Dave The Diver

# Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The data for Dave The Diver with the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and Intel Arc B370 reveals a clear pattern: performance scales almost linearly with resolution, indicating the GPU is the primary bottleneck at every setting tier. At High settings, the average frame rate drops from 73 FPS at 1920x1080 to 55 FPS at 2560x1440, a 24.7% reduction, and then to 37 FPS at 3840x2160, a further 32.7% drop. This consistent degradation as pixel count increases is the signature of a graphics-limited workload.

The gap between 1080p and 1440p is 18 FPS, while the gap between 1440p and 4K is also 18 FPS, showing a remarkably steady scaling curve. At Low settings, the pattern intensifies: 98 FPS at 1080p falls to 74 FPS at 1440p (24.5% decrease) and then to 49 FPS at 4K (33.8% decrease). The Low setting data is particularly telling — even with minimal graphical demands, the frame rate still collapses at higher resolutions, confirming that the Arc B370's limited compute resources, rather than CPU throughput, are dictating performance.

The Ultra preset tells the same story with slightly lower absolute numbers: 65 FPS at 1080p, 49 FPS at 1440p, and 33 FPS at 4K. The 4K Ultra result of 33 FPS is below the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, and even the 1440p Ultra result of 49 FPS falls short of that mark. The Medium settings offer the most balanced experience, with 82 FPS at 1080p, 62 FPS at 1440p, and 41 FPS at 4K, maintaining playable frame rates at the two lower resolutions.

What this resolution scaling analysis reveals is that the Ryzen 7 5800X, with its 8 cores and 16 threads, is never the limiting factor in this pairing. The CPU's benchmark scores — including a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 15476 and a single-core score of 1574.5 — are far beyond what a game like Dave The Diver requires. The GPU, however, sits at the 5th percentile among all tested GPUs, and its 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 1184 places it in direct competition with decade-old discrete graphics cards. The frame rate drops are thus entirely attributable to the Arc B370's modest 6.144 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and its System Shared memory architecture.

The practical implication is straightforward: players targeting 1080p can enjoy high frame rates across all settings, while 1440p requires dropping to Medium or Low for smooth performance, and 4K is only viable at Low settings with a 49 FPS average. The data shows no scenario where the CPU's performance ceiling is approached; the GPU is the definitive constraint at every resolution and quality level.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution to play Dave The Diver with this CPU/GPU combo?

A: Based on the measured FPS data, 1920x1080 provides the most consistent experience. At Medium settings, the combo achieves 82 FPS average, and even at Ultra it maintains 65 FPS. The 1080p resolution keeps all settings above the 60 FPS threshold, which is not achievable at 1440p or 4K on Ultra settings.

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

A: At High settings, the average frame rate drops from 73 FPS at 1080p to 37 FPS at 4K, a 49.3% reduction. At Low settings, the drop is from 98 FPS to 49 FPS, exactly a 50% decrease. This near-halving of performance across the resolution range is consistent across all four quality presets.

Q: Is the Ryzen 7 5800X holding back the Intel Arc B370 in this game?

A: No. The CPU's benchmark results — including a Geekbench multi-core score of 11036 and a PassMark multi-thread score of 27732 — far exceed what the GPU can utilize. The GPU's 5th percentile ranking among all GPUs, combined with the linear FPS scaling with resolution, indicates the Arc B370 is the sole performance limiter.

Q: Can this combo run Dave The Diver at 60 FPS on a 1440p monitor?

A: Only at Low settings, where the average FPS is 74. Medium settings yield 62 FPS, which is technically above 60, but High settings drop to 55 FPS and Ultra to 49 FPS. For a consistent 60+ FPS experience at 1440p, Low or Medium settings are required.

Q: How does the Arc B370 compare to its nearest GPU rivals in terms of raw performance?

A: The Arc B370's average benchmark score of 1184 is nearly identical to the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 (1186, deltaPct -0.2%) and the ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1190, deltaPct -0.5%). It is slightly ahead of the AMD FirePro M2000 (1168, deltaPct 1.4%). This places it firmly in the entry-level GPU tier.

Q: What settings preset gives the best balance of visual quality and frame rate at 4K?

A: The Low preset at 49 FPS is the only 4K option that approaches playability, though it still falls short of 60 FPS. Medium drops to 41 FPS, High to 37 FPS, and Ultra to 33 FPS. For 4K gaming, this combo is only viable at Low settings, and even then, the frame rate will be below the ideal smoothness threshold.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X + Intel Arc B370 combination ranks 2642 out of 2867 tested combos in Dave The Diver, placing it in the bottom 7.8% of all configurations. This ranking is unsurprising given the GPU's position in the overall performance hierarchy — the Arc B370 sits at the 5th percentile among all GPUs, while the CPU sits at the 81st percentile among all CPUs. The massive disparity between the two components' relative standing explains why this combo performs so poorly in this game.

The combo's rank of 2642 means that only 225 tested configurations perform worse, and the vast majority of systems — over 92% — deliver better frame rates in Dave The Diver. This is a case where a high-end CPU is completely neutralized by an entry-level GPU. The Ryzen 7 5800X's nearest CPU rivals, such as the Intel Core Ultra 5 135H (avgScore 29093, deltaPct 0.1%) and the Intel Core i5-13500HX (avgScore 29270, deltaPct -0.5%), demonstrate that the CPU is competitive with modern mid-range options, yet none of that computational strength translates to gaming performance when paired with the Arc B370.

The GPU's nearest rivals — the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570, ATI Radeon HD 5770, AMD Radeon HD 7650M, and AMD FirePro M2000 — are all products from a bygone era of graphics hardware. The fact that a 2026-era Intel GPU performs at the level of these legacy parts is the root cause of this combo's poor ranking. In a game like Dave The Diver, which is not graphically demanding by modern standards, this combo still struggles to maintain high frame rates at higher resolutions, confirming that the GPU is the anchor dragging down the entire system's ranking.

The data indicates that this combo is fundamentally mismatched for gaming purposes. A system built around the Ryzen 7 5800X deserves a GPU with at least mid-range performance to properly utilize the CPU's capabilities. As configured, the combo's rank of 2642 reflects a severely GPU-limited configuration that cannot deliver the performance that the CPU alone would suggest.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its best results. Low settings produce an average of 98 FPS, making this the only resolution/setting combination that approaches three-digit frame rates. Medium settings achieve 82 FPS with a minimum of 70 FPS and a maximum of 94 FPS. High settings drop to 73 FPS, and Ultra settings bring the average down to 65 FPS. All four presets at 1080p exceed 60 FPS, which is the key takeaway — this resolution is the sweet spot for this hardware pairing.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance drops become noticeable. Low settings maintain a respectable 74 FPS, but Medium falls to 62 FPS with a minimum of 52 FPS and a maximum of 71 FPS. High settings produce 55 FPS, and Ultra settings dip to 49 FPS. The Medium preset's minimum of 52 FPS indicates that even at this setting, there will be occasional frame rate dips below 60 FPS. For a consistently smooth experience at 1440p, Low settings are the safest choice.

At 3840x2160, the combo struggles across all settings. Low is the only preset that remains borderline playable at 49 FPS. Medium drops to 41 FPS with a minimum of 35 FPS and a maximum of 47 FPS. High settings yield 37 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 33 FPS. None of the 4K configurations reach 60 FPS, and even the best case — Low at 49 FPS — falls short of the smoothness threshold. The minimum FPS of 35 at Medium 4K shows that there are significant frame time spikes even at this moderate quality level.

The pattern across all resolutions is consistent: each step from Low to Ultra costs approximately 10-15 FPS at 1080p, 8-12 FPS at 1440p, and 4-5 FPS at 4K. The diminishing impact of quality settings at higher resolutions further confirms that the GPU is running out of compute resources as pixel count increases. The Medium preset's min/max ranges — 70-94 at 1080p, 52-71 at 1440p, and 35-47 at 4K — show that frame time consistency also degrades with resolution, with the range widening from 24 FPS at 1080p to 12 FPS at 4K, indicating more erratic performance at higher resolutions.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B370 is the defining component in this combo's gaming performance, and its specifications explain why. The GPU is built on Intel's Xe3-LPG architecture using a 3 nm process, but its modest specifications — 1280 shading units, 40 TMUs, and 20 ROPs — place it firmly in the entry-level category. The 6.144 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 96.00 GTexel/s texture rate are figures that were competitive a decade ago but are severely underpowered for modern gaming demands.

The GPU's memory configuration is particularly problematic. With "System Shared" memory, the Arc B370 has no dedicated VRAM, instead relying on the system's main memory. The memory bandwidth is listed as "System Dependent," meaning performance varies based on the host system's memory configuration. In this case, the Ryzen 7 5800X supports dual-channel DDR4 with a bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s, which is far below what modern discrete GPUs offer. This shared memory architecture creates a bottleneck that becomes more pronounced at higher resolutions where larger textures and framebuffers require more memory bandwidth.

The GPU's clock speeds — a base of 300 MHz and a boost of 2400 MHz — show a significant boost range, but the thermal and power constraints of a 25 W TDP limit how much performance can be extracted. The pixel rate of 48.00 GPixel/s and the DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) API support indicate that the GPU is architecturally modern, but its execution resources are too limited to deliver contemporary frame rates.

The benchmark data confirms this assessment. The Arc B370's 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1184 places it at the 5th percentile among all GPUs. Its nearest rivals — ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1190, deltaPct -0.5%) and ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570 (1186, deltaPct -0.2%) — are products from the early 2010s. In Dave The Diver, the GPU's limitations manifest as the resolution-dependent FPS drops documented above. The GPU is the sole reason this combo ranks 2642 out of 2867, and no amount of CPU headroom can compensate for the Arc B370's fundamental performance deficit.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X is a high-end desktop processor that, in isolation, would be expected to deliver excellent gaming performance. Its 8 cores and 16 threads, based on the Zen 3 architecture, provide substantial multi-threaded capability, as evidenced by its Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 15476 and Geekbench multi-core score of 11036. The CPU's single-thread performance is also strong, with a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 1574.5 and a Geekbench single-core score of 2032.

The 5800X's clock speeds — 3.80 GHz base and 4.70 GHz boost — are well-suited for gaming workloads, which typically benefit from high single-core performance. The 32 MB of L3 cache provides a large cache pool for game data, and the CPU's 81st percentile ranking among all CPUs confirms that it is a capable processor by any measure. The PassMark single-thread score of 3445 and multi-thread score of 27732 further underscore the CPU's strength.

However, in this combo, the CPU's performance is entirely untapped. The Arc B370's 5th percentile GPU ranking means that the 5800X spends most of its time waiting for the GPU to complete rendering tasks. The CPU's nearest rivals — Intel Core Ultra 5 135H (avgScore 29093, deltaPct 0.1%) and AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT (avgScore 28940, deltaPct 0.6%) — show that the 5800X is competitive with modern mid-range and high-end mobile processors, yet none of this matters when the GPU cannot keep up.

The CPU's memory support for DDR4 at dual-channel with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth is another factor that, while adequate for the CPU's needs, becomes a limitation when the GPU must share that system memory. The Arc B370's "System Shared" memory architecture means the GPU and CPU compete for the same memory bandwidth, and the 5800X's dual-channel DDR4 configuration is insufficient to feed both components simultaneously. This creates a secondary bottleneck that further degrades gaming performance, particularly at higher resolutions.

In summary, the Ryzen 7 5800X is a powerful processor that is completely wasted in this pairing. Its 8 cores and 16 threads, 4.70 GHz boost clock, and 32 MB L3 cache are all more than sufficient for Dave The Diver, but the GPU's limitations prevent the CPU from ever being exercised to its full potential. The data shows that the CPU is not the limiting factor at any resolution or setting — the GPU is.