Dave The Diver

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 combination delivers remarkably high frame rates in Dave The Diver, a title that clearly favors this hardware pairing. The data shows that the primary performance ceiling shifts from the GPU at higher resolutions to the CPU and memory subsystem at lower resolutions, but the overall experience remains exceptionally fluid across the board.

Resolution Scaling

The measured frame rate deltas reveal a classic GPU-bound scaling pattern, though the absolute numbers are unusually high for a modern title. At 1080p High settings, the combo produces 198.9 FPS. Moving to 1440p High reduces this to 148 FPS, a 25.6% drop. The jump to 4K High further reduces performance to 97.8 FPS, representing a 50.8% decline from the 1080p baseline. This steep drop-off between 1440p and 4K indicates that the RTX 3070's 8 GB memory buffer and 256-bit bus are becoming significant limiting factors at the highest resolution.

The scaling behavior changes dramatically when examining Low settings. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 262.8 FPS. At 1440p Low, it still maintains 196.5 FPS, and at 4K Low, it reaches 134.4 FPS. The percentage drops are 25.2% and 48.9% respectively, nearly identical to the High setting ratios. This consistency suggests that the game's rendering pipeline is well-optimized across quality presets, with the GPU's shading units and memory bandwidth being the primary constraints rather than specific effects like shadows or reflections.

The Ultra preset tells a similar story but with lower absolute numbers. From 171.4 FPS at 1080p, the score falls to 132.3 FPS at 1440p (22.8% drop) and then to 87.6 FPS at 4K (48.9% drop from 1080p). The 4K Ultra result of 87.6 FPS is the only measured configuration that dips below the 100 FPS threshold, though it remains perfectly playable. The consistent ~50% penalty from 1080p to 4K across all settings points to a well-balanced system where the GPU's 448.0 GB/s bandwidth and 20.31 TFLOPS compute are the dominant factors at higher pixel counts.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the benchmark database, this specific configuration ranks 734th out of 1626 tested combos for Dave The Diver. This places it in the 55th percentile of all tested systems, which is notable given that the game is not particularly demanding compared to AAA shooters or simulators. The ranking reflects that many higher-end configurations with newer GPUs or more powerful CPUs achieve better absolute frame rates, but the 5600 + 3070 combination still outperforms a substantial majority of tested systems.

The CPU's percentileVsAllCpus of 79 indicates that the Ryzen 5 5600 sits well above the median processor in general compute performance. However, its average benchmark score of 21765 is nearly identical to its nearest rivals: the Intel Xeon D-1746TER scores 21635 (0.6% delta), the AMD EPYC 9554P scores 21899 (-0.6% delta), and the Intel Core i7-11700F scores 21957 (-0.9% delta). This clustering suggests that the CPU is not a differentiator in this game's performance, as the measured FPS values are more consistent with GPU limitations.

The GPU's percentileVsAllGpus of 72 is lower than the CPU's percentile, reinforcing that the RTX 3070 is the more likely bottleneck. Its average benchmark score of 28238 places it between the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT (27985, 0.9% delta) and the AMD FirePro S7150 (28409, -0.6% delta). The GTX 980 Ti scores 27956 (1% delta), showing that the 3070's lead over older high-end cards is minimal in synthetic tests, though the real-world game results here are substantially stronger.

GPU Role

The RTX 3070's specifications directly explain the measured performance in Dave The Diver. The GPU features 5888 shading units, 184 TMUs, and 96 ROPs, with a base clock of 1500 MHz and a boost clock of 1725 MHz. The 8 GB GDDR6 memory operates at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) across a 256-bit bus, yielding 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. These numbers align with the 4K results: the 87.6 FPS at 4K Ultra suggests that the memory bandwidth is sufficient for this game's textures, but the 97.8 FPS at 4K High indicates headroom is limited.

The GPU's pixel rate of 165.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 317.4 GTexel/s are more than adequate for a 2D-heavy adventure title, which explains why even 4K Low achieves 134.4 FPS. The 220 W TDP and dual-slot design suggest the card can sustain boost clocks under load, and the 12-pin power connector indicates a modern power delivery system. The DirectX 12 Ultimate support (12_2) ensures compatibility with the game's rendering features, though the measured FPS values show this title does not heavily stress ray tracing or mesh shaders.

The GPU's FP32 performance of 20.31 TFLOPS is the same as its FP16 throughput (1:1 ratio), which is typical for Ampere architecture. This compute capability is likely underutilized in Dave The Diver, as the game's visual style is more reliant on fill rate and bandwidth than raw compute. The 46 RT cores and 184 tensor cores are present but unlikely to impact performance in this title.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1080p, the system delivers exceptional performance across all settings. Low settings produce 262.8 FPS, Medium achieves 222.4 FPS, High reaches 198.9 FPS, and Ultra drops to 171.4 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 34.8%, which is moderate for a game with this art style. The 1080p results are all well above 144 Hz refresh rates, making this combo ideal for high-refresh monitors.

The 1440p results remain impressive. Low settings yield 196.5 FPS, Medium hits 167.2 FPS, High maintains 148 FPS, and Ultra still delivers 132.3 FPS. The delta between 1080p and 1440p ranges from 22.8% (Ultra) to 25.6% (High), showing consistent scaling. The 1440p Ultra result of 132.3 FPS means that even the most demanding preset at this resolution provides a smooth experience on 120 Hz displays.

At 4K, performance remains playable but drops below the high-refresh threshold. Low settings achieve 134.4 FPS, Medium reaches 113.6 FPS, High produces 97.8 FPS, and Ultra falls to 87.6 FPS. The 4K results show a 34.8% gap between Low and Ultra, identical to the 1080p gap, confirming that quality presets have a consistent relative impact regardless of resolution. The 4K Ultra figure of 87.6 FPS is the only measured value that would require a 60 Hz or 90 Hz display to fully utilize, though it remains comfortably above the minimum playable threshold.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 provides a solid foundation for this game, though its role is secondary to the GPU. The CPU features 6 cores and 12 threads based on the Zen 3 (Vermeer) architecture, manufactured on a 7 nm TSMC process. Its base clock of 3.50 GHz boosts to 4.40 GHz, and it has a 65 W TDP. The 32 MB shared L3 cache and 51.2 GB/s dual-channel memory bandwidth are sufficient for the game's workload, as evidenced by the high frame rates even at 1080p where CPU overhead is more pronounced.

The 3DMark benchmarks show the CPU's scaling characteristics: single-thread score of 882, 2-thread score of 1737, 4-thread score of 3313, 8-thread score of 4798, and max-thread score of 5659. The near-linear scaling from 1 to 6 threads (882 to 5659) indicates that the game can utilize multiple cores effectively, but the 16-thread score of 5641 is essentially identical to the max-thread score, suggesting diminishing returns beyond 6 cores. Cinebench R23 scores of 18309 multi-core and 2584 single-core reinforce that this CPU has strong single-thread performance, which is crucial for game logic and draw call processing.

The CPU's passmark scores further characterize its capabilities: multi-thread 21541, single-thread 3256, physics 1285, and integer math 68396. The physics score of 1285 is relatively low compared to the multi-thread score, which could indicate that the game's physics engine is not heavily multi-threaded. However, the measured FPS at 1080p Low (262.8 FPS) demonstrates that the CPU is not a bottleneck even at very high frame rates. The 4,150 million transistors on a 74 mm² die make for a compact, efficient design that maintains consistent performance without thermal throttling concerns.