors the combo's ranking. While its average benchmark score of 30158 and 74th percentile placement suggest moderate capability, the measured Hitman 2 results reveal a severe performance deficit. The gap between the CPU's high percentile ranking and the combo's low in-game rank indicates that the RX 570 is the limiting component in this pairing. The CPU's 10 cores, 16 threads, and 20 MB of shared L3 cache are more than sufficient for Hitman 2's engine; the GPU simply cannot translate that processing power into frame rate.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS progression from 1080p to 4K reveals a classic GPU-bound scaling pattern. At Low settings, performance drops from 67.8 at 1080p to 45.7 at 1440p (a 32.6 percent reduction) and then to 24.2 at 4K (a 64.3 percent reduction from 1440p). This steep decline indicates the GPU is the primary bottleneck — as pixel count increases, the RX 570's limited shading units and memory bandwidth are progressively overwhelmed.

At Ultra settings, the scaling is even more dramatic: 30 FPS at 1080p, 21.1 at 1440p, and 11.5 at 4K. The 4K Ultra result is 61.7 percent lower than the 1080p Ultra result, demonstrating that the GPU's fixed compute resources cannot keep pace with the 4x pixel count increase from 1080p to 4K.

The consistency of this pattern across all settings presets — Low, Medium, High, and Ultra — confirms that the limiting component is the GPU. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect to see diminishing FPS differences between resolution tiers at lower settings. Instead, the proportional drops remain consistent regardless of quality preset, which is a hallmark of GPU-bound rendering.

The RX 570's 224.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 4 GB GDDR5 capacity are likely the key constraints at higher resolutions. Hitman 2's environments require substantial texture data, and at 4K, the memory bus becomes a severe bottleneck. The 256-bit bus width helps, but the 4 GB capacity forces the GPU to rely on slower fallback mechanisms as resolution increases.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the full settings range produces usable results. Low settings deliver 67.8 average FPS, the only measurement above 60 FPS. Medium settings achieve 50.9 average FPS, High settings 38, and Ultra 30. The progression from Low to Ultra represents a 55.8 percent performance reduction, with the largest single drop occurring between Medium and High (12.9 FPS) and between High and Ultra (8 FPS).

At 2560x1440, all configurations fall below 60 FPS. Low settings produce 45.7 average FPS, Medium 36.3, High 27.8, and Ultra 21.1. The relative scaling from 1080p to 1440p shows a 32.6 percent drop at Low, 28.7 percent at Medium, 26.8 percent at High, and 29.7 percent at Ultra. This consistency suggests the performance penalty for increasing resolution is relatively uniform across settings.

At 3840x2160, the results are marginal. Low settings achieve 24.2 average FPS, Medium 19.9, High 16.8, and Ultra 11.5. The 4K Low result is 64.3 percent lower than the 1440p Low result, and the 4K Ultra result is 45.5 percent lower than the 1440p Ultra result. The 4K-to-1080p ratio at Low is 35.7 percent (24.2 vs 67.8), meaning the combo retains just over a third of its 1080p performance at 4K.

Across all resolutions, the delta between Low and Ultra settings narrows as resolution increases: 37.8 FPS at 1080p, 24.6 FPS at 1440p, and 12.7 FPS at 4K. This narrowing indicates that at higher resolutions, the GPU becomes so constrained that even reducing graphical quality cannot meaningfully recover performance — the pixel throughput limit dominates the frame rate.