Genre: Action RPG
Developer: CD Projekt Red
Publisher: CD Projekt
Release Date: February 15, 2022
PS Studios Game? No
PSVR2 Compatible? No
Metacritic Score: 75
PSSR? Yes
RT? Yes
RT Types: Ray traced reflections on transparent objects, shadows (local lights and sun), sky lighting, emissive lighting (neon signs etc) and ambient occlusion.
Highest Resolution: 4K PSSR2
Highest FPS: 95fps
ray tracing pro: 1224p-1440p DRS to 4K PSSR2 at a basically locked 30fps, or stable 40fps (rare dips to mid 30s) with VRR. Includes all RT.
ray tracing: 1296p-1440p DRS to 4K PSSR2 at a stable 60fps (dips to low 50s in more intense scenes), or usually 60-70fps with VRR. Only RT reflections & shadows.
performance: DRS up to 4K PSSR2 (often near 4K) at a basically locked 60fps (minor 1-2fps dips), or up to 95fps with VRR (targets 90fps, avg approx 75fps). No RT.
FSR2 can be toggled on, but don't. It's much worse than PSSR2 at upscaling a sharp, stable and clean image that's free of artifacts/edge breakup, and has worse motion clarity/more ghosting. As base PS5 uses FSR2, its overall image in all modes is downgraded and has much less RT support (local shadows only and only at 30fps). RT mode is CD Projekt's recommended mode, but the extra RT features in RT Pro mode (roughly equivalent to PC's Ultra RT settings) significantly improves image quality/realism if you don't mind 30/40fps.