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Cyberpunk 2077 minimum and recommended PC specs

Check out the minimum and recommended PC specs for Cyberpunk 2077.

September 18, 2020 10:20 AM

Cyberpunk 2077 is nearly here, and we finally have the minimum and recommended PC specs required to play the game. The good news is, they don’t look too intimidating, especially in the age of the 30XX series of GPUs coming from NVIDIA, but they're also going to force some folks to spend some precious cash on a few upgrades if they want to get the most out of the experience.

Minimum and recommended PC specs

Cyberpunk 2077 PC Specs
Minimum PC Specs		Recommended PC Specs
OS	64-bit Windows 7 or 64-bit Windows 10	OS	64-bit Windows 10
Direct X Version	DirectX 12	Direct X Version	DirectX 12
CPU	Intel Core i5-3570K or AMD FX-8310	CPU	Intel Core i7-4790 or AMD Ryzen 3 3200G
Memory	8 GB	Memory	12 GB
GPU	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 3GB or AMD Radeon RX 470	GPU	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB or AMD Radeon R9 Fury
Storage	HDD (70 GB), SSD Recommended	Storage	SSD (70 GB)

While the specifications look sensible enough to the average user, I wanted to get some additional insight from the Shacknews Tech Editor, Chris Jarrard.

After months of speculation, CD Projekt Red officially revealed a basic list of the minimum and recommended specifications for the PC version of Cyberpunk 2077. The initial takeaway is that users with older and lower-powered PCs will be able to take in the game with no issues. These two sets of hardware requirements seem to be in line with what we expect the PS4 and Xbox One versions of the games to look like from a visual quality perspective. No resolution information was provided with the specifications, but players should be able to aim for 1080p at current-gen console fidelity. The DirectX 12 requirement is no big surprise as CD Projekt Red has been touting ray tracing support, which will not work on DirectX 11 or 9. Expect some more robust PC specification information as we get closer to launch that will likely be closer in line with the visual presentation of the PS5 and Xbox Series X versions of Cyberpunk 2077.

Cyberpunk 2077 Minimum Recommended PC Specs

There you have it, folks, the minimum and recommended PC specs for Cyberpunk 2077. It's still several weeks away, so if you're looking for a game to keep you occupied until you can explore Night City, visit our video game release dates 2020 calendar and pick something nice out for yourself. You deserve a treat.

Bill Lavoy

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September 18, 2020 10:20 AM

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- boarder2
  
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  September 18, 2020 10:31 AM
  
  Wow, that seems... super reasonable!
  - x-Rumpo-x
    
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    September 18, 2020 10:36 AM
    
    Yeah, it really does. That's exciting because it means that beast PCs are going to be able to pull very high resolutions at high refresh rates. It should be gorgeous.
  - EnhancedInterrogator
    
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    September 18, 2020 11:31 AM
    
    This is going to be releasing on Xbox One, right? So it stands to reason it'll be pretty scalable. Minimum requirements are actually way higher than a Xbox One, closer to a PS4 Pro
    - boarder2
      
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      September 18, 2020 12:34 PM
      
      The recommended specs are waay lower than I was expecting
- AlvinKlein
  
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  September 18, 2020 12:46 PM
  
  Surprised by the recommended spec of R9 Fury. That thing is at least a couple of generations old. I upgrade mine when it worked poorly on Oculus Link and HL Alyx was approaching. But at the time, it was working surprisingly on many games.
  - falidorn
    
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    September 18, 2020 1:26 PM
    
    It's barely even a real product. It was pulled like a couple months after it didn't sell.
  - EnhancedInterrogator
    
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    September 18, 2020 1:27 PM
    
    It's actually should be faster than a GTX 1060, but AMD basically abandoned the card with driver optimizations. Like the RX 480 beats the Fury in a lot of games.
    
    I never owned a Fury but I think that's pretty terrible. Makes me second guess going with AMD cards more than any other issue.
- devpaul
  
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  September 18, 2020 4:31 PM
  
  Only 70GB? Going to cancel my pre-order and wait for reviews then.