WRC 9 is the leading off-road simulation franchise endorsed by the world's top drivers. It is the most in-depth rally game on the market: 3 new rallies (Kenya, Japan, New Zealand), over 15 classic cars and 100 special stages to tackle! WRC 9 has new game modes specially designed for the community, including a Clubs system where each player can create their own championship and compete in it online with the rest of the world! Take control of all official drivers and cars in 3 WRC categories with improved physics for even greater realism, redesigned environments and all-new pacenotes for total immersion.
Best gaming PC for WRC 9 in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for WRC 9 today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Nacon on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 | Windows 10 |
| CPU | Intel Core i3-2100 | AMD FX-4350 | Intel Core i5-6600 | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
| RAM | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce GTX 650, 1 Go | AMD Radeon HD 7770, 1 Go | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060, 6 Go | AMD Radeon RX 590, 8 Go |
| Storage | 30 GB | 30 GB |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run WRC 9?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5-6600 | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 and your GPU is at or above Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060, 6 Go | AMD Radeon RX 590, 8 Go, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.