PS5: 8 CONFIRMED Features We Already Know

By Jack Pooley / December 2, 2019

3. It Will Run On AMD Ryzen CPU Tech

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Numerous reports have stated that the PS5 will continue Sony's relationship with AMD, and that the new platform will run on their Ryzen CPU, which has been honed specifically for it.

The PS4 of course ran on the AMD Jaguar CPU and has been lauded for its stability and ease-of-use in games development, so there's really no incentive at all for Sony to look anywhere else.

So, what does this mean outside of the technical gobbledegook? Eurogamer did a fantastically comprehensive rundown, positing that the PS5 could see a massive computational boost over the PS4, bringing it closer to the level of a high-spec desktop PC.

It depends on a ton of factors, of course, and not merely the CPU, but it's certainly an encouraging sign all the same.