HardwareBlack Myth: WukongBlack Myth: Wukong’s most-wishlisted status means its new benchmarking tool is the 18th most played ‘game’ on Steam right nowWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
HardwareBlack Myth: WukongBlack Myth: Wukong’s most-wishlisted status means its new benchmarking tool is the 18th most played ‘game’ on Steam right nowWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Game Science)
The new benchmarking tool is listed over on Steam for download. It’s free, of course, and doesn’t require you to have pre-ordered the game. It’s actually popular in its own right, as since its release mere hours ago it’s become the18th most played ‘game’ on Steam, with over 60,000 players at its peak.
This is the sort of hunger for benchmarking that we relish here on the PC Gamer hardware team. Hey, if you love benchmarking so much, why don’t you comework here. That’s not a joke.
I’ve been playing around with the benchmarking tool this morning, and in most respects it appears a pretty darn good one. You can tweak most of the game settings within the tool itself, which means you can genuinely find the best settings for the game for your specific system ahead of its release.
I’ve run my gaming PC through the test. It’s made up of anRTX 4080, Ryzen 9 5900X, 32 GB DDR5 RAM, too many SSDs to count, and a chunky air cooler (air ftw). There’s also a 4K gaming monitor attached for good measure. According to the benchmark, I’m able to crank out 70 fps at 4K (61 fps min) with every graphics setting maxed out—including ray tracing and cinematic quality visuals. I also have DLSS enabled in Balanced mode with Frame Generation switched on, which helps out a ton.
Here’s one of my results.(Image credit: Game Science)
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Black Myth: Wukong isset to release on August 20, 2024. Nvidia already has drivers available for the game, which you can download from theofficial Game Ready driver website, though neither AMD or Intel have any out yet.
If you want to install the game come launch day, you’ll need to clear the way on your PC. This game demands 130 GB of storage space, ideally on an SSD. Also some sort of upscaling, be it DLSS, XeSS or FSR, is expected. Here are the rest of the system requirements:
Swipe to scroll horizontallyBlack Myth: Wukong system requirements (with DLSS/FSR/XeSS enabled)Header Cell - Column 0MinimumRecommendedCPUIntel Core i5 8400, AMD Ryzen 5 1600Intel Core i7 9700, AMD Ryzen 5 5500Memory16 GB RAM16 GB RAMGPUNvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB, AMD Radeon RX 580 8GBNvidia GeForce RTX 2060, AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT, Intel Arc A750Storage130 GB (SSD recommended)130 GB (SSD recommended)
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Black Myth: Wukong system requirements (with DLSS/FSR/XeSS enabled)Header Cell - Column 0MinimumRecommendedCPUIntel Core i5 8400, AMD Ryzen 5 1600Intel Core i7 9700, AMD Ryzen 5 5500Memory16 GB RAM16 GB RAMGPUNvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB, AMD Radeon RX 580 8GBNvidia GeForce RTX 2060, AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT, Intel Arc A750Storage130 GB (SSD recommended)130 GB (SSD recommended)
Black Myth: Wukong sets pretty low requirements of your PC. Though from our own runs with the Arc A770, it’s clear you’ll need to cut back on most settings and crank XeSS all the way up to run on an Arc A750 or similar.
Best CPU for gaming: Top chips from Intel and AMD.Best gaming motherboard: The right boards.Best graphics card: Your perfect pixel-pusher awaits.Best SSD for gaming: Get into the game first.
Best CPU for gaming: Top chips from Intel and AMD.Best gaming motherboard: The right boards.Best graphics card: Your perfect pixel-pusher awaits.Best SSD for gaming: Get into the game first.
Best CPU for gaming: Top chips from Intel and AMD.Best gaming motherboard: The right boards.Best graphics card: Your perfect pixel-pusher awaits.Best SSD for gaming: Get into the game first.
Best CPU for gaming: Top chips from Intel and AMD.Best gaming motherboard: The right boards.Best graphics card: Your perfect pixel-pusher awaits.Best SSD for gaming: Get into the game first.
Best CPU for gaming: Top chips from Intel and AMD.Best gaming motherboard: The right boards.Best graphics card: Your perfect pixel-pusher awaits.Best SSD for gaming: Get into the game first.
Best CPU for gaming: Top chips from Intel and AMD.Best gaming motherboard: The right boards.Best graphics card: Your perfect pixel-pusher awaits.Best SSD for gaming: Get into the game first.
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