In this video, I take a look at how Path Tracing (RT Overdrive) mode transforms Cyberpunk 2077's visuals compared to normal ray tracing (RT Ultra) and no ray tracing. Initially, I planned to focus only on visual comparisons but decided to include simple performance comparisons (FPS and power usage) at the end of each act as well.

Settings used: RT Overdrive preset at 4K with DLSS 4 Performance (Transformer model), Frame Generation, and Ray Reconstruction. RT Ultra and Ultra preset is being used for the other two. I set sharpening to 0 since DLSS 4 has significantly improved image clarity, so I don’t think it’s necessary.

PC Specs:
🟢 CPU: Ryzen 7 9800X3D
🟢 GPU: Colorful iGame GeForce RTX 4090 Vulcan OC-V
🟢 Cooler: Deepcool Mystique 360
🟢 Motherboard: MSI X870 Tomahawk Wi-Fi
🟢 PSU: Lian Li Edge 1300W
🟢 RAM: Kingston FURY Beast DDR5 64GB (2x32GB) 6000MHz CL30
🟢 SSD: Kingston KC3000 2TB & 1TB
🟢 Monitor: LG C4 48" OLED
🟢 System: Windows 11 Pro

Music Used (Cyberpunk 2077 & Phantom Liberty OST):
• V's Theme
• Outsider No More
• Agent Provocateur
• Never Looking Back
• Been Good to Know Ya

All credit goes to P. T. Adamczyk, Marcin Przybyłowicz, Paul Leonard-Morgan, Jacek Paciorkowski, and all other composers.

Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:14 - Act 1
06:40 - Act 2
13:10 - Act 3
17:10 - Outro


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