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Black Myth: Wukong — System Requirements & Estimated PC Performance

Unreal Engine 5 action RPG with Lumen global illumination; among the most GPU-demanding titles at Ultra/RT settings.

Game info

DeveloperGame Science
PublisherGame Science
EngineUnreal Engine 5
Release date2024-08-20
GenreAction RPG, Souls-like

System requirements

Minimum CPUIntel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Minimum GPUNVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB / AMD RX 580 8GB
Minimum RAM16 GB
Recommended CPUIntel Core i7-9700 / AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Recommended GPUNVIDIA RTX 2060 / AMD RX 5700 XT
Recommended RAM16 GB
Storage130 GB

Estimated performance by hardware tier

Estimated average FPS at High settings, ray tracing off, no upscaling. See how it works.

Tier / Build1080p1440p4K
Budget
Ryzen 5 5600 + RX 7600
25 FPS16 FPS9 FPS
Mid-range
Ryzen 7 5700X + RX 9060 XT 16GB
33 FPS22 FPS12 FPS
High-end
Ryzen 7 7800X3D + RTX 5070
43 FPS28 FPS16 FPS
Enthusiast
Ryzen 7 9800X3D + RTX 5090
56 FPS37 FPS21 FPS

Ray tracing support: Yes · Upscaling support: DLSS, FSR, XESS, DLSS-FG

Recommended hardware

This is a demanding title — we'd recommend a higher-tier GPU for a comfortable 1080p/1440p High experience.

Frequently asked questions

It depends on your exact CPU and GPU. Use the FPS calculator pre-filled for Black Myth: Wukong to get an estimate for your own hardware.

Yes, Black Myth: Wukong supports ray tracing — enabling it will reduce frame rate, especially on GPUs with weaker RT hardware. See the resolution table above for High-preset, RT-off figures.

Black Myth: Wukong supports DLSS, FSR, XESS, DLSS-FG. Enabling upscaling can meaningfully raise frame rate, especially at 1440p and 4K.

This is a demanding title — we'd recommend a higher-tier GPU for a comfortable 1080p/1440p High experience.