Cyberpunk 2077 PC Specs Increased Ahead Of Phantom Liberty, Now Requires SSD

Cyberpunk 2077 has a reputation as a demanding game on PC, and developer CD Projekt Red has revised the game's system requirements to reflect that ahead of its coming expansion, Phantom Liberty. The updated specs tie specific GPUs and processors to resolution and target frame rates, but as the blog announcing the change clarifies, that doesn't mean you're guaranteed to get that level of performance.

The biggest change here is that an SSD is now required to meet the game's minimum specs. Many PC gamers have at least one these days, but if you don't, it's definitely worth the upgrade. The upcoming Starfield will also require an SSD to run on PC. It's also worth noting here that these revised requirements don't necessarily mean that low-end machines won't be able to run the game, but CD Projekt Red says that they're officially "discontinuing active support" for those sort of specs, so keep that in mind.

Cyberpunk 2077's expansion Phantom Liberty releases on September 26. It's described as a "spy-thriller" themed add-on. Even if you don't buy the expansion immediately, it will make a lot of changes to the base game, as we discovered in our preview.

Revised Specs For Cyberpunk 2077

Non ray tracing requirements:

Minimum:

• In-game graphics preset: low
• Resolution: 1080p
• Expected FPS: 30
• OS: 64-bit Windows 10
• Processor: Core i7-6700 or Ryzen 5 1600
• Graphics card: Geforce GTX 1060 6GB or Radeon RX 580 8GB or Arc A380
• Vram: 6 GB
• Ram: 12GB
• Storage: 70 GB SSD

Recommended:

• In-game graphics preset: high
• Resolution: 1080p
• Expected FPS: 60
• OS 64-bit Windows 10
• Processor: Core i7-12700 or Ryzen 7 7800X
• Graphics card: Geforce RTX 2060 Super or Radeon RX 5700 XT or Arc A770
• Vram: 8 GB
• Ram: 16 GB
• Storage: 70 GB SSD

Ultra:

• In-game graphics preset: ultra
• Resolution: 2160p
• Expected FPS: 60
• OS: 64-bit Windows 10
• Processor: Core i9-12900 or Ryzen 9 7900X
• Graphics card: Geforce RTX 3080 or Radeon RX 7900 XTX
• Vram: 12 GB
• Ram: 20 GB
• Storage: 70 GB NVME

Ray tracing requirements:

Ray tracing minimum:

• In-game graphics preset: ray tracing low
• Resolution: 1080p
• Expected FPS: 30
• OS: 64-bit Windows 10
• Processor: Core i7-9700 or Ryzen 5 5600
• Graphics card: Geforce RTX 2060 or Radeon RX 6800 XT or Arc A750
• Vram: 8 GB
• Ram: 16 GB
• Storage: 70 GB SSD

Ray tracing recommended:

• In-game graphics preset: ray tracing ultra
• Resolution: 1080p
• Expected FPS: 60
• OS: 64-bit Windows 10
• Processor: Core i9-12900 or Ryzen 9 7900X
• Graphics card: Geforce RTX 3080Ti or Radeon RX 7900 XTX
• Vram: 12 GB
• Ram: 20 GB
• Storage: 70 GB NVME

Ray tracing Overdrive:

• In-game graphics preset: ray tracing overdrive
• Resolution: 2160p
• Expected FPS: 60
• OS: 64-bit Windows 10
• Processor: Core i9-12900 or Ryzen 9 7900X
• Graphics card: Geforce RTX 4080
• Vram: 16 GB
• Ram: 24 GB
• Storage: 70 GB NVME