Ubisoft has showcased all the PC features you can expect in the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Shadows release. The latest trailer reveals a range of PC-exclusive settings, including ray-tracing, global illumination, uncapped frame rates, virtualised geometry assets, and an impressive particle system that will bring the game world to life.
Along with the PC features, the studio also detailed the Assassin’s Creed Shadows PC system requirements. If you want to run the game at the best possible setting, you’ll need at least an NVIDIA RTX 4090 for maxed-out 4K 60FPS gameplay. However, Ubisoft also says the game runs at minimum using a GTX 1070 or AMD Radeon RX 5700.
The PC features trailer claims that Assassin’s Creed Shadows scales to all sorts of PC builds, so it seems you’ll be able to enjoy the game even if you haven’t upgraded your hardware in a while.
Here are all the specification details you need to know.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows PC System Requirements
SELECTIVE RAY TRACING
MINIMUM
- Resolution/FPS Using Dynamic Resolution and Upscaling: 1080P at 30 FPS
- Visual Settings: Low
- CPU: Intel® Core™ i7 8700k/ AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600
- GPU: Nvidia® GeForce GTX™ 1070 8GB/ AMD Radeon™ RX 5700 8GB/ Intel® Arc™ A580 8GB (REBAR ON)
RECOMMENDED
- Resolution/FPS Using Dynamic Resolution and Upscaling: 1080P at 60 FPS
- Visual Settings: High
- CPU: Intel® Core™ i5 11600k/ AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600x
- GPU: Nvidia® GeForce RTX™ 3060Ti 8GB/ AMD Radeon™ RX 6700 XT 12GB/ Intel® Arc™ B580 12GB (REBAR ON)
ENTHUSIAST
- Resolution/FPS Using Dynamic Resolution and Upscaling: 1440P at 60 FPS
- Visual Settings: High
- CPU: Intel® Core™ i5 11600k/ AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600x
- GPU: Nvidia® GeForce RTX™ 2070 8GB/ AMD Radeon™ RX 6700 XT 12GB/ Intel® Arc™ B580 12GB (REBAR ON)
- Resolution/FPS Using Dynamic Resolution and Upscaling: 4K at 60 FPS
- Visual Settings: High
- CPU: Intel® Core™ i7 12700k/ AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800x3D
- GPU: Nvidia® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Ti Super 16GB/ AMD Radeon™ RX 7900 XT 20GB
STANDARD RAY TRACING
MINIMUM
- Resolution/FPS Using Dynamic Resolution and Upscaling: 1080P at 30 FPS
- Visual Settings: High
- CPU: Intel® Core™ i7 8700k/ AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600
- GPU: Nvidia® GeForce RTX™ 2070 8GB/ AMD Radeon™ RX 6700 XT 12GB/ Intel® Arc™ B580 12GB (REBAR ON)
RECOMMENDED
- Resolution/FPS Using Dynamic Resolution and Upscaling: 1440P at 60 FPS
- Visual Settings: High
- CPU: Intel® Core™ i5 11600k/ AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600x
- GPU: Nvidia® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Super 12GB/ AMD Radeon ™ RX 7800 XT 16GB
EXTENDED RAY TRACING
ENTHUSIAST
- Resolution/FPS Using Dynamic Resolution and Upscaling: 1440p at 60 FPS
- Visual Settings: Ultra
- CPU: Intel® Core™ Intel i7 13700k/ AMD Ryzen™ 7 7800x3D
- GPU: Nvidia® GeForce RTX™ 4080 16GB
EXTREME
- Resolution/FPS Using Dynamic Resolution and Upscaling: 4K at 60 FPS
- Visual Settings: Ultra
- CPU: Intel® Core™ Intel i7 13700k/ AMD Ryzen™ 7 7800x3D
- GPU: Nvidia® GeForce RTX™ 4090 24GB
Watch the full PC features showcase trailer below. Assassin’s Creed Shadows launches on 20 March.
