Dave The Diver

# Dave The Diver with AMD Ryzen 5 5600X + Intel Arc B580

The measured frame rates for this combination span a wide range depending on resolution and preset, from 64.8 FPS at 4K Ultra to 189.3 FPS at 1080p Low. The data reveals a system that is consistently capable of smooth playable performance at every tested setting, though the relationship between resolution and frame rate indicates where the bottleneck shifts. At 1080p, the average frame rate across presets is roughly 151 FPS, while at 1440p it drops to about 114 FPS, and at 4K it falls to about 77 FPS. This scaling pattern shows a steady decline as pixel count increases, which is typical for a GPU-bound scenario at higher resolutions, but the magnitude of the drop between 1080p and 1440p (about 24%) is smaller than the drop from 1440p to 4K (about 32%), suggesting the CPU still has headroom at lower resolutions while the GPU becomes the limiting factor as resolution climbs.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate progression from 1080p to 4K tells a clear story about where this system's performance ceiling lies. At 1080p High, the combo delivers 139.9 FPS, which drops to 102.6 FPS at 1440p High (a 26.7% reduction) and then to 71.7 FPS at 4K High (a 30.1% reduction from 1440p). This pattern is consistent across all presets: the 1080p to 1440p transition costs roughly 25-27% of frame rate, while the 1440p to 4K transition costs roughly 30-32%. The slightly larger penalty at 4K indicates that the Intel Arc B580's rendering throughput becomes the dominant constraint at that resolution, with its 13.67 TFLOPS FP32 compute and 456.0 GB/s memory bandwidth being taxed more heavily.

Looking at the Low preset, the scaling is even more revealing. At 1080p Low, the system produces 189.3 FPS, which falls to 138.9 FPS at 1440p Low (a 26.6% drop) and then to 94.3 FPS at 4K Low (a 32.1% drop from 1440p). The fact that even at Low settings the 4K frame rate remains above 90 FPS suggests the GPU is still doing substantial work at that resolution, but the relatively modest gap between High and Low at 4K (71.7 FPS vs 94.3 FPS, a 31.5% difference) confirms that pixel count matters more than shading complexity for this title. The Ultra preset shows the most pronounced scaling, with 121.1 FPS at 1080p dropping to 95.4 FPS at 1440p (21.2% reduction) and then to 64.8 FPS at 4K (32.1% reduction), indicating that the highest settings push the GPU into a region where its 80 ROPs and 160 TMUs become the limiting factor.

The data indicates that at 1080p, the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X with its 6 cores and 12 threads is likely providing sufficient frame pacing, as even the most demanding Ultra preset maintains over 120 FPS. However, the 4K results across all presets show a tight clustering (64.8 to 94.3 FPS), which is a hallmark of GPU limitation—the CPU's 3.70 GHz base and 4.60 GHz boost clocks are not the constraint at that resolution. The 1440p results sit in a comfortable middle ground where both components contribute meaningfully, with the 117.2 FPS at Medium being particularly notable as a sweet spot for balanced performance.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured rows, the Medium preset at 1440p offers the most compelling balance between visual fidelity and frame rate. At 117.2 FPS, this configuration provides a 14.2% improvement over High at the same resolution (102.6 FPS) while still delivering 22.9% more performance than Ultra (95.4 FPS). The 1440p Medium result is also within 16.6% of the 1080p High frame rate (139.9 FPS), meaning users can step up in resolution without sacrificing much smoothness. For those with 1080p displays, the High preset at 139.9 FPS is the recommended choice, as it delivers 9.2% more performance than Medium (154.1 FPS is actually higher, so the recommendation shifts) — correcting that: Medium at 154.1 FPS is 10.1% faster than High, and it is only 18.6% slower than Low (189.3 FPS), making Medium the best 1080p option for visual quality per frame rate.

At 4K, the situation is more nuanced. The High preset produces 71.7 FPS, which is above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, while Ultra drops to 64.8 FPS—still playable but with less headroom. The Medium preset at 76.8 FPS offers a 7.1% improvement over High and a 18.5% improvement over Ultra, making it the safest choice for 4K users who want to avoid frame rate dips. However, the Low preset at 94.3 FPS shows that even at the lowest settings, the game remains visually acceptable for this adventure title, and the 31.5% performance gain over High (71.7 FPS) could be worth it for users prioritizing responsiveness. The data suggests that Medium is the universal recommendation across all resolutions, as it consistently sits in the upper range of playable frame rates without the steep performance cost of Ultra.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest frame rate achievable with this combo?

A: The highest measured average frame rate is 189.3 FPS at 1080p with Low settings. This represents the ceiling for this configuration, with the next best result being 154.1 FPS at 1080p Medium, a 22.8% reduction from Low.

Q: Can this system handle 4K gaming?

A: Yes, all four tested presets at 3840x2160 produce average frame rates above 60 FPS, ranging from 64.8 FPS at Ultra to 94.3 FPS at Low. The High preset at 71.7 FPS is the recommended balance for 4K.

Q: How much performance is lost when going from 1080p to 1440p?

A: The average frame rate drops from approximately 151 FPS at 1080p across all presets to approximately 114 FPS at 1440p, representing a 24.5% reduction. The loss is consistent across presets, ranging from 21.2% at Ultra to 26.7% at High.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in this game?

A: At 1080p, the CPU with 6 cores and 12 threads appears sufficient, as frame rates remain high. At 4K, the GPU becomes the clear bottleneck, with frame rates clustering between 64.8 and 94.3 FPS regardless of preset, indicating the Intel Arc B580's rendering throughput is the constraint.

Q: What is the best preset for competitive play?

A: For maximum responsiveness, the Low preset at 1080p delivers 189.3 FPS, which is 22.8% faster than Medium (154.1 FPS). However, the Medium preset at 1440p (117.2 FPS) may be preferable for users who want higher resolution without sacrificing smoothness.

Q: How does this combo rank among tested systems?

A: This combination ranks 1273 out of 1626 tested combos in Dave The Diver, placing it in the lower-middle range of all configurations. This ranking reflects that while the system is capable of smooth performance, many other combos deliver higher frame rates.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's rank of 1273 out of 1626 tested combinations places it in the 21.7th percentile of all tested systems for Dave The Diver. This is a relatively low ranking, indicating that while this configuration is fully playable, it does not stand out in the broader context of tested hardware. The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X holds a 78th percentile ranking among all CPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 20680, while the Intel Arc B580 sits at the 66th percentile among GPUs with an average score of 23021. The discrepancy between the individual component percentiles and the in-game combo rank suggests that Dave The Diver's performance profile does not fully leverage the strengths of either component.

Looking at the CPU's nearest rivals, the Ryzen 5 5600X is closely matched with several alternatives. The AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT scores 20740, just 0.3% higher, while the Intel Core i7-10700 also scores 20746, a 0.3% delta. The Intel Core i5-12490F is 0.5% higher at 20794, and the Intel Xeon 6325P is 0.7% lower at 20538. These tiny margins mean that swapping to any of these CPUs would produce nearly identical performance in this game, reinforcing that the CPU is not the primary factor in the combo's ranking. Similarly, the GPU's nearest rivals show that the Arc B580 is positioned between the AMD Radeon 760M (22999, 0.1% lower) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (23181, 0.7% higher), with the NVIDIA P106-100 at 22950 (0.3% lower) and the RTX 4060 Mobile at 22729 (1.3% lower). This tight clustering indicates that the Arc B580 is competitive with mainstream alternatives, but none of these GPUs are particularly dominant in this title.

The combination of a mid-tier CPU and mid-tier GPU results in a system that delivers playable frame rates at all resolutions but does not achieve the high performance of top-tier combos. The 4K Ultra result of 64.8 FPS is just at the edge of smooth gameplay, and the 1080p Low result of 189.3 FPS shows headroom for high-refresh-rate displays, but the overall ranking suggests that users seeking maximum performance in Dave The Diver would need to look at higher-end components.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 3 architecture, manufactured on a 7 nm process by TSMC. It operates at a base clock of 3.70 GHz and boosts to 4.60 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU has 32 MB of L3 cache, 512 KB of L2 cache per core, and 64 KB of L1 cache per core. Its benchmark results show a single-thread score of 917 in 3DMark and 2622 in Cinebench R23 single-core, while multi-thread scores reach 5588 in 3DMark max threads and 18578 in Cinebench R23 multicore. These figures indicate a balanced processor that excels in both lightly-threaded and multi-threaded workloads, with a 78th percentile ranking among all CPUs.

In Dave The Diver, the CPU's role appears to be secondary to the GPU, as evidenced by the frame rate scaling. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 189.3 FPS, which is a 22.8% improvement over Medium (154.1 FPS) and a 35.3% improvement over High (139.9 FPS). The fact that such large frame rate differences exist at 1080p across presets suggests that the CPU is not the limiting factor at this resolution—otherwise, the frame rates would cluster more tightly. The 3DMark 2-thread score of 1793 and 4-thread score of 3363 indicate strong single-core performance, which is relevant for game logic and physics, but the game's rendering workload seems to scale primarily with GPU settings.

The CPU's 12 threads and 32 MB L3 cache provide adequate resources for the game's threading model, but the benchmark data shows that the GPU's 2560 shading units and 80 ROPs are more critical for determining frame rates at higher resolutions. The 4K results, which show only a 45.5% difference between Low (94.3 FPS) and Ultra (64.8 FPS), confirm that the GPU's pixel throughput is the dominant factor at that resolution. The CPU's 4.60 GHz boost clock and 3.70 GHz base clock are sufficient to feed the GPU at 1080p, but as resolution increases, the GPU's workload grows faster than the CPU's frame-generation capacity, shifting the bottleneck entirely to the Intel Arc B580.