Cyberpunk 2077 Drops HDD Support; Requirements Rise Before DLC Launch

During Sunday's Xbox Games Showcase, CD Projekt RED presented the first gameplay footage from Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty. By the way, the system requirements of the PC version of the DLC were also revealed. These, as already mentioned in a separate news item, have increased compared the base game. Therefore, it could be expected that the basic version of the game will also undergo a technological "facelift"..

From the updated requirements of the base game we learn that the need for better processors has increased (and even when playing in Full HD resolution without ray tracing). The most important thing, however, is that with the arrival of Phantom Liberty the devs are completely abandoning support for HDDs in Cyberpunk 2077 .

1. Cyberpunk 2077 - regardless of whether we buy the DLC - before the release of the expansion will most likely receive an update that will adapt the game to the new standards.
2. Developers have indicated that we will still run the game on computers equipped with classic hard disk drives (HDD), but all upcoming updates for Cyberpunk 2077 will no longer be developed with them in mind.
3. Therefore, players who hope to have access to further patches must reckon with the need to "chrome up" their rigs

Below you can read the updated system requirements of Cyberpunk 2077.

Cyberpunk 2077 - minimum requirements for PC (30 fps and 1080p, low graphics settings)

• Operating system: Windows 10 64-bit
• Processor: Intel Core i7-6700 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600
• Graphics card: GeForce GTX 1060, Radeon RX 580 or Intel Arc A380
• VRAM memory: 7 GB
• RAM memory: 12 GB
• Disk space: 70 GB SSD

Cyberpunk 2077 - recommended requirements for PC (60 fps and 1080p, high graphics settings)

• Operating system: Windows 10 64-bit
• Processor: Intel Core i7-12700 or AMD Ryzen 7 7800
• Graphics card: GeForce RTX 2060, Radeon RX 5700 XT or Intel Arc A770
• VRAM memory: 8 GB
• RAM memory: 16 GB
• Disk space: 70 GB SSD

Cyberpunk 2077 - ultra requirements for PC (60 fps and 2160p, ultra graphics settings)

• Operating system: Windows 10 64-bit
• Processor: Intel Core i9-12900 or AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
• Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3080 or Radeon RX 7900 XTX
• VRAM memory: 12 GB
• RAM Memory: 20 GB
• Disk space: 70 GB NVME SSD

Cyberpunk 2077 - minimum requirements for PC with ray tracing (30 fps and 1080p, low graphics settings with RT)

1. Operating system: Windows 10 64-bit
2. Processor: Intel Core i7-9700 or AMD Ryzen 5 5600
3. Graphics card: GeForce RTX 2060 or Radeon RX 6800 XT
4. VRAM memory: 8 GB
5. RAM Memory: 16 GB
6. Disk space: 70 GB SSD

Cyberpunk 2077 - recommended requirements for PC with ray tracing (60 fps and 1080p, ultra graphics settings with RT)

1. Operating system: Windows 10 64-bit
2. Processor: Intel Core i9-12900 or AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
3. Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3080 Ti or Radeon RX 7900 XTX
4. VRAM memory: 12 GB
5. RAM Memory: 20 GB
6. Disk space: 70 GB SSD NVME

Cyberpunk 2077 - Overdrive requirements (60 fps and 2160p Overdrive graphics settings with RT)

1. Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit
2. Processor: Intel Core i9-12900 or AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
3. Graphics card: GeForce RTX 4080
4. VRAM memory: 16 GB
5. RAM Memory: 24 GB
6. Disk space: 70 GB NVME SSD

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty will be released on September 26, 2023. The DLC is heading exclusively for PC and PS5 and XSX/S consoles..

• Cyberpunk 2077 - official website