As we've come to expect — especially from first-party titles — Gran Turismo 7 has significantly shorter load times on PlayStation 5, compared to what you'll find in the PS4 version of the game. Thanks to the current-gen console's super fast SSD and obviously much improved specs, we're talking differences of over half a minute. Not the biggest that we've seen, but it still highlights just how quick the PS5 is.
For example, ElAnalistaDeBits on YouTube has posted a direct comparison video, which showcases graphical enhancements as well load time differences. When loading up the famous Nürburgring track, it takes just under 42 seconds to finish on base PS4, 37 seconds on PS4 Pro, and a whopping...1.5 seconds on PS5. That's quite the improvement.
To be clear, around 40 seconds of loading on PS4 isn't that bad considering how old the hardware is — but as we've said multiple times over the last year or so, once you go PS5, it's very hard to go back. Still, whatever platform you're playing on, this is an excellent racing sim — as noted in our Gran Turismo 7 review.
[source youtube.com]
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under 2 seconds on PS5?!?! 😱 wow...that’s even quicker than a real-life F1 pit-stop!
I was not big on load time reduction at the start of this gen, but PS5 changed all that. Those load times on ps4 and pro are insane.
Poor PS5 users... no integrated sandwich and loo pause for them.
Man, that loading is just too cruel for ps4 😅
@Perturbator Yeah, you need a bit of time to have a swig of tea at least!
Be intrigued to see how fast the Pro loads when it too has an internal SSD. Not PS5 quick (obviously!) but I suspect it'll slash those times.
@AllenSnyder I was the same way. The load times were something I listened to but didn’t expect it to really be one of my favorite things about the PS5.
I don't even have time to glance at my phone anymore!
@sanderson72 An SSD in the PS4 and PS4 Pro doesn't have that much of an impact on load times. If most of the time is spent seeking, you will see a boost (loading a lot of small files for example); but for games that spend the majority of the load time loading large files its the system bandwidth that is the bottleneck not the drive.
I have seen some conflicting accounts about how much of a boost is gained though.
‘Experts’ can make a fuss about a few fps all they want, load times is where it’s at and the most impactful for new gen.
@thedevilsjester I have a Crucial MX500 3D NAND SSD in my Pro's internal slot and it makes quite a sizeable difference to the load times, so I'd be intrigued to see how GT7 performs.
I did some timings when Horizon Forbidden West was reviewed and found that with the SSD, the Pro boots from switch-on cold to fully operational dashboard in about 20 seconds.
I tried Horizon Zero Dawn and to launch from the title screen to continue from where I last saved took about 15 seconds, which is a fraction of the quoted times.
It is true to say that while the drive has a throughput of 6Gb/s, the memory bus is only about half the speed of the PS5 and that's where the bottleneck is.
Also, no PS4 game is designed to expect an SSD so can't be optimised in the same way as the PS5 titles can.
Damn I wasn't expecting a huge difference like that. 1.5 seconds is almost nothing
Not surprised. SSDs are just dramatically faster. Even the cheap SATA one I have in my desktop makes loading times for everything feel like lightning compared to when I was using an HDD.
@Texan_Survivor just watched it. Overall they seemed very impressed with only a minor couple of niggles.
After a year I'm still not used to these load times yet, they're insane. Just coming off of Horizon I'd still catch myself reaching for my phone when I'd fast travel only for it to load before I could even lift my hand.
I'm more impressed that the old girl(ps4 vanilla) still plays and has games look this well. GT, HFW, GoW Rag.
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