Assassin's Creed Odyssey
The 60fps update for Assassin's Creed Odyssey transforms the experience compared to eighth-generation PlayStation hardware, which ran at a choppy 30fps without motion blur. On PS5, gameplay runs at a solid 60fps in standard encounters, though the game inherits its dynamic resolution range from the PS4 Pro legacy code—topping out at 1620p and typically sitting around or below 1440p. While Xbox Series X reaches higher resolution bounds up to native 4K, PS5 maintains excellent frame-rate consistency and delivers a dramatic improvement in combat fluidness and input response.
Graphics modes on PlayStation 5
Assassin's Creed Odyssey benefits significantly from the 60fps backwards compatibility patch on PS5. Framerates remain locked to 60fps during general exploration and combat, with minor frame drops occurring only during massive battle scenes. Resolution is bounded by the PS4 Pro profile, peaking at 1620p and typically averaging 1440p or below.
60Hz Performance Patch
PS5Dynamic resolution scaling ranges between 1152p and 1620p, typically hovering around 1440p or somewhat below. Employs TAA upsampling.
Graphics modes on PlayStation 4 Pro
PS4 Pro delivers a stable 30fps experience with dynamic resolution scaling operating between 1242p and 1584p. Temporal anti-aliasing ensures clean image presentation, with performance only showing brief minor dips below target in peak GPU stress scenes.
Standard Mode
PS4 ProUses dynamic resolution scaling between 1242p and 1584p combined with temporal anti-aliasing.
Graphics modes on PlayStation 4
Base PS4 targets 30fps at 900p-1080p using dynamic resolution scaling. While standard exploration stays at 30fps, heavy stress areas like naval combat and crowded battles cause dips into the 20s, accompanied by occasional streaming pauses when riding horses.
Standard Mode
PS4Dynamic resolution scales between 900p and 1080p with temporal anti-aliasing.
Known issues
Demanding sequences with many characters on screen, such as Odyssey's opening battle, experience frame drops below the 60fps target.
Real-time cutscenes duplicate a frame on camera transitions, resulting in a momentary stutter while TAA buffer resolves.
Pre-encoded 30fps cutscenes suffer from improper frame pacing, introducing noticeable judder.
Fast movement on horseback can cause brief engine freeze-frames with a loading icon while environment data decompresses and streams from disk.
Video analysis
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Frequently asked
Answers built from the verified data on this page.
What frame rate does Assassin's Creed Odyssey run at on PS5?
On PS5, Assassin's Creed Odyssey offers 1 graphics mode: 60Hz Performance Patch targets 60 FPS at 1620p.
What is the PSFoundry Performance Score of Assassin's Creed Odyssey?
Assassin's Creed Odyssey scores 66/100 on PS5. The Performance Score measures technical performance only — frame rate, image quality, graphics modes, visual features, responsiveness, loading and stability — not how good the game is.
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