The Quarry — PS5 & PS5 Pro performance
Technical analysis last updated
The Quarry provides a cinematic horror experience leveraging Unreal Engine features like subsurface scattering, TAA, and detailed motion capture. On PS5, the title targets 4K display output with dynamic resolution scaling dropping down to 1728p in demanding moments, holding a stable 30fps target with rare dips to 27fps. While initial builds suffered from missing volumetric god rays on PS5 compared to Series X, a post-launch update fully restored feature parity.
Graphics modes on PlayStation 5
The Quarry on PS5 delivers a cinematic presentation with a 30fps target at 4K resolution via dynamic resolution scaling (dropping to 1728p in heavier scenes). Performance is solidly maintained at 33.3ms frame-time pacing with only rare drops to 27fps. An initial bug causing missing volumetric god rays was resolved in a post-launch patch.
Standard Mode
PS5UnverifiedTargets 4K using dynamic resolution scaling down to 3072x1728. Features TAA, motion blur, subsurface scattering, and depth of field. Volumetric god rays were restored in a post-launch update.
PS5 vs PS5 Pro
Side-by-side comparison of graphics modes, resolution and technical features.
A side-by-side comparison requires verified graphics-mode data on both PS5 and PS5 Pro. It appears here as soon as both versions are analysed.
Known issues
Volumetric god ray effects were initially missing on PS5 relative to Xbox Series X, but were restored in a July 2022 patch.
Video analysis
Independent technical videos referenced in our analysis.
Update 14/07/2022: The Quarry's missing god ray effect on PS5 has now been fixed in a new patch. This now brings PS5 up to par with Xbox ...
I'm reviewing the Quarry for PS5 I'm going to go over the same five categories I always do graphics performance gameplay SL story replay ability.
Let's do a comparison with the playstation 5 and see how it performs in comparison to the playstation 5 because i enjoyed playing this more on a pc.
Apparently there are some stuttering problems at specific times. The Quarry | PS5 ... Go to channel Digital Foundry · The Quarry - The DF ...
The Quarry on Snapdragon X Plus - Surface Pro 11 Gaming - FPS & Performance In this video, I test The Quarry on the Microsoft Surface Pro ...
The Quarry PS4 vs PS5 Graphics Comparison 4K.
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Sources and verification
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- UnverifiedDigital Foundry technical analysis of The Quarry, focusing on its high-fidelity motion capture presentation, dynamic 4K resolution scaling, and 30fps performance target on PS5 alongside a post-launch Digital Foundry2022-07-13
Digital Foundry technical analysis of The Quarry, focusing on its high-fidelity motion capture presentation, dynamic 4K resolution scaling, and 30fps performance target on PS5 alongside a post-launch update fixing volumetric god rays.
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Frequently asked
Answers built from the verified data on this page.
What frame rate does The Quarry run at on PS5?
On PS5, The Quarry offers 1 graphics mode: Standard Mode targets 30 FPS at 4K.
What is the PSFoundry Score of The Quarry?
The Quarry scores 70/100 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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