Is the PS5 Pro really as powerful as Sony claims? These figures raise questions…

News JVTech Is the PS5 Pro really as powerful as Sony claims? These figures raise questions…

Sony's most powerful console is here!

Having tested the PS5 Pro at the time of its release, we can tell you without blinking an eye: yes, the PS5 Pro is really more powerful than the classic version of the console. First of all, this power gain is explained by the upgrade of the console's graphics processor which now runs under the RDNA 3 Navi architecture with a frequency revised upwards (3.85 GHz instead of 3.5 Ghz).

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In addition, this PS5 Pro gives the right to more advanced Ray-Tracing (around 2 to 3 times more efficient than on the previous console) but also to PSSR. This PSSR is roughly the equivalent of NVIDIA's DLSS. This is a technology developed by Sony which consists of calculate, using AI, a lower resolution for a game, and then display it in a higher resolutionwhile avoiding image tearing and blurring as much as possible. Concretely, this gives smoother games in 4K which can even reach 120 FPS in certain cases.

However, to really see this power – and above all benefit from it! – The player must have a good, recent 4K TV at home, equipped with VRR and ALLM. Obviously without this prerequisite, it is obvious that we will not see any difference with a classic PS5 and it would have been better to keep your money or buy a Slim model of the console.

Finally, many players are still wondering about the real gain in power of the console since many traders display a total of 33.5 teraflops while the technical sheet of the console gives a completely different figure…

PS5 Pro: 33.5 or 16.7 teraflops?

Does the PS5 Pro really have 33.5 teraflops of graphics power? Yes… but this is something that must be approached with a certain perspective. Indeed, and many players have already noticed this, the console's datasheet actually states a total of 16.7 teraflopsor just over half of what we expected. It's undeniable, it remains all the same better than for the classic PS5 which only has 10.28.

This is explained by the fact that the RDNA 3 architecture will increase theoretical computing performance because of the Dual Issue functionality. If we want to compare the two Sony consoles with each other, It is then better to base yourself on performance under RDNA 2. In the case of the PS5 Pro and its 33.5 teraflops with RDNA 3, it's as if it only had 16.7 if it were to run under the RDNA 2 architecture.

Obviously, we expected more from the PS5 Pro, however, she remains undeniably more powerful than her big sister. Add to this a Ray-Tracing at least twice as powerfula PSSR who comes guarantee the fluidity of games without lowering the frameratethis performance gain is all the more obvious.

Finally, and we prefer to emphasize this heavily so as not to mislead you: don't buy the PS5 Pro if you don't have a decent TV. By “adequate”, we mean a recent model, 4K with VRR and ALLM at least. Obviously, televisions that meet these criteria are not budget products, and to help you make the best possible choice, we have put together a buying guide to guide you in your research.