Best graphics card for Hitman: Absolution™ in 2026

📝 FPSHQ Editorial 🔄 Updated: · methodology 🎮 Based on 10+ graphics cards
⚡ Quick answer

The best graphics card for Hitman: Absolution™ in 2026 is GeForce RTX 5090 (255–420 FPS at 1440p Ultra).

Which graphics card do you need to play Hitman: Absolution™ comfortably? A ranking by real FPS at different resolutions.

🏆 TOP 10 ranking

# Graphics card Points FPS VRAM Price
1 GeForce RTX 5090 Leader
NVIDIA · S-tier
10 000 255–420 32 GB $1,999launch price · Jan 6, 2025
2 GeForce RTX 4090
NVIDIA · S-tier
8 900 235–390 24 GB $1,599launch price · Sep 20, 2022
3 GeForce RTX 5080
NVIDIA · S-tier
8 200 220–360 16 GB $999launch price · Jan 6, 2025
4 NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada
NVIDIA · S-tier
8 200 195–330 48 GB no current price
5 GeForce RTX 4080 Super
NVIDIA · A-tier
7 660 200–340 16 GB $999launch price · Jan 8, 2024
6 GeForce RTX 4080
NVIDIA · A-tier
7 600 195–325 16 GB $1,199launch price · Sep 20, 2022
7 Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD · A-tier
7 400 195–325 24 GB $999launch price · Nov 3, 2022
8 GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
NVIDIA · A-tier
7 200 175–295 24 GB no current price
9 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
NVIDIA · A-tier
7 100 185–310 16 GB $749launch price · Jan 6, 2025
10 Radeon RX 9070 XT
AMD · A-tier
7 100 180–305 16 GB $599launch price · Feb 28, 2025

Prices: only fresh store prices (no older than 14 days, dated) or the official US launch price. We do not show reference prices without a source.

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Key figures

Unique FPSHQ metrics from this page's data

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entries in the ranking
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leader: GeForce RTX 5090, score
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gap between first and last place
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entries hold 60+ FPS (1440p Ultra)
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Performance score of the ranked models

FPSHQ scale (RTX 5090 = 10,000). Next to it — model FPS at 1440p Ultra where available. The leader is highlighted.

In short

Best graphics card for Hitman: Absolution™ in 2026

For comfortable Hitman: Absolution™ gaming the best pick is the GeForce RTX 5090 (255–420 FPS at 1440p Ultra). Source of the numbers: per the FPSHQ catalog (Bench Score is FPSHQ's own performance index); FPSHQ model estimate (not a measurement). (model accuracy)

leader: GeForce RTX 5090, score
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entries in the ranking
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❓ Common questions

Which graphics card do you need for Hitman: Absolution™?
For comfortable Hitman: Absolution™ gaming the best pick is the GeForce RTX 5090 (255–420 FPS at 1440p Ultra).
How many FPS does the GeForce RTX 5090 give in Hitman: Absolution™?
The GeForce RTX 5090 delivers about 255–420 FPS in Hitman: Absolution™ at 1440p with maximum graphics settings.
What are the minimum requirements for Hitman: Absolution™?
To run Hitman: Absolution™ on low-medium settings, entry-level cards will do. For comfortable high-settings gaming, see our ranking above.
Where does FPSHQ get its data?
From four sources: official developer and Steam system requirements (191,286 games), hardware manufacturers' specifications (1,965 GPUs, 456 CPUs), FPS measurements from reviews, YouTube and players (106 independent measurements and 4,800 rows of aggregated review data), and the FPSHQ model where no measurement exists — always labelled "estimate".