WRC 9
- Developer
- KT Racing
- Publisher
- Nacon
- Released
- 03 September 2020
- Age rating
- PEGI 3
- UK price
- £2.49
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
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 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- 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 13 September 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, look at the tier picks above.