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Here's why some games run better on PS5 vs Xbox Series X, despite Microsoft's power advantage

We finally have an answer as to why some games run better on PlayStation 5, even though it's less powerful than Xbox Series X

But we’ve seen it come up short in countless comparisons when Xbox games are compared to the PlayStation 5 versions, even though Sony’s console is noticeably weaker from a technical perspective. More than one key triple-A developer told Digital Foundry that the PlayStation GPU compiler is significantly more efficient than Microsoft’s, allowing better utilization of the graphics hardware. The conclusion, then, is that the PS5 can outperform many Xbox Series X games due to a combination of having a more efficient GPU compiler, lower-level APIs, and higher clock speeds, which allows the PlayStation 5 to match or exceed Microsoft’s flagship console.

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