A post from a reddit user named u/Thephoneixroyal became a trending post in reddit sub /r/cyberpunkgame, because it is not only increases the overall performance of the game but also unlock much more possibilities on tweaking the in-game configuration. However, the increase in performance will only benefit for those who has higher specs. For those who has lower specs, try to be cautious on trying this tweak.
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But before anything else, we have to warn you that these changes may possibly create unexpected crash in the game or to your Windows. Maxing out the game configuration will also increase the CPU usage up to 100%, as well as power consumption will further increase.
In our case, we are using GTX 1080 Ti GPU and our fps are ranging from 50fps to 60fps with the default settings and in 1080p. After tweaking we were able to peak 80fps and at lowest average of 65fps.
If you have more RAM you could also potentially increase the performance as the game only allotted 1.53GB for the game. And in GPU they only allotted 3GB which is very low if you have OP graphics card.
How to tweak
To tweak your Cyberpunk 2077 configuration, you need to go to the installation folder, in our case its E:/GOGGames/Cyberpunk 2077/.
Now, you have to find and enter these folder /engine/config/.
From here, edit the file memory_pool_budgets.csv with a Notepad. The default configuration are the following:
;;;
; ^[1-9][0-9]*(B|KB|MB|GB) - Pool budget
; -1 - Pool does not exist on the current platform
; 0 - Budget will be computed dynamically at runtime
; PC ; Durango ; Orbis
PoolRoot ; ; ;
PoolCPU ; 1536MB ; 1536MB ; 1536MB
PoolGPU ; 3GB ; 3GB ; 3GB
PoolFlexible ; -1 ; -1 ; 0
PoolDefault ; 1KB ; 1KB ; 1KB
PoolLegacyOperator ; 1MB ; 1MB ; 1MB
PoolFrame ; 32MB ; 32MB ; 32MB
PoolDoubleBufferedFrame ; 32MB ; 32MB ; 32MB
PoolEngine ; 432MB ; 432MB ; 432MB
PoolRefCount ; 16MB ; 16MB ; 16MB
PoolDebug ; 512MB ; 512MB ; 512MB
PoolBacked ; 512MB ; 512MB ; 512MBNow, you need to edit the PC’s PoolCPU and PC’s PoolGPU. To know the maximum settings you can add in the configuration you just need to know how many RAM and Video RAM for GPU you have.
For GTX 1080 ti, it has 11GB of Video RAM, while we have 64GB of RAM. It is not necessary to maxed out your Ram on the PoolCPU, but it requires 4GB extra space for other processes in your computer.
Basically, if you want to maxed out everything you can adjust PoolGPU to 11GB and PoolCPU to 16GB, you could go as high as 60GB, but it will not add any improvements. Here is how it looks like.
;;;
; ^[1-9][0-9]*(B|KB|MB|GB) - Pool budget
; -1 - Pool does not exist on the current platform
; 0 - Budget will be computed dynamically at runtime
; PC ; Durango ; Orbis
PoolRoot ; ; ;
PoolCPU ; 16GB ; 1536MB ; 1536MB
PoolGPU ; 11GB ; 3GB ; 3GB
PoolFlexible ; -1 ; -1 ; 0
PoolDefault ; 1KB ; 1KB ; 1KB
PoolLegacyOperator ; 1MB ; 1MB ; 1MB
PoolFrame ; 32MB ; 32MB ; 32MB
PoolDoubleBufferedFrame ; 32MB ; 32MB ; 32MB
PoolEngine ; 432MB ; 432MB ; 432MB
PoolRefCount ; 16MB ; 16MB ; 16MB
PoolDebug ; 512MB ; 512MB ; 512MB
PoolBacked ; 512MB ; 512MB ; 512MBIf you don’t know how much Video RAM your GPU has, search the internet for its specs or simply follow our instruction below.
Check available RAM (PoolCPU)
Open up Task Manager (ALT+CTRL+DEL), then go to performance tab. You’ll find Memory in there, that’s the available RAM you have in your computer or laptop. The allowable PoolCPU you can set is -4GB of your available. In our case, we have 64.0 GB, the maximum PoolCPU we set is 60.0GB.
Check available GPU VRAM (PoolGPU)
To check your available VRAM, you need to search dxdiag in cortana. Open it up and it will show the DirectX Diagnostic Tool, click the Display 1 tab to show the device specs. From here, the Display Memory (VRAM) is your VRAM. The maximum PoolGPU you can set is your VRAM value.
Once done, save the file and open up Cyberpunk 2077. You’ll notice everything starting to smooth and if you have FPS counter, it will boost to 65fps to 80 fps.
Of course, the improvements will still depends on the specs you currently have. For those who has less than 3GB of VRAM, you will not see any difference as it is the maxed out.
Increasing Field of View
If you want to increase the FOV (Field of View) in Cyberpunk, you can also do that by changing some settings in the configuration files. The default FOV in the game is pretty narrow, if you want a widen the view you can increase it up to 150.
To edit this configuration, you need to open up the options.json with notepad file at E:\GOGGames\Cyberpunk 2077\r6\config\settings\platform\pc.
Then find and search for “FieldOfView”, until you find this default line of codes:
"options": [
{
"name": "FieldOfView",
"display_name": "UI-Settings-Video-Basic-FieldOfView",
"description": "",
"order": 2,
"is_visible": true,
"in_pre_game": true,
"in_game": true,
"update_policy": "immediately",
"can_be_restored_to_default": true,
"type": "float",
"value": 80.0,
"default_value": 80.0,
"min_value": 70.0,
"max_value": 100.0,
"step_value": 5.0
},Now, you can increase the max_value up to 150. Though, you can increase it at any value you want. Then don’t forget to set the default value.
Once done, your code should look like below.
"group_name": "/graphics/basic",
"options": [
{
"name": "FieldOfView",
"display_name": "UI-Settings-Video-Basic-FieldOfView",
"description": "",
"order": 2,
"is_visible": true,
"in_pre_game": true,
"in_game": true,
"update_policy": "immediately",
"can_be_restored_to_default": true,
"type": "float",
"value": 80.0,
"default_value": 130.0,
"min_value": 70.0,
"max_value": 150.0,
"step_value": 5.0
},Note: Increasing Field Of View won’t give you performance boost, it just an enhancement on your gameplay so you can see wider area when playing. Below are the differences for FOV.
When set to 150. You might get motion sickness when you try this maximum value and some assets will load delay.
Best FOV so far is 120.
The default maximum FOV, at 100.
The super default FOV at 80.
