Join Patreon
 Join Patreon

Best Settings for Cyberpunk: 2077 – RTX 4080 Super

By / Cyberpunk 2077, Tech / July 25, 2025

Here are the optimal settings for playing Cyberpunk 2077 and the Phantom Liberty DLC, with RTX 4080 Super at 1440p and 4K resolutions.

Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty (Image via CD Projekt Red)
Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty (Image via CD Projekt Red)

The RTX 4080 Super is a 2024 GPU that offers around 10% more performance than the RTX 4080 at a lower price. Back in its time, it was the go-to choice for high-end gaming. Still, even though the 4080 Super’s performance is highly competent in Cyberpunk, cranking every setting to the absolute maximum on 4K with RT will yield severe performance drops, particularly in the Phantom Liberty DLC. This is why these settings will help you in both the base game and the DLC.

Note: If you are using RT with the 4080 Super and Cyberpunk 2077, you require a CPU with performance equivalent to the Ryzen 5 7600X or Intel Core i5-13600K and above. Otherwise, once you factor in upscaling, and since the internal-render resolution decreases, it will cause CPU bottlenecks. But if you are playing on native 4K, then it’s entirely GPU-bound.

RTX 4080 Super – Cyberpunk: 2077 and Phantom Liberty DLC (1440p and 4K Optimized)

Cyberpunk Settings page
An image showing Cyberpunk Settings page (Image via CD Project Red)

A few keynotes to consider:

  • The RTX 4080 Super can easily play this game at 1440p with high RT settings, and that too at native resolution. However, the Phantom Liberty map is extremely intensive; a bit of upscaling, such as using the DLSS transformer model set to Quality mode, can easily resolve this issue.
  • If you are planning to game on 4K, you can do so easily. If you are explicitly using native 4K, then you need to turn off RT. However, if you are targeting a high FPS, consider adding low to medium ray tracing as well, so that the visuals look stunning.
  • If you desire to play with patch tracing, you can, but it’s best experienced with 1080p and aggressive upscaling.  

Best Settings Explored

SettingRTX 4080 Super (1440p)RTX 4080 Super (4K)
Display and Scaling  
Resolution2560 x 14403840 x 2160
Maximum FPSOffOff
V-syncOff Off 
DLSSNative AA (DLAA)Quality / Balanced (Transformer Model)
DLSS Frame Generation(Optional)(Optional)
DLSS Ray ReconstructionOnOn
NVIDIA DLAAOn On 
Quality  
Texture QualityHighHigh
Field of View70-8570-85
Depth of Field(Optional)(Optional)
Improved Facial Lighting Geometry(Optional)(Optional)
Contact ShadowsOffOff
Anisotropy16x16x
Local Shadow Mesh QualityHighHigh
Local Shadow QualityHighHigh
Cascaded Shadow RangeHighHigh
Cascaded Shadow ResolutionHighHigh
Distant Shadows ResolutionHighHigh
Volumetric Fog ResolutionHighHigh
Max Dynamic DecalsHighHigh
Screen Space Reflections QualityHighHigh
Subsurface Scattering QualityHighHigh
Ambient OcclusionHighHigh
Color PrecisionHighHigh
Mirror QualityHighHigh
Level of Detail (LOD)HighHigh
Crowd DensityHigh (Depends on CPU)High (Depends on CPU)
Ray Tracing  
Ray TracingOn (Optional)On (Optional)
Ray-Traced ReflectionsMedium (Optional)Medium (Optional)
Ray-Traced Sun ShadowsMedium (Optional)Medium (Optional) 
Ray-Traced Local ShadowsMedium (Optional)Medium (Optional)
Ray-Traced LightingMedium (Optional)Medium (Optional)
Path TracingOffOff

Verdict

That concludes the recommendation for Cyberpunk: 2077 and Phantom Liberty DLC with the RTX 4080 Super. The ray tracing settings mentioned here can also be set to high, but the FPS numbers will decrease significantly. The settings discussed here do not rely on Frame Generation to hit higher numbers, but if you want that extra motion smoothness, it’s there for the taking.

We provide the latest news and “How-To’s” for Tech content. Meanwhile, you can check out the following articles related to PC GPUs, CPU and GPU comparisons, mobile phones, and more:

You may also like:

Start typing and press enter to search