Days Gone — PS5 & PS5 Pro performance
Technical analysis last updated
Days Gone Remastered offers notable visual upgrades over the original release, including reworked night lighting, screen-space global illumination, and higher-resolution shadows. Standard PS5 features a 1440p60 Performance mode that feels soft due to a lack of temporal upscaling, alongside a native 4K30 Quality mode. PS5 Pro provides three options: an 1800p60 Performance mode, a 1584p PSSR-upscaled 4K60 Enhanced mode, and a 5K-downsampled 30fps Quality mode. Frame rates are vastly improved over the PS4 version running via backward compatibility, maintaining a near-locked 60fps on 60fps modes.
Graphics modes on PlayStation 5 Pro
PS5 Pro provides minor image clarity upgrades over the base PS5. Enhanced mode utilizes PSSR reconstruction from 1584p to 4K at 60fps, though it introduces slight visual noise and blur on foliage in motion. Performance mode increases resolution to 1800p, while Quality mode renders at 5K downsampled to 4K.
Offers an 1800p Performance mode, a PSSR-upscaled 4K Enhanced mode at 60fps, and a 5K downsampled Quality mode at 30fps.
Enhanced
PS5 ProUnverifiedRenders at 1584p internal resolution upscaled to 4K with PSSR. Sharper image than standard Performance mode, but can exhibit noise and foliage blurring in motion.
Performance
PS5 ProUnverifiedResolution bumped from base PS5's 1440p to 1800p for a subtle clarity improvement.
Quality
PS5 ProUnverifiedRenders at full 5K (2880p) downscaled to 4K output for extremely pristine image clarity.
Graphics modes on PlayStation 5
Days Gone Remastered on PS5 features a solid 60fps Performance mode at 1440p, though image sharpness is reduced compared to the PS4 original's 4K checkerboarding due to a lack of temporal upscaling. Quality mode offers a crisp native 4K image at a stable 30fps. Lighting and shadow updates elevate the overall presentation.
Performance
PS5UnverifiedNative 1440p rendering without temporal upsampling like FSR 2, leading to a softer look than PS4 backward compatibility mode.
Quality
PS5UnverifiedTypically native 4K resolution with superior foliage clarity and crisp overall image detail.
PS5 vs PS5 Pro
Side-by-side comparison of graphics modes, resolution and technical features.
PS5 Pro provides modest improvements for Days Gone Remastered. The Enhanced mode introduces PSSR 4K reconstruction at 60fps from a 1584p base, offering clearer details than the base PS5's 1440p mode, albeit with occasional PSSR noise on moving vegetation. Performance mode bumps internal resolution to 1800p, while Quality mode downsamples from 5K.
| Metric | PS5 | PS5 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| PSFoundry Score | 75Good | 83Great |
| Recommended mode | Performance | Enhanced |
| Modes available | 2 | 3 |
| 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
- 75Good
- Recommended mode
- Performance
- 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
- 83Great
- Recommended mode
- Enhanced
- Modes available
- 3
- 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
Certain puddles appear bugged with incorrect screen-space reflection behavior in the remaster.
Cutscenes remain locked at a reduced, slightly zoomed field of view regardless of the user's FOV setting.
Video analysis
Independent technical videos referenced in our analysis.
/ digitalfoundry. Days Gone Remastered: 40FPS & VRR Unlocked Modes Tested on PS5 & PS5 Pro. @DFClipsChannel695 likes27K views1 year ago more.
Days Gone Remastered DF Review - PS5/PS5 Pro - An Improvement Over PS4 Back Compat? It's Complicated. Digital Foundry · 160K views ; 18 PS5 Single ...
Overlooked by many at launch - but still genuinely a superb game in our view - Days Gone Remastered is a fascinating PS5/Pro release.
Days Gone Remastered represents the maturity of a game that once had a shaky release, then with time got better with post launch patches and ...
Days Gone Remastered DF Review - PS5/PS5 Pro - An Improvement Over PS4 Back Compat? It's Complicated Digital Foundry
They added PSSR to Days Gone, but the PC version still has no DLSS or FSR 3.1/4 even after this most recent update.
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- UnverifiedDays Gone Remastered delivers a comprehensive visual upgrade featuring a 16-band spectral lighting model, screen-space global illumination, and doubled shadow resolutions. On PS5, Performance mode hitDigital Foundry2025-05-06
Days Gone Remastered delivers a comprehensive visual upgrade featuring a 16-band spectral lighting model, screen-space global illumination, and doubled shadow resolutions. On PS5, Performance mode hits 60fps at 1440p, while Quality mode targets native 4K at 30fps. PS5 Pro adds an 1800p Performance mode, a PSSR-upscaled 4K Enhanced mode, and a 5K downsampled Quality mode.
Open source - UnverifiedDigital Foundry examines the PC release of Days Gone, comparing its visual upgrades and performance against the PlayStation console versions. The article highlights PC additions such as screen-space rDigital Foundry2021-05-18
Digital Foundry examines the PC release of Days Gone, comparing its visual upgrades and performance against the PlayStation console versions. The article highlights PC additions such as screen-space ray traced global illumination, higher resolution textures, improved draw distance, and native resolution rendering compared to console checkerboarding.
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Frequently asked
Answers built from the verified data on this page.
What frame rate does Days Gone run at on PS5 Pro?
On PS5 Pro, Days Gone offers 3 graphics modes: Enhanced targets 60 FPS at 4K; Performance targets 60 FPS at 1800p; Quality targets 30 FPS at 4K.
What frame rate does Days Gone run at on PS5?
On PS5, Days Gone offers 2 graphics modes: Performance targets 60 FPS at 1440p; Quality targets 30 FPS at 4K.
Does Days Gone use PSSR on PS5 Pro?
Yes. At least one PS5 Pro graphics mode of Days Gone uses PSSR, Sony's machine-learning upscaler, according to the sources cited in our analysis.
Is Days Gone worth playing on PS5 Pro?
PS5 Pro provides modest improvements for Days Gone Remastered. The Enhanced mode introduces PSSR 4K reconstruction at 60fps from a 1584p base, offering clearer details than the base PS5's 1440p mode, albeit with occasional PSSR noise on moving vegetation. Performance mode bumps internal resolution to 1800p, while Quality mode downsamples from 5K.
What is the best graphics mode for Days Gone on PS5 Pro?
Best overall balance: Enhanced — Enhanced targets 60 FPS at 4K.
What is the PSFoundry Score of Days Gone?
Days Gone scores 83/100 on PS5 Pro. The PSFoundry Score measures technical performance only — frame rate, image quality, graphics modes, visual features, responsiveness, loading and stability — not how good the game is.
Patch history
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The players' verdict
Recent player impressions of how the game runs on PS5 and PS5 Pro.
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