The Quarry cover art
2022

The Quarry

Performance overview

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

62
Fair
Editorial summary

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

PS5
Recommended
Target FPS
30
Typical FPS
27–30
Output
4K
Internal
1728p–2160p
temporal

Targets 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.

Known issues

Missing volumetric god rays at launch
minor

Volumetric god ray effects were initially missing on PS5 relative to Xbox Series X, but were restored in a July 2022 patch.

Status: FixedType: visualPlatform: PS5

Video analysis

Independent technical videos referenced in our analysis.

The Quarry - The DF Tech Review - PS5 vs Xbox Series X|S ...
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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 ...

The Quarry - PS5 Review
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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.

The Quarry PS5 vs PC Gameplay 4K 60 FPS | No competition ...
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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.

The Quarry | PS5 - Xbox Series S/X - PC | Graphics ...
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Apparently there are some stuttering problems at specific times. The Quarry | PS5 ... Go to channel Digital Foundry · The Quarry - The DF ...

The Quarry — Surface Pro 11 (Snapdragon X Plus 16GB ...
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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
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The Quarry PS4 vs PS5 Graphics Comparison 4K.

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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 Performance Score of The Quarry?

The Quarry scores 62/100 on PS5. 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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