Trouble Running Monster Hunter Worlds on Your Gaming PC? Potential Solutions Exist
Monster Hunter Wilds Endures Performance Issues on Mid-Range PCs, Upcoming Patch Offers Solution
Since its launch, the action role-playing game Monster Hunter Wilds has struggled with performance issues, particularly affecting players with older or mid-range graphics cards in their gaming PCs. As the graphic demands of games like Wilds and Black Myth: Wukong rise, some gamers have felt compelled to upgrade their desktops with the new AMD Ryzen 7 9800x3D CPU and Radeon RX 9070 XT. However, a resolution for those still experiencing issues may be on the horizon with an upcoming patch for Monster Hunter Wilds.
Game Director Yuya Tokuda recently issued a letter on the official website detailing changes coming with the first Title Update, which is set to release later this week. Along with new challenging hunts and increased hub activities, this update will reduce VRAM usage and upgrade to DirectStorage for the Steam version of Wilds, which should increase stability for PC players.
Performance for Monster Hunter Wilds on PC has seen improvement, but it remains a rough experience for many players. efforts to enhance performance rely heavily on supersampling and frame generation technology. Whether you're using a 4060 or a 3070, you may have needed to enable AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) and frame generation to achieve smooth performance on Wilds.
On my Nvidia RTX 3080 desktop as well as my RTX 5090 gaming laptop, I found it necessary to activate graphics upscaling software to achieve optimal performance on Wilds at 1080p and 1600p resolutions on the RTX 5090 Razer Blade 16 (2025), and at 2K-4K resolutions on my RTX 3080 desktop.
Enabling frame generation software can sometimes exacerbate client-to-server latency, a pain point for online gamers. Nvidia's Reflex software can help, but it's not always an option.
The upcoming patch for Monster Hunter Wilds, Free Title Update 1, will launch on Friday, April 4, and in certain time zones, players may receive the update as late as Thursday, April 3. The Monster Hunter team is actively addressing stability issues and making improvements, particularly on the Steam version of the game. These efforts will be an ongoing process, with the ultimate goal of making continual strides in addressing these issues.
While the specifics of the upcoming improvements have not been detailed, reduced VRAM usage and DirectStorage should assist in optimizing PC performance and bringing it closer to the console experience for Wilds. Individual performance gains will vary based on hardware, graphics settings, and resolution. However, for GPUs with less VRAM, the reduced usage should have a more significant impact than for those using higher-end GPUs with more VRAM.
- Despite the release of powerful CPUs like the AMD Ryzen 7 9800x3D and Radeon RX 9070 XT, Monster Hunter Wilds continues to face performance issues on mid-range PCs.
- A forthcoming patch for Monster Hunter Wilds is expected to address the performance issues, improving the game's stability and reducing VRAM usage.
- The update, titled Free Title Update 1, will feature new challenging hunts, increased hub activities, and DirectStorage for the Steam version of Wilds.
- To achieve smooth performance on Wilds, gamers have had to use supersampling, frame generation technology, and occasionally graphics upscaling software like Nvidia Reflex.
- While some players with high-end GPUs like the RTX 3080 and RTX 5090 have needed graphics upscaling software to achieve optimal performance, those with mid-range GPUs have reported more severe issues.
- The upcoming patch may bring the performance of Wilds on PC closer to that of console versions, though individual gains will vary based on hardware, graphics settings, and resolution.
- The continued efforts of the Monster Hunter team to address these performance issues have been focused on improving the Steam version of the game, making it a smoother experience for players.
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