The latest entry of the long running Assassin’s Creed franchise is here with the arrival of Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows is the series’ most requested and long awaited adventure set in feudal Japan. The game makes full use of that theme with a pair of controllable protagonists – a shinobi, Naoi, and a samurai – Yasuke.
By keeping in mind the recommended PC specs for the game we’ve put together a well honed list of CyberPower gaming PCs perfect for experiencing the brutal beauty of Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
Best Gaming PCs for Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Assassin’s Creed Shadows PC Specifications
**For all of the below settings, at least 16GB of dual channel configured RAM is required, as well as Windows 10/11, and SSD storage.
Selective Ray Tracing
Minimum (1080p 30fps, Low Settings)
- CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600;
- GPU: GeForce GTX 1070 or Radeon RX 5700; Intel ARC A580 (REBAR On)
Recommended (1080p 60fps, Medium Settings)
- CPU: Intel Core i5-11600K or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X;
- GPU: GeForce RTX 3060Ti or Radeon RX 6700XT; Intel ARC B580 (REBAR ON)
Enthusiast 1 (1440p 60fps, High Settings)
- CPU: Intel Core i5-11600K or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X;
- GPU: GeForce RTX 3080 10GB or Radeon RX 6800 XT 16GB
Enthusiast 2 (4K 60fps, High Settings)
- CPU: Intel Core i7-12700K or AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D;
- GPU: GeForce RTX 4070Ti Super or Radeon RX 7900XT
Standard Ray Tracing
RT Minimum (1080p 30fps, High Settings)
- CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600;
- GPU: GeForce RTX 2070 8GB, AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB, Intel ARC B580 (REBAR On)
RT Recommended (1440p 60fps, High Settings)
- CPU: Intel Core i5-11600K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600;
- GPU: GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER, AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
Extended Ray Tracing
RT Enthusiast (1440p 60fps, Ultra Settings)
- CPU: Intel Core i7-13700K or AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D;
- GPU: GeForce RTX 4080 16GB
RT Extreme (4K 60fps, Ultra Settings)
- CPU: Intel Core i7-13700K or AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D;
- GPU: GeForce RTX 4090 24GB
The PC version Assassin’s Creed Shadows comes with a variety of PC specific features. These include raytraced global illumination and reflections, an in-game benchmark tool for performance analysis, ultra-wide resolution support, upscaling and frame generation with Intel XeSS 2, NVIDIA DLSS 3.7, and AMD FSR 3.1, uncapped framerates, a variety of in depth customization options, dynamic resolution support, HDR support, and AMD Eyefinity & NVIDIA Surround compatibility.
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The Best Gaming PCs for Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Using the system requirements as a guideline for each PC, here is our selection of the best gaming PCs for the latest AC game.
Selective Ray Tracing – Minimum
Prebuilt Gaming PC GM 99636
Specs:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700
GPU: Radeon RX 6700
RAM: 16GB DDR5-6000
Motherboard: B550 Motherboard
Storage: 1TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
Selective Ray Tracing – Recommended
Prebuilt Gaming PC GX 99663
Specs:
CPU: Intel Core Ultra 5 225F
GPU: Intel B580
RAM: 16GB DDR5-6400 Mhz
Motherboard: B860 Motherboard
Storage: 2TB NVMe Gen4 SSD
Selective Ray Tracing – Enthusiast
Gaming PC Master 9300
Specs:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
GPU: AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
RAM: 32GB DDR5-6000 Mhz
Motherboard: B850 WiFi Motherboard
Storage: 1TB WD Green SN3000
Standard Ray Tracing – Recommended
EVO MINI A 200
Specs:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600
GPU: GeForce RTX 5070
RAM: 16GB DDR5-6000 Mhz
Motherboard: B650-E Motherboard
Storage: 1TB WD Green SN3000 NVMe SSD
Extended Ray Tracing – Enthusiast
Creator PC Ultimate
Specs:
CPU: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
GPU: GeForce RTX 5080 16GB
RAM: 64GB DDR5-6400 Mhz
Motherboard: ASUS Z890 Max
Storage: 2TB WD Green SN3000
Extended Ray Tracing – RT Extreme
Syber GRVTY Core 300
Specs:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
GPU: GeForce RTX 5080 16GB
RAM: 32GB DDR5-6000 Mhz
Motherboard: B850 Gaming Motherboard
Storage: 2TB ADATA legend 800 Gold
Enter to Win a Copy of Assassin’s Creed Shadows
We have teamed up with Intel Gaming to giveaway TWO copies of Assassin’s Creed Shadows as part of a special live stream. Here is how you can enter to win your own copy of the game.
We will be streaming the game today 2PM – 5PM PST, over on our Twitch channel. To enter to win a game code simply type in chat the giveaway keyword that we say to enter and then we will randomly draw a winner – see you there!
FAQ
Where can I Assassin’s Creed Shadows ?
The PC version of Assassin’s Creed Shadows is available for purchase over on Steam and on Ubisoft Connect.
Do I need to have played an prior AC games to understand what is going on?
While the Assassin’s Creed RPGs, and series as a whole does have an overarching story – the game and it’s story are easily enjoyed by series newcomers and veterans alike.