Black Myth: Wukong - Minimum & Recommended PC Requirements (2024)

The long-anticipated Black Myth: Wukong is finally on the horizon. This Soulslike game, inspired by the Chinese novel Journey to the West, has been on the wishlist of many gamers across the globe. On August 20, PC and PS5 players will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in a rich world of Chinese mythology via this title. Unfortunately, Xbox Series X/S owners will be sitting this one out - well, at least for the time being.

PC players will also have to check whether their hardware meets the game's requirements or not. The developer has revealed the official system requirements for the game, and from the looks of it, they appear quite reasonable. For those curious, details regarding ray tracing requirements have also been included in this guide.

PC System Requirements for Black Myth: Wukong

As with most modern games, Black Myth: Wukong will only run on Windows 10/11 64-bit. Anything lower, and the game won’t even start. The complete system requirements are detailed below.

Minimum PC Requirements for Black Myth: Wukong

If you're only interested in running the game without any bells and whistles like ray tracing or high visual settings, a low-to-mid-end PC should be sufficient. For the GPU, a GTX 1060 or RX 580 will do the job, especially when paired with a Core i5-8400 or Ryzen 5 1600.

This setup should allow you to run the game at medium settings in 1080p. You'll also need 6 GB of VRAM and 16 GB of RAM. As for storage, 130 GB on an HDD will be enough, though the developer recommends using an SSD for better performance.

Recommended PC Requirements for Black Myth: Wukong

This is the setting most players will likely use. To run the game at 1080p resolution with good visuals, you'll need a GTX 2060 or RX 5700 XT GPU, paired with a Core i7-9700 or Ryzen 5 5500 CPU. The VRAM and RAM requirements remain the same as before. However, an SSD becomes essential for storage at this level.

Best PC Requirements for Black Myth: Wukong

For high-end gamers who care about resolution more than ray tracing, the recommended GPU is either the RTX 4070 or the RX 7800 XT. The CPU requirements remain unchanged here, but the VRAM and RAM requirements increase to 12 GB and 32 GB, respectively.

Ray Tracing PC Requirements for Black Myth: Wukong

For players who are addicted to their accurate reflections and shadows, they'll be pleased to know that Black Myth: Wukong offers ray tracing features. However, enabling these features won't come cheap. The PC requirements, especially the GPU, have become significantly higher, though the same CPU as mentioned above should suffice.

The GPU requirements for ray tracing are as follows:

• Low RT @ 1080p - RTX 3060
• Medium RT @ 1080p - RTX 4060
• Very High RT @ 4K - RTX 4080 Super

You may have noticed that no AMD Radeon cards were mentioned in the RT section above. This might be due to the superior ray tracing performance of Nvidia GeForce cards, but that doesn’t mean AMD cards can't utilize these features — they just might not perform as well as their Nvidia counterparts.

So, if you are rocking a RX 7900 GRE or above, then go ahead and crank up those sweet Ray Tracing features and enjoy Black Myth: Wukong in all its glory.

Black Myth: Wukong

Action RPG

Systems

Platform(s)

PC , PS5 , Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S

Released

August 20, 2024

Developer(s)

Game Science