Dave The Diver

# Dave The Diver - AMD Ryzen 5 7500F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Performance Analysis

The combination of AMD's Ryzen 5 7500F and NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5080 delivers exceptional performance in Dave The Diver, with measured frame rates ranging from 141 FPS at 4K Ultra to 404 FPS at 1080p Low. The data reveals a system that is consistently GPU-bound at higher resolutions, while the CPU's strong single-thread performance becomes increasingly relevant as resolution drops. This pairing ranks in the 94.7th percentile of all 3,710 tested combos for this game, placing it at rank 196, which indicates outstanding real-world capability even if the absolute frame rates suggest the game itself is not particularly demanding.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data shows a clear and predictable pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases from 1080p to 4K. At High settings, the average frame rate drops from 316 FPS at 1920x1080 to 238 FPS at 2560x1440, a reduction of approximately 24.7%, and then further to 159 FPS at 3840x2160, representing an additional 33.2% drop from the 1440p figure. This scaling behavior indicates that the GPU is the primary limiting component across all resolutions, with the RTX 5080's 16 GB of GDDR7 memory and 960.0 GB/s bandwidth being sufficient to handle the increased pixel count without introducing memory-related bottlenecks.

The Low settings row provides an even more revealing picture of the scaling characteristics. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 404 FPS, which drops to 318 FPS at 1440p (a 21.3% decrease) and then to 213 FPS at 4K (a 33.0% decrease from 1440p). The fact that even at 4K Low the system still produces over 200 FPS demonstrates that Dave The Diver's rendering workload scales almost entirely with pixel count rather than with scene complexity or shader effects. The percentage drops between resolution tiers are remarkably consistent across settings presets, suggesting a well-optimized rendering pipeline that does not suffer from unexpected bottlenecks at any particular resolution.

The Ultra settings row shows the most significant absolute frame rate reduction, with 279 FPS at 1080p, 210 FPS at 1440p, and 141 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 24.7%, while the drop from 1440p to 4K is 32.9%. This pattern mirrors the High settings behavior almost exactly, indicating that the additional graphical features enabled by the Ultra preset do not change the fundamental scaling characteristics. The consistent proportional decreases across all presets suggest that the limiting factor at every resolution is the GPU's fill rate and pixel processing capability rather than any CPU-side constraint.

Settings Recommendations

Examining the measured FPS values across the four available settings presets reveals that Medium settings offer the most balanced experience when considering both frame rate and visual quality. At 1080p Medium, the system delivers 354 FPS average with a minimum of 301 FPS and a maximum of 407 FPS, which represents a 12.0% reduction from the Low preset's 404 FPS but a 21.0% improvement over the High preset's 316 FPS. The tight minimum-to-maximum spread at Medium settings (301-407 FPS) indicates consistent frame pacing with no significant dips, making this preset ideal for high-refresh-rate displays.

At 2560x1440 Medium, the average FPS of 266 with a minimum of 227 and maximum of 306 provides a similarly stable experience. The difference between Medium and High at this resolution is 28 FPS (266 vs 238), while the difference between Medium and Low is 52 FPS (266 vs 318). The Medium preset at 1440p keeps frame rates well above 200 FPS even in the minimum measured case, which is more than adequate for any current display technology. For 4K gaming, Medium settings produce 179 FPS average with a minimum of 152 FPS, which remains comfortably above 144 Hz refresh rates despite the substantial pixel workload.

The data suggests that Medium settings are the sweet spot for this combination, as they provide a substantial visual quality improvement over Low while maintaining frame rates that are within 10-15% of the Low preset's performance. The High and Ultra presets offer diminishing returns in visual fidelity for their performance cost: at 4K, the difference between Medium and High is 20 FPS (179 vs 159), and between High and Ultra is 18 FPS (159 vs 141). Given that even the Ultra preset at 4K maintains an average of 141 FPS, players with 144 Hz displays may find Ultra acceptable, but Medium provides the largest performance buffer for maintaining consistent frame times.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080's specifications provide context for the measured performance in Dave The Diver. With 16 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus delivering 960.0 GB/s bandwidth, the GPU has substantial memory resources that are unlikely to be fully utilized by this game's requirements. The 10,752 shading units, 336 texture mapping units, and 112 raster output pipelines operate at a base clock of 2295 MHz and boost to 2617 MHz, producing a pixel rate of 293.1 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 879.3 GTexel/s. These figures suggest the GPU is well-equipped to handle the pixel throughput demands of 4K rendering.

The benchmark results place the RTX 5080 in the 87th percentile of all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 56,083. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon 8060S (0.6% higher score) and the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB (0.7% higher score), while the AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE is 2.2% aheadabb. The RTX 5080's PassMark G3D score of 36,565 and Geekbench Vulkan score of 255,450 indicate strong general-purpose compute capabilities that translate well to gaming workloads. In Dave The Diver specifically, the GPU's performance headroom is evident from the fact that even at 4K Ultra, the system maintains 141 FPS, suggesting the game is not fully stressing the GPU's capabilities.

The GPU's memory configuration deserves attention given the game's relatively modest visual complexity. The 16 GB capacity is more than sufficient for any resolution tested, and the 960.0 GB/s bandwidth provides ample headroom for texture streaming and frame buffer operations. The fact that the system achieves 404 FPS at 1080p Low without any apparent CPU limitation suggests that the GPU is not being fully utilized at lower resolutions, as the frame rate is likely constrained by the CPU's ability to feed draw calls rather than the GPU's rendering capacity. This interpretation is supported by the scaling pattern, where 1080p to 1440p drops are proportionally smaller than 1440p to 4K drops.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Ryzen 5 7500F and RTX 5080 achieves rank 196 out of 3,710 tested combos in Dave The Diver, placing it in the 94.7th percentile of all systems tested. This ranking is notably strong for a combination that pairs a mainstream 6-core CPU with a high-end GPU, and it suggests that the game's performance characteristics do not heavily penalize systems with fewer CPU cores. The rank indicates that only 195 other combinations produced higher average frame rates across the tested settings and resolutions, which is an impressive result given the RTX 5080's position in the GPU hierarchy.

The CPU's nearest rivals in general benchmark performance provide context for this ranking. The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F's average benchmark score of 24,964 places it nearly identical to the Intel Core i7-11850H (24,935, 0.1% higher), the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F (25,005, 0.2% lower), and the Intel Core i7-13620H (24,911, 0.2% lower). The fact that this CPU, which is roughly equivalent to these mid-range competitors, can achieve a top-200 combo ranking in Dave The Diver indicates that the game is not particularly CPU-intensive, or that the RTX 5080's performance dominates the equation enough to compensate for any CPU limitations.

The combination's rank relative to the GPU's own 87th percentile standing suggests that the pairing extracts near-maximum performance from the RTX 5080. When a GPU ranks in the 87th percentile and its combination with a specific CPU ranks in the 94.7th percentile, this implies that the CPU pairing is well-matched to the game's requirements, allowing the GPU to operate at or near its full potential. The gap between GPU percentile and combo percentile also hints that many higher-ranked GPU combinations may be paired with significantly more powerful CPUs, yet still achieve lower frame rates in this specific game, underscoring the efficiency of the Ryzen 5 7500F in this context.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 5 7500F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture (Raphael codename), manufactured on TSMC's 5 nm process with 6,570 million transistors on a 71 mm² die. Its base clock of 3.70 GHz and boost clock of 5.00 GHz, combined with 32 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel DDR5 memory support delivering 83.2 GB/s bandwidth, provide solid single-thread performance that is critical for games like Dave The Diver. The CPU's benchmark scores include a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 22,799 and single-core score of 3,218, along with a Geekbench multi-core score of 12,362 and single-core score of 2,374.

In the context of Dave The Diver's performance, the CPU's role becomes most apparent at lower resolutions where the GPU is less stressed. At 1080p Low, the system achieves 404 FPS, which likely approaches the CPU's maximum draw call processing capability. The fact that the frame rate at 1080p Low is only 27.9% higher than at 1440p Low (404 vs 318 FPS) despite a 1.78x reduction in pixel count suggests that the CPU becomes a more significant limiting factor as resolution decreases. This interpretation is consistent with the CPU's PassMark single-thread score of 3,841, which ranks in the 77th percentile of all CPUs.

The CPU's 6-core, 12-thread configuration appears well-suited to this game's threading model. The Ryzen 5 7500F's 3DMark 16-thread score of 6,376 and max-thread score of 6,379 show strong scaling across available threads, while the 2-thread score of 1,902 and 4-thread score of 3,621 indicate that even modest thread counts deliver substantial performance. Dave The Diver's likely reliance on a few primary threads means the CPU's high boost clock of 5.00 GHz and Zen 4's strong single-thread IPC are more important than raw core count, which explains why this 6-core part can keep pace with systems featuring more powerful CPUs in this game.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest average frame rate achievable with this combo in Dave The Diver?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 404, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This represents the maximum performance ceiling for this combination at the tested configurations.

Q: Can this system maintain 144 FPS at 4K resolution?

A: Yes, at 4K with Medium settings, the average FPS is 179 with a minimum of 152, which exceeds 144 FPS. Even at 4K Ultra, the average of 141 FPS is close to 144 FPS but does not consistently exceed it.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals in overall benchmark performance?

A: The Ryzen 5 7500F's average benchmark score of 24,964 is within 0.2% of the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F (25,005) and within 0.1% of the Intel Core i7-11850H (24,935). The Intel Core i7-13620H scores 24,911, which is 0.2% lower.

Q: What is the performance difference between Low and Ultra settings at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440, Low settings produce 318 FPS while Ultra produces 210 FPS, representing a 34.0% reduction in average frame rate when moving from Low to Ultra.

Q: Does the RTX 5080's 16 GB VRAM appear to be a limiting factor in this game?

A: The measured FPS data does not indicate any VRAM-related performance degradation. The consistent scaling across resolutions and settings suggests that 16 GB is more than sufficient for Dave The Diver at all tested configurations.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested systems for Dave The Diver?

A: This combination ranks 196th out of 3,710 tested combos, placing it in the 94.7th percentile of all systems tested for this game.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The complete measured FPS dataset for the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 combination in Dave The Diver is presented below. All values represent average frame rates unless otherwise noted, with minimum and maximum values provided where available.

At 1920x1080, the system delivers 404 FPS on Low settings, 354 FPS on Medium (minimum 301, maximum 407), 316 FPS on High, and 279 FPS on Ultra. The Medium preset's minimum of 301 FPS indicates that even in the most demanding scenes, the system maintains frame rates well above 300 FPS at this resolution.

At 2560x1440, performance scales down proportionally: Low settings produce 318 FPS, Medium produces 266 FPS (minimum 227, maximum 306), High produces 238 FPS, and Ultra produces 210 FPS. The Medium preset at this resolution still maintains a minimum of 227 FPS, ensuring smooth gameplay on high-refresh-rate 1440p displays.

At 3840x2160, the system achieves 213 FPS on Low, 179 FPS on Medium (minimum 152, maximum 205), 159 FPS on High, and 141 FPS on Ultra. The 4K Medium preset's minimum of 152 FPS demonstrates that the system can consistently exceed 144 FPS at this resolution, while the Ultra preset's 141 FPS average is the only measured configuration that falls below the 144 FPS threshold.