Dave The Diver

Dave The Diver is not a demanding title by modern standards, but the Intel Core i7-14700F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 combination still delivers a decisive performance statement. The data shows this pairing ranks 387th out of 1,626 tested combos for this game, placing it in the top 24% of all configurations. That rank is heavily influenced by the CPU’s strong multi-threaded showing, as the i7-14700F sits in the 94th percentile among all tested processors, while the RTX 4070 lands in the 81st percentile among GPUs. The result is a system that never dips below 106 frames per second in any tested configuration, making it a high-refresh-rate powerhouse for this particular adventure title.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo’s 387th-place finish out of 1,626 tested combinations reflects a balanced pairing where neither component bottlenecks the other in Dave The Diver. The i7-14700F’s 20 cores and 28 threads provide ample headroom for the game’s simulation and physics workloads, while the RTX 4070 handles the rendering side without breaking a sweat. Benchmark results indicate that this rank is driven more by the CPU’s exceptional synthetic scores than the GPU’s raw compute, with the processor averaging 54,097 across all benchmark tests. In the context of its nearest CPU rivals, the i7-14700F trails the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X by just 0.6% and the Ryzen 9 9900X3D by 1.1%, while comfortably outperforming the Intel Xeon Phi 7290 by 1.2% and the AMD EPYC 7313P by 1.7%. This tight grouping at the top of the CPU charts means the combo’s in-game rank is not limited by processor arithmetic, but rather by the GPU’s mid-pack positioning relative to other tested graphics cards.

The RTX 4070’s average benchmark score of 37,283 places it near the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56, which scores 0.6% higher, and the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A, which leads by 1.9%. More notably, the RTX 4070 outperforms the RTX 4080 Mobile by 2.2% and the RX 5300M by 2.5% on average. This suggests that in a game as light as Dave The Diver, the GPU’s 81st percentile standing is more than sufficient to pair with a top-tier CPU, resulting in a combo rank that reflects a well-matched system rather than a lopsided one.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 brings 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory configuration is critical for maintaining consistent frame times at higher resolutions, especially when texture quality scales up. The GPU’s boost clock of 2475 MHz and base clock of 1920 MHz work in tandem with 5,888 shading units to produce a pixel rate of 158.4 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 455.4 GTexel/s. For Dave The Diver’s stylized underwater environments, these specifications translate into effortless handling of the game’s art style, which relies on flat shading and simple geometry rather than heavy post-processing.

The FP32 throughput of 29.15 TFLOPS, paired with 46 ray-tracing cores and 184 tensor cores, ensures the card is not strained even at Ultra settings. However, the measured FPS data shows that the GPU is not the limiting factor in this pairing; even at 4K Ultra, the combo produces 106.4 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold. The RTX 4070’s 81st percentile ranking among all GPUs, combined with its end-of-life production status, does not diminish its capability here — the data indicates it has ample compute headroom. The card’s dual-slot design and 200 W TDP are incidental to game performance, but the 12 GB VRAM capacity ensures no texture streaming bottlenecks occur in this title.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K reveals a classic GPU-bound scaling pattern, though the absolute numbers remain high. At 1080p High, the combo delivers 236.9 FPS, which falls to 178.7 FPS at 1440p and further to 118.1 FPS at 4K — a 50.2% reduction from 1080p to 4K. This scaling is consistent with a GPU that has sufficient bandwidth to feed the resolution increase without collapsing. The 4K Ultra result of 106.4 FPS represents the heaviest load tested, and it still maintains a 44.9% frame rate relative to 1080p Low’s 322.1 FPS. The data shows that the CPU’s 5.40 GHz boost clock and 33 MB of shared L3 cache keep the pipeline fed, as the frame rate does not plateau at lower resolutions, indicating no CPU bottleneck.

At 1440p, the frame rates range from 158.1 FPS at Ultra to 237.7 FPS at Low, a spread of 79.6 FPS that highlights the GPU’s sensitivity to settings changes. The 1080p numbers show a tighter grouping, with Low at 322.1 FPS and Ultra at 210.2 FPS, a 111.9 FPS spread. This widening delta at lower resolutions suggests that the RTX 4070’s compute units are the primary scaling factor, while the i7-14700F’s 20 cores and 28 threads provide consistent instruction throughput regardless of resolution. The lack of min FPS data means the analysis relies on average values, but the consistency across resolutions points to a stable configuration.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo achieves its highest raw numbers. Low settings produce 322.1 FPS, Medium delivers 267.9 FPS, High reaches 236.9 FPS, and Ultra drops to 210.2 FPS. The 111.9 FPS difference between Low and Ultra at this resolution is the largest across all tested resolutions, indicating that the GPU’s shading units are fully utilized when pixel count is low.

Moving to 2560x1440, the frame rates remain highly playable: Low hits 237.7 FPS, Medium runs at 204 FPS, High maintains 178.7 FPS, and Ultra holds 158.1 FPS. The 79.6 FPS spread between Low and Ultra at this resolution shows a more compressed range, as the increased pixel count begins to tax the 504.2 GB/s memory bandwidth. The RTX 4070’s 64 ROPs handle the pixel output efficiently, but the data suggests diminishing returns from settings changes as resolution climbs.

At 3840x2160, the results are still strong: Low produces 161.1 FPS, Medium yields 136 FPS, High sustains 118.1 FPS, and Ultra manages 106.4 FPS. The 54.7 FPS spread between Low and Ultra at 4K is the narrowest, confirming that the GPU is approaching its throughput limits at this resolution. Notably, the 4K Low result of 161.1 FPS is still higher than the 1440p Ultra result of 158.1 FPS, underscoring that settings adjustments have a more significant impact on frame rate than resolution scaling in this title.

FAQ

Q: How does this combo rank compared to other tested systems in Dave The Diver?

A: The Intel Core i7-14700F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 pairing ranks 387th out of 1,626 tested combos, placing it in the top 23.8% of all configurations tested for this game.

Q: What is the highest average FPS this combo achieves, and at what settings?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 322.1 at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The lowest measured average is 106.4 at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor in this combo?

A: The data indicates the GPU is the limiting component. The i7-14700F scores in the 94th percentile among CPUs, while the RTX 4070 sits in the 81st percentile among GPUs. Frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K follows a GPU-bound pattern.

Q: How does the RTX 4070 compare to its nearest rival GPUs in average benchmark scores?

A: The RTX 4070 averages 37,283, which is 0.6% lower than the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56’s 37,507 and 1.9% lower than the NVIDIA GeForce MX570 A’s 38,008. It beats the RTX 4080 Mobile by 2.2% and the RX 5300M by 2.5%.

Q: What are the CPU’s closest rivals in average benchmark performance?

A: The i7-14700F’s average score of 54,097 trails the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X by 0.6% and the Ryzen 9 9900X3D by 1.1%. It leads the Intel Xeon Phi 7290 by 1.2% and the AMD EPYC 7313P by 1.7%.

Q: Does the combo maintain playable frame rates at 4K with Ultra settings?

A: Yes, the measured 4K Ultra average is 106.4 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold. All 4K settings produce averages above 100 FPS, with Low reaching 161.1 FPS.