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Cyberpunk 2077

From AppleGamingWiki, the wiki about gaming on M1 Apple silicon Macs
Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077 cover
Engines
REDengine
Release dates
macOS July 16, 2025 [1]
Reception
Metacritic 85
OpenCritic 76
IGDB 73
Resources
PCGamingWiki
Apple Silicon Games
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Cyberpunk 2077 on HowLongToBeat
Cyberpunk 2077 on IGDB
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Cyberpunk 2077 guide on StrategyWiki
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Cyberpunk 2077 on Wikipedia
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macOS Compatibility

Method Rating Notes
Native Perfect Runs very well under Psycho settings, achieving no lower than 60 FPS. Medium ray-tracing achieved above 35 FPS with minor stuttering.

[2][3]

Unbinned M4 Max getting 40+ FPS with max settings and raytracing[4]
Compatibility layer
CrossOver Perfect NOT vanilla Crossover, modified by CXPatcher with Game Porting Toolkit. Runs pretty well on medium settings.[5][6][7] With vanilla CrossOver 25.0.1 runs well on medium settings (Graphics D3DMetal, Synchronization MSync).[8]
Wine Perfect Runs smoothly with 40+ FPS using Whisky+GPTK, crashes when DXVK is enabled. [9]
Virtualization
Parallels Runs GOG version runs, but extremely low FPS, 9 average
Multi-booting
Linux ARM Perfect Performs well with stable FPS between 30-40 in max graphic settings. [10]

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
App Store
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Ultimate Edition
macOS
Epic Games Store
DRM-free after installation through Epic Games Launcher (notes may include more details)
Ultimate Edition also available.
macOS
GOG.com
DRM-free with some exceptions (notes may include more details)
Ultimate Edition also available.
macOS
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
Ultimate Edition also available.
macOS
See PCGamingWiki for Windows and/or Linux availability.
The Ultimate Edition includes the base game and the Phantom Liberty expansion.
The game is DRM-free when bypassing launcher/client. See Essential improvements on PCGamingWiki

Gameplay videos

Other information

Benchmark[4] and recommended settings for M4 Max :

  • Wixonic-M4-Max-cyberpunk-2077-benchmark.png
  • Wixonic-M4-Max-cyberpunk-2077-settings.1.png
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References

  1. ↑ Cyberpunk 2077 News: Update 2.3 Patch Notes - last accessed on 2025-07-17
  2. ↑ Verified by User:Flypathic on 2025-07-19
    Device: Mac Mini M2 8GB
    OS: MacOS 26.0 Beta (25A5306g)
    Method: Native
    Game version: 2.3
    Store: Steam
    Resolution: 1920x1080
    Settings: Low+FSR 2.1
    Framerate: 40.62 Average
    Comment: Ray Tracing disabled. Frame Generation off. AMD FSR sharpening at 0.5. (MetalFX Resolution Scaling Broken). AMD FSR 3.1 was actually slower.
  3. ↑ Verified by User:Wrenbun on 2025-07-17
    Device: MacBook Pro M4 Pro 24GB
    OS: MacOS 15.5 Sequoia
    Method: Native
    Store: Steam
    Resolution: 2304x1296
    Settings: Psycho+FSR 3.1
    Framerate: 69.00 Average
    Controller: Playstation DualSense
    Comment: 41 FPS with FSR disabled. Fan speed remained low.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Verified by User:Wixonic on 2025-08-11
    Device: MacBook Pro M4 Max
    OS: macOS 26.0 (25A5327h)
    Method: Native
    Game version: 2.3
    Store: GOG.com
    Resolution: 1920x1200
    Settings: Psycho (with partial Raytracing)
    Framerate: 40+
    Comment: See Other information for more details
  5. ↑ Verified by User:xycainoff on 2023-07-05
    Device: Macbook Air M1 16 GB RAM
    OS: MacOS Sonoma Beta
    Method: Crossover patched by CXPatcher with Game Porting Toolkit
    Store: Steam
    Resolution: 1280*800
    Settings: Medium
    Link: [1]
    Comment: Details about CXPatcher on @Andytizer channel on YouTube (Andrew Tsai).
  6. ↑ Verified by User:lok1s on 2023-10-08
    Device: Macbook Pro 13 M1 8 GB RAM
    OS: MacOS 14.0
    Method: Crossover 23.5
    Store: Steam
    Resolution: 1280*800
    Settings: Lowest
    Comment: Unplayable due to dramatically low framerate.
  7. ↑ Verified by User:Gigi on 2024-11-26
    Device: MacBook Pro M4 Pro 48 GB RAM
    OS: macOS Sequoia 15.1.1 (24B2091)
    Method: Crossover 24.0.5 patched with CXPatcher 0.5.8
    Game version: 2.13
    Store: GOG
    Resolution: 2056x1329
    Settings: Medium Preset, AMD FSR 3 on Auto and Frame Generation on, Texture Quality High, Crowd Density Medium, Motion Blur Off
    Framerate: 60+ (around 80)
    Controller: PlayStation 5 DualSense
    Comment: FSR 3 can be set to Native and still have around 60 FPS. Overall the fans are very quiet (1500-2500rpm), however, when driving around the city they will get louder (2500+ rpm).
  8. ↑ Verified by User:Violetcosmos on 2025-06-16
    Device: MacBook Pro M1 Max 32 GB RAM
    OS: macOS Sequoia 15.5
    Method: Crossover 25.0.1
    Game version: 2.21
    Store: Steam
    Resolution: 2992x1934
    Settings: Medium Preset, AMD FSR 3 Auto and Frame Generation on, Texture Quality High, Crowd Density Medium, Motion Blur Off
    Framerate: 54.29 Average (Benchmark)
    Comment: Audio can have some static if too many audio sources are present on screen (usually while driving).
  9. ↑ Verified by User:denfiord on 2023-11-08
    Device: MacBook Pro 14" M2 Max 96 GB RAM
    OS: MacOS Sonoma
    Method: Whisky+GPTK
    Store: GOG
    Resolution: 3024x1964
    Settings: Steam Deck preset+AMD Fidelity set to Performance mode
    Framerate: 40
    Controller: DualShock 4
    Comment: User-tested performance, no external source available
  10. ↑ Verified by User:thearstainventor on 2025-03-23
    Device: MacBook Pro M2 2022 16 GB RAM
    OS: Ubuntu Aashi Remix
    Store: Steam
    Settings: Max (without Raytracing)
    Framerate: 35+
    Comment: More performance can be achieved with lower graphic settings.
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