PlayStation 5 Pro performance falls short of Sony’s promised 45% jump from base model [Video]

The experts from Digital Foundry have discussed the performance uplift for Sony’s PlayStation 5 Pro and how it comes to the base model and Sony’s marketing for the new console.

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According to the experts who discussed the newly released console on their weekly podcast, Sony’s PlayStation 5 Pro is delivering anywhere between 30% and 35% performance gains compared to the base model, which falls short of Sony’s touted 45% gains found scattered among PS5 Pro marketing. Notably, the experts point to memory bandwidth limitations as being the likely culprit for lacking performance gains at higher resolutions. For those that don’t know, raw GPU horsepower doesn’t necessarily equal more performance in games, as memory bandwidth also plays a big role, especially at higher resolutions such as 4K.

From the testing that was conducted by Digital Foundry the experts found the lackluster performance gains at higher resolutions, which leads them to suspect …