Best PC for Cyberpunk 2077 in 2026

— The short answer

Cyberpunk 2077 scales from a six-year-old GPU up to bringing an RTX 5090 to its knees with path tracing. For maxed ray tracing at 1440p you want 12GB+ VRAM (16GB is safer); an X3D CPU helps in Dogtown and with path tracing. Standard play is GPU-bound. A FixFixLabs Cyberpunk build starts around £1,100.

What actually matters for Cyberpunk 2077

The 2.x updates and Phantom Liberty turned it into a polished, dense RPG, and path-traced 'Overdrive' mode is a genuine GPU stress test. For standard play it's GPU-bound and a modern six-core handles it; path tracing and dense Dogtown add CPU load where an X3D chip helps. VRAM matters — 12GB minimum for maxed RT at 1440p, 16GB for headroom.

• Scales enormously — runs on old GPUs, punishes new ones with path tracing.
• 12GB+ VRAM for maxed ray tracing at 1440p, 16GB safer.
• Path tracing and Dogtown add real CPU load; X3D chips help.
• DLSS/FSR upscaling is essential for ray tracing at higher resolutions.

Recommended Cyberpunk 2077 builds by target

— Free build brief

Get a Cyberpunk 2077 spec built for your budget

Tell us your budget and resolution and we'll return a named parts list with itemised UK pricing within 24 hours. Cyberpunk 2077 builds start from £1,100.