Cyberpunk 2077 doesn't work to its full potential on AMD processors, or at least it does thanks to many comments online. VideoCardz discovered a Reddit report on the issue, which appears to revolve around SMT not working - it's simultaneous multi-threading, and the apparent bug means AMD processors are only using their physical cores, rather than the full number of threads. available to them. So for example with a Ryzen 3700X it is an 8 core processor but with 16 threads which means if the 8 physical cores are not fully utilized you can effectively have more cores (`virtual cores' if you will) with simultaneous multi-threading (up to 16) and therefore better performance. However, since SMT apparently doesn't work properly in Cyberpunk 2077, only 8 cores are used at most. This has also been pointed out in some reviews, as well as a fair number of AMD processor owners online on Reddit and elsewhere. The issue does not affect Intel chips or their hyperthreading (which is Intel's name for SMT).
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There is an apparent workaround, as the tech site points out, as reported by UnhingedDoork, but that involves tinkering with the game's .exe file, and is best left alone if you're not tech-savvy and completely sure about it. What are you doing. . If these reports are correct and this is a widespread problem, hopefully the Cyberpunk 2077 developers will come up with a fix soon enough (or at least let us know what's going on here). In an apology for the game's state upon release, CD Projekt Red has previously tweeted that "PC gamers will also receive regular updates and fixes to improve the game." There are anecdotal stories of significant performance increases after applying the unofficial workaround mentioned above. A player in the Reddit thread above notes, “5600X here, this fix is amazing. I stick to 60+ FPS, even in crowded areas, areas that went down to 40". And there are plenty of other stories of at least 10fps (frames per second) and in some cases much higher gains of around 20fps , and the game also shows less stuttering, according to some people, and CPU usage increases significantly (as additional vCores come into play.) Today's best Cyberpunk 2077 deals Cyberpunk 2077 - PlayStation 4 Cyberpunk 2077 , Warner Bros, ... Cyberpunk 2077 standard ...