Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart PS5 - Performance + Graphics - All Modes Tested!

Adding to our existing tech review for Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, here's how the game looks and plays in each of the three modes: Fidelity, Performance and Performance RT - graphics comparisons, frame-rate tests, it completes our initial review coverage for this brilliant game.
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[@Kendorjia]

Playing on "Performance with RT" mode. It's an absolute treat. Insomniac are really tech wizards

[@BlindBison]

They’ve improved tremendously that’s for sure. I still remember back in the early PS3 days, they were really struggling behind other devs if you go back to Resistance 1 and 2 for example (just purely on a technical level). Then back on the PS2 they borrowed the engine from Naughty Dog. Resistance 3 they made huge strides forward, but seems to me they just weren’t on the technical level of Naughty Dog/Guerilla/Santa Monica til the PS4 era where they’ve done really well technically. Perhaps they had a staff change/expansion or perhaps they simply have done better with a more traditional hardware architecture.

[@philth7587]

They really are a brilliant studio. SSR artefacts always catch my eye these days. So glad they're giving us the best of both worlds.

[@wgordon165]

I don't understand as if you have rt on as you want the game to look the best but yet it's on performance mode not its best looking mode, on pc you would want to enable both , otherwise what's the point as the game is not the best it could be on either

[@dantasticmania8728]

I'm just absolutely blown away by ether mode in all honesty. This game literally looks better than some Pixar movies!

[@cattiestsage1386]

Agreed Can't wait to see what naughty dog has in store for us

[@09KEVO09]

I think that I and many others assumed that RT on consoles would be 30fps only, It's nice to be proven wrong. A good reconstruction method combined with a reasonable loss of resolution and a slight downgrade are perfectly acceptable concessions for both a rock-solid 60fps and good looking RT.

[@MasterMayhem78]

Won’t miss those pixels while playing anyway.

[@mitchellp7739]

@@MasterMayhem78 ya and when you are fighting the game actually looks better even with the lower res cause you lose so much of that 4K clarity when playing at 30 FPS

[@xilonqmb]

@@mitchellp7739 Exactly, 60 fps is not just about smoothness, it looks better when in action than 30fps

[@09KEVO09]

@@MasterMayhem78 I feel like devs should drop 30fps altogether and focus on a solid 60fps, especially if they can get good looking RT and reasonably high pixel numbers. I'm very impressed with Insomniac, it would be interesting to see if they could improve the RT mode in Spider-Man.

[@_gr1nchh]

60 FPS with 4K and Full Ray Tracing is absolutely possible on PS5. 4A Games is releasing a patch this time next week with full ray tracing in 4k at 60 fps for Metro Exodus. Insomniac just didn't do it for whatever reason. Maybe the game was well into development before they pushed the limits or maybe they just wanted to give fans the option. Or that's just the system they built their games on that doesn't make it possible for them. It's great to know console gamers can finally get PC graphics and these are basically launch titles. In 3-4 years time these games will look absolutely insane.

[@mitchboland9591]

Nice to see that Ratchet and Clank is back to running at 60 fps

[@tittentei7331]

I play on 120:) P.S i do not That i found out:)

[@calelsun]

I wanna plug into my 120fps tv port but really dont wanna have to swap the series x and ps5 in and outta that port when i go from 120fps halo to ratchet and clank because i only have one port thats 120fps.

[@Patrick-tw7nr]

@@calelsun do you have a Samsung q80 or Q90T? I’m in the same boat. I have my Series X hooked up and PS5 hooked up to my TV and switched PS5 to hdmi 2.0 port and put my Series X to then HDMI 2.1 port. I will now be hooking up my pc to the HDMI 2.1 port to try my 3070 to try some games to see how it works. I should have just bought the LG CX.

[@PSYCHOV3N0M]

@@Patrick-tw7nr You definitely shouldn't have bought a Samsung TV. At least Sony provides 2 ports while LG provides 4.

[@mikeymyke]

We're already in next gen territory with new hardware, there's no reason for any games to be running lower than 60 fps.

[@ElKennyBagnis]

Been playing performance ray tracing mode and I love it

[@gameguru1234]

@2BuckGeo Quality mode looks nice, but once you go 60fps, it's hard to go back. 60RT is well worth the slight graphical downgrade.

[@ademturan7137]

@2BuckGeo nah. Performance is so much smoother

[@Baardnick]

ill never go quality if it doesnt include 60fps, been missing that for two gens now and its about time its here. so much better to play. imagine fucking Bloodborne in 60fps instead of fucking 15-30 fps...

[@Kujer708]

Performance rt is the best

[@spacemanjupiter]

@@donnydutchmen1284 I noticed there was a lot of trickery in making the environments look bigger than they are, and I agree, beyond a certain point past the immediate gameplay environment the quality drops a lot. Still a great looking game overall.

[@Boskibro]

Played it last night. I was literally blown away. RT Performance mode for me!!!

[@soccerman0021981]

Performance RT for me no doubt, especially seeing how locked in that frame rate is.

[@markusklein7222]

so with a 1080p tv playing in performance RT is best visuals + 60 fps ? or is there anything else turned down beside resolution

[@dialmightyspartangod6717]

@@markusklein7222 nope just resolution and it’s not 1080p it’s literally at any resolution it needs to lock at 60fps. So it’s anywhere from 1080p up to 2160p as the target

[@markusklein7222]

@@dialmightyspartangod6717 Jup but i have only a 1080p tv at the moment thats why i asked :P so excited for tomorrow

[@dialmightyspartangod6717]

@@markusklein7222 it’ll upscale. It’s good with that

[@DRex45]

@@dialmightyspartangod6717 specifically performance RT, it's between 1080 and 1440. Which is actually not bad depending on the size of the tv and distance sitting

[@FJTabb]

The 60fps with Raytracing looks nearly identical to the native 4k mode. I was really blown away by that! I played last night and couldn't put down the controller!

[@NGuy-kz2eh]

Insomniac's temporal injection is really incredible. It'll likely be a much better upscaling tech than FSR lol... Not quite as good as DLSS but the fact that you can make 1260p look great on a 4K TV without any machine learning, that's impressive!

[@dondavid822]

Miles Morales has Machine Learning based Muscle deformation with RT. FSR and Temporal Injection are way different and much more advanced than DLSS

[@TheLateral18]

did you go to sleep late lol

[@razoo911]

@@NGuy-kz2eh FSR its a hybrid between dlss and standard upscaling like temporal injection

[@FJTabb]

@@TheLateral18 I'm in Alabama, it released at 11pm our time. I didn't get off till about 3 this morning.

[@LefterisKyrou]

Performance RT mode is the best way to play a next-gen game, let's just hope that more studios will implement this mode in their upcoming games!

[@joepeglegmorgan3015]

Cyberpunk 2077 ?

[@joshuapullins8815]

I agree

[@DhilipNexus]

Yes me too

[@DhilipNexus]

4k rt based 60fps

[@proassassin8473]

There is a lighting difference and it's noticeable. But yeah it best setting.

[@Ratchetti]

Playing Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart now. It is incredible.... As a R&C fan especially it is all I've wanted

[@BlueprintCoaster]

How long have you been playing ratchet if I may ask?

[@Ratchetti]

@@BlueprintCoaster since 2003 :) Ratchet and Clank 2: Going Commando is still my favourite game of all time, I was 11 when I got it.

[@thegamer6872]

@@Ratchetti bro i just wanna know one thing.does this game truly feels like next gen??it looks fabulous😎

[@Ratchetti]

@@thegamer6872 it does feel like a true next gen game in so many ways, graphics, story telling, 3d sound and haptic feedback.

[@thegamer6872]

@@Ratchetti bro just imagine about spider man 2 now🔥🔥🔥🔥now insomniac games whole team will work at next game.because they all are free now.🤔

[@malamri424]

I'm really happy to see both rt and 60fps at the same time. i was afraid that this generation would only give us either one or the other.

[@HeloisGevit]

Of course but you sacrifice resolution and other graphical features instead. There are always compromises.

[@leogets2006]

@@HeloisGevit which isn't that much of a sacrifice. It's not going to 720p or even 900p. So all is good in the hood.

[@shivamarya5225]

this gen has only started, game dev kits have not fully updated yet and ue5 games are yet to come

[@footysam91]

@@HeloisGevit the sacrifice in resolution is barely noticeable. It looks fantastic and playing with 60fps is SO much better than playing at 30fps.

[@Henriette187]

I prefer 1080p with RT and 60 FPS over 4K with 30 FPS and RT. I mean so much possibilities and processing power gets lost by this 4K bullshit. Imagine if every game aimed 1080p this gen. The visuals would be insane…

[@kostasbousbouras2654]

First Gen game for PS5 and we all know what this means. Console history has shown that as time passes games become better and better. But still, this game is totally nextgen, it looks incredible, it runs at 60fps, has RT and the resolution reaches 1440p. Holy crap, what have you done here Insomniac...imagine what these guys will be able to do after 2-3 years!

[@frederikgoogel5611]

The only thing games become over the years is more temporal...

[@laren153]

@MrWereverForever ofc but the visuals will be greater

[@kiisseli1337]

Not much better :r For that we need PS5 Pro.

[@Juicersen]

Especially if these consoles get a Pro version I can’t even imagine what could be achieved but honestly with how good games look now I could see them not even needing a more powerful version

[@dondavid822]

Uncharted 4 (2015) runs 1080p30 on ps4 The Last of us part 2 runs 1080p30 aswell, the difference in animation, and overall graphics are night and day.

[@exia989]

Fired this up last night in performance rt mode, and honestly sitting at a normal viewing distance from the TV you'd never guess that it wasn't rendering in 4k. Game is absolutely stunning, especially as this is my first proper ps5 game

[@sprintingsnail9492]

My copy is downloading now... Can't wait

[@TheStoneyYoshi]

It still outputs at 4k, its just the internal resolution mixed with the temporal injection that makes it still look fantastic!

[@8minato]

Somone trying to bug for me

[@Lykon]

Even on my pc 4k monitor is pretty hard to notice the difference. And I sit close. To me 4k is either overrated or there are some very good upscaling methods in use here

[@Jambobist]

@@Lykon Little bit of both I think. Unless you sit very close to a large 4k screen and like to pause the game to really look at the background details it's a bit redundant to have a full 4k/30fps option.

[@GXBHD]

I wish every game had a performance rt mode lol

[@andyward8430]

Most of them will about a year from now. We’re almost there.

[@Tsukino1011]

Don’t worry almost most of them will In the future.

[@emperormaguscaligula1079]

Got that right!

[@emperormaguscaligula1079]

@@andyward8430 🤞

[@andyward8430]

@CJ P. that’s true but they didn’t invent ray tracing and realistically they don’t ever really use techniques that aren’t common across the industry, they just use what they’re good at really well.

[@daplon]

By large, best game until now in the generation. RT + solid 60fps is a great job !!!

[@Jellybob69]

Spider-Man Remastered is better but that’s kinda cheating lol

[@MURPHYL28]

I'll pay £70 all day for a quality game that I can play complete and finished when I buy it. No roadmap, no 60 FPS coming later, no these issues will be fixed at some point. Hyped up Cyberpunk for 7 years and I've still not finished due to save currption among other issues. Amazing work from the Devs and Sony it must be said.

[@pixeljauntvr7774]

Well said.

[@farkque2]

So your happy paying £70 = $98.72 but the US buyers pay $70 = £49.61 somebody's getting screwed over and it sure is the UK buyer. I'm happy to spend money on a good product but not £70 is not it

[@farkque2]

Other than what I said in my other message I totally agree with what you mentioned well said 😁

[@oscarbetts6485]

@@farkque2 the us price doesn’t include tax but the uk price does include tax. And the uk has higher tax than any state in America.

[@danielredziniak2996]

One hit and go.

[@HuGiv5]

Still crazy that a Console can do 1440p 60fps with high quality RTX to boot & insane CGI visuals.

[@kostasbousbouras2654]

And it's still just the beginning. Games will look better with time.

[@dulussy]

@@kostasbousbouras2654 Yeah and it's just the first generation ps5 games. If it even remotely follows the same path as the ps4 games will look GODLY in a couple years, especially with all the advancements w unreal engine 5.

[@weaverquest]

Even crazier is that Sony revealed in the next few months they are expecting to break even with the disc version of PS5 meaning after that they will profit off the unit sales. 10 TFLOP RDNA 2 GPU with hardware Ray-tracing, industry leading I/O speeds, 8 core Zen 2 CPU, liquid metal cooling, dedicated audio processors, innovative controller with haptic feedback and adaptive triggers in a $500 package that they will profit off in less than a year. PS5 was Sony's masterpiece and consoles still seems to be good business despite all the doom and gloom and predictions of game streaming taking over the industry.

[@jemmi20]

@@dulussy sony doesn't have alot of studios working with unreal engine

[@jemmi20]

@@weaverquest lol way to gas the weaker console lol

[@carlomorischi3435]

WOW, dynamic 1440P 60FPS with RT this is a dream, hope ALL PS5 games adopt this standard!!!!

[@killerklinge52]

RT on consoles is just a gimmick right now. full RT cost so much ressources its a waste and even that weak RT on consoles cost twice the performance i go with performance 1800p. raytracing is nextgen Playstation6 Stuff if fully activated RT can look amazing but now its not worth it for just seeing a car in window

[@mynameisafcc1233]

@@killerklinge52 you're so wrong lol

[@killerklinge52]

@@mynameisafcc1233 says the guy who watch a compresses youtube video on his 1080p screen and wanna tell me that there is no difference between 4k and 1080p😅. Full activated RT looks amazing but it will melt the Hardware down to 2FPS and that fake RT is a gimmick and not worth for eating up twice of the hardwarw power

[@mynameisafcc1233]

@@killerklinge52 it's a gimmick that looks great. Get over yourself

[@killerklinge52]

@@mynameisafcc1233 It looks not good enought to waste neither 60fps or much higher resolution

[@michaelespeland]

Been playing for 6 hours straight. This game is gorgeous! Performance RT is the way to go imo

[@FJTabb]

Yup!

[@Spiderman-in9bj]

I can't pull myself away from it 🔥✌️

[@Moriningland]

Performance ray all the way

[@theindiediary5950]

To be fair all the modes are fantastic. I'm playing on the 30fps mode first and it looks stunning. The performance mode without ray tracing also hits 60fps at 4k.

[@worawatsr9803]

@Gamecore Game is 5 hours long? That’s shorter than a DLC. It’s a total rip-off.

[@MicSolace]

That blur on the frame time graph is a super nice addition! Much easier to view 🥳

[@IronicSonics]

16:09 actually yawning cuz the framerate is so rock solid and theres nothing to talk about.

[@michaelmonstar4276]

Yea, nothing to complain about like the whiny gamers/nerds we are. - Gabe damn it!

[@scottrocks1993]

@@michaelmonstar4276 Full resolution CB 4k and Ray tracing on it runs in 29fps to 30fps.

[@ChillinDylanX]

“ I don’t know how they do it…” umm.. it’s right there in their name.. Insomniacs 😁

[@dmurph22]

The funny thing is that Insomniac devs have come out and said that they didn't crunch at all for this game. Quite remarkable.

[@huskytzu7709]

@@dmurph22 one of the best in the business imo

[@CV-lm7pv]

I think Insomniac just paid itself up in a 6 months period Spiderman Remastered for PS5 Miles Morales for PS5 and PS4 Ratchet and Clank for PS5

[@MWKRider]

For real. Sony just needs to let them do what ever they want from now on. They clearly have the talent and creativity to do so.

[@Patrick-tw7nr]

That is why I bought this game and Spider-Man Miles Morales Ultimate Edit at full price at launch. If the quality and value is there, it is worth paying and supporting the business that put out good product that I’m willing to pay for. Thad doesn’t just go for video games. Exception is the 3070 i paid 639.00 for but that is another story!

[@huskytzu7709]

@@MWKRider they have been doing that XD from what i've heard so far Sony very rarely meddles too much with their devs on what to make and how to make it

[@GoBuddieGo]

Exactly, they've always been one of my favorite devs and was wondering if there would ever be the day when they'd finally be bought by someone and if they did I always hoped it would be Sony. I feel like if they had just said screw being independent all those years ago and accepted the buyout by Sony then we would've gotten the Fuse game they actually wanted to make and not that bland military game we ended up with.

[@the8thark]

Both spider man games are in my opinion not worth buying. At a discount SM is possibly worth it. MM on the other hand I would not even accept for free. However Ratchet and Clank makes up for that. Totally a game worth full price.

[@yenneferofvengerberg9588]

Performance RT is the perfect medium.. game looks really sharp, even with RT and 60fps.. this is the future for ps5 games going forward

[@scarface11991]

I feel like last gen Naughty Dog always set the bar what's possible on a console but this generation so far Insomniac showed everybody how it's done. They shipped multiple polished games in a short time of each other and as mentioned in the video even managed to remaster the original Spiderman while having a crunch free work environment. These guys are wizards and I will gladly support this behavior with my wallet. Well done Insomniac.

[@ramiyohay7286]

The future is 4k60 with RT. Probably after AMD FSR will be in the console

[@alexatkin]

@@ramiyohay7286 FSR is basically an open version of what Insomniac are doing here, lower resolution temporally interpolated into a higher one. Its only really a big deal for certain developers as most mainstream engines already have their own implementations of doing the same thing and engine-specific ones are generally better as they can work on the entire pipeline rather than just AFTER the scene was rendered.

[@jazzboo46]

I didn't care for the quality drop in performance rt over 30fps because I noticed it on my 77in anyway still the best looking game iv Played so far been playing 30fps or 60fps for year im not going to act like higher fidelity at 30fps is bad now when for years it was the normal

[@scarface11991]

@@jazzboo46 agreed. Played for over 5 hours yesterday and had such a blast. Game is super fun with insane graphics and level of detail. It's the first title where I just thought that this wouldn't be possible on the old consoles.

[@KindOldRaven]

Absolutely bizarre how good this game looks and runs. It's fantastic.

[@jemmi20]

Gas

[@iamarabicandiloveamericanp7137]

@@jemmi20 xbot gas

[@Chefoso89]

Switching back and forth between quality and RT performance, then I hit the combat arena... RT performance all day now.

[@apexclips4578]

When you finally picked up the game but now have an 8 hour shift 🙃

[@BIGNOIDS]

Only 6 hours to go.

[@smarthousetech8593]

@@BIGNOIDS Now 4

[@xWaxxy]

3 to go brother!

[@UndercoverCracker]

Only 2 left youve got this.

[@danny.4506]

Same just came back from a 8 hour now I’m playing this master piece

[@anthonysteinerv]

I believe in 60fps+Rt supremacy.

[@infernoblur9768]

Same ❤️

[@Redonepunch]

Switching back and forth, the higher resolution of the quality mode actually looks blurry because of the choppier frame rate. 60fps + RT it is for me as well

[@tittentei7331]

@@Redonepunch Hey. On my CX it stand 120 fps? Is it wrong?

[@adrianhosein7698]

@@tittentei7331 The video says the game auto switches to 120hz mode on 120hz capable tv's to make the 60fps mode look better, not sure how that works but i think it is correct.

[@tittentei7331]

@@adrianhosein7698 Thanks man. Yes i found ut out:))

[@guillermolozano8461]

Was literally hoping this would be up, perfect timing

[@MasterMayhem78]

For real! Literally!

[@BushLitter]

Imagine that, I was figuratively hoping!

[@ErenTheWarcriminal]

Literally?

[@Mickice]

Phil Spencer couldn't be more proud of Insomniac Games right now.

[@TheFirstRealChewy]

I am looking forward to what they have to show on Sunday. Console games are looking really good at the start of this generation, and we are finally getting good performance with it.

[@yjh1004angel]

Phil is a joke xbox sales man

[@PimpMatt0]

@@TheFirstRealChewy Halo, Forza, Gears, Bethesda games. Yawn 🥱 it's like this every E3.

[@bigbunda8591]

@@PimpMatt0 I stopped giving a fuck about those games I just care about Bethesda and halo

[@markusklein7222]

Insomniac made more hits since the sony acquisition than all Studios Phil Spencer bought COMBINED something is seriously wrong with MS. They always talk and talk but never deliver anything for how many years is this guy head of xbox ? and he delivered nothing. Only noteworthy thing he did is paying 10 billion to take future bethesda games out of the psn store.

[@issy785]

ever since performance RT on Miles i can’t go back to 30fps, i can literally count the frames 😂

[@idith7403]

I know how you feel. Used to play PS4 until I switched to PC, so then I couldn’t stand 30fps. Then I bought a 144hz monitor and I can’t go back to 60fps. It’s a curse cause on newer games I’ll have to lower graphics settings to compensate

[@haotianwu8820]

I can only agree... Did not feel soooo different when switching to the 60fps but can never switch back to 30fps

[@najib9093]

@@idith7403 The worst part is that I don’t enjoy games at 60fps anymore than I used to enjoy 30fps games before my eyes adjusted to 60.

[@goncaloduarte4683]

@@idith7403 the solution to play at 120fps after you are used to 144fps is to play for 5 minutes at 30fps and then play it at 60fps, you will feel a huge relief when going to 60fps after playing at 30fps

[@lonewolf7650]

The bump in resolution in fidelity mode is much less noticable than the lower framerate. Easy choice to play in performance RT mode for most people imo.

[@nickNcar]

If you aren't sitting in front of a 8k monitor that is less than 1.5 feet from your face I found virtually zero reason to play on anything other than performance with RT. The game looks incredible and plays beautifully

[@Spiderman-in9bj]

Agree! Performance RT is... THE WAY

[@kingmilwaukee890]

Performance mode for me

[@andersonanderson1009]

I am gaming on a 70 inch television and I absolutely can tell the difference between Performance RT and Fidelity. Performance RT definitely looks good, but there's no reason to suggest the difference between the "good" modes is razor thin.

[@michaelmonstar4276]

Why 8K?... Because it would "stretch" 4K across it?... You can tell the difference between 1080p and HIGHER resolutions on a 1080p monitor as well, you know. - And no, it doesn't matter that the monitor doesn't have more pixels, because it still tightens up the image-quality and reduces jaggs and all that kind of stuff. - So the native resolution of screen doesn't matter as much as its size. The larger it is, the more precise you could inspect or notice it, of course in combination with the distance you're seeing it from. I'm not arguing that Performance RT isn't good enough, but I'm saying you can still tell a difference without a huge screen or one that is even 8K. - But casually, yes, Performance RT.

[@rahulpandey9472]

I think it's fine for tv but for people playing on a 4k monitor, it's quite visible.

[@PANCHO15108]

Nice. Now I need the FF7 Intergrade comparison.

[@worawatsr9803]

FF7 Intergrade is absolutely stunning

[@kazoopower5841]

@@worawatsr9803 Yeah, the doors look hella good!

[@JeewDaddyV1]

@@worawatsr9803 FF7 Intergrade is one of the best looking games EVER!!!! Especially with 60fps

[@Chr15Payne]

I'm waiting for this

[@DirEnGay]

@@worawatsr9803 I wouldn't know. My copy got lost in the fucking mail lol. At least Ratchet & Clank arrived today to take my mind off it though. Hopefully this mail mess is sorted by the time I've completed it.

[@FarrukhShabir]

Perfect timing, i just booted up the game. I have a 1080p monitor so definitely its a Performance RT for me!

[@BrunoPascoalPT]

"By and large" I enjoy these technical analysis. They help me understand the little details

[@richardfranklin6003]

Same here and it encourages developers to fix issues they might otherwise have missed.

[@haloreach21]

Fine, you guys sold me on playing performance rt

[@BeHempy]

After further testing the same areas in performance vs performance rt mode I have to disagree with the opinions of DF. I know its subjective so play what looks best for you, but for me, regular performance mode is the way to go. I guess it might depend what panel you are using and how close you sit to it as well. For me, performance with RT is way better in terms of visual clarity. The resolution drop is extremely noticeable to my eyes especially when in heavy combat. Everything is so much crisper and cleaner looking in performance mode. This is on an LG CX OLED and I do sit rather close. For me, a lot of the next-gen feel comes from the high resolution. In performance rt mode it feels like I'm playing my PS4 with better graphics but same resolution. I've had access to RayTracing since day one with my 2080ti and I've tried hard to love it. In the end though I've just never been able to enjoy it due to the compromises in FPS or resolution. Same goes for this new gen of consoles so far. To each their own but I'm running this game in performance mode, same with Spiderman.

[@Patrik1st]

@@BeHempy k

[@BeHempy]

@@Patrik1st Dick

[@malazan6004]

@@BeHempy I'll pick performance mode also for that 1800p I have a LG CX too! Never been that sold on ray tracing

[@Patrik1st]

@@BeHempy fragile

[@pool842]

This is my first time playing any rachet and clank and it's shockingly good.

[@madfinntech]

1:37 That jump from 30 fps to 60 fps is so transformative if there's going to be one. Tell me that you are fine playing games at 30 fps when you could have 60 fps instead? I really hope 30 fps as a target for consoles is finally dead.

[@distillion]

If you play watch dogs legions with 60 fps mode enabled it's a totally different game. Sony does make smooth 30 fps game modes. but watch dogs.. Man I felt sick playing it at 30. It's so bad.

[@realmarsastro]

You know, I used to think the same way, but on my hella expensive 65" OLED TV I actually prefer the fidelity mode. It only took me 10 minutes to get used to 30 fps, and the added density, VFX quality and ray-tracing quality is just totally worth it. It looks absolutely gorgeous. Also, I know the whole 30 fps is more cinematic thing is a meme at this point, but genuinely, watching the cutscenes in fidelity mode just feel like watching an animated movie, whereas the performance modes feel more like video game cutscenes. Not that it's bad that they feel like video game cutscenes, I just really enjoying feeling like I'm playing a Pixar quality movie.

[@Nct104]

I don’t think so, after 2-3 years players are going to expect more in terms of graphics. UE5 is already at 1080p at 30 fps on console.But this does mean 60 fps can be more feasible than last gen due to less compromises.

[@deskmanatee]

I would never think I'd even try 30fps vs 60 RT, but I was surprised how easily I got used to Monster Hunter Rise recently. I was even swapping back and forth between World and Rise and it's super jarring at first, but oddly my mind adjusted pretty quickly. I'm going to play around at least in Fidelity a bit whereas it was a never touch it before. I'm sure though I'll still run Performance RT in the end.

[@vandammage1747]

well 30fps target is not dead because this game has 30fps target, same with Demon Souls, Forbidden West, Miles Morales and I'm 99% sure GoW2 will have 30fps target too. But pretty much EVERY other aaa studio other than sony's target 60fps now.

[@tapwater3478]

Im playing performance rt but i can’t wait to watch the specifics

[@lorenzov.5380]

I’ve been playing it on performance rt too but I can’t deny that fidelity mode looks so much better. But 60 fps is pretty much mandatory so I can’t go fidelity lol.

[@MadPropzBaller]

I use this mode as well and it looks amazing on CX

[@tapwater3478]

@@MadPropzBaller yea i think raytrace performance is the way to go

[@tapwater3478]

@@lorenzov.5380 yea

[@unnervingibet117]

@@lorenzov.5380 Same bro. Even with top tier graphics 60 frames is undoubtedly always my go to. It’s why I have Performance mode on by default

[@TheMichaelRN]

PS5's I/O architecture is literally a superhighway, combined that with ultra fast SSD and Kraken, first party games level design will be mind blowing.

[@unnervingibet117]

What is IO and Kraken?

[@Krakatoa995]

@@unnervingibet117 IO of the SSD streams 5gb per second and Kraken compresses the data. It's one of the reasons why file sizes are becoming smaller on the Ps5.

[@mondaymurder23]

Lol bullshit put this on any other platform and it will play and look better

[@MasterMayhem78]

@@mondaymurder23 Poor troll attempt

[@oror3751]

@@MasterMayhem78it's what it is...

[@netrunner77]

I watched this on my 4k TV and in all honesty, is the first time I can't see a difference between performance RT and Quality. Definitely going for Performance RT.

[@edwardcalabig3693]

To be honest this video can’t convey the difference in lighting well. Fidelity looks much better IMO after I tested on the first two levels. Can’t put my exact finger on it but the combination of lighting and resolution are just pure eye candy on fidelity.

[@mitchellp7739]

@@edwardcalabig3693 most of the differences you see are likely only because you tell yourself you see the difference. I have a 65 inch 4K TV and aside from mentally knowing fidelity looks better I couldn’t really actually tell. Barely any difference in visuals yet double the frame rate is a no brainer

[@edwardcalabig3693]

@@mitchellp7739 I’m usually a stickler for frames (mainly a PC gamer) but something about fidelity looks much better. I noticed a big difference when you first arrive at the bazaar. Performance RT looked like a game, whereas fidelity looked like a world. The volumetric lighting made a big difference for me.

[@vandammage1747]

It's because of youtube compression and Ratchet uses A LOT of blurring. Heavy motion blur, even vignette is blurred ALWAYS even standing still. The temporal injection aa creates jitter also makes it look soft.

[@mitchellp7739]

@@vandammage1747 everything you just said was false. Good try though

[@PuApOoK]

Playing in RT performance mode it is then. Thanks for the info

[@vince207]

Insomniac are just machines, well, as their name say, maybe they never sleep 😂

[@siddharthkhattar1297]

What's insane is that their studio doesn't crunch either!

[@pepelaugh6404]

I could never go back to a 30FPS mode if I know it comes with a 60FPS mode.

[@PCGGC]

Yeah I started the game in 4k30 to check visuals. As soon as I started shooting things I had to switch bc 30 just doesn't cut it in shooters. Switched to RT60 mode and didn't notice a change in visuals AT ALL. Absolutely stellar

[@DTunezOfficial]

I dont agree. It takes a bit of time to get used to it, but some of the best games I played were 30fps and its perfectly playable. Of course 60 is preferred, but if there is a huge visual difference, I'll go with 30fps

[@maxmustermannsviertaccount4977]

If it's a noticeable difference, I go quality mode anytime

[@Hypergangnam]

RT Performance is the best mode. It should be the standard, and rather have a quality mode as an option.

[@siper322]

@@Hypergangnam Not everyone wants to play in 1080p. For me regular performance mode is the best. That is why Insomniac are so good, everyone can choose what they want

[@TwinOpinion]

I can't believe how identical the visuals are across all modes. What a tremendous achievement! Even with Raytracing off this game is just gorgeous.

[@rekoj08]

"PS4 is almost DF Retro, guys." That felt heavy :(

[@TheManOnTheHill]

And yet it's true.

[@nerdman67]

Quality mode for me after a few hours of playing, I’ve swapped back and fourth and yeah 60fps is good but I am enjoying the fancy bells and whistles. Can definitely notice the drop in visuals in the performance modes

[@erc5445]

Same here, the sharpness is noticeable and if it’s not a multiplayer game, I don’t really need 60fps. The motion blur does a good enough job to enjoy quality mode at 30fps

[@SuperMonster62]

Me too running at 30 FPS! can’t let go of how nice it looks at 4K.

[@MadX8]

By drop in visuals, you mean resolution right ? Cause from what they're saying, you're not getting much more with the Quality mode. I could be wrong though

[@indeed596]

After playing a couple of hours this is the best looking video game ever made up to this point! The lads on here don't quite do it justice as i know they're not into the game. They even said as much on their Ratchet preview video.

[@j.1985]

They literally said it’s the best looking game this gen.

[@ea-sk8er_775]

Who cares about looks. Doesn't play that much different gameplay wise from the previous one, looks meh gameplay wise.

[@indeed596]

@@ea-sk8er_775 Yep i agree. Gameplay is the most important. And that's where games have stagnated and really need to see innovation this gen.

[@ea-sk8er_775]

@@indeed596 definitely, but more more all I'm seeing people rate the game on how good it looks. A game will look really good but one bad model and suddenly the whole is crap with no regards to Gameplay. It's really quite frustrating. Games are meant to be played, sure good graphics is a bonus, but gameplay is King. That's why for now I'll stick to my PC so I can play awesome games from whatever generation I want. Go from playing super Mario all stars to quake 2, to battlefield bad company 2, and then Control, all in the same day. Gameplay is King.

[@VioletPrism]

The game should have given you the abilities for dashing earlier it feels too slow and they want you to take cover too often for some god awful reason. It does get better later but I'll be honest I turned the game off and went to play a game that is 11 years old and had more fun. Amazing animations and graphics are cool but they should have done something more to the games formula.

[@ThatGuy56100]

Playing this on my 48" inch LG C1. Absolutely gorgeous 😍

[@justinthematrix]

Is 48 a good size? Seems like the only reasonably priced one vs the 55 or 65. But you can get a bigger, worse looking tv for less. How worth it is that 120hz and oled?

[@mortenknutsen1981]

@@justinthematrix Size must be chosen based on how far away you are from the screen. So the question is impossible to answer on a general basis. I have the 48 inch OLED CX and it is perfect. I am sitting just 1,5 meter from it, so a bigger screen would be a strain to use from such a short distance.

[@rabihk6383]

This game looks incredible and Insomniac are amazing developers. Great optimization. This is from an xbox fan. Very impressed!

[@danielwareking]

It's kind of absurd how little difference there is between the performance RT mode and the quality mode in terms of perceived resolution. I feel like at this point these upscaling methods are getting so advanced that it's kind of a waste of resources for devs to target anything above native 1800p. I mean, the performance RT mode here TOPS OUT at 1440p and in all the side-by-side comparisons with quality mode it's kind of comically difficult to pick out any truly noticeable differences (aside from crowd density in that one scene). Pretty nuts.

[@helloguy8934]

On a monitor it'd definitely be more noticeable. But even then it probably isn't worth it.

[@killerklinge52]

The higher the resolution gets the less difference you see. 240p vs 1080p? Very very huge difference.1080 vs 4k? Still a good difference but not that much like before. 4k vs 8k? Not that much difference. And at some point like 8k vs 16k it doesnt even matter anymore.

[@BeHempy]

@@killerklinge52 I have to disagree with the opinions of DF. I know its subjective so play what looks best for you, but for me, regular performance mode is the way to go. I guess it might depend what panel you are using and how close you sit to it as well. For me, performance with RT is way better in terms of visual clarity. The resolution drop is extremely noticeable to my eyes especially when in heavy combat. Everything is so much crisper and cleaner looking in performance mode. This is on an LG CX OLED and I do sit rather close. For me, a lot of the next-gen feel comes from the high resolution. In performance rt mode it feels like I'm playing my PS4 with better graphics but same resolution. I've had access to RayTracing since day one with my 2080ti and I've tried hard to love it. In the end though I've just never been able to enjoy it due to the compromises in FPS or resolution. Same goes for this new gen of consoles so far. To each their own but I'm running this game in performance mode, same with Spiderman.

[@killerklinge52]

@@BeHempy RT cost so much ressources its crazy you have to know they just use like 5% RT in these games and its still cost twice as many ressources. For me RT is playstation6 nextgen stuff. I have a 4k HDR panel too thats why i say you still see a good difference between 1080p and 1440,1800, checkerboard 4k. But yea for me it willbe the performance mode too playing at 1800p with 60fps with this pixar like graphic its amazing

[@BeHempy]

@@killerklinge52 Yeah it does look amazing in performance mode for sure, I also kept thinking how this looks like a Pixar movie in real time. In terms of the future of RT, I guess it will come to a point where the RT usage is so profound that I will have to use it. For example, if the RT in Rift Apart utilized RT lighting, shadows, and reflections and it was a literal game changer I might be willing to accept the lower res. But it's not. Unless I'm standing there analyzing reflections I barely notice that it's there. Good to know I'm not alone.

[@RE4-Station]

19:20 when something is turns 20 it is called "Vintage", Retro means something new that is meant to look old so for example: an original SNES is vintage because it is over 20 years old a SNES Classic is retro because it is modern but it is meant to look and play stuff from the past!

[@nighttimestalker]

Insomniac really out did them selves with this game.

[@luckyluke95]

I choose Fidelity mode with4K and 40fps on TV LG C1 120hz

[@codenameuniccorn2412]

What’s understated is the particle effects in fidelity mode compared to alternate modes. In fidelity mode when smashing boxes you get way more little wood shards.. that’s jus one example. Fidelity mode is still best over all artistic experience.. if you want it smooth go RT Performance

[@alwaysyolo8384]

I think sony should focus their game to run 1440 with RT 60 fps or 4k 60fps on gameplay And apply 4k RT 30 fps on cutscenes

[@vandammage1747]

True, no ressources should be put into a 30fps mode in 2021. 60fps should be target

[@ZackSNetwork]

4K isn’t even native it’s typically 1440p upscaled to 4K on the vast majority of games on both new consoles.

[@doughamilton4245]

@@vandammage1747 nope. Options are good. More modes= better. Less modes =worse.

[@josegomez1787]

@@ZackSNetwork It's Native most of the time in this game when the mode is enabled.

[@weaverquest]

Those fixed resolution targets are irrelevant when we are in the age of image reconstruction methods like Insomniac's temporal injection anti-aliasing technology.

[@whitewolf1054]

Star wars jedi fallen order ps5 Version is out now, please make a tech Review 🙌🏻

[@DolanDarker]

Who in their right mind would willingly play 30fps mode

[@picklebeanjuice5526]

Monsters who say this game is shit because it's cartoony and not photorealistic (since they want the graphical upgrades and whatnot)

[@Murphy46]

when you got a HUGE TV, 80'' or so, 1440p is a big hit for image quality, if the game no need 60fps for responsines you will choose 4k.

[@earnistse4899]

@@picklebeanjuice5526 if anyone says the game is bad they are 100% an xbot or don’t have a ps5 guaranteed

[@picklebeanjuice5526]

@@earnistse4899 I must say, I'm obliged to agree

[@starfire451]

30 is great for a cinematic experience. A smooth looking game can take away from the experience. But shooters and racing games need 60fps.

[@MegaPieru3000]

Why did they put the 4K 30fps mode as the default though? Most people don't have 4K TV's, the graphical increase isn't big, and 30fps is much worse than 60. I think the 1440p 60fps mode would have been objectively the best default mode.

[@theoneb22000]

There are other differences outside of what DF noted in this video. The lighting is better in Fidelity mode as well. More contrast. It was noticeable to me so I'm playing on Fidelity mode. Have a 65" LGC9 and can see every little subtle change

[@EldenLord.]

@@theoneb22000 Same here, on my OLED fidelity looks way better. I use it too and honestly I dont really notice the 30FPS after a while. Its really smooth 30FPS in this game.

[@theoneb22000]

@@EldenLord. this may be a trend hopefully. I noticed TLOU2 was smother too even before the update on PS5. This is still the best I have experienced though. It's definitely something more advanced with the shutter speed. Spiderman is still horrible to me at 30fps.

[@xaxas94]

Seeing them side by side, I would never pick 4K/30fps instead of 60fps with a bit lower resolution.

[@NicolasSilvaVasault]

a whole 'nother level on its own

[@greekfreak384]

Everybody says performance rt but fidelity and ps5 in resolution mode on an oled is spectacular. I know they say the 1440 resolution isn’t a difference but yes it is. When i play in performance clank feels bigger and like the world is small and i can see more things on my screen at once. In fidelity/resolution i feel like a fly in a huge world. I honestly think it’s more immersive. I know the resolution is for far away things zoomed in but i swear it seems to make the whole world bigger. I’m telling you its 2 different games😂 make sure you change the settings on your ps5 too not just the in game one

[@loganvggvv641]

Not everyone im playing in fidelity and I was blown away last night visually graphics are mint. I wasn't impressed with the look of performance rt looked artifical and digital looking sounds silly but fake and overly bright. Framerate 30fps isn't as bad as people are making out I switched from 60 and it took me 10mins to adjust. For this game im preferring graphics and a locked 30 over a lower resolution 60. First game I've played this way as im normally a performance guy I played some spiderman remastered yesterday and I prefer 60 rt in that game but in R&C the visuals take too much of a hit in performance rt. If you compare ray tracing colour depth and detail its night and day. I'm suprised people aren't noticing.

[@greekfreak384]

@@loganvggvv641 your so true this game is perfect in fidelity. Same for Spider-Man maybe 30 isn’t as good because it has one huge map and r&c is smaller field you can explore ay a time . It’s crazy because insomniac made both but r&c fidelity is what they need to aim for in future titles if not better. When i go performance it looks smaller world imo . I can’t be the only one who notices how one mode the world looks small and the other it looks huge 😂

[@davelutherable]

@@greekfreak384 I think it’s the depth of field effects. In fidelity mode they’re absolutely off the chain. It’s especially obvious when you’re aiming at an enemy. Really gives it that Pixar movie feel. The extra focus detail gives the scene so much more depth, making the world seem bigger. I think it’s the most noticeable difference vs the performance modes, has more of an impact than even the ray tracing, imo.

[@Vincornelis]

Insomniac = masters of games that look great, are very technically sound from day one and just a straight up blast to play in the moment. This is what gaming is meant to be. Other developere take note.

[@therealjasonbueno]

And without crunch.

[@Vincornelis]

@@therealjasonbueno or a crapton of microtransactions. Although those seem to be very rare in 1st party titles in general.

[@helloguy8934]

Take notes naughty dog :P

[@richardchhiv1566]

Great timing with the video! You guys are the best!

[@chinogambino9375]

You ability to resolve detail is what matters, the quality mode might look great in stills but in motion its a blur. At 60 you will be able to resolve more of the scene while moving which is actually what counts. Looks amazing for what is nearly a launch title.

[@d1jal]

Huge thanks for posting this :)

[@_MegaMind_]

Awsome, when I get a ps5 I'll catch it on sale! Honestly the fact that the graphics (disregarding raytracing) are indistinguishable between all settings is astonishing af Edit: few things wrong with what I said, I need glasses anyway and my PHONE only goes up to 1080p on top of that so I can't say for sure that it's not distinguishable but from what my eyes see (I'm close sighted for the MOST part but can still use glass to see close up things more clear) What I wanted "on sale" was the game, not the console

[@SensationsRim]

PS5 ain't gonna be on sale for at least another year. It'll be the year 2023 or late 2022 by the time demand has died down enough for there be reasons to hold any type of sale.

[@_MegaMind_]

@@SensationsRim no not the ps5 I mean rift apart

[@kevjoe9202]

R&C Is the best looking game on any platform PERIOD.

[@stormynight100]

Glad you mention performance RT mode using 120hz. If you have a tv using hdmi 2.0 that maxes out at 1440p @ 120 then you need to turn off the automatic 120 option at the system menu. Otherwise the performance RT mode runs at 1080p @ 60 since ps5 currently has no 1440p output. I was playing in quality mode as the visual drop didn’t seem worth it until I figured this out.

[@theheardbreakkid3048]

When you play on Performance or Performance RT mode, you will have 120fps ! You have to enable the 120 Hz in your PS5 settings to Automatic before. Vincent from HDTVTest showed it !

[@1AJBOOMER]

Perfect timing guys I was just thinking about this video, performance RT is the way to go 👌🏽👍🏼

[@Teremei]

I haven't watched yet but I'm playing in fidelity mode first time, and for new game + either performance or performance RT just to experience the 60fps (plus, you get end game weapons and can upgrade more so there is incentive to keep playing)

[@ActNasty5]

@@Teremei tbh i find 30 fps to show less fidelity in motion because everything is blurred. 60 fps+ is just king

[@1AJBOOMER]

@@Teremei Yeah played some this morning before work can't wait to play this weekend 👍🏼👌🏽

[@Monafide3305]

Haven't tracked down a PS5 yet and still trying but I am totally split between performance RT and quality. I'm a sucker for native 4k and most of the time I would prefer it over 60fps 1080-1440p (I know I'm a freak) but everyone is really selling me on Performance RT. Insomniac is really killing it lately!

[@xilonqmb]

I think you should go for the performance RT, a lot of games isn't even native 4k on their quality modes, so you would not be losing too much resolution. And in action, 60 fps is not just smoother, it actually looks better than 30 if we consider very close graphics settings like we are seeing here.

[@Henriette187]

You don’t notice the difference in resolution that much to be honest. Only if you stop playing and look for differences. While playing, you just forget about the resolution. It’s perfectly fine.

[@Dionyzos]

@@Henriette187 It depends on the screen size and distance

[@Henriette187]

@@Dionyzos At a reasonable distance and size of a TV it’s alright. And if you tv is bigger, then the distance gets bigger too and so on.

[@MFMArt]

@@Dionyzos this, if you play lower res on 40+" screens 1080p looks like garbage and 1440p starts to diminish a bit and appear blurry. 1440p seems to look mostly good on LG CX 48" though. 60 fps mode is great, but i gota say 30 fps in this game makes it feel like a pixar movie, it doesnt feel jarring frame to frame and you can barely see any aliased edges, so clean

[@andrejankowski2606]

I'm playing with performance RT. It's awesome. Such a good game. Looks and plays beautifully. Insomniac are geniuses.

[@Van420Dal]

God damn played this until way too late last night on my PS5 on a big LG 4K HDR display and my life is forever changed. I genuinely think that this is one of the best looking video games to ever come out and when you add on top of that the haptics and the 3D audio it is truly a next-gen experience unlike anything else on the market.

[@Downpour-X1]

3D Audio is Dolby Atmos. That's not next Gen.

[@kiisseli1337]

@@Downpour-X1 PS5 doesn’t even support Dolby Atmos

[@MegaFinalRound]

@7:00 there are. Look at the difference in the number of flying vehicles near the top of the screens between the two modes.

[@EDcaseNO]

Yes there is less traffic in that scene, but due to the random nature of those elements [think like clouds] on another recording of that footage the results could vary wildly with no reflection on actual limitations, so it's hard to accurately declare how much of a reduction is in effect.

[@MegaFinalRound]

@@EDcaseNO Duly noted 📝

[@LOLMAN22]

the game is sooo good, i cant believe i am stuck at work now

[@grahfkarate1799]

Playing on a LG CX and started in Performance RT mode and switched to quality. 🤢just keep in in Performance RT

[@MrH-GB]

After years of saying 60fps isn't worth it, console gamers finally get it.

[@Crimsongz]

Totally agree

[@giannis_tar]

it's not worth it when it means dropping the resolution down to 720 (unless you are playing a game that cannot function below 60fps)

[@tommyxm10]

while playing on quality mode, if the 120 Hz option is enabled and ur display supports it, it bumps the fps from 30 to 40. i’m doing my first play through in 4K ray tracing at 40 fps and i love it

[@KenHeslip]

"Sometimes the compromises of Performance mode make Quality mode shine even brighter." Let's all remember this for *all* console games in future.

[@ArielCleirigh]

I'm still wonder for those who were saying Downgrade because so far I didn't see any of it right? but you know weird experts were saying all about PS5 RDNA 1.5 and also cant handle Fidelity fx but guess what again nothing was true, yet the Good news SONY exist to bring The Best games ever made¡¡¡

[@willjohnboy]

Amd congratulated insomniac and confirmed ps5 has rdna 2

[@DarkReturns1]

Sony has the games right now, this looks amazing. Xbox can have the more powerful console, but unless it has exclusives like this it really doesn't mean much. Unfortunately Halo is not the game to show off what it can do either. I'm sure the game will be fine but it's no graphical banger at all. Xbox has the hardware, has the studios, but no amazing games yet. They better not take too long or Sony is gonna run away with the lead again

[@glenmcl]

It is a downgrade but it still looks good. Isomniac are an incredible studio.

[@glenmcl]

@@willjohnboy no they didn't lol

[@YourSenpai-oo]

@@glenmcl yes they did, check Twitter

[@hiawa23]

Reflections are nice and all, but my preference is Fidelity.

[@Fendera1]

The resolution drop is noticeable in Perfomance RT when playing on a 4k screen. I prefer the normal Performance mode honestly, gives it a more cleaner CG look.

[@majorwakanda8858]

1260p on 4k is painful

[@majorwakanda8858]

@@ps5hasalreadywon269 I don't own an Xbox, and have never been interested in gears. I own a PC with a 2080ti and a PS5. It's been years since I've seen something as low as 1260p.

[@InterstellarKev]

Tbf when you are sitting far back from a TV it will be less noticeable and that will be the main demographic playing on a TV. I'm a PC gamer too on a ultrawide monitor so I need those pixels but I can understand when sitting far away it will still look good.

[@re9311]

DF might benefit from mentioning the dualsense features or feeling while playing…great video!

[@AtTheVioletHour]

I ended up playing this on quality mode because the image looked washed out/raised blacks on my OLED in the performance modes, and now I understand that's because it's being put into 120Hz mode and as been discussed elsewhere, the PS5's 120Hz mode has some issues on LG OLEDs in particular. I'm going to try disabling 120Hz on the console and try Performance RT again. That said, I have a very large 4K TV and feel the resolution differences make a significant difference, and I've been playing games at 30fps mainly for so many years (since I play on console and mostly play open world games) that while I prefer 60fps, I don't care that much just because I'm so used to 30fps. Thanks for this analysis, I was really missing it while tweaking the settings at launch last night!

[@prezzeruk4054]

Big shout out to the 39 xbots in the house! Sorry couldnt resist!

[@venomfuryx3250]

Like Van Dammage.

[@InterstellarKev]

Can't go 1 video with a console war reference lol... Sigh. I'll be glad when you kids grow up. (And move on to PC.. lol)

[@prezzeruk4054]

@@InterstellarKev i know right and iam 50!!! I should be ashamed of myself! It was in jest tho.

[@InterstellarKev]

@@prezzeruk4054 it's all good my last part of my sentence was in jest too lol. I got no stake in a Sony vs Microsoft debate. I just want games.

[@arky9002]

Stellar work by the devs in fully leveraging RDNA 2

[@NDakota79]

would have been even better with nvidia

[@musty8748]

@@NDakota79 not really

[@arky9002]

@@NDakota79 AMD always ages better. There's a reason why consoles opt for AMD

[@akbar5265]

@@arky9002 there's a reason, yes, and it's costs

[@arky9002]

@@akbar5265 that is just one factor otherwise they could have followed suit with Nintendo. And which companies do you think has more capital Nintendo or Sony and Microsoft? There's also rumors that Valve will also use Amd for their handheld. AMD is simply superior to work with and that's the truth!

[@geogrip5580]

One of the best games that money can buy. Quality AAAA.

[@mixey01]

Hope many current games provide the performance RT mode Best of both worlds 60 FPS and Raytracing by sacrificing a bit of resolution

[@SalveMonesvol]

Looks great. I'd just like to have a simple bilinear filter applied to reflections to upscale them by a factor of 3*3, that way el they might lose a little bit of detail, but completely eliminate aliasing in the process.

[@mysticmase]

Those is the only game where I prefer graphics with 30 over 60 frames. It's so smooth at 30 and I notice too big of a graphical dip

[@realmarsastro]

Same here! Very surprising, because I usually can't stand 30 fps and always go for performance mode.

[@CheckmateStallioN]

Maybe on a big 4K screen but on a 27" 1440p monitor the pixel density is insane already at that size so the res drop is barely noticeable. RT60 is the way to go for non 4K displays no question. Keep in mind their TAA is state of the art even at 1080p so even DF had a hard time telling the res drop

[@thebigbient8736]

No matter how smooth you think it is, its always noticeably smoother at 60. There’s literally no noticeable graphical dip unless you pause and stare at a piece of fur on like a 70” screen.

[@mysticmase]

@@thebigbient8736 no you right I switched lol

[@loganvggvv641]

@@thebigbient8736 its noticable with faces for sure especially in cutscenes. Fur strands and detail i find looks better in fidelity. It might be that fidelity picture looks a bit softer though. This is the first game where a touch of flim grain and motion blur in RT60 really helps.

[@winterchild69]

Please do a Final Fantasy VII Intergrade PS5 comparison with PS4!

[@Actualchristianity]

Started playing this last night. Rift Apart is the best looking video game I’ve ever seen.

[@Retro_Gamer_89]

🎓🤣

[@gorillaglue1302]

@@Retro_Gamer_89 no

[@Retro_Gamer_89]

@@gorillaglue1302 All 🎓

[@mako0815]

I really appreciate the in-depth discussions between the two of you and the celebration of good graphics tech! Keep up the good work 👍🏼

[@JeewDaddyV1]

Even though I knew I was playing in Performance RT, I still wanted to watch the results. Great video!!!!!

[@AnthonyBC93]

As a Person who has played at 200+FPS on PC for the last 3 Years, the performance mode with RT at 60FPS is a no brainer. I think when people try the 60FPS mode it will be very hard to go back to 30FPS. But obviously there are people who can not tell the difference, and I feel very sad for them

[@didoum]

30 fps is not a problem for a lot of console players, especially with single player games. On the contrary, some of them prefer to play on 30 fps because it keeps the cinematic aspect that everybody is already used to (movies are usually at 24fps), and I can understand these people. I would say that for single player tps games, 30 and 60fps are two different approach and not necessarily a flaw. But for mp/FPS games yes 60fps is mandatory if you do not want to have a headache after a few hours

[@majorwakanda8858]

1260p is painful. Consoles were supposed to be 4K 60. Thanks to my 2080ti I can't bear to watch 30FPS. Now I have to choose between 1260p and 30FPS. Dogshit.

[@ionseven]

Alex: "When you're pulled back from the television... a lot of these visuals are going to be very similar..." I must have hawk eyes then because it's night and day difference to me with my couch 10 feet from my 65" 4k tv. I even tried turning on performance rt before seeing fidelity mode to not spoil myself and still... very blurry to me.

[@TheStoneyYoshi]

I think you are experiencing placebo IMO. What kind of 4k TV do you have?

[@Maqwerty23]

I agree just switching from Fidelity to Performance RT is a really noticeable difference in picture quality.

[@Aeong]

FFVII intergrade when? Lol love you guys, sorry for the joke of the last direct weekly, (tho I do care about the FFVII analysis) anyway always down for the amazing content from you guys!

[@Spiderman-in9bj]

Great choice adding a non RT mode but no need. Just PRT and QRT in future would be fine by me

[@thebigbient8736]

Its an amazing game to play on a 120hz oled. Possibly the best looking game I have ever played on console. Simply stunning with the 3d audio and haptic feedback.

[@Spiderman-in9bj]

I'm laughing playing this on RT mode . My OLEDC9 was born for this 🔥🔥🔥

[@killerdude35]

I have the same TV. The way LG OLED's upscale to 4K is phenomenal on sub 4K images. I pretty much cannot see any difference in clarity in any of those north of 1080p resolutions, whether its 1440p, 1800p, or 2160p.

[@Spiderman-in9bj]

@@killerdude35 life is good

[@NexGenTek]

Yup