Recently, a major leak allowed us to obtain information on the specifics of the PS5 Pro console and, to drive the point home once and for all, another source has now confirmed and signed. An opportunity to better understand what the next upgrade of Sony’s console has in store for us.
Earlier this week, we were able to report a major leak regarding the PS5 Pro right here on Gameblog, giving gamers a detailed look at what to expect with the new console. Shortly after, we learned that Sony had launched an investigation to identify the source of this leak, highlighting the seriousness with which the company takes this incident. This development suggests that the leaked information is likely accurate and confirms the existence of the console. To add a layer, this time it is Digital Foundry, for Eurogamer, which seems to confirm the information, adding an in-depth analysis.
The PS5 Pro is a very powerful console, what’s new for your games?
DigitalFoundry confirms and approves. The PS5 Pro is clearly shaping up to be a significant step forward in the console world, offering a larger and faster GPU, as well as improved support for ray tracing and AI upscaling. Concretely, how will this materialize in your games? Well, the changes are quite numerous! We can summarize the improvements in 7 points:
- Improved graphics performance and image resolution : with a more powerful GPU (60 computing units compared to 36 for the standard PS5) and a substantial increase in performance (33.5 TFLOPs compared to 10.23 TFLOPs), the PS5 Pro should offer better image quality and support higher resolutions more easily. This means games will look better, with sharper images and finer details.
- Improved ray tracing : Ray tracing capabilities, or rendering light and shadows more realistically, would be significantly improved, being up to four times faster than on the standard PS5. This would allow more sophisticated and realistic visual effects to be integrated into games, thus improving immersion. This would bring us closer to what it is currently possible to see on PC (in particular thanks to RTX from Nvidia).
- AI Upscaling and PSSR : AI-based upscaling technology (similar to Nvidia DLSS) would allow low-resolution images to be transformed into high resolution without the loss of quality usually associated with this conversion. This would mean that games could run at a lower internal resolution for better performance while being displayed at a higher resolution, giving the impression of higher image quality. The PS5 Pro could more quickly and easily upscale games from 1080 to 4K, and even to 8K.
More memory, stability and better sound!
A better image is not the only angle of attack of the PS5 Pro, and the new console also tackles other points very important to gamers:
- Audio improvements : With a 35% faster audio engine, developers could create richer, more immersive sound environments, improving the overall gaming experience.
- More memory available for games : Developers would have access to 1.2 GB of additional RAM for their games, allowing them to load more high-quality content simultaneously and reducing loading times. A very good point so as not to ruin the immersion. We know how important it is for the players.
- Improved stability and performance : Although the PS5 Pro would not transform CPU-limited games from 30 fps to 60 fps, it would provide greater stability in already existing games, especially those that fail to maintain a 30 fps rate due to CPU constraints.
- Backwards compatibility : The PS5 Pro should definitely be able to boost PS5 games, allowing users to continue playing their favorite games with the benefits of hardware improvements. However, current information does not really allow us to make a decision, as highlighted by DigitalFoundry, which still recommends being patient. Backward compatibility should, however, be at the heart of the next PS6, fingers crossed.
In summary, the PS5 Pro is said to be designed to deliver a superior gaming experience with better graphics performance, improved sound immersion, and better game stability and fluidity. All of these features aim to bring the console’s gaming experience closer to that of a high-end gaming PC. This is what DigitalFroundy confirms in its analysis.