Can I Run Assassin's Creed Unity?
Ubisoft released Assassin's Creed Unity in 2014. It is an action adventure game, self published by the studio. It offers a single player campaign and cooperative play. A pad covers most of the game, though parts of it still expect a keyboard. There are 57 achievements to chase. An age check at 17 sits in front of the store page. Steam lists support for 13 languages. At more than a decade old it predates every current graphics architecture, which helps compatibility and limits how well it exploits a modern card. Over 78 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.3 GHz or AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0 GHz |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 or AMD Radeon HD 7970 (2 GB VRAM) |
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| RAM | 6 GB |
| Storage | 50 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit versions only) |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.4 GHz or AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0 GHz or better |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 or AMD Radeon R9 290X (3 GB VRAM) |
| VRAM | 3 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 50 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit versions only) |
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in a historical setting, moving through one continuous open world. 6 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. Continuous worlds put sustained pressure on memory and storage, and Assassin's Creed Unity can never assume the player will stop and let it load. Play is presented from a third person view.
Why Assassin's Creed Unity is demanding
Very little is asked of the GPU by Assassin's Creed Unity. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 or AMD Radeon R9 290X ( scores low against the RTX 3060, putting Assassin's Creed Unity within reach of laptop and integrated graphics. The install is small at roughly 50 GB. System memory expectations are modest at 8 GB. Assassin's Creed Unity needs 64 bit Windows. At 3 GB, VRAM is a non issue for Assassin's Creed Unity.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Assassin's Creed Unity?
Assassin's Creed Unity targets a mainstream modern PC: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 or AMD Radeon HD 7970 (2 GB VRAM) and 6 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 or AMD Radeon R9 290X (3 GB VRAM) 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 | 2.7x |
| 1440p | Runs well | 1.52x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.67x |
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 Unity'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 Unity?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Assassin's Creed Unity?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.3 GHz or AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0 GHz; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 or AMD Radeon HD 7970 (2 GB VRAM); 6 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 (64-bit versions only).
How much storage does Assassin's Creed Unity need?
Assassin's Creed Unity needs about 50 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Assassin's Creed Unity?
The RTX 3060 runs Assassin's Creed Unity comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Assassin's Creed Unity?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Assassin's Creed Unity is the GPU.