Dave The Diver

# Dave The Diver — AMD Ryzen 5 5600F + Intel Arc B570

This combination delivers a playable experience across all tested resolutions, but the frame rate curve reveals a system that transitions from CPU-leaning at 1080p to firmly GPU-bound at 4K. At 1080p Ultra the combo produces 110 FPS average, which drops to 83 FPS at 1440p Ultra and 55 FPS at 4K Ultra. The 63 FPS average at 4K High indicates that even at the highest pixel counts this pairing stays above the 60 FPS threshold, though just barely. The data positions this combo in the 79.6th percentile of all tested pairings for this game, ranking 2282 out of 2867 combinations.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K shows a predictable but telling pattern. At 1080p Low, the system pushes 167 FPS average, while at 4K Low it manages 84 FPS — a 49.7% reduction. The scaling at Ultra settings is even more dramatic: 110 FPS at 1080p falls to 55 FPS at 4K, a 50% drop. This halving of performance across a 4x pixel count increase indicates that the Intel Arc B570's rendering throughput becomes the primary constraint as resolution climbs.

The 1440p results sit almost exactly midway between the 1080p and 4K figures. At High settings, 1440p produces 94 FPS compared to 124 FPS at 1080p and 63 FPS at 4K. This linear progression suggests no unusual bottlenecks or memory-related hitches at intermediate resolutions. The 10 GB VRAM allocation appears sufficient across all tested settings, as no anomalous frame drops appear in the minimum FPS data at 1440p Medium (89 FPS minimum) or 4K Medium (60 FPS minimum).

The gap between Low and Ultra settings widens as resolution increases. At 1080p, the difference between Low (167 FPS) and Ultra (110 FPS) is 57 FPS. At 4K, that same gap shrinks to 29 FPS (84 FPS Low versus 55 FPS Ultra). This compression indicates that at 4K, the GPU's pixel throughput dominates, and setting adjustments have less relative impact than they do at lower resolutions where the CPU can keep the GPU fed more easily.

The 4K Medium result of 70 FPS average with a 60 FPS minimum is notable — it shows that even at the highest resolution, the system maintains a playable floor with moderate settings. The 4K High result of 63 FPS average sits just above the 60 FPS threshold, suggesting that players targeting 4K should consider Medium settings for a more comfortable margin. The data does not include any upscaling or frame generation metrics, so these are all native rendering figures.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600F brings six cores and twelve threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, running at a 3.00 GHz base clock with a 4.00 GHz boost clock. This processor ranks in the 85th percentile among all CPUs in the benchmark database, with an average benchmark score of 36,945. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core Ultra 5 225, scores 36,938 — a 0% delta — placing these two processors statistically tied. The AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D trails by just 0.2% with a score of 37,018, while the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 and Intel Core i9-12900T sit 0.4% and 0.5% ahead respectively.

In Dave The Diver, the CPU's role becomes evident when examining the 1080p results. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 167 FPS average, which is the highest figure recorded across the entire test suite. This suggests the Ryzen 5 5600F provides sufficient single-thread performance to drive high frame rates when the GPU is not heavily loaded. The PassMark single-thread score of 2,872 supports this interpretation, indicating strong per-core performance for a game that likely relies on a few primary threads.

The 32 MB of shared L3 cache may contribute to the CPU's ability to maintain consistent frame delivery. The cache hierarchy (64 KB L1 per core, 512 KB L2 per core, 32 MB shared L3) provides ample room for game data structures that benefit from rapid access. The dual-channel DDR4 memory support with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth is modest by modern standards but appears sufficient for this title, as no min-FPS anomalies appear at 1080p that would indicate memory bandwidth starvation.

The 65W TDP and 7nm process node indicate an efficient processor that should not thermally throttle in typical desktop configurations. The PCIe Gen 4 interface with 20 lanes provides adequate bandwidth for the GPU, though the Arc B570 uses a PCIe 4.0 x8 interface, which is fully compatible with the CPU's available lanes. The processor's 4,150 million transistors on a 74 mm² die represent a dense, modern design that balances power efficiency with computational throughput.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B570, based on the Xe2-HPG architecture (Battlemage generation), delivers 11.52 TFLOPS of FP32 compute across 2,304 shading units. The GPU carries 10 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 160-bit bus, providing 380.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration is a critical factor in the 4K results — 10 GB is sufficient for Dave The Diver at the tested settings, as evidenced by the absence of severe frame drops at 4K Ultra (55 FPS average, no reported minimum below playable thresholds).

The B570's boost clock of 2500 MHz remains constant, and the memory runs at 2375 MHz (19 Gbps effective). The 80 ROPs deliver a pixel rate of 200.0 GPixel/s, while the 144 TMUs provide a texture rate of 360.0 GTexel/s. These specifications translate to a GPU that ranks in the 65th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 20,556. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile, scores 20,534 (0.1% behind), while the Intel Arc A750 scores 20,582 (0.1% ahead). This places the B570 in a tight competitive cluster near the top of the mid-range segment.

The GPU's 5nm process node and 19,600 million transistors on a 272 mm² die represent a modern, dense design. The 150W TDP with a suggested 450W PSU indicates reasonable power demands for the performance level. The dual-slot cooler and 272mm length are typical for this class of graphics card. The display outputs include one HDMI 2.1a and three DisplayPort 2.1 connections, supporting modern high-refresh and high-resolution displays.

In Dave The Diver, the GPU's role becomes dominant at 4K. The 4K Ultra result of 55 FPS average is the only sub-60 FPS figure in the entire test suite, indicating that the B570's pixel throughput reaches its limit at 4K with maximum settings. The 4K High result of 63 FPS shows that reducing from Ultra to High recovers 8 FPS, while dropping to Medium yields 70 FPS and Low produces 84 FPS. This scaling pattern suggests that the game's Ultra settings impose additional shading or post-processing loads that the B570's 11.52 TFLOPS cannot maintain at 4K.

The GPU's 380 GB/s memory bandwidth appears well-matched to the 160-bit bus and 10 GB capacity. At 1440p, the B570 maintains 83 FPS at Ultra and 125 FPS at Low, demonstrating strong scaling when pixel count drops. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2,649 indicates the GPU's DirectX 12 performance, which is relevant given Dave The Diver's likely API usage. The Vulkan score of 96,844 and OpenCL score of 83,514 in Geekbench further characterize the GPU's compute and API versatility.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific pairing of Ryzen 5 5600F and Arc B570 ranks 2282 out of 2867 tested combinations in Dave The Diver, placing it in the 79.6th percentile. This ranking indicates that the combo outperforms roughly four out of five tested systems, but it sits below the top 20% of configurations. The ranking reflects the balance between a strong mid-range CPU (85th percentile) and a capable mid-range GPU (65th percentile), with the GPU being the limiting factor in the overall game performance.

The CPU's 85th percentile ranking is notably higher than the GPU's 65th percentile, suggesting that this pairing is somewhat CPU-heavy in terms of component tier. In Dave The Diver specifically, this means the Ryzen 5 5600F has headroom that the Arc B570 cannot fully utilize, particularly at higher resolutions. At 1080p, the combo achieves 110-167 FPS depending on settings, which leverages the CPU's strength. At 4K, the GPU becomes the bottleneck, and the combo's ranking reflects this limitation.

Compared to other possible pairings, the data suggests that users seeking higher 4K performance would need a more powerful GPU, while users primarily gaming at 1080p could potentially pair this CPU with a stronger GPU to push frame rates even higher. The combo's rank of 2282 out of 2867 means it outperforms 585 other tested combinations but trails 2281 configurations. This places it in the upper-middle tier of all tested systems for this specific game.

The nearest GPU rivals — RTX 3070 Mobile (0.1% behind), Arc A750 (0.1% ahead), and Quadro M4000M (0.4% behind) — bracket the B570's performance. The fact that the B570 trades blows with an RTX 3070 Mobile (a laptop part) and a previous-generation Arc A750 suggests that its positioning in this combo is competitive but not class-leading. The CPU's nearest rivals (Core Ultra 5 225, Ryzen 5 5500X3D, Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450, Core i9-12900T) all sit within 0.5% of the 5600F's score, indicating the CPU is well-matched to its peers.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 4K Ultra settings?

A: The system achieves 55 FPS average at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings. This is the lowest average FPS recorded in the entire test suite, falling below the 60 FPS threshold.

Q: How does the Arc B570 compare to the Arc A750 in raw GPU benchmarks?

A: The Arc B570 scores 20,556 on average benchmarks, while the Arc A750 scores 20,582 — a 0.1% difference favoring the A750. This places them within statistical parity.

Q: What is the best resolution/settings combination for maintaining 60+ FPS?

A: At 4K, only Medium (70 FPS) and Low (84 FPS) settings maintain 60+ FPS averages. At 1440p, all settings from Low (125 FPS) through Ultra (83 FPS) exceed 60 FPS. At 1080p, even Ultra achieves 110 FPS.

Q: Does the Ryzen 5 5600F bottleneck the Arc B570 in this game?

A: The data shows the CPU ranks in the 85th percentile while the GPU ranks in the 65th percentile. At 1080p Low (167 FPS), the system likely approaches CPU limits, but at 4K the GPU becomes the clear bottleneck, suggesting the CPU has headroom at higher resolutions.

Q: What is the combo's overall ranking in Dave The Diver?

A: The combo ranks 2282 out of 2867 tested combinations, placing it in the 79.6th percentile. This means it outperforms approximately 80% of all tested systems for this game.

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded at 1440p Medium settings?

A: The minimum FPS at 2560x1440 with Medium settings is 89 FPS, with an average of 105 FPS and a maximum of 121 FPS. This indicates consistent frame delivery without significant drops.

Measured FPS Breakdown

1920x1080 (1080p):

• Low: 167 FPS average
• Medium: 139 FPS average (118 min, 160 max)
• High: 124 FPS average
• Ultra: 110 FPS average

2560x1440 (1440p):

• Low: 125 FPS average
• Medium: 105 FPS average (89 min, 121 max)
• High: 94 FPS average
• Ultra: 83 FPS average

3840x2160 (4K):

• Low: 84 FPS average
• Medium: 70 FPS average (60 min, 81 max)
• High: 63 FPS average
• Ultra: 55 FPS average

The 1080p results show a clear progression from 167 FPS at Low to 110 FPS at Ultra, with Medium and High falling between at 139 and 124 FPS respectively. The 1440p results maintain a similar pattern, with all settings staying above 80 FPS. The 4K results compress the range, with Low at 84 FPS and Ultra at 55 FPS. Minimum FPS data is only available for Medium settings at each resolution: 118 FPS at 1080p, 89 FPS at 1440p, and 60 FPS at 4K. These minima indicate that even at the most demanding Medium setting (4K), the system maintains a 60 FPS floor. The data shows no anomalous frame spikes or crashes, suggesting stable driver behavior for this combination.