Can I Run Assassin's Creed Black Flag?
Assassin's Creed Black Flag is an action adventure game from Ubisoft Singapore, released in 2026. Ubisoft published it. The game supports a single player campaign. A pad covers most of the game, though parts of it still expect a keyboard. This is current generation software, and the requirements read that way. Steam lists support for 13 languages. Its Steam review count passes 17 thousand, a large enough sample that odd hardware behaviour would be known by now. It is a Windows title, so the requirements below are the Windows ones. An age check at 17 sits in front of the store page. There are 49 achievements to chase.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz, AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 (6GB), AMD Radeon RX5500XT (8GB) or Intel ARC A580 (8GB) |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 65 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows 10 (64 bit only), Windows 11 |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-10600K 4.1 GHz, AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB),AMD Radeon RX6600XT (8GB), or Intel ARC B580 (12GB) |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 65 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows 10 (64 bit only), Windows 11 |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
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Setting and environment
The game is set in a historical setting. Play is structured around spaces built to be avoided rather than cleared. It is played from a third person view. The publisher supplies 12 storefront screenshots of these environments.
Why Assassin's Creed Black Flag is demanding
Assassin's Creed Black Flag sits in the middle of the demand range, targeting NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (, a tier a mainstream card from the last few generations reaches without difficulty. 16 GB of system memory is expected, the current mainstream figure. Minimum and recommended sit far apart here, which usually means Assassin's Creed Black Flag scales hard with the hardware you give it. Assassin's Creed Black Flag calls for DirectX 12, which rules out otherwise capable hardware that never got the feature level. Assassin's Creed Black Flag takes about 65 GB of disk space, SSD specified. Windows 11 appears in the requirements, which is worth checking before buying Assassin's Creed Black Flag.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Assassin's Creed Black Flag?
Assassin's Creed Black Flag is memory-hungry: it wants 16 GB of system RAM, above the 8 GB many machines still ship with. Graphically it is undemanding, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 (6GB), AMD Radeon RX5500XT (8GB) or Intel ARC A580 (8GB) clears the minimum, so more RAM, not a new GPU, is the upgrade most players need.
Bottleneck: GPU
Large install. Assassin's Creed Black Flag needs about 65 GB of SSD of free storage.
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Borderline | 1x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.56x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.25x |
A projection, not a measurement. We scale the published GPU requirement by pixel count, since 1440p draws 1.78 times the pixels of 1080p and 4K draws 4 times as many, then compare against RTX 3060 / Ryzen 5 build. The publisher did not state a target resolution, so 1080p is assumed as the baseline. We hold no frame rate data, so no FPS figure is claimed. Headroom above 1 means the reference machine has room to spare at that resolution.
Common GPUs
| Graphics card | Verdict |
|---|---|
| GTX 1060 6 GB | Playable |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Playable |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Runs great |
Each card is compared against Assassin's Creed Black Flag's published GPU requirement, assuming an otherwise-capable PC. Laptop rows use the real mobile chip's benchmark, a mobile GPU is always slower than its desktop namesake.
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Frequently asked questions
Can my PC run Assassin's Creed Black Flag?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Assassin's Creed Black Flag?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz, AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 (6GB), AMD Radeon RX5500XT (8GB) or Intel ARC A580 (8GB); 16 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 (64 bit only), Windows 11.
How much storage does Assassin's Creed Black Flag need?
Assassin's Creed Black Flag needs about 65 GB of SSD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Assassin's Creed Black Flag?
The RTX 3060 runs Assassin's Creed Black Flag comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Assassin's Creed Black Flag?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Assassin's Creed Black Flag is the GPU.