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New leaks regarding the PlayStation 6 might cool down players' excitement a bit. Although earlier reports suggested a performance increase in ray tracing of up to 10 times, it turns out that many people misinterpreted this data. According to insiders, the actual performance increase in games will be much lower and more realistic.
10 times more power does not mean 10 times more FPS
The biggest confusion arises from a misunderstanding of what exactly performance improvement in ray tracing is. It is just one element of image rendering, not the entirety. Even if RT works 10 times faster, other elements — such as physics, AI, or traditional graphics — still take up a large portion of the frame generation time.
In practice, this means that instead of a 10-fold increase in frames per second, players may see around a 3-fold increase in FPS compared to the PlayStation 5. This is still a significant jump, but much more realistic and in line with how modern games operate.
Where PS6 Will Really Show Its Advantage
The new Sony console may shine in more advanced productions. Games that heavily utilise ray tracing or path tracing will be able to better leverage the new capabilities of the hardware, which will result in a greater difference compared to PS5.
Still, even in such cases, one should not expect "magical" 10x FPS. Performance is always the sum of many elements, and ray tracing is just one part of the puzzle. This is an important lesson for gamers following leaks — marketing numbers often sound spectacular, but reality can be more complex.
PlayStation 6 is set to be a significantly more powerful console, but the actual performance jump will be closer to 3x than 10x, especially in standard games.
source: wccftech.com
