Capcom released an official PC benchmark and revised specs for Monster Hunter Wilds to prepare players for the game.
Following the February 4 Monster Hunter Wilds showcase stream, Capcom launched the official PC benchmark for the highly-anticipated title. Along with the new benchmark, Monster Hunter Wilds revised 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 Wilds aired a showcase on February 4 to give players a glimpse of the dangerous foes they will encounter. The Monster Hunter broadcast followed a Capcom spotlight show that covered other titles such as Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Capcom Fighting Collection 2, and Street 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 for Monster Hunter Wilds will 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 what specs will be needed to play Monster Hunter Wilds, Capcom launched a benchmark client for that purpose. The PC benchmark is free to download from the Monster Hunter Wilds Steam 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 for Monster Hunter Wilds. Now, the minimum graphics cards (GPU) for Monster Hunter Wilds are 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 play Monster Hunter Wilds at 1080p and 60 FPS with Frame Generation enabled. Capcom also revealed presets for 1440p and 4K resolutions, both of which require powerful PC parts.
Monster Hunter Wilds Launches PC Benchmark And Updated Specs List
Minimum | Recommended | High | Ultra | |
| Resolution | 1080p | 1080p | 1440p | 2160p (4K) |
| Frame Rate | 30 FPS | 60 FPS (with Frame Generation Enabled) | 60 FPS (with Frame Generation Enabled) | 60 FPS (with Frame Generation Enabled) |
| OS | Windows 10 or 11 64-Bit | Windows 10 or 11 64-Bit | Windows 10 or 11 64-Bit | Windows 10 or 11 64-Bit |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-10400 / Intel Core i3-12100 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | Intel Core i5-10400 / Intel Core i3-12100 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 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 |
| Memory | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 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) |
| VRAM | 6 GB or more required. | 8 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). |
| Storage | 75 GB SSD | 75 GB SSD | 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. |
The Monster Hunter Wilds PC benchmark launched two days before the game’s second open beta test. Monster Hunter fans can test the game from 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 Wilds overtook Hollow Knight: Silksong as the most wishlisted game on Steam. All in all, Capcom fans have plenty of content to enjoy in the weeks ahead.
