Hitman: Absolution is an action-adventure stealth game developed by IO Interactive and published by Square Enix. It is the fifth entry in the Hitman game series, and runs on IO Interactive’s proprietary Glacier 2 game engine. Before release the developers conveyed that Absolution would be easier to play and more accessible, while still retaining hardcore aspects of the franchise.
The 2GB VRAM of HIS' 7850 IceQ allows it to outperform Sapphire's 1GB competitor in Hitman Absolution.
Hitman Absolution is a demanding task for HIS' 7770 IceQ X Turbo; the 6870 manages 38% better performance for average frame rates.