Clair Obscur Expedition 33: which platform plays it best?
What changes between PC, PS5, Xbox: resolution, FPS per mode, what each official store publishes and the FPS we measured on PC.
Quick verdict
The best version of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is the PC one, and on console PS5 leads.
Why PC wins
On PC you decide: resolution up to 4K, 120 FPS and four upscalers to pick from, TSR, FSR 4, DLSS 3.7 and XeSS 2, with frame generation from all three vendors. We measured 30 cards on the Epic preset: an RTX 5090 gives 99-111 FPS at 1080p, an RTX 4090 89-99 and an RX 9070 XT 82-92.
On console
On console the gaps are small. PS5, PS5 Pro and Series X share the same two modes, 30 FPS in quality and 60 in performance, with dynamic upscaled resolution in both. All PS5 Pro adds is a higher average resolution.
Series S and prices
Series S pays the bill: a single display mode at 30 FPS, running performance-mode settings with weaker global illumination.
Price on each platform
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 on PS5, PS5 Pro and Xbox Series: graphics comparison
- Xbox Series X, PS5 and PS5 Pro get a quality mode and a performance mode. Series S only gets one display mode.
- Quality mode and Series S target 30 FPS; performance mode targets 60.
- Performance mode lowers the quality of shadows, reflections, vegetation and some textures.
- Series S runs settings close to performance mode and cuts global illumination on top of that.
- What PS5 Pro brings here is a higher average resolution, and little else.
- Every version uses dynamic resolution with upscaling in both display modes.
Full platform comparison
Resolution, modes and FPS come from the video analyses above. The rest is published by each platform's official store and by the game's technical sheet on PC. Where nobody publishes the figure we put a dash, not a guess.
| Feature | PC | PS5 | Xbox |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graphics modes | Free settings | Quality and performance | Two on Series X · one on Series S |
| Frame rate target | Unlocked | 30 in quality · 60 in performance | 30 in quality · 60 in performance · 30 on Series S |
| Resolution | Unlocked, up to 4K | Dynamic, upscaled in both modes | Dynamic, upscaled in both modes |
| What performance mode cuts | — | Shadows, reflections, vegetation and some textures | Shadows, reflections, vegetation and some textures |
| What Xbox Series S cuts | — | — | Performance-mode settings plus lower global illumination |
| What PS5 Pro adds | — | A higher average resolution, nothing else | — |
| HDR | No | — | No |
| Ray tracing | Partial | — | No |
| 120 FPS | Yes | — | No |
| 4K | Yes | — | Yes |
| Upscaling | TSR, FSR 4, DLSS 3.7 and XeSS 2 | — | — |
| Frame generation | DLSS FG, DLSS MFG, FSR FG and XeSS FG | — | — |
| Ultrawide | Partial | — | — |
| Adjustable field of view | Partial | — | — |
| Anisotropic filtering | Always on | — | — |
| Vsync | Yes | — | — |
| Optimised for the current generation | — | — | Yes |
| Cloud saves | Yes | — | Yes |
Xbox is the Series X column unless Series S is stated. Resolution, modes, FPS, VRR and download size come from the videos; HDR, ray tracing and PC features from the technical sheet and the official Xbox catalogue.
PC performance
FPS measured at 1080p on Epic quality, across 30 graphics cards. These are measurements on this game, not estimates.
| Graphics card | FPS at 1080p | Relative performance |
|---|---|---|
| ASUS GEFORCE RTX 5090 32 GB | 99–111 | |
| ASUS GEFORCE RTX 4090 24 GB | 89–99 | |
| ASUS GEFORCE RTX 5080 16 GB | 85–94 | |
| GEFORCE RTX 4080 16 GB SUPER | 82–92 | |
| ASUS Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB | 82–92 | |
| GEFORCE RTX 4080 16 GB | 81–91 |
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Frequently asked questions about Clair Obscur Expedition 33
Which platform does Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 look best on?
On PC, as long as the card keeps up: it is the only version with free resolution and settings, plus 120 FPS, four upscalers and frame generation. Among consoles the best image is PS5 Pro, thanks to its higher average resolution.
How many graphics modes does it have on console?
Two on PS5, PS5 Pro and Xbox Series X: quality at 30 FPS and performance at 60. Xbox Series S has a single mode, at 30 FPS.
What does performance mode cut?
It lowers shadows, reflections, vegetation and some textures. Resolution is dynamic and upscaled in both modes, so it also moves with the scene.
What does PS5 Pro add over PS5?
A higher average resolution, and nothing else worth noting according to the analysis. The modes are the same and the rest of the settings do not change.
How does it run on Xbox Series S?
With a single display mode at 30 FPS. It uses settings close to performance mode on the bigger consoles and cuts global illumination on top.
What graphics card do I need on PC?
We measured 30 cards on the Epic preset at 1080p: the RTX 5090 gives 99-111 FPS, the RTX 4090 89-99, the RTX 5080 85-94 and the RX 9070 XT 82-92. On the requirements page you can pick yours and see the exact figure.
Does it have ray tracing?
On PC, partially. On Xbox the official catalogue does not declare ray tracing for this game, and PS5 publishes no figure.
What about HDR?
No. PCGamingWiki marks it as unsupported on PC, and the Xbox catalogue does not declare HDR for this game either.
Which upscalers does the PC version support?
TSR, FSR 4, DLSS 3.7 and XeSS 2, with frame generation from DLSS, FSR and XeSS. On console, every version runs dynamic upscaled resolution.
Which one is cheapest?
The cheapest key is on PC. Above it sit Xbox and PS5. Prices move every day: the live ones are on each version’s page. Watch out for account offers, cheaper because they are not a purchase in your name.
Video analysis by El Analista de Bits. The videos play from their own channel. PC data according to PCGamingWiki and our own FPS measurements; Xbox features according to the official Microsoft catalogue.
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