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Best Settings for Cyberpunk: 2077 – RTX 5080

By / Cyberpunk 2077, Tech / July 25, 2025

Here are the optimal settings for playing Cyberpunk and the Phantom Liberty DLC, with an RTX 5080 at 1440p and 4K resolutions.

Best Settings for Cyberpunk: 2077 - RTX 5080
An image showing Night City in Cyberpunk 2077 (Image via CDProjektRed)

The RTX 5080 is a drop-in replacement for the RTX 4080 Super. It offers more than 25% performance improvement when tuned, compared to the 4080 Super. Some even say that the RTX 5080 can be tuned to match the likes of a 4090. However, not everyone is willing to risk such levels of customization. Review outlets expressed dissatisfaction with the performance uplift that the game delivered out of the box. That said, here are the settings that everyday users can apply to play the base game and the Phantom Liberty DLC seamlessly.

Note: The RTX 5080 requires a CPU level of 7800X3D to avoid being CPU-bound when users decide to tune it and unleash its full potential. Otherwise, at stock settings, a 13700K tier CPU works fine.

RTX 5080 – 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:

  • While you can technically enable path tracing with this GPU, after tuning it heavily, keep an eye on your VRAM usage, as 16GB may fall short, particularly in the Phantom Liberty DLC.
  • With Blackwell Architecture, you can utilize MFG, Multi-Frame Generation, and enjoy super high AI-generated framerates.
  • Undervolting the 5080 and then power-tuning alongside overclocking the memory is highly recommended, as this best utilizes the 360W+ TDP, revealing a significant amount of hidden performance potential.

Best Settings Explored

SettingRTX 5080 (1440p)RTX 5080 (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 (Tuned – High)Medium (Tuned – High)
Ray-Traced Sun ShadowsMedium (Tuned – High)Medium (Tuned – High)
Ray-Traced Local ShadowsMedium (Tuned – High)Medium (Tuned – High)
Ray-Traced LightingMedium (Tuned – High)Medium (Tuned – High)
Path TracingOff (Tuned – Optional)Off (Tuned – Optional)

Verdict

That concludes the recommendation for Cyberpunk: 2077 and Phantom Liberty DLC with the RTX 5080. To use path tracing, you must stay within the VRAM limits in Phantom Liberty. Start by lowering the resolution to 1080p with these settings or by reducing the textures, shadows, contact shadows, shadow mesh, volumetrics, and distant shadows resolution.

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