Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon — PS5 & PS5 Pro performance
Technical analysis last updated
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon suffers from severe performance issues across PlayStation consoles. PS5 players report heavy frame rate drops, severe screen tearing, and crashing every few hours upon leaving interiors into the open world. Running on PS5 Pro offers little relief, with user reports indicating the game fails to achieve 60 fps even at 1080p, frequently sitting between 30 and 45 fps.
Graphics modes on PlayStation 5 Pro
PS5 Pro performance remains unoptimized, failing to sustain 60 fps even when outputting at 1080p, with reports of frame rates hovering between 30 fps and 45 fps.
Standard Mode
PS5 ProUnverifiedGraphics modes on PlayStation 5
The PS5 version experiences notable performance dips and screen tearing. Recent updates added working V-Sync to mitigate tearing, but frame drops and crashes during world transitions remain prominent issues.
Standard Mode
PS5UnverifiedOccasional sun and lighting flickering at certain times of day.
PS5 vs PS5 Pro
Side-by-side comparison of graphics modes, resolution and technical features.
PS5 Pro provides minimal noticeable improvement due to general game engine optimization issues, failing to lock to 60 fps even at 1080p.
| Metric | PS5 | PS5 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| PSFoundry Score | 71Good | 64Fair |
| Recommended mode | Standard Mode | Standard Mode |
| Modes available | 1 | 1 |
| Highest target FPS | 60 | 60 |
| Highest verified capability | 60 fps target | 60 fps target |
| PSSR | No | No |
| Ray tracing | No | No |
| VRR | Yes | Yes |
| 120 Hz support | No | No |
| PS5 Pro Enhanced | No | No |
- PSFoundry Score
- 71Good
- Recommended mode
- Standard Mode
- Modes available
- 1
- 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
- 64Fair
- Recommended mode
- Standard Mode
- Modes available
- 1
- 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
Known issues
Game crashes roughly once every two hours when taking doors back out to the open world.
The sun lighting flickers rapidly like a strobe light during specific in-game times of day.
Unstable frame rates accompanied by persistent screen tearing, partially addressed by enabling V-Sync in settings.
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Sources and verification
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- UnverifiedUser reports on GameFAQs highlight severe performance issues for Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon on PS5 and PS5 Pro, including screen tearing, frame rate drops below 60 fps, visual flickering, and cGameSpot
User reports on GameFAQs highlight severe performance issues for Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon on PS5 and PS5 Pro, including screen tearing, frame rate drops below 60 fps, visual flickering, and crashing during open-world transitions.
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Frequently asked
Answers built from the verified data on this page.
What frame rate does Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon run at on PS5 Pro?
On PS5 Pro, Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon offers 1 graphics mode: Standard Mode targets 60 FPS at 1080p.
What frame rate does Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon run at on PS5?
On PS5, Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon offers 1 graphics mode: Standard Mode targets 60 FPS at 1080p.
Is Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon worth playing on PS5 Pro?
PS5 Pro provides minimal noticeable improvement due to general game engine optimization issues, failing to lock to 60 fps even at 1080p.
What is the best graphics mode for Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon on PS5 Pro?
Best overall balance: Standard Mode — Standard Mode targets 60 FPS at 1080p.
What is the PSFoundry Score of Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon?
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon scores 71/100 on PS5. 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
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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