The newest, mainline Assassin’s Creed title, Shadows makes its way to the PC, console and Macs on March 20, 2025 after a brief delay. Developed on top of Ubisoft’s in-house AnvilNext game engine, Shadows offers a high level of visual fidelity previously unseen in prior Assassin’s Creed titles.
As such, developer and publisher Ubisoft has released a set of minimum and recommended PC system requirements for folks who wish to play the game on PCs. More on these requirements below.
Official Assassin’s Creed Shadows PC system requirements
Selective Ray Tracing
| Resolution and Frame Rate Target | Minimum | Recommended | Enthusiast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preset | 1080p@30 FPS – Low | 1080p@60 FPS – Medium | 1440@60 FPS/4k@60 FPS – High |
| CPU | Intel i7 8700K/AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | Intel i5 11600K/AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | Intel i5 11600K/Intel i7 12700K/ AMD Ryzen 5 5600X/AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D |
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070/AMD Radeon RX 5700/Intel Arc A580 | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti/AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT/ Intel Arc B580 | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060Ti/Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti/AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT/AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT |
Standard Ray Tracing
| Resolution and Frame Rate Target | RT Minimum | RT Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Preset | 1080p@30 FPS – High | 1440p@60 FPS – High |
| CPU | Intel i7 8700K/AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | Intel i5 11600K/AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070/AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT/ Intel Arc B580 | Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Super/AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT |
Extended Ray Tracing
| Resolution and Frame Rate Target | RT Enthusiast | RT Extreme |
|---|---|---|
| Preset | 1080p@30 FPS – High | 4K@60 FPS – High |
| CPU | Intel i7 13700 K/AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | Intel i7 13700 K/AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D |
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 | Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 |
Overall, these system requirements appear to be quite a fair bit intensive for most PCs. Curiously enough, there is no mention of a preset without ray tracing – even if the listed GTX 1070 is not capable of it (in the minimum section).
