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[VG Tech] Elden Ring Patch 1.09 & Ray Tracing Mode PS5 vs Xbox Series X|S Frame Rate Comparison

Lunatic_Gamer

Gold Member



Footage is from version 1.09 and 1.09.1 on all three consoles.

Timestamps:
00:00 - Ray Tracing Mode
10:02 - 1.09 Prioritize Frame Rate Mode (Performance Mode)
18:06 - 1.09 Prioritize Quality Mode

The ray tracing mode on PS5 and Xbox Series X features ray traced shadows and ray traced ambient occlusion. Xbox Series S doesn't have a ray tracing mode.

PS5 and Xbox Series X in ray tracing mode use a dynamic resolution with the highest resolution found being 2880x1620 and the lowest resolution found being 1536x864. Pixel counts at or below 1920x1080 seem to be uncommon on both consoles. PS5 can have a resolution advantage over Xbox Series X such as here https://bit.ly/3MJkfiJ where PS5 renders at 2880x1620 and Xbox Series X renders at approximately 2560x1440. There are areas where both consoles render at the same resolution though such as here https://bit.ly/3MIZBPT where both PS5 and Xbox Series X render at 2880x1620.

The time of day can noticeably affect performance in the ray tracing mode. This can be seen when comparing 0:10 to 8:36. The dynamic resolution at 9:00 and 9:40 on Xbox Series X gets stuck at the lower bounds for some reason and this gives the Xbox Series X a frame rate advantage over the PS5 in these parts of the video.

The frame rate drop on Xbox Series X at 5:40 in ray tracing mode wasn't seen in other modes or on other consoles.

Performance on version 1.09 has improved compared to the version 1.02 test here: • Elden Ring PS5 vs... except for PS5 in prioritize frame rate mode (performance mode) which performs similarly with 1.09 compared to 1.02. The resolution bounds on all three consoles with 1.09 are unchanged compared to 1.02. The performance improvements seen in 1.09 may have been from an earlier patch.

In performance mode on 1.09 the average frame rate stat for PS5 and Xbox Series X is similar. However, the performance between these two consoles varies per scene, with PS5 having a higher frame rate in some scenes and Xbox Series X having a higher frame rate in other scenes.


PlatformsPS5 RT ModeSeries X RT Mode
Frame Amounts
Game Frames2070320163
Video Frames3605636056
Frame Tearing Statistics
Total Torn Frames00
Lowest Torn Line--
Frame Height21602160
Frame Time Statistics
Mean Frame Time29.03ms29.8ms
Median Frame Time33.33ms33.33ms
Maximum Frame Time83.33ms66.67ms
Minimum Frame Time16.67ms16.67ms
95th Percentile Frame Time33.33ms33.33ms
99th Percentile Frame Time33.33ms33.33ms
Frame Rate Statistics
Mean Frame Rate34.46fps33.56fps
Median Frame Rate32fps32fps
Maximum Frame Rate51fps48fps
Minimum Frame Rate27fps22fps
5th Percentile Frame Rate30fps29fps
1st Percentile Frame Rate29fps27fps
Frame Time Counts
16.67ms5431 (26.23%)4462 (22.13%)
33.33ms15194 (73.39%)15510 (76.92%)
50ms76 (0.37%)190 (0.94%)
66.67ms1 (0%)1 (0%)
83.33ms1 (0%)0 (0%)
 

adamsapple

Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Maybe they should have spent more time optimizing the performance mode instead of adding RT which degrades performance even more.

And just add a 30 FPS lock toggle so people who want to play the RT and Quality modes with a locked frame rate can do that at least.
 
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rofif

Can’t Git Gud
If they at least included 30fps lock. Just like the one in Blodoborne, very low lag in controls.
As it is now, it makes no sense to choose this over performance mode
 

F0rneus

Tears in the rain
I don't care about any of that to be frank. I want to know what was buffed or nerfed.
 

Imtjnotu

Member
dj khaled GIF by AMAs
 

Thief1987

Member
And just add a 30 FPS lock toggle so people who want to play the RT and Quality modes with a locked frame rate can do that at least.
Miyazaki maybe a genius, but he still didn't figure out how to do 30 fps lock without completely broken framepacing, give him 15 years more.
 

Evolved1

make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
The fact that they are even attempting RT really just makes me wonder... are they like tone deaf? Do they not realize their games run like shit? Is this trolling?
 
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