Hitman minimum system requirements. Hitman (2016): performance testing. Test results: performance comparison

Introduction

This review will conduct a summary test of video cards and processors in the game Hitman (2016). You can get a first look at it by following this link.

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System requirements

Minimum system requirements:

• CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3300 MHz or AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE @ 3700 MHz.
• RAM: 8 GB.
• Video card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 2048 MB or ATI Radeon HD 7870 2048 MB.

• operating system: Windows 7 (SP1), Windows 8/8.1 and Windows 10 (64-bit systems only).
• Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3500 MHz or AMD FX-8350 BE @ 4000 MHz.
• RAM: 8 GB.
• Free space on HDD: 40 GB.
• Video card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 4096 MB or ATI Radeon R9 290 4096 MB.

Summary testing of video cards

Test configuration

Tests were carried out on the following stand:

• CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K (Devil's Canyon, L3 8 MB), Turbo Boost / Hyper Threading- off - 4000 @ 4700 MHz;
• Motherboard: GigaByte GA-Z97X-UD5H, LGA 1150, BIOS F8;
• System CPU cooling: Corsair Hydro Series H105 (~1300 rpm);
• RAM: 2 x 4096 MB DDR3 Geil Black Dragon GB38GB2133C10ADC (Spec: 2133 MHz / 10-11-11-30-1t / 1.5 V), X.M.P. - off;
• Disk subsystem No. 1: 64 GB, SSD ADATA SX900;
• Disk subsystem No. 2: 1 TB, HDD Western Digital Caviar Green (WD10EZRX);
• Power unit: Corsair HX850 850 Watt (standard fan: 140 mm inlet);
• Frame: open test bench;
• Monitor: 27" ASUS PB278Q BK (Wide LCD, 2560x1440 / 60 Hz).

Video cards:

• Radeon R9 Fury X 4096 MB - 1050/500 @ 1150/500 MHz (Sapphire);
• Radeon R9 Fury 4096 MB - 1000/500 @ 1100/500 MHz (Sapphire);
• Radeon R9 Nano 4096 MB - 1000/500 @ 1025/500 MHz (PowerColor);
• Radeon R9 390X 8192 MB - 1050/6000 @ 1160/6500 MHz (Sapphire);
• Radeon R9 390 8192 MB - 1000/6000 @ 1140/6500 MHz (ASUS);
• Radeon R9 380X 4096 MB - 970/5700 @ 1150/6500 MHz (Gigabyte);
• Radeon R9 380 2048 MB - 970/5500 @ 1100/6500 MHz (Sapphire);
• Radeon R7 370 2048 MB - 975/5600 @ 1180/6800 MHz (PowerColor);
• Radeon R7 360 2048 MB - 1050/6500 @ 1200/6800 MHz (Gigabyte);


• GeForce GTX Titan X 12288 MB - 1076/7012 @ 1390/8100 MHz (MSI);
• GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6144 MB - 1076/7012 @ 1420/8100 MHz (Zotac);
• GeForce GTX 980 4096 MB - 1216/7012 @ 1440/8000 MHz (Palit);
• GeForce GTX 970 4096 MB - 1178/7012 @ 1430/8000 MHz (Zotac);
• GeForce GTX 960 2098 MB - 1178/7012 @ 1450/8000 MHz (Gigabyte);
• GeForce GTX 950 2098 MB - 1188/6600 @ 1480/8000 MHz (Palit);


• GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2048 MB - 1085/5400 @ 1220/6600 MHz (GigaByte);
• GeForce GTX 750 2048 MB - 1085/5000 @ 1210/6200 MHz (Palit).

Software:

• Operating system: Windows 7 x64 SP1;
• Video card drivers: Nvidia GeForce 364.51 WHQL and AMD Radeon Software Crimson 16.3.1 WHQL.
• Utilities: Fraps 3.5.9 Build 15586, AutoHotkey v1.0.48.05, MSI Afterburner 4.2.0.

Testing tools and methodology

For a more clear comparison of video cards and processors, the game used as a test application was launched in resolutions of 1920 x 1080 and 2560 x 1440.

The utilities Fraps 3.5.9 Build 15586 and AutoHotkey v1.0.48.05 were used as performance measurement tools. Measured in game minimum And average FPS values. VSync was disabled during testing.

Test segment video:

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Monitoring RAM and video memory usage

The components were tested with the following graphics settings:

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• Version 1.02.
• DirectX 11.
• Anti-aliasing post-effect - FXAA.
• Anisotropic filtering - x16.
• The level of detail is ultra high.
• The texture quality is high.
• Complex shading (SSAO) - enabled.
• The quality of the shadows is ultra high.
• The resolution quality is high.

Before we begin testing video cards and processors, we will monitor the use of RAM and video memory in this game.

Video memory usage and random access memory

Video memory (standard settings)

RAM

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Test results: performance comparison

Now let's move on directly to testing graphics accelerators.

Summary diagrams of test results for single video cards

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2560x1440

This series of materials is devoted to testing modern popular games on budget-level platforms with integrated and discrete graphics in the lower price range. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate to readers the readiness or unreadiness of configurations that are popular due to their affordability for use as gaming platforms by undemanding players. We especially emphasize that cycle is customer oriented ready-made solutions in the form of office and cheap home PCs and offers little useful information for those who want to update their PC (upgrade). Today we took the game Hitman (2016) as the subject of our research. The comparison involves two configurations: based on AMD A10 APU (with integrated Radeon R7 graphics) and four options based on Intel Core i3-4160 CPU: with integrated graphics, with discrete graphics Nvidia GeForce GT 730, with discrete graphics Nvidia GeForce GT 740 2 GB GDDR3 and with discrete graphics Nvidia GeForce GT 740 1 GB GDDR5. In terms of cost, both platforms are in the same price niche, but the more expensive card is installed in a system with Intel processor, the greater the price difference between them.

Briefly about the game

• Release date: March 11, 2016
• Genre: Stealth action, Shooter
• Publisher: Square Enix
• Developer: IO Interactive

System requirements

Minimum system requirements:

• CPU Quad-core Intel or AMD processor (at least i5-2500K or Phenom II X4 940)
• RAM of at least 8 GB
• video card Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 or AMD Radeon R7 360 with at least 1 GB of video memory
• 15 GB
• high speed Internet connection

• CPU Intel Core i7 or AMD FX 8350
• RAM capacity 8 GB
• video card Nvidia GeForce GTX 770/970 or AMD Radeon R9 290/390 with 4-8 GB of memory
• free storage space 15 GB
• 64-bit operating system Microsoft Windows 7/8/10 with DirectX 11
• high speed Internet connection

Game Review

Test computer configurations

• Computer based AMD processor APU A10:
  • processor AMD A10-7860K, CPU 3.6 GHz, GPU Radeon R7 1 GB DDR3, 757/2133 MHz T-13582382
  • systemic MSI board A68HM-P33 V2 T-13190929
  • Cost of the kit (without power supply) at the time of writing: 24,559
• Computer based on Intel Core i3-4160 processor:
  • RAM 8 GB AMD Radeon R9 2×4 GB PC3-19200 DDR3 2400 MHz T-12737679
  • SSD OCZ Vertex 460A 240 GB T-11869715
  • power supply Zalman ZM750-EBT 750 W
  • Cost of the kit (without power supply) at the time of writing: 25,066
• Computer based on Intel Core i3-4160 + Nvidia GT 730 processor:
  • processor Intel Core i3-4160, 3.6 GHz T-11000550
  • motherboard MSI H81M-P33 T-10453145
  • RAM 8 GB AMD Radeon R9 2×4 GB PC3-19200 DDR3 2400 MHz T-12737679
  • video card Gigabyte GeForce GT 730 (GV-N730SL-2GL) 2 GB GDDR3, 900/1800 MHz T-11154240
  • SSD OCZ Vertex 460A 240 GB T-11869715
  • power supply Zalman ZM750-EBT 750 W
  • Cost of the kit (without power supply) at the time of writing: 28,736
• Computer based on Intel Core i3-4160 + Nvidia GT 740 2 GB GDDR3 processor:
  • processor Intel Core i3-4160, 3.6 GHz T-11000550
  • motherboard MSI H81M-P33 T-10453145
  • RAM 8 GB AMD Radeon R9 2×4 GB PC3-19200 DDR3 2400 MHz T-12737679
  • video card Gainward GeForce GT 740 PCI-E 3.0 2 GB GDDR3, 993/1782 MHz T-10852817
  • SSD OCZ Vertex 460A 240 GB T-11869715
  • power supply Zalman ZM750-EBT 750 W
  • Cost of the kit (without power supply) at the time of writing: 30,446
• Computer based on Intel Core i3-4160 + Nvidia GT 740 1 GB GDDR5 processor:
  • processor Intel Core i3-4160, 3.6 GHz T-11000550
  • motherboard MSI H81M-P33 T-10453145
  • RAM 8 GB AMD Radeon R9 2×4 GB PC3-19200 DDR3 2400 MHz T-12737679
  • video card Gigabyte GeForce GT 740 (GV-N740D5OC-1GI) 1 GB GDDR5, 1071/5000 MHz T-10894691
  • SSD OCZ Vertex 460A 240 GB T-11869715
  • power supply Zalman ZM750-EBT 750 W
  • Cost of the kit (without power supply) at the time of writing: 31,306
• operating room Windows system 10 Pro 64-bit, DirectX 12
• monitor Samsung U28D590D (28″)
• Cougar 700K keyboard
• Intel drivers version 544.04
• AMD drivers version Crimson Edition 16.6.1
• Nvidia drivers version 368.39
• VSync disabled

The costs of the compared platforms excluding Nvidia discrete graphics are almost equal; adding a GT 730/740 increases the cost Intel platforms, however, both platforms still fall into price range 26,000 - 32,000. It is obvious that the configurations we have chosen do not even correspond minimum requirements, declared by the game developers, so in this case we should expect low performance, insufficient for good playability.

Game settings and testing methodology

It should be immediately noted that it was not possible to run the test on the graphics integrated into the Intel Core i3: the game produced artifacts.

Game settings

We tested in three resolutions: 1920x1080, 1440x900 and 1280x800 at medium quality settings.

AMD A10-7860K	Intel i3-4160 + GT 730	Intel i3-4160+GT 740 GDDR3	Intel i3-4160+GT 740 GDDR5

And at minimum quality settings at 1280×800 resolution:

The game picture looked something like this:

AMD A10-7860K	Intel i3-4160 + GT 730	Intel i3-4160+GT 740 GDDR3	Intel i3-4160+GT 740 GDDR5

The difference between pictures at standard and minimum quality settings is visually noticeable. At minimum settings the quality drops noticeably.

Testing methodology

Our goal is to demonstrate what a player feels in real gameplay, so for benchmarking we simply play the game, including FPS counters (using FRAPS software) to give a rough idea of ​​performance.

Test results

Unfortunately, software It was not possible to record videos demonstrating performance on one or another platform (in different modes) due to the complete blocking of the keyboard (except for the keys allocated for gameplay) on the part of the game - as a result, it is not possible to start and stop recording the gameplay. We recorded the gameplay using a video camera, so all videos are presented in Full HD resolution (in video camera mode):

Resolution 1920x1080, medium settings

Intel i3-4160+GT 740 GDDR5

Intel i3-4160+GT 740 GDDR3

Intel i3-4160 + GT 730

AMD A10-7860K

Resolution 1440x900, medium settings

Intel i3-4160+GT 740 GDDR5

Intel i3-4160+GT 740 GDDR3

Intel i3-4160 + GT 730

AMD A10-7860K

Resolution 1280x800, medium settings

Intel i3-4160+GT 740 GDDR5

Intel i3-4160+GT 740 GDDR3

Intel i3-4160 + GT 730

AMD A10-7860K

Resolution 1280x800, minimum settings

Intel i3-4160+GT 740 GDDR5

Intel i3-4160+GT 740 GDDR3

Intel i3-4160 + GT 730

HITMAN system requirements must match the technical characteristics of your computer. Minimum system requirements are the minimum below which the game will either not start or the picture will be intermittent. Recommended system requirements are the threshold at which the game starts to look great and run without lag.

PC System Requirements

Data specifications computers are designed for the Windows operating system.

Minimum PC

MAC system requirements

These requirements are for owners of systems with OS X

Minimum MAC

System requirements Linux and Steam OS

operating room Linux system and a Steam Machine computer running Steam OS must meet the specifications below. This guarantees a successful launch of HITMAN and its stability.

Hitman company Square Enix has published the system requirements for the PC version of the game. Information about the required computer configuration appeared on the stealth action game's page on the Steam store.

To run the game, users will only need a PC equipped with an Intel Core i5-2500K processor with clock frequency 3.3 GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 940, NVIDIA video cards GeForce GTX 660 or Radeon HD 7870 and 8 GB of RAM. It should be noted that the recently released Rise of the Tomb Raider on this platform has more modest requirements in the case of all three components. A less powerful PC is also required for Fallout 4.

Those who plan to game at high graphics settings will need a computer equipped with a 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7-3770 processor or a 4 GHz AMD FX-8350 processor and graphics accelerator no worse than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 or AMD Radeon R9 290. According to the recommended requirements, Hitman corresponds to last year's The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Assassin's Creed Syndicate, although the AMD Radeon R9 280X is recommended for the latter.

The beta version of the game on PlayStation 4 and PC is about 4.7 GB. It is worth keeping in mind that the published requirements refer to “beta” and to official premiere may change.

Minimum system requirements:

• OS: Windows 7 64-bit;
• CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K clocked at 3.3 GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 940;
• RAM: 8 GB;
• video card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or Radeon HD 7870;
• DirectX version: 11.

Hitman closed beta testing will take place from February 12 to 15 on PlayStation 4 and from February 19 to 22 on PC. On both platforms, the challenge will start and end at the same time of day - 10:00 GMT (13:00 Moscow time). Access to the challenge will only be available to users who pre-order one of the bundles on offer - the Intro Pack for $14.99 or The Full Experience for $59.99. As an additional early purchase bonus, players will receive the Requiem Blood Money Pack DLC, which includes the costume from the final mission of Hitman: Blood Money, explosives and an ICA-19 pistol.

Hitman will be distributed according to the serial model. On March 11, the first part of the content will go on sale - the prologue and missions in Paris, included in the Intro Pack. Then, mission packs will appear every month in the remaining countries (Italy, Morocco, Thailand, USA and Japan). Each of these chapters can be purchased individually by Starter Set owners for $9.99, while a subscription that includes all planned content will cost $49.99.

In the Russian section of Steam, the starter set is offered for 330 rubles, the full game for 1,299 rubles. On the PlayStation Store, the price of the Intro Pack is 899 rubles, and The Full Experience is 3,199 rubles. Prices in the Russian segment of the Xbox Store have not yet been indicated.