Hitman III: PC graphics perf benchmark review

Hilbert Hagedoorn

Administrator

2021-01-22 07:21

Srsbsns:

Amd just released a new driver today that says up to 10% extra performance in Hitman 3 at 4K with 6000 series cards...

I know, I'll check it out today.

#5879957

XenthorX

2021-01-22 08:39

To get any kind of interest back into this franchise i need a fresh original start, with way more storytelling. Back in 90s/early 2000s the Tomb Raider games were just that, they gave you just a minimalist story telling to give you a purpose for the current actions you're expected to perform, and Hitman to this day seems to stick to this. Modern Tomb Raider games you have partners (Jonah Maiava + NPCs you meet along the way), you have a deep Background story often revisited in flash-back, you have freedom of movement for a good part of the game... I want them to dive deep into the creation of the lore and world of the Assassins, with meaningful interactions. Put me in a John Wick assassin universe, with a lore, with charismatic characters i'll build a relationship with over time, engage with.

#5879995

Hilbert Hagedoorn

Administrator

2021-01-22 11:17

Charts have been updated based on Adrenalin 21.1.1 drivers.

#5880001

Goiur

2021-01-22 11:36

Nice boost on the new driver. edit: @Hilbert Hagedoorn where is the CPU thread thingy? Maybe im just blind but cant find it lol edit2: Oh ok im dumb, its in the frame time graph. I was looking for the core scaling...

#5880016

Undying

2021-01-22 12:22

Amdomination with 21.1.1 😛

#5880033

kapu

2021-01-22 13:03

6800 = 3080 . Nice . That raster perf is what i like . Glad i went with AMD this season 🙂

#5880034

ChisChas

2021-01-22 13:07

Hilbert I recently upgraded my 10 year old Dell U2711 1440 monitor to an ASUS PG35VQ Ultrawide, please can you also test at 3440 x 1440? The PG35VQ is an incredible screen btw, played my first HDR game yesterday, Far Cry 5 looked amazing

#5880037

ChisChas

2021-01-22 13:10

Can't say I enjoyed Hitman 2 but luckily bought at deep discount in a Steam sale. I found the gameplay very dull. This new un might look pretty but silly price, I'm usually 1-2 years behind with games as I choose not to participate in price gouging

#5880039

AlmondMan

2021-01-22 13:12

Man, for some titles AMD can rock. The 590 performs almost like a 1070 here.

#5880181

EspHack

2021-01-22 20:18

ChisChas:

Hilbert I recently upgraded my 10 year old Dell U2711 1440 monitor to an ASUS PG35VQ Ultrawide, please can you also test at 3440 x 1440? The PG35VQ is an incredible screen btw, played my first HDR game yesterday, Far Cry 5 looked amazing

its just like 20-30% slower than normal 1440p, I've applied a -25% offset as I check the 1440 benches and it lines up almost perfectly with my own btw adding a whole resolution to test with this number of GPUs is a colossal amount of work, few reviewers do what HH does, even including RX470

#5880354

ChisChas

2021-01-23 12:32

EspHack:

btw adding a whole resolution to test with this number of GPUs is a colossal amount of work, few reviewers do what HH does, even including RX470

LOL, I think I saw Hilbert include a NVidia 580 in one review, stopped using one (I should say 3) of those in 2013! Those great days of SLI & TRI. Some might say, others not of course, that 1080 is less relevant nowadays when compared to 3440? If your gaming benefits from the highest FPS possible then 1080 still valid but Hilbert regularly tells us not to bother with newest top cards with 1080. Here are 3440 FPS results for the FE 3080: https://wccftech.com/review/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-10-gb-ampere-graphics-card-review/12/

#5880367

Hilbert Hagedoorn

Administrator

2021-01-23 13:27

ChisChas:

Some might say, others not of course, that 1080 is less relevant nowadays when compared to 3440?

Depends massively on demographics. User data of Guru3D visitors, out of the past three months show in resolution: Ranking resolutions: 1: 1920x1080 2: 2560x1440 3: 1280x1024 18: 3440x1440 (1.39% of the visitors) 43: 3840x2160 (0.38% of the visitors) Ehm, I think you grossly overestimate the significance of 3440x1440, and 1080p is not less relevant at all. The reason I don't test 3440x1440 is that I need to draw a line somewhere in reviews due to time. Every and any user will have a request that personally suits him or her circumstances the best. That's understandable, but for 3440x1440 would mean switching monitors all the time, rebooting, launching game .. etc it eats away so much more time.

#5880445

nexuno

2021-01-23 17:41

biggyca:

I must say I'm quite disappointed with "final words". I think your final conlusion is a bit shallow.It's been 4 years of hitman games and people still dont realise what you get with 6 levels in each game. An average gamer who likes stealth games can easily achieve 50-60hours of playtime in each game. Ask yourself, anyone who reads this. How many games in past years did you play which had almost zero bugs, tehnical issues and above else didn't have dogsh*t AI on release date? I think we should appriciate more what IO did with pc port, because there are less and less games with this kind of quality. I won't comment on epic game store fiasco with H2, that deserves another thread.

And this is one of the reasons why the gaming industry is not innovating as it could and should. Release a DLC of a 2016 game with few bugs and people is like "yes please take my money" (and this could apply to all the copy/paste games like Assassin's creed or fifa too); try and release a new IP, refreshing and with a massive beautiful open world with some bugs in the first month after release (cp2077?) and people creates a shitstorm about it beacause it's good but not as good as they dreamt.

#5880491

nexuno

2021-01-23 20:31

XenthorX:

To get any kind of interest back into this franchise i need a fresh original start, with way more storytelling. Back in 90s/early 2000s the Tomb Raider games were just that, they gave you just a minimalist story telling to give you a purpose for the current actions you're expected to perform, and Hitman to this day seems to stick to this. Modern Tomb Raider games you have partners (Jonah Maiava + NPCs you meet along the way), you have a deep Background story often revisited in flash-back, you have freedom of movement for a good part of the game... I want them to dive deep into the creation of the lore and world of the Assassins, with meaningful interactions. Put me in a John Wick assassin universe, with a lore, with charismatic characters i'll build a relationship with over time, engage with.

Why would they do that when they can keep the same game of 2016, add some maps and put a full price on it? The only way to force them into something new is stop buying DLCs for more than, let's say, 20€$. They don't even bother improving graphics (and you can see that from the performance benchmarks, same numbers as 2016). Same mechanics, same graphics, almost no story. Just some new assets put in their good level editor in just SIX levels, but you can kill the same dumb target in 10 ways so they are 6*10=60 levels, yeah right...

#5880628

JRMBelgium

2021-01-24 06:50

Always nice to see when a techsite updates outdated charts after a new driver release. Something that simply isn't possible in Youtube videos.

#5880636

DannyD

2021-01-24 07:47

JRMBelgium:

Always nice to see when a techsite updates outdated charts after a new driver release. Something that simply isn't possible in Youtube videos.

More often than not Guru3d reviews are spot on with the experience you will get with said component /game /software. His 2080 ti is right on the money 😀

#5880674

ChisChas

2021-01-24 13:11

Hilbert Hagedoorn:

Ehm, I think you grossly overestimate the significance of 3440x1440, and 1080p is not less relevant at all.

Ha ha, I've been on this site for nearly 10 years M8 so I don't misunderstand the continued popularity of 1080. Other tech sites only reinforce what you are saying. It is also clear (from this website & others) that comparatively few game at 2560 x 1440 some 10 years after I bought my Dell U2711. I paid nearly £900 for it 10 years ago but of course I needed it for my work LOL and therefore was able to reclaim the VAT & capital business allowance but it was still a very expensive purchase. And as you often remind us, the more demanding your monitor the more expensive a graphics card is if you want better FPS. And the continued popularity of 1080 is also presumably tied into use with very high refresh 1080 monitor use? And yes, I'm aware that you put a lot of hard work into testing graphics cards for us, thank you. And probably it's the new generation of graphics cards that most of us await with the most interest, certainly is for me and they create the largest number of comments.

#5880997

Netherwind

2021-01-25 14:09

Wow, AMD really kicks ass. TBH this is what I hoped to see in every game when the 6000 series were released, unfortunately that was not the case.

Hilbert Hagedoorn:

Depends massively on demographics. User data of Guru3D visitors, out of the past three months show in resolution: Ranking resolutions: 1: 1920x1080 2: 2560x1440 3: 1280x1024 18: 3440x1440 (1.39% of the visitors) 43: 3840x2160 (0.38% of the visitors) Ehm, I think you grossly overestimate the significance of 3440x1440, and 1080p is not less relevant at all. The reason I don't test 3440x1440 is that I need to draw a line somewhere in reviews due to time. Every and any user will have a request that personally suits him or her circumstances the best. That's understandable, but for 3440x1440 would mean switching monitors all the time, rebooting, launching game .. etc it eats away so much more time.

It feels special to be among the 1.39% of all visitors :>

#5881127

Reddoguk

2021-01-25 22:02

lol -> 43: 3840x2160 (0.38% of the visitors) i didn't even know there was 43 res's. Plus 5k and 8k makes 45.

#5881427

ChisChas

2021-01-26 17:55

Netherwind:

It feels special to be among the 1.39% of all visitors :>

I kinda understood from various of Hilbert's GPU reviews that 1440 was still a bit of a rarity but to be, as a new 3440 x 1440 user, one of only 1.39% of visitors, not sure what to say. Was my Dell U2711 1440 27" such an exotic screen 11 years ago? Expensive, yes, but that scarce a purchase for gaming? I guess these stats say it was? I don't normally read reviews of 1080 screens but I thought I should remind myself of why a different kind of gamer to myself would far prefer a 25" 1080 360Hz screen and read reviews of the Dell & Gigabyte Aorus screens. For competitive/online gaming screen speed rules over resolution & size.