Dave The Diver

Dave The Diver, an adventure title released on 2023-06-27, has been measured with the Intel Core i5-12400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070. The data set includes average FPS at three resolutions and four settings, plus a combo rank among 1626 tested combinations. This analysis interprets those numbers to show how the CPU and GPU interact in this specific game.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS values reveal a clear pattern as resolution increases. At 1080p High, the combo delivers 196.1 FPS; at 1440p High it drops to 148.5 FPS; at 4K High it falls to 97.2 FPS. The same trend holds across all settings: Low goes from 262.8 to 195.6 to 135.2, Medium from 218.1 to 165.3 to 109.7, and Ultra from 174.1 to 131.5 to 86.9. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is roughly 24% for High, while the drop from 1440p to 4K is about 35% — the latter is steeper, which is typical of a GPU-bound workload. The fact that FPS scales consistently with resolution, rather than plateauing at lower resolutions, indicates the graphics card is the primary limiting component across the board. Even at 1080p Low, the 262.8 FPS figure is high enough that the CPU is not holding back the frame rate; the scaling pattern suggests the RTX 3070 is doing the heavy lifting.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 features 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, with a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. Its boost clock is 1725 MHz, and it has 5888 shading units, 184 TMUs, and 96 ROPs. The GPU’s average benchmark score places it in the 72nd percentile of all GPUs, and it sits within 1% of the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT (0.9% higher) and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti (1% higher). In Dave The Diver, the 8 GB frame buffer is sufficient even at 4K Ultra, where the average FPS is 86.9 — still above 60. The memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s appears adequate for the game’s demands, as the FPS does not collapse at higher resolutions. The GPU’s FP32 compute of 20.31 TFLOPS and its DirectX 12 Ultimate support (12_2) align with the game’s modern rendering requirements. The data shows that the RTX 3070 is the dominant factor in this combo’s performance, with the CPU rarely becoming a bottleneck.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i5-12400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 ranks 749th out of 1626 tested combos in Dave The Diver. This places it in the upper half of all configurations, outperforming roughly 54% of the tested systems. The CPU itself is in the 77th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 19221, while the GPU is in the 72nd percentile with an average score of 28238. The combo rank is consistent with these individual percentiles — a mid-to-upper tier pairing. The CPU’s nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-8700K, is only 0.1% behind in average score, and the AMD Ryzen 5 7533HS is 0.7% ahead. The GPU’s nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, is 0.9% behind. This suggests the combo is well balanced, with neither component dramatically outclassing the other, and the game’s performance reflects that equilibrium.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The following table lists all measured average FPS values from the data set:

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS |

|------------|----------|---------|

| 3840x2160 | High | 97.2 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 135.2 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 109.7 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 86.9 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 148.5 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 195.6 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 165.3 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 131.5 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 196.1 |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 262.8 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 218.1 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 174.1 |

At 1080p, even the Ultra preset maintains 174.1 FPS, which is far above typical display refresh rates. At 1440p, the Ultra preset still delivers 131.5 FPS, and the High preset reaches 148.5 FPS. At 4K, the Ultra preset drops to 86.9 FPS, but High recovers to 97.2 FPS, and Low reaches 135.2 FPS. The spread between Low and Ultra is consistent across resolutions: at 1080p, Low is 88.7 FPS higher than Ultra; at 1440p, the gap is 64.1 FPS; at 4K, it is 48.3 FPS. This narrowing gap at higher resolutions indicates that the GPU becomes more stressed as pixel count increases, but the RTX 3070 still provides playable frame rates at all settings.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured FPS, the High preset offers the best balance across all resolutions. At 4K, High yields 97.2 FPS, which is 10.3 FPS higher than Ultra and still visually rich. At 1440p, High delivers 148.5 FPS, comfortably above 144 Hz displays, while Ultra at 131.5 FPS is also viable. At 1080p, High reaches 196.1 FPS, and Ultra at 174.1 FPS is equally smooth. The Low preset provides the highest frame rates — 262.8 FPS at 1080p, 195.6 FPS at 1440p, and 135.2 FPS at 4K — but sacrifices visual quality. For players targeting 60 FPS at 4K, even Ultra is sufficient, but High gives a noticeable margin. For 1440p and 1080p, Ultra is recommended if maximum fidelity is desired, as the FPS remains above 130. The data suggests that High is the most versatile preset, offering high frame rates without the visual penalty of Low.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1080p Ultra?

A: The average FPS at 1920x1080 with Ultra settings is 174.1.

Q: How does this combo rank among all tested configurations?

A: It ranks 749th out of 1626 combos in Dave The Diver.

Q: What is the CPU’s boost clock speed?

A: The Intel Core i5-12400F has a boost clock of 4.40 GHz.

Q: How much VRAM does the RTX 3070 have?

A: The GPU has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory.

Q: What is the game’s release date?

A: Dave The Diver was released on 2023-06-27.

Q: What is the CPU’s TDP?

A: The Intel Core i5-12400F has a TDP of 65 W.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i5-12400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor with a base clock of 2.50 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz. It has 18 MB of shared L3 cache and supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory. Its average benchmark score of 19221 places it in the 77th percentile of all CPUs, and it is nearly identical to the Intel Core i7-8700K (0.1% ahead) and the AMD Ryzen 5 7533HS (0.7% behind). In Dave The Diver, the CPU’s role appears secondary to the GPU, as evidenced by the resolution scaling pattern. At 1080p Low, the FPS reaches 262.8, which is high enough that the CPU is not a limiting factor. The CPU’s single-thread performance, reflected in a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2332, is sufficient for the game’s logic and physics. The 6-core configuration is more than adequate for this adventure title, which likely does not scale heavily with thread count. The CPU’s launch MSRP is $174, and it uses the Intel Socket 1700 with PCIe Gen 5 support. The data indicates that the i5-12400F provides a solid foundation for the RTX 3070, allowing the GPU to dictate frame rates across all tested settings.