Dave The Diver

FAQ

Q: What is the combo rank for the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 with the Intel Arc B390 in Dave The Diver?

A: This combination ranks 2538 out of 2867 tested combos in the database for this game, placing it in the lower portion of the field.

Q: What is the highest average frame rate achieved with this combo?

A: The highest measured average is 108 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The next best is 91 FPS at the same resolution with Medium settings.

Q: What is the lowest average frame rate recorded?

A: The lowest average is 36 FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings. At 4K with High settings, the average rises to 41 FPS.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in overall benchmark scores?

A: The Ryzen 5 2600 has an average benchmark score of 21484. It sits within 0.2% of the Intel Core Ultra 5 228V (21440), within 0.5% of the Intel Core i9-11900H (21367), and is 1.2% ahead of the AMD EPYC 9454 (21223).

Q: What is the GPU's percentile ranking among all tested GPUs?

A: The Intel Arc B390 ranks in the 9th percentile, meaning over 90% of tested GPUs outperform it in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test.

Q: Does the GPU have dedicated VRAM?

A: No. The Intel Arc B390 uses System Shared memory, with the memory type, bus width, and bandwidth all listed as "System Shared" or "System Dependent."

How This Combo Ranks

The data places this pairing at rank 2538 out of 2867 tested combinations for Dave The Diver. That places it in the bottom 11.5% of all recorded combos, a position that reflects the GPU's low standing rather than the CPU's. The Intel Arc B390 sits in the 9th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 1482 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. Its nearest rivals are all older, low-end NVIDIA parts: the GeForce GT 520MX (1463, 1.3% slower), the GeForce 800M (1460, 1.5% slower), the GeForce GT 625 OEM (1446, 2.5% slower), and the GeForce GT 710 (1443, 2.7% slower). The B390 edges out each of these, but the margins are thin—less than 3% separates it from the slowest of the group.

The CPU tells a different story. The Ryzen 5 2600 ranks in the 75th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 21484. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Core Ultra 5 228V (21440, 0.2% behind) and the Intel Core i9-11900H (21367, 0.5% behind), as well as the Intel Xeon D-1746TER (21635, 0.7% ahead) and AMD EPYC 9454 (21223, 1.2% behind). The processor is competitive with these parts, but the GPU bottleneck dominates the overall combo ranking. A CPU that sits comfortably in the upper quartile of all processors is paired with a GPU that sits in the bottom decile, and the measured frame rates reflect that imbalance.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B390 is the limiting component in this configuration. Its boost clock runs at 2500 MHz with a base of 300 MHz, and it is built on Intel's 3 nm process using the Xe3-LPG architecture from the Panther Lake generation. The GPU has 1536 shading units, 48 texture mapping units, and 24 raster operation units. It also includes 12 ray tracing cores. The pixel rate is 60.00 GPixel/s, the texture rate is 120.0 GTexel/s, and FP32 throughput reaches 7.680 TFLOPS.

Memory is the most striking limitation. The B390 has no dedicated VRAM; it uses System Shared memory, with bandwidth listed as "System Dependent." This means the GPU relies on the same DDR4 memory pool as the CPU, which in this case is dual-channel with a bandwidth of 46.9 GB/s. That shared-memory architecture is a major reason why the GPU's 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is just 1482—a figure that places it alongside the GeForce GT 520MX, GT 625 OEM, and GT 710 in the benchmark database. The GPU's TDP is 80 W, and it is an integrated graphics part (IGP) with no power connectors and a slot width of "IGP," so it draws power through the motherboard rather than a dedicated PCIe power cable.

For Dave The Diver, an adventure title, this GPU is the constraining factor across all tested resolutions. The measured frame rates show a clear ceiling: even at 1080p Low, the combo only reaches 108 FPS, and at 4K Ultra it drops to 36 FPS. The GPU's low percentile ranking relative to all GPUs is consistent with these results.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured averages are 108 FPS on Low, 91 FPS on Medium, 81 FPS on High, and 72 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset includes a minimum of 77 FPS and a maximum of 104 FPS, giving a range that stays comfortably within playable territory. The step from Low to Medium costs 17 FPS, from Medium to High costs 10 FPS, and from High to Ultra costs 9 FPS. The scaling is relatively smooth, with each preset tier reducing performance by a similar margin.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages drop to 82 FPS on Low, 68 FPS on Medium, 61 FPS on High, and 54 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset at this resolution records a minimum of 58 FPS and a maximum of 78 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 28 FPS, or about 34% of the Low figure. The frame rates remain playable at all settings, but the gap between the lowest and highest presets widens compared to 1080p.

At 3840x2160, the averages fall further: 55 FPS on Low, 46 FPS on Medium, 41 FPS on High, and 36 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset shows a minimum of 39 FPS and a maximum of 53 FPS. This is the only resolution where any preset dips below 40 FPS on average, and the Ultra preset at 36 FPS is the worst result in the entire dataset. The spread from Low to Ultra at 4K is 19 FPS, a narrower absolute range than at lower resolutions but a larger proportional drop.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K shows how heavily the GPU is taxed as pixel count increases. At Low settings, the average drops from 108 FPS at 1920x1080 to 82 FPS at 2560x1440, a reduction of 26 FPS, and then to 55 FPS at 3840x2160, another 27 FPS. The total drop from 1080p to 4K at Low is 53 FPS, or about 49% of the 1080p figure.

At Medium settings, the progression is 91 FPS at 1080p, 68 FPS at 1440p, and 46 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 23 FPS, and from 1440p to 4K is another 22 FPS. The total reduction is 45 FPS, or roughly 49% of the 1080p value.

High settings show 81 FPS at 1080p, 61 FPS at 1440p, and 41 FPS at 4K. The steps are 20 FPS and 20 FPS, for a total of 40 FPS, again about 49% of the starting value. Ultra settings follow the same pattern: 72 FPS at 1080p, 54 FPS at 1440p, and 36 FPS at 4K, with drops of 18 FPS and 18 FPS, totaling 36 FPS, or exactly 50% of the 1080p result.

The consistency of the proportional drop across all four settings presets is notable. In every case, moving from 1080p to 4K cuts the frame rate roughly in half. This behavior is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario, where the limiting component is the graphics processor rather than the CPU. If the CPU were the bottleneck, the frame rate would scale more slowly at higher resolutions, because the GPU would have more time to complete each frame. Instead, the uniform halving of performance suggests that the Arc B390's compute and memory bandwidth are saturated at every resolution.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 provides 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 3.90 GHz. It is built on a 12 nm process at GlobalFoundries, with a die size of 213 mm² and 4,800 million transistors. The cache hierarchy includes 96 KB of L1 per core, 512 KB of L2 per core, and 16 MB of shared L3. The processor supports dual-channel DDR4 memory with a bandwidth of 46.9 GB/s, and it connects via PCIe Gen 3 with 16 lanes. The TDP is 65 W.

Benchmark results show a strong multi-threaded showing: Cinebench R15 multicore scores 1248, Geekbench multicore scores 5648, and Passmark multithread scores 13160. Single-thread results are more modest, with Cinebench R15 singlecore at 157.3 and Geekbench singlecore at 1154. The Passmark singlethread score is 2239. In the overall CPU percentile, the Ryzen 5 2600 ranks in the 75th percentile, meaning it outperforms three-quarters of all CPUs in the database.

The CPU's role in Dave The Diver is secondary to the GPU. Given the uniform frame rate scaling across resolutions and settings, the processor is not the limiting factor in any of the measured configurations. The 6-core, 12-thread design is more than sufficient for this adventure title, and the CPU's 75th percentile ranking suggests it has headroom that the GPU cannot exploit. The measured frame rates are constrained by the Arc B390's shared-memory architecture and low compute throughput, not by the Ryzen 5 2600's processing capabilities.

Settings Recommendations

For the best balance of visual quality and frame rate, the Medium preset at 1920x1080 is the strongest measured option. It delivers an average of 91 FPS with a minimum of 77 FPS and a maximum of 104 FPS. That minimum is well above the threshold where frame pacing becomes noticeable, and the average is high enough to keep the game feeling responsive. The step up to High costs 10 FPS on average, while the step down to Low gains only 17 FPS—so Medium captures most of the visual benefit with a modest performance cost.

At 2560x1440, the Medium preset is again the best choice. The average of 68 FPS with a minimum of 58 FPS stays within a smooth range, and the maximum of 78 FPS shows there is occasional headroom. High settings drop the average to 61 FPS, which is still playable, but the minimum falls below the Medium preset's floor. Low settings at 1440p reach 82 FPS, but the visual reduction is significant for only a 14 FPS gain over Medium.

At 3840x2160, the Low preset at 55 FPS is the only configuration that keeps the average above 50 FPS. Medium drops to 46 FPS, High to 41 FPS, and Ultra to 36 FPS. For 4K gaming, the Low preset is the recommended option if frame rate consistency is the priority. The Medium preset at 4K has a minimum of 39 FPS, which may introduce visible stutter in fast-moving scenes, so the 9 FPS improvement from the Low preset is worth the reduction in graphical fidelity.

Across all resolutions, the Medium preset consistently offers the most balanced experience. It provides the best combination of average frame rate and minimum frame rate, and it avoids the steep performance penalties of High and Ultra while maintaining acceptable visual quality. For players who prioritize smoothness above all else, the Low preset at 1080p yields the highest measured average of 108 FPS, but the Medium preset at the same resolution delivers nearly as much performance with better visuals.