Dave The Diver

FAQ

Q: What is the combo rank of the Intel Core i7-14700KF with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 in Dave The Diver?

A: This combination ranks 8th out of 1,626 tested combos in the database for this game, placing it in the top 0.5% of all systems measured.

Q: How does the RTX 5090 compare to its closest rival in average benchmark score?

A: The RTX 5090's average benchmark score of 84,306 is nearly identical to its closest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D, which scores 84,241 — a delta of just 0.1%. It trails the NVIDIA CMP 40HX by 1.6% but leads the AMD Radeon PRO W6600 by 1.3%.

Q: What is the best measured performance at 4K resolution?

A: At 3840x2160, the Low preset delivers the highest average FPS at 234.5, followed by Medium at 196.6, High at 174.1, and Ultra at 155.5. The gap between Low and Ultra is 79 FPS, indicating a substantial settings-dependent performance range.

Q: How much faster is the CPU at 1080p Low compared to 4K Ultra?

A: At 1920x1080 with Low settings, the average FPS is 468.5, which is 313 FPS higher than the 155.5 FPS recorded at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings — a 3.0x performance difference driven primarily by resolution scaling.

Q: What is the CPU's percentile ranking among all processors?

A: The Intel Core i7-14700KF sits in the 96th percentile of all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 70,104. It outperforms the AMD EPYC 9115 by 0.3% and the Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 by 1.3%, while trailing the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X by 0.4%.

Q: Does the RTX 5090's VRAM capacity play a meaningful role in this game's results?

A: The RTX 5090 carries 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus with 1.79 TB/s bandwidth. Given that even the heaviest settings tested (4K Ultra) still produce 155.5 FPS, the data indicates the VRAM allocation is far beyond what Dave The Diver requires at any tested configuration.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700KF is a 20-core, 28-thread processor built on Raptor Lake architecture with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.60 GHz. Its L3 cache totals 33 MB shared across the chip, with 2 MB L2 per core and 80 KB L1 per core. The processor's Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 44,557 and single-core score of 6,290 indicate strong parallel and single-threaded performance.

In Dave The Diver, the CPU's role becomes most evident at lower resolutions where the GPU is less constrained. At 1080p Low, the combo achieves 468.5 FPS, which is 234 FPS higher than at 4K Low (234.5 FPS). This scaling pattern suggests that at 1080p, the CPU's 5.60 GHz boost clock and 20 cores are sufficient to feed the RTX 5090 without becoming a bottleneck. The single-core performance, measured at 6,290 in Cinebench R23, directly impacts game logic and draw-call processing.

Multi-threaded workloads benefit from the 28 threads, but the game's measured results show diminishing returns as resolution increases. The CPU's percentile ranking of 96 places it among the top processors available, and the average benchmark score of 70,104 is within 0.4% of the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X (70,420) and 0.3% above the AMD EPYC 9115 (69,887). This suggests that in CPU-bound scenarios — which occur primarily at 1080p in this game — the i7-14700KF delivers performance equivalent to its closest competitors. The 125 W TDP and unlocked multiplier offer headroom for sustained operation, though the measured data does not track clock behavior over time.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS rows provide a clear hierarchy across all three resolutions: Low consistently delivers the highest average frame rates, followed by Medium, High, and Ultra in descending order. At 1920x1080, the spread from Low (468.5 FPS) to Ultra (311.2 FPS) represents a 33.6% performance drop, yet even Ultra remains far above the refresh-rate ceiling of most monitors. At 2560x1440, Low hits 351.2 FPS while Ultra stays at 231.9 FPS — still exceptionally smooth.

At 3840x2160, the differences become more meaningful: Low produces 234.5 FPS, Medium 196.6 FPS, High 174.1 FPS, and Ultra 155.5 FPS. The step from High to Ultra costs 18.6 FPS (10.7%), while the step from Low to Medium costs 37.9 FPS (16.2%). For a game like Dave The Diver, which is a 2D adventure title, the visual enhancements offered by Ultra settings are likely subtle compared to the frame-rate sacrifice.

The data suggests that High settings at 4K provide a strong balance: 174.1 FPS is still well above 144 Hz displays, and it sits closer to Ultra (155.5 FPS) than to Medium (196.6 FPS) in performance terms. At 1440p, Medium at 293.9 FPS offers a comfortable margin over 240 Hz monitors, while High at 263.4 FPS remains viable for high-refresh displays. For 1080p users, any setting works, but Medium at 388.5 FPS or High at 350.6 FPS avoids the visual degradation of Low while maintaining triple-digit frame rates. The recommendation is to use High as the default preset across all resolutions, with Ultra reserved for users who prioritize image quality over the last few FPS.

How This Combo Ranks

The Intel Core i7-14700KF paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 achieves a combo rank of 8 out of 1,626 tested configurations in Dave The Diver. This places the system in the 99.5th percentile of all tested combos, meaning only 7 other CPU-GPU pairings produce higher average frame rates in this game. The rank reflects the combination of a 96th-percentile CPU and a 94th-percentile GPU working together without significant bottlenecks.

The CPU's nearest rivals show tight competition: the Core i7-14700K scores 70,074 (0% delta), the AMD EPYC 9115 scores 69,887 (0.3% slower), the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X scores 70,420 (0.4% faster), and the Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 scores 71,056 (1.3% faster). Despite the Xeon's higher average benchmark score, the i7-14700KF's gaming-specific combination with the RTX 5090 still nets a top-10 overall rank.

On the GPU side, the RTX 5090's nearest rivals include the RTX 5090 D (84,241, 0.1% slower), the RTX 5050 Mobile (84,171, 0.2% slower), the AMD Radeon PRO W6600 (83,209, 1.3% slower), and the NVIDIA CMP 40HX (85,637, 1.6% faster). The CMP 40HX's higher synthetic score does not translate into better gaming performance here, as the combo rank confirms. The rank of 8 out of 1,626 indicates that the pairing is near-optimal for this title, with only a handful of exotic or newer configurations exceeding its measured output.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 is built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with the GB202 chip, fabricated on a 5 nm process by TSMC. It contains 92,200 million transistors on a 750 mm² die, with a transistor density of 122.9 million per mm². The GPU operates at a base clock of 2017 MHz and a boost clock of 2407 MHz, with memory running at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective). The 32 GB of GDDR7 memory spans a 512-bit bus, delivering 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth.

In Dave The Diver, the GPU's role scales predictably with resolution and settings. The 32 GB VRAM allocation is never tested to its limit, as the game's modest graphical demands at any preset leave massive headroom. The 21,760 shading units and 680 TMUs provide ample fill rate: the pixel rate of 423.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 1,636.8 GTexel/s ensure that even the busiest underwater scenes render without pixel or texture throughput constraints. The 176 ROPs handle the final output stage, and the 170 RT cores are largely idle in this non-ray-traced title.

The GPU's 104.8 TFLOPS FP32 performance is evident in the measured FPS: at 1080p Low, the system hits 468.5 FPS, which is likely near the game engine's frame-rate ceiling rather than a GPU limit. The 1.79 TB/s memory bandwidth becomes more relevant at 4K Ultra (155.5 FPS), where texture streaming and large frame buffers demand higher throughput. The GPU's percentile ranking of 94 and average benchmark score of 84,306 confirm its position among top-tier cards, though the nearestRivals data shows the RTX 5090 D (0.1% delta) and RTX 5050 Mobile (0.2% delta) are virtually identical in synthetic tests — differences that do not appear in this game's measured results.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 3840x2160, the measured average FPS values are: Low at 234.5, Medium at 196.6, High at 174.1, and Ultra at 155.5. The progression from Low to Ultra represents a 79.0 FPS drop (33.7%), with the largest single-step decrease occurring between Medium and High at 22.5 FPS. The High-to-Ultra step costs 18.6 FPS, while Low-to-Medium costs 37.9 FPS.

At 2560x1440, the results are: Low at 351.2, Medium at 293.9, High at 263.4, and Ultra at 231.9. The total spread is 119.3 FPS (34.0%). The step from Low to Medium loses 57.3 FPS, Medium to High loses 30.5 FPS, and High to Ultra loses 31.5 FPS. The 1440p Low result of 351.2 FPS is 116.7 FPS higher than the 4K Low result, indicating a resolution scaling factor of approximately 1.5x at the lowest settings.

At 1920x1080, the values are: Low at 468.5, Medium at 388.5, High at 350.6, and Ultra at 311.2. The spread from Low to Ultra is 157.3 FPS (33.6%). The 1080p Low figure of 468.5 FPS is the highest measured result in the entire dataset, while 1080p Ultra at 311.2 FPS still exceeds the 4K Low figure by 76.7 FPS.

Across all resolutions, the setting-to-setting deltas remain consistent in percentage terms: Ultra is roughly 66-67% of Low's performance, High is roughly 74-75% of Low, and Medium is roughly 83-84% of Low. This consistency suggests that Dave The Diver's settings scale uniformly regardless of resolution, with no unexpected bottlenecks emerging at any configuration. The data shows that the RTX 5090 maintains high frame rates even at the most demanding combination of 4K Ultra (155.5 FPS), confirming that the GPU's 32 GB VRAM and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth are more than sufficient for this title's maximum workload.