Can I run Black Myth: Wukong with a GeForce RTX 3050 8GB?
In Black Myth: Wukong the GeForce RTX 3050 8GB sits between two reference points: past the GeForce GTX 1060 6GB that defines minimum, and 50% short of the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti that defines recommended.
Ranked 42 of the 47 cards we track, with 27 of them carrying more video memory - and 15 of the 47 cards we track stop at the same point in Black Myth: Wukong.
Runs at minimum
Playable at the lowest supported settings, with nothing in reserve.
- Headroom
- 33% clear
- Bottleneck
- GPU
- Confidence
- estimated
Tier ladder
The weakest link is graphics card: this rig brings 9 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 RTX 3050 8GB 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 RTX 3050 8GB sits at index 9 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".
Thresholds, against this card
Green means the GeForce RTX 3050 8GB clears that number, red means it does not. The processor and memory columns are yours to fill in with the checker below.
| Requirement | minimum | recommended | high | ultra | your rig |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPU index | 6 | 18 | 32 | 63 | 9 |
| CPU index | 42 | 55 | 65 | 92 | 0 |
| Video memory | 6 GB | 8 GB | 12 GB | 16 GB | 8 GB |
| System memory | 16 GB | 16 GB | 32 GB | 32 GB | 0 GB |
| Storage | 130 GB | 130 GB | 130 GB | 130 GB | - |
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.
Questions
- Will a GeForce RTX 3050 8GB run Black Myth: Wukong?
- In Black Myth: Wukong the GeForce RTX 3050 8GB sits between two reference points: past the GeForce GTX 1060 6GB that defines minimum, and 50% short of the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti that defines recommended. Above that the graphics card is what stops it.
- Is 8 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 8 GB of video memory does in Black Myth: Wukong.
More on this card: what the GeForce RTX 3050 8GB runs across every game we track.