Cyberpunk 2077 with GTX 970 — How Many FPS?

18FPS

1080p UltraEstimated

Cyberpunk 2077 system requirements

Official minimum and recommended requirements published by the developer.

Minimum

CPUCore i7-6700 or Ryzen 5 1600

GPUGeForce GTX 1060 6GB or Radeon RX 580 8GB or Arc A380

RAM12 GB RAM

Storage70 GB available space

GTX 970 Specifications

BrandNVIDIA

VRAM4 GB

Power Draw (TDP)145W

TierMid-range

Benchmark17

1080p (Full HD)17/100

Performance by Resolution and Quality

Ultra

1080p

18FPS

Poor

1440p

12FPS

Unplayable

5FPS

Unplayable

High

1080p

23FPS

Poor

1440p

16FPS

Poor

6FPS

Unplayable

Medium

1080p

31FPS

Acceptable

1440p

21FPS

Poor

7FPS

Unplayable

Low

1080p

40FPS

Acceptable

1440p

27FPS

Poor

9FPS

Unplayable

Quality	1080p (Full HD)	1440p (2K)	4K (Ultra HD)
Ultra	18FPS Poor	12FPS Unplayable	5FPS Unplayable
High	23FPS Poor	16FPS Poor	6FPS Unplayable
Medium	31FPS Acceptable	21FPS Poor	7FPS Unplayable
Low	40FPS Acceptable	27FPS Poor	9FPS Unplayable

Is the GTX 970 Enough for Cyberpunk 2077?

The GTX 970 delivers 18 FPS at 1080p Ultra in Cyberpunk 2077. This GPU is not enough for Cyberpunk 2077 at this resolution. We recommend a more powerful GPU.

At 1440p it gets 12 FPS and at 4K 5 FPS at Ultra quality.

This GPU does not reach 60 FPS at 1080p Ultra

⚡ Optimization guide

Want more FPS in Cyberpunk 2077?

Our guide collects the settings that give between +40% and +90% FPS in Cyberpunk 2077 with barely any visual loss. Recommended settings, GPU-specific tips (NVIDIA/AMD/Intel) and solutions to common game issues.

View optimization guide for Cyberpunk 2077 →