Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
XeSS enables high performance ray tracing in Cyberpunk on any GPU with this launch argument that lets you enable ray traced reflections, ray traced shadows, ray traced local shadows, and even RT Overdrive path tracing mode (which just ended up crashing the game on my Nvidia Pascal GPU with the latest drivers.) The launch argument just needs to be put in the Steam launch options here it is:
-gpuFlag forceRayTracing
This should work on any GPU that support DirectX raytracing or DXR, according to the game settings. I also used DLSS Enabler in this video to allow me to "enable DLSS" on my old card using XeSS and FSR 3 frame gen. Tested with XeSS 1.3 and FSR 3.1.
DLSS Enabler link: nexusmods.com/site/mods/757
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0:00 - 4:57 "Ultra" Ray Tracing XeSS Ultra Performance
4:57 - 5:38 FSR 3.1 Ultra Performance (No Frame Gen)
5:38 - 8:03 XeSS with Frame Gen (FSR 3 Frame Gen + XeSS ultra performance)
8:03 - 9:03 XeSS Balanced with Frame Gen (better RT shadows bad performance)
9:03 - 10:27 Metro Ride (RT with XeSS and Frame Gen)
10:27 - 12:40 XeSS Ultra Performance Ultra Ray-Traced lighting with frame gen
12:40 - 14:00 Ray Reconstruction/DLSS 3.5 Denoiser Test
14:00 - 14:40 Only RT Reflections/Shadows (Frame Gen Off)
14:40 - 15:36 Ultra RT XeSS Ultra Perf (Frame Gen Off)
15:36 - 16:05 Variable Penumbra!!!
16:05 - 17:00 RT Water Reflections/The End
XeSS enables high performance ray tracing in Cyberpunk on any GPU with this launch argument that lets you enable ray traced reflections, ray traced shadows, ray traced local shadows, and even RT Overdrive path tracing mode (which just ended up crashing the game on my Nvidia Pascal GPU with the latest drivers.) The launch argument just needs to be put in the Steam launch options here it is:
-gpuFlag forceRayTracing
This should work on any GPU that support DirectX raytracing or DXR, according to the game settings. I also used DLSS Enabler in this video to allow me to "enable DLSS" on my old card using XeSS and FSR 3 frame gen. Tested with XeSS 1.3 and FSR 3.1.
DLSS Enabler link: nexusmods.com/site/mods/757
GTX 1080 Ti, GTX 1060 6gb, GTX 1060 3gb, 1060, GTX 1070, GTX 1080, GTX 980ti, GTX 780ti, GTX Titan, GTX Titan X, GTX Titan Z, Titan Black, Titan Xp, Titan XP, GTX 1650, GTX 1650 Super, GTX 1660 super, GTX 1660ti, gtx 1660, Intel Arc B580, Intel Battlemage, neural rendering, RTX 5090, RTX 5080, RX 8800XT, RDNA4, FSR4, DLSS 4, ray reconstruction, DLSS 3.5, frame generation, FSR 3 frame gen, FSR 3 mod, DLSS to FSR 3, FSR 3 mod, XeSS mod, XeSS 1.2, XeSS 1.3.1, Optiscaler, XeSS 2, XeSS frame gen, software accelerated ray tracing, GTX vs RTX, GTX 1080ti ray tracing, GTX 1080ti path tracing, GTX 1080ti XeSS, 1440p, XeSS Ultra Performance mode, PSSR, PS5 Pro, PS6, Switch 2, Switch 2 leak, Xbox next, Xbox series S, hardware accelerated ray tracing, CUDA ray tracing, CUDA cores, CPU ray tracing, BVH structure, digital foundry, digital foundry Alex, Indiana Jones, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Halo 7, The game awards, game of the year, unreal engine 5, mega lights, ray tracing required, DXR, directX ray tracing, Vulkan ray tracing, Quake 2 RTX, Star Wars Jedi Survivor , A770, DP4A vs XMX, GTX 1080ti XeSS, GTX 1080ti FSR 3, GTX 1060 FSR 3, GTX 1060 XeSS, GTX 980ti FSR 3, 980ti XeSS, GTX titan XeSS, Titan Black, Titan X #battlemage #1080ti #cyberpunk2077 #raytracing #pathtracing #intelarc #dlss3 #alchemist #ps5pro #pssr #nvidiageforcegt750m #1060 #gtx #rtx #ai #unrealengine5 #amd #blackwell #witcher4 #redengine #pathtracing #cdprojektred #gameawards2024
0:00 - 4:57 "Ultra" Ray Tracing XeSS Ultra Performance
4:57 - 5:38 FSR 3.1 Ultra Performance (No Frame Gen)
5:38 - 8:03 XeSS with Frame Gen (FSR 3 Frame Gen + XeSS ultra performance)
8:03 - 9:03 XeSS Balanced with Frame Gen (better RT shadows bad performance)
9:03 - 10:27 Metro Ride (RT with XeSS and Frame Gen)
10:27 - 12:40 XeSS Ultra Performance Ultra Ray-Traced lighting with frame gen
12:40 - 14:00 Ray Reconstruction/DLSS 3.5 Denoiser Test
14:00 - 14:40 Only RT Reflections/Shadows (Frame Gen Off)
14:40 - 15:36 Ultra RT XeSS Ultra Perf (Frame Gen Off)
15:36 - 16:05 Variable Penumbra!!!
16:05 - 17:00 RT Water Reflections/The End
