AMD Debuts New SoC With 60 Compute Units, Faster GDDR6 Memory, Advanced Raytracing & PSSR AI Upscaling In PlayStation 5 Pro
AMD Debuts New SoC With 60 Compute Units, Faster GDDR6 Memory, Advanced Raytracing & PSSR AI Upscaling In PlayStation 5 Pro

AMD has developed a new custom SoC for Sony's PlayStation 5 Pro, featuring 60 Compute units based on the RDNA architecture & other improvements.
Sony today announced its new PlayStation 5 Pro gaming console which will feature an upgraded SoC from AMD with upgraded capabilities, especially on the GPU side which confirms previous reports.
Following are some of the highlights of today's release:
The company didn't go into a lot of details but from what was officially mentioned, the GPU side will be getting a 67% uplift in compute units which ends up to 60 CUs versus the 36 CUs featured on the PlayStation 5, a 28% increase in memory speed which will clock at 18 Gbps speeds for 576 GB/s of total bandwidth, all delivering up to 45% faster rendering performance.
The company also announced some brand new features thanks to the new AMD SoC which include advanced ray tracing capabilities to further boost the RT performance on consoles. A few of the RT upgrades are said to be coming from the RDNA 4 IP which will deliver a nice boost to consoles and next-generation discrete GPUs.
These changes include the following:
Another major feature being announced today is PSSR or PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution which is an AI-driven upscaling method. XDNA 2, the same IP that is powering the NPU for AMD's Strix Point APUs will be used to handle the AI processes on the PS5 Pro. These are being referred to as the main three pillars of the next-gen Sony PlayStation 5 Pro console.
With the upgraded AMD SoC featuring a bigger GPU, the PlayStation 5 Pro console will allow users to be able to play their favorite AAA games at maximum fidelity mode without compromising the overall performance. Other technologies featured on the Sony PlayStation 5 Pro console include WiFi 7, VRR, and 8K resolution. Other specs such as the CPU will remain the same, offering 8 "Zen 2" cores but with higher clock speeds.
The console will be available on 7th November with pre-orders on the 26th of September. For more details, head over to our official PlayStation 5 Pro post here.
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