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[Digital Foundry] COD Black Ops Cold War: PS5 vs Xbox Series X - Ray Tracing, 120Hz Mode Tests + Series S Analysis!

I kinda prefer VGT thus far for video comparisons, over NXG and DF. I think the spreadsheet supplement is absolutely brilliant, and helps to quantify what the eye can often miss. DF is slipping down the ladder as far as preferred tech analysis is concerned. I find VGT's voiceless side-by-sides to be the best, with NXG's more technical analysis second-best afterwards. Between encoding issues by YT, and excessive opinionating by their staff, DF is losing some of its luster for me. I only started following any of these channels in the past few months, so I don't know what the norm is.
In that case, here are the VG Tech results:

60 FPS mode:

1. XSX = Mean frame rate 60 FPS | 16.67 ms at 99.99%
2. PS5 = Mean frame rate 59.99 FPS | 16.67 ms at 99.96%

120 FPS mode:

1. XSX = Mean frame rate 114.93 FPS | 8.33 ms at 91.9%
2. PS5 = Mean frame rate 117.02 FPS | 8.33 ms at 94.15%

Source
This is great, more channels should do this
 

Insane Metal

Gold Member
Series S Ray Tracing:

MmHgTsc.jpg
How in the world is that proof that the console has RT? What the hell?
 
Honestly, these next gen comparisons feel like a huge waste of time right now, especially with all the FW bugs the consoles have. I know they have a job to do but man, i cant even play one game of CW right now without it crashing. Not exactly ideal scenario.
 

reinking

Gold Member
Ive said it before. There are a lot more stupid made up posts in this thread from sony fans. Just look at the amount of screenshots. The ones that show PS in a favorable light outnumber the favorable xbox ones by quite a bit. The xbox side is just as dumb but at least there are half as many dumb posts because half as many fans.
Put that down in your Xbox win column?
 

ethomaz

Banned
This game has Ray Traced shadows. Thats the only Ray tracing. DF has made a correction that Ray Tracing was downloaded for the Series S version but they thought it didn't have it because it wasn't listed in the options.
There is no RT in Series S even with the RT pack installed.
If they corrected then they corrected wrong.
 
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phil_t98

#SonyToo
Don't care what John thinks about Microsoft, I care about the way DF handles like for like situations. The proof is in the pudding. Dirt 5? Major problem, gotta get to the bottom of it, be really careful of what is said. COD? Everything seems normal.

I don't do these analysis/comparisons for a living so I don't see why I would have to meet the standard. Your comment rings hollow.
To be fair, the problem with dirt 5 is a major thing we’re this is just dropping a few frames here and there. Not dropping graphics quality or that. Both are pretty much identical with COD
 
Ive said it before. There are a lot more stupid made up posts in this thread from sony fans. Just look at the amount of screenshots. The ones that show PS in a favorable light outnumber the favorable xbox ones by quite a bit. The xbox side is just as dumb but at least there are half as many dumb posts because half as many fans.
We need to go deeper

the% of dumb xbox owners/fans vs the % of dumb playstation owners/fans
 

BeardGawd

Banned
It would be hilarious if someone just relabeled SX footage as SS... it looks like Ray tracing to me but we shall see... would be crazy at 1440p... perhaps its more limited to certain scenes or less accurate in other ways.
 
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ethomaz

Banned
It would be hilarious if someone just relabeled SX footage as SS... it looks like Ray tracing to me but we shall see... would be crazy at 1440p... perhaps its more limited to certain scenes or less accurate in other ways.
That should not surprise me.
 

Md Ray

Member
Damn, someone check on Riky Riky see if he's OK 😄

After all that bragging about xbox power and this is more compure units showing etc. He was so sure.

Over a bug..... where ps5 runs it lower and at 60 in the same circumstances.

That was your victory? LOL.

Amazing.
Damn you both have similar looking avatars. Any time you post I end up mistaking you for him and vice-versa. :messenger_hushed:
 
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In that case, here are the VG Tech results:

60 FPS mode:

1. XSX = Mean frame rate 60 FPS | 16.67 ms at 99.99%
2. PS5 = Mean frame rate 59.99 FPS | 16.67 ms at 99.96%

120 FPS mode:

1. XSX = Mean frame rate 114.93 FPS | 8.33 ms at 91.9%
2. PS5 = Mean frame rate 117.02 FPS | 8.33 ms at 94.15%

Source

This needs to be posted more.

Xbox fans here: "LOL WHERE PSBOIS AT NOW?!"

PS fans here: "STILL GOT 120FPSSS"

Reality: both are close as fuck. If you want higher FPS, go PS5, if you want better RT, go XSeX.

frankly, everyone who has a next gen console can be happy.

you need a 2080ti to achieve 60fps with those settings at 4k on PC, without DLSS

I'm not sure you (the people arguing about 1% differences) realize how good this is, and it only gets better from here.

#fortheplayers

#weallwinnin
 
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DeepEnigma

Gold Member
these frame drops happen randomly, vg tech had noticed it before them.

And some people get on him and try to dismiss him. This is why it is good to have multiple sources for technical breakdowns when bugs and anomalies can and do occur.

I later checked it frame by frame. It was just a bug in the game -- not a particular shortcoming on XSX.
there is another screen shot a few pages back of the same image where the xbox has lights and PS5 dont lol it just picking and choosing now

Seems this is buggy all around on all systems.
 
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Md Ray

Member
frankly, everyone who has a next gen console can be happy.

you need a 2080ti to achieve 60fps with those settings at 4k on PC, without DLSS

I'm not sure you (the people arguing about 1% differences) realize how good this is, and it only gets better from here.
No dynamic resolution on PC?
 

Riky

$MSFT
Damn, someone check on Riky Riky see if he's OK 😄

After all that bragging about xbox power and this is more compure units showing etc. He was so sure.

Over a bug..... where ps5 runs it lower and at 60 in the same circumstances.

That was your victory? LOL.

Amazing.

I'm fine because my version doesn't tank to 40fps, they don't know what it is and it's more than one scene as per my screenshots. He probably doesn't want to upset anymore fanboys by telling them the small GPU can't handle RT at 60fps.
 
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Md Ray

Member
Working in IT (and having side by side TVs with my wife) I just cannot sit in front of a desk/PC monitor when I get home.

It's beer, couch, PS4 controller for me.
Me too, except I have both PS4 and PC hooked up to the TV and use DS4 on both. I never use kb+mouse for gaming. :messenger_medmask: *runs and hides*
 
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