Assassin’s Creed Shadows: PC Specs Revealed, Pre-Orders Open
Hi everyone,
Assassin’s Creed Shadows is launching March 20, inviting you to experience the intertwined stories of Naoe, an adept shinobi Assassin, and Yasuke, a powerful African samurai. Today, you can pre-order the game on Steam and read up on Shadows’ upcoming expansion, Claws of Awaji, which brings 10 hours of additional content free with your pre-order.
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You can also check out Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ recommended PC specs to ensure your journey through feudal Japan looks as good as it possibly can. Assassin’s Creed Shadows will support raytraced global illumination and reflections, an in-game benchmark tool for performance analysis, ultra-wide resolutions, an uncapped framerate, and more. Read the full list of specs and highlights below.

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/ Nvidia® GeForce RTX™ 2070 8GB/ 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
On PC, Assassin’s Creed Shadows will feature:
Of course, you’ll also be able to customize many aspects of your experience: configuration, controller layouts, keyboard and mouse configuration, a large variety of language options and more.
We know players have been patiently waiting, and we’re grateful you’re still on this journey with us. We can’t wait for you to get your hands on Assassin’s Creed Shadows when it launches March 20 on Steam.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows is launching March 20, inviting you to experience the intertwined stories of Naoe, an adept shinobi Assassin, and Yasuke, a powerful African samurai. Today, you can pre-order the game on Steam and read up on Shadows’ upcoming expansion, Claws of Awaji, which brings 10 hours of additional content free with your pre-order.
[previewyoutube][previewyoutube][previewyoutube]https://assassinscreed.com/shadows/StoryTrailer_yt[/previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
You can also check out Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ recommended PC specs to ensure your journey through feudal Japan looks as good as it possibly can. Assassin’s Creed Shadows will support raytraced global illumination and reflections, an in-game benchmark tool for performance analysis, ultra-wide resolutions, an uncapped framerate, and more. Read the full list of specs and highlights below.

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/ Nvidia® GeForce RTX™ 2070 8GB/ 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
On PC, Assassin’s Creed Shadows will feature:
- Raytraced Global Illumination and Reflections
- In-Game Benchmark Tool for Performance Analysis
- Ultra-Wide Resolution Support
- Upscaler and Frame Generation: Intel® XeSS 2, NVIDIA® DLSS 3.7, AMD FSR 3.1
- Uncapped Framerate
- In-Depth Customization Options
- Dynamic Resolution Support
- HDR Support
- AMD Eyefinity and NVIDIA® Surround Compatible
Of course, you’ll also be able to customize many aspects of your experience: configuration, controller layouts, keyboard and mouse configuration, a large variety of language options and more.
We know players have been patiently waiting, and we’re grateful you’re still on this journey with us. We can’t wait for you to get your hands on Assassin’s Creed Shadows when it launches March 20 on Steam.