Dave The Diver

# Dave The Diver: AMD Ryzen 7 5700 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060

The combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 delivers a remarkably strong experience in Dave The Diver, with measured frame rates that keep the game highly playable even at 4K Ultra. The data shows this pairing sits at rank 923 out of 1626 tested combos, placing it in the upper-middle tier of the database, but the actual FPS numbers tell a more flattering story for a game of this genre. At 1080p, the combo exceeds 150 FPS at every settings preset, and even the most demanding 4K Ultra configuration maintains an average above 75 FPS. This is a system that prioritizes smooth, high-refresh gameplay across all common resolutions, with the RTX 4060's 8 GB VRAM and the Ryzen 7 5700's 8-core/16-thread layout providing a balanced foundation.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest measured average FPS for this combo in Dave The Diver?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 230.1, achieved at 1920x1080 with Low settings. This drops to 151.8 at Ultra settings at the same resolution, showing a substantial but manageable performance range.

Q: Does this system maintain 60 FPS at 4K Ultra settings?

A: Yes. The measured average FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings is 79, which is comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold. At 4K High, the average rises to 87.4, and at 4K Low it reaches 117.3.

Q: How does the RTX 4060 compare to its nearest rival in the database?

A: The RTX 4060's average benchmark score is 23181, while its closest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6600M, scores 23321, a delta of -0.6%. The Intel Arc B580 trails by 0.7% with a score of 23021.

Q: What is the CPU's percentile ranking among all tested processors?

A: The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 sits in the 84th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 27220. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i9-9900K, scores 27043, a difference of just 0.7%.

Q: What is the combo's overall rank in the game's test database?

A: The combo ranks 923 out of 1626 total tested combinations, placing it in the 57th percentile of all system pairings tested in Dave The Diver.

Q: How much VRAM does the RTX 4060 have, and does it appear sufficient for this game?

A: The RTX 4060 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 272.0 GB/s bandwidth. Given the measured FPS results across all settings, including 4K Ultra, the VRAM capacity appears adequate for this game's demands.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is the primary driver of frame rate in Dave The Diver, and the data confirms that its specifications align well with the game's visual demands. The GPU operates with a base clock of 1830 MHz and a boost clock of 2460 MHz, built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with 3072 shading units, 96 texture mapping units, and 48 raster output units. Its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory, paired with a 128-bit bus, provides 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth — a configuration that proves sufficient for the measured performance at every preset.

The RTX 4060's 15.11 TFLOPS of FP32 compute power and 118.1 GPixel/s pixel rate are directly reflected in the frame rates observed. At 1080p, the GPU delivers 174.5 FPS on High settings, which rises to 230.1 FPS on Low. The scaling from Low to Ultra at 1080p shows a 34% reduction in average FPS, from 230.1 down to 151.8, indicating that the GPU's shading and texture throughput are the limiting factors as settings increase. The 24 RT cores and 96 tensor cores are present but less relevant for this game, which does not appear to rely heavily on ray tracing based on the high frame rates achieved.

The GPU's 66th percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 23181, places it in the mid-range tier. Its nearest rivals — the RX 6600M (23321, -0.6%), GTX 780 Ti (23338, -0.7%), and Intel Arc B580 (23021, 0.7%) — are all within 1% of its score, indicating that the RTX 4060 sits in a tightly contested performance band. However, in Dave The Diver specifically, the RTX 4060's 8 GB VRAM and modern architecture deliver frame rates that outpace what those rival scores might suggest, particularly at higher resolutions where the 4K Ultra average of 79 FPS demonstrates headroom beyond the card's raw compute ranking.

Settings Recommendations

For the best experience in Dave The Diver, the data points to High settings as the optimal balance between visual fidelity and frame rate across all resolutions. At 1920x1080, High settings produce 174.5 FPS, which is only 19 FPS below Medium's 193.3 but 22.7 FPS above Ultra's 151.8. The jump from High to Ultra costs more performance than the jump from Medium to High, suggesting diminishing returns at the top preset. At 2560x1440, High delivers 128.8 FPS, still well above 120 FPS for high-refresh monitors, while Ultra drops to 115.1 — a 10.6% reduction. At 3840x2160, High maintains 87.4 FPS, which is playable on 60 Hz displays with margin, while Ultra falls to 79 FPS.

Low settings are only advisable for competitive play or extremely high refresh rates, as they yield 230.1 FPS at 1080p and 174.8 FPS at 1440p, but the visual compromise is unnecessary given the game's genre. Medium settings offer a middle ground with 193.3 FPS at 1080p and 147.5 FPS at 1440p, but the incremental gain over High is modest — just 10.8% at 1080p and 14.5% at 1440p. For most users, High is the recommended preset: it delivers frame rates that exceed 144 Hz at 1080p, exceed 120 Hz at 1440p, and remain above 85 FPS at 4K, all while preserving the visual quality that the game's art style benefits from.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data provides a complete picture across three resolutions and four settings presets, with 12 distinct configurations tested. At 1920x1080, the combo delivers 230.1 FPS on Low, 193.3 FPS on Medium, 174.5 FPS on High, and 151.8 FPS on Ultra. The spread from Low to Ultra is 78.3 FPS, representing a 34% drop at the highest preset. At 2560x1440, the numbers are 174.8 FPS on Low, 147.5 FPS on Medium, 128.8 FPS on High, and 115.1 FPS on Ultra — a spread of 59.7 FPS, or 34.2% from Low to Ultra. At 3840x2160, the results are 117.3 FPS on Low, 97.4 FPS on Medium, 87.4 FPS on High, and 79 FPS on Ultra — a spread of 38.3 FPS, or 32.7% from Low to Ultra.

The consistency of the percentage drop from Low to Ultra across resolutions (roughly 33-34%) suggests that the performance scaling is driven by GPU workload rather than any resolution-specific bottleneck. The absolute frame rates are strong at every configuration: even the worst case (4K Ultra at 79 FPS) remains above 60 FPS, and the best case (1080p Low at 230.1 FPS) exceeds 240 Hz thresholds. The difference between Medium and High is consistently smaller than the difference between High and Ultra: at 1080p, Medium-to-High costs 18.8 FPS while High-to-Ultra costs 22.7 FPS; at 1440p, the costs are 18.7 FPS and 13.7 FPS respectively; at 4K, they are 10 FPS and 8.4 FPS. This pattern indicates that Ultra settings introduce disproportionately higher GPU load without a correspondingly large visual benefit in this game.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's rank of 923 out of 1626 tested combinations places it in the 57th percentile of all systems tested in Dave The Diver — a solidly mid-pack position that might seem modest given the high frame rates measured. However, this ranking reflects the entire database of combinations, which includes far more powerful and expensive pairings. The percentileVsAllCpus score of 84 for the Ryzen 7 5700 indicates that the CPU is well above average, while the GPU's 66th percentile ranking is lower, suggesting that the RTX 4060 is the more modest component in this pairing.

The CPU's nearest rivals provide context for its contribution: the Intel Core i9-9900K (27043, delta 0.7%), Intel Core i7-12700H (27006, delta 0.8%), Intel Core i7-1370P (26991, delta 0.8%), and AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 (26909, delta 1.2%) are all within 1.2% of the Ryzen 7 5700's average score of 27220. This tight clustering indicates that the CPU is delivering performance at the top of its class, and in a game like Dave The Diver — which is likely more GPU-bound given the high frame rates — the CPU's strength ensures it will not be a limiting factor. The combo's rank of 923 suggests that many higher-ranked systems pair stronger GPUs with similar CPUs, but the measured FPS data shows that this particular combination extracts excellent performance from its components.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 provides the processing foundation for this combo, and its specifications are more than adequate for Dave The Diver's demands. With 8 cores and 16 threads, a base clock of 3.70 GHz, and a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, the CPU offers strong multi-threaded capability that benefits modern games. Its 16 MB of L3 cache and 51.2 GB/s memory bandwidth (dual-channel DDR4) are sufficient for feeding the GPU at the frame rates observed. The Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 20655 and single-core score of 2916 confirm solid all-around performance, while the PassMark multi-thread score of 24303 and single-thread score of 3296 further validate its capability.

In Dave The Diver, the CPU's role appears to be secondary to the GPU, given the frame rates achieved at 1080p Low (230.1 FPS) which approach the limits of what the CPU can feed. The 3DMark scores — 901 single-thread, 1762 for 2 threads, 3382 for 4 threads, 5585 for 8 threads, and 6617 for 16 threads — show strong scaling across thread counts, indicating that the CPU can handle both lightly-threaded game logic and more heavily-threaded background tasks without bottlenecking. The 84th percentile ranking against all CPUs reinforces that the Ryzen 7 5700 is a high-performing processor, and its 65W TDP means it achieves this performance efficiently. The CPU's nearest rival, the Intel Core i9-9900K, is just 0.7% behind in average score, suggesting that the Ryzen 7 5700 holds its own against older flagship parts.

Resolution Scaling

The resolution scaling data reveals how the system's performance degrades as pixel count increases, and the pattern indicates a GPU-bound scenario. From 1080p to 1440p, the average FPS drops by 24.0% across all settings (from 187.4 to 142.6 average). From 1440p to 4K, the drop is 34.6% (from 142.6 to 93.3 average). The total drop from 1080p to 4K is 50.2%, meaning the combo delivers roughly half its 1080p frame rate at 4K. This scaling ratio is consistent with a GPU-limited workload, where the increased pixel count directly translates to proportional rendering load.

Breaking it down by preset: at Low settings, the drop from 1080p to 4K is 49.0% (230.1 to 117.3 FPS); at Medium, it is 49.6% (193.3 to 97.4); at High, it is 49.9% (174.5 to 87.4); and at Ultra, it is 48.0% (151.8 to 79). The near-uniform scaling across presets — all within a range of 49.0% to 49.9% except Ultra's 48.0% — strongly indicates that the RTX 4060 is the limiting component at every resolution. If the CPU were the bottleneck, the scaling from 1080p to 4K would show smaller performance drops at higher resolutions, as the GPU would be underutilized. Instead, the consistent ~50% reduction from 1080p to 4K across all settings confirms that the GPU's rendering throughput is the primary constraint, while the Ryzen 7 5700 provides ample headroom to feed it. The fact that 4K Ultra still achieves 79 FPS demonstrates that this combo has sufficient GPU power for 4K gaming in this title, though users targeting 120+ FPS at 4K would need to step down to Low settings, where 117.3 FPS is achievable.