Black Myth: Wukong Crash / Stutter
What is this error?
Black Myth: Wukong crashes to desktop or suffers severe stuttering. The game uses Unreal Engine 5 with heavy ray tracing and shader compilation.
Common causes
- shader compilation stutter
- GPU driver issue
- UE5 memory leak
- ray tracing too demanding
- DLSS/FSR issues
- insufficient VRAM
How to fix it
- Update GPU driver
- disable ray tracing
- enable DLSS/FSR
- wait for shaders to compile
- increase virtual memory
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Black Myth: Wukong is either crashing or stuttering so badly it's unplayable. Welcome to UE5 shader compilation hell. The good news is most of this is fixable.
For stuttering:
- The first 30-60 minutes of play WILL stutter — the game is compiling shaders as you encounter new areas and effects. It gets better after that initial period
- Enable DLSS (NVIDIA) or FSR (AMD) in graphics settings — Frame Generation specifically helps with stutter
- Disable Ray Tracing entirely if your GPU has less than 10GB VRAM. RT in this game is incredibly demanding
- Update your GPU driver — NVIDIA and AMD both released specific drivers for this game
For crashes:
- Increase virtual memory: set pagefile to 16-32GB (System Properties > Advanced > Performance > Virtual Memory)
- Verify game files on Steam
- Delete the shader cache: %localappdata%\b1\Saved\ShaderCache
- Lower graphics from Ultra to High — Ultra is designed for future GPUs, not current ones
- Disable Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling in Windows Display settings
- Close all background apps — this game wants every resource your PC has
When to seek help
If this error keeps happening after trying the fixes above, it may point to a deeper hardware or system issue. Consider professional help if:
- The crash occurs across multiple games or applications
- You see the same error after a clean Windows install
- Your PC is less than a year old (could be a warranty issue)
- You smell burning or hear unusual sounds from your PC
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