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AMD Optimization: Settings balanced for performance and quality across modern AMD GPUs (RX 6000, RX 7000, & RX 9000 series).
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Radeon Raytracing Refined - AMD RT Performance INI (RDNA 2 / 3 / 4)Struggling to run Ray Tracing smoothly on your Radeon card in Night City? Want those gorgeous RT reflections and lighting without sacrificing playable framerates?Radeon Raytracing Refined is here to optimize your experience! This is a carefully tuned INI configuration file designed specifically to improve the performance of standard Ray Tracing features (Reflections, AO, Lighting, Shadows) on modern AMD Radeon architectures – RDNA 2 (RX 6000 series), RDNA 3 (RX 7000 series), and the latest RDNA 4 (RX 9000 series)!Ray Tracing is demanding technology, especially on earlier architectures. This preset aggressively utilizes performance-saving techniques like optimized half-resolution tracing, moderated ray distances, and smart sampling counts, tailored to leverage AMD hardware more effectively and deliver a smoother, more enjoyable Ray Tracing experience compared to default game settings.🚀 CORE GOALS & FEATURES:
- Broad AMD Optimization: Settings balanced for performance and quality across modern AMD GPUs (RX 6000, RX 7000, & RX 9000 series).
- Standard RT Focus: Optimizes Ray Traced Reflections, Ambient Occlusion, Global Illumination (RT Lighting Medium/High), and Shadows for better playability.
- Performance First (for RT): Employs techniques like explicit Half-Resolution Tracing for demanding effects – critical for providing significant FPS gains on AMD hardware, especially RDNA 2.
- Balanced Quality: Aims to retain good visual impact from RT effects while reducing the biggest performance bottlenecks on Radeon cards.
- Optimized Ray Distances: Uses moderate tracing radii to manage GPU workload efficiently across generations.
- VRAM Aware: Includes slightly increased RT memory buffers potentially beneficial for cards with 16GB+ VRAM, with clear notes for users on lower-VRAM cards (common on RDNA 2 mid-range) to reduce these for stability.
- Includes RTXDI Toggle: Enables NVIDIA's Real-Time Direct Illumination (works via DX12) for improved local light sources (performance impact should be tested by user on their specific card/driver).
- Path Tracing Ready (Highly Experimental): Includes relevant Path Tracing settings, but requires manual tweaking (BounceNumber=1) for any chance of acceptable performance in RT: Overdrive mode, especially on RDNA 2/3. This preset does NOT optimize specifically for Path Tracing by default.
- Primary: Users with AMD Radeon RX 6000 series (RDNA 2), RX 7000 series (RDNA 3), or RX 9000 series (RDNA 4) GPUs.
- Target Scenario: Enabling Standard Ray Tracing features at resolutions like 1080p (RDNA 2) / 1440p (RDNA 3/4).
- FSR Absolutely Crucial: Using AMD FidelityFX™ Super Resolution (FSR - Quality or Balanced recommended depending on resolution/GPU tier) is essential to achieve target framerates with RT enabled. Lower-end RDNA 2 or higher resolutions will necessitate FSR Balanced or Performance.
- Enable RT In-Game: You MUST enable desired Ray Tracing features (Reflections, Lighting, Shadows, AO) in Cyberpunk 2077's graphics menu for these INI settings to function!
- FSR is Key: Enable FSR in the game settings for the necessary performance uplift.
- Path Tracing (RT Overdrive): This mode is extremely taxing on all current hardware, particularly non-NVIDIA cards. Use requires manual edits (BounceNumber=1) and likely still results in low FPS, especially on RDNA 2/3. Manage expectations!
- Architecture Differences: While optimized as a baseline, expect RDNA 2 cards to achieve lower RT framerates than RDNA 3/4 with the same settings. Further reducing TracingRadius or SampleCount might be needed on RX 6000 series cards.
- (Crucial!) Backup: Find your game's INI location and backup any existing there.
- Download: Get the Radeon_Raytracing_Refined.ini file.
- Extract: If needed, extract the .ini file.
- Place ONE File: Copy the single Radeon_Raytracing_Refined.ini file into your Cyberpunk 2077 config folder (e.g., ...\Cyberpunk 2077\engine\config\platform\pc\ or a CET config folder).
- Set In-Game: Launch Cyberpunk 2077, go to Graphics Settings, enable the desired Ray Tracing effects and enable FSR (Quality/Balanced generally recommended).
- Play! Enjoy smoother Ray Tracing!
- Go to where you placed the .ini file.
- Delete Radeon_Raytracing_Refined.ini.
- (Optional) Restore original backups.
- This mod aims for better RT performance on AMD, not miracles. Expect FPS lower than pure rasterization.
- Results vary greatly based on your GPU (e.g., 6700 XT vs 7800 XT vs 7900 XTX vs hypothetical 9070 XT), CPU, RAM, resolution, and FSR settings.
- If Unstable (Check VRAM): Users with <=12GB VRAM (common on RDNA 2 mid-range like 6700XT) MUST edit the INI and reduce GeometryUpdateBufferSizeMB (try 128/64) and ScratchBufferSizeMB (try 64/32). 16GB+ cards should generally be fine with the preset values.
- RTXDI Impact: Test the performance impact of [Developer/FeatureToggles] RTXDI = true. If it causes noticeable FPS loss, set it to false. RDNA 2 might see a larger hit than RDNA 3/4.
- Further FPS (especially RDNA 2): Lowering TracingRadiusReflections/TracingRadius (e.g., to 100), ensuring Half-Res options (EnableHalfResolutionTracing = 1) are active, or using FSR Balanced/Performance mode are primary ways to gain frames.
- Path Tracing Performance: RT: Overdrive mode remains largely unplayable on most AMD cards without significant manual tweaks and visual compromises.
- Visual Quality Trade-offs: Uses optimized settings (especially half-res tracing) that sacrifice some visual fidelity for significant performance gains necessary on Radeon hardware.
- Driver/Game Updates: Future driver or game patches could alter performance or setting behavior.
- Game Version: Tested primarily on Cyberpunk 2077 v[Your Tested Version].
- Conflicts: Will conflict with other mods providing comprehensive graphics/RT .ini files. Choose only one.
- Generally Compatible: With mods not touching these specific RT INI settings.
- Report issues or feedback in the POSTS or BUGS section on Nexus Mods. Please mention your GPU model (e.g., RX 6800 XT, RX 7900 XT), driver version, and game version.
- Confirm installation steps and appropriate in-game settings (RT enabled, FSR enabled).