Hitman 2

The Intel Core i7-12700K paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6600 delivers a measured performance profile in Hitman 2 that varies sharply with resolution and preset. At 1920x1080, the combination reaches 129.5 fps on Low, 97.1 on Medium, 75.2 on High, and 55.4 on Ultra. At 2560x1440, the same presets yield 85.2, 63, 46.1, and 33.8 fps respectively. At 3840x2160, the numbers drop to 47.8, 32.7, 28, and 20.6 fps. These figures, drawn from the measured FPS table, indicate that the combo is best suited to 1080p and 1440p gaming, with 4K requiring a Low preset to stay above 40 fps.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides a clear hierarchy across the four presets at each resolution. For 1920x1080, the High preset delivers 75.2 fps, which is comfortably above the 60 fps threshold commonly considered smooth for action-oriented stealth gameplay. The Ultra preset, at 55.4 fps, falls below that threshold, so High offers the best balance of visual fidelity and frame rate. Medium at 97.1 fps and Low at 129.5 fps are faster but sacrifice image quality; for most players, High is the recommended choice at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, the Medium preset produces 63 fps, the only option that clears 60 fps. High drops to 46.1 fps, and Ultra to 33.8 fps, while Low reaches 85.2 fps. Given that Medium is the highest quality setting that maintains a playable frame rate, it is the optimal preset for 1440p. The gap between Medium and High is substantial—a 16.9 fps difference—indicating that the GPU is the limiting factor at this resolution.

For 3840x2160, no preset reaches 60 fps. Low yields 47.8 fps, Medium 32.7, High 28, and Ultra 20.6. If 4K is the target, Low is the only preset that stays above 40 fps, making it the only viable option for a reasonably smooth experience. Ultra is effectively unplayable at 20.6 fps. Across all resolutions, the Ultra preset is never recommended because it fails to hit 60 fps even at 1080p, and the performance penalty relative to High is steep—a 19.8 fps drop at 1080p and a 12.3 fps drop at 1440p.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 is built on the RDNA 2.0 architecture with a Navi 23 chip. It features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 224.0 GB/s. The GPU's base clock is 1626 MHz, with a boost clock of 2491 MHz and a game clock of 2044 MHz. These specifications directly influence the measured frame rates. The 8 GB VRAM capacity is sufficient for 1080p and 1440p, but at 4K Ultra the combination of high resolution and demanding textures likely stresses the memory subsystem, contributing to the 20.6 fps result.

The GPU's average benchmark score is 25235, placing it in the 69th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals, based on average score, include the AMD Radeon 890M (deltaPct 0), the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP (deltaPct -0.2), the AMD Radeon RX 6700M (deltaPct 0.2), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (deltaPct 0.5). These deltas indicate that the RX 6600 is essentially tied with the 890M and within 0.5% of the RTX 3060 Ti in aggregate benchmark performance. In Hitman 2, the GPU's role becomes more pronounced as resolution increases; the frame rate drops by roughly 40% from 1080p High to 1440p High (75.2 to 46.1 fps), and by another 39% from 1440p High to 4K High (46.1 to 28 fps). This scaling is consistent with a GPU that has a 128-bit memory interface and 8 GB of VRAM, which are modest for 4K workloads.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-12700K is a 12-core, 20-thread processor based on the Alder Lake architecture. It has a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz, with 25 MB of shared L3 cache. Its Cinebench R23 multi-core score is 29241, and its single-core score is 4128. The CPU's percentile versus all CPUs is 89, and its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 (deltaPct -0.3), the Intel Core i7-13700T (deltaPct 0.6), the Intel Core i5-14500HX (deltaPct -0.7), and the Intel Core i7-13800H (deltaPct 0.8). These deltas show that the i7-12700K is within 0.8% of the i7-13800H and 0.6% of the i7-13700T in average benchmark score, indicating strong multi-threaded performance.

In Hitman 2, the CPU's influence is most evident at lower resolutions where the GPU is not the bottleneck. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 129.5 fps, which is the highest measured frame rate across all settings. This suggests that the i7-12700K's high single-thread performance (4128 in Cinebench R23) is sufficient to feed the RX 6600 effectively. The 12 cores and 20 threads provide ample headroom for background tasks and any CPU-bound scenes, though the game itself is not heavily multi-threaded. The boost clock of 5.00 GHz is a key factor in maintaining high frame rates in a genre that often relies on single-threaded physics and AI calculations. The CPU's 89th percentile ranking indicates that it outperforms the vast majority of processors, which helps explain why the combo's frame rates at 1080p are consistently above 55 fps even on Ultra.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i7-12700K and the AMD Radeon RX 6600 ranks 1473 out of 1795 tested combos in Hitman 2. This places it in the upper 18% of all configurations, as 1473 divided by 1795 equals approximately 0.82. The rank reflects the measured FPS data across all resolutions and presets, weighted by the game's performance characteristics. The combo's position is driven by the CPU's strong single-thread performance and the GPU's adequate 1080p and 1440p capabilities, but it is held back by the GPU's limitations at 4K. Compared to the GPU's 69th percentile and the CPU's 89th percentile, the combo's overall rank is lower than the CPU's percentile but higher than the GPU's, indicating that the GPU is the more significant constraint in this pairing. The data is measured, not estimated, so the rank is based on actual frame captures rather than synthetic predictions.

FAQ

Q: What is the best settings preset for 1920x1080 with this combo?

A: The High preset delivers 75.2 fps, which is above 60 fps, while Ultra drops to 55.4 fps. High is the recommended preset for 1080p.

Q: How much VRAM does the AMD Radeon RX 6600 have?

A: The GPU has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, with a memory bandwidth of 224.0 GB/s.

Q: What is the boost clock of the Intel Core i7-12700K?

A: The CPU has a boost clock of 5.00 GHz, with a base clock of 3.60 GHz.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested configurations in Hitman 2?

A: It ranks 1473 out of 1795 combos, placing it in the upper 18% of tested systems.

Q: What is the GPU's average benchmark score and percentile?

A: The RX 6600 has an average benchmark score of 25235 and sits in the 69th percentile of all GPUs.

Q: What is the CPU's Cinebench R23 multi-core score?

A: The i7-12700K scores 29241 in Cinebench R23 multi-core, and 4128 in single-core.