PS5 Pro Performance Is Comparable With ‘A Little Slower’ RX 7800 XT

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After the PlayStation 5 Pro was announced, fans have been wondering about its performance gains. Due to the unexpectedly high MSRP, it’s being compared to PCs, but where does it stack up compared to a desktop GPU? 

According to experts, the PS5 Pro’s performance is allegedly comparable to a ‘little slower’ RX 7800 XT and to GeForce RTX 4070 minus the ray tracing performance. 

Why it matters: Due to the inflated price tag, for the first time a debate has stirred up whether a similar-priced PC would be a better value than the PS5 Pro.  

In terms of the basic upgrades, the PS5 Pro features 67% more computing units than the PS5. For context, the PS5 has 36, so increasing by 67% comes up to a total of 60. This is exactly the same number as the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT.

However, that doesn’t make the PS5 Pro as strong as AMD’s offering. Other things must be taken into account. For example, the console’s bandwidth is 8% less than the RX 7800 XT, which is very important for loading highly detailed environments.

So, from all the mentioned details, it can be reportedly concluded that the PS5 Pro’s GPU performance is close to a lesser-powered RX 7800 XT. However, the CPU hasn’t had an upgrade for the Pro console.

It’s pretty much the same as the one found in the base PS5. It’s still based on Zen2 architecture but can boost slightly higher speeds. However, it won’t reportedly affect the performance too much as you’ll be gaming mostly at a higher resolution.

At 1440p or above, most of the power is being thrown at the GPU, and it hardly utilizes the CPU. Also, the PS5 Pro has PSSR upscaling, which is great for boosting frame rates while retaining most of the image quality. 

The CPU performance is reportedly even lower than that of a Ryzen 5 3600 or Ryzen 7 Pro 4750G. Overall, analysts conclude that while PS5 Pro might not be a better value than a PC anymore, it could be a better buy for someone who purely wants to game. 

Abdullah Waseem

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Abdullah is an avid gamer who primarily plays single-player titles. If you can’t find him anywhere, he’ll probably be at his desk playing The Witcher 3 for the millionth time. When he isn’t playing games, he’s either reading or writing about them.