Overwatch 2 on PS4 vs PS5: Which console provides better graphics?

Find out which of the PlayStation console offers better graphics for Overwatch 2.

Overwatch 2 on PS4 vs PS5: Which console provides better graphics?

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Blizzard Entertainment’s first-person shooter Overwatch 2 has a huge density of console players playing the game. Most of them are part of the PlayStation community. Overwatch 2 was released for PlayStation in early access on October 4th 2022. The game is free to play and can be directly downloaded from the PlayStation store with out needing the player to purchase PlayStation Plus.

The release of the next generation of consoles, i.e., the PS5 saw a huge number of PlayStation lovers shift to the PS5. The PS5 supports 8K gaming with a 60 Hz refresh rate or 4K gaming with 120 Hz, which is a great upgrade from its forerunner, the PS4, which supported up to a 60 Hz refresh rate with 1080p gaming. Some newer models of the PS4 Pro did support 4K, but only at a maximum refresh rate of 60 Hz. Both the consoles, the PS5 and the PS4’s GPUs, are based on AMD Radeon chips, with the PS5 GPU having more computer units and higher TFLOPs (teraflops).

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A teraflop rating measures the GPU’s performance and it refers to a processor’s capability to measure one trillion floating-point operations per second. Ps5’s GPU has 10.3 TFLOPs which means it can process 10.3 trillion floating-points operations per second. In layman terms the GPU of the PS5 is almost 8 times more powerful than its predecessor’s GPU which means the PS5 offers more frames per second (FPS). From this itself, we can conclude that the PS5 offers better graphics and gameplay experience to players not only in Overwatch 2 but other games as well.

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PS4 vs PS5 Graphics Compared

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The PS4 and the PS5 are both video game consoles developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment under the PlayStation franchise. The newly released PS5 is a huge upgrade to its forerunner and considered a next generation console.

PS4 specifications:

  • CPU: 8 Jaguar Cores, 1.6GHz
  • GPU: 18 CUs at 800MHz, 1.84 TFLOPS
  • Memory: 8GB GDDR5
  • Internal Storage: 500GB or 1TB HDD
  • External Storage: 2.5-inch HDD or USB HDD
  • Video Output: 1080p at 60 -30 Hz

PS5 specifications:

  • CPU: 8-core, 16 thread, up to 3.5Ghz
  • GPU: 36 CUs at 2.23GHz, 10.3 TFLOPs
  • Memory: 16GB GDDR6
  • Internal Storage: Custom 825GB SSD
  • External Storage: NVMe SSD slot or USB HDD
  • Video Output: 4K at 120Hz or 8K at 60 Hz refresh rate

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