Can I Run Cyberpunk 2077?
Cyberpunk 2077 is a role playing game from CD PROJEKT RED, released in 2020. CD PROJEKT RED both developed and published it. It offers a single player campaign. Completionists have 57 achievements to work through. Steam gates it behind an age check at 17. Builds exist for macOS as well as Windows. Its Metacritic score stands at 86. A gamepad works without remapping, since controller support is complete. At 6 years old it targets an older hardware baseline than most buyers now own. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress. 19 languages are covered by the store listing. Over 874 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Core i7-6700 or Ryzen 5 1600 |
|---|---|
| GPU | GeForce GTX 1060 6GB or Radeon RX 580 8GB or Arc A380 |
| VRAM | 6 GB |
| RAM | 12 GB |
| Storage | 70 GB SSD |
| OS | 64-bit Windows 10 |
| DirectX | 12 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Core i7-12700 or Ryzen 7 7800X3D |
|---|---|
| GPU | GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER or Radeon RX 5700 XT or Arc A770 |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 70 GB SSD |
| OS | 64-bit Windows 10 |
| DirectX | 12 |
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Setting and environment
The game is set in a cyberpunk future. Play is structured around one continuous open world. Open environments are the harder case for a PC, and Cyberpunk 2077 has to keep far more of its world resident and streaming than a level based game needs. 22 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. The view is from a first person view.
Why Cyberpunk 2077 is demanding
Cyberpunk 2077 sits in the middle of the demand range, targeting GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER or Radeon RX 5700 XT or Arc A770, a tier a mainstream card from the last few generations reaches without difficulty. Its stated video memory figure is modest at 6 GB, so on Cyberpunk 2077 the speed of the graphics chip binds before its memory does. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so Cyberpunk 2077 at the floor and Cyberpunk 2077 at the recommended tier are not the same experience. Cyberpunk 2077 calls for DirectX 12, which rules out otherwise capable hardware that never got the feature level. The install is small at roughly 70 GB, on an SSD. A 64 bit version of Windows is required. Cyberpunk 2077 expects 16 GB of system memory.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Cyberpunk 2077?
Cyberpunk 2077 leans on the processor more than the graphics card, its minimum CPU, a Core i7-6700 or Ryzen 5 1600, is what most builds trip over. A strong multi-core CPU paired with a mid-range card is the right shape here, the minimum GPU is a GeForce GTX 1060 6GB or Radeon RX 580 8GB or Arc A380, not a top-end GPU.
Bottleneck: CPU
Large install. Cyberpunk 2077 needs about 70 GB of SSD of free storage.
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Borderline | 1.06x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.6x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.27x |
A projection, not a measurement. We scale the published GPU requirement by pixel count, since 1440p draws 1.78 times the pixels of 1080p and 4K draws 4 times as many, then compare against RTX 3060 / Ryzen 5 build. The publisher did not state a target resolution, so 1080p is assumed as the baseline. We hold no frame rate data, so no FPS figure is claimed. Headroom above 1 means the reference machine has room to spare at that resolution.
Common GPUs
| Graphics card | Verdict |
|---|---|
| GTX 1060 6 GB | Playable |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Playable |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Runs great |
Each card is compared against Cyberpunk 2077's published GPU requirement, assuming an otherwise-capable PC. Laptop rows use the real mobile chip's benchmark, a mobile GPU is always slower than its desktop namesake.
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Hogwarts LegacyFrequently asked questions
Can my PC run Cyberpunk 2077?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Cyberpunk 2077?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Core i7-6700 or Ryzen 5 1600; GPU: GeForce GTX 1060 6GB or Radeon RX 580 8GB or Arc A380; 12 GB RAM; OS: 64-bit Windows 10.
How much storage does Cyberpunk 2077 need?
Cyberpunk 2077 needs about 70 GB of SSD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Cyberpunk 2077?
The RTX 3060 runs Cyberpunk 2077 comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Cyberpunk 2077?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Cyberpunk 2077 is the CPU.