PS4 Pro’s outdated CPU could bottleneck performance
Sony's new PS4 Pro leverages a brand new beefy Polaris GPU, but the console is missing the other half of the hardware equation: a CPU overhaul.
As such, the PS4 Pro's Polaris GPU will likely be bottlenecked by its lower-end 8-core Jaguar CPU even with overclocking, which means developers will have to make sacrifices across the board when upscaling PS4 games to 4K and enhancing them in 1080p.
We take a look at why Sony made this decision, how Polaris GPUs are specifically designed to be complemented by Zen CPUs in SoC and APU form, and how the console's outdated CPU will affect PS4 Pro's 4K and enhanced 1080p games.
