Introduction

Black Myth: Wukong is an action-adventure RPG that plunges players into an expansive, mystical world inspired by ancient Chinese mythology. The game follows the legendary tale of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, as players embark on an epic journey filled with challenging battles, intricate puzzles, and awe-inspiring environments. Set in a fantastical version of ancient China, the game invites players to explore a richly detailed world teeming with mythical creatures, powerful deities, and dark secrets. As Sun Wukong, players will master a diverse array of abilities and transformations, allowing for dynamic combat and strategic gameplay. With a deep narrative rooted in classic folklore, Black Myth: Wukong offers a captivating blend of storytelling, character development, and action that promises an exciting gaming experience.

Black Myth: Wukong is developed by Game Science Studio, a Chinese game developer that’s not very well known, at least in the West. This is their first large-scale action RPG and it looks very promising. Built on the powerful Unreal Engine 5, the game showcases stunning visuals and intricate environments that bring the rich, mythological world to life. The game utilizes DirectX 12 to support advanced graphical features and has support for Path Tracing on NVIDIA hardware. Players can choose from various upscaling technologies, including NVIDIA DLSS, AMD FSR, Intel XeSS, or Unreal Engine 5’s native temporal upscaling.

This benchmark review will assess the performance of Black Myth: Wukong across a wide range of contemporary graphics cards, compare image quality settings, and analyze the game’s VRAM usage to provide insight into the hardware requirements needed for an optimal experience.