Assassin's Creed Shadows pushes hardware limits with extensive Ray Tracing support

Ubisoft has unveiled the comprehensive PC specifications for Assassin’s Creed Shadows, highlighting the game’s ambitious technical requirements ahead of its March 20, 2025 release. The latest entry in the franchise marks a significant technological leap, introducing native Ray Tracing support for the first time in the series.

Following a brief delay from its initial February 14 launch date, Assassin’s Creed Shadows aims to deliver an experience comparable to the vast scale of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and Valhalla. This ambitious scope is reflected in the game’s hardware requirements, which vary significantly based on desired performance levels.

The base specifications start modestly, requiring an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 or equivalent for minimum settings at 1080p/30 FPS. However, the requirements scale dramatically for players seeking higher performance, especially with Ray Tracing enabled. All configurations demand at least 16GB of RAM and mandate SSD storage, suggesting substantial storage requirements.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows introduces advanced PC-specific features

The game implements three distinct Ray Tracing modes: selective, standard, and extended, with the latter requiring top-tier hardware like the RTX 4080 or 4090. PC players will have access to exclusive features including ultrawide resolution support, uncapped framerates, and an in-game benchmarking tool.

Modern upscaling technologies play a crucial role in the game’s performance profile, with support for Intel XeSS 2, Nvidia DLSS 3.7, and AMD FSR 3.1. Notably, all performance targets assume the use of dynamic resolution and upscaling features, suggesting even higher hardware requirements for users preferring native resolution rendering.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows PC Requirements

Minimum Requirements (Selective Ray Tracing, 1080p at 30 FPS)

Low Visual Settings
CPU: Intel Core i7 8700K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 8GB or AMD Radeon RX 5700 8GB or Intel Arc A580 8GB (Rebar On)
RAM: 16GB Dual-Channel
OS: Windows 10/11 with DirectX 12
Storage: SSD (Mandatory)

Recommended Requirements (Selective Ray Tracing, 1080p at 60 FPS)

Medium Visual Settings
CPU: Intel Core i5 11600K or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB or AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB or Intel Arc B580 12GB (Rebar On)
RAM: 16GB Dual-Channel
OS: Windows 10/11 with DirectX 12
Storage: SSD (Mandatory)