Black Myth Wukong is set to launch on the 20th of August across Steam and PS5/Xbox Series consoles. Ahead of the much-awaited release, Game Science has released a benchmark tool that gives players an idea of how the game will perform on varying hardware specifications. Since this is a scripted benchmark where the camera goes around the scene, it might vary from in-game performance figures. Here we attempt to draw up a preliminary settings guide for Black Myth: Wukong that will be updated with more detailed graphics options and comparisons at launch.
Recommended Settings for 4K “Cinematic” with Ray Tracing
Playing at 4K demands a GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super or a Radeon RX 7900 XTX at the very least. This is even if you don’t plan on enabling ray tracing. The GeForce RTX 4090 averages 45 FPS at 4K “Cinematic” without ray-tracing or upscaling enabled. Frame generation pushes the Ada flagship to 74.5 FPS with lows of 62.5 FPS.
Enabling ray-tracing and frame generation produces an average of 40 FPS on the GeForce RTX 4090 at 4K. DLSS Quality mode (75%) averages 67 FPS with lows of 56.4 FPS. You can increase the internal resolution slider to 80% if you play at 60 FPS, or reduce it to 50% (DLSS Balanced) if you have a 120 or 144 Hz monitor.
Gamers running a GeForce RTX 4070 Ti or 4070 Ti Super should reduce the ray-tracing quality to medium if the lows are lower than acceptable. Going from “Very High” to “Medium” grants a 32% improvement in average framerates on the RTX 4090 at 4K.
Recommended Settings for 1440p “Cinematic” with Ray Tracing
QHD or 1440p demands a GeForce RTX 4060 Ti or higher. If you play without ray tracing, then you can ignore frame generation. The DLSS/FSR “Balanced” or “Performance” presets should get you close to 60 FPS at 1440p. Frame generation on its own, averages 53 FPS on the GeForce RTX 4070.
Enabling ray-tracing (Very High) pulls the RTX 4070 down to 34 FPS at 1440p. We recommend DLSS/FSR frame generation for these settings with the resolution slider set to 55-60. Using the same settings at 4K yields an average of 47.5 FPS, while 1080p gets you over 80 FPS.
Recommended Settings for 1080p “Cinematic” with Ray Tracing
Full HD or 1080p is taxing yet in Black Myth. The GeForce RTX 4060 averages a paltry 28 FPS at 1080p “Cinematic” without RT or upscaling. Enabling frame generation buoys the budget Ada GPU to an average of 46 FPS, but attaining 60 FPS requires mild upscaling with an internal resolution offset of 80-90%
Ray-tracing (at least at medium) at 1080p requires DLSS/FSR frame generation and upscaling with a resolution scale of 50-60%. The GeForce RTX 3060 will work best with RT “Medium” and FSR 50 with frame generation enabled.
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