Dave The Diver

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The measured FPS rows for Dave The Diver show that this title is exceptionally light on hardware, and the Intel Core i7-13700K + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 combination delivers playable frame rates at every preset tested. The data indicates that the High preset is the optimal balance for this pairing. At 1920x1080, High produces an average of 238.2 FPS, which is 28.5 FPS higher than Ultra at the same resolution. The step from Medium to High costs only 26.3 FPS at 1080p but provides the visual uplift associated with higher-quality textures and effects. At 2560x1440, High reaches 177.3 FPS, still far beyond the refresh rate of most high-refresh monitors. Even at 3840x2160, High maintains 121.1 FPS, which is comfortably above 60 FPS and suitable for smooth 4K gameplay.

For players seeking maximum visual fidelity, the Ultra preset remains viable. The data shows 209.7 FPS at 1080p, 156.4 FPS at 1440p, and 106.7 FPS at 4K. The gap between High and Ultra is consistent across resolutions, roughly 13-14% reduction in average FPS. Given that Dave The Diver is a 2D side-scrolling adventure with pixel-art aesthetics, the visual difference between High and Ultra may be subtle, but the performance headroom exists. The Low preset delivers the highest frame rates — 319.5 FPS at 1080p, 242 FPS at 1440p, and 164 FPS at 4K — which could matter for competitive play or for users with 240Hz or 360Hz displays. However, the Medium preset at 264.5 FPS (1080p) and 204 FPS (1440p) offers a better quality-per-frame trade-off than Low. Benchmark results indicate that High is the recommended starting point, with Ultra as a reasonable choice for those prioritizing image quality over the last few frames per second.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture using TSMC's 5 nm process, with a die size of 294 mm² and 35,800 million transistors. Its memory configuration includes 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 192-bit bus, delivering 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU's base clock runs at 1920 MHz with a boost clock of 2475 MHz, and memory operates at 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective). These specifications place the RTX 4070 in the 81st percentile of all GPUs according to aggregate benchmark scores, with an average score of 37283.

In Dave The Diver, the GPU's role is relatively modest given the game's undemanding visual style. The measured frame rates show that even at 4K Ultra, the combo sustains 106.7 FPS, suggesting the GPU is never the primary bottleneck in this title. The RTX 4070's nearest rivals in overall benchmark scores include the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 (with a deltaPct of -0.6) and the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A (deltaPct of -1.9), while the AMD Radeon RX 5300M trails by 2.5%. These comparisons are based on synthetic benchmarks, not in-game results, but they contextualize the GPU's general performance tier. The card's 46 ray tracing cores and 184 tensor cores are present, though Dave The Diver's rendering style likely does not stress these units heavily. The 12 GB VRAM capacity is ample for this game's textures and buffer requirements at any resolution tested.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Intel Core i7-13700K and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 ranks 387th out of 1626 tested combos in Dave The Diver, placing it in the top 24% of all configurations in this database. This ranking reflects the fact that the game is not particularly demanding, so even mid-range hardware can achieve high frame rates; the i7-13700K + RTX 4070 combo lands in the upper quartile but not the top tier, likely because higher-end GPUs (like RTX 4090-class cards) still push even more frames at 4K Ultra settings.

The CPU component of this combo, the i7-13700K, sits in the 93rd percentile of all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 47282. Its nearest rivals in aggregate CPU benchmarks are the Intel Core i7-13700KF (deltaPct of -0.1), AMD EPYC 4364P (deltaPct of 0.3), Intel Core i9-12900F (deltaPct of 0.4), and AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 (deltaPct of -0.5). These deltas are all within a fraction of a percent, indicating that the i7-13700K's raw compute performance is essentially on par with these alternatives. For Dave The Diver, the CPU's 16 cores and 24 threads, with boost clocks up to 5.40 GHz, provide more than enough processing headroom; the game's logic and physics calculations are unlikely to stress even a fraction of this capacity. The combo's rank of 387 suggests that the GPU is the more differentiating component in this pairing for this particular title.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured average frame rates are: Low at 319.5 FPS, Medium at 264.5 FPS, High at 238.2 FPS, and Ultra at 209.7 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 109.8 FPS, representing a 34.4% drop when enabling the highest preset. The step from Low to Medium costs 55 FPS, while Medium to High costs 26.3 FPS, and High to Ultra costs 28.5 FPS. These increments show diminishing returns: the largest absolute cost comes from moving off Low, while the difference between High and Ultra is relatively smaller.

At 2560x1440, the averages are: Low at 242 FPS, Medium at 204 FPS, High at 177.3 FPS, and Ultra at 156.4 FPS. The total drop from Low to Ultra is 85.6 FPS, or a 35.4% reduction. The resolution increase from 1080p to 1440p costs roughly 24-26% in frame rate across all settings, which is a moderate penalty. At 3840x2160, the averages are: Low at 164 FPS, Medium at 133.8 FPS, High at 121.1 FPS, and Ultra at 106.7 FPS. The Low-to-Ultra spread is 57.3 FPS, a 34.9% reduction, consistent with the percentage drops seen at other resolutions. Notably, the 4K Ultra result of 106.7 FPS still exceeds 100 FPS, which is impressive for a 4K Ultra preset and underscores the lightweight nature of the game engine. The data shows a remarkably consistent pattern: regardless of resolution, Ultra costs approximately one-third of the frame rate compared to Low.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate drop from 1080p to 4K reveals how the workload scales with pixel count. At Low settings, the average FPS goes from 319.5 at 1080p to 242 at 1440p (a 24.3% drop) and then to 164 at 4K (a 32.2% drop from 1440p). The overall reduction from 1080p to 4K at Low is 48.7% — the frame rate nearly halves. At High settings, the progression is 238.2 (1080p) to 177.3 (1440p, -25.6%) to 121.1 (4K, -31.7%). The total 1080p-to-4K drop at High is 49.2%. At Ultra, the numbers go from 209.7 to 156.4 (-25.4%) to 106.7 (-31.8%), for a total reduction of 49.1%.

These consistent percentage drops indicate that the scaling is primarily resolution-bound, which is typical of a GPU-limited scenario. However, the fact that even 4K Ultra maintains over 100 FPS suggests that neither the CPU nor GPU is heavily taxed. The i7-13700K's strong single-thread performance (Cinebench R23 single-core score of 5505) and multi-thread capabilities (Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 39000) ensure that the CPU is unlikely to bottleneck at any resolution. The RTX 4070's 504.2 GB/s memory bandwidth and 29.15 TFLOPS FP32 compute are sufficient to handle the pixel throughput required at 4K. The data indicates that the limiting component shifts slightly toward the GPU as resolution increases, but the overall headroom is so large that the user experience remains smooth across all tested configurations.

FAQ

Q: What is the best preset for a 144Hz monitor at 1440p?

A: The High preset at 2560x1440 delivers 177.3 FPS, which exceeds 144Hz. Ultra also works at 156.4 FPS, so either preset provides a comfortable margin above the refresh rate.

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

A: Yes. At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset averages 106.7 FPS, and the High preset reaches 121.1 FPS. Even the most demanding settings stay well above 60 FPS.

Q: How does the i7-13700K compare to its closest rivals in CPU benchmarks?

A: The i7-13700K's average benchmark score of 47282 is within 0.5% of the Intel Core i7-13700KF (47334, deltaPct -0.1), AMD EPYC 4364P (47131, deltaPct 0.3), and Intel Core i9-12900F (47081, deltaPct 0.4). These are effectively performance equals.

Q: What frame rate difference exists between Low and Ultra at 1080p?

A: Low averages 319.5 FPS, while Ultra averages 209.7 FPS. The difference is 109.8 FPS, or a 34.4% reduction when moving to the highest preset.

Q: Is the RTX 4070's VRAM sufficient for this game?

A: The RTX 4070 has 12 GB of GDDR6X memory. Given that the highest measured 4K Ultra average is 106.7 FPS, the VRAM capacity is more than adequate for Dave The Diver's requirements at any resolution or preset.

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

A: The combo ranks 387th out of 1626 tested combos, placing it in the top 24% of all configurations. This reflects the game's low hardware demands rather than any limitation of the i7-13700K or RTX 4070.