While our Assassin’s Creed Origins review[1] touched on the PS4 Pro performance of the game, we’ve also spent some quality time with the retail PC release. Past Assassin’s Creed games were a mixed bag[2] on PC, and some like Assassin’s Creed Unity were so poorly optimised that the series had to take a hiatus. Is Assassin’s Creed Origins[3] a welcome return to form or more of the same on PC? We tell you.

 

Assassin’s Creed Origins PC system requirements

Assassin’s Creed Origins PC system requirements are a lot more CPU-intensive than past games. You’ll need an Core i5 at the very least or an AMD FX processor. Memory is another point of concern with a minimum of 6GB needed to play at 720p (1280x720 pixels).

Assassin’s Creed Origins minimum PC system requirements

  • OS: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-2400s @ 2.5 GHz or AMD FX-6350 @ 3.9 GHz or equivalent
  • Memory: 6GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 or AMD R9 270 (2048 MB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better)
  • Storage: 42GB available space

Assassin’s Creed Origins recommended PC system requirements

  • OS: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
  • Processor: Intel Core i7- 3770 @ 3.5 GHz or AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0 GHz
  • Memory: 8GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvdia GeForce GTX 760 or AMD R9 280X (3GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better)
  • Storage: 42GB available space

On the higher end of the spectrum, Ubisoft suggests a Core i7 processor. Video card requirements for...

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