Dave The Diver

Dave The Diver, a 2023 adventure title, presents a surprisingly demanding load for hardware, and the pairing of the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 delivers a robust experience across the board. The data indicates this combination is well-suited for high-refresh-rate 1080p and 1440p gaming, with the capability to handle 4K at playable framerates. The benchmark results show that the RTX 5050's 8 GB of VRAM and the Ryzen 5 7500F's strong single-threaded performance combine to create a balanced system, though the scaling between resolutions reveals a clear shift in the performance bottleneck.

Settings Recommendations

The optimal settings for this combination depend heavily on the target resolution, but the measured data points to a clear best choice for each. At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset delivers an average of 136 FPS, which is exceptionally high, but the High preset at 154 FPS offers a 13% performance increase with what is typically a negligible visual difference in a game like this. However, the Low preset pushes the average to 206 FPS, a 51% jump from Ultra, which could be attractive for competitive play or for users with very high refresh rate displays. For most users at 1080p, the High preset represents the sweet spot, providing a significant frame rate boost over Ultra while maintaining high visual fidelity. The Medium preset, at 172 FPS, also serves as a viable middle ground, but the jump from Medium to High is a substantial 18 FPS gain, making High the more compelling choice.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance envelope tightens, but the same logic applies. The Ultra preset yields 102 FPS, which is still very smooth, but the High preset at 116 FPS provides a 14 FPS advantage. The Medium preset at 129 FPS offers an even larger gain, 27 FPS over Ultra, and is still a significant step up from the High setting. The Low preset runs at 155 FPS, which is excellent but comes with a major graphical compromise. Given the balance of visual quality and performance, the Medium preset at 1440p appears to be the best overall recommendation. It provides a substantial 26% FPS increase over High and a 26% increase over Ultra, ensuring a high refresh rate experience without pushing the GPU to its limit.

At 3840x2160, the RTX 5050 begins to feel the strain, but the results are still respectable. The High preset produces an average of 77 FPS, which is just above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. The Medium preset, with an average of 87 FPS, is a safer choice, providing a 13% performance boost over High and a 28% boost over Ultra, which drops to 68 FPS. The Low preset, at 104 FPS, is the only option that guarantees a high refresh rate experience at 4K, but it sacrifices the visual richness of the game. For a 4K experience, the Medium preset is the clear winner, as it offers the best compromise, delivering a smooth, playable frame rate while retaining a significant amount of visual detail. The data shows that the gap between Medium and Ultra is 19 FPS, making Ultra a less attractive option at this resolution.

How This Combo Ranks

In the grand scheme of tested configurations for Dave The Diver, this specific combination of the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 finds itself in the middle of the pack. The data places this combo at rank 1725 out of 2867 tested combos, placing it in the 60th percentile of all systems. This is a solid mid-range ranking, indicating that it outperforms a majority of systems but is not at the top tier. This ranking is a direct result of the balanced capabilities of the CPU and GPU, which together are able to handle the game's demands effectively, but are not the absolute fastest components available.

This ranking makes sense when looking at the individual performance of the parts. The CPU, a 6-core, 12-thread Zen 4 chip, sits in the 77th percentile among all CPUs, showing it is a strong performer. The GPU, meanwhile, is in the 66th percentile among all GPUs. When combined, these two components create a system that is greater than the sum of its parts in this specific game, achieving a rank that is slightly higher than would be expected from the individual component percentiles. The system is clearly hitting a performance equilibrium where neither component is a severe bottleneck, allowing them to work efficiently together. The ranking suggests that while many systems with more powerful GPUs will achieve higher frame rates, this combo still provides a very capable and enjoyable gaming experience for Dave The Diver.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 plays a critical role in determining the visual fidelity and frame rates in Dave The Diver. With 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, it provides a total bandwidth of 320.0 GB/s. This memory configuration proves to be sufficient for the game's art style and textures, as the measured FPS does not show signs of a hard memory capacity limit. The GPU's clock speeds, with a base of 2317 MHz and a boost of 2572 MHz, are relatively high, which helps to sustain performance across different settings. The GPU's 2560 shading units and 80 texture mapping units are kept busy, and the benchmark results indicate that the card can handle the game's workload effectively.

The data shows that the GPU is the primary scaling factor when moving between settings presets. For example, at 1440p, the difference between Low and Ultra presets is 53 FPS, which is a direct result of the increased load on the GPU's shaders and memory. The card's 32 ROPs are responsible for the final pixel output, and the pixel rate of 82.30 GPixel/s is a key determinant of performance at higher resolutions. The RTX 5050's FP32 performance of 13.17 TFLOPS provides the raw compute power needed for the game's rendering, and the benchmarks suggest it is well-utilized. The card's performance relative to its nearest rivals, such as the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT, shows it is a competitive mid-range option, though the data does not list any specific in-game deltas for these rivals.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a comprehensive look at how this combo performs across a matrix of resolutions and settings. At 1920x1080, the system is clearly CPU-limited at lower presets, showing a huge range of performance. The Low preset achieves a 206 FPS average, which is 34 FPS higher than the High preset's 154 FPS and 70 FPS higher than the Ultra preset's 136 FPS. The Medium preset, with a 172 FPS average, shows a clear linear scaling between Low and High. The minimum FPS recorded at this resolution was 146 FPS on the Medium preset, which is still exceptionally smooth and indicates that the system maintains consistent frame delivery.

At 2560x1440, the GPU begins to take on more of the load, but the system still produces high frame rates. The Low preset runs at 155 FPS, which drops to 129 FPS on Medium, 116 FPS on High, and 102 FPS on Ultra. The scaling from Low to Ultra is a 53 FPS drop, a 34% reduction in performance. The Medium preset at 1440p shows a minimum FPS of 110 and a maximum of 149, demonstrating a stable frame time. This resolution is the sweet spot for this combo, allowing for high refresh rate gaming with most settings. The 4K results at 3840x2160 show a more significant performance hit. The Ultra preset drops to a 68 FPS average, while High manages 77 FPS. The Medium preset at 87 FPS is the best balance, and Low reaches 104 FPS. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 4K is a 36 FPS drop, a 35% reduction, showing that the GPU is the primary limiting factor at this resolution.

Resolution Scaling

The performance scaling from 1080p to 4K clearly illustrates the shifting bottleneck in this system. The data shows that the FPS drop from 1080p to 1440p on the High preset is 38 FPS (from 154 to 116 FPS), a 25% decrease. However, the drop from 1440p to 4K on the same preset is 39 FPS (from 116 to 77 FPS), a 34% decrease. This indicates that the GPU is becoming a more significant limiting factor as resolution increases. This is typical behavior, as the GPU is responsible for pixel processing, which scales directly with resolution. The CPU, which is handling game logic and draw calls, is less affected by resolution changes.

The scaling pattern is even more pronounced when looking at the range of settings. At 1080p, the difference between the Low and Ultra presets is 70 FPS, a 51% increase in performance when dropping from Ultra to Low. This large gap suggests that the CPU, with its strong single-threaded performance, is capable of feeding the GPU with enough data to reach very high frame rates at lower settings. However, as the resolution increases to 4K, the difference between Low and Ultra narrows to 36 FPS, a 53% increase from Ultra to Low. This confirms that at 4K, the GPU is the primary bottleneck, and the CPU's performance is less of a factor. The data suggests that the Ryzen 5 7500F is powerful enough to avoid being a major constraint until frame rates exceed 200 FPS, which is only achievable at 1080p on the Low preset.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture, running on the AMD Socket AM5 platform. It has a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 5.00 GHz, which are key to its performance in this game. The benchmark results for this CPU show a strong single-threaded score of 3841 in PassMark and 3218 in Cinebench R23, which are critical for games that rely on a few main threads. The CPU's 32 MB of shared L3 cache also helps to reduce memory latency, which is beneficial for game performance. The data indicates that for Dave The Diver, the CPU is more than capable of keeping up with the GPU.

The CPU's role is most evident at lower resolutions and settings where the GPU is less burdened. At 1080p with the Low preset, the system achieves 206 FPS, which confirms the CPU's ability to process the game's simulation and render commands quickly. Even at 1440p with the Low preset, the system manages 155 FPS, showing the CPU is not a limiting factor. The CPU's performance relative to its nearest rivals, such as the Intel Core i7-13620H, shows it is highly competitive, with a deltaPct of 0.2% in its average benchmark score. This means that in terms of raw CPU power, the 7500F is essentially on par with its closest competitors. The data clearly shows that in this game, the CPU is a strong enabler, allowing the RTX 5050 to reach its full potential and ensuring a smooth experience across all tested settings and resolutions.