Dave The Diver

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 delivers an exceptional experience in Dave The Diver, a result that aligns with its strong standing among tested configurations. The combination secures the 90th position out of 1,626 tested combos, placing it comfortably within the top tier of systems analyzed. This ranking reflects a well-balanced pairing where the high-end GPU is fed effectively by the capable six-core processor, ensuring that the game’s vibrant underwater environments render with high frame rates across all settings.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s rank of 90 out of 1,626 tested combinations places it in the 94.5th percentile of all paired systems tested, indicating a performance level that surpasses the vast majority of other CPU/GPU pairings. This position is consistent with the individual hardware’s strengths; the RTX 5080 sits in the 89th percentile among all GPUs, while the Ryzen 5 5600 ranks in the 79th percentile among all CPUs. The synergy is evident in Dave The Diver, where the final frame rates are not bottlenecked by the processor. The 5600’s multi-threaded capabilities, evidenced by its 3DMark max-thread score of 5,659, are more than sufficient for the game’s demands. While the CPU trails the top processors by a small margin in raw compute—its average benchmark score of 21,765 is only 0.9% behind the Intel Core i7-11700F—this slight deficit does not translate into a meaningful performance gap in this title. The data shows the system achieves its high rank by allowing the RTX 5080 to operate near its full potential, a scenario supported by the 5600’s solid single-thread performance, which is a key factor in many game engines.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 is the primary driver of frame rates in this configuration, and its specifications explain the high performance ceiling observed. The GPU is built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture and features 10,752 shading units, 336 texture mapping units, and 112 raster output units. Its boost clock of 2,617 MHz allows it to process geometry and pixel data at a remarkable pace, with a pixel rate of 293.1 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 879.3 GTexel/s. For Dave The Diver, a title with detailed 2D sprites and dynamic lighting, this raw throughput ensures that even the busiest scenes with multiple characters and environmental effects remain fluid. The 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus provides a bandwidth of 960.0 GB/s, which is ample for the game’s textures and assets at any resolution. The GPU’s 84 RT cores are present but less critical for this non-ray-traced adventure; however, its DirectX 12 Ultimate support ensures compatibility with the latest rendering features. The GPU’s PassMark G3D score of 36,565 and its 89th percentile ranking among all GPUs confirm its high-end status, and the benchmark results in this game reflect that power, with the RTX 5080 consistently pushing frame rates well beyond the refresh rates of most displays.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals how the balance between the CPU and GPU shifts as resolution increases. At 1920x1080, the system is heavily GPU-bound, but the RTX 5080 is so powerful that the Ryzen 5 5600 begins to exert a limiting influence. The average frame rate at 1080p Low is 345.1 FPS, which is the highest recorded for this combo. However, the jump from 1080p Low to 1080p Ultra results in a 17.6% drop to 284.4 FPS, indicating that while the GPU is still the main driver, the CPU’s single-thread performance (a 3DMark single-thread score of 882) prevents the frame rate from scaling purely with graphics load. As resolution increases to 2560x1440, the GPU workload grows, and the frame rates remain exceptionally high. The 1440p High setting yields 240.6 FPS, and even 1440p Ultra holds at 212.4 FPS. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p is near-linear for the GPU, with the 1440p High result being 22.1% lower than the 1080p High result, a modest drop that points to the GPU still having headroom. At 3840x2160, the RTX 5080’s memory bandwidth and compute power are fully utilized, and the CPU bottleneck disappears. The 4K High average of 163.6 FPS reflects the GPU’s strength, and the drop from 4K High to 4K Ultra is only 12.3%, showing that the GPU scales well with increased pixel count. The most significant frame rate drop occurs between 1080p and 4K at High settings, from 308.9 FPS to 163.6 FPS, a 47% reduction, which is a typical pattern for a high-end GPU where the CPU becomes less relevant at higher resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The benchmark results are consistent across all tested settings, with the RTX 5080 delivering playable frame rates even at the most demanding configurations. At 1920x1080, the combo produces a minimum average of 284.4 FPS at Ultra settings, which is still exceptionally high. The Low setting reaches 345.1 FPS, Medium 323.3 FPS, and High 308.9 FPS. This narrow spread of just 60.7 FPS between the lowest and highest settings shows that the CPU is the limiting factor at this resolution, as the GPU is capable of far more. Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain above 200 FPS in all cases. The Low setting hits 314.4 FPS, Medium 273.4 FPS, High 240.6 FPS, and Ultra 212.4 FPS. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p is more pronounced, with the Ultra setting dropping by 25.3% from 284.4 FPS to 212.4 FPS, indicating the GPU is now starting to carry more of the load. At 3840x2160, the RTX 5080’s power is fully realized. The 4K Low average of 217 FPS is higher than the 1080p Ultra result, showing that the GPU is not stressed by the resolution increase alone. The 4K Medium setting produces 183.5 FPS, High 163.6 FPS, and Ultra 143.5 FPS. Even at 4K Ultra, the system maintains an average above 140 FPS, ensuring a smooth experience on high-refresh-rate 4K displays. The data shows that this combo is overkill for 1080p and 1440p gaming, but it provides a future-proofed experience for 4K, where the GPU’s 16 GB VRAM and 960.0 GB/s bandwidth are fully utilized.

FAQ

*Q: What is the overall performance ranking of this CPU and GPU combo in Dave The Diver?*

A: The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 combo ranks 90th out of 1,626 tested combinations, placing it in the top 5.5% of all systems tested for this game.

Q: How does the Ryzen 5 5600 compare to its closest CPU rivals in general benchmark scores?

A: The Ryzen 5 5600 has an average benchmark score of 21,765. This is 0.6% higher than the Intel Xeon D-1746TER (21,635) and 0.9% higher than the Intel Core i7-11700F (21,957), while being 0.6% lower than the AMD EPYC 9554P (21,899).

Q: What is the highest average frame rate achieved by this combo, and at what settings?

A: The highest average frame rate recorded is 345.1 FPS, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor at 1080p resolution?

A: At 1080p, the data suggests the CPU becomes the limiting factor, as the frame rate spread between Low (345.1 FPS) and Ultra (284.4 FPS) is relatively small, indicating the GPU has headroom that the processor cannot fully utilize.

Q: What is the performance difference between 1080p and 4K at High settings?

A: At High settings, the average frame rate drops from 308.9 FPS at 1920x1080 to 163.6 FPS at 3840x2160, a reduction of 47%, which is typical for a high-end GPU as the resolution scales up.

Q: How does the RTX 5080 compare to its nearest GPU rivals in benchmark scores?

A: The RTX 5080 has an average benchmark score of 59,188. This is 1.6% higher than the Intel Arc A570M (58,239) and 2.5% higher than the Intel Arc A580 (57,756), but 1.9% lower than the Intel Arc Pro A60 (60,326).