Cyberpunk 2077-maker CD PROJEKT RED has announced that Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition will launch for Macs featuring Apple silicon this on Thursday (July 17). The game will be available via the Mac App Store, GOG.com, Steam, and the Epic Games Store. What makes this launch special is that this marks the first time Cyberpunk 2077, including its spy-thriller expansion Phantom Liberty, will be playable on Macs with Apple silicon. Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition has been optimised for the Apple Ecosystem and is supported on Apple silicon Mac configurations with 16GB or more of unified memory, running macOS 15.5 or later for an optimal experience.
Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition on Mac: Features and content update
Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition on Mac features Spatial Audio support, and on Mac, it defaults to Head Tracked Spatial Audio with AirPods for an enhanced immersive experience. Key highlights of the Mac version include:
- “For this Mac” Graphics Presets: Individually optimised for every Apple Silicon Mac model.
- MetalFX upscaling and AMD FSR upscaling with frame generation optimized for Apple silicon.
- Spatial Audio with head tracking exclusive to AirPods.
- Calibrated HDR optimised for Apple XDR displays, with HDR output supported on external calibrated displays.
- Game controller support and Magic Mouse/Trackpad compatibility.
- Cross-Progression across all platforms.
Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition optimisation for Apple Silicon performance
Apple says that the Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition is finely tuned for the Mac lineup, from M1 models up to the latest Macs with M4 and M3 family of chips, including the new iMac, MacBook Air, Mac mini, MacBook Pro, and Mac Studio with M3 Ultra. The game leverages Apple’s Tile-Based Deferred Rendering (TBDR) architecture by adding native Metal API support, utilising Metal’s C++ interface and the Metal Shader Converter to optimise its rendering pipeline for Apple GPUs. To maximise GPU efficiency, Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition reduces memory traffic and employs overlapping frames and command processing, the company said. An optimised rendering pipeline also minimises CPU overhead, while selectively utilised native Metal Shaders combined with converted shaders further enhance GPU utilisation. To boost performance while maintaining visual quality, the game integrates Apple’s MetalFX upscaling.