Can I Run Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag?
Released in 2026, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is an action adventure game built by Ubisoft Montreal. Publishing duties went to Ubisoft. It offers a single player campaign and competitive multiplayer. Steam gates it behind an age check at 18. Its Steam review count passes 71 thousand, a large enough sample that odd hardware behaviour would be known by now. It carries 60 achievements. It is localised into 16 languages according to the store listing. This is current generation software, and the requirements read that way. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core2Quad Q8400 @ 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon II X4 620 @ 2.6 GHz |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia Geforce GTX 260 or AMD Radeon HD 4870 (512MB VRAM with shader Model 4.0 or higher) |
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Storage | 30 GB |
| OS | Windows Vista SP2 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5 2400S @ 2.5 GHz or better or AMD Phenom II x4 940 @ 3.0 GHz |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 or AMD Radeon HD 5850 (1024MB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0) or better |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 30 GB |
| OS | Windows Vista SP2 |
Verified from Steam · 9 Jul 2026 source
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Setting and environment
The game is set in a historical setting. Play is structured around one continuous open world. The publisher supplies 7 storefront screenshots of these environments. Open environments are the harder case for a PC, and Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag has to keep far more of its world resident and streaming than a level based game needs. It is played from a third person view.
Why Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is demanding
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag takes about 30 GB of disk space. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag needs only 4 GB of RAM.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag?
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag targets a mainstream modern PC: Nvidia Geforce GTX 260 or AMD Radeon HD 4870 (512MB VRAM with shader Model 4.0 or higher) and 2 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 or AMD Radeon HD 5850 (1024MB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0) or better for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: CPU
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Frequently asked questions
Can my PC run Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core2Quad Q8400 @ 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon II X4 620 @ 2.6 GHz; GPU: Nvidia Geforce GTX 260 or AMD Radeon HD 4870 (512MB VRAM with shader Model 4.0 or higher); 2 GB RAM; OS: Windows Vista SP2.
How much storage does Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag need?
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag needs about 30 GB of available storage.
What is the bottleneck for Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is the CPU.