Assassin's Creed Shadows PC requirements are here, and it sure seems like forced ray tracing is a normal thing now
It's not as bad as it could be: Those "Selective Ray Tracing" specs are pretty reasonable if, like me, you're still gaming at 1080p. I'm betting that by "selective," that means yes to global illumination, but no to reflections. Whatever keeps the framerate around a smooth 60.