Can I Run Assassin's Creed III?
Ubisoft Entertainment released Assassin's Creed III in 2019. It is an action adventure game, self published by the studio. It offers a single player campaign. Completionists have 84 achievements to work through. Controller support is partial, so some input still falls back to the keyboard. At 7 years old it targets an older hardware baseline than most buyers now own. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe. With more than 14 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented. 13 languages are covered by the store listing.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5 2400 @ 3.1 GHz, AMD FX 6350 @ 3.9 GHz |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce GTX 660, AMD Radeon R9 270X (2GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0) |
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 45 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit versions only) |
| DirectX | 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5 3470 @ 3.2 GHz, AMD FX 8350 @ 4.0 GHz |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 (4GB) or AMD Radeon R9 280X (3GB) or better |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 45 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit versions only) |
| DirectX | 11 |
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Setting and environment
Assassin's Creed III places its action in a historical setting, and the player works through one continuous open world. That openness is what costs performance. Assassin's Creed III has no loading walls to hide behind, so terrain and detail keep flowing in as the player moves. It is played from a third person view. There are 10 official screenshots to judge the look from.
Why Assassin's Creed III is demanding
Very little is asked of the GPU by Assassin's Creed III. Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 ( scores low against the RTX 3060, putting Assassin's Creed III within reach of laptop and integrated graphics. Video memory is not the constraint here, at 4 GB. Assassin's Creed III takes about 45 GB of disk space. Assassin's Creed III needs only 8 GB of RAM. A 64 bit version of Windows is required.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Assassin's Creed III?
Assassin's Creed III targets a mainstream modern PC: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660, AMD Radeon R9 270X (2GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0) and 8 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 (4GB) or AMD Radeon R9 280X (3GB) or better for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 3.27x |
| 1440p | Comfortable | 1.84x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.82x |
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 | Runs great |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Runs great |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Runs great |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Runs great |
| 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 III'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 III?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Assassin's Creed III?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5 2400 @ 3.1 GHz, AMD FX 6350 @ 3.9 GHz; GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660, AMD Radeon R9 270X (2GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0); 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 (64-bit versions only).
How much storage does Assassin's Creed III need?
Assassin's Creed III needs about 45 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Assassin's Creed III?
The RTX 3060 runs Assassin's Creed III comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Assassin's Creed III?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Assassin's Creed III is the GPU.