DF: Dirt 5 PS5 vs. Xbox Series X/S Comparison (Similar Perf.; PS5 with Slight Advantage)

[CrookedAzzNikka]

TL;DW

- Only covering 'next-gen' versions. PS5 Series S|X
- "Bug" in SDR mode which may make PS5 look darker, developers are looking into it.
- Game has 3 modes. Image Quality Mode, Resolution Mode, Performance Mode.

- Image Quality Mode
- Focused on boosting world detail.
- Higher rez shadow, AO, draw distance.
- All versions target 4K but w/ dynamic scaling. 1440p to 4K
- Series S tops out at 1440p but mostly 1080p or below.
- PS5 has higher average resolution and texture filtering.
- Targets 60 FPS and PS5|Series X mostly deliver.
- Both tear a bit, VRR solves Xbox issue.
- Series S the worst of the 3 but not that bad.


- Resolution Mode
- Targets 4K and sticks close to it most often.
- Series S still mostly sticks to 1080p range.
- Details like AO, Shadows etc lower than Image Quality mode.
- Series S has other cut backs like grass levels.
- All 3 consoles give the best performance in this mode. Very stable with very minor slowdown.
- Series S is the slowest of the 3, but very minor difference.


- Frame Rate / Performance Mode
- Targets 120hz w/ dynamic scaling.
- 900p to 1440p avg on PS5/Series X
- Series S as low as 570p.
- Detail level on PS5 is significantly higher than both Xbox versions in this mode
- Cars detail, geometric detail, grass, tessellation, environmental geometry takes a big hit on Xbox consoles.
- DF theorizes this is likely a bug. They have been told the developers are looking into it.
- Feels very very smooth. Series S fares the worst of the 3, but again not by that much.
- 120hz mode is very smooth by and large, PS5 has performance dips on a specific type of track.
- XB Series X feels the smoothest here additionally thanks to VRR

Here are the detail differences in “120 FPS Mode”:

That is stark

 

[Bubba T]

Power your dreams...in blocky geometry

 

[Batsute]

That prioritize frame rate on the Series X can’t be reality.

Even if it’s doing LoD to save memory.

 

[Kamikaze Revy]

Locked 60 is gonna looked better than a frame rate that jumps around; in which case VRR is going to make a big difference and even still, a locked frame rate is preferable. All of this “it can do UP TO 120fps” stuff is silly.

 

[Koba St]

I’m beginning to understand why Microsoft took so long before showing Series X gameplay. This shyt is

 

[Fatboi1]

Xbots about to be like:

"t0OLs n0T rEaDy!"

@Mountain been quiet lately

 

[Dwight Howard]

Embarassing

 

[iceberg_is_on_fire]

I’m beginning to understand why Microsoft took so long before showing Series X gameplay. This shyt is

Their tools are not up to par. The fact that it took so long for Microsoft to show something on the system is an indictment. One that will be fixed over time but I understand why they needed to wait. RDNA2 had to be full spec. Over time, All of these developers will fix these issues but no one will care then. That said, in two years, once true next-gen game come out, all will be well then.

That said, I didn't know how much they were behind on things. I should have figured when in July, everything on the PS5 was shown on the hardware for the Sony showcase while for Xbox, it was all on PC. That was the giveaway right there. Halo Infinite was shown on PC as well. Everything is coming in hot.

 

[Koba St]

This is a bad look for Microsoft. The system already has no exclusive compelling games so power and hence better looking multi platform games was their only selling point and even in that department they’re getting their ass kicked too. Yikes.

 

[Rekkapryde]

Xbots about to be like:

"t0OLs n0T rEaDy!"

@Mountain been quiet lately

#Demtools
#Datpowah

 

[Rekkapryde]

This is a bad look for Microsoft. The system already has no exclusive compelling games so power and hence better looking multi platform games was their only selling point and even in that department they’re getting their ass kicked too. Yikes.

We said they should stop popping shyt until them comparisons come out or they might end up looking stupid.... But now look

Guaranteed better multiplats right
Gamepass!!!!
We believe in Phil

 

[Diondon]

It's the tools guys. It's the tools

 

[O³ (O cubed)]

The bug making it look darker might the colour space on the PS5. At the moment the PS5 is capped at 32Gbits a second rather than full fat 40Gbits minimum for chroma 4:4:4. So in 120hz mode its outputting chroma 4:2:2. Most people wouldn't notice this but that's the truth.

 

[Kwéyòl]

Digital foundry bouta eat well this console generation

 

[Gizmo_Duck]