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Baldur's Gate III — PS5 & PS5 Pro performance
Technical analysis last updated
Baldur's Gate 3 offers a 30 fps quality preset and a 60 fps performance preset on both PS5 and PS5 Pro. On PS5 Pro, readers report that Performance mode renders at roughly 1440p and reconstructs to 4K with PSSR, while Quality mode runs at native 4K — these figures are community-reported and not yet backed by a measured pixel-count analysis. Base PS5 resolutions and any measured frame-rate data remain unverified, so the score is on hold until a measured analysis is published.
Graphics modes on PlayStation 5 Pro
Performance Mode
PS5 ProOfficialLarian's PS5 Pro patch reconstructs a 1440p internal image to 2160p with PSSR at a 60 fps target. Split-screen also runs at 60 fps in this mode on PS5 Pro.
Checked 2026-08-06
Quality Mode
PS5 ProOfficialNative 4K at a 30 fps target on PS5 Pro. Split-screen runs at 30 fps in this mode.
Checked 2026-08-06
Graphics modes on PlayStation 5
Quality Mode
PS5EditorialBase PS5 renders natively at 1440p with a 30 fps target, per an independent technical review.
Checked 2026-08-06
Performance Mode
PS5EditorialBase PS5 reconstructs a 1080p internal image to 1440p at a 60 fps target, per an independent technical review. Dense areas such as Act 3's Lower City remain the heaviest load.
Checked 2026-08-06
PS5 vs PS5 Pro
Side-by-side comparison of graphics modes, resolution and technical features.
The PS5 Pro upgrade provides minimal practical performance benefit for Baldur's Gate 3. In heavily CPU-limited scenarios like the city of Baldur's Gate, frame rates increase by only single digits compared to the base PS5, leaving performance unstable across both consoles.
| Metric | PS5 | PS5 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| PSFoundry Score | Unknown | Unknown |
| Recommended mode | Quality Mode | Performance Mode |
| Modes available | 2 | 2 |
| Highest target FPS | 60 | 60 |
| Highest verified capability | 60 fps target | 60 fps target |
| PSSR | No | Yes |
| Ray tracing | No | No |
| VRR | Yes | Yes |
| 120 Hz support | No | No |
| PS5 Pro Enhanced | No | Yes |
- PSFoundry Score
- Unknown
- Recommended mode
- Quality Mode
- Modes available
- 2
- Highest target FPS
- 60
- Highest verified capability
- 60 fps target
- PSSR
- No
- Ray tracing
- No
- VRR
- Yes
- 120 Hz support
- No
- PS5 Pro Enhanced
- No
- PSFoundry Score
- Unknown
- Recommended mode
- Performance Mode
- Modes available
- 2
- Highest target FPS
- 60
- Highest verified capability
- 60 fps target
- PSSR
- Yes
- Ray tracing
- No
- VRR
- Yes
- 120 Hz support
- No
- PS5 Pro Enhanced
- Yes
Known issues
Dense NPC areas in Act 3 cause heavy CPU bottlenecks, dropping performance to the low 20s across all visual modes.
Screen tearing appears in the top 20% of the display when framerate drops below 60fps, with tearing at the bottom in heavily loaded scenes.
Traversing dense locations such as the city of Baldur's Gate causes performance to fluctuate wildly due to CPU constraints.
Due to CPU bottlenecks, PS5 Pro achieves only single-digit frame-rate gains in heavily populated areas, failing to eliminate wild frame drops.
Prevented some players from downloading or subscribing to mods when loading into another player's multiplayer game with mods enabled.
Video analysis
Independent technical videos referenced in our analysis.
Baldur's Gate III PS5 vs PS5 Pro - Graphics Comparison - Framerate - Loading Times - 4k. Pixel Análise•9.3K views · 22:44 · Go to channel ...
Baldur's Gate III | PS5 Pro - PS5 - Xbox Series X - PC | Graphics ... Digital Foundry•570K views · 16:50 · Go to channel Austin Evans · The ...
Baldur's Gate III | PS5 Pro - PS5 - Xbox Series X - PC | Graphics ... Baldur's Gate 3 PlayStation 5 vs PC - The Digital Foundry Tech Review.
Baldur's Gate III PS5 vs PS5 Pro - Graphics Comparison - Framerate - Loading Times - 4k. @PixelAnalise132 likes9.3K views1 year ago more.
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Sources and verification
Every technical claim on this page is attributed. Nothing is estimated.
PSFoundry is primarily a source-based database. A game is only marked as personally tested when PSFoundry has directly tested it. All other technical information is attributed to its original source.
- OfficialBaldur's Gate 3 PS5 Pro Enhancements RevealedIGN2024-11-07
PS5 Pro Quality mode runs at native 4K (2160p) at 30 fps.
Open source - OfficialLarian Studios Confirms Baldur's Gate 3's PS5 Pro EnhancementsPush Square2024-11-08
PS5 Pro Quality mode runs at native 4K (2160p) at 30 fps.
Open source - EditorialBaldur's Gate 3: PS5 Pro Patch Technical ReviewBinary Dinosaur2024-11-28
Base PS5 Quality mode is native 1440p at 30 fps.
Open source - UnverifiedDigital Foundry analysis of Baldur's Gate III on PS5, highlighting PC Ultra visual settings, 1440p target outputs across modes, and severe CPU performance drops in Act 3.Digital Foundry2023-09-07
Digital Foundry analysis of Baldur's Gate III on PS5, highlighting PC Ultra visual settings, 1440p target outputs across modes, and severe CPU performance drops in Act 3.
Open source - UnverifiedDigital Foundry's analysis reveals that Baldur's Gate 3 receives minimal performance improvement on PS5 Pro due to severe CPU bottlenecks in dense areas like the city of Baldur's Gate, yielding only sDigital Foundry2024-11-06
Digital Foundry's analysis reveals that Baldur's Gate 3 receives minimal performance improvement on PS5 Pro due to severe CPU bottlenecks in dense areas like the city of Baldur's Gate, yielding only single-digit frame-rate gains over the standard PS5.
Open source - UnverifiedBaldur's Gate 3 on PS5 Pro features native 4K at 30 FPS in Quality mode and PSSR-upscaled 4K from 1440p at 60 FPS in Performance mode. Splitscreen multiplayer matches these framerate targets.GamingBolt
Baldur's Gate 3 on PS5 Pro features native 4K at 30 FPS in Quality mode and PSSR-upscaled 4K from 1440p at 60 FPS in Performance mode. Splitscreen multiplayer matches these framerate targets.
Open source
Frequently asked
Answers built from the verified data on this page.
What frame rate does Baldur's Gate III run at on PS5 Pro?
On PS5 Pro, Baldur's Gate III offers 2 graphics modes: Quality Mode targets 30 FPS at 2160p; Performance Mode targets 60 FPS at 2160p.
What frame rate does Baldur's Gate III run at on PS5?
On PS5, Baldur's Gate III offers 2 graphics modes: Quality Mode targets 30 FPS at 1440p; Performance Mode targets 60 FPS at 1440p.
Does Baldur's Gate III use PSSR on PS5 Pro?
Yes. At least one PS5 Pro graphics mode of Baldur's Gate III uses PSSR, Sony's machine-learning upscaler, according to the sources cited in our analysis.
Is Baldur's Gate III worth playing on PS5 Pro?
The PS5 Pro upgrade provides minimal practical performance benefit for Baldur's Gate 3. In heavily CPU-limited scenarios like the city of Baldur's Gate, frame rates increase by only single digits compared to the base PS5, leaving performance unstable across both consoles.
What is the best graphics mode for Baldur's Gate III on PS5 Pro?
Best overall balance: Performance Mode — Performance Mode targets 60 FPS at 2160p.
Patch history
Only updates that changed graphics modes, resolution, frame rate or visual features.
We only log updates with a documented effect on graphics modes, resolution, frame rate or visual features. None have been verified for this title yet.
The players' verdict
Recent player impressions of how the game runs on PS5 and PS5 Pro.
We publish player impressions from Reddit, ResetEra and specialist forums only when they discuss how the game actually runs. They never affect the PSFoundry Score.
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