Assassin’s Creed Shadows PC Specs and Release Date
Assassin’s Creed Shadows, delayed to March 20, has finally revealed its PC specs and features. Ubisoft’s blog details impressive features including ray-traced global illumination and reflections, an in-game benchmark tool, ultra-wide resolution support, uncapped frame rate, and HDR support.
Recommended System Requirements
For selective ray tracing, Ubisoft recommends an Intel Core i5 11600k or AMD Ryzen 5 5600x CPU, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060Ti (8GB) or AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (12GB) GPU, and at least 12GB of RAM. For a maxed-out 4K 60fps experience with extensive ray tracing, you’ll need an Intel Core i7 13700k or AMD Ryzen 7 7800x3D CPU and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 (24GB) GPU.
Detailed Specs
The full specifications are categorized by ray tracing level (Selective, Standard, Extended) and further divided into Minimum, Recommended, Enthusiast, and Extreme tiers. Each tier details the recommended CPU, GPU, resolution, FPS, and visual settings.
Minimum Requirements (Selective Ray Tracing): Intel Core i7 8700k/ AMD Ryzen 5 3600 CPU; Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 8GB/ AMD Radeon RX 5700 8GB/ Intel Arc A580 8GB GPU; 1080p at 30 FPS; Low Visual Settings.
Recommended Requirements (Selective Ray Tracing): Intel Core i5 11600k/ AMD Ryzen 5 5600x CPU; Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060Ti 8GB/ AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB/ Intel Arc B580 12GB GPU; 108