Not quite yet
was around three years, the main difference between those consoles was resolution-based. That’s because the former system was locked at 1080p, whereas the Pro could output 4K with HDR compatibility. predicted nearly a quarter of new TVs sold were 4K. With the PS5’s release still four years away, it made sense for Sony to release an upgraded version of its console that would appeal to 4K TV owners looking to make the best use of their new screens.
However, looking at the tech that’s in the PS5 and the way the market is going, we can predict what will be in a future PS5 Pro.The current hardware inside the PS5 is a custom AMD Zen 2 SoC CPU with an AMD RDNA 2 ‘Oberon’ GPU which utilizes 16GB GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit memory bus clocked at 2233 MHz The next step for a technological evolution would be for Sony to use the AMD Zen 4 processor and an AMD RDNA 3 GPU in tandem, as both these components released at the tail-end of 2022.
That’s why a PS5 Slim is a much more likely hardware revision. Sony would be taking the existing RDNA 2 Oberon GPU and the AMD Zen 2 CPU, which are coming up on being more than three years old at this point, making them much cheaper components than they were back in 2020. It would now be easier for Sony and AMD’s engineering teams to produce the components on a smaller scale, allowing for a smaller chassis.