Sniper Elite 5: which platform plays it best?
What changes between PC, PS5, Xbox, PS4: resolution, FPS per mode, what each official store publishes and the FPS we measured on PC.
Quick verdict
Sniper Elite 5 looks best on PC, and among consoles Xbox Series X wins on resolution.
Why PC wins
PC is the only version with 4K, ultrawide, up to 120 FPS, an adjustable field of view and FSR 1.0 upscaling. It is also the heaviest install at 85.86 GB. No platform gets ray tracing.
On console
PS5 and Series X share the same target: a dynamic resolution up to 2160p at 60 FPS. In practice Series X sits around 2088p and PS5 around 2016p, and in several measured scenes Series X renders higher, though they match in others. PS5 keeps one trick of its own: silhouette tessellation that does not appear on Xbox.
Last generation
PS4 stops at 1080p and 30 FPS, PS4 Pro at 1440p and 30, Xbox One at 900p and 30, and Xbox One X reaches 2160p but also at 30. If you want 60 FPS, last gen is not an option.
Cutscenes are letterboxed on console, so effective resolution drops there on every version.
Price on each platform
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Final prices with fees
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Sniper Elite 5 on PS5, Xbox Series and PC: graphics comparison
- Series S uses a dynamic resolution up to 1080p at 60 FPS, with 972p as the common figure.
- Series X uses a dynamic resolution up to 2160p at 60 FPS, with 2088p as the common figure.
- PS5 uses a dynamic resolution up to 2160p at 60 FPS, with 2016p as the common figure.
- The install takes 80.60 GB on both Xbox Series consoles and 68.96 GB on PS5.
- The PC version is the heaviest at 85.86 GB.
Sniper Elite 5 on PS4, PS4 Pro and PS5: graphics comparison
- PS5 uses a dynamic resolution up to 2160p at 60 FPS, with 2016p as the common figure.
- PS4 Pro stops at 1440p and 30 FPS.
- PS4 stops at 1080p and 30 FPS.
- The install takes 68.96 GB on PS5 and 45.17 GB on both PS4 and PS4 Pro.
Sniper Elite 5: Xbox One against Xbox Series
- Series S reaches a dynamic 1080p at 60 FPS, with 972p as the common figure.
- Series X reaches a dynamic 2160p at 60 FPS, with 2088p as the common figure.
- Xbox One stops at 900p and 30 FPS.
- Xbox One X reaches 2160p, but also at 30 FPS.
- The install takes 80.60 GB on the Xbox Series consoles and 39.60 GB on the Xbox One machines.
Sniper Elite 5: frame rate test on PS5 and Xbox Series
- He tested versions 1.04 and 1.05 on all three consoles.
- PS5 moves between 3840x2160 and 2304x1296, and 4K counts are rare.
- Series X uses the same range, 3840x2160 to 2304x1296, and 4K is uncommon there too.
- In some scenes Series X has a resolution advantage over PS5: in the first mission PS5 rendered at 2688x1512 while Series X hit 3072x1728.
- There are also scenes where both consoles match, such as the start of mission 4 at 3264x1836.
- Series S moves between 2560x1440 and 1536x864, and reaching 1440p is very rare.
- Cutscenes are letterboxed, which lowers the effective resolution.
- PS5 appears to use silhouette tessellation, which he did not see on the Xbox Series consoles.
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 | PS4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graphics modes | Free settings | None: dynamic resolution at 60 FPS | None: dynamic resolution at 60 FPS | None |
| Maximum resolution | 4K | Dynamic 2160p | Dynamic 2160p on Series X · dynamic 1080p on Series S · 2160p on One X · 900p on One | 1440p on PS4 Pro · 1080p on PS4 |
| Common resolution | — | Around 2016p | Around 2088p on Series X · around 972p on Series S | — |
| Lowest resolution measured | — | 2304x1296 | 2304x1296 on Series X · 1536x864 on Series S | — |
| FPS | Unlocked | 60 | 60 on Series X and Series S · 30 on One and One X | 30 on PS4 and PS4 Pro |
| Resolution advantage | — | Below Series X in several measured scenes | Series X pulls ahead of PS5 in some scenes and matches it in others | — |
| Silhouette tessellation | — | Yes | No | — |
| Cutscenes | — | Letterboxed, which lowers the effective resolution | Letterboxed, which lowers the effective resolution | — |
| Install size | 85.86 GB | 68.96 GB | 80.60 GB on Series X and Series S · 39.60 GB on One and One X | 45.17 GB |
| Ray tracing | No | — | — | — |
| Upscaling | FSR 1.0 | — | — | — |
| HDR | Limited | — | Yes | — |
| VRR | — | — | Yes | — |
| 120 FPS | Yes | — | — | — |
| Ultrawide | Yes | — | — | — |
| Adjustable field of view | Yes | — | — | — |
| Keyboard and mouse on console | — | — | Yes | — |
| Cloud saves | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| Optimised for the current generation | — | — | 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.
Frequently asked questions about Sniper Elite 5
Which platform does Sniper Elite 5 look best on?
PC, the only one with 4K, ultrawide, an adjustable field of view and up to 120 FPS. Among consoles, the best image is Xbox Series X.
What is the difference between PS5 and Xbox Series X?
Both use a dynamic resolution up to 2160p at 60 FPS, but Series X sits around 2088p and PS5 around 2016p, and in several measured scenes Series X renders higher. In exchange, PS5 uses silhouette tessellation that does not appear on Xbox.
Does it run at 60 FPS on console?
On PS5, Series X and Series S, yes. On PS4, PS4 Pro, Xbox One and Xbox One X it stays at 30 FPS, even when One X reaches 2160p.
How does it run on Xbox Series S?
With a dynamic resolution between 2560x1440 and 1536x864, commonly around 972p, at 60 FPS. Reaching 1440p is very rare.
Does it support ray tracing?
No. PCGamingWiki lists it as unsupported on PC, and none of the console comparisons mention ray tracing.
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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