A new PS5 Pro comparison shows its enhanced ray tracing capabilities compared to the base console in Hogwarts Legacy, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, and other games.
Twitter/X user the_21Master got their hands on a PS5 Pro early, and they’ve shared comparisons between different graphics modes available in games like Hogwarts Legacy, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, and Alan Wake 2 running on the console. Furthermore, they shared that the console is able to capture 8K screenshots, as can be seen in the screenshot below.
PS5 Pro Ray Tracing Comparison
Below is a screenshot comparison between different graphics modes running on the PS5 Pro, including those that feature ray tracing.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Fidelity Mode @ 30 fps:
Performance Mode @ 60 fps:
Hogwarts Legacy
Fidelity Ray Tracing Mode:
Standard Fidelity Mode:
Alan Wake 2
Ray Tracing Mode:
Fidelity Mode:
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Ray Tracing High Mode:
The PS5 Pro is shaping up to be a pretty feature-rich console. Recently, it was revealed that the mid-gen console features a new setting to improve image quality for PS4 titles. The new toggle, called “Enhance Image Quality for PS4 Games,” is said to improve the visual quality of some PS4 titles, but may cause issues in certain games and can be disabled if required. It likely uses an upscaling method that doesn’t improve frame rates but could make lower-resolution PS4 games appear sharper on modern displays.
Furthermore, the official safety guide that comes inside the PS5 Pro packaging had also emerged online ahead of the console’s unboxing embargo on November 4, 2024, revealing that it comes with 2 GB of additional DDR5 RAM, a 16.7 TFLOPS GPU, and a 390 Watt power supply. The addition of 2 GB of extra DDR5 memory is very similar to the approach taken with the PS4 Pro, where dedicated RAM was included in order to serve OS operations and non-gaming applications, freeing up the main pool of 16 GB GDDR6 memory for developers to utilize in games.
