Halo: Campaign Evolved
Halo: Campaign Evolved is a ground-up Unreal Engine 5 remake and offers the same two graphics modes on both PlayStation machines: Quality at 30fps for the sharpest image, and Performance at 60fps, which is the mode most reviewers recommend for a first-person shooter. Both versions share the full feature set - hardware-accelerated Lumen global illumination, Unreal Engine 5 MegaLights emissive lighting, stable long-distance shadows, interactive water, deformable sand and reworked particle effects. The difference is image quality: on PS5 Pro, PSSR 2 upscaling cuts the shimmering and noise typical of Unreal Engine 5, making it the cleanest console version of the game. Base PS5 remains a good presentation but is softer and noisier in motion, and both consoles can dip below 60fps in the busiest firefights. Chromatic aberration and film grain are forced on with no option to disable them, and there is no 120Hz output mode.
Graphics modes on PlayStation 5 Pro
PS5 Pro is the best console version: PSSR 2 upscaling cuts Unreal Engine 5 shimmering and noise, producing the cleanest image of any console release while keeping the same 30fps Quality / 60fps Performance choice.
PS5 Pro support uses PSSR 2 upscaling, delivering the cleanest console image with reduced Unreal Engine 5 shimmering and noise.
Quality
PS5 ProHighest fidelity preset: hardware-accelerated Lumen global illumination, MegaLights emissive lighting, stable long-distance shadows, interactive water and deformable sand.
Performance
PS5 ProSame Unreal Engine 5 feature set as Quality with reduced internal resolution and lighter effects settings.
Graphics modes on PlayStation 5
The base PS5 runs the same Unreal Engine 5 feature set - hardware Lumen and MegaLights - with a good but slightly noisier image than PS5 Pro. Performance mode holds 60fps outside the heaviest firefights.
Quality
PS5Highest fidelity preset: hardware-accelerated Lumen global illumination, MegaLights emissive lighting, stable long-distance shadows, interactive water and deformable sand.
Performance
PS5Same Unreal Engine 5 feature set as Quality with reduced internal resolution and lighter effects settings.
PS5 vs PS5 Pro
Side-by-side comparison of graphics modes, resolution and technical features.
PS5 Pro keeps the same two graphics modes but delivers a visibly cleaner picture thanks to PSSR 2 upscaling.
| Metric | PS5 | PS5 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Performance Score | 80Good | 86Excellent |
| Recommended mode | Performance | Performance |
| Modes available | 2 | 2 |
| Peak target FPS | 60 | 60 |
| PSSR | No | Yes |
| Ray tracing | Yes | Yes |
| VRR | Yes | Yes |
| 120 Hz support | No | No |
| PS5 Pro Enhanced | No | Yes |
- Performance Score
- 80Good
- Recommended mode
- Performance
- Modes available
- 2
- Peak target FPS
- 60
- PSSR
- No
- Ray tracing
- Yes
- VRR
- Yes
- 120 Hz support
- No
- PS5 Pro Enhanced
- No
- Performance Score
- 86Excellent
- Recommended mode
- Performance
- Modes available
- 2
- Peak target FPS
- 60
- PSSR
- Yes
- Ray tracing
- Yes
- VRR
- Yes
- 120 Hz support
- No
- PS5 Pro Enhanced
- Yes
Known issues
We haven't documented technical issues for this title yet — this doesn't mean the game is bug-free.
Video analysis
Independent technical videos referenced in our analysis.
Full technical breakdown of the Unreal Engine 5 remake, including PS5 Pro PSSR 2 image quality.
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Frequently asked
Answers built from the verified data on this page.
What frame rate does Halo: Campaign Evolved run at on PS5 Pro?
On PS5 Pro, Halo: Campaign Evolved offers 2 graphics modes: Quality targets 30 FPS at 4K; Performance targets 60 FPS at 4K.
What frame rate does Halo: Campaign Evolved run at on PS5?
On PS5, Halo: Campaign Evolved offers 2 graphics modes: Quality targets 30 FPS at 4K; Performance targets 60 FPS at 4K.
Does Halo: Campaign Evolved use PSSR on PS5 Pro?
Yes. At least one PS5 Pro graphics mode of Halo: Campaign Evolved uses PSSR, Sony's machine-learning upscaler, according to the sources cited in our analysis.
Is Halo: Campaign Evolved worth playing on PS5 Pro?
PS5 Pro keeps the same two graphics modes but delivers a visibly cleaner picture thanks to PSSR 2 upscaling.
What is the PSFoundry Performance Score of Halo: Campaign Evolved?
Halo: Campaign Evolved scores 86/100 on PS5 Pro. 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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