Pixel wizards Digital Foundry have found that The Witcher 3 PS5 runs slightly worse for wear in its Performance Mode following the release of update 4.01 earlier this month for the critically acclaimed fantasy-RPG.
According to testing in a busy area of the city of Novigrad, The Witcher 3 on PS5 while running in Performance Mode has taken a big dip, with 8-9 frames missing whereas at launch it would comfortably hit 60 FPS. Oddly enough, Ray Tracing mode doesn’t appear to have this problem, as its performance has gained three-four frames.
As a result, The Witcher 3 PS5 Ray Tracing Mode is able to reached its target of 30 FPS far more reliably than at launch. That’s all very well, although the drop in Performance Mode is pretty glaring and something that will hopefully be fixed in a future update.
The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt: Complete Edition was released on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S in December 2022.
[Source – Digital Foundry]