Dave The Diver

# Dave The Diver — AMD Ryzen 7 5700 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050

This combination delivers a remarkably smooth experience in Dave The Diver, with the RTX 5050 proving more than sufficient for this adventure title across all tested resolutions. The data shows a system that maintains playable frame rates even at 4K Ultra, though the scaling pattern reveals that the GPU becomes the dominant constraint as resolution increases, while the Ryzen 7 5700's eight-core architecture provides ample headroom for the game's CPU demands. The measured results place this combo at rank 1725 out of 2867 tested combinations, which reflects strong performance relative to the broader field.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate progression from 1080p to 4K tells a clear story about where this system's bottleneck lies. At 1080p High, the combo produces 154 FPS average, which climbs to 206 FPS at Low settings — an exceptionally high ceiling that indicates the CPU is not limiting performance at this resolution. Moving to 1440p High, the average drops to 116 FPS, a 24.7% reduction from 1080p High, while 4K High yields 77 FPS, representing a 50% drop from the 1080p baseline. This scaling pattern is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario at higher resolutions, where the RTX 5050's 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit memory interface become the limiting factors.

The transition from 1440p to 4K is particularly steep across all settings. At Low settings, the jump from 155 FPS at 1440p to 104 FPS at 4K represents a 32.9% decrease, while at Ultra settings, the drop from 102 FPS to 68 FPS is a 33.3% reduction. This consistent proportional decline suggests that the GPU's compute throughput, rather than memory bandwidth alone, is the primary constraint at 4K. The RTX 5050's 13.17 TFLOPS FP32 performance and 320.0 GB/s memory bandwidth are sufficient for 1080p and 1440p gaming, but the pixel throughput demands of 4K push the GPU to its limits.

Interestingly, the gap between High and Ultra settings narrows as resolution increases. At 1080p, Ultra delivers 136 FPS versus High's 154 FPS — an 11.7% penalty for the highest quality preset. At 4K, Ultra's 68 FPS versus High's 77 FPS represents a similar 11.7% penalty, indicating that the game's Ultra preset imposes a consistent additional load regardless of resolution. The Medium settings provide a balanced middle ground, with 4K Medium delivering 87 FPS and the only complete min/max data points in the dataset: 74 FPS minimum and 100 FPS maximum at 4K, suggesting decent frame pacing even under load.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 brings eight cores and sixteen threads to this configuration, built on the Zen 3 architecture with a 7 nm process. Its base clock of 3.70 GHz and boost clock of 4.60 GHz provide the computational foundation for Dave The Diver's gameplay systems. The CPU's benchmark results indicate strong multi-threaded capability: Cinebench R23 multicore scores 20,655, while single-core performance reaches 2,916 in the same test. This combination of high core count and respectable single-thread performance positions the 5700 well for games that scale across multiple threads.

In the context of Dave The Diver, the CPU's role appears secondary to the GPU at higher resolutions, but the 1080p results suggest the processor can keep up with the game's demands without becoming a bottleneck. The 206 FPS average at 1080p Low demonstrates that the Ryzen 7 5700 can feed the RTX 5050 with sufficient data to reach very high frame rates. The 3DMark benchmarks reinforce this: 16-thread performance scores 6,628, while max-thread scores reach 6,617, showing consistent scaling across the CPU's full thread count. The CPU's 78th percentile ranking among all processors, with an average benchmark score of 25,517, places it in the upper tier of desktop CPUs.

The Ryzen 7 5700's nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks include the Intel Xeon D-2752TER (deltaPct -0.1%), AMD Ryzen 5 7640U (deltaPct 0.1%), AMD Ryzen 5 6600H (deltaPct -0.1%), and AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (deltaPct 0.3%). These extremely tight margins — all within 0.3% of each other — indicate that the 5700 sits in a performance cluster where small differences in synthetic workload don't translate to meaningful gaming deltas. The CPU's 16 MB of L3 cache and 51.2 GB/s memory bandwidth provide adequate data throughput for the game's asset streaming and physics calculations.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 is the clear performance driver in this system, as evidenced by the resolution scaling analysis. Built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with a 5 nm process, this GPU features 2,560 shading units, 80 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. Its boost clock of 2572 MHz and base clock of 2317 MHz deliver 13.17 TFLOPS of FP32 performance. The 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus provides 320.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which proves adequate for Dave The Diver's visual demands at 1080p and 1440p but becomes a limiting factor at 4K.

The GPU's 66th percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 21,035, places it in the mid-to-upper tier of graphics cards. Its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks are the AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL (deltaPct -0.6%), AMD Radeon HD 8970M (deltaPct -1%), AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (deltaPct 1.6%), and NVIDIA RTX A4000 Mobile (deltaPct -1.6%). The RTX 5050's PassMark G3D score of 17,326 and DirectX 12 score of 66 indicate solid DirectX 12 performance, which aligns with the game's modern rendering requirements.

The GPU's memory configuration deserves scrutiny for 4K gaming. With 8 GB of VRAM, Dave The Diver at 4K Ultra could potentially approach memory capacity limits, though the measured 68 FPS average suggests the game manages within this constraint. The 104 FPS at 4K Low indicates that reducing texture quality and shadow details alleviates memory pressure, allowing the GPU to focus on raw throughput. The RTX 5050's 20 RT cores and 80 tensor cores provide ray tracing and AI acceleration capabilities, though Dave The Diver's art style likely doesn't heavily leverage these features. The GPU's PCIe 5.0 x8 interface ensures adequate bandwidth to the CPU, and its 130 W TDP with a suggested 300 W PSU makes it a power-efficient choice.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo to maintain 60+ FPS consistently?

A: The data shows all tested resolutions and settings maintain at least 68 FPS average. The lowest recorded average is 68 FPS at 4K Ultra, so even the most demanding configuration stays above 60 FPS. For higher refresh rate displays, 1440p delivers 102-155 FPS across settings, while 1080p ranges from 136-206 FPS.

Q: How does the RTX 5050 compare to its nearest GPU rivals in this game?

A: The RTX 5050's synthetic benchmark scores place it within 1.6% of the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT, and within 1% of the AMD Radeon HD 8970M and NVIDIA RTX A4000 Mobile. These margins suggest comparable performance in real-world gaming scenarios, though Dave The Diver's specific workload may favor one architecture over another.

Q: Is the Ryzen 7 5700 CPU strong enough to avoid bottlenecking the RTX 5050?

A: The 1080p Low result of 206 FPS demonstrates the CPU can drive very high frame rates without limiting the GPU. The CPU's 8-core/16-thread configuration and 4.60 GHz boost clock provide sufficient headroom for the game's CPU demands, as evidenced by the smooth scaling from Low to Ultra settings at each resolution.

Q: What frame rates can I expect at 4K with this combination?

A: At 4K, the combo delivers 104 FPS on Low, 87 FPS on Medium, 77 FPS on High, and 68 FPS on Ultra settings. The Medium preset shows a 74 FPS minimum and 100 FPS maximum, indicating playable performance throughout. All 4K configurations exceed 60 FPS averages.

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

A: This combination ranks 1725th out of 2867 tested combos, placing it in the top 40% of all configurations. This ranking reflects the RTX 5050's mid-tier positioning and the Ryzen 7 5700's solid CPU performance, which together deliver strong results for this particular game.

Q: Does the game scale well with different quality settings?

A: The performance difference between Low and Ultra settings is consistent across resolutions: approximately 34% at 1080p (206 to 136 FPS), 34% at 1440p (155 to 102 FPS), and 35% at 4K (104 to 68 FPS). This uniform scaling indicates the game's settings have predictable performance impacts, allowing users to tune quality based on their refresh rate requirements.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of AMD Ryzen 7 5700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 achieves rank 1725 out of 2867 tested combos in Dave The Diver, placing it in the 60th percentile of all configurations. This ranking is notably lower than the individual component percentiles (CPU at 78th, GPU at 66th) would suggest, indicating that Dave The Diver's specific workload characteristics favor other hardware configurations more heavily. The game's relatively modest graphical demands mean that lower-tier GPUs can achieve high frame rates, compressing the performance spread among mid-range configurations.

Within the context of the CPU's nearest rivals, the Ryzen 7 5700's synthetic performance is nearly identical to the Intel Xeon D-2752TER, AMD Ryzen 5 7640U, AMD Ryzen 5 6600H, and AMD Ryzen 7 5825U — all within 0.3% deltaPct. This means the combo's ranking is primarily determined by the GPU's performance tier rather than CPU differentiation. Similarly, the RTX 5050's GPU rivals (RX Vega M GL, HD 8970M, RX 5600 XT, RTX A4000 Mobile) all sit within 1.6% of its average benchmark score, suggesting that swapping to any of these GPUs would yield similar in-game performance.

The rank 1725 position indicates that approximately 1,142 tested combos outperform this configuration in Dave The Diver, while about 1,725 perform worse. Given that the game achieves 77 FPS at 4K High and 136 FPS at 1080p Ultra with this hardware, the ranking likely reflects that many higher-end GPUs produce even higher frame rates at these settings, while the absolute performance is already well above playable thresholds. For users targeting 60 FPS at 4K or 144 FPS at 1080p, this combo delivers — the ranking is more a measure of relative performance than an indication of inadequacy.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured FPS data covers three resolutions (1920x1080, 2560x1440, 3840x2160) and four quality settings (Low, Medium, High, Ultra), providing a comprehensive picture of performance across the settings spectrum.

1080p Performance:

• Low: 206 FPS average — the highest measured frame rate in the entire dataset, indicating no CPU or GPU constraint at this configuration
• Medium: 172 FPS average, with 146 FPS minimum and 198 FPS maximum — excellent frame consistency with less than 15% variance between min and max
• High: 154 FPS average — a 25% reduction from Low, showing the impact of higher quality textures and effects
• Ultra: 136 FPS average — the most demanding 1080p preset, still delivering well above 120 FPS for high refresh rate displays

1440p Performance:

• Low: 155 FPS average — a 24.8% drop from 1080p Low, demonstrating the increased pixel workload
• Medium: 129 FPS average, with 110 FPS minimum and 149 FPS maximum — consistent with the 1080p Medium pattern of roughly 12% variance
• High: 116 FPS average — a 24.7% reduction from 1080p High, maintaining the same proportional scaling as Low settings
• Ultra: 102 FPS average — the first configuration to approach triple-digit territory, still comfortably above 100 FPS

4K Performance:

• Low: 104 FPS average — a 49.5% drop from 1080p Low, illustrating the significant pixel throughput demands of 4K
• Medium: 87 FPS average, with 74 FPS minimum and 100 FPS maximum — the widest min/max spread in the dataset, suggesting occasional frame dips under heavy load
• High: 77 FPS average — a 50% reduction from 1080p High, maintaining the consistent ~50% scaling pattern observed across all settings
• Ultra: 68 FPS average — the lowest measured performance, yet still above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay

The scaling from 1080p to 4K at each setting shows remarkably consistent ratios: Low drops by roughly 50%, Medium by roughly 49%, High by exactly 50%, and Ultra by exactly 50%. This uniformity indicates that Dave The Diver's performance scaling is purely resolution-driven, with no unexpected bottlenecks emerging at higher pixel counts. The Medium preset's min/max data points reveal the game's frame pacing characteristics: at 1080p, the range spans 146-198 (a 35.6% spread), at 1440p it spans 110-149 (a 35.5% spread), and at 4K it spans 74-100 (a 35.1% spread). This consistent variance suggests the game's engine produces similar frame time distributions regardless of resolution, which is a positive sign for gameplay smoothness.