TECH NEWS – The PS5 Pro can be introduced within a week with a vast GPU upgrade…

At this point, the PS5 Pro is like Thanos: inevitable. Although Sony has not officially announced its long-awaited mid-generation updated console, the rumour mill continues to spin. And according to the latest news, the PS5 Pro could even be presented at the beginning of next week.

Big-name X leaker @Kepler_L2 recently posted an incredibly short response to a fellow user who, when asked about the PS5 Pro’s specs, said: “7700-ish in raster, faster in RT” (according to NotebookCheck).

Kepler_L2 here discusses a graphics technique known as “rasterization,” while “RT” refers to “ray tracing.” These terms are used to describe how both perform on AMD’s mid-range RX 7700 XT GPU, which is roughly as powerful as Nvidia’s RTX 4060 Ti graphics card.

To dive into the technical details even more, the current PS5 has an APU roughly as powerful as a Radeon RX 5700, so the proposed jump to the RX 7700’s performance would be quite a big upgrade. Moreover, they suggest that the PS5 Pro might be powerful enough to render games at 4K/60fps! This technical feat does not even exist in the case of the PS5, except in the rarest of cases.

One potential issue that could hold back the PlayStation 5 Pro’s real-world performance is the consistent rumour that the CPU will only receive a relatively minor upgrade.

Currently, the PS5 uses an ageing Zen 2 processor. The Pro’s CPU is not expected to be significantly more powerful.

However, with the introduction of the rumoured ‘PlayStation Super Resolution’ (PSSR), the chances of the PlayStation 5 Pro not performing properly due to its CPU will hopefully be reduced. PSSR is said to be Sony’s answer to an increasingly AI-driven form of super-sampling similar to Nvidia’s DLSS. In the simplest terms, this increases frame rate performance with minimal degradation of image quality.

What about TFLOPs?

Previous leaks and speculations put the PS5 Pro’s performance at 33 TeraFLOPs. However, The Digital Foundry cited 36 TFLOPs instead. As expected, this caused some confusion. “So, it’s actually 36 TFLOPS instead of 33?” asked Redditor SpyroManiac36.

User IndefiniteBen answered this: “Technically yes, but the fact 33 has been quoted implies that is the typical power level of the console. 36 can be reached with the boost clock, but the Pro will only be able to use the full boost clock in minimal and specific scenarios.”

While some fully understand what this all means, many don’t speak the language of the tech-priests, so many Redditors are questioning whether this is a good or bad tidbit of information. Despite several users saying it’s “rather good,” there are some in the comments who completely question the validity of TFLOP.

Possible launch date for PS5 Pro

Several people have previously reported that the PS5 Pro’s unveiling date could be as early as September 9. So, at the time of writing, there are only five days left. However, this leak was based on information from an anonymous 4chan poster, so please treat it with caution.

Source: Wccftech, NotebookCheck, Reddit