Cyberpunk 2077 PC Specs Updated for Ray Tracing

By | November 20, 2020

CD Projekt Red has updated the PC specs for Cyberpunk 2077 ahead of its December 10th release date. The updated specs now show requirements for ray tracing, a feature that has been heavily requested by eager players looking to push the visuals of Night City to the limits.Announced in a recent tweet, the updated chart adds a section for requirements to experience ray tracing in 1080p, 1440p, and 4K resolutions. If you thought the requirements were crazy before, just wait until you see what‘s required now..

If you’re looking to take advantage of the best-quality visuals, you’ll need NVIDIA’s newest GPUs in order to experience ray tracing, specifically the RTX 3070 for 1440p or the RTX 3080 for 4K.

If you’re still looking to get your hands on the latest graphics cards from NVIDIA, check out guide for where you can purchase the RTX 3080.

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Cyberpunk 2077’s PC specs were revealed during today’s Night City Wire livestream, both for minimum and recommended requirements.

You can find the minimum and recommended system requirements listed below.

CD Projekt Red has confirmed minimum specifications to run Cyberpunk 2077 are as follows:

Processor: Intel Core i5-3570K or AMD FX-8310

RAM: 8 GB

Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 3GB or AMD Radeon RX 470

Storage: HDD (70 GB), SSD recommended

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For an optimal experience, these are the recommended system requirements:

Processor: Intel Core i7-4790 or AMD Ryzen 3 3200G

RAM: 12 GB

Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB or AMD Radeon R9 Fury

Storage: SSD (70 GB)

Cyberpunk 2077 is in its ‘final stretch of development’ according to CD Projekt Red and the developer does not anticipate any further delays at this time.

Be sure to check out the full Night City Wire (Episode 3) stream to see all the new details revealed for Cyberpunk 2077 including more about the individual districts you’ll explore within Night City. Cyberpunk 2077 is slated to release November 19th and will arrive on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Stadia with enhanced versions coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X in 2021 as free upgrades for existing owners of the base game.

Matthew Adler is a Features, News, Previews, and Reviews writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @MatthewAdler and watch him stream on Twitch.Source