Dave The Diver

Dave The Diver, an adventure title released in 2023, presents an interesting case for high-end hardware analysis. The measured data for this combination of the Intel Core Ultra 5 245 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 shows exceptional performance across all settings and resolutions, with frame rates that far exceed display refresh rate requirements. The benchmark results indicate a system that is heavily GPU-limited at lower resolutions but becomes more balanced as resolution increases, ultimately providing a smooth experience even at 4K Ultra settings.

Settings Recommendations

The measured FPS data across all four settings presets provides a clear picture of the performance scaling. At 1920x1080, the difference between Low and Ultra settings is substantial, with Low achieving 462 FPS and Ultra reaching 305 FPS. This represents a 157 FPS drop when moving from the lowest to the highest quality preset, yet even the Ultra preset at 1080p delivers more than enough performance for any high-refresh-rate monitor.

At 2560x1440, the scaling pattern continues, with Low at 348 FPS and Ultra at 229 FPS. The Medium preset at this resolution delivers 291 FPS with a minimum frame rate of 247 FPS, which suggests excellent frame pacing. The High preset at 1440p achieves 260 FPS, representing a 31 FPS decrease from Medium but a 31 FPS increase over Ultra.

Moving to 3840x2160, the performance envelope tightens considerably. Low settings produce 233 FPS, Medium drops to 195 FPS, High reaches 174 FPS, and Ultra bottoms out at 154 FPS. The Medium preset at 4K shows a minimum FPS of 166 and a maximum of 224, indicating a 58 FPS variance range that remains well within playable territory.

For the best experience per the measured rows, the High preset at 2560x1440 offers an optimal balance. It provides 260 FPS average, which is 31 FPS higher than the Ultra preset at the same resolution, while still delivering substantial visual quality improvements over Medium. The data shows that High at 1440p outperforms Ultra at 1080p by 45 FPS, making it the recommended choice for users seeking both high frame rates and better image clarity.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank for this specific pairing in Dave The Diver places it at position 52 out of 2867 tested combinations. This percentile placement indicates that this system outperforms the vast majority of other hardware combinations tested for this game, sitting in the top 1.8 percent of all configurations.

The ranking reflects the synergistic performance of the Core Ultra 5 245 and the RTX 5090. The CPU's benchmark scores show it performs within a narrow band of its nearest rivals, with the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5755G being 0.4 percent faster, the AMD Ryzen 9 7900 being 0.5 percent faster, and the Intel Xeon Gold 5318H being 0.6 percent slower. The Intel Core i5-14600K trails by 0.8 percent. This places the Core Ultra 5 245 in the 90th percentile among all CPUs.

The GPU component demonstrates similarly strong positioning. The RTX 5090's benchmark scores place it 0.3 percent ahead of the NVIDIA Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB, 0.6 percent ahead of the Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB, and 1.1 percent ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT. The AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X leads by 1.4 percent. This GPU sits in the 92nd percentile among all graphics cards.

The combination of a top-decile CPU and a top-decile GPU results in this strong overall ranking. The data suggests that while neither component is the absolute fastest available, their combined performance in Dave The Diver places them among the elite configurations tested, with only 51 other combinations achieving higher frame rates.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 brings substantial graphics processing resources to this title. The GPU features 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, providing 1.79 TB/s of memory bandwidth. The architecture, Blackwell 2.0, operates with a base clock of 2017 MHz and a boost clock of 2407 MHz, with memory running at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective).

The GPU's compute capabilities include 21,760 shading units, 680 texture mapping units, and 176 raster output units. Ray tracing is handled by 170 dedicated RT cores, while 680 tensor cores manage AI workloads. The pixel rate reaches 423.6 GPixel/s, and the texture rate is 1,636.8 GTexel/s. Floating-point performance is rated at 104.8 TFLOPS for both FP32 and FP16 operations.

In Dave The Diver, the GPU's role becomes increasingly important as resolution increases. At 1080p, the frame rates are so high that the CPU likely becomes the limiting factor, with Low settings achieving 462 FPS. The GPU's massive memory bandwidth and compute resources only become fully utilized at 4K resolutions, where the Ultra preset still achieves 154 FPS.

The 32 GB VRAM capacity is particularly notable for a game like Dave The Diver, which does not appear to be VRAM-intensive based on the performance data. The memory bandwidth of 1.79 TB/s ensures that even at 4K Ultra settings, the GPU can feed its 176 ROPs efficiently, maintaining the observed 154 FPS average.

FAQ

Q: What is the maximum average FPS achievable with this hardware combination?

A: The highest measured average FPS is 462, achieved at 1920x1080 resolution with Low settings.

Q: How does the RTX 5090 compare to its nearest GPU rivals in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The RTX 5090 scores 0.3 percent higher than the Tesla P100 PCIe 16 GB, 0.6 percent higher than the Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB, and 1.1 percent higher than the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT, while trailing the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X by 1.4 percent.

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

A: The Intel Core Ultra 5 245 sits in the 90th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 48,995.

Q: What is the minimum frame rate recorded at 4K Medium settings?

A: The minimum FPS recorded at 3840x2160 with Medium settings is 166 FPS, with a maximum of 224 FPS and an average of 195 FPS.

Q: How many tested combinations does this system outperform in Dave The Diver?

A: The combo ranks 52nd out of 2,867 tested combinations, meaning it outperforms approximately 2,815 other hardware configurations.

Q: What memory configuration does the RTX 5090 use?

A: The GPU uses 32 GB of GDDR7 memory with a 512-bit bus width, delivering 1.79 TB/s of memory bandwidth.

Resolution Scaling

The transition from 1080p to 4K reveals significant performance scaling characteristics. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 345 at 1920x1080 to 260 at 2560x1440, then to 174 at 3840x2160. This represents a 24.6 percent decrease from 1080p to 1440p, followed by a 33.1 percent decrease from 1440p to 4K.

The Low settings preset shows even more dramatic scaling. The average FPS at 1080p reaches 462, dropping to 348 at 1440p and 233 at 4K. The percentage decreases are 24.7 percent and 33.0 percent respectively, showing a consistent scaling pattern across quality presets.

Medium settings follow the same trend, with 387 FPS at 1080p, 291 FPS at 1440p, and 195 FPS at 4K. The decreases are 24.8 percent and 33.0 percent. Ultra settings show 305 FPS at 1080p, 229 FPS at 1440p, and 154 FPS at 4K, representing decreases of 24.9 percent and 32.8 percent.

The consistent scaling pattern across all settings suggests that the system becomes progressively more GPU-limited as resolution increases. The RTX 5090's pixel rate of 423.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 1,636.8 GTexel/s become more fully utilized at higher resolutions, while the CPU's performance headroom at 1080p indicates it can feed the GPU adequately even at the highest frame rates.

CPU Role

The Intel Core Ultra 5 245 provides the processing foundation for this system. This Arrow Lake-S architecture processor features 14 cores and 14 threads, with a base clock of 3.50 GHz and a boost clock of 5.10 GHz. The 65W TDP belies its performance capabilities, which place it in the 90th percentile among all CPUs.

The cache hierarchy includes 192 KB of L1 cache per core, 3 MB of L2 cache per core, and 24 MB of shared L3 cache. Memory support is DDR5 with a dual-channel configuration, providing 102.4 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The processor supports ECC memory and uses PCIe Gen 5 with 20 lanes from the CPU.

In Dave The Diver, the CPU's role is most apparent at 1080p resolution where frame rates are extremely high. The 462 FPS average at Low settings suggests that the CPU can sustain very high frame generation rates. The multi-threaded performance, evidenced by a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 32,924, provides ample headroom for game logic and physics calculations.

The single-core performance is equally important for this title. A Cinebench R23 single-core score of 4,648 and a boost clock of 5.10 GHz indicate strong per-thread performance, which is crucial for maintaining high frame rates in games that rely heavily on a few processing threads. The PassMark single-thread score of 4,394 supports this assessment.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the measured frame rates show a clear hierarchy across settings. Low settings produce an average of 462 FPS, the highest recorded in the entire dataset. Medium settings reduce this to 387 FPS, with a minimum of 329 FPS and a maximum of 445 FPS. High settings achieve 345 FPS average, while Ultra settings deliver 305 FPS. The total spread from Low to Ultra is 157 FPS, representing a 34 percent reduction in performance.

Moving to 2560x1440, the performance drops proportionally. Low settings average 348 FPS, Medium settings average 291 FPS with a minimum of 247 FPS and maximum of 335 FPS, High settings reach 260 FPS, and Ultra settings deliver 229 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 119 FPS, a 34.2 percent reduction.

At 3840x2160, the frame rates remain impressively high. Low settings achieve 233 FPS average, Medium settings produce 195 FPS with a minimum of 166 FPS and maximum of 224 FPS, High settings reach 174 FPS, and Ultra settings deliver 154 FPS. The spread from Low to Ultra is 79 FPS, representing a 33.9 percent reduction.

The Medium settings preset is the only one with complete minimum and maximum FPS data across all resolutions. At 1080p, the variance between minimum and maximum is 116 FPS, at 1440p it is 88 FPS, and at 4K it is 58 FPS. This decreasing variance at higher resolutions indicates more consistent frame pacing as the GPU becomes the primary bottleneck.