God of War Ragnarök: Resolution & Performance Mode Difference

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In God of War Ragnarök for the PlayStation 4 and 5, you are given the choice right at the start of the game whether you play the action-adventure in resolution or performance graphics mode. However, you are not told the differences. We’ll tell you how the two graphics modes differ.

Here’s what’s going on: When you start God of War Ragnarök for the first time, you are allowed to adjust the brightness and choose between the resolution or performance graphics mode. However, the game itself doesn’t tell you what that means exactly. You only get the info that the quality mode favors quality over performance or vice versa.

God of War Ragnarök – Differences Between Resolution and Performance Mode

Setting the graphics mode in God of War Ragnarök is actually quite simple and quickly explained:

Resolution Mode: Turns up the overall quality. Textures are broadcast in 4K if possible. The performance suffers for this.
Performance Mode: The game runs smoothly at all times, but is only played in lower resolution.

We will tell you what exactly this means for the PlayStation 4, the PlayStation 4 Pro, and the PlayStation 5.

Tip: If you want to change your graphics settings later in the game, you can do so at any time via the options.

These are the Differences on the PS4

The regular PS4 is the weakest candidate in this comparison, but it still manages its constant 30 FPS at a Full HD resolution of 1080p. However, there are deductions in light & shadow, details, and particle effects. Still, God of War Ragnarök is a graphically impressive game, even on the PS4.

Standard:
- Resolution: 1080p
- FPS: 30

These are the Differences on the PS4 Pro

Already better than the normal PS4, the Pro manages a constant 30 FPS at presumably 1440p in quality mode. Unfortunately, there is no exact data on this. However, light, shadows and particle effects look better here.

In performance mode, on the other hand, the quality shrinks a bit and the FPS increases. However, it is not 60 FPS, as one would expect, but rather 45-55.

Resolution Mode:
- Resolution: 1440p
- FPS: 30
Performance Mode:
- Resolution: 1080p
- FPS: 45-55

These are the Differences on the PS5

In quality mode, the PS5 offers a fixed 30 FPS at a resolution of 4K. Here, the action title shows what it’s made of graphically. Light and shadow have the best quality here, and the 4K textures, snow drifts, and particle effects contribute a lot to the atmosphere.

In performance mode, the resolution is throttled to 1440p, but the title then runs with a stable 60 FPS. In our test, we did not notice a visible difference in the graphical details.