Assassin’s Creed 3 for PC minimum system requirements revealed, drops Windows XP from the mix

If you were planning on getting your hands on Assassin’s Creed 3 for the PC instead of on the console, Ubisoft has revealed the minimum specs that your PC will need in order to run the game. Rather interestingly the requirements revealed has not included Microsoft Windows XP and has thrown Microsoft’s Windows 8 into the mix. This is bad news for XP gamers, but good news for PC gamers who were planning on upgrading to Windows 8 down the line. The rest of the specs are available after the break.

Minimum System Requirements

• Supported OS: Windows Vista (SP2) / Windows 7 (SP1) / Windows 8
• Processor: 2.66 GHz Intel Core2 Duo E6700 or 3.00 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ or better recommended
• RAM: 2 GB (4 GB recommended)
• Video Card: 512 MB DirectX 9.0c-compliant with Shader Model 4.0 or higher (see supported list)*
• Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c-compliant (5.1 surround sound recommended)
• DVD-ROM: Dual-layer drive
• Hard Drive Space: 17 GB
• Peripherals Supported: Windows-compatible keyboard, mouse, optional controller (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows recommended)
• Multiplayer: 256 kbps or faster broadband connection

Supported Video Cards at Time of Release:

• AMD Radeon HD 3870 / 4000 / 5000 / 6000 / 7000 series or better
• NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT / 9 / 100 / 200 / 300 / 400 / 500 / 600 series or better

Tyler Lee
Categories: Gaming
Tags: assassin's creed 3, Ubisoft