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

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Basically An RX 7700 XT With RT And Upscaling!

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  • PS5 Pro performance is allegedly comparable to a PC with a downclocked AMD’s RX 7800 XT.
  • It also uses a slightly overclocked processor from the PS5, with performance even lower than Ryzen 5 3600.
  • After the $700, it is quite hard to recommend PS5 Pro, especially compared to a PC. 

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.  

Expected PS5 Pro performance compared to desktop GPUs

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.

PS5 Pro is reportedly a substantial GPU upgrade over the base PS5

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. 

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