Cyberpunk 2077 RT Overdrive test shows you’ll need DLSS 3 to run it, even on an RTX 4090

Later this month, the next update for Cyberpunk 2077 will drop, bringing some particularly exciting new features to the PC version. The new patch will include the RT Overdrive mode, bringing full path-traced lighting effects to the game. This is incredibly demanding technology right now, and the benchmarks are proving that. 

In Nvidia's latest teaser video, we can see the game running at Ultra settings, 4K resolution and with the RT Overdrive mode switched on and DLSS off. Using an RTX 4090, this brings the frame rate down to just 16 frames per second while driving through Night City.

Fortunately, Cyberpunk 2077 also supports DLSS 3. Thanks to the new Frame Generation technology in DLSS 3, the RTX 4090 can boost frame rates significantly, paving the way for over 120FPS gameplay in the same scene.

For comparison, in our original RTX 4090 review, we tested Cyberpunk using the game's current RT Ultra setting with DLSS off. At 4K, the GPU was able to manage just under 40 frames per second on average, so the Overdrive mode definitely adds quite a bit, being twice as intensive.

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