Cyberpunk 2077 PC Best Settings: Improve Performance By Up To 35% - With Minimal Impact To Visuals!

Here's Alex Battaglia with a detailed breakdown of every Cyberpunk 2077 graphics setting, along with recommendations for improved performance while retaining the game's 'next-gen' feel. Full list of settings is below. Standard Optimised Settings Contact Shadows: On Improved Facial Lighting Geometry: On Local Shadow Mesh Quality: High Local Shadow Quality High Cascaded Shadows Range: High Cascaded Shadows Resolution: Medium Distant Shadows Resolution: High Volumetric Fog Resolution: 1080p Ultra, 1440p High, 4K Medium Volumetric Cloud Quality: Medium Max Dynamic Decals: Ultra Screen Space Reflections Quality: Low but High if you find the amount of grain distracting. Subsurface Scattering Quality: High Ambient Occlusion: Low (there is barely a difference) Colour Precision: Medium Mirror Quality: 1080p High. 1440p High, 4K Medium Level of Detail: High Recommended Ray Tracing Settings Ray Traced Reflections: On Ray Traced Shadows: Off Ray Traced Lighting: Medium If that is not enough for you, Turn off reflections - the RT lighting is more important, on balance. Image Quality Recommendations: 1080p DLSS Quality, 1440p, DLSS Balanced, 4K, DLSS Performance