Earlier this week, leaks about the PlayStation 5 Pro suggested that Sony’s next major console update would be significantly faster in terms of ray tracing and rendering performance. Now Sony has indirectly confirmed these reports by launching an internal investigation into the leaks.
Despite the ongoing leaks, Sony has remained tight-lipped and has not officially confirmed the existence of a PS5 Pro. However, leaks over the last few months have provided a very detailed picture of what to expect.
Pro’s Memory
According to these leaks, the PS5 Pro’s memory bandwidth is expected to increase by up to 28% over the standard PS5.
CPU High Frequency
The console’s CPU will be able to increase clock speeds, similar to gaming PC CPUs, thanks to a new “CPU High Frequency Mode.”
This would increase clock speeds by up to 10%, but at a slight cost to GPU power. It could be helpful in CPU-intensive video games, like Overwatch 2.
audio Features
The audio segment could also see an upgrade, with improved performance in convolution reverb and FFT/IFFT processing thanks to a higher Audio Co-Processor (ACV) running frequency.
However, more recent leaks have pointed to more impressive upgrades, such as a 45% improvement in rendering performance and up to a 2- to 3-fold improvement in ray tracing, which sounds incredible on paper.
According to the leak, ray tracing performance could be up to four times higher in some cases. This is because the PS5 Pro is rumored to have 33.5 Teraflops of processing power.
Spectral Super Resolution Tech
AI enhancements are also planned, including “Spectral Super Resolution” (PSSR) technology for higher FPS at high resolutions, such as 4K 120 FPS and even 8K 60 FPS.
These are obviously large numbers, and we recommend taking them with a grain of salt until real-world performance is revealed.
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