Dave The Diver

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT and Intel Arc B580 combination delivers a remarkably smooth experience in Dave The Diver, with the data showing that even at the most demanding settings, this pairing never drops below the 60 FPS threshold. The benchmark results reveal a system that is clearly GPU-bound at higher resolutions, yet still provides headroom for high refresh rate displays at 1080p.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear and predictable scaling pattern as resolution increases, which tells a compelling story about where the performance bottleneck lies. At 1080p with Ultra settings, the combo produces 120.5 FPS, which drops to 91.6 FPS at 1440p and further to 63.9 FPS at 4K. This represents a 47% reduction in frame rate from 1080p to 4K at Ultra settings, indicating that the Intel Arc B580 is the primary limiting factor as pixel count increases.

The scaling behavior differs noticeably across settings presets. At Low settings, the frame rate falls from 189.1 FPS at 1080p to 142.4 FPS at 1440p, and finally to 93.9 FPS at 4K—a 50% total drop. Meanwhile, at High settings, the progression goes from 139.5 FPS at 1080p to 106.3 FPS at 1440p and 72.5 FPS at 4K, showing a 48% decline. The consistency of these percentage drops across all presets suggests that the GPU's rendering throughput, rather than the CPU's processing capability, is the dominant constraint.

The Ryzen 5 5600GT's six cores and twelve threads, operating at a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, appear more than sufficient for this adventure title. The data indicates that even at 1080p Low, where the CPU would typically face the most pressure to feed frames to the GPU, the system still achieves 189.1 FPS. This suggests the Zen 3 architecture's single-thread performance, evidenced by a 3DMark single-thread score of 913, is not a limiting factor in this game.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B580 brings substantial memory and bandwidth resources to this pairing, which directly influences the measured results. The GPU features 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, providing 456.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration is particularly relevant for Dave The Diver, as the game's data shows no signs of memory capacity constraints even at 4K Ultra, where the frame rate remains playable at 63.9 FPS.

The GPU's clock behavior is notable for its consistency—the base clock of 2670 MHz matches the boost clock of 2670 MHz, indicating a flat frequency curve that maintains maximum performance under load. The Xe2-HPG architecture, built on TSMC's 5 nm process with 19,600 million transistors, delivers a pixel rate of 213.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 427.2 GTexel/s. These figures help explain why the GPU can maintain over 90 FPS at 4K Low settings, as the fill-rate capabilities scale well with the game's visual complexity.

The Arc B580's FP32 throughput of 13.67 TFLOPS, combined with its 20 ray tracing cores, provides ample compute resources for this title. Interestingly, the GPU's benchmark scores show it sits at the 66th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 23021. This places it in a competitive position relative to its nearest rivals, being 0.7% behind the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 and 0.1% ahead of the AMD Radeon 760M in average score.

How This Combo Ranks

Within the benchmark database's comprehensive testing of 1626 CPU-GPU combinations, this pairing achieves rank 1255. This position places it in the 23rd percentile of all tested combos, meaning roughly 77% of configurations outperform it in Dave The Diver. While this may seem modest, context is essential—the ranking reflects the entire spectrum of tested hardware, including far more expensive high-end configurations.

The CPU component of this combo, the AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT, demonstrates respectable performance in synthetic benchmarks. Its Cinebench R23 multicore score of 17272 and single-core score of 2438 place it at the 78th percentile among all CPUs. The nearest CPU rivals show remarkably tight competition, with the Intel Core i7-10700 matching its average score exactly at 20746, while the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X trails by a mere 0.3%. This clustering suggests that the 5600GT's performance profile is well-established within its segment.

For the GPU, the Arc B580's nearest rivals in average benchmark score include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 at 23181 and the AMD Radeon 760M at 22999. The B580's score of 23021 sits nearly in the middle of this group, demonstrating that it offers competitive rasterization performance. The measured FPS data confirms this, as the combo achieves frame rates that would be considered smooth for the game's adventure genre at all tested settings and resolutions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete dataset provides a comprehensive view of performance across three resolutions and four quality presets. At 1920x1080, the system delivers 189.1 FPS at Low settings, 155.7 FPS at Medium, 139.5 FPS at High, and 120.5 FPS at Ultra. These figures indicate that 1080p gaming is thoroughly covered, with even the most demanding preset offering double the refresh rate of a standard 60 Hz display.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance remains strong but shows the GPU's increasing workload. Low settings produce 142.4 FPS, Medium delivers 119.1 FPS, High achieves 106.3 FPS, and Ultra drops to 91.6 FPS. The gap between Ultra and Low at this resolution is 50.8 FPS, which represents a 36% performance difference—slightly less than the 36% difference seen at 1080p, suggesting the GPU is becoming more of a factor.

At 3840x2160, the frame rates remain playable across all presets. Low settings yield 93.9 FPS, Medium produces 81.1 FPS, High maintains 72.5 FPS, and Ultra holds at 63.9 FPS. The fact that even the most demanding configuration stays above 60 FPS is significant, as it means users with 4K displays can enjoy the game at maximum quality without compromising on smoothness. The gradient from Low to Ultra at 4K spans 30 FPS, indicating that visual quality settings have a substantial impact on performance at this resolution.

FAQ

*Q: Can this combo run Dave The Diver at 4K with maximum settings?*

A: Yes, the data shows 63.9 FPS average at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, which remains above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

Q: What is the best resolution for high refresh rate monitors?

A: At 1920x1080, the combo achieves 189.1 FPS at Low settings and 120.5 FPS at Ultra, making it suitable for 120 Hz or even 144 Hz displays, though the frame rate at Ultra is just above the 120 Hz mark.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its direct competitors?

A: The Ryzen 5 5600GT scores 20740 in average benchmark, placing it 0.3% ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and 0.3% behind the Intel Core i5-12490F, showing it performs essentially on par with these rivals.

Q: Does the GPU bottleneck the CPU in this game?

A: The data indicates the Intel Arc B580 is the primary limiting factor, as performance drops consistently with resolution increases across all settings presets, while the CPU maintains high frame rates even at 1080p Low.

Q: What memory bandwidth does the GPU provide?

A: The Intel Arc B580 offers 456.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth through its 192-bit bus and 12 GB of GDDR6 memory, which appears sufficient for this game's requirements at all tested resolutions.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested configurations?

A: This pairing ranks 1255 out of 1626 tested combos in Dave The Diver, placing it in the lower half of the database while still delivering playable performance across all settings.