Is 6 GB of video memory enough for Black Myth: Wukong?

Yes for the tiers this card can reach anyway - its core speed runs out before its 6 GB of video memory does in Black Myth: Wukong.

Can I run Black Myth: Wukong with a GeForce GTX 1060 6GB?

Recommended in Black Myth: Wukong is a different class of card: that tier starts at index 18 and the GeForce GTX 1060 6GB reads 6, 67% short, so minimum is where this one belongs.

Of the 15 cards that reach this same point in Black Myth: Wukong, the GeForce GTX 1060 6GB is the slowest - index 6 is the least this game will accept for that tier among the hardware we track.

estimated index 6 · 6 GB · 2016

Ceiling with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D and 32 GB

Runs at minimum

Playable at the lowest supported settings, with nothing in reserve.

Headroom: exactly on the line on VRAM
Bottleneck: GPU
Confidence: estimated

Tier ladder

minimum cleared
recommended blocked by GPU + VRAM
high blocked by GPU + VRAM
ultra blocked by GPU + VRAM

The weakest link is graphics card: this rig brings 6 against the 18 that Black Myth: Wukong asks for at the recommended tier. Everything else in the rig is already past that line.

That readout is the best this card can do in Black Myth: Wukong: it assumes nothing else in the machine holds it back. Your own processor and memory can only lower it, never raise it.

The same card with three different processors

In Black Myth: Wukong the processor beside a GeForce GTX 1060 6GB changes the answer, which is why a card-only verdict is not worth much here. Each row assumes 16 GB of system memory.

Processor	Index	Verdict	Bottleneck
Ryzen 5 1600	30	Will not run	processor
Ryzen 9 5900X	70	Runs at minimum	graphics card
Ryzen 7 9800X3D	95	Runs at minimum	graphics card

Cheapest way up one tier

graphics card: Arc A750

The GeForce GTX 1060 6GB sits at index 6 and the recommended tier starts at 18.

That is the smallest part in our catalogue that clears the recommended tier - not the fastest one, and not a price claim: we hold no price data, so "cheapest" here means "least upgrade that does the job".

This part alone will not get you there. video memory also falls short of that tier.

Where to look: Arc A750 (no store links yet)

Thresholds, against this card

Green means the GeForce GTX 1060 6GB clears that number, red means it does not. The processor and memory columns are yours to fill in with the checker below.

System requirement thresholds for Black Myth: Wukong, by tier
Requirement	minimum	recommended	high	ultra	your rig
GPU index	6	18	32	63	6
CPU index	42	55	65	92	0
Video memory	6 GB	8 GB	12 GB	16 GB	6 GB
System memory	16 GB	16 GB	32 GB	32 GB	0 GB
Storage	130 GB	130 GB	130 GB	130 GB	-

The CPU and system memory rows show zero because this page knows the card and nothing else.

Check your whole rig

Add your processor and memory for a verdict about your machine rather than about this card.

Standing by

Pick a graphics card and a processor. The verdict appears here, with the exact part that limits it.

Nothing you type leaves your browser. There is no account, no upload, and no hardware scan - the comparison runs on this page.

Questions

Will a GeForce GTX 1060 6GB run Black Myth: Wukong?: Recommended in Black Myth: Wukong is a different class of card: that tier starts at index 18 and the GeForce GTX 1060 6GB reads 6, 67% short, so minimum is where this one belongs. Above that the graphics card is what stops it.
Is 6 GB of video memory enough for Black Myth: Wukong?: Yes for the tiers this card can reach anyway - its core speed runs out before its 6 GB of video memory does in Black Myth: Wukong.

More on this card: what the GeForce GTX 1060 6GB runs across every game we track.