Dave The Diver

# Dave The Diver: Intel Core i7-14700K + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060

This combination pairs a 20-core Intel Core i7-14700K with a 6 GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060, producing a system that ranks 1339th out of 1626 tested combos in Dave The Diver. The data reveals a peculiar scenario: a CPU that sits in the 96th percentile among all processors, paired with a GPU that lands in the 58th percentile, yet the measured frame rates suggest the pairing is more balanced than the percentile gap implies. The RTX 2060, built on the 12 nm Turing architecture with a boost clock of 1680 MHz, delivers playable results across all tested resolutions, while the i7-14700K's 5.60 GHz boost clock and 33 MB shared L3 cache provide ample headroom for this adventure title.

FAQ

Q: What is the best average FPS this combo achieves at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the combo reaches an average of 175.5 FPS. The Ultra preset at the same resolution drops to 117.3 FPS, showing a 58.2 FPS spread across the four settings presets.

Q: How does the RTX 2060 compare to its nearest GPU rivals?

A: The RTX 2060 has an average benchmark score of 16074, placing it 0.5% behind the AMD Radeon RX 7600S (15996) and 1.8% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 (15786). It sits 1.7% below both the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M and AMD Radeon Pro 5700, which share a score of 16351.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested systems in this game?

A: The combo ranks 1339th out of 1626 tested combinations. This places it in the lower portion of the field, though the measured FPS data shows it still delivers smooth gameplay at 1440p and 4K.

Q: How much VRAM does the RTX 2060 have and what memory type is it?

A: The GPU features 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, providing 336.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The memory clock runs at 1750 MHz, with an effective data rate of 14 Gbps.

Q: What are the CPU's core and thread counts?

A: The Intel Core i7-14700K has 20 cores and 28 threads. It operates with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.60 GHz, with a 125 W TDP.

Q: What is the FPS difference between 1080p and 4K at High settings?

A: At High settings, the combo delivers 130.8 FPS at 1920x1080 and 65.3 FPS at 3840x2160. This represents a 65.5 FPS drop, or roughly half the frame rate, when moving from 1080p to 4K.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo's rank of 1339 out of 1626 places it in the bottom 18% of tested configurations for Dave The Diver. This positioning is notable because the individual components tell a different story in isolation. The i7-14700K ranks in the 96th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 70074, while the RTX 2060 sits in the 58th percentile among GPUs with a score of 16074. The significant drop from component-level percentiles to game-specific rank suggests that Dave The Diver is not heavily dependent on raw CPU throughput, and the GPU becomes the limiting factor.

Looking at the CPU's nearest rivals, the i7-14700K trades blows with the Intel Core i7-14700KF (70104, 0% delta), the AMD EPYC 9115 (69887, 0.3% ahead of the EPYC), and the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X (70420, 0.5% behind). The data indicates that in synthetic benchmarks, the i7-14700K is essentially tied with these processors, yet none of that headroom translates to a higher game rank. The RTX 2060's nearest rivals—the RX 7600S, Radeon Pro 5600M, Radeon Pro 5700, and Radeon Pro W5500—all fall within a 1.8% delta of each other, confirming that this GPU class performs uniformly in this title.

The rank becomes more understandable when examining the measured FPS. At 1080p Ultra, the combo produces 117.3 FPS, which is strong, but many higher-ranked combos likely push well beyond that. The 4K Ultra result of 57 FPS, while playable, is below the 60 FPS threshold that many users target, which may explain why the combo does not rank higher. The data implies that for this specific game, the RTX 2060's 6 GB VRAM and 192-bit bus become the bottleneck, not the CPU's 20 cores.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is built on the 12 nm Turing architecture with the TU106 chip, containing 10,800 million transistors on a 445 mm² die. Its 1920 shading units, 120 TMUs, and 48 ROPs provide the raw pixel-pushing capability, with a pixel rate of 80.64 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 201.6 GTexel/s. The GPU's boost clock of 1680 MHz and base clock of 1365 MHz are modest by today's standards, yet they produce solid results in Dave The Diver.

The 6 GB GDDR6 memory pool, paired with 336.0 GB/s of bandwidth, proves sufficient for this adventure title. At 4K Ultra, the combo still manages 57 FPS, indicating that VRAM capacity is not being exceeded—otherwise, the frame rate would collapse entirely. The memory clock of 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) on a 192-bit bus delivers exactly the bandwidth needed for this game's art style and scene complexity.

The GPU's FP32 performance of 6.451 TFLOPS and FP16 of 12.90 TFLOPS (2:1 ratio) suggest that Dave The Diver's shader workload is well within the RTX 2060's capabilities. The 30 RT cores and 240 tensor cores are present but unlikely to be heavily utilized in this title, given its 2D-heavy presentation. The data shows that the GPU's percentile ranking of 58% among all GPUs is more relevant than its raw specifications—this is a mid-tier card performing mid-tier work.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers 175.5 FPS on Low, 150.6 FPS on Medium, 130.8 FPS on High, and 117.3 FPS on Ultra. The progression from Low to Ultra shows a predictable scaling pattern, with each preset tier costing roughly 15-20 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra is 58.2 FPS, meaning Ultra runs at 66.8% of Low's frame rate.

Moving to 2560x1440, Low produces 137.1 FPS, Medium 110 FPS, High 102.2 FPS, and Ultra 85.9 FPS. The scaling is less uniform here: the jump from Low to Medium costs 27.1 FPS, while Medium to High only costs 7.8 FPS. This suggests that at 1440p, the GPU is beginning to feel pressure, and the High preset's additional features do not heavily impact performance compared to Medium.

At 3840x2160, the frame rates compress significantly: Low 89.4 FPS, Medium 77.7 FPS, High 65.3 FPS, and Ultra 57 FPS. The Low-to-Ultra spread narrows to 32.4 FPS, indicating that at 4K, the GPU is consistently the limiting factor regardless of settings. The Ultra result of 57 FPS is the only measured average below 60 FPS across all resolutions and presets, which is a critical data point for understanding this combo's ceiling.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700K brings 20 cores and 28 threads to the pairing, with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.60 GHz. Its cache hierarchy includes 80 KB L1 per core, 2 MB L2 per core, and 33 MB shared L3, providing ample on-die storage for game data. The CPU's memory support for both DDR4 and DDR5, across a dual-channel bus, offers flexibility, though the game's performance data suggests memory bandwidth is not a constraint.

In synthetic benchmarks, the i7-14700K scores 44534 in Cinebench R23 multi-core and 6287 in single-core, with a Geekbench multi-core score of 18896 and single-core of 2932. These numbers place it in the 96th percentile among all CPUs, yet the game rank does not reflect this strength. Dave The Diver, being an adventure title with relatively simple scene geometry, likely uses only a handful of cores, making the CPU's multi-threaded might largely irrelevant.

The CPU's 5.60 GHz boost clock is crucial here—it ensures that the few threads the game does use run at maximum speed. The PassMark single-thread score of 4472 confirms strong per-core performance, which is what matters for this title. The nearest CPU rivals—the i7-14700KF, EPYC 9115, and Ryzen 9 9950X—all perform within 1.4% of each other in average benchmark scores, indicating that CPU choice among high-end parts has minimal impact on this game's performance.

Settings Recommendations

The measured data points to 1440p High as the sweet spot for this combo. At 2560x1440 with High settings, the combo delivers 102.2 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold while still offering the visual fidelity that High preset provides. The 4K Ultra result of 57 FPS falls just short of 60, making it a borderline choice for users with 4K displays who prioritize smoothness over maximum quality.

For users targeting 1080p, Ultra at 117.3 FPS is the clear choice—it delivers the best visual quality while maintaining a frame rate that exceeds most displays' refresh rates. The 1440p Ultra result of 85.9 FPS is also respectable, offering a 16.3 FPS improvement over 4K Ultra while providing sharper visuals than 1080p Ultra. The data suggests that Medium and Low presets offer diminishing returns, as the frame rate gains from dropping below High become less impactful once you're above 100 FPS.

At 4K, the choice is more nuanced. High at 65.3 FPS provides the best balance of quality and performance, while Ultra at 57 FPS dips below the 60 FPS mark. Low at 89.4 FPS is playable but defeats the purpose of a 4K display by reducing visual fidelity. The recommendation from the data is clear: 1440p High for competitive smoothness, or 4K High for maximum resolution without sacrificing playability.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals where the bottleneck lies. At High settings, the combo produces 130.8 FPS at 1080p, 102.2 FPS at 1440p, and 65.3 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is 28.6 FPS (21.9% reduction), while the drop from 1440p to 4K is 36.9 FPS (36.1% reduction). This accelerating decline as resolution increases is the classic signature of a GPU-bound scenario.

At Low settings, the scaling shows a similar pattern: 175.5 FPS at 1080p, 137.1 FPS at 1440p (21.9% drop), and 89.4 FPS at 4K (34.8% drop). The consistency of these percentage drops across settings presets confirms that the RTX 2060 is the limiting factor at higher resolutions, regardless of visual quality settings. If the CPU were the bottleneck, we would expect the frame rates to plateau at lower resolutions, but instead they continue to climb as resolution decreases.

The 4K Ultra result of 57 FPS versus 1080p Ultra's 117.3 FPS represents a 51.4% performance loss, which is a severe hit. The data implies that the 6 GB VRAM and 192-bit memory bus are not the constraint—rather, the GPU's raw compute throughput (6.451 TFLOPS FP32) is insufficient to maintain high frame rates at 4K with all features enabled. For this combo, the i7-14700K has far more headroom than the RTX 2060 can utilize, making the GPU the definitive performance ceiling in Dave The Diver.