Shadow of the Tomb Raider — PS5 & PS5 Pro performance
Technical analysis last updated
Shadow of the Tomb Raider delivers strong visual quality across PlayStation platforms with improved temporal anti-aliasing, foliage translucency, and lighting. The standard PS4 operates at a native 1080p and maintains a consistent 30fps target better than Xbox One. On PS4 Pro, users get options for a High Resolution mode running at 1872p 30fps or a High Frame-Rate mode targeting 1080p 60fps. The High Resolution mode is the recommended choice on PS4 Pro due to performance drops and uneven frame-times in the 60fps mode.
Graphics modes on PlayStation 5
Backward Compatibility
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Side-by-side comparison of graphics modes, resolution and technical features.
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Known issues
Camera transition cuts in cutscenes exhibit a noticeable stutter across console platforms.
Input response exhibits higher than expected latency at launch.
Video analysis
Independent technical videos referenced in our analysis.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider is generally a darker game relying more heavily on well shadowed regions.
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Both consoles now run at 60 frames per second while pushing a 4k picture or at least something close to it.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider PS5 Gameplay Review of this intense narrative driven adventure. Lara Croft battles Trinity, to discover secrets.
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Sources and verification
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- UnverifiedDigital Foundry technical analysis of Shadow of the Tomb Raider, examining image quality, visual enhancements, and performance across PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4 Pro platforms.Digital Foundry2018-09-11
Digital Foundry technical analysis of Shadow of the Tomb Raider, examining image quality, visual enhancements, and performance across PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4 Pro platforms.
Open source - UnverifiedDigital Foundry evaluates Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, comparing the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 ports against the original PS4 version as well as PS4 Pro and PS5 backward compatibility performanDigital Foundry2025-11-26
Digital Foundry evaluates Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, comparing the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 ports against the original PS4 version as well as PS4 Pro and PS5 backward compatibility performance.
Open source - UnverifiedDigital Foundry analyzes the backwards compatibility patch for Shadow of the Tomb Raider on PS5. The update upgrades the Resolution Mode to 2160p checkerboard rendering targeting 60fps, while retaininDigital Foundry2021-08-21
Digital Foundry analyzes the backwards compatibility patch for Shadow of the Tomb Raider on PS5. The update upgrades the Resolution Mode to 2160p checkerboard rendering targeting 60fps, while retaining the legacy 1080p 60fps Performance Mode.
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Frequently asked
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What frame rate does Shadow of the Tomb Raider run at on PS5?
On PS5, Shadow of the Tomb Raider offers 1 graphics mode: Backward Compatibility targets 60 FPS.
Patch history
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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.
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