Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Comparison between default "for this Mac" preset with frame rate unlocked and my personal custom settings that target 60FPS.
===Hardware===
Mac mini (A3238)
M4 (10-core CPU, 10-core GPU)
16GB Unified Memory
256GB SSD
===Software===
macOS Sequoia 15.5
Cyberpunk 2077 Steam version (native Apple Silicon)
Patch 2.3
===Default Settings to Test Max. Frame Rate===
Preset: For this Mac (Modified)
Resolution Scaling: MetalFX
MetalFX: Dynamic Resolution Scaling
MetalFX Sharpness: 0.50
Target frames per second: 240
Minimum Resolution: 50
Maximum Resolution: 80
Frame Generation: Off
Texture Quality: High
Ray Tracing: Off
Crowd Density: Medium
Field of View: 80
Film Grain: On
Chromatic Aberration: Off
Depth of Field: On
Lens Flare: On
Motion Blur: High
Contact Shadows: On
Improved Facial Lighting Geometry: On
Anisotropy: 16
Local Shadow Mesh Quality: High
Local Shadow Quality: High
Cascaded Shadows Range: High
Cascaded Shadows Resolution: High
Distant Shadows Resolution: High
Volumetric Fog Resolution: High
Volumetric Cloud Quality: High
Max Dynamic Decals: High
Screen Space Reflections Quality: High
Subsurface Scattering Quality: High
Ambient Occlusion: High
Colour Precision: Medium
Level of Detail (LOD): High
VSync: Off
Maximum FPS: Off
Resolution: 1920x1080
===Personal Custom Settings===
Resolution Scaling: MetalFX
MetalFX: Dynamic Resolution Scaling
MetalFX Sharpness: 0.50
Target frames per second: 60
Minimum Resolution: 50
Maximum Resolution: 80
Frame Generation: Off
Texture Quality: High
Ray Tracing: Off
Crowd Density: Medium
Field of View: 80
Film Grain: On
Chromatic Aberration: Off
Depth of Field: On
Lens Flare: On
Motion Blur: Off
Contact Shadows: On
Improved Facial Lighting Geometry: Off
Anisotropy: 16
Local Shadow Mesh Quality: Medium
Local Shadow Quality: Medium
Cascaded Shadows Range: Medium
Cascaded Shadows Resolution: Medium
Distant Shadows Resolution: High
Volumetric Fog Resolution: Medium
Volumetric Cloud Quality: Medium
Max Dynamic Decals: Medium
Screen Space Reflections Quality: Medium
Subsurface Scattering Quality: Medium
Ambient Occlusion: Medium
Colour Precision: Medium
Level of Detail (LOD): High
VSync: 60
Maximum FPS: 60
Resolution: 1920x1080
Comparison between default "for this Mac" preset with frame rate unlocked and my personal custom settings that target 60FPS.
===Hardware===
Mac mini (A3238)
M4 (10-core CPU, 10-core GPU)
16GB Unified Memory
256GB SSD
===Software===
macOS Sequoia 15.5
Cyberpunk 2077 Steam version (native Apple Silicon)
Patch 2.3
===Default Settings to Test Max. Frame Rate===
Preset: For this Mac (Modified)
Resolution Scaling: MetalFX
MetalFX: Dynamic Resolution Scaling
MetalFX Sharpness: 0.50
Target frames per second: 240
Minimum Resolution: 50
Maximum Resolution: 80
Frame Generation: Off
Texture Quality: High
Ray Tracing: Off
Crowd Density: Medium
Field of View: 80
Film Grain: On
Chromatic Aberration: Off
Depth of Field: On
Lens Flare: On
Motion Blur: High
Contact Shadows: On
Improved Facial Lighting Geometry: On
Anisotropy: 16
Local Shadow Mesh Quality: High
Local Shadow Quality: High
Cascaded Shadows Range: High
Cascaded Shadows Resolution: High
Distant Shadows Resolution: High
Volumetric Fog Resolution: High
Volumetric Cloud Quality: High
Max Dynamic Decals: High
Screen Space Reflections Quality: High
Subsurface Scattering Quality: High
Ambient Occlusion: High
Colour Precision: Medium
Level of Detail (LOD): High
VSync: Off
Maximum FPS: Off
Resolution: 1920x1080
===Personal Custom Settings===
Resolution Scaling: MetalFX
MetalFX: Dynamic Resolution Scaling
MetalFX Sharpness: 0.50
Target frames per second: 60
Minimum Resolution: 50
Maximum Resolution: 80
Frame Generation: Off
Texture Quality: High
Ray Tracing: Off
Crowd Density: Medium
Field of View: 80
Film Grain: On
Chromatic Aberration: Off
Depth of Field: On
Lens Flare: On
Motion Blur: Off
Contact Shadows: On
Improved Facial Lighting Geometry: Off
Anisotropy: 16
Local Shadow Mesh Quality: Medium
Local Shadow Quality: Medium
Cascaded Shadows Range: Medium
Cascaded Shadows Resolution: Medium
Distant Shadows Resolution: High
Volumetric Fog Resolution: Medium
Volumetric Cloud Quality: Medium
Max Dynamic Decals: Medium
Screen Space Reflections Quality: Medium
Subsurface Scattering Quality: Medium
Ambient Occlusion: Medium
Colour Precision: Medium
Level of Detail (LOD): High
VSync: 60
Maximum FPS: 60
Resolution: 1920x1080
