Cyberpunk 2077 - HDR Optimized Settings (Patreon)

The game is NOT using/applying Xbox/Playstation HDR Calibration app settings.

The game had one of the worst HDR implementation with its initial release (washed out/wrong colors and wrong gamma) but after 1 year and a half since release things noticeably improved with Patch 1.5 (and free Next-Gen consoles Upgrade) and now with even more in-game HDR controls starting with Patch 2.1

• First of all "Use HDR10 PQ" over "HDR10 scRGB" in order to have a true/native HDR10 presentation (and not a SDR->HDR conversion)
• Peak HDR Luminance can be controlled with "Maximum Brightness" slider now up to 3.000 nits;
• "Paper White" value will just modify the UI luminance;
• "Tone-Mapping Midpoint" will control the gamma;
• The "HDR10 PQ Saturation" slider was introduced with Patch 2.1 and will alter the peak luminance also of colors, not only highlights.

Please note that the reference image brightness won't correspond to actual gameplay luminance.

If you have an LG OLED and:

> you're using Dynamic Tone Mapping or Dynamic Contrast:

• Set Maximum Brightness slider to: 3.000 (nits; Max);
• Set Paper White slider to: 200 (nits);
• Leave the HDR10 PQ Saturation slider to: 0 (Default).

> you're using HGIG:

• Set Maximum Brightness slider to: 800 (nits) or 1.000 (for G2) or 1.500 (for G3);
• Set Paper White slider to: 200 (nits);
• Leave the HDR10 PQ Saturation slider to: 0 (Default).

If you don't have an LG OLED and:

> you don't have an HGIG option:

• Set Maximum Brightness slider to: 1.000 (nits);
• Set Paper White slider to: 200 (nits);
• Leave the HDR10 PQ Saturation slider to: 0 (Default).

> you're using HGIG:

• Set Maximum Brightness slider to the corresponding real Peak HDR Luminance of your TV in "nits";
• Set Paper White slider to: 200 (nits);
• Leave the HDR10 PQ Saturation slider to: 0 (Default).

In all cases, set "Tone-Mapping Midpoint" to 1.10 as this corresponds to a balanced/correct exposure and gamma both for day and night/dark scenes.

BONUS:

• Disable Film Grain: to improve both clarity and contrast of the picture;
• Disable "Chromatic Aberration" from graphics options section in order to have a cleaner and more pleasant PQ;
• Use the Performance Mode on XSX/PS5 for the best IQ/Smoothness combo;
• On PC ONLY: Try the NOVA LUT Mod (HDR Variant + Pure 2.0 ENV Optional file: "PT" if you're using Path Tracing or "Raster" if you're not using any Ray Tracing) and then change the in-game Maximum Brightness to +25% what you've set for your TV (e.g. set it to 2.000 nits instead of 1.500 nits) and set Tone-Mapping Midpoint to 3. It will look incredible... :)