Best Settings for Cyberpunk 2077 on M3 and M4 MacBooks

Here are all the settings to play Cyberpunk 2077 on M3 and M4 MacBooks. These settings deliver a balance of visual fidelity and performance.

Picture of Johnny Silverhand in Cyberpunk 2077 — Johnny Silverhand in Cyberpunk 2077 (Image via CD Projekt Red)

Cyberpunk 2077, one of the most acclaimed RPG titles, has launched for all Apple silicon MacBooks. If you have been waiting to play this game on your Apple MacBook, now’s your chance. However, the system requirements of Cyberpunk 2077 are quite heavy and recommend a minimum Apple M3 Pro chipset.

Where does that leave MacBook owners with the base M3 and M4 chipsets? Well, don’t you worry. We’ve prepared some optimized settings that will allow M3 and M4 MacBooks to run Cyberpunk 2077 smoothly with 30 FPS.

Note: The settings provided below are based on the game’s minimum specs and shouldn’t be used for resolutions higher than 1920 x 1200 (M3) or 2560 x 1440 (M4).

What Are the Best Settings for Cyberpunk 2077 on M3 and M4 MacBooks?

The Apple M3 and M4 chipsets are decently powerful, but Cyberpunk 2077 weighs a bit too heavily on them. However, our optimized settings will help ensure M3 and M4 MacBooks run the game smoothly. Apply the following settings to play Cyberpunk 2077 at 1200p with 30 FPS on the M3 chip and 1440p with 30 FPS on the M4 chip:

Graphics

Settings	M3 MacBook Values	M4 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	High
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	8x	16x
Local Shadow Mesh Quality	High	High
Local Shadow Quality	Medium	High
Cascaded Shadows Range	Medium	Medium
Cascaded Shadows Resolution	High	High
Distant Shadows Resolution	Medium	High
Volumetric Fog Resolution	Medium	Medium
Volumetric Cloud Quality	Medium	High
Max Dynamic Decals	Medium	High
Screen Space Reflections Quality	High	High
Subsurface Scattering Quality	Medium	Medium
Ambient Occlusion	Medium	High
Color Precision	Medium	Medium
Mirror Quality	Medium	Medium
Level of Detail (LOD)	Medium	Medium

Video

Settings	M3 MacBook Values	M4 MacBook Values
Monitor	1	1
VSync	30	30
Maximum FPS	Off	Off
Windowed Mode	Fullscreen	Fullscreen
Resolution	1920 x 1200	2560 x 1440
HDR Mode	None	None

Final Thoughts

The above settings are optimized to deliver high visual fidelity with a stable 30 FPS performance. We optimized these settings using a combination of Low, Medium, and High settings. Apply all the settings correctly for the best performance.

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