If you want to experience the new Assassin’s Creed Shadows on your PC or Mac, you must ensure you meet the system requirements. Console players don’t need to worry about that, but if you are reading this, you are most likely not among them.
As expected from Ubisoft’s latest game, the Assasin’s Creed Shadows minimum requirements are slightly higher than usual. With that said, you should be able to run the game on its lower settings, even if your components are a few years old. Here is everything you need to know.
Assassins Creed Shadows System Requirements for PC
Here is what PC users should know before checking out the AC Shadows Roadmap and our other content guides.
Minimum Requirements
Assuming you want to run Assassin’s Creed Shadows at 1080p, 30 FPS, and use the low graphic settings, you should have the at least following:
- OS - Win 10 or 11 (64-bit versions)
- CPU - Intel i7-8770k (3.7 GHz) or AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (3.6 GHz)
- RAM - 16 GB (on a dual-channel mode)
- GPU - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8 GB)/AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (12 GB) or Intel Arc B580 (12 GB)
- HDD - You need an SSD
- DirectX - Direct X 12
Recommended Requirements
If you want to have a solid 60 FPS on Medium graphic preset at 1080p, your PC should have the following:
- OS - Win 10 or 11 (64-bit versions)
- CPU - Intel i5-11600k (3.9 GHz) or AMD Ryzen 5 5600x (3.7 GHz)
- RAM - 16 GB (on a dual-channel mode)
- GPU - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060Ti (8 GB)/AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (12 GB) or Intel Arc B580 (12 GB)
- HDD - You need an SSD
- DirectX - Direct X 12
2K Configuration Setup
Some people want to know the AC Shadows system requirements because they want a 2K setup, 60 fps, and a high graphic preset. If you are among them, you need the following things:
- OS - Win 10 or 11 (64-bit versions)
- CPU - Intel i5-11600k (3.9 GHz) or AMD Ryzen 5 5600x (3.7 GHz)
- RAM - 16 GB (on a dual-channel mode)
- GPU - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (10 GB)/AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (16 GB) or Intel Arc B580 (12 GB)
- HDD - You need an SSD
- DirectX - Direct X 12
4K Configuration Setup
Those of you wishing to experience Assassin’s Creed on 2160p, 60 FPS, and high graphic preset should have at least this:
- OS - Win 10 or 11 (64-bit versions)
- CPU - Intel i5-12700k (3.6 GHz) or AMD Ryzen 5 5800x3D (3.4 GHz)
- RAM - 16 GB (on a dual-channel mode)
- GPU - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super (16 GB)/AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (20 GB) or Intel Arc B580 (12 GB)
- HDD - You need an SSD
- DirectX - Direct X 12
Assassin’s Creed Shadows System Requirements for Mac
If you are a Mac user and want to try Ubisoft’s latest Assassin’s Creed title and get all the trophies, you will need this:
- OS - macOS Sequoia 15.0 or higher
- CPU - M1 MAX or better
- RAM - 16 GB
- GPU - M1 MAX or better
- HDD - 130 GB
Laptop Users
More and more people game on their laptops. If you are among them and want to play AC: Shadows on your laptop, it should also meet the mentioned requirements. Laptop GPUs will also work, assuming their performance is close to the GPUs mentioned above.
Keep an eye on all of our Assassin’s Creed Shadow guides if you want to learn more about the amazing game.
