NOVEMBER 2020 PCWorld 25You don’t need a futuristic PC to
run Cyberpunk 2077, but you
might want one
Cyberpunk 2077’s system requirements are surprisingly modest, but you’ll want to upgrade
your graphics card to take advantage of real-time ray tracing. BY BRAD CHACOSF
rom everything we’ve seen, Cyber-
punk 2077 looks like a truly next-gen
game (go.pcworld.com/cy77), but
you won’t need a futuristic rig to run
it. CD Projekt Red unveiled (go.pcworld.
com/pjrd) the system requirements for the
hotly anticipated game on September 18, and
they’re surprisingly forgiving. You’ll need
more powerful gear to unlock the real eye
candy, though.On the processor front, your needs are
minimal: an ancient Intel Core i5-3570K or
AMD FX-8310 CPU. That’s likely because
Cyberpunk 2077 is also landing on the Xbox
One and PlayStation 4, which rock ancient,
atrocious AMD Jaguar cores. You’ll need only
a 3GB GeForce GTX 780 or Radeon RX 470
graphics card, too, so this should run on most
modern gaming PCs, even modest ones. The
8GB RAM and 70GB storage requirementsIMAGE: MICROSOFT