Dave The Diver

The combined AMD Ryzen 7 5700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 configuration delivers exceptionally high frame rates in Dave The Diver, positioning this pairing as a top-tier performer for the title. The benchmark data shows a system that is rarely stressed by the game's demands, with performance scaling that reveals more about the hardware's headroom than any graphical bottleneck. The following analysis breaks down the measured results across resolutions, settings, and the specific roles of the CPU and GPU.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K is remarkably shallow, which is a strong indicator that the CPU is doing the heavy lifting at lower resolutions. At High settings, the average FPS moves from 227.1 at 1920x1080 down to 173.4 at 2560x1440, a reduction of 53.7 FPS. The climb to 3840x2160 High brings the average to 114.6, meaning the total scaling loss from 1080p to 4K is 112.5 FPS.

This pattern suggests that at 1080p, the system is heavily CPU-bound. The Ryzen 7 5700, with its 8 cores and 16 threads, is feeding frames at a rate that the RTX 3080 can process without breaking a sweat. The fact that the gap between 1080p and 1440p is only 53.7 FPS at High settings, while the gap between 1440p and 4K is 58.8 FPS, implies the GPU begins to take on more responsibility as pixel count increases, but it still has significant headroom.

Looking at the Low preset, the trend is even more pronounced. At 1080p Low, the system hits 303.7 FPS, which drops to 229 at 1440p and then to 156.2 at 4K. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p is a 74.7 FPS loss, but the drop from 1440p to 4K is 72.8 FPS. This consistency across the resolution spectrum indicates that even at the lowest settings, the CPU is not the sole limiting factor; the GPU is still scaling its workload proportionally. The data implies that for this game, the RTX 3080 is so powerful that the primary bottleneck is the CPU’s single-threaded performance, which caps the maximum achievable frame rate around 300 FPS.

Settings Recommendations

The measured rows provide a clear hierarchy for visual fidelity versus performance. The Ultra preset at 1080p still delivers 200.7 FPS, which is far beyond the refresh rate of most monitors. The jump from High to Ultra at 1080p only costs 26.4 FPS (from 227.1 to 200.7), suggesting that the extra visual features in Ultra are relatively cheap to render on this hardware.

For players seeking the highest frame rates, the Low preset at 1080p offers 303.7 FPS, a 76 FPS improvement over High. However, the data suggests that this is unnecessary. Even the Medium preset at 1080p holds 254 FPS, which is 26.9 FPS faster than High and 53.3 FPS faster than Ultra. The sweet spot appears to be Medium or High at 1440p, where the system delivers 194.8 and 173.4 FPS respectively, providing a balance between resolution and visual quality without dipping below the 144Hz threshold that many high-refresh monitors use.

At 4K, the situation changes. Ultra drops to 104.3 FPS, which is still playable but shows the first signs of GPU limitation. High at 4K (114.6 FPS) is the better choice for maintaining a smooth experience, as it is only 10.3 FPS slower than the Medium preset (129.4) but offers superior visual fidelity. The data indicates that the RTX 3080 can handle 4K easily, but for maximum smoothness, the High preset is the recommended starting point.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Ryzen 7 5700 and RTX 3080 ranks 491 out of 1626 tested combos in Dave The Diver. This places it in the top 30.2% of all configurations, which is a strong result given the game’s modest graphical requirements. The ranking reflects that while the GPU is powerful, the CPU is not the absolute fastest available, which prevents the combo from reaching the top 10%.

The CPU’s benchmark scores show it is competitive with its immediate rivals. The Ryzen 7 5700 has an average benchmark score of 27220, which is 0.7% ahead of the Intel Core i9-9900K (27043) and 0.8% ahead of the Intel Core i7-12700H (27006). This places it in the 84th percentile of all CPUs, indicating solid multi-threaded performance. The GPU, meanwhile, sits in the 80th percentile of all GPUs with an average score of 35787, putting it 0.4% ahead of the AMD Radeon 880M (35646) but 0.9% behind the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE (36101). The rank of 491 suggests that while the individual components are strong, the pairing’s performance in this specific title is not limited by the GPU, but rather by the CPU’s ability to generate frames.

FAQ

Q: Can this system run Dave The Diver at 4K Ultra settings?

A: Yes, it can. The measured FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings is 104.3 FPS, which is well above the standard 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

Q: What is the highest frame rate recorded in the benchmark data?

A: The highest average FPS is 303.7, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 4K at High settings?

A: The average FPS drops from 227.1 at 1920x1080 to 114.6 at 3840x2160, which is a reduction of 112.5 FPS.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the primary bottleneck at 1080p?

A: The data suggests the CPU is the limiting factor at 1080p. The frame rate at Low settings (303.7 FPS) is significantly higher than at Ultra (200.7 FPS), indicating the GPU has headroom, but the CPU caps the maximum output.

Q: How does the Ryzen 7 5700 compare to the Intel Core i9-9900K in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 7 5700 has an average benchmark score of 27220, which is 0.7% higher than the Intel Core i9-9900K’s score of 27043.

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

A: At 2560x1440, the High preset averages 173.4 FPS, while the Ultra preset averages 149.7 FPS, a difference of 23.7 FPS.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is the dominant component in this pairing, and its specifications explain why it handles Dave The Diver so effortlessly. The GPU features 10 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 320-bit bus, delivering 760.3 GB/s of bandwidth. This is crucial for texture-heavy scenes, though the benchmark data suggests the game does not saturate this resource, as frame rates remain high even at 4K.

The GPU’s clock speeds are also relevant. With a base clock of 1440 MHz and a boost clock of 1710 MHz, the card is capable of sustained high performance. The architecture is Ampere, built on an 8 nm process at Samsung, which allows for 8704 shading units and 68 RT cores. The FP32 performance of 29.77 TFLOPS indicates raw compute power that is more than sufficient for this title. The measured FPS at 4K Ultra (104.3) versus 4K Low (156.2) shows a 51.9 FPS swing, demonstrating that the GPU’s workload scales with graphical complexity, but even the heaviest load does not push the card to its limits. The GPU’s nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE, has an average score 0.9% higher, but the RTX 3080’s actual in-game performance is so high that this difference is negligible.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 serves as the engine that feeds the RTX 3080, and its performance characteristics are the primary reason for the frame rate ceiling. The CPU has 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 3 architecture, with a base clock of 3.70 GHz and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz. These clocks are moderate compared to some rivals, but the single-threaded performance is strong, as evidenced by the 3DMark single-thread score of 901.

The CPU’s L3 cache is 16 MB, which is sufficient for this game’s data needs. The benchmark data shows that at 1080p Low, the system hits 303.7 FPS, which is likely near the CPU’s limit for frame generation. The Ryzen 7 5700 scores 20655 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 2916 in single-core, placing it in the 84th percentile of all CPUs. This means it is a capable processor, but it is not the fastest available. The nearest rival, the Intel Core i9-9900K, scores 0.7% lower on average, indicating the Ryzen chip has a slight edge in synthetic tests. In game, the CPU’s role is to maintain a consistent frame rate floor, and the data shows it does so effectively, as the FPS never drops below 104.3 even at 4K Ultra.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The full set of measured frames per second across resolutions and settings is as follows:

At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers an average of 303.7 FPS. The Medium preset lowers this to 254 FPS, and High drops it further to 227.1 FPS. The Ultra preset is the most demanding, yielding 200.7 FPS. The difference between Low and Ultra is 103 FPS, showing the full range of GPU load at this resolution.

Moving to 2560x1440, the Low preset averages 229 FPS. Medium is next at 194.8 FPS, followed by High at 173.4 FPS. The Ultra preset at 1440p averages 149.7 FPS. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p is consistent, with each preset losing roughly 60-70 FPS, indicating a proportional increase in GPU workload.

At 3840x2160, the Low preset averages 156.2 FPS. Medium drops to 129.4 FPS, and High averages 114.6 FPS. The Ultra preset at 4K is the lowest recorded result, at 104.3 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 51.9 FPS, which is smaller than the gap at 1080p (103 FPS), suggesting that at higher resolutions, the GPU becomes more of a limiting factor, but the overall performance remains excellent for any display configuration.