Cyberpunk 2077 1.5 in test: Notebook and desktop benchmarks
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Technology
Apart from a few new features (e.g. ray-traced local shadows), hardly anything has changed graphically compared to previous patches. But that's not necessary because even more than a year after release Cyberpunk 2077 is still one of the most beautiful games on the PC.
The stability and optimization of the title are more of a problem. Even with patch 1.5, we had crashes here and there during the test. In addition, there were strange jerks on some systems that could sometimes (but not always) be solved by restarting the game. For example, Cyberpunk 2077 did not run smoothly on our RTX 3080 notebook, which is why we only entered the ray-tracing results.
There are still bugs in the options menu. For example, certain settings (including texture quality and DLSS) were not changed correctly on some test systems after switching. In this case, deleting the Cyberpunk files in the Windows "Saved games" folder often helped. Apart from that, the graphics menu is mostly pleasing. As we already know before patch 1.5, there are a lot of settings in the Video and especially Graphics tabs, which are usually applied directly. Cyberpunk 2077 now occupies around 64 GB on the hard drive. Especially nice: If you want, you can download the game DRM-free from gog.com and install or play it offline.
Benchmark
In our opinion, the biggest highlight of patch 1.5 is the added benchmark. While we had to use a separate benchmark scene in the original Cyberpunk 2077, performance measurements are now very comfortable. In the roughly one-minute sequence, the benchmark presents a fancy tracking shot that includes both indoor and outdoor areas with various characters (see video). After the measurement, which only shows the frames per second, a more detailed evaluation including minimum, average, and maximum FPS appears.
Results
For the benchmarks, we mainly use rental devices from our partners at XMG (Schenker Technologies) and MSI are used.
FHD (1,920 x 1,080)
Although the GPU hunger has improved a bit since the release, Cyberpunk 2077 turns out to be quite computationally intensive even with patch 1.5. Entry-level chips like the Intel Iris Xe are too weak for the RPG even when using minimum options. It has to be a graphics card from the lower mid-range in Full HD (GeForce GTX 1650 upwards) for the Low and Medium presets to run reasonably smoothly (40 FPS+). Meanwhile, the presets High and Ultra require a representative from the upper midrange, such as the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti or the RTX 3050 Ti.
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 | |
1920x1080 Low Preset 1920x1080 Medium Preset 1920x1080 High Preset 1920x1080 Ultra Preset | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, i9-9900K | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800M, R9 5900HX | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-11800H | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile, i7-10750H | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i7-10750H | |
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7 |
QHD (2,560 x 1,440)
A high-end accelerator should be under the hood for QHD displays - at least when using higher details. 2,560 x 1,440 pixels and the Ultra-Preset are only available starting from a GeForce RTX 3070.
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 | |
2560x1440 Ultra Preset | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i9-9900K | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800M, R9 5900HX | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-11800H | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile, i7-10750H | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i7-10750H |
UHD (3,840 x 2,160)
Even the strongest notebook and desktop models reach their limits in the 4K range. 3,840 x 2,160 pixels in combination with the Ultra Preset could only be handled by the GeForce RTX 3080 and the RTX 3090 decently.
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 | |
3840x2160 Ultra Preset | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i9-9900K | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800M, R9 5900HX | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-11800H | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile, i7-10750H | |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i7-10750H |
Ray Tracing
It looks similarly steep or even worse when ray tracing is enabled. Only a few GPUs can achieve more than 40 FPS in Full HD, provided that the Ray Tracing Ultra preset is selected. You can currently forget about a combination of UHD and Ray Tracing Ultra without DLSS on all available graphics cards.
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 | |
1920x1080 Ray Tracing Ultra Preset (DLSS off) 3840x2160 Ray Tracing Ultra Preset (DLSS off) | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800M, R9 5900HX | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i9-9900K | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H | |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-11800H |
Note
Since gaming tests are very time-consuming and often restricted by installation or activation limits, we can only provide you with a part of the benchmarks for the publication of the articles. More graphics cards will be installed in the coming days and weeks.
Overview
Test systems
Device |
Graphics card | Processor | Memory | Operating system |
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XMG Neo 15 | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 @165 W TGP (16 GB GDDR6) | Intel Core i7-11800H | 2 x 16 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
XMG Neo 17 | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 @140 W TGP (8 GB GDDR6) | Intel Core i7-11800H | 2 x 16 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
XMG Core 15 | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 @130 W TGP (6 GB GDDR6) | Intel Core i7-11800H | 2 x 16 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
XMG Focus 17 | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti @75 W TGP (4 GB GDDR6) | Intel Core i7-11800H | 2 x 16 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
MSI GP65 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (6 GB GDDR6) | Intel Core i7-9750H | 2 x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
MSI GP75 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Ti (4 GB GDDR6) | Intel Core i7-10750H | 2 x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
MSI GL75 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 (4 GB GDDR6) | Intel Core i7-10750H | 2 x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
Asus ROG Strix G15 | AMD Radeon RX 6800M (12 GB GDDR6) | AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX | 2 x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 11 |
MSI Prestige 14 Evo | Intel Iris Xe (96 CUs) | Intel Core i7-1195G7 | 2 x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 11 |
Honor MagicBook 14 | Intel Iris Xe (96 CUs) | Intel Core i7-1165G7 | 1x 16 GB DDR4 | Windows 11 |
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42 | AMD Radeon Vega 7 | AMD Ryzen 7 4700U | 2 x 4 GB DDR4 | Windows 11 |
Desktop PC I | MSI GeForce RTX 3090 (24 GB GDDR6X) MSI GeForce RTX 3080 (10 GB GDDR6X) MSI GeForce RTX 3070 (8 GB GDDR6) |
Intel Core i9-9900K | 4 x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 11 |
Desktop-PC II | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 FE (24 GB GDDR6X) Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 (12 GB GDDR6X) Nvidia Titan RTX (24 GB GDDR6) Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super (8 GB GDDR6) GDDR6)Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super (8 GB GDDR6) KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super (6 GB GDDR6) PNY GeForce GTX 1660 (6 GB GDDR5) KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super (4 GB GDDR6) KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 (4 GB GDDR5) AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (12 GB DDR6) AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT (8 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX 6600 (8 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (8 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX 5700 (8 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (6 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (8 GB GDDR6) |
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | 2 x 32 GB DDR4 | Windows 10 64 Bit |
Desktop PC III | Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super FE | Intel Core i9-11900K | 2 x 8 GB DDR4 | Windows 11 |
4K monitors | Nvidia drivers | AMD drivers |
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Asus PB287Q, Philips Brilliance 329P9H, Acer Predator XB321HK | ForceWare 511.79 | Adrenalin 22.2.3 |