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Best Hitman World of Assassination settings for the NVIDIA GTX 980 (2026)

On a NVIDIA GTX 980 (paired with a balanced Intel Core i5-8600K-class CPU), Hitman World of Assassination runs at roughly 67 FPS at 1080p with our optimized settings — up from about 68FPS with everything maxed. Here's the configuration and what each setting costs.

The NVIDIA GTX 980 is a entry-level graphics card with 4GB of VRAM, and Hitman World of Assassination is a moderately demanding game. Paired with the Intel Core i5-8600K, it runs well at 1080p — about 67 FPS with FrameCoach's optimized settings. That already clears a smooth frame rate on High, so our tuning keeps the visuals as high as possible instead of chasing extra frames.

Across resolutions you can expect around 67 FPS at 1080p and 62 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 46 FPS at 4K. Hitman World of Assassination offers ray tracing, but the NVIDIA GTX 980 isn't built for it, so we leave it off. The biggest free win is FSR upscaling — set it to Quality for a large FPS boost at little visual cost.

ResolutionAll-High FPSOptimized FPS
1080p6867
1440p4162
4K2346
💡 Hitman World of Assassination: Glacier engine - the big crowd levels (Miami, Mumbai) are CPU-bound; lower Simulation Quality first.
Recommended settings
Upscaling — FSROff
World of Assassination supports DLSS, FSR and XeSS. The biggest free FPS boost — enable it first.
Ray Tracing (Reflections / AO)Offsaves FPS
Ray-traced reflections and shadows — heavy, especially in the big crowd levels. Turn it off first.
Texture QualityUltra-1% FPS
Surface sharpness — nearly free if it fits your VRAM.
Reflection / SSLR QualityHighbaseline
Standard screen-space reflections. Medium/High is plenty without RT.
Simulation / Crowd QualityMediumbaseline
How many NPCs the crowd levels (Miami, Mumbai) simulate — a heavy CPU cost. Medium helps the worst dips a lot.
Shadow QualityHighbaseline
Shadow resolution and range. High is a strong step down from Ultra.

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Frequently asked

What FPS does the NVIDIA GTX 980 get in Hitman World of Assassination?

With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the NVIDIA GTX 980 averages around 67 FPS at 1080p in Hitman World of Assassination — up from about 68 FPS with everything on High.

Can the NVIDIA GTX 980 run Hitman World of Assassination at 1440p?

At 1440p with optimized settings, the NVIDIA GTX 980 averages roughly 62 FPS in Hitman World of Assassination — a smooth experience.

What are the best Hitman World of Assassination settings for the NVIDIA GTX 980?

Use a balanced preset, keep ray tracing off for maximum FPS, and ease the heaviest options like Reflection / SSLR Quality and Simulation / Crowd Quality down a notch. The full per-setting breakdown is above.

FPS figures are estimates from a generalized model (hardware tier × game load × per-setting weights), not live benchmarks — real performance varies by scene, drivers and game version.