Can it run
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Yes. The RTX 5060 runs Cyberpunk 2077 smoothly (60+ fps) at up to 1440p: it gets 100 fps (measured) at 1080p, 66 fps (measured) at 1440p, about 20 fps (estimate) at 4K.
100fps
Measured
Wants ~10 GB video memory; this card has 8 GB.
66fps
Measured
Wants ~12 GB video memory; this card has 8 GB.
~20fps
Estimate
Wants ~16 GB video memory; this card has 8 GB.
Smooth = 60+ fps · Playable = 40+ · Lower settings = 25+ · No = under 25. Native resolution, high or ultra settings, no upscaling or frame generation.
1080p
1440p
4K
Cards need video memory within 2 GB of what the game wants. Prices re-checked daily; prices marked Sample are PC Atlas catalog estimates, not live store prices.
Cyberpunk 2077 leans hard on the processor, especially in busy scenes. The fps numbers here come from a Ryzen 7 9800X3D test PC; with an older or budget processor you'll see less, whatever the graphics card. For this game, aim for a Ryzen 5 9600X or faster.
Start a build with the Ryzen 5 9600X →Sources: estimates scale the card's 11-game Ultra average from the Tom's Hardware GPU hierarchy (June 2026, Ryzen 7 9800X3D) by how demanding Cyberpunk 2077 is (formula). Measured: TechSpot (Hardware Unboxed), “Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Review” (May 2025; Native resolution, no upscaling; the preset is not named in the article text. Call of Duty result is Black Ops 6; AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D). Measured: TechSpot (Hardware Unboxed), “Intel Arc B580 Review: Best Value GPU” (Dec 2024; High preset, native resolution, no upscaling; AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D). Last checked . Real results vary with settings, drivers, game patches and your processor.
Every card's starting point is its 11-game average from the Tom's Hardware GPU hierarchy (June 2026, Ryzen 7 9800X3D test PC, native resolution, high or ultra settings). Where a reputable tester printed a number for that exact card and game, we show it, marked Measured, with the source. Everything else is an estimate scaled by how demanding the game is, marked Estimate.
60 fps or more for most games. For esports games (Valorant, CS2, Fortnite, Apex and the like) we judge for a high-refresh monitor: 144 fps or more is smooth, 60 to 143 is playable.
Your processor, memory, drivers, game patches and the exact settings all change fps. Our numbers come from a fast gaming processor at native resolution, so a budget or older CPU will often get less, especially in esports and simulation games.
How the estimates work: our method →