There are more and more leaks and rumors about the PlayStation 5 Pro. Now the console is slowly taking shape. An expert can reveal exactly how much power the new console will have.
Update from April 16, 2024:
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Even more information about the PlayStation 5 Pro
There is more information about the PlayStation 5 Pro. Tom Warren of The Verge now claims to have come into possession of a document that reveals all hardware specifications. Developers are said to be already working behind the scenes to prepare their games for the new console.
This is how powerful the PS5 Pro is compared to the normal PS5:
GPU rendering should be 45 percent faster Up to three times more ray tracing performance CPU remains the same, but a high-frequency mode should provide 10 percent more performance System memory runs 28 percent faster at 576 GB/s Usable system memory increases from 12.5 GB to 13.7 GB New technology for upscaling from 1080p to 4K, 8K is also planned in the future.
According to Warren, Sony will too continue to sell the normal PlayStation 5. Developers should ensure that both consoles are supported. Older games should also be adapted with patches in order to deliver better performance.
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Original article from April 15, 2024:
Even more information about the PlayStation 5 Pro
There is more information about the PlayStation 5 Pro. Tom Warren of The Verge now claims to have come into possession of a document that reveals all hardware specifications. Developers are said to be already working behind the scenes to prepare their games for the new console.
This is how powerful the PS5 Pro is compared to the normal PS5:
GPU rendering is said to be 45 percent faster. Ray tracing is up to three times faster. CPU remains the same, but a high-frequency mode is said to provide 10 percent more performance. System memory runs at 576 GB/s, 28 percent faster. Usable system memory increases from 12.5 GB to 13.7 GB New technology for upscaling from 1080p to 4K, 8K is also planned in the future.
According to Warren, Sony will too continue to sell the normal PlayStation 5. Developers should ensure that both consoles are supported. Older games should also be adapted with patches in order to deliver better performance.
Original message from April 15, 2024:
Finally clarity? The PlayStation 5 Pro can do that
Is a PS5 Pro coming? When does it appear? How tall is he Performance boost? There are so many unanswered questions about the new PlayStation console that Sony simply doesn't want to answer. Their existence is now an open secret, but what about the rest.
The Verge's Tom Warren can now shed some light on the matter. The journalist writes on X (formerly Twitter) that he has seen development documents for the PS5 Pro that reveal details about its performance. Sony would therefore have some “interesting decisions” met:
The PS5 Pro's CPU will target 3.85GHz (10 percent more than the PS5) in a new 'High CPU Frequency Mode'. In standard mode it is 3.5GHz. Developers will be able to choose the mode freely and will also have access to 1.2GB more system memory as Sony has freed up 13.7GB on the PS5 Pro for developers. On the PS5 it is 12.5 GB.
According to Warren, this information is not completely new, but he can understand it Confirm correctness now. In a comment to a disappointed fan, he added that the CPU performance only increased by 10 percent compared to the PS5, but the GPU increased by a whopping 45 percent.
Rumors about the PS5 Pro are not in short supply. We summarize what the new console can do:
Sony remains silent about the PS5 Pro
Based on the current facts, it is difficult to say how much you will actually feel from the jump between PS5 and PS5 Pro. Ultimately it comes down to how the individual components work together and what game developers can get out of the hardware.
With so many leaks in the rumor swamp, a confirmed report like Tom Warren's is something very special. Nevertheless it is Here too, caution is advised. Development documents can also still change. There will only be real certainty when Sony finally releases the official figures for the PS5 Pro. Further rumors suggest that it actually can't last much longer. The new console could appear as early as Christmas 2024.