Best Settings for Cyberpunk 2077 on M1 and M2 MacBooks

Here are the best settings to play Cyberpunk 2077 on M1 and M2 MacBooks at stable 30 FPS. Our optimized settings deliver great performance.

Picture of the intro mission in Cyberpunk — The intro mission in Cyberpunk 2077 (Image via CD Projekt Red)

The release of Cyberpunk 2077 on the Mac platform has opened some new doors for Mac gamers. Cyberpunk 2077 is a massive RPG title with 60 to 80 hours of content to play and enjoy. Gamers will have a blast playing this title. However, the game is quite heavy and may not run well on older MacBooks with M1 or M2 chips. That’s why you must optimize the game settings for the best possible visual fidelity and performance.

In this article, we will discuss the best settings for Cyberpunk 2077 on M1 and M2 MacBooks.

Note: The settings provided below are based on the game’s minimum specs and shouldn’t be used for resolutions higher than 1440 * 900 (M1) or 1920 * 1200 (M2).

What Are the Best Settings for Cyberpunk 2077 on M1 and M2 MacBooks?

Picture of Cyberpunk 2077 graphics settings page — Cyberpunk 2077 graphics settings page (Image via CD Projekt Red)

The Apple M1 is the oldest Apple Silicon that supports Cyberpunk 2077. Moreover, the Apple M2 chip is an improvement over the M1 chip, but not by a substantial amount. Our optimized settings will allow M1 and M2 MacBook owners to play Cyberpunk 2077 at a stable 30 FPS.

Additionally, the M1 MacBooks will run the game at 1440 * 900 resolution with MetalFX, while the M2 MacBooks will run it at 1920 * 1200. With that said, here are all the optimized settings:

Graphics

Settings	M1 MacBook Values	M2 MacBook Values
Quick Preset	Custom	Custom
Resolution Scaling	MetalFX	MetalFX
MetalFX	Dynamic Resolution Scaling	Dynamic Resolution Scaling
MetalFX Sharpness	0.50	0.50
Target frames per second	30	30
Minimum Resolution	50	50
Maximum Resolution	80	80
Frame Generation	Off	Off
Texture Quality	High	High
Ray Tracing	Off	Off
Ray-Traced Reflections	Off	Off
Ray-Traced Sun Shadows	Off	Off
Ray-Traced Local Shadows	Off	Off
Ray-Traced Lighting	Off	Off
Path Tracing	Off	Off
Path Tracing in Photo Mode	Off	Off
Crowd Density	Medium	Medium
Field of View	80	80
Film Grain	Off	Off
Chromatic Aberration	Off	Off
Depth of Field	Off	Off
Lens Flare	Off	Off
Motion Blur	Off	Off
Contact Shadows	On	On
Improved Facial Lighting Geometry	On	On
Anisotropy	4x	8x
Local Shadow Mesh Quality	Medium	Medium
Local Shadow Quality	Medium	High
Cascaded Shadows Range	Medium	Medium
Cascaded Shadows Resolution	Low	Medium
Distant Shadows Resolution	Medium	Medium
Volumetric Fog Resolution	Medium	Medium
Volumetric Cloud Quality	Medium	Medium
Max Dynamic Decals	Low	Medium
Screen Space Reflections Quality	Medium	High
Subsurface Scattering Quality	Low	Medium
Ambient Occlusion	Medium	Medium
Color Precision	Medium	Medium
Mirror Quality	Low	Low
Level of Detail (LOD)	Medium	Medium

Video

Settings	M1 MacBook Values	M2 MacBook Values
Monitor	1	1
VSync	30	30
Maximum FPS	Off	Off
Windowed Mode	Fullscreen	Fullscreen
Resolution	1440 * 900	1920 * 1200
HDR Mode	None	None

Final Thoughts

This concludes all the best settings for Cyberpunk 2077 on M1 and M2 MacBooks. We optimized the settings using a combination of Low, Medium, and High graphics settings, so you should have a stable experience.

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