A few days ago I shared with you an updated comparison with all the technical keys of PS5 vs PS5 Pro The most important differences between the two consoles focus on the GPU, which is quite logical because is the most important component when it comes to improving gaming performance.

The numbers speak for themselves, the PS5 Pro GPU is much more powerful if we let TFLOPs get carried away, but in reality the performance improvement in games will be 45% with rasterization and up to double the performance with ray tracing . Sounds good on paper, But what does all this mean when applied to games?

During the presentation of the PS5 Pro, some sequences of games running under this console with improvements in graphic quality were shown and the same sequences were used.compared to what the PS5 can offer in the same titles. Looking closely at this comparison, it’s easy to spot the improvements that Sony’s new console offers.

PS5 vs PS5 Pro: There are improvements, but Sony prioritized performance

In fact, this was practically the “password” that the Japanese company used during the presentation event of this console, as it emphasized on several occasions that the PS5 Pro will allow us to enjoy the fluidity of the performance mode with graphical details and sharpness. quality. In other words, you can move games in quality mode at 60 FPS.

In terms of graphical improvements in existing games, in Spider-Man 2 we can see that the PS5 Pro achieves:

• AND higher sharpness and image qualitywhich must be a consequence of the higher resolution or the use of PSSR rescaling.
• Higher level of detailin PS5 Pro, elements missing from the PS5 version appear in certain scenes, such as the decoration on the facade of the building on the left. It can be seen from minute 3:12.
• He ray tracing applied to reflections The building in the background looks cleaner and better defined on the PS5 Pro.
• game works with complete fluency despite showing higher graphical quality compared to the PS5 version.
• There are also clear differences in the level of detail of the trees, which are substantially improved on the PS5 Pro.

Something very similar is happening with Hogwarts Legacy, it feels like the sharpness and overall image quality is improving, especially in small details like the window grilles. Ray tracing applied to reflections is undoubtedly the most important image enhancement It has a much higher qualityand presents a much more realistic surface.

PS5 Pro on the right. Look at the reflections on the ground, they are much better.

For other titles, it is more difficult to identify graphical improvements with certainty because Sony uses different levels of contrast, but the truth is that The Last of Us Part II looks practically identical on both consoles, and I didn’t notice any major changes in Horizon Forbidden West either.

Sony has confirmed that thanks to the PS5 Pro’s greater power, some games that previously had very limited ray tracing now you can expand itand he cited Gran Turismo 7 as an example, which limited ray tracing to menus and playback, which will also be used in gameplay on this new console.

What can I say, what we have seen seems to me very little for a console that with an optical drive and a vertical stand will cost almost 950 euros, especially when we consider what a PC can do for almost the same price configured with a GeForce RTX 4070. Sony still has a lot to do with this console.