Dave The Diver

Dave The Diver is not a typical stress test for high-end hardware, but the measured data for the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 combination reveals a surprisingly scalable performance curve. At 1080p with Low settings, the combo delivers an average of 245.5 FPS, demonstrating that the CPU is more than capable of feeding the GPU in this adventure title. The data shows a clear hierarchy where the RTX 5060 becomes the primary performance limiter as resolution increases, yet the overall frame rates remain exceptionally high across the board.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate progression from 1080p to 4K follows a predictable pattern, but the magnitude of the drop is telling. At 1080p High, the combo produces 181.4 FPS average. Moving to 1440p High reduces that figure to 138.4 FPS, a decrease of 43 FPS or roughly 23.7% lower than the 1080p result. The jump to 4K High further compresses performance to 93.3 FPS, which is 48.6% below the 1080p High baseline. This steep decline indicates that the RTX 5060’s 8 GB GDDR7 memory and 128-bit bus are being saturated as pixel count rises, even though the game itself is not graphically demanding.

The scaling pattern becomes more pronounced when examining the Low preset. At 1080p Low, the system hits 245.5 FPS, but 1440p Low drops to 183.8 FPS, and 4K Low falls to 125.7 FPS. The percentage loss from 1080p to 4K at Low settings is 48.8%, nearly identical to the 48.6% loss at High settings. This consistency suggests that resolution scaling is purely GPU-bound, with the Ryzen 5 5600’s six cores and 12 threads providing ample headroom even at lower graphical loads. The CPU’s 3.50 GHz base clock and 4.40 GHz boost clock are sufficient to maintain high frame rates without bottlenecking the RTX 5060.

The Ultra preset shows the most significant degradation. Starting at 163.4 FPS in 1080p, it drops to 122.1 FPS at 1440p and 79.4 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra figure is 51.4% lower than the 1080p Ultra result, indicating that the GPU’s shading units (3840) and texture units (120) are working near their limits when combined with the highest settings. Notably, the difference between 1080p and 4K at Ultra is larger than at Low, which points to the RTX 5060’s 19.18 TFLOPS FP32 compute being the limiting factor rather than memory bandwidth.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows provide a clear picture of which preset offers the best balance of visual fidelity and performance. At 1080p, Medium settings deliver 204.7 FPS average, which is only 16.6% lower than Low (245.5 FPS) but provides substantially better visual quality. High settings at 1080p produce 181.4 FPS, still far above the 144 Hz refresh rate common on modern monitors. For players targeting maximum smoothness, Low at 1080p yields 245.5 FPS, but the difference between Low and Medium is only 40.8 FPS, making Medium the sensible choice for most users.

At 1440p, the Medium preset achieves 153.7 FPS, which comfortably exceeds 144 Hz displays. High at 1440p drops to 138.4 FPS, still playable but closer to the 120 Hz threshold. The data suggests that Medium is the sweet spot for 1440p, as it maintains a 15.3 FPS advantage over High while offering nearly identical visual quality in this cartoon-style adventure game. Ultra at 1440p (122.1 FPS) is the first preset that falls below 144 Hz, so users with high-refresh 1440p monitors should stick with Medium or High.

For 4K, the situation becomes more nuanced. Medium delivers 103.4 FPS, which is playable on 60 Hz displays but not on 120 Hz panels. High at 4K produces 93.3 FPS, while Low achieves 125.7 FPS. The 32.4 FPS gap between Low and Medium at 4K suggests that the GPU is struggling with the additional shading work at higher presets. Given that the game’s art style is not photorealistic, Medium at 4K (103.4 FPS) offers the best compromise between visual polish and frame rate, as it remains above 100 FPS while providing better textures than Low.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 combination ranks 785th out of 1626 tested combos in Dave The Diver. This places it squarely in the middle of the database, which is surprising given the high absolute frame rates. The median ranking reflects the fact that many other combinations—particularly those with higher-end CPUs and GPUs—achieve even higher scores, even though this game does not require extreme hardware to run smoothly.

The combo’s percentile position suggests that the Ryzen 5 5600 is the weaker link in this pairing. The CPU’s percentileVsAllCpus is 79, placing it above most processors, but its nearest rivals tell a more nuanced story. The AMD EPYC 9554P has an average benchmark score of 21899, which is 0.6% higher than the Ryzen 5 5600’s 21765 average. Similarly, the Intel Core i7-11700F scores 21957, a 0.9% advantage. These small deltas indicate that the Ryzen 5 5600 is competitive with much more expensive server and desktop parts in synthetic benchmarks, but its six cores may limit performance in games that scale beyond 12 threads.

The GPU side shows a similar pattern. The RTX 5060 has an average benchmark score of 30109, with a percentileVsAllGpus of 73. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT, scores 30097, a negligible 0.0% difference. Interestingly, the AMD Radeon RX 570 scores 30158, which is 0.2% higher than the RTX 5060, despite being an older architecture. This suggests that raw synthetic scores do not fully capture real-world gaming performance, as the RTX 5060’s newer Blackwell architecture and 448.0 GB/s memory bandwidth provide advantages in actual game workloads.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average frame rate this combo achieves in Dave The Diver?

A: The highest measured average is 245.5 FPS at 1920x1080 with Low settings, indicating that the system is not CPU-limited at this resolution.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the average frame rate drops to 79.4 FPS, which is still playable but represents a 51.4% reduction from the 1080p Ultra result of 163.4 FPS.

Q: Is the RTX 5060 or the Ryzen 5 5600 the bottleneck in this game?

A: The data indicates the GPU becomes the primary limiter at higher resolutions. The CPU’s 3.50 GHz base clock and 4.40 GHz boost clock maintain high frame rates at 1080p, but the GPU’s 8 GB memory capacity and 128-bit bus restrict performance at 4K.

Q: What preset should I use for 1440p gaming?

A: Medium settings at 2560x1440 deliver 153.7 FPS average, which is the best balance between visual quality and performance, staying above 144 Hz while offering better visuals than Low.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to other tested systems?

A: It ranks 785th out of 1626 combos, placing it in the middle of the database despite achieving high absolute frame rates in this game.

Q: Does the RTX 5060’s 8 GB VRAM cause issues at 4K?

A: The 4K High result of 93.3 FPS suggests the 8 GB GDDR7 memory and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for this game, but the 19.18 TFLOPS FP32 compute limits Ultra performance to 79.4 FPS.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 plays a decisive role in Dave The Diver’s frame rates, particularly as resolution increases. Its base clock of 2280 MHz and boost clock of 2497 MHz provide substantial compute throughput, but the 8 GB GDDR7 memory on a 128-bit bus is the limiting factor at 4K. The measured data shows that at 1080p, the GPU’s 3840 shading units easily handle the workload, producing 245.5 FPS on Low settings. However, at 4K Ultra, the same GPU drops to 79.4 FPS, a 67.7% reduction from the 1080p Low figure.

The GPU’s memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s is adequate for this adventure title, but the 128-bit bus width means that memory access becomes a constraint at higher resolutions. The pixel rate of 119.9 GPixel/s and texture rate of 299.6 GTexel/s are sufficient to maintain playable frame rates, yet the data shows a clear performance ceiling at 4K. The RTX 5060’s 48 ROPs are not a bottleneck, but the combination of 8 GB VRAM and 3840 shading units creates a situation where the GPU is compute-bound at Ultra settings.

The RTX 5060’s architecture, Blackwell 2.0, built on TSMC’s 5 nm process with 21,900 million transistors, provides efficient performance per watt. The 145 W TDP and dual-slot design make it a capable card for mainstream systems, but the 300 W suggested PSU indicates that power delivery is not a concern. In Dave The Diver, the GPU’s performance is consistently 30-40% higher than what the CPU alone could achieve, confirming that the RTX 5060 is the dominant component in this pairing. The GPU’s 73rd percentile ranking among all GPUs aligns with its mid-range positioning, but in this specific game, its performance punches above its synthetic benchmark score.