Two years of constant tweaking and patching have helped transform Cyberpunk 2077 on PC, but for the game’s new Overdrive mode due out on April 11, those visuals are about to get a near-realistic upgrade in the near future. light parts. That’s if you have the latest Nvidia GPU and high-end PC hardware to handle those maximum graphics requirements. But why Overdrive mode?
Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red and Nvidia explained that Acceleration mode Enhance the game with full ray tracing that, when compared to conventional ray tracing, more accurately simulates lighting throughout the scene. The technology is already used in movies and TV, and with the new Nvidia 40 series of graphics cards on the market, you can now apply those techniques to games. But why Overdrive mode?
This is also possible with Nvidia DLSS 3, which significantly increases frame rates when this mode is applied. Without DLSS 3, Cyberpunk 2077 would run at around 17 frames per second with Overdrive enabled, but with DLSS 3 active, that number rises to around 128 fps.
According to the GPU manufacturer, this means that “every neon sign, street light, LED billboard, car headlights” and other light sources are now ray-traced and each object is illuminated. Exactly. Note here that Nvidia’s new GPUs are very expensive, with average retail prices starting at $800 for the RTX 4070 Ti and going all the way up to $1,600 for the RTX 4090. And that’s not taking into account other hardware. needed to amplify Cyberpunk 2077’s image.
This update comes before Cyberpunk 2077’s Phantom Liberty expansion, which will only be available on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. Set to launch sometime in late 2023, CD Projekt Red gives more info on the expansion will be revealed in june. After CDPR focuses on troubleshooting and adding additional content, success of Netflix’s Edgerunners anime increase sales of Cyberpunk 2077 and has brought the company great profit and revenue growth.
In addition, developing on a Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel started and a new studio was established in the US to develop the game.
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