Introduction

"Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty" is a substantial overhaul of "Cyberpunk 2077," introducing major gameplay improvements, an expansive new district, and espionage-driven storytelling. The expansion promises revamped skill systems, combat enhancements, and a host of new content, including quests, gigs, and boss fights. With Phantom Liberty, CDPR is also releasing the "Patch 2.0" update, which is provided at no additional cost, and will bring about significant modifications to the core gameplay mechanics, benefiting all players with a refreshed and enhanced gaming experience. This update also includes support for DLSS 3.5, which we've reviewed in a separate article.



CD Projekt Red, the developer behind "Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty" and "Cyberpunk 2077," is a renowned Polish game development company celebrated for its immersive open-world RPGs. Founded in 1994, the studio is committed to delivering engaging gaming experiences. The underlying rendering engine hasn't changed that much for the 2.0 release, but they've recently added various enhancements like the "Psycho" ray tracing mode and path tracing.

This benchmark review will evaluate the performance of Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty on a wide selection of modern graphics cards, show image quality comparisons and look at what's required in terms of VRAM usage.