PS5 Pro May Have A Dual GPU
A patent filed by Sony indicates that PS5 Pro with two GPUs is under consideration. The console would offer a significant increase in computing power.
- Infor about a patent filed by Sony's engineers appeared on the web.
- It describes the operation of a console equipped with two GPUs.
- It is speculated that this concerns the unannounced PS5 Pro.
Sony may be working on PlayStation 5 Pro. One of the company's patents was discovered online, filed in 2019 and published in late July, this year. The filed application describes a device with two GPUs and its operation.
Over the years the consoles have been able to boast of components that remained unchanged throughout the entire generation. What was a great plus for the first few years, began to become a burden over time. This was especially evident during the seventh generation, when at the end of their lives games looked and worked much worse than on PC.
That's why the announcements of the stronger versions of PS4 and Xbox One, even though they were accepted with a certain amount of mistrust, ultimately showed that there is a need for stronger revisions. This time, the first rumors about the PS5 Pro do not arouse a comparable stir. If Sony actually has plans to prepare a stronger version of the console, work on it is already underway. This may be suggested by a patent application that was published a few months ago. A few days ago it was discovered by inquisitive Internet users...
The application submitted by Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC's engineers describes the design of a scalable console equipped with two CPU and GPU. Interestingly, the title of the patent speaks of both the locally used console and hardware dedicated to cloud computing. It contains more information about the components. Stronger hardware will offer more processing power and a more spacious SSD, as well as more RAM (which can also be used in a weaker model dedicated to cloud gaming).
It's hard to say with 100% confidence that this is about PlayStation 5 Pro. However, given the date the patent was filed (January 30, 2019), we can be sure that this does not apply to the abandoned design of the regular PS5 version. Given that the PS4 Pro is not a failed experiment and sells well, we should not rule out the possibility of PS5 Pro.
The mystery remains the date and possible price. If extrapolate from the PS4 Pro, the more powerful PlayStation 5 will make its debut in 3 years and should cost as much as the standard version of the PS5 on the day of release. A more powerful console that offers twice (or maybe three times as much) SSD storage space is something that will be of interest to a large group of players. What could such device offer? For example, smooth operation of ray tracing at 4K and 60 fps. Which is quite a challenge at this point.
