PS5 Confirmed Specs – CPU, GPU, SSD, Storage, 8K, Weight, More

PS5 Confirmed Specs – CPU, GPU, SSD, Storage, 8K, Weight, More – With the PS5 release looking set for holiday 2020 dribs and drabs of information are gradually being released regarding the PS5 specs and PS5 games. Marking the start of a whole new console generation, the PlayStation 5 is expected to be a technological monster to say the least, and one that massively outperforms the current PS4 and PS4 Pro consoles that are available right now.

This feature on the PlayStation 5 specs is very much a no-nonsense sort of affair that only has the officially confirmed PlayStation 5 specification information – there are no rumors or half-truths here; just the facts as and when they are confirmed to us. The officially announced specs that you’ll see below form part of our complete PS5 guide, so be sure to check that out for everything you need to know about PS5.

PS5 Specs – Confirmed

PS5 Size

• The biggest console to date

PS5 Weight

• Not yet announced

PS5 CPU

• AMD Zen 2
• 8 cores and 16 threads taken from the new 7nm AMD Zen 2 microarchitecture
• Clock speed at 3.5Ghz (variable frequency)

PS5 GPU

• Custom RDNA 2 with 36 CUs at 2.23GHz (variable frequency)
• Allows display of visuals up to 8K resolution
• Allows Ray-Tracing (hardware Ray-Tracing)

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PS5 Disc Drive

• 4K Blu-ray Drive

PS5 Teraflops

• 10.28 Teraflops

PS5 Memory

• 16GB of GDDR6 RAM
• 448GB/Sec memory bandwidth

PS5 Fans/Cooling Solution

• Not yet announced

PS5 3D Audio

• Custom 3D Audio chip known as the ‘Tempest Engine’

PS5 Storage

• Proprietary super-fast SSD – 825GB storage
• PS5 can co-opt portions of the SSD to work alongside system memory
• IO throughput – 5.5GB/s (Raw), Typical 8-9GB/s (Compressed)
• Expandable storage supported

PS5 DualSense Controller

• DualSense Controller (Uses Haptic Feedback, Adaptive Triggers, USB-C charging and boasts new ‘Create’ functionality)

PS5 Ethernet/LAN/WAN

• Not yet announced

PS5 HDMI Ports

• 1 x HDMI 2.1 port

PS5 USB Ports

• 2 x USB-C ports

PS5 Bluetooth

• Not yet announced

PS5 Operating System

• Not yet announced

PS5 Backwards Compatibility

• The PS5 will be backwards compatible with well over 4,000 + PS4 games
• The PS5 will use boost mode to enhance the top 100 PS4 games

PS5 PSVR Compatibility

• The PS5 will use the existing PSVR headset currently available for the PS4

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