Cyberpunk 2077 has never looked better, literally. In a new video from modding channel Digital Dreams, the game runs at a blistering 8K resolution, powered by NVIDIA’s RTX 5090 and stacked with visual upgrades. The result? A hyper-detailed version of Night City that pushes visual fidelity to the limit.
Cyberpunk 2077 looks ultra-realistic with full ray tracing
Shiftdelete.netArmed with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D, RTX 5090, and dozens of mods, Digital Dreams turned Cyberpunk 2077 into a near-photorealistic experience. The lighting has been entirely overhauled. Surfaces like wet roads, reflective glass, and car bodies bounce light with a lifelike quality. Shadows feel more natural. Colors blend more smoothly. Even the weather changes feel dynamic.
Walking through the industrial outskirts into the neon-soaked core of Night City, the game transforms. It’s not just the lighting textures are sharper, NPCs look more detailed, and the ambient effects make everything feel more alive. The rain at night doesn’t just fall it varies in intensity depending on where you are.
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Mods, hardware, and a dream PC setup
Digital Dreams didn’t just crank up the in-game settings. Cyberpunk 2077 mods play a major role here. They’ve added custom shaders, high-resolution textures, and revamped weather effects. Combined with the raw muscle of an RTX 5090, the game stays smooth even in dense city areas.
Here’s the basic setup used in the showcase:
- Resolution: 8K
- GPU: RTX 5090
- CPU: Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- Mods: Lighting overhaul, weather realism, texture upgrades
- Graphics settings: Ultra + full path tracing
Stunning visuals but not without drawbacks
Not everything lands perfectly. During daytime sequences, sunlight reflecting off metal and glass becomes almost blinding. It’s realistic but arguably too much. The driver’s view early in the video is another weak point, offering limited visibility despite the visual upgrade.
Still, these are nitpicks in an otherwise jaw-dropping presentation. Cyberpunk 2077 looks ultra realistic here not just upgraded, but transformed. For most gamers, it’s an unattainable setup. For the rest, it’s a glimpse of what’s possible when you push every slider to the extreme.
