I Went Down the Black Myth: Wukong GPU Rabbit Hole and All I Got Was This Golden Cudgel Fan

Listen, I have a confession: I am a simple gamer. I see a monkey with a staff, I want a graphics card. When Black Myth: Wukong finally dropped, Nvidia partners in China did not just release drivers and call it a day. They went full mythic monkey mode and cooked up a series of themed RTX 40 Super GPUs. And I am sitting here in 2026, still wiping drool off my keyboard. 🐒⚡

The lineup was basically eight dazzling-themed RTX 40 Super cards from Nvidia brand partners. We are talking MSI, Colorful, GIGABYTE, ZOTAC, Gainward, and more. Some were free with certain GeForce RTX 40 series cards, which is the kind of bundle that makes my wallet nervous and my heart go pitter-patter. The catch? These bad boys were China-exclusive, so the rest of us had to admire them through screenshots like peasants staring at a royal banquet. 🍜

Colorful RTX 4080 Super: The Golden Cudgel Glow-Up

Colorful, a brand that absolutely lives up to its name, made one of the flashiest Wukong cards. The RTX 4080 Super packs 16GB of GDDR6X memory and 10240 CUDA cores. That is already beefy. But then Colorful slapped on a backplate with stunning key art of Sun Wukong, plus a matching gold pattern on the front.

According to Videocardz, that pattern replicates the Golden Cudgel weapon from the game. The central fan also has a light-up ring of LEDs. I mean, come on. That is not a graphics card. That is a shrine with PCIe connectors. If I owned one, I would probably frame it and whisper 'good monkey' every morning. 🙏

MSI RTX 4070 Super Gaming Slim Wukong Edition: Sleek but Shy

MSI's Wukong GPU leaked online in June, and by launch it was very much real. The final custom GeForce RTX 4070 Super Gaming Slim goes for a sleek black look with small gold accents. It is subtle. It is classy. It is also, dare I say, a bit shy about the whole Wukong thing.

There is no Wukong imagery in sight. Not even a tiny monkey paw. More disappointingly, the MSI RTX 4070 12GB Gaming X Slim Wukong Edition has a lower boost clock speed than the typical Gaming X Slim model. So it looks like a ninja and performs like a slightly tired ninja. Still cool, but I expected a bit more monkey business. 🐵

GIGABYTE, ZOTAC, and Gainward: The Rest of the Monkey Business

GIGABYTE's custom GPU features scenic imagery from the game on the front of its three-fan design. Like many of the custom cards, the Destined One himself appears on the backplate. It is the kind of design that says, 'I am ready for a boss fight and also for 4K gaming.'

Gainward shook things up with the RTX 4070 Super 12GB Snow Wukong Edition, an all-white design with Wukong art on the backplate. White GPU plus monkey king? That is colder than a January wind. ZOTAC also joined the party with a Wukong-themed RTX 4070 Super, because at this point, every brand wanted a piece of the myth.

Here is a quick rundown of the main cards I can still remember through the fog of FOMO:

Brand	Model	Vibe	Wukong Factor
Colorful	RTX 4080 Super	Gold, glowing, glorious	Backplate Sun Wukong, Golden Cudgel pattern, LED ring
MSI	RTX 4070 Super Gaming Slim Wukong Edition	Stealth black with gold accents	Almost no Wukong imagery, lower boost clock
GIGABYTE	RTX 4070 Super	Scenic three-fan beauty	Destined One on backplate
Gainward	RTX 4070 Super 12GB Snow Wukong Edition	All-white ice queen	Wukong art on backplate
ZOTAC	RTX 4070 Super	Mysterious monkey energy	Wukong-themed, details fuzzy

The China-Only Heartbreak

Neither MSI, Colorful, nor any of the other brands announced these Black Myth Wukong cards on their official social media channels. Like some of the best-looking custom GPUs, they remained purely for the Chinese market. Some of the custom RTX 40 Super series cards were spotted on the Chinese tech site JD.com. But for international buyers, there was a chance you would have to fight the toughest boss yet: import and custom fees.

And let me tell you, that boss does not stagger. It does not have a weakness. It just takes your money and laughs. 💸

Fast forward to 2026, and these cards are basically collector's items. Newer GPUs may be floating around, but a Wukong-themed RTX 40 Super still hits different. It is part graphics card, part mythology, part 'I saw it on JD.com and now I am emotionally attached.' If you find one in good condition, you are not just buying hardware. You are buying a tiny golden statue that also renders ray tracing.

At the end of the day, I did not get one. I am still here, writing about them like a sad monk on a mountain. But if Nvidia partners ever decide to do a global Wukong GPU drop, I will be first in line. Take my money, give me the monkey. 🐒💳