Assassin’s Creed III minimum system requirements confirmed

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Assassin’s Creed III is looking great and thankfully it appears the majority of PC gamers should be able to run the game.

Ubisoft has published the game’s minimum system requirements, which must be met or exceeded if you want the game to run as the publisher intends.

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

Laptop versions of these cards may work, but are not supported.

Assassin’s Creed III will launch October 30 on Xbox 360 and PS3, whilst PC gamers must wait until November 23.

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Assassin’s Creed III

  • Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360
  • Genre(s): Action