Summary
Following the February 4Monster Hunter Wildsshowcase stream, Capcom launched the official PC benchmark for the highly-anticipated title. Along with the new benchmark,Monster Hunter Wildsrevised the spec requirements needed to run the game, which should give PC players a little wiggle room toward ensuring their machines are up to the task.
Three weeks before the game’s launch,Monster Hunter Wildsaired a showcase on February 4to give players a glimpse of the dangerous foes they will encounter. TheMonster Hunterbroadcast followed a Capcom spotlight show that covered other titles such asOnimusha: Way of the Sword,Capcom Fighting Collection 2, andStreet Fighter 6. Some of the creatures that were featured included returning foes, like Nerscylla and Gore Magala, and new ones such as Arkveld, the White Wraith. Preloading forMonster Hunter Wildswill begin on February 26, two days before the game’s full release. Exact times will be revealed closer to launch.
To give PC players an idea of whatspecs will be needed to playMonster Hunter Wilds, Capcom launched a benchmark client for that purpose. The PC benchmark is free todownload from theMonster Hunter WildsSteam page, and requires approximately 26 GB of open storage space on a solid-state drive (SSD). Alongside the new benchmark, Capcom made slight revisions to the minimum and recommended specifications forMonster Hunter Wilds. Now, the minimum graphics cards (GPU) forMonster Hunter Wildsare the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 and the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT, which is a slight change from the previously listed GTX 1660 Super and Radeon RX 5600 XT. The recommended specs now require an RTX 2060, Radeon RX 6600, or newer to playMonster Hunter Wildsat 1080p and 60 FPS with Frame Generation enabled. Capcom also revealed presets for 1440p and 4K resolutions, both of which require powerful PC parts.
1080p
1440p
2160p (4K)
30 FPS
Windows 10 or 11 64-Bit
CPU
Intel Core i5-10400 / Intel Core i3-12100 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Intel Core i5-11600K / Intel Core i5-12400 / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X / AMD Ryzen 7 7700
16 GB
GPU
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 (6GB) / AMD Radeon RX 5500 (8GB)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super (8GB) / AMD Radeon RX 6600 (8GB)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti (8GB) / AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (12GB)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti (12GB) / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super (16GB) / AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT (16GB)
6 GB or more required.
8 GB or more required.
12 GB or more required / (16 GB or more required when high-resolution texture pack is applied).
75 GB SSD
75 GB SSD / (150 GB when installing the free high-resolution texture pack DLC).
Notes
SSD required. This game is expected to run at 1080p (upscaled from 720 native resolution) / 30 fps under the “Lowest” graphics setting. DirectStorage supported.
SSD required. This game is expected to run at 1080p (Upscaled) / 60 fps (with Frame Generation enabled) under the “Medium” graphics setting. DirectStorage supported.
SSD required. This game is expected to run at 1440p (Upscaled) / 60 fps (with Frame Generation enabled) under the “High” graphics setting. DirectStorage supported.
SSD required. This game is expected to run at 2160p (Upscaled) / 60 fps (with Frame Generation enabled) under the “Ultra” graphics setting. DirectStorage supported.
TheMonster Hunter WildsPC benchmark launched two days before the game’s second open beta test.Monster Hunterfans can test the gamefrom February 6 through 9, and again from February 13 through 16. Both testing periods will begin at 10:00 PM Eastern, and will have crossplay between PC and consoles active. Players will be able to take on a special version of Arkveld during the open beta.
Ahead of launch,Monster Hunter WildsovertookHollow Knight: Silksongas the most wishlisted game on Steam. All in all, Capcom fans have plenty of content to enjoy in the weeks ahead.
