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[Durante]

Looking at this comparison (which seems closer to a correct "maxed" PC one -- sadly I don't have the game to take a screenshot on my own and make sure), I'd say that the major differences are

• Significantly more crisp pixel-scale detail on the PC version, especially concerning specular highlights (e.g. with the blood splatter on her forehead).
• Higher hair strand density on PC.
• Softer DoF on PC, which is generally more expensive.
• Different light intensity, either by artistic choice, varying HDR resolve, different capture methods, or a combination of those.

 

[Noctis3]

I'm not going to knock it. For a $400 box that's damn good.

This 100℅

 

[Tratorn]

Brighter doesn't make better.

Good that it wasn't just brighter.
But it was mentioned already anyways, that the PC screen isn't "maxed" out.

In the first screen the PS4 version is even sharper than the PC version in the background (see the wall).

Edit: He removed the screen.

 

[potatohead]

Here you can see how the pro version stacks up to native 4k. Pretty nice for a console that's only 4.2TF. It seems to feature upgraded visuals even when compared to a maxed out pc screenshot and this is only the 4k ps4 pro version (one of three modes). According to one of the interviews the 1080p/30fps version should look much better with "Multi-pass rendering, much better shading, pbr lighting and more."
A better comparison thanks to Durante.

Definitely looks like the pro version has improved post process in 4k mode.

Kind of looks like 1440p upscaled in terms of quality.

For 4.2 TF impressive.

 

[Falchion]

Really good for a system that's probably a third of the price of that PC.

 

[Paganmoon]

Lighting looks better on PS4.

uhm, I think the PS4 version has much flatter lighting than the PC one. Was the first thing that I actually noticed. It's the bigger difference for me, not the resolution.

 

[Durante]

In the first screen the PS4 version is even sharper than the PC version in the background (see the wall).

In stuff which is not in the focus of a Depth of Field implementation, sharper = cheaper to render.

 

[potatohead]

Really good for a system that's probably a third of the price of that PC.

Probably less actually.

 

[ShutterMunster]

I imagine this PS4Pro version will look more impressive than the PC edition on an HDR panel.

 

[ogbg]

In the first screen the PS4 version is even sharper than the PC version in the background (see the wall).

That's just because they have different depth of field effects. It's meant to be blurrier in in the background on the PC version

 

[ViolentP]

IQ is easy. Let's see that framerate!

 

[GreekWolf]

Should look great maxed out at 1080p, I think that's the way I'll go

 

[jmga]

I imagine this PS4Pro version will look more impressive than the PC edition on an HDR panel.

The game also supports HDR on PC.

 

[Gemüsepizza]

And what about AO (PC also has VXAO)? You can't make a proper comparison with just that single screenshot. There are many more things which are important for graphics.

 

[Azure Dream]

I mean it's a nice approximation, but the blur is more obvious than I'd hoped.

 

[slash000]

I thought Rise of the TR was supposed to be native 4K in the high resolution mode on the PS4Pro?

But it clearly shows to be using an upscale, as seen on the antialiased edge in the screen?

 

[Wishmaster92]

Who made those comparisons btw?

me

 

[jmaine_ph]

I'm not going to knock it. For a $400 box that's damn good.

Agreed.

 

[gofreak]

It's hard finding a similar shot on the web, but...

I took a close-ish cutscene 1080p shot, upscaled to 4K and cropped the face to compare... Eeeek... there's a huge difference.

Not sure if I should share it though. I can't vouch for the base quality of the 1080p screenshot from a compression pov etc.

 

[LordRaptor]

In the first screen the PS4 version is even sharper than the PC version in the background (see the wall).

That's because the algorithm has mistaken intentional blurring (DoF) for accidental blurring being the result of upscaling and has incorrectly re-composited the frame.

 

[twobear]

Lots of fine detail is lost in translation. Definitely not seeing the 'magic', looks like a decent if not spectacular solution.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

Sub-4k blur fest. Somebody make a pixelated gif

 

[Brandon F]

Makes me wonder if this is really worth it for 4k tv owners.

I have yet to be convinced that 4k is worth it period speaking as a 4k TV owner.

Spoiler

21:9 tho

 

[Nzyme32]

me

People are curious of the source of the PS4 Pro image and the PC "maxed" native 4K image - since it is made by you and you obviously do not own a PS4 Pro and got the original 4K image wrong since you "googled" it, sources of both images seem important here

Sub-4k blur fest. Somebody make a pixelated gif

It should be superior to the PS4 at least, since the base resolution is apparently higher than the original 1080p

 

[Fluxdyne]

I thought Rise of the TR was supposed to be native 4K in the high resolution mode on the PS4Pro?

But it clearly shows to be using an upscale, as seen on the antialiased edge in the screen?

I think only very simple games will achieve "native" 4K rendering, most of them will use their custom upscale technique.

 

[ogbg]

That's because the algorithm has mistaken intentional blurring (DoF) for accidental blurring being the result of upscaling and has incorrectly re-composited the frame.

No, it's just a different DOF implementation on the PS4 versus PC. The algorithm doesn't operate on that scale. To do what you suggest would be more like upscaling from 240p to 4K.

 

[Wishmaster92]

It's hard finding a similar shot on the web, but...

I took a close-ish cutscene 1080p shot, upscaled to 4K and cropped the face to compare... Eeeek... there's a huge difference.

Not sure if I should share it though. I can't vouch for the base quality of the 1080p screenshot from a compression pov etc.

go for it. It would be nice if somebody posted a similar screenshot to this:

It's the only one left to compare even though i would've prefer a .png shot.

 

[mjp2417]

I thought Rise of the TR was supposed to be native 4K in the high resolution mode on the PS4Pro?

But it clearly shows to be using an upscale, as seen on the antialiased edge in the screen?

4K mode doesn't mean native 4K in this case. It means upscaled.

 

[Raiden1018]

Can someone post an Xbox One screen so I can see the diffference between pro?

 

[jmga]

People are curious of the source of the PS4 Pro image and the PC "maxed" native 4K image - since it is made by you and you obviously do not own a PS4 Pro and got the original 4K image wrong since you "googled" it, sources of both images seem important here

I made the comparison Durante posted.

PS4 Pro screenshot was taken from Gamersyde:
http://gamersyde.com/pop_images_rise_of_the_tomb_raider_20_year_celebration-32969-2.html

PC screenshot was taken by an user from a spanish forum.
http://www.elotrolado.net/viewtopic.php?p=1742125775

 

[Wishmaster92]

People are curious of the source of the PS4 Pro image and the PC "maxed" native 4K image - since it is made by you and you obviously do not own a PS4 Pro and got the original 4K image wrong since you "googled" it, sources of both images seem important here



It should be superior to the PS4 at least, since the base resolution is apparently higher than the original 1080p

sure

pc:
http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/1932062d8e3e98aa195edcfec3354f16.jpg
ps4 pro
http://images.gamersyde.com/image_rise_of_the_tomb_raider_20_year_celebration-32969-3661_0002.jpg

 

[Kindekuma]

To make it easier than just looking left and right, I made a comparison link.

 

[Horse Armour]

That screenshot looks amazing, it's crazy to think that consoles have overtaken PC graphics again so soon. I know it took PC a couple years to catch up to PS4 graphics after it launched, how long do you guys think it will take PC to catch up to PS4K this time? I'm assuming it won't take as long due to it not being as large of a jump as PS4 and the CPU not receiving as large an upgrade.

 

[Wishmaster92]

I made the comparison Durante posted.

PS4 Pro screenshot was taken from Gamersyde:
http://gamersyde.com/pop_images_rise_of_the_tomb_raider_20_year_celebration-32969-2.html

PC screenshot was taken by an user from a spanish forum.
http://www.elotrolado.net/viewtopic.php?p=1742125775

Thanks for that. I'll add it to the OP as i was looking for a non-cropped picture. Even though it's not 1:1 because jpeg vs png but i'll make a note of that.

 

[diaspora]

That screenshot looks amazing, it's crazy to think that consoles have overtaken PC graphics again so soon. I know it took PC a couple years to catch up to PS4 graphics after it launched, how long do you guys think it will take PC to catch up to PS4K this time? I'm assuming it won't take as long due to it not being as large of a jump as PS4 and the CPU not receiving as large an upgrade.

hehehehe

 

[Nzyme32]

I made the comparison Durante posted.

PS4 Pro screenshot was taken from Gamersyde:
http://gamersyde.com/pop_images_rise_of_the_tomb_raider_20_year_celebration-32969-2.html

PC screenshot was taken by an user from a spanish forum.
http://www.elotrolado.net/viewtopic.php?p=1742125775

Cheers

sure

pc:
http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/1932062d8e3e98aa195edcfec3354f16.jpg
ps4 pro
http://images.gamersyde.com/image_rise_of_the_tomb_raider_20_year_celebration-32969-3661_0002.jpg

This demonstrates you are not sourcing your images well enough since the PC is not "maxed", they match the medium preset of the other post

 

[Soltype]

So it's pretty much 1440@60fps, that's really impressive for the price.

 

[Tadie]

That screenshot looks amazing, it's crazy to think that consoles have overtaken PC graphics again so soon. I know it took PC a couple years to catch up to PS4 graphics after it launched, how long do you guys think it will take PC to catch up to PS4K this time? I'm assuming it won't take as long due to it not being as large of a jump as PS4 and the CPU not receiving as large an upgrade.

Are you serious? PS4 pro just has a mid range GPU. Every high end PC destroys the PS4 pro. But it has a nice upscaling feature.

 

[LordRaptor]

No, it's just a different DOF implementation on the PS4 versus PC. The algorithm doesn't operate on that scale. To do what you suggest would be more like upscaling from 240p to 4K.

Its pretty clearly taking the base 1080p framebuffer and resizing it using the "checkerboard" effect as a second pass post-processing effect, which is why it's being talked about as 'free'.

I can't be arsed, but I bet if you resize both images down to 1080p the amount of DOF in each resampled image will look similar.

 

[Kill3r7]

So it's pretty much 1440@60fps, that's really impressive for the price.

Who said anything about 60fps?

 

[Durante]

So it's pretty much 1440@60fps, that's really impressive for the price.

As far as I know, it runs at 30 FPS.

Are you serious?

He's not, he's Horse Armour

 

[jmga]

So it's pretty much 1440@60fps, that's really impressive for the price.

It's 30fps at that resolution.

 

[TheAdmiester]

That difference is much more obvious than I expected. The upscaling looks like shit on fine detail such as hair and the whole look is softer and worse.

 

[Courage]

That screenshot looks amazing, it's crazy to think that consoles have overtaken PC graphics again so soon. I know it took PC a couple years to catch up to PS4 graphics after it launched, how long do you guys think it will take PC to catch up to PS4K this time? I'm assuming it won't take as long due to it not being as large of a jump as PS4 and the CPU not receiving as large an upgrade.

amazing

 

[T.O.P]

So it's pretty much 1440@60fps, that's really impressive for the price.

Not possible

 

[OraleeWey]

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/tJGfyf

This is probably what it would take to get 4k out of a PC. Maybe a cheaper card like the AMD 480 can do 4K, but I'm not sure. In that case it'd be $150 cheaper.

 

[Rellik]

That screenshot looks amazing, it's crazy to think that consoles have overtaken PC graphics again so soon. I know it took PC a couple years to catch up to PS4 graphics after it launched, how long do you guys think it will take PC to catch up to PS4K this time? I'm assuming it won't take as long due to it not being as large of a jump as PS4 and the CPU not receiving as large an upgrade.

I don't think it'll ever catch up. PC is pretty much dead now and I don't see what they can do outside of releasing PC 2

 

[thehillissilent]

That screenshot looks amazing, it's crazy to think that consoles have overtaken PC graphics again so soon. I know it took PC a couple years to catch up to PS4 graphics after it launched, how long do you guys think it will take PC to catch up to PS4K this time? I'm assuming it won't take as long due to it not being as large of a jump as PS4 and the CPU not receiving as large an upgrade.

LMAO. Good ole Horse Armor.

 

[NeoRaider]

That screenshot looks amazing, it's crazy to think that consoles have overtaken PC graphics again so soon. I know it took PC a couple years to catch up to PS4 graphics after it launched, how long do you guys think it will take PC to catch up to PS4K this time? I'm assuming it won't take as long due to it not being as large of a jump as PS4 and the CPU not receiving as large an upgrade.

What? Where?

 

[AllGamer]

That screenshot looks amazing, it's crazy to think that consoles have overtaken PC graphics again so soon. I know it took PC a couple years to catch up to PS4 graphics after it launched, how long do you guys think it will take PC to catch up to PS4K this time? I'm assuming it won't take as long due to it not being as large of a jump as PS4 and the CPU not receiving as large an upgrade.

Is this a joke post? I honestly can't tell anymore...