Dave The Diver

# Dave The Diver — Intel Core i5-10400F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

The Intel Core i5-10400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 delivers exceptional performance in Dave The Diver, ranking 526th out of 1,626 tested combos — placing it in the top third of all configurations. This pairing produces frame rates that range from 104.3 FPS at 4K Ultra to 270.6 FPS at 1080p Low, demonstrating that the system is capable of maxing out even the most demanding settings at 4K resolution. The RTX 3080, with its 10 GB of GDDR6X memory and 760.3 GB/s bandwidth, proves to be the dominant component in this pairing, while the six-core, twelve-thread Comet Lake processor comfortably feeds the GPU across all tested scenarios.

FAQ

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

A: This combination ranks 526th out of 1,626 tested combos, placing it in the 68th percentile of all configurations tested for this game.

Q: What is the highest frame rate achievable with this system?

A: The highest measured average is 270.6 FPS at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings, while the lowest is 104.3 FPS at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings.

Q: Can this system handle 4K gaming in Dave The Diver?

A: Yes. At 3840x2160, the system delivers 115.6 FPS on High settings and 104.3 FPS on Ultra, both comfortably above playable thresholds.

Q: How does the RTX 3080 compare to its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 3080's average benchmark score of 35,787 is 0.4% behind the AMD Radeon 880M (35,646) and 0.9% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE (36,101), while trailing the AMD Radeon Pro Duo by 0.2% (35,860).

Q: What is the CPU's synthetic benchmark standing relative to comparable processors?

A: The i5-10400F scores 14,168 on average, which is 0.4% ahead of the AMD EPYC 7552 (14,115) and 1.1% ahead of the Intel Core i5-8500 (14,332), though it trails the AMD Ryzen 3 7320C by 0.8% (14,277).

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

A: At 2560x1440, the system produces 230.4 FPS on Low settings versus 152.1 FPS on Ultra, representing a 78.3 FPS drop when moving to maximum quality.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is the primary performance driver in this configuration. Its 10 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 320-bit bus delivers 760.3 GB/s of bandwidth, which proves more than sufficient for Dave The Diver's visual demands. The GPU's GA102 chip, built on Samsung's 8 nm process, contains 8,704 shading units, 272 texture mapping units, and 96 raster output units, with a boost clock of 1710 MHz.

The GPU's 29.77 TFLOPS of FP32 compute power and 465.1 GTexel/s texture rate enable the high frame rates observed across all resolution and settings combinations. The RTX 3080 operates with a 320 W TDP and supports PCIe 4.0 x16, though the i5-10400F's PCIe Gen 3 interface does not bottleneck performance in this title. The GPU's 80th percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 35,787, confirms its position as a high-end part, and the measured results in Dave The Diver validate this — even at 4K Ultra, the system maintains 104.3 FPS average, indicating the GPU is never the limiting factor at any settings level.

How This Combo Ranks

This specific combination of the Intel Core i5-10400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 achieves a rank of 526 out of 1,626 tested combos for Dave The Diver. This places the system in the 68th percentile of all configurations tested, meaning roughly two-thirds of all tested combos perform worse, while one-third perform better. The ranking reflects the strength of the RTX 3080 as the dominant component; the CPU's 73rd percentile ranking among all CPUs (average benchmark score of 14,168) and the GPU's 80th percentile ranking combine to produce a system that sits comfortably in the upper-middle tier of tested configurations.

The deltaPct values from the nearest rival comparisons provide context. The CPU is nearly identical in synthetic performance to the AMD EPYC 7552 (0.4% difference) and slightly behind the Ryzen 3 7320C (-0.8%), while the GPU is effectively tied with the AMD Radeon Pro Duo (-0.2%) and AMD Radeon 880M (0.4%). This near-parity in component-level benchmarks translates into strong in-game performance, with the combo ranking suggesting that most higher-ranked configurations likely feature newer-generation CPUs or more powerful GPUs, though the measured FPS data shows this system still delivers excellent playability across all tested conditions.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The measured frame rates show a clear hierarchy across resolutions and settings. At 1920x1080, the system delivers 270.6 FPS on Low, 252 FPS on Medium, 229 FPS on High, and 204.4 FPS on Ultra. Moving to 2560x1440, the values decrease to 230.4 FPS on Low, 191.7 FPS on Medium, 169.6 FPS on High, and 152.1 FPS on Ultra. At 3840x2160, the system produces 152.9 FPS on Low, 129 FPS on Medium, 115.6 FPS on High, and 104.3 FPS on Ultra.

The scaling pattern is consistent: each step up in settings quality reduces frame rates by roughly 10-15% at a given resolution, while each step up in resolution reduces frame rates by approximately 25-35% at a given settings level. The smallest gap between settings occurs at 1080p, where the difference between Low and Ultra is 66.2 FPS, while the largest gap occurs at the same resolution between Medium and Ultra, where the drop is 47.6 FPS. At 4K, the spread between Low and Ultra narrows to 48.6 FPS, indicating that resolution scaling has a more significant impact than settings changes at this level.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate progression from 1080p to 4K reveals important information about system bottlenecks. At Ultra settings, the system drops from 204.4 FPS at 1080p to 152.1 FPS at 1440p (a 25.6% reduction) and then to 104.3 FPS at 4K (a 31.4% reduction from 1440p). This pattern indicates the RTX 3080 is increasingly load-bound as resolution rises, but the CPU remains capable of feeding the GPU adequately at all resolutions.

At Low settings, the scaling is more dramatic: 270.6 FPS at 1080p falls to 230.4 FPS at 1440p (14.9% drop) and then to 152.9 FPS at 4K (33.6% drop from 1440p). The relatively smaller drop from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings suggests the CPU begins to limit performance at 1080p when the GPU has less work to do — the i5-10400F's 4.30 GHz boost clock and 12 MB of shared L3 cache are sufficient for high frame rates, but the system cannot sustain the same frame rate headroom as at higher resolutions. The 4K Low result of 152.9 FPS is notably higher than the 4K Ultra result of 104.3 FPS, confirming that the GPU is the primary scaling factor at higher resolutions.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-10400F provides six cores and twelve threads, running at a base clock of 2.90 GHz and boosting to 4.30 GHz. This Comet Lake processor, built on Intel's 14 nm process, features 12 MB of shared L3 cache and supports dual-channel DDR4 memory with 42.7 GB/s bandwidth. In synthetic benchmarks, the CPU scores 10,297 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 1,453 in single-core, with a PassMark multithread score of 12,115.

In Dave The Diver, the CPU's role is secondary but not negligible. The 1080p Low result of 270.6 FPS approaches the practical limit for many games, and the fact that it drops to 230.4 FPS at 1440p Low suggests the CPU is not fully saturated at lower resolutions. The CPU's 73rd percentile ranking among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 14,168, indicates it is a mid-to-upper-tier part, but the 0.4% deltaPct versus the AMD EPYC 7552 and -1.1% versus the Intel Core i5-8500 show it is not a top-tier processor. Nevertheless, the measured results demonstrate that the i5-10400F is sufficient to avoid bottlenecking the RTX 3080 in this game, even at 4K Ultra where the GPU is clearly the limiting component.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data supports using Ultra settings for the best visual experience at any resolution, as the frame rates remain well above playable thresholds. At 1080p, Ultra delivers 204.4 FPS, which is 66.2 FPS lower than Low but still far above any competitive or visual smoothness requirement. At 1440p, Ultra produces 152.1 FPS, and at 4K, Ultra maintains 104.3 FPS — all of these are excellent results.

For users prioritizing maximum frame rates over visual fidelity, Low settings at 1080p yields 270.6 FPS, though this represents a diminishing return since the jump from Low to Medium only costs 18.6 FPS at 1080p while providing substantially better visuals. The most balanced recommendation is Medium settings: at 1080p, Medium delivers 252 FPS (only 18.6 FPS less than Low); at 1440p, it produces 191.7 FPS; and at 4K, it achieves 129 FPS. High settings offer a slight compromise, with 229 FPS at 1080p, 169.6 FPS at 1440p, and 115.6 FPS at 4K.

Given that even the most demanding configuration (4K Ultra) maintains over 100 FPS average, the data suggests players should select Ultra for the highest quality experience without sacrificing smoothness. The 104.3 FPS floor at 4K Ultra is more than adequate for this adventure title, and the system's ranking of 526 out of 1,626 combos supports the conclusion that this hardware pairing is well-matched for Dave The Diver across all settings and resolutions.