PS5 uses much less power than PS4 Pro

Good news for the environment and your electricity bill: the PlayStation 5 is much more energy efficient than its immediate predecessor, the PlayStation 4 Pro. According to an analysis published by Eurogamer.net, the next-gen system uses as little as 1.3W in idle mode with all of its features turned on, compared to the PS4 Pro’s 5W.

That goes up to 36W when you download a game in the background, but Sony’s mid-gen refresh swallowed up 50W under the same circumstances. It’s a consistent theme: in its main menu, the PS5 uses 47W versus 63W on the PS4 Pro, and when playing a backward compatible title like Shadow of the Tomb Raider, it displays 107W versus 147W.

In fact, the only time the new console seems to use more power than its last-gen counterpart is, as you might expect, when running next-gen games. Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales peaks at 203W during its most intense moments, for example, where God of War registers around 177W on PS4 Pro under a similar load. It is not a comparable comparison, but it gives you a rough idea.

Overall, we’re pretty happy with the efficiency of the PS5. Sony has definitely cut operational overheads in all the right areas, and while you will end up eating a little more power while playing your next-gen games, it’s good to know that idle features like the rest mode are now much more conservative. with their power.