The PC requirements to run Assassin's Creed: Syndicate

Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate reached consoles first, with the PC version following a couple of weeks later — and Ubisoft’s spec sheet for the PC port became the season’s most discussed list, after the previous year’s buggy PC release left everyone cautious.

Minimum requirements:

• Operating system: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit)
• Processor: Intel Core i5 2400s @ 2.5 GHz or AMD FX 6350 @ 3.9 GHz
• RAM: 6GB or more
• Video card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or AMD Radeon R9 270 (2GB VRAM, Shader Model 5.0)
• DirectX: June 2010 Redistributable

Recommended requirements:

• Operating system: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit only)
• Processor: Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.5 GHz or AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0 GHz
• RAM: 8GB
• Video card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (4GB) or GTX 970 (4GB), or AMD Radeon R9 280X (3GB) or higher
• DirectX: June 2010 Redistributable
• Storage: 50GB of free space

Ubisoft added that a recommended-spec experience needed at least 3GB of VRAM for full HD, and listed the high-end options: MSAA, multi-monitor support, multi-GPU, custom controls, and support for Xbox One, Xbox 360, and PS4 controllers. NVIDIA card owners got exclusives of their own — TXAA anti-aliasing, HBAO+, and G-Sync support.

Syndicate released November 19 on PC. If you’re revisiting it, the good news is that any modern machine clears these bars comfortably — Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate runs great on hardware the original spec sheet would have called science fiction.