Sony is all set to release the highly anticipated PlayStation 5 Pro in just a few days, on November 7, with a price tag of $699 USD. With this release, Sony is promising gamers significantly enhanced resolution and framerate, thanks to AI upscaling via the PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) technology and a considerably more powerful CPU and GPU than those found in the original PlayStation 5, which launched in November 2020. In the world of high-end console gaming, Sony seems to have stolen a march over Microsoft, given the lack of a comparable upgrade from the Xbox lineup. Just last night, we even saw a teardown of this powerhouse console on YouTube.
A recent video, appearing to come from a Portuguese console repair shop, offers a glimpse inside the PlayStation 5 Pro days before its official release. It reveals an internal architecture that closely resembles the PlayStation 5 Slim model. Some experts speculate that, if it weren’t for changes in the interlocking mechanisms, the faceplates from the Slim would have been compatible with the Pro. This suggests the teardown is authentic.
For those interested solely in the internals, there isn’t too much that jumps out, aside from those similarities. It’s one thing to look at a circuit board, but quite another to judge how these components perform in action — for that, we look to recent buzz on Twitter that’s catching the gaming community’s eye.
Yesterday, Twitter user @videotechuk_ posted what appears to be an early leak of the PlayStation 5 Pro specs. Known for accurately leaking info about Rockstar Games, this user shared some technical details, including the Pro’s continued use of the Zen 2 architecture, just like its predecessor. The decision to stick with Zen 2 likely helps maintain compatibility with the standard PlayStation 5, though whispers of the Pro possibly supporting increased clocks have been around.
The leaked specs point out that the PS5 Pro’s GPU is now expected to hit 16.7 teraflops and will boast 16GB of GDDR6 VRAM, entirely dedicated to graphics, not shared with the CPU like on the base models. There’s talk of it also featuring 2GB of DDR5 RAM set aside for system processes, marking a switch from the unified memory approach of past models.
As we approach four years since the original PlayStation 5 launched back in November 2020, the anticipation for this latest Pro iteration seems only to have increased. With no similar move from Xbox and if PC gaming isn’t your style, the PlayStation 5 Pro emerges as a compelling option. Initial benchmarks of its advancements in PSSR image quality and the support for real-time ray tracing graphics are looking quite promising.
