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Just when the PC Master Race thought they had gotten the best deal with Cyberpunk 2077, reports and guides appear on the internet to reveal how bad the game’s launch has been on all platforms. Sure, the game is still playable on PC, unlike its console counterparts, but apparently the game isn’t taking advantage of the hardware that’s available, so it almost feels like the game runs on consoles. Fortunately, PC gamers don’t have to wait for an official solution from CD Projekt RED, but it does require a bit of familiarity with software modification, especially if you have an AMD Ryzen processor.
The easiest problem to fix revolves around the amount of memory, both RAM and VRAM, that the game reserves for itself on PCs, which seems to be limited to console settings. The good news is that simply editing configuration text files can significantly increase the frame rate. Unfortunately, it could sometimes also cause the game to crash.
The most serious problem is the one that affects PCs that use AMD Ryzen CPUs. Reddit users and tech experts have found that Cyberpunk 2077 appears to be hard-coded to detect an older (2011) AMD processor to determine how many CPU cores and threads it uses to match. Since all AMD-powered CPUs capable of running Cyberpunk 2077 are far more powerful than that, the game ends up under-utilizing otherwise powerful CPUs.
Unfortunately, the solution here requires some serious modification of the game executable, using a hex editor, no less. That comes with all the risks associated with hacking a show, though ironically it gives off a vibe that’s in line with the spirit of Cyberpunk.
Now that the cat is out of the bag, chances are that CD Projekt RED will bring some fixes to PCs in addition to the updates already promised for the console. While not nearly as dire as the PS4 and Xbox One situation, it shows pretty well how bad the game was when it launched, even if it was already noticeably delayed.
