Dave The Diver

Dave The Diver is not a typical stress test for high-end hardware, but the measured results for the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 combination reveal a pairing that scales predictably and delivers smooth frame rates across all tested configurations. The data shows a system that is heavily GPU-bound at higher resolutions but retains enough CPU headroom to push very high frame rates at 1080p, making it a balanced option for this specific adventure title.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1920x1080 to 3840x2160 follows a clear and consistent pattern, with the most significant performance drop occurring between 1440p and 4K. At Ultra settings, the average frame rate falls from 151.1 FPS at 1080p to 117.2 FPS at 1440p, a decrease of roughly 22%. The larger jump comes when moving to 4K, where the Ultra average drops to 74.8 FPS, representing a further 36% reduction from the 1440p figure. This steep decline at 4K strongly indicates that the RTX 4060’s 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit memory interface become the limiting factors as pixel count increases.

The scaling pattern is consistent across all settings presets. At Low settings, the 1080p average of 232.3 FPS falls to 174.7 FPS at 1440p (a 25% drop) and then to 116.6 FPS at 4K (a 33% drop from 1440p). The High preset shows similar behavior: 173.1 FPS at 1080p, 128.3 FPS at 1440p, and 84.9 FPS at 4K. Notably, the gap between 1080p and 1440p narrows as settings increase, suggesting that the GPU workload grows proportionally faster than the resolution’s pixel count demands. The 4K results, however, consistently show the largest percentage decline, reinforcing that the RTX 4060 is the primary bottleneck at that resolution.

The data reveals that this combo is well-suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming in Dave The Diver, but 4K Ultra pushes the GPU to its limits. The difference between 4K Ultra (74.8 FPS) and 4K Low (116.6 FPS) is a substantial 41.8 FPS, or 56%, indicating that visual settings have a massive impact on playability at the highest resolution. This wide spread suggests that users targeting 4K should prioritize the Medium preset (100.3 FPS) as a reasonable compromise between fidelity and frame rate.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, with a base clock of 3.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.20 GHz. Its 16 MB of L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support (with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth) are modest by modern standards, but the benchmark results show it is more than sufficient for Dave The Diver’s demands. In synthetic tests, the CPU achieves a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 16,429 and a single-core score of 2,319, placing it in the 79th percentile among all CPUs.

The CPU’s role in this game becomes apparent when examining the 1080p Low preset, where the average frame rate reaches 232.3 FPS. At this setting, the GPU is less stressed, and the CPU’s 12 threads are able to feed frames efficiently. The processor’s PassMark multithread score of 19,330 and single-thread score of 3,058 indicate balanced performance that avoids creating a bottleneck at lower resolutions. However, the data suggests the CPU is not the limiting factor even at 1080p Ultra (151.1 FPS), as the frame rate drop from Low to Ultra is primarily driven by GPU workload.

Compared to its nearest rivals, the Ryzen 5 5500 is virtually tied with the Intel Core i5-12500, showing a deltaPct of -0.1% in average benchmark scores (20,875 vs. 20,897). It also matches the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4655GE (-0.1%) and edges out the AMD EPYC 7J13 (+0.1%). This tight grouping indicates that the CPU’s performance is well within the expected range for its class, and in Dave The Diver specifically, its 6 cores and 12 threads provide ample parallelism for the game’s systems without any evident core-count limitations.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, yielding a bandwidth of 272.0 GB/s. Its boost clock of 2460 MHz and 3072 shading units deliver a FP32 throughput of 15.11 TFLOPS. In the PassMark G3D benchmark, the GPU scores 19,545, placing it in the 66th percentile among all GPUs. This mid-range positioning is reflected in Dave The Diver, where the GPU’s memory capacity and bandwidth become increasingly important as resolution rises.

The GPU’s 8 GB VRAM is the most likely constraint at 4K, where the Ultra preset (74.8 FPS) shows a significant drop from Medium (100.3 FPS). This 25.5 FPS gap between Medium and Ultra at 4K is the largest setting-to-setting difference across all resolutions, suggesting that Ultra textures or effects exceed the VRAM buffer or memory bandwidth limits. At 1440p, the Ultra average of 117.2 FPS versus Medium’s 143.4 FPS shows a similar but less severe pattern, while at 1080p the gap narrows to 41.4 FPS (151.1 vs. 192.5), indicating the GPU has more headroom at lower pixel counts.

The RTX 4060’s nearest rivals in average benchmark scores include the AMD Radeon RX 6600M (deltaPct -0.6%), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti (-0.7%), and Intel Arc B580 (+0.7%). These deltas are small, but in game-specific testing the RTX 4060’s modern architecture and 8 GB VRAM give it an advantage in newer titles like Dave The Diver. The GPU’s 24 RT cores and 96 tensor cores are present but largely underutilized in this game, as the measured FPS results show no ray tracing or DLSS-specific data. The 115 W TDP and dual-slot design with a single 12-pin connector make it a power-efficient choice for this workload.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers exceptional performance across all settings. Low settings produce an average of 232.3 FPS, which drops to 192.5 FPS at Medium, 173.1 FPS at High, and 151.1 FPS at Ultra. The spread from Low to Ultra is 81.2 FPS, or 53.7%, showing that the GPU scales well with visual fidelity at this resolution. All configurations exceed 150 FPS, making 1080p a non-issue for competitive or high-refresh-rate play.

Moving to 2560x1440, the averages remain high but show the GPU starting to work harder. Low settings still deliver 174.7 FPS, while Medium drops to 143.4 FPS and High to 128.3 FPS. Ultra settings manage 117.2 FPS, which is still comfortably above 100 FPS and suitable for most displays. The relative drop from 1080p to 1440p is consistent, with Low falling by 57.6 FPS (24.8%), Medium by 49.1 FPS (25.5%), High by 44.8 FPS (25.9%), and Ultra by 33.9 FPS (22.4%). This uniformity indicates that the GPU is scaling predictably with pixel count.

At 3840x2160, the performance degradation becomes more pronounced. Low settings still achieve 116.6 FPS, but Medium drops to 100.3 FPS, High to 84.9 FPS, and Ultra to 74.8 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra widens to 41.8 FPS (55.9%), which is larger than at lower resolutions. This suggests that the 4K Ultra preset pushes the RTX 4060 into a territory where VRAM capacity and bandwidth limitations are exposed. For 4K gaming, the Medium preset (100.3 FPS) is the highest setting that maintains triple-digit frame rates, while High and Ultra remain playable but below 90 FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 combination ranks 936th out of 1,626 tested combos in Dave The Diver, placing it in the middle of the performance distribution. This rank reflects a balanced pairing where neither component is severely mismatched for the game’s requirements. The CPU’s 79th percentile standing and the GPU’s 66th percentile standing suggest that the combo is slightly CPU-leaning, but the game’s modest demands allow both parts to operate without major bottlenecks.

The mid-pack ranking is notable because Dave The Diver is not a graphically intensive title, meaning even lower-tier hardware can achieve high frame rates. The combo’s position in the 936th spot out of 1,626 indicates that many other configurations—likely with faster GPUs or newer CPUs—deliver higher averages, but the measured FPS data shows this pairing still provides excellent playable performance. The 4K Ultra result of 74.8 FPS is respectable, while the 1080p Ultra average of 151.1 FPS demonstrates that the combo is more than adequate for mainstream gaming.

The ranking also reflects the GPU’s end-of-life production status, as newer GeForce 50-series cards would likely occupy higher positions. However, for this specific game, the RTX 4060’s 8 GB VRAM and Ada Lovelace efficiency are sufficient, and the Ryzen 5 5500’s 6 cores and 12 threads handle the game’s logic without issue. The data confirms that this combo is a sensible middle-ground option, delivering smooth frame rates at 1080p and 1440p while remaining capable at 4K with adjusted settings.