Hardware Breakdown Presents: Sony's PlayStation 5
This week Sony officially launches their next-generation gaming console, the PS5, which has been the topic of conversation for the past couple of months amidst all the rumors and image leaks. The PS5 undoubtedly the most powerful and fastest console Sony has ever produced, and more than ever, it will draw strong comparisons to the PC.
Nov 12th is the specific official launch date. So now would be the perfect time to take an in-depth look at the PS5 core components.
The Processors
When it comes to the brains of the system, the processor, the PS5, is powered by the AMD Zen 2 processor ( Ryzen 3000 series), having a 3.5GHz frequency, eight-core 16 threads. The graphics are made possible by a custom GPU RDNA 2 architecture featuring 36 compute units running at a 2.223 GHz frequency. Overall, the PS5 will offer 10.28 teraflop of graphical instructions. Even though the GPU frequency may seem high for a gaming console, Sony has stated that GPU will have a variable frequency. Meaning the clock speed will change according to the console's temperature and game demand.
The Storage Drive
On the storage front, Sony's next-generation console is now implemented with an SSD, adding more speed to an already fast system, having a 5.5GB/s transfer speed. Users can undoubtedly expect speedier load times.
What I find a bit interesting is the storage capacity. The PlayStation 5 will come with 825 GB capacity. But unfortunately, a significant amount of storage space will not entirely be accessible to the users who want to install a bevy of apps and games due to a large chunk of the storage space being occupied by firmware updates and the consoles operating system. The PS5 will offer just 667 GB, which may seem like a lot to those who aren't dedicated gamers. But games consume a significant amount of storage space. Games such as Red Dead Redemption 2 needs at least 100 GB of drive space.
Fret not; the PS5 has an M2.SATA slot allows gamers to install NVMe SSD, giving you the option to expand internal space.
The RAM
The PS5 has come a long way from the PS3, which had a 256MB XDR memory. The PS5 now has 16 GB GDDR6/256-bit RAM. With that much RAM, I'm definitely getting the PC vibe.
Yes, there will be ray-tracing
The PS5 will have ray-tracing technology; no matter what type of TV you have, it will still function. It isn’t reliant on just any TV technology; so I highly recommend you have HDR set on your TV so you can get the full effect of ray-tracing technology.
