Sony’s PlayStation 5 runs on AMD hardware, using a custom chip based on the company’s RDNA 2 graphics architecture. Finding a direct equivalent to the $900 PS5 Pro is a bit difficult, as AMD’s recent PC offerings have mostly outperformed the PS5 Pro in terms of performance. With a reported improvement over the base PS5, thanks to a larger graphics processing unit (GPU), as well as upscaling via PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR), it appears the equivalent could be split between two generations, with the AMD RX 7700 XT or AMD RX 9060 XT being close enough to the desired performance.
Finding guidance on the subject also comes up against confusion and a general lack of information. Digital Foundry has videos dating back months before the PS5 Pro’s launch, but compared it to two recently released cards, the Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti and the AMD RX 9060 XT, both with 16GB of video memory (VRAM). However, some tests are a bit biased, like with “Black Myth: Wukong.” The PS5 Pro and RX 9060 Meanwhile, the PS5 Pro was set to 1080p.
In “Forza Horizon 5,” the PS5 Pro was capped at 60fps, while the AMD RX 9060 XT, using equivalent settings, managed to exceed 70fps in some cases at 4K. Where the 9060 XT manages to snag a more comparable GPU to the PS5 Pro compared to the older 7700
PS5 Pro vs 7700 XT
On the RX 7700 Meanwhile, the PS5 Pro maintains 60fps in resolution mode with ray tracing enabled. TechPowerUp managed to get around 55fps at 4K, 93fps at 1440p, and 116.5fps at 1080p on the RX 7700 XT, but didn’t report the settings. The PS5 Pro can achieve some of these, particularly 1440p scores, when using its Frame Rate mode, with ray tracing disabled.
“007: First Light” maintains its 60fps on PS5 Pro, but on PC, using FSR 3 in Quality mode, it can reach almost 80fps. However, on gaming monitors without high refresh rates or if they are forced to be locked at 60fps, it should maintain the same performance as the PS5 Pro, depending on which processor is also equipped.
A similar story can be found with “Pragmata”, whose demo – close to the finished game – can achieve over 60fps, but should be more stable when locked at 60fps on the 7700 XT. The PS5 Pro runs at 60fps, but in Performance mode it drops to an average of around 80-90fps, depending on how active the action is.
