Spec-wise, Ubisoft recommends running Assassin's Creed Shadows with an Intel Core i5 11600k or AMD Ryzen 5 5600x CPU and either a Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060Ti GPU with 8GB or an AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT with at least 12GB of RAM. These publisher recommendations are for playing Assassin's Creed Shadows with selective ray tracing.

When I played six hours of Assassin's Creed Shadows at Ubisoft Quebec last week, I knew it would be the only time I saw it looking this good. Global illumination, ray traced everything, super high framerate—I was test driving a Ferrari knowing I'd eventually have to climb back into my Nissan Versa and go home.