Dave The Diver

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS for this combo at 1080p with Medium settings?

A: The Intel Core i5-10400F paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 delivers an average of 172 FPS at 1920x1080 with Medium settings, with a minimum of 146 FPS and a maximum of 198 FPS.

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

A: The i5-10400F's average benchmark score of 14185 is nearly identical to the Intel Xeon 6756E (14163, 0.2% ahead), the Intel Core 7 160UL (14232, 0.3% behind), and the AMD EPYC 7552 (14115, 0.5% ahead). It sits at the 68th percentile among all CPUs.

Q: What is the GPU's performance percentile and how does it rank against similar cards?

A: The RTX 5050 sits at the 66th percentile among all GPUs. Its average benchmark score of 21035 places it within 1.6% of the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (20713) and within 1.6% of the NVIDIA RTX A4000 Mobile (21379).

Q: What is the best preset for 4K gaming with this combo?

A: At 3840x2160, the Low preset achieves 104 FPS average, while Medium drops to 87 FPS, High to 77 FPS, and Ultra to 68 FPS. The Low preset is the only 4K option that stays comfortably above 100 FPS.

Q: How much performance is lost when moving from 1080p to 1440p at Ultra settings?

A: At Ultra settings, the average FPS drops from 136 at 1920x1080 to 102 at 2560x1440, representing a 25% reduction in frame rate. This suggests the GPU is beginning to become a more significant factor at higher resolutions.

Q: What is the combo's overall ranking among tested configurations?

A: This CPU-GPU combination ranks 1725th out of 2867 tested combos for Dave The Diver, placing it in the middle of the database's tested configurations for this game.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-10400F brings six cores and twelve threads to this pairing, with a base clock of 2.90 GHz and a boost clock of 4.30 GHz. This Comet Lake architecture chip, built on Intel's 14 nm process, offers a shared 12 MB L3 cache and dual-channel DDR4 memory support with 42.7 GB/s bandwidth. The data shows this CPU performs well in multi-threaded workloads, with a PassMark multithread score of 12115 and a 3DMark max threads score of 4735.

For Dave The Diver, the CPU's role appears to be solidly sufficient. At 1080p Low settings, the combo reaches 206 FPS average, which suggests the processor is not holding back the frame rate at lower resolutions. The single-thread performance, as measured by a PassMark single thread score of 2541 and a 3DMark single thread score of 688, indicates this CPU handles the game's logic and physics without becoming the primary constraint.

The CPU's 68th percentile ranking among all processors places it in the upper-middle tier. Its nearest rivals in synthetic benchmarks include the Intel Xeon 6756E (0.2% higher average score) and the AMD EPYC 7552 (0.5% lower average score), showing that the i5-10400F competes closely with server-class and enterprise processors in raw compute. The 12 MB L3 cache and 256 KB L2 per core provide adequate data locality for a game like Dave The Diver, which likely doesn't demand extreme cache bandwidth.

Interestingly, the CPU's performance headroom becomes more apparent at 1440p and 4K. The frame rate drops from 206 FPS at 1080p Low to 155 FPS at 1440p Low, and further to 104 FPS at 4K Low. This scaling pattern suggests that while the CPU can push high frame rates at 1080p, the GPU takes over as the limiting factor as resolution increases. The data indicates the CPU is not the bottleneck in this configuration, even at lower settings where CPU-bound scenarios typically emerge.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 is built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with a 5 nm process from TSMC. It features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering 320.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's memory clock runs at 2500 MHz (20 Gbps effective), with a base clock of 2317 MHz and a boost clock of 2572 MHz.

The GPU's compute capabilities are substantial for its class. With 2560 shading units, 80 TMUs, and 32 ROPs, the RTX 5050 achieves a pixel rate of 82.30 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 205.8 GTexel/s. Its FP32 performance of 13.17 TFLOPS matches its FP16 throughput at a 1:1 ratio, which is notable for a card in this segment. The 20 RT cores and 80 tensor cores provide hardware acceleration for ray tracing and AI workloads, though Dave The Diver's art style likely doesn't heavily rely on these features.

The GPU's 66th percentile ranking among all GPUs places it in a competitive position. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL (0.6% higher average score), the AMD Radeon HD 8970M (1% higher), and the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (1.6% lower). The RTX 5050's 8 GB VRAM is sufficient for the measured resolutions, as evidenced by the consistent frame rates across all settings at each resolution.

The GPU's role in Dave The Diver becomes more pronounced at higher resolutions. At 4K Ultra, the combo delivers 68 FPS average, which is the lowest measured result across all configurations. This represents a 50% drop from the 136 FPS at 1080p Ultra, indicating the GPU is the dominant factor in determining performance at higher resolutions. The GPU's 320.0 GB/s memory bandwidth and 8 GB capacity appear adequate for this game, as no settings combination shows signs of VRAM-related stuttering in the measured data.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data provides clear guidance for optimal settings at each resolution. At 1920x1080, the Medium preset delivers 172 FPS average with a minimum of 146 FPS and maximum of 198 FPS. This represents a sweet spot: it offers higher visual quality than Low (206 FPS) while maintaining a substantial margin above the 144 Hz refresh rate that many monitors support. The Ultra preset at 1080p still achieves 136 FPS, which is playable, but the Medium settings provide better frame consistency.

At 2560x1440, the Medium preset again appears to be the recommended choice, delivering 129 FPS average with a minimum of 110 FPS and maximum of 149 FPS. This maintains a comfortable experience for high-refresh-rate 1440p displays. The High preset at 116 FPS is also viable, but the Medium settings offer a better balance between visual fidelity and performance headroom. The Low preset at 155 FPS is unnecessarily fast at this resolution, suggesting the player could sacrifice some speed for improved visuals.

At 3840x2160, the recommendation shifts. The Low preset at 104 FPS average is the only 4K option that remains above 100 FPS. The Medium preset drops to 87 FPS, which is still playable but noticeably slower. The High preset at 77 FPS and Ultra at 68 FPS fall below the 80 FPS threshold that many players consider the minimum for a smooth experience. For 4K, the data indicates that Low settings provide the best experience, as the visual upgrade from Low to Medium costs 17 FPS (a 16% reduction), while the jump from Medium to High costs another 10 FPS (an 11% reduction).

The data reveals an interesting pattern: the performance gap between Low and Ultra settings narrows as resolution increases. At 1080p, the difference between Low (206 FPS) and Ultra (136 FPS) is 70 FPS, or 34%. At 1440p, the difference is 53 FPS (155 vs 102), or 34%. At 4K, the difference narrows to 36 FPS (104 vs 68), or 35%. This consistent percentage drop across resolutions indicates that the GPU is being utilized proportionally across all settings, with no single setting causing a disproportionate performance hit.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo ranks 1725th out of 2867 tested configurations for Dave The Diver, placing it at the 60th percentile of all tested combos. This ranking reflects a mid-tier performance position, which aligns with the individual component percentiles: the CPU at 68th and the GPU at 66th.

This ranking suggests that while this combo is capable of delivering playable frame rates across all measured settings and resolutions, it doesn't stand out among the database's tested configurations. The combo's position in the middle of the pack indicates that many other CPU-GPU pairings achieve higher average FPS in this game, likely due to more powerful components or better optimization for the game's workload.

The ranking becomes more meaningful when viewed alongside the measured FPS data. Despite being in the 60th percentile of combos, this pairing achieves 172 FPS at 1080p Medium and 129 FPS at 1440p Medium, both of which are excellent results for a game like Dave The Diver. The game's art style and relatively modest system requirements mean that even a mid-tier combo can deliver high frame rates, making the raw ranking less indicative of the actual gaming experience.

The combination of a 6-core, 12-thread CPU with a 2560-shader GPU creates a balanced system where neither component dramatically outperforms the other. This balance is reflected in the frame rate scaling across resolutions, which shows a consistent pattern of performance degradation as resolution increases. The combo's ranking suggests that players seeking higher positions in the database would need to step up to significantly more powerful components, but the practical gaming experience at standard resolutions remains strong.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers its highest frame rates. The Low preset achieves 206 FPS average, followed by Medium at 172 FPS (with a minimum of 146 and maximum of 198), High at 154 FPS, and Ultra at 136 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 70 FPS, representing a 34% performance difference between the lowest and highest quality presets.

At 2560x1440, the frame rates remain strong but show a clear step down from 1080p. The Low preset delivers 155 FPS average, Medium achieves 129 FPS (with a minimum of 110 and maximum of 149), High reaches 116 FPS, and Ultra drops to 102 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 53 FPS, again a 34% difference. The minimum FPS at Medium settings (110) still provides a smooth experience for most displays.

At 3840x2160, the frame rates become more modest. The Low preset achieves 104 FPS average, Medium delivers 87 FPS (with a minimum of 74 and maximum of 100), High reaches 77 FPS, and Ultra drops to 68 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 36 FPS, maintaining the 35% difference seen at other resolutions. The minimum FPS at Medium (74) is the lowest measured value across all configurations, indicating that 4K Medium represents the lowest point of playability for this combo.

The measured data shows a consistent pattern: each step up in settings costs roughly 15-20% of performance, regardless of resolution. At 1080p, the step from Low to Medium costs 34 FPS (16%), Medium to High costs 18 FPS (10%), and High to Ultra costs 18 FPS (12%). This consistency suggests that the game's graphics settings scale linearly in their performance impact, with no single setting causing an outsized effect on frame rate.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drops from 1080p to 1440p to 4K reveal important insights about the limiting component in this system. At Low settings, the transition from 1080p to 1440p costs 51 FPS (a 25% reduction), and from 1440p to 4K costs another 51 FPS (a 33% reduction). At Ultra settings, the transition from 1080p to 1440p costs 34 FPS (a 25% reduction), and from 1440p to 4K costs another 34 FPS (a 33% reduction).

The consistent percentage drops across all settings indicate that the GPU is the primary limiting factor as resolution increases. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect to see smaller performance differences at higher resolutions, as the CPU's workload doesn't scale with pixel count. Instead, the data shows that each resolution step costs roughly the same percentage of performance, regardless of settings, which is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario.

The RTX 5050's 8 GB VRAM and 320.0 GB/s memory bandwidth appear sufficient to handle the increased pixel throughput at 4K, as the combo maintains 68 FPS at Ultra settings even at that resolution. However, the dramatic drop from 206 FPS at 1080p Low to 104 FPS at 4K Low (a 50% reduction) suggests that the GPU's compute resources, rather than its memory subsystem, are the limiting factor.

The data also shows that the CPU has significant headroom at lower resolutions. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 206 FPS, which is well above what most displays can show. This suggests that the i5-10400F could support even higher frame rates if paired with a more powerful GPU. However, at 4K Ultra, the system drops to 68 FPS, indicating that the GPU is the clear bottleneck at higher resolutions. This scaling behavior is typical for a balanced mid-range system, where the CPU provides ample headroom at lower resolutions but the GPU becomes the limiting factor as pixel count increases.