Published , by Donovan Erskine
Published , by Donovan Erskine
With the Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty and Update 2.0, CD Projekt RED has revised the PC specs and system requirements. In order to hit various graphical performances, players will need to check the following table to ensure their PC meets or exceeds the minimum requirements. Those that want to hit the ray tracing benchmarks will need some of the more recent GPUs on the market.
Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty (September 26, 2023) and Update 2.0 have driven CD Projekt RED to update the PC requirements for the game. The new system specs target 1080p across the board while also letting those with newer graphics cards hit some insane visuals. The information comes courtesy of a recent news post from the developers.
| Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty & Update 2.0 PC requirements | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-Game Graphics Preset | Minimum | Recommended | Ultra | RT Minimum | RT Recommended | RT Overdrive |
| Resolution | 1080p | 1080p | 2160p | 1080p | 1080p | 2160p |
| Expected FPS | 30 | 60 | 60 | 30 | 60 | 60 |
| OS | 64-bit Windows 10 | 64-bit Windows 10 | 64-bit Windows 10 | 64-bit Windows 10 | 64-bit Windows 10 | 64-bit Windows 10 |
| CPU | Core i7-6700 Ryzen 5 1600 |
Core i7-12700 Ryzen 7 7800X3D |
Core i9-12900 Ryzen 9 7900X |
Core i7-9700 Ryzen 5 5600 |
Core i9-12900 Ryzen 9 7900X |
Core i9-12900 Ryzen 9 7900X |
| GPU | GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Radeon RX 580 8GB Arc A380 |
GeForce RTX 2060 Super Radeon RX 5700 XT Arc A770 |
GeForce RTX 3080 Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
GeForce RTX 2060 Radeon RX 6800 XT Arc A750 |
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
GeForce RTX 4080 |
| VRAM | 6 GB | 8 GB | 12 GB | 8 GB | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| RAM | 12 GB | 16 GB | 20 GB | 16 GB | 20 GB | 24 GB |
| HDD | 70 GB SSD | 70 GB SSD | 70 GB NVME | 70 GB SSD | 70 GB NVME | 70 GB NVME |
Some of the big things to note is that playing on Ultra will require that Cyberpunk 2077 or the Phantom Liberty expansion is installed on an NVME drive. Additionally, these visuals at 4K will need an RTX 3080 or RX 7900 XTX at a minimum. If you’ve been waiting to do an update, now might be the time.
For a point of reference, here are the old system requirements from when Cyberpunk 2077 first released. As you can see, the update to the CPU and GPU requirements are rather eye-watering.
The Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty and Update 2.0 PC system requirements are certainly demanding. Check your rig and ensure that it’s ready to go. In the meantime, take a look at the Cyberpunk 2077 Build Planner so you can map out your new character. Check out our Cyberpunk 2077 Guide for our ongoing coverage of this hit title.