PS4 Slim vs PS4 Pro - the consoles in comparison

The PlayStation 4 is now available in three versions. In this article we explain the difference between PS4 Slim and PS4 Pro.

PS4 Slim vs. PS4 Pro - the differences

The biggest difference between the two variants is the graphics performance. Streaming and gaming are supported on the PS4 Pro in 4K, but not on the PS4 Slim. It only has the same power as the normal PS4.
The PS4 Pro has a larger housing, but also consumes more power and power. In contrast to the PS4 Slim, the computing power was more than doubled - from 1.84 to 4.2 teraflops.
In addition, the PS4 Pro comes with twice as many compute units that are decisive for 3D performance, as well as a higher clock rate. It follows that the PS4 Pro has more than twice the performance of the PS4 Slim.
The PS4 Slim not only has a slimmer housing, it is also much lighter. The cooling effort is not so high thanks to the weaker technology.
Both consoles still only have a Blu-ray drive without UHD support, which is why UHD films cannot be watched for example.

If you already own a 4K / UHD television or want to buy one soon, it is worth upgrading to a PS4 Pro. Most upcoming games will also support 4K resolution.
If you own PlayStation VR, it also makes sense to switch to the Pro version, since most VR games are displayed with higher performance.
If, on the other hand, you have a Full HD TV for a long time and do not place so much emphasis on hyper-realistic graphics, the PS4 Slim is more worthwhile.
In addition, many of the titles released so far have not yet received a 4K patch or one will ever be submitted later. If PS4 titles are not adapted, a PS4 Pro is also superfluous.

In the next article, we explain how to connect an external hard drive to the PS4.