Dave The Diver

Dave The Diver is not a typical GPU stress test, but the benchmark data for this combination of an Intel Core i7-14700KF and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 shows it is an exceptionally strong pairing for the game. The combo ranks 846th out of 3710 tested configurations, placing it in the top 23% of all systems on record. That percentile standing is driven by the fact that this hardware produces extremely high frame rates across the board, with only the most extreme CPUs and GPUs pulling ahead.

How This Combo Ranks

At rank 846 out of 3710 combos, this system sits comfortably in the upper quarter of the database. The ranking reflects the full measured set of data, not a single score, and it means that most other combinations of processors and graphics cards tested for this game will deliver lower average frame rates. The position is not dominant, however, and the gap to the top is considerable; the leaders in this title are likely pairing top-tier flagship GPUs with the fastest available CPUs.

The Intel Core i7-14700KF itself is a 20-core, 28-thread processor that hits an average benchmark score of 70163, which places it at the 94th percentile of all CPUs. Its nearest rivals in the database are the AMD Ryzen 7 9700F at an average score of 69996 (a delta of just 0.2%), the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX at 69875 (0.4%), and the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X at 69515 (0.9%). The Intel Core Ultra 7 265K sits slightly ahead at 70879, a delta of -1%. These are tight margins, meaning the CPU is firmly in the top tier of processors without a single outstanding lead over its nearest competitors.

The RTX 4070, meanwhile, carries an average benchmark score of 37648 and sits at the 81st percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA Tesla P4 (37628, 0.1%), AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 (37507, 0.4%), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile (38135, -1.3%), and AMD Radeon PRO W6400 (37157, 1.3%). The GPU's placement is solidly mid-range-to-high, but the combination's 846th rank out of 3710 suggests that the specific pairing of these two parts is better suited to high-refresh gaming than to dominating the benchmark charts.

GPU Role

The RTX 4070 is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with the AD104 chip at a 5 nm process node from TSMC. It has 5888 shading units, 184 texture mapping units, and 64 raster output pipelines. The transistor count is 35,800 million with a die size of 294 mm². The base clock is 1920 MHz with a boost clock of 2475 MHz. Memory is 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 192-bit bus, providing a bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s. The memory clock is listed at 1313 MHz with an effective rate of 21 Gbps.

In Dave The Diver, the GPU's role is significant but not dominant. The game is not a heavy GPU workload, which is why the 4070 can produce frame rates well above 100 FPS at 4K even on High settings. The 12 GB of VRAM is more than enough for the game's textures and geometry; the game never runs into a memory capacity wall in any of the measured settings, as evidenced by the consistent scaling from Low to Ultra. The 504.2 GB/s bandwidth is also sufficient, with the game likely not being bandwidth-bound at any resolution tested.

The GPU's direct relevance shows in the resolution tuning: at 4K Ultra, 106 FPS is still high, but the gap between Low and Ultra at 4K is 161 to 106 FPS, a difference of about 34%. That is a meaningful GPU load increase from effects, shadows, and post-processing. The boost clock of 2475 MHz is on the higher side, but the data does not show a scenario where the GPU is the primary bottleneck in this game. The RTX 4070 is a capable mid-range card that is entirely sufficient for this title.

Resolution Scaling

The measured data shows a clear and consistent pattern of frame rate scaling across the three resolutions. At 1080p High, the average is 238 FPS; at 1440p High, it drops to 179 FPS; at 4K High, it falls to 120 FPS. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is a 24.8% reduction, and from 1440p to 4K is another 32.9% reduction. This steady decline indicates that the system is not CPU-bound at any of these settings. If the CPU were the main limiter, the frame rates would plateau or be much closer together as resolution increases. Instead, each resolution step costs a proportional amount of GPU work.

The same pattern holds across other settings. Low settings show 319 FPS at 1080p, 240 at 1440p, and 161 at 4K. Medium is 267, 201, and 135. Ultra is 211, 158, and 106. The consistent reduction in FPS as resolution increases is the classic signature of a GPU-bound workload. The CPU is not the limiting factor here; the frame rate scales with the pixel count. This is important for interpretation: the i7-14700KF has headroom even at 1080p Low where the system is already producing 319 FPS, so the CPU is never the main constraint in this title.

The practical takeaway is that the RTX 4070 is the component that determines the final frame rate in Dave The Diver. The CPU's headroom is high enough that even at 1080p Low, where the CPU would be most likely to show a bottleneck, the i7-14700KF is not limiting performance. This is a game that scales well with GPU power, and the 4070 provides a strong baseline.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The full measured data is as follows:

1920x1080

• Low: 319 FPS
• Medium: 267 FPS (min 227, max 307)
• High: 238 FPS
• Ultra: 211 FPS

2560x1440

• Low: 240 FPS
• Medium: 201 FPS (min 171, max 231)
• High: 179 FPS
• Ultra: 158 FPS

3840x2160

• Low: 161 FPS
• Medium: 135 FPS (min 114, max 155)
• High: 120 FPS
• Ultra: 106 FPS

The Medium settings are the only ones that include min and max values, and they show a stable frame delivery. At 1080p Medium, the minimum is 227 and the maximum is 307, which is a spread of 80. At 1440p Medium, the min is 171 and the max is 231, a spread of 60. At 4K Medium, the min is 114 and the max is 155, a spread of 41. The min-to-average ratio improves slightly as resolution increases, suggesting that the game is more consistent at higher resolutions. The average values are all well above the refresh rate of typical monitors.

The FPS differences between settings are not uniform. At 1080p, going from Low to Ultra costs 108 FPS (319 to 211). At 1440p, the cost is 82 FPS (240 to 158). At 4K, the cost is 55 FPS (161 to 106). This indicates diminishing returns on the setting changes at higher resolutions. The Ultra preset at 4K still produces 106 FPS, which is a high-performance result for a game that is not graphically intensive.

Settings Recommendations

For a 60 Hz or 144 Hz monitor, the data shows that the system can run the game at maximum settings with a high margin. At 4K Ultra, the average is 106 FPS, which is above 100 and would be smooth on a 120Hz display. If the player prefers a higher frame rate, dropping to 4K High still gives 120 FPS. The best experience per the measured rows is the Ultra preset at 1080p or 1440p, where the frame rates are 211 and 158 FPS respectively. These are far above any refresh rate of standard panels, so the game is fully playable at maximum settings.

The only reason to consider a lower preset would be to push very high refresh rates at 1080p. At 1080p Low, the system produces 319 FPS, which exceeds the refresh of any common monitor, but the visual quality hit would be noticeable. The real-world choice is between High and Ultra. At 1080p, High gives 238 FPS and Ultra gives 211 FPS, a 27 FPS difference. At 1440p, High gives 179 FPS and Ultra gives 158 FPS, a 21 FPS difference. At 4K, High gives 120 FPS and Ultra gives 106 FPS, a 14 FPS difference. The Ultra preset is consistently the best for image quality, and the frame rate cost is modest relative to the total frame rate.

Medium is the only setting with min/max data, and it shows that the game is stable without major drops. Minimum frame rates at Medium are 227 at 1080p, 171 at 1440p, and 114 at 4K. These numbers are all above 110 FPS, so even the worst-case frame 0 is smooth for most users. The recommendation is to use Ultra for the best balance of quality and performance, unless a 240Hz monitor requires the extra frames from a lower preset, in which case High is the better choice than Low.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700KF is a 20-core, 28-thread processor based on the Raptor Lake-R architecture. It has a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.60 GHz. The CPU is a 10nm part from Intel with a die size of 257 mm². It supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory with a dual-channel memory bus. The TDP is 125 W.

In Dave The Diver, the CPU's role is not a bottleneck, as the resolution scaling has already shown. The data indicates that the game is not CPU-heavy. The i7-14700KF's multi-threaded performance is strong: its Cinebench R23 multi-core score is 44167, and single-core is 6235. It has a Geekbench multi-core score of 21462 and a single-core score of 2578. The PassMark multi-thread score is 52425 and single-thread is 4480. These are top-tier numbers, but the game does not require them.

The CPU's high frequency of 5.60 GHz is likely more relevant than its 20 cores. Dave The Diver is not a heavily multi-threaded game, so the performance is likely driven more by single-thread speed. The single-core scores are strong, with the Cinebench R20 single-core at 2618 and Geekbench single-core at 2578. The CPU's 94th percentile ranking among all CPUs in the database means that it has no shortage of headroom for any game, and the data confirms that the CPU is not a limiting factor in this combination.

Nearest rivals show that the i7-14700KF is within 0.2% to 1.3% of the AMD Ryzen 7 9700F and the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX, and only 0.9% behind the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X. The Intel Core Ultra 9 265K is slightly ahead at 1% higher average score. These differences are small and would not change the in-game performance in Dave The Diver, where the GPU is the primary driver of frame rates. The CPU is more than sufficient, and the combination with the RTX 4070 is a balanced one for this title.