While the live stream for the PS5 Reveal is not that exciting for the normal user, Digital Foundry provides an insightful report about the PS5 hardware. PlayStation fans need to take a deep breath here.
Overall, you get a little more than 10 Teraflops GPU computing power, but you could also double the speed of the CPU. In addition, there is the custom SSD, which is a real beast, and all factors that slow down the data stream have been eliminated. It remains to be seen whether Microsoft has also thought of this with its 13 teraflops. Ultimately, everything could be balanced.
Official specifications
| PlayStation 5 | PlayStation 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 8 Zen 2 Cores @ 3.5GHz (variable frequency) | 8 Jaguar Cores @ 1.6GHz |
| GPU | 10.28 teraflops, 36 CUs @ 2.23GHz (variable frequency) | 1.84 teraflops, 18 CUs @ 800MHz |
| Memory / interface | 16GB GDDR6, 256-bit | 8GB GDDR5, 256-bit |
| Memory bandwidth | 448GB per second | 176GB per second |
| Internal storage | Custom 825GB SSD | 500GB HDD |
| IO throughput | Raw: 5.5GB per second Compressed: Typical 8-9GB per-second |
Around 50-100MB per-second |
| Expandable storage | NVMe SSD slot | Replaceable internal HDD |
| External storage | USB HDD support | USB HDD support |
| Optical drive | 4K UHD Blu-ray Drive | Blu-ray drive |
In addition to the internal memory, the PS5 can also be expanded with an external NVMe Drive, for which a separate slot is provided. The system works here in a similar way to the PS4, even if you have to pay attention to some specifications.
More details will follow …
Comparison PS5 and Xbox Series X
Here is a direct comparison of the PS5 and Xbox Series X, as well as the current generation.
| PlayStation 5 | Xbox Series X | PlayStation 4 | Xbox One X | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 8 Zen 2 Cores @ 3.5GHz (variable frequency) | 8x cores @ 3.8GHz | 8 Jaguar Cores @ 1.6GHz | 8x cores @ 2.3 GHz Custom Jaguar CPU |
| GPU | 10.28 teraflops 36 CUs @ 2.23GHz (variable frequency) Custom RDNA 2 |
12 teraflops 52 CUs @ 1,825 GHz Custom RDNA 2 |
1.84 teraflops 18 CUs @ 800MHz Custom GCN |
6 TFLOPS 40 CUs @ 1,172 GHz Custom GCN + Polaris |
| Memory | 16GB GDDR6 | 16 GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR5 | 12 GB GDDR5 |
| Memory bandwidth | 448GB / s | 10GB @ 560 GB / s 6GB @ 336 GB / s |
176GB / s | 326 GB / s |
| Internal storage | 825GB custom SSD | 1TB Custom NVME SSD | 500GB HDD | 1TB HDD |
| IO throughput | Raw: 5.5GB per second Compressed: Typical 8-9GB per-second |
Raw: 2.4 GB / s Compressed: 4.8 GB / s |
Around 50-100MB / s | 120 MB / s (discounts seek overhead & system usage) |
| Expandable storage | NVMe SSD slot | 1 TB expansion card Identical performance to internal storage |
Replaceable internal HDD | n / A |
| External storage | USB HDD support | USB 3.2 External HDD | USB HDD support | USB 3.2 External HDD |
| Optical drive | 4K UHD Blu-ray Drive | 4K UHD Blu-ray Drive | Blu-ray drive | 4K UHD Blu-ray Drive |
The pure data may seem a little weaker for the PS5, but Sony has taken a lot into account here in the architecture of the PS5, which will very likely compensate for this.
