Control PS5 vs Xbox Series X Ray Tracing 'Benchmark' - Unlocked FPS In Photo Mode

DigitalFoundry : "Did you know that Control's photo mode removes the 30fps cap in the ray traced graphics mode? It opens a window into the kind of overhead (or lack of it, in some cases) left over when a 30fps cap is introduced, but in the case of Control, it also allows us to stack up Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5's RT prowess in precisely matched in-game scenarios. Alex and Rich discuss."

[iplay1up2]

Series X has an average of 16% better performance over PS5.

[CaptainHenry916]

30fps 👎👎

[iplay1up2]

You didn't watch the video. None of the comparisons were at 30FPS.

[CaptainHenry916]

I'm talking about in RT. And Spider-Man MM still looks better than this game imo

[GamerRN]

I agree 30fps sucks but this game definitely looks better than Spiderman. The character models are intense and detailed.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

After you and so many others mocked "wait for better tools" something that DF even said. The defense is "look at the exclusives."

The exclusives are amazing and are already showing PS5's power. Because well, it's one hardware being taken advantage of. Same will happen with X Series and it's exclusive. I still believe 3rd party will be a toss up. Some games will perform better on PS5 others on X.

However that still leaves PS5 and X Series only games. Which we haven't seen yet.

Annoyingly that's where the "war" between fanboys will truly begin.. (sigh)

[mikeslemonade]

PS fans can’t handle the truth. They only buy one system per generation lol

[CrimsonWing69]

Without a side by side comparison I’d never know the difference. I feel like you win with either version at this point... well, I mean except if you’re buying it for the Series S, but I have no sympathy for you if that’s the case.

[Minute Man 721]

Series S was a mistake

[darthv72]

Series S does performance mode only so it may lack the RT for now but Remedy could enable a lower point of entry for quality with a 720p RT enabled setting.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

I agree it's so nit picky nobody will ever notice the difference.

[Livingthedream]

Both consoles are comparable its really going to be about the quality in games. Great time for gamers

[CaptainHenry916]

The Series S is a joke

[zypher]

Series X has an average of 16% better performance over PS5 ... in photo mode.

[elazz]

Yeah exactly. In the end regardless what is possible the truth is that the game runs 30 fps, same settings on both consoles in RT mode.

[seanpitt23]

Yeah in actual gameplay ps5 runs better who’s bothered about photo mode

[1nsomniac]

A lot of people not able to comprehend this video and its importance of it's photo mode. Its the first TRUE benchmark utility of the consoles to show their current brute capabilities.

Yes the XBox might not be showing it currently in gameplay but this shows physical proof that if pushed correctly it will perform substantially better than the PS5...... and yes this will not bring Sony's exclusives to the Xbox but that's not the point of this video.

[RazzerRedux]

@1nsomniac

We already knew the processing strength of the XSX GPU was more powerful than PS5. DF said at the very beginning that this was simply an "academic" comparison.

But if we are going to talk academics then the most important detail to come out of all this is that the claims so many here made that the PS5 was not actually 10.2 teraflops were just nonsense. This benchmark shows that the difference between the two GPUs are exactly as advertised. 12 TF vs 10.2

[VenomUK]

@1nsomniac. You said "Yes the XBox might not be showing it currently in gameplay but this shows physical proof that if pushed correctly it will perform substantially better than the PS5."

The Digital Foundry video explains that in photo mode neither console is being pushed in the same way a game requires so the photo mode is able to take advantage of the raw GPU Tflops. As the Series X has got a faster GPU this is why it has better results in photo mode.

However, to power a game each console utilises multiple different i/o systems. So yes, the PS5 has a slower GPU, but the current thinking from some experts is that it is faster in other areas such as compression, SSD and sending data to and from the cores which is what has helped it get better performance than Series X in games. Now the question is will developers be able to use the extra GPU power of the Series X so it can neutralise the advantages of the PS5? Time will tell!

[Jayrod]

and on paper it has 18 percent more teraflops there you have it either way I’m not gonna switch over to Xbox and loose my PlayStation library and friends for 18% more teraflops and some decent exclusives

[ScootaKuH]

These comparisons are getting stupid. Now we're comparing photo mode? A mode specifically designed to generate a still image. Give me strength...

[OB1Biker]

What a pointless video. I was expecting RT comparison and we get photo mode framerate.
What a change from the PS5 has no HWRT narrative from a few months ago. Really going out of their way to find some advantage here.

[--Onilink--]

They already did the comparison. This was because they found that photo mode uncapped the framerate so it would work as a benchmark.
For me it was actually interesting to see that (putting aside the actual dev time it could take) its looks very possible to do 60fps RT with a lower/dynamic resolution and not just stick with a 30 cap, especially with VRR in play

[SmokinAces]

In photo mode. lol

[StormSnooper]

In PHOTO MODE. I think it’s worth putting that in your sentence. No?

In other news, Control on PS5 takes less than half the space. I guess that’s not relevant to DF.

[darthv72]

If Remedy were to offer a 1080p RT mode with unlocked frame rate... I'd take it. They could call it balanced mode and offer the mix of quality and performance.

[CaptainHenry916]

Remedy is a mediocre developer imo. That's one of the reasons Microsoft never acquired them. The only game I liked from them was Alan Wake but a few key people already left the company

[lukasmain]

* only in Photomode hahahaha

Try the actual gameplay, you know, how it is while playing the actual game. No advantage. In fact, PS5 has the advantage because Series X has the stutter problem

[TheTony316]

In photo mode...XD

[gravedigger]

When XSX can't beat PS5 during gameplay, let's use photomode. :/

[RazzerRedux]

This is a benchmark performed in Photo Mode using the quality mode of each console.

Corridor of Doom level

-33 fps on XSX. 32 fps on PS5

-Looking down at atrium

-52 fps on XSX. 46 fps on PS5

Maintenance access corridor

-56 fps on XSX. 49 fps on PS5

Black rock processing

-57 fps on XSX. 48 fps on PS5

Looking into black rock processing

-57 fps on XSX. 42 fps on PS5

Summary of all levels:
16% better performance on XSX than PS5 (quality mode)

To get above 30 fps on Corridor of Doom required 2070 Super (no DLSS).

[RaidenBlack]

*2070 Super required for 1440p @ 30fps is for console settings (3 out of 5 RT settings turned off, rest settings: low-medium)
https://youtu.be/-Vn9LXYdyf...
For higher graphics settings, a more potent GPU's required.

[ProjectVulcan]

Somewhat inaccurate. For higher settings DLSS is all you need on Nvidia. You get 1440p 60FPS with those settings on a 2070S.

As the video observed, the PC version has double the ray tracing resolution as the consoles and thus is not perfectly directly comparable. They are realistically more like RTX2060 Super/Non Super RTX2070 performance taking this into account. We have seen this rough level before when ray tracing. WD: Legion for example.

Obviously this is also ignoring aforementioned DLSS performance which of course everyone with an Nvidia GPU will use because it makes an RTX2060 faster than the consoles with ray tracing enabled.

[NeoGamer232]

Translation next to no difference.

At 10-14 ft away on a 55-65" TV the human eye won't pick up the difference. You might "feel" a slight difference but it won't be significant.

These two consoles are priced the same (when you compare the ones with the same features) so, gamers can be confident both will last the generation.

[RazzerRedux]

Incorrect. I can clearly see the frame per second in all my photos and paintings.

;-)

Seriously though. This is shows us what we have already known. The pure power of the XSX GPU is around 16 to 17% more than PS5 as shown in TF calculation. That's fine, but unless it translates directly into the actual gameplay then what does it matter? This is a confirmation of the power on paper and little more than that.

As it is, both games run at 30 fps in quality mode as this clearly shows neither have stable frame rates otherwise.

[Neonridr]

if it was the other way around this wouldn't be the case.

[ocelot07]

@Neonridr

If it was the other way around your self and others would pretty much be saying it doesn't matter.

[Neonridr]

@ocelot07 - I have a PS5 my man. I don't drink the koolaid. I have a Switch, PS5 and gaming PC. I play games wherever I want. I don't have some strange allegiance to one piece of plastic and one piece only.

I just like to point out the obvious.

[S2Killinit]

@neonridr
If it was the other way around DF would be mentioning this in passing.

[RazzerRedux]

@Neonridr

"I just like to speculate selectively."

Fixed

[RememberThe357]

The XSX is more powerful the PS5 by traditional metrics, of course it would be more notable if the PS5 performed better.

[NeoGamer232]

@S2Killinit
That is completely untrue. DF Highlighted that PS5 was outperforming XSX for AC Vahalla. It was not mentioned in passing.

[S2Killinit]

@Neogamer
This is the photo mode, series x has an advantage in the photo mode and its being posed as a benchmark that can be generally applied. Valhala was the actual game and even then they brushed over it by making sound like the results shouldn't be used to draw any conclusions.

[NeoGamer232]

@S2Killit
I watched the DF video for AC Vahalla and to me they did not "brush over" that PS5 was better. What they did say was that between the two, XSX was doing odd things that should be fixed. And magically in subsequent patches the XSX caught back up to PS5 graphically. So they were simply stating fact.

[Tetsdah]

@Neogamer

Even after the patches, John still stated the PS5 was outperforming SeriesX on Twitter for Valhalla. Did something change with the most recent patch? The SeriesX has to lower its resolution more to have similar frames, as well as lower quality of effects.

That's why they said this Control benchmarking is academic. Nothing is going on but utilizing gpu, which we are well aware is SeriesX advantage.

[Kilua]

Is this some sort of apology video after the last one?

[Battlestar23]

The Xbox fanboys need a win for their supposedly more powerful console that the PS5 keeps winning against in comparisons. I say let them have their win just to make them happy for once.

[CaptainHenry916]

To me it's not who has the more powerful console but who is the more talented developers. If you see GOD of War graphics in 60fps on PS5 compare to Control graphics it's laughable. Remedy is just okay when it comes to graphics. It's like comparing Halo to Doom? Which game looks better? It comes down to the developer

[darthv72]

^916... so the only way to feel good about yourself is using GoW and SM:MM to take a shot at Control....?

God that's pathetic.

[NeoGamer232]

@CaptainHenry916
Agreed completely. God of War even in its PS4 native form was tons better then control graphically.

And the most laughable part is reviewers are re-reviewing control and giving it God of War type review scores when really all they did was turn on the ray tracing, improve FPS, and improve graphics fidelity probably with all the assets they already had from the PC version. WHAT A JOKE!

[Tedakin]

You must have missed the Hitman 3 video.

[Sayai jin]

@BattleStar23, I have a few PS5s and Series Xs. I don't see any trophies or awards sitting by those consoles for these "wins". Owning a particular console does not put one in some elite club. They're pieces of plastic.

[lukasmain]

They get a win... in PHOTOMODE lol. This is hilarious. In gameplay there is no win.

[cliveo32]

IN photo mode lol

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

Yeah, this is getting silly now. . .

Both consoles while took different approaches, are more or less the same in power and performance. You're not getting a significantly inferior or superior version of any game no matter which version of a game you choose. The sooner people accept this the sooner stupid comparisons like this will cease to exist.

[chrisoadamson]

are you stupid ? Your totally missing the point. The comparison in photo mode shows the overhead or extra power the xbox has over the ps5 as all the other variables are the same. The game is capped at 30 if uncapped the xbox has a 16% advantage .they may patch the game as xbox has vrr . As more games come out this extra power will be more evident . Big mistake ps5 not having VRR

[RazzerRedux]

Sure....if you stress test the GPU alone then you are going to find that 16% variance in processing power that we have known about for quite some time. But the frames are capped at 30 for a reason as they depend on more than just processing power of the GPU. DF even hints at possible CPU bottlenecks in the video. As more games come out, we may find that CPU bottleneck also becomes more evident. Time will tell.

Screenshot from the video: https://i.imgur.com/jSXn7rN...

Regardless, VRR is going to be added to PS5.

[Kilua]

No need to get so emotional. Everyone knows the difference between the GPU Tflops, to come and use this as a metric to boast some sort of "Victory" is laughable. The ps5 version of control arguably (if not, clearly currently) runs better than the series x version.

If anything, this just proves the notion that Teraflop count isnt everything. Photo mode does not equal gameplay.

[PS-Gamer-1986]

LOL xbox plays paused games better than ps5. It is waaaaay more powerful

[lukasmain]

It's not just the GPU. It's how everything works together, that's why you don't any Series X advantage in gameplay for the same game.

[buffig]

If only a games performance was ONLY dependent on GPU performance. Don't you think it's more proof that Microsoft may have focussed on the wrong things when they were designing the series X? They now essentially have 16% GPU overhead, which is being throttled by the rest of the system. They were so focussed on hitting that headline grabbing tflops figure. Sony on the other hand focussed on smart, meaningful design. Which means that in the real world. Games run largely the same on both consoles. But Sony has seen advantages like a 40% reduction in file sizes. Faster loading of assets reducing things like stutter and pop in. Dualsense. Faster loading times.

[ScootaKuH]

Calm down love

[saint_seya]

Lmao photo mode? really.. is there really any use on it???? DF is going lower and lower trying to find something in favor of one of the new consoles.

[Neonridr]

isn't photo mode used in game though?

[RememberThe357]

Yeah but it's not gameplay. Photo modes often perform differently than gameplay. The start of the video Richard says all you need to know, the game on both consoles is locked at 30fps with RT and both versions are virtually the same.

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

"isn't photo mode used in game though?"

So?

Congrats! You bought the version with a superior 16% performance in photo mode. . . Cool I guess. . .?

[Neonridr]

@Outside_ofthe_Box - I have the game on PS5, so I guess I didn't.

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

Missed my point and sarcasm went over your head. Photo mode performance isn't a big deal.

[Mr Logic]

It's somewhat valuable albeit academic. This basically shows that if the game ran unlocked instead of locked to 30, then with a VRR display you would get a fairly decent experience on Series X.

[mkis007]

No it doesnt. Photomode doesnt run game logic. Its literally a static world. This is why all the laughs.

[Mr Logic]

@mkis007

So you're making the assumption that the Control framerate in-game is CPU bound? That's awfully insane of you.

[zypher]

So when the game is essentially paused and everything is handled by the GPU, Series X has a performance advantage. When the game is running and the full system is brought to bear, PS5 alone produces a judder-free experience.

Guess were now looking at photo modes for some sort of saving grace?

[343_Guilty_Spark]

I read differently...when the 30 cap is removed the XSX performs better.

[PS-Gamer-1986]

Ofcourse you would read it that way. Sounds better huh?

[Chevalier]

Lol. Then why does the Xbox version stutter at 60 fps then? Didn't you say something about putting a spin on things 🤔? It stutters as DF confirms on the regular comparison is 'performing better? Lol.

[RedDevils]

Sound like you got brain damage after you read it.

[lukasmain]

Yes EXACTLY

[Good-Smurf]

Notice when Series X did one thing a bit better when DF being generous with it the comment section there were nothing but rainbows and sunshine.
But when PS5 did it better then oh boy it's a cesspool.

[Whitey2k]

Who gives a damn about photo mode

[Ashunderfire86]

Wow I find it interesting that it takes photo mode for Series X to beat PS5 lol! Who cares about performance and graphics in photo mode for comparison? This is just reaching! Yet PS5 Kraken Compression gives PS5 the ability to do more than Series X compression in terms of space. Let's talk about that if we are going to look at features to compare.

[masterfox]

hmm I wonder why they focused so much on photo mode lol.

like three hours in the game on my PS5 and not a single time I entered photo mode, seriously who gives a d.... about it?, tried to cause as much havok in that area with the corridor of doom whatever name, trying to cause as much physics effects as possible and holy damn !, everything was smoot as butter and pretty much 60 fps locked, seriously it would be way more interesting talk about the physics in the game than creating a whole video about photo mode?, Control is not even a pretty game, what makes Control so appealing to play is the destruction alongside the physics and literally that's it, that's it why I'm actually playing it, also not sure but it's isn't the Xbox version like 40 % more on the installation size than the PS5?.

[waverider]

agree the biggest deal is that the PS5 version is almost half the size of the series X. But who cares about such a huge diference. And the sofrware behind that everybody is talking. lets talk about photo mode....

[PS-Gamer-1986]

Talking about changing the narrative^^

[waverider]

photo mode.... jesus. The series x got frames problems and stuter issues while playing. DF tryng to hard.... whats next. Menu speed? Save speed? its getting really sad the path DF is going to try and show some kind of power advantage of the series X. I understand, after what they told on the reveal...

[Vanfernal]

I'm torn. I have to choose between a stutter during gameplay or an inferior photo mode.

[Thundercat77]

After the fist video where DF says PS5 has better overall performance now they release a video to say that Xbox has a just a little better performance in photo mode?

Wow... Let's be clear... According to Xbox and its community, the Xbox series x was supposed to be the ultimate most powerful console in the universe and yet when the consoles released, PS5 has proven to have better performance in many more cases.

[343_Guilty_Spark]

You're reaching if you're trying to spin DF as now being biased

[Flawlessmic]

The fact there going as low as comparing photo modes which iv never seen them do before just to get ms a win is kinda making it look that they actually are biased buddy.

I mean honestly wtf are we talking a aboyt fos in Photo mode!! Like who gives a crap.

[CaptainHenry916]

Photo mode is very important now 😁😂

[Father__Merrin]

Seems a bit desperate comparing photomode how low can they go

[Destiny1080]

the heaviest raytracing area in the game, "Corridor of Doom"

33 fps on XSX and 32 fps on PS5

raytracing performance was actually supposed to be series x biggest advantage over PS5 at 40 %

[G1L]

I can hardly wait for new comparisons of multiple modes in every game, going forward, looking to see if there's uncapped framerate and then comparing the consoles! Like every photo mode of every game, every sub menu. Everything!

[Aussieguy]

Whats the point of this video by Digital Foundry ? They've already made 3 on the same game and now they are doing one in photo mode. Its called Photo mode for a reason, because its a still scene for taking still photos, no one cares how many fps each version has.

I think they are trying to hard to try and give the Series X a win over the ps5 lol.

[343_Guilty_Spark]

The point is illustrated in the video, the discussion, and even comment section with readers of more technical expertise.

[Benficaman]

finaly we can see the power of the X with 16% more frames.....in photo mode.....Yes

[SmokinAces]

Lol, this a whole new level of grasping at straws. "Academic", how about pointless. Photomode is 0fps.

[AKS]

This doesn't seem to be particularly significant.

[Orchard]

Seems like the performance gap is starting to show up fairly regularly now, as expected - but earlier than expected.

[Chevalier]

Cool so no need to play games anymore just walk around and take photos? That's just idiotic. Seriously though why does PS5 perform better then Xbox Series X then? Only Series X stutters as well. I'd ask you to explain, but, your brain might explode.

[TheTony316]

The PS5 version runs better during gameplay lol.

[Destiny1080]

the PS5 version completely destroys the series x version which is a stuttering mess to play

you try and watch a movie that has constant stuttering issues

i would actually call the series x version unplayable and it even takes up 42% more space

[Orchard]

DigitalFoundry: "it seems that in some scenarios, Series X can outperform PlayStation 5, while in others the opposite is true." "Ultimately, Control on PS5 and Xbox Series consoles is a great release - if not quite the definitive experience."

Destiny1080: "Unplayable!"

Hard drive space is irrelevant - doesn't impact gameplay at all.

Remedy already said they are patching the stutter bug - so at that point, the XSX vesrion 'completely destroys' the PS5 version right? Same visuals, Same performance, Higher resolution.

[Destiny1080]

your reply doesn't change the facts, series x version is a stuttering mess, right know

i wonder if there going to patch the file size of the game, or will it be always be 42% larger

[Orchard]

Does the game size impact gameplay? No.

Also Xbox gamers won’t really care if it’s 42% bigger - they have a bigger built in drive, expandable storage and cold storage. Sony does not so this kind of reduction is necessary.

[lukasmain]

What a desperate and pathetic comment HAHAHAaaa lmao

[Orchard]

Yet it clearly triggered you a lot ;)

[lukasmain]

No. It's hilariously desperate and pathetically insecure.

[Orchard]

Well, I am sorry for stating facts and hurting your feelings.

[Mr_Luke]

"Photomode is the new Black"
From now on i will buy only the games with the superior photomode.
/s (of course)

[Ghostbob]

Sorry but the test really dose not show the true benchmark and in a photo mode come this is all bollocks you can't brag about a photo mode bench test delta and then say it's will happen in real time gameplay doesn't work like that to many variables and all the developers will make games with parity in mind just like it was lock at 30 fps for this game, And let not forget the Spiderman 60 fps raytracing mode so yes why not let the control developer make a 1080p/60 raytraced option for both consoles.

[robleroy]

DF is clearly bought by MIcrosoft...
Photo mode only stresses the12 TFLOP GPU and not the console. It has nothing to do with the console. It only states a 12 TFLOP graphics card can push an average of 20% more frames than a 9/10 TFLOP graphics card.

If that is so, the ps5 design really trumps the xbox design by beating it at most crossplatform games performance.

From before the ps5 and xbx series came out they have been selling the xbox as “very powerfull”

How low can you go..

Why not have the wifi6 speed mode test
Or the VR compatibility test
Or the controller options test
Or the 3d sound test

Next DF test : the temperature mode test

[Tetsdah]

Funny enough, I was thinking about the architectural differences. Because this game performs better on ps5 in gameplay. What the gamers actually play lol. Even with differences being so slight, the 16% weaker console is performing multiplats slightly better

[Orchard]

DF has been used for years for comparisons - why is it suddenly invalid or 'bought'? Was it bought by Sony when they bashed Xbox One and praised PS4?

[robleroy]

Analyse their videos. Throughout their conversation they constantly repeat certain “not science related” facts about one console. Like “very powerful” . Their conversation tries and remains objective in analysis. But the commercial appraisal of one console throughout the lines is very present with the old dude.

[Tetsdah]

Well what has generated so much doubt with DF as of late, is when the advantages are in PS5 favor, which is likely 85-90% of the time, their conclusion boils down to bugs or SeriesX got VRR, so what? Or subtle downplay of advantages they had identified and framed before.

I think that has generated a lot of suspicion with them as of late. They were cut/dry with ps4 vs x1 and pro vs x1x. Be cut and dry with ps5 vs Series.

And my lord, why are they comparing PHOTO MODE fps!? That's why people have been sus of DF. It just feels like they wanna give Series X a weird flex.

[StarSoyBoy1]

Maybe we can all admit that the SSD in the Series X is very fast, the PS5 is a graphical powerhouse and both the past year of Xbox wanking power and PS5 wanking the SSD were both nothing burgers?

there is no secret sauce or tech or magic that's going to make one significantly superior to the other. Both are fast, powerful machines....they'll really shine when we see what first party can do on them...not a hard concept to grasp.

[Tetsdah]

Well the difficulty with discussing 1st/2nd party vs is because MS doesn't really have 1st party currently available to offer comparisons for SSD spends or even specialized GPU advantages.

If we're talking pure load speeds, Sony has already provided proof via Demon Souls, SMMM, Sackboy for example, sub 2s-4s load times. Like you said, It won't really be demonstrated by 3rd party because they are building more for getting the game in a functional state.

But what these comparisons have been neglecting to take into account, is the system's architecture. I think that has been delivering the surprising results with performances edging in ps5 favor. And continuously leaves DF perplexed.

It is what Ratchet is being built around. It really allows the ps5 to stream data so fast. The compression advantages of the IO architecture came through for Control which is surprising. And PS5 doesn't have stuttering issues I believe is due to it.

I agree that SeriesX SSD is pretty fast, so that can't be dismissed. I think the multiplat comparison desperation feels like self justification for buying into the product. DF has been capitalizing on the "war" for awhile now and my lord has it ever been so evident as now. Comparing Photo mode fps lmfao

[Tetsdah]

This is the funniest comparison because it is comparing photo mode for pure gpu calculation. On paper it was already evident Series X gpu is stronger. The main question is literally with all else running, why is ps5 slightly outperforming in game? Blaming it on tools and bugs don't make sense because photo mode is just fine disabling everything else but GPU.

It really shouldn't be close, but a majority of games are equal or in PS5 favor. It is so odd

[PS-Gamer-1986]

We hit a new low. The Xbox hardcore actually celebrates better performance in PHOTO MODE ( a still picture of a paused game) and tout it as a win somehow. Shows that there is no real interest in playing actual games, but hyping up services, networks and now even THIS. It is unbelievable. Grasping every single straw it seems 🤣🤣

[lukasmain]

Microsoft: "DF, I want you to find a way to show the Series X shine above the PS5. Do whatever you need to do, but get it done"

DF: "We got you fam. Here, inside an actual game, we found Photomode 16% domination"

[Orchard]

The same shenanigans must have went down when they praised PS4 right? It's a conspiracy!

[2moda5gamer]

Serious question: The game is clearly running at an advantage for series X in photo mode, but then when it comes to actual GAMEPLAY, why is the ps5 running better?

[CertifiedGamer]

This game has terrible frame pacing because the developers wanted to push control out the door with the consoles. I think this game is better on 30 with Ray Tracing than 60 frames without it because the developers did a terrible job at it on both consoles.

[Good-Smurf]

DF needed this and they knew it.
After many videos of PS5 win over in performance and neck and neck with Control they need the closest thing to a clear win for Series X.
"See guys both versions runs great but...it's a little smoother on Series X when you try to take a snapshot though"
What this video proves is that 2 TF raw difference was much smaller than I thought almost meaningless really they can flex "more headroom" all they want at the end this is simply the equivalent of looking at the sky and the floor to minimize render load and add that extra frame rate all uncapped games did that.
Makes you wonder what kind of extra TF alone do you need to make noticeable meaningful difference actually quite a lot more so Mark Cerny was right again.
And seriously who gives a damn about performance on photo mode it gets better frame rate but camera won't move an inch but at least that's Series X advantage I guess right DF?

[Flawlessmic]

Lol take the better photo mode, would prefer better game play all day, every day.

Who the hell uses ohoto mode anyway, dont know devs poor so much time into it, such a waste of resources

[TheColbertinator]

Pathetic. These next gen machines were overhyped

[TheTony316]

Are we benchmarking photo modes now? DF is trying too hard. Let's compare file sizes next lmao. But i guess Xbox fans are desperate for a win :D

[ecchiless]

worst is that now ppl are trying to change the meaning of benchmark to fit their narrative.... cause suddenly photo mode is a tool for benchmarks on consoles.... like really?

[Shadowolf]

This is the most ridiculous comparison video I have ever seen. I know we are out here trying our best to balance the consoles scales, however, this says nothing but 'balance at any cost'. Come on DF, this is truly beneath you. Only a desperate person would want Photo-mode as a win. Photo-mode, lol, wow!

[jakseth]

i would say well done Sony for giving this game for free to its ps plus member this month.

[Benficaman]

Só, Xbox séries x is the best console to take photos, but not the best to play games? its like some Cars, they are better when not moving.

[waverider]

DF cant accept the reality. The architecture of the ps5 is better, its easy to work and does more with less.

[Bathyj]

Digital Foundry really trying hard to get that W on Xbox. This is getting sad.

[Binarycode]

you cannot directly compare them as this is what this gpu and that gpu brings.

This is a crossgen game that most likely uses very little of RDNA2, event the 6800xt doesn't perform properly in this game.

Then you have the OS PS5 is on compared to xboxseriesx.

But it's still interesting, but will be good when a game is built without legacy fallbacks.