Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty (2.0): Best graphics settings for Nvidia RTX 3080 and RTX 3080 Ti

Modified Sep 26, 2023 11:17 GMT

Cyberpunk 2077 RTX 3080 — The Nvidia RTX 3080 and 3080 Ti are high-end graphics cards for playing Cyberpunk 2077 (Image via Nvidia and CD Projekt Red)

The Nvidia RTX 3080 and 3080 Ti can easily play Cyberpunk 2077 since they were launched as 4K gaming graphics cards. Mainly targeting enthusiasts, these GPUs continue to rank among the most powerful graphics cards ever made. They can handle every modern AAA title with ease despite having competition from the much more capable RTX 4080.

Cyberpunk 2077, with its latest 2.0 update, looks better than ever before. The game will also release the Phantom Liberty expansion soon. In this article, we will list the best graphics settings in the game for the RTX 3080 and 3080 Ti graphics card users.

Best Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 graphics settings for Nvidia RTX 3080

Both the RTX 3080 10 GB and 12 GB GPUs pack enough graphics horsepower to support Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 and Phantom Liberty at 4K with ease. However, we still recommend a mix of medium, high, and ultra settings with DLSS turned on and set to Balanced for the best in-game experience.

The following is our detailed recommendation for the best Cyberpunk 2077 settings on the last-gen 80-class graphics card:

Graphics

Quick preset: Custom
Texture quality: High

Nvidia DLSS

DLSS frame generation: N/A
DLSS Super Resolution: Balanced
Nvidia DLAA: Off

Resolution scaling

Dynamic resolution scaling: Off
AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.1: Off
AMD FSR 2.1 image sharpening: Off
Intel Xe Super Samping 1.1: Off

Basic

Field of view: 80
Film grain: On
Chromatic aberration: On
Depth of field: On
Lens flare: On
Motion blur: High

Advanced

Contact shadows: On
Improved facial lighting geometry: On
Anisotropy: 8
Local shadow mesh quality: High
Local shadow quality: Medium
Cascaded shadows range: Medium
Cascaded shadows resolution: High
Volumetric fog resolution: High
Volumetric cloud quality: Ultra
Max dynamic decals: Ultra
Screen space reflection quality: High
Subsurface scattering quality: High
Ambient occlusion: High
Color precision: High
Mirror quality: High
Level of Detail (LOD): High
Crowd density: Low

Ray tracing

Ray tracing: On
Ray-traced reflections: Off
Ray-traced sun shadows: On
Ray-traced local shadows: On
Ray-traced lighting: Low
Path tracing (Technology preview): Off
Path tracing in photo mode (Technology preview): On

Video

Monitor: As per your preference
VSync: Off
Maximum FPS: Off
Windowed mode: Fullscreen
Resolution: 3840 x 2160
HDR mode: As per your preference
Nvidia Reflex Low Latency: On + Boost

Best Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 graphics settings for Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti

The RTX 3080 Ti is considerably more powerful than its older non-Ti sibling. Thus, gamers can crank up the settings even further on this GPU without losing out on performance. However, we still recommend using a mix of high and ultra settings with DLSS turned on for best results.

The following settings work best for the RTX 3080 Ti in Cyberpunk 2077: