Sony PS5 Pro PSSR 2.0 Delivers 115% FPS-Low Gain at $899.99 as AI 4K Race Widens

1 articles · Updated · tech-insider.org · Aug 25

Resident Evil Requiem tests showed PS5 Pro’s PSSR 2.0 lifting 1% low frame rates to 55-58 FPS from 24-27 on the base PS5, a 115% gain that matters most for perceived smoothness.
Quality mode doubled performance to 4K/60 from 4K/30, while Performance mode reached 90-100 FPS at reconstructed near-4K versus 1440p/60 on the base console.
Sony’s edge is simplicity: PSSR 2.0 is bundled with every $899.99 PS5 Pro and tuned per title, but it cannot run on the base PS5 because that hardware lacks the dedicated ML acceleration block.
The comparison casts that result against PC rivals: Nvidia’s DLSS 4.5 spans all RTX generations with support in about 1,000 games, while AMD’s FSR 4.1 keeps its full feature set locked to RDNA4 cards despite a lower $299 entry point.

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