Dave The Diver

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 combination places at rank 496 out of 1,626 tested combos in Dave The Diver. This positioning puts the pairing in the upper third of all systems tested for this title, indicating a strong overall capability that comfortably handles the game's demands. The CPU itself holds a 79th percentile ranking against all processors, while the GPU sits at an 80th percentile against all graphics cards, showing balanced component strength that translates into cohesive gameplay performance.

Looking at the processor's synthetic benchmarks, the Ryzen 5 5600 achieves a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 18,309 and a single-core score of 2,584. In the 3DMark suite, it scores 5,641 with 16 threads and 882 in single-thread testing. These numbers place the CPU in close competition with the Intel Xeon D-1746TER, which averages 21,635 versus the Ryzen's 21,765 average benchmark score—a marginal 0.6% advantage for the AMD part. The AMD EPYC 9554P trails by the same 0.6% margin, while the Intel Core i7-11700F sits 0.9% behind with an average score of 21,957.

For the GPU side, the RTX 3080 posts a Passmark G3D score of 25,086 and a Geekbench OpenCL result of 167,014. Its average benchmark score of 35,787 places it nearly level with the AMD Radeon Pro Duo, which scores 35,860 and trails by just 0.2%. The AMD Radeon 880M comes 0.4% behind the RTX 3080, while the Radeon RX 7900 GRE leads by 0.9% with a score of 36,101. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile sits 1% behind the desktop RTX 3080 in this metric.

GPU Role

The RTX 3080 brings 10 GB of GDDR6X memory across a 320-bit bus, delivering 760.3 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration proves ample for Dave The Diver's visual demands across all tested settings and resolutions, as evidenced by the consistent frame rates even at 4K Ultra. The GPU's GA102 chip houses 8,704 shading units, 272 texture mapping units, and 96 raster output units, with 68 ray tracing cores and 272 tensor cores supporting the Ampere architecture's feature set.

Clock speeds see the base at 1,440 MHz and boost reaching 1,710 MHz, with memory running at 19 Gbps effective. These clocks translate to a pixel rate of 164.2 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 465.1 GTexel/s, with FP32 performance rated at 29.77 TFLOPS. The GPU's 320W TDP and dual-slot design indicate serious power delivery, though the measured results show this hardware handles the game without breaking a sweat.

The data reveals that the GPU remains the dominant factor in this pairing for Dave The Diver. At 1080p Low settings, the system achieves 303.6 FPS, which represents the ceiling of what this combination can produce. The CPU's 6 cores and 12 threads based on Zen 3 architecture provide sufficient processing power to keep the RTX 3080 fed with data, as evidenced by the scaling patterns across resolution changes. The 32 MB of shared L3 cache and 51.2 GB/s memory bandwidth on the CPU side work in concert with the GPU's high-bandwidth VRAM to maintain fluid frame delivery.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data points to Medium settings as the optimal balance for most users, particularly at higher resolutions. At 4K, Medium delivers 128.1 FPS compared to 112.4 FPS on High and 99.9 FPS on Ultra—a meaningful jump that keeps gameplay smooth while maintaining visual fidelity. The difference between Medium and Ultra at 4K represents a 28.2 FPS gap, while the step from Medium to High costs 15.7 FPS.

At 1440p, Medium produces 193.1 FPS, which exceeds the refresh rate of most high-end monitors. This setting provides a comfortable margin above the 151.9 FPS seen at Ultra, making Medium the sensible choice for competitive play or high-refresh displays. The 1080p results reinforce this pattern, with Medium hitting 257.4 FPS versus 199.9 FPS at Ultra and 225.7 FPS at High.

For users prioritizing maximum visual quality, Ultra at 1080p remains viable at 199.9 FPS, but the frame rate penalty becomes more pronounced at higher resolutions. The data suggests that Medium offers the best experience per measured row, delivering consistently high frame rates across all three resolutions while preserving enough graphical detail for an adventure game. Low settings push performance to 303.6 FPS at 1080p and 151.6 FPS at 4K, but the visual compromise rarely justifies the extra frames in a game of this genre.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The 1080p results show the full range of this combo's capability. Low settings produce 303.6 FPS, Medium reaches 257.4 FPS, High delivers 225.7 FPS, and Ultra drops to 199.9 FPS. The step from Low to Medium costs 46.2 FPS, while the High to Ultra transition costs 25.8 FPS. These numbers indicate that even at the most demanding preset, the system maintains nearly 200 FPS at Full HD.

Moving to 1440p, the frame rates remain exceptionally high. Low settings yield 230.1 FPS, Medium produces 193.1 FPS, High achieves 174.8 FPS, and Ultra delivers 151.9 FPS. The performance degradation from 1080p to 1440p is consistent across settings, with Low dropping 73.5 FPS, Medium losing 64.3 FPS, High shedding 50.9 FPS, and Ultra falling 48 FPS. This pattern suggests the GPU handles the additional pixel count efficiently without bottlenecking.

At 4K, the system still delivers playable frame rates across all settings. Ultra produces 99.9 FPS, which remains above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. High reaches 112.4 FPS, Medium hits 128.1 FPS, and Low achieves 151.6 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 51.7 FPS, showing that the settings menu offers meaningful performance tuning even at the highest resolution. The 4K Ultra result of 99.9 FPS is particularly notable, as it demonstrates this combination's ability to handle demanding resolutions without compromising playability.

Resolution Scaling

The transition from 1080p to 1440p reveals consistent frame rate reductions across all settings. Low drops from 303.6 to 230.1 FPS, a 24.2% decrease. Medium falls from 257.4 to 193.1 FPS, representing a 25% reduction. High moves from 225.7 to 174.8 FPS, a 22.6% decline. Ultra decreases from 199.9 to 151.9 FPS, an 24% reduction. This uniform scaling pattern indicates the GPU is the primary limiting factor, as the CPU maintains sufficient headroom to feed the graphics card at both resolutions.

The jump from 1440p to 4K produces a more pronounced performance drop. Low falls from 230.1 to 151.6 FPS, a 34.1% decrease. Medium drops from 193.1 to 128.1 FPS, representing a 33.7% reduction. High moves from 174.8 to 112.4 FPS, a 35.7% decline. Ultra decreases from 151.9 to 99.9 FPS, a 34.2% reduction. The steeper decline at 4K reflects the exponential increase in pixel count, which places greater strain on the GPU's fill rate and memory bandwidth.

The data shows that the RTX 3080's 10 GB of VRAM and 760.3 GB/s bandwidth become increasingly important as resolution rises. At 4K Ultra, the system maintains 99.9 FPS, which suggests the memory subsystem handles the higher resolution textures without spilling into system memory. The consistent scaling pattern across all settings indicates that the CPU keeps pace with the GPU throughout the resolution range, with no sudden bottlenecks appearing at any configuration. This combination demonstrates balanced performance characteristics, with the GPU serving as the scaling driver while the Ryzen 5 5600 provides stable support.