[Software]How to choose the best RTX and DLSS settings in Cyberpunk 2077

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Since its launch, Cyberpunk 2077 has been echoed by the news everywhere, cataloged as a game full of bugs that has even been removed from the Playstation online store to return the money until they have been solved. CD Projekt Red has been adding patches to correct a multitude of bugs, even before these were officially released, we already prepared a guide to correct and optimize the game with community patches. Once the game is much more stable, we will test in this guide the differences between having RTX ray tracing enabled and NVIDIA's DLSS 2.0 technology.

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NVIDIA has been adding and improving technologies such as ray tracing or RTX and Deep Learning Super Sampling technology or better known as DLSS in its latest generations of graphics cards, technologies that are applicable to certain games in which we will obtain a considerable graphic improvement or no, we will see it in the following sections.

We will see some scenes in which RTX will be used with it activated and with it deactivated, we will also see the use of DLSS in its different available options, we will measure the FPS with Afterburner and we will check the performance to see if it is worth having or not having RTX and / or DLSS enabled in Cyberpunk 2077. Tests have been performed on the following computer:

Intel Core i5 8600K CPU
Asus ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2060 OC graphics card
32GB DDR4 3000 CL15 RAM
Crucial P1 NVMe SSD
For this we will have to configure the game by enabling and disabling these values, let's see how to do it.

How to enable and disable RTX and DLSS in Cyberpunk
If you have a graphics compatible with RTX or you are thinking of buying one and want to see how NVIDIA's ray tracing technology works, let's see how it works in Cyberpunk 2077, we can also check if it is worth having it active or is it better play without ray tracing.

Turn ray tracing on and off
We open the game and start it up to the title screen
We enter the Game Settings.
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Now we move to the Graphics tab
We slide almost to the end of this section and we will find the Ray tracing option that we will have to activate to start using it.
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We made sure that the Ray Traced Reflection and Ray Traced Shadows options are also active and changed the Ray Traced Lighting option to an intermediate option.
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We close with the escape key and start or continue the game.
We already have ray tracing technology active in our Cyberpunk 2077 game.

In addition to ray tracing technology, Cyberpunk 2077 includes DLSS 2.0 technology that we can make use of as long as we have a compatible card. By following these steps you can enable or disable this option in the game.

Turn DLSS on and off

We open the game and start it until we reach the title screen with the options.
We enter Settings by clicking on this option.
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We navigate through the tabs to the Graphics option
Just below the Ray Trace option, we have the DLSS option available.
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If it is in We will not have it disabled, we can move it to one of the different options available, although the recommended one is Automatic and not worry about it.
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We press the escape key to return to the title screen to continue the game with the new graphic settings.
As we have done with the ray tracing or RTX options and with the DLSS technology in the graphics menu, we can change the settings at will simply by looking for the option or browsing through them.

Differences between having RTX and / or DLSS activated
We can activate or deactivate one or the other, have both active or deactivate both, we have analyzed the possible scenarios for these configurations and we are going to tell you the differences between the four possible configurations so that your gaming experience is the best and most appropriate. to your team, at the end of each option you have a video so that you can see the values of CPU, GPU and RAM.

Playing Cyberpunk with RTX and DLSS off
With this configuration we will have deactivated the main advantages offered by the new generations of graphics cards. To obtain this configuration in the game we perform the previous steps to ensure, and if necessary disable, the ray tracing and DLSS options

in Cyberpunk 2077.

By deactivating them we achieve greater fluidity in the game, we see how the GPU is freed of a lot of load, the microprocessor comes into action that can reach up to 100% load generating more heat, also the FPS does not increase too much.
 

In this configuration we can see in the image how the textures are sharper, since the image rescaling on which DLSS 2.0 is based is not activated, the shadows and lights are not completely defined where the reflections of these are not achieved when 100% flooding the buildings with light and without a faithful reflection of the different lights on the stage, such as the neon lights of the illuminated posters, the shadows do not have greater definition either, limiting themselves to darkening in a grayish way where it appears.
By activating the DLSS we will gain more fluidity in the game, incredibly even more than if we have it deactivated, this technology in its version 2.0 has managed to greatly improve the fluidity in heavy games where the scenarios require a large graphic load.

With DLSS we see how the FPS increases considerably, especially in scenarios where there are not too many crowds, if we zoom we will see how the quality of the textures decreases insignificantly in favor of obtaining this advantage when moving the character through the streets or corridors of Night City. The workload decreases on the CPU and rises on the GPU but without exhausting it.

By not having ray tracing activated, we will continue with the same previous scenario, the lights are not completely defined, the reflections are not correct, and the grays of the flat shadows, without much detail.

Playing Cyberpunk with RTX on and DLSS off
This configuration requires a greater hardware power, to be able to move Cyberpunk 2077 with RTX activated you will need a good high-end graphics from either the 20 or 30 series from NVIDIA. In addition, your PC must be according to this type of configuration, so you must also have a good balance with the rest of the components.

By activating RTX we can see a great improvement in image quality when there are shadows, now the textures are much more defined and the object that is shaded is better appreciated, we also have a great improvement in the lights, by having the ray tracing active The lights are seen as in reality, projecting in the right direction, illuminating what is necessary and with much more real shadows, in the reflections of glass or puddles it also improves the quality a lot.

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The downside of this configuration is that the GPU is loaded with work, although freeing the processor of this load, and as we have commented previously, unless you have a high-end graphics, the FPS will drop and the game will be less fluid, even at half FPS, so performance will be severely impaired in the case of more modest computers.

Play Cyberpunk with RTX and DLSS enabled

So we take advantage of the technologies offered by the latest generation NVIDIA graphics cards, activating ray tracing and DLSS we will make the most of the advantages of having a recent graphics card.

By activating the RTX, as we have commented previously, we will gain a lot of quality in the shadows and lights, thanks to this technology the shadows that the lights project will be more real and the objects that are shaded will have more definition, but in exchange for removing fluidity to the game, this time and with DLSS activated, this performance will not be as staggered as in the previous configuration where we do without DLSS.

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The FPS is lowered, but not so considerably, the load is shared between the processor and the graphics and the image quality is great, in exchange for sacrificing performance.

Testing the different DLSS modes
We have disabled ray tracing and we have verified how DLSS behaves in its different available options. DLSS technology offers us AI rescaling to deliver better performance on large images. Cyberpunk 2077 has 5 modes for DLSS:

Automatic
Quality
Balance
Performance
Ultra performance
We have prepared an image with Johnny Silverhand in which you can see the different modes that DLSS technology supports in Cyberpunk.
 

In the Performance mode, which is the one that I have currently enabled to play my games, we will notice how the fluidity of the movement in some scenes where it costs more work is greater, especially when there are many objects on the stage, with lights, shadows and details. In this mode we begin to see something blurry at the door, something that will not be noticeable when we are in motion.

Finally, the Ultra Performance mode is the one that most sacrifices the quality of the details to gain greater fluidity and therefore extra FPS, a useful option if your team is more modest. In the door it looks like the bars are out of focus, which makes the performance superior.

What is the best RTX and DLSS settings in Cyberpunk 2077?
We have tested the game with the four possible combinations to verify that such quality contributes to the graphics, but without forgetting the performance of the game, the result is that with RTX activated the lighting, shadows and reflections in general gain a lot of definition, but to cost of sacrificing performance in a considerable way.

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By activating DLSS technology in Cyberpunk 2077 we will achieve much more fluidity, where it is most noticeable is in the most relaxed scenes of the game, when moving through the corridors and streets where there are not many pedestrians, remember that you can eliminate most with the cyberpunk tricks 2077. Within the DLSS option we have 5 options to choose from, it depends on your hardware you can choose the most appropriate one.

If you have a Gaming TOP computer, the recommended configuration is with ray tracing and DLSS in active Quality mode, having more powerful hardware you can enjoy better quality in those scenes with great lighting without the performance problems that this option entails. active graphics.

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For a medium term, the best configuration is to have DLSS active in Balance mode and give up that extra quality that is achieved with ray tracing, so you can achieve more FPS and a desirable fluidity when playing Cyberpunk 2077, without giving up a more than acceptable and decent quality, although RTX is disabled.

If, on the other hand, you have a more modest equipment you can deactivate ray tracing, but surely with DLSS active in Performance or Ultra Performance mode you can achieve greater fluidity than if you do not activate it. If you deactivate both options it is ideal when you want to keep your components rested, helped by downclocking your graphics card and also configuring a profile for the fans in Afterburner, you will consume less resources and have a quieter environment.

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We prefer to play with RTX technology deactivated and DLSS activated in Performance mode, so we get an average of 80-100 FPS with great fluidity to do all the missions of Cyberpunk 2077.