Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Reveals PC Spec Requirements

PC gamers looking to give Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced a try on their machines now have a list to reference, as Ubisoft unveiled the PC spec requirements for its upcoming title. The PC spec sheet offered some hope for prospective Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced players, as it listed various components that have been available for a few years, such as AMD’s AM4 processors.

On April 23, Ubisoft finally unveiled Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced in a dedicated YouTube showcase. As a single-player focused title, Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced will tell the tale of Edward Kenway, a pirate captain turned Assassin, and will allow players to sail the seas of the Caribbean. Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced will stay true to the original 2013 launch while blending in some UI elements from more recent Assassin’s Creed titles, such as Assassin’s Creed Shadows.

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PC Gamers Need Not Break The Bank to Play AC: Black Flag Resynced

With Ubisoft revealing all the details about Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced, among them were the PC specs that users must consider. Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced will have four preset configurations for PC users to peruse, ranging from the minimum specs to more high-end options. Ubisoft stated that all its presets were made with features like Dynamic Resolution and upscaling in mind, with upscalers like AMD’s FSR 4 and Nvidia’s DLSS 4.5 being tested. The absolute bare minimum parts needed to run AC: Black Flag Resynced include an Intel Core i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor coupled with a graphics card like the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660, the AMD Radeon RX 5500XT, or the Intel Arc A580 with ReBAR enabled.

All the configurations listed below require at least 16GB of RAM in a dual-channel setup, 65 GB of available SSD storage space, and either Windows 10 (64-bit) or Windows 11 as the main operating system. Additional features include AMD FSR 4, Nvidia DLSS 4.5, and Intel XeSS 3 upscaling, handheld presets for devices like Steam Deck, uncapped frame rates in gameplay and cutscenes, and support for HDR and Ultra Wide Resolutions. The system requirements could still change ahead of the game’s July 9 release.

Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced PC Specifications

	Minimum	Recommended	High	Extreme
Resolution/FPS Target	1920×1080 / 30 FPS	1920×1080 / 60 FPS	2560×1440 / 60 FPS	3840×2160 / 60 FPS
Visual Preset	Low	Medium	High	Ultra
Lighting Mode	Standard Raytracing	Standard Raytracing	Standard Raytracing	Standard Raytracing
Upscaler Preset	Balanced	Balanced	Quality	Quality
CPU	Intel Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz	Intel Core i5-10600K 4.1 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz	Intel Core i5-11600K 3.9 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz	Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6 GHz / AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D 3.0 GHz
GPU	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 (6GB) / AMD Radeon RX 5500XT (8GB) / Intel Arc A580 (8GB, ReBAR On)	Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB) / AMD Radeon RX 6600XT (8GB) / Intel Arc A580 (12GB, ReBAR On)	Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 (10GB) / AMD Radeon RX 6800XT (12GB)	Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 (24GB) / AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (24GB)

In short, the specs for Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced are tailored to older PCs, though having more up-to-date parts for some overhead is also worth considering. Given that the ongoing DRAM shortage crisis has caused the prices of RAM and SSDs to soar out of control, companies like Nvidia have resorted to bringing back some popular components from a few generations ago. With Nvidia’s popular RTX 3060 graphics card listed as a recommended part, PC users who have a similar GPU will likely not need to spend excessive amounts of money to play Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced on their current hardware.

The PC Specs of AC: Black Flag Resynced Are an Encouraging Sign

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Along with a wide variety of PC specs for players to pick from, Ubisoft stated that it is aiming for Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced to also be Steam Deck compatible via dedicated handheld preset options. With SteamOS receiving continued updates ahead of the Steam Machine’s arrival, it is possible to believe that Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced was made with the Steam Machine and similar devices in mind. Ergo, the support for handheld PCs could benefit desktop users in the long run.

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With the RAM shortage crisis potentially causing current-gen consoles to have a longer shelf life than previously intended, it stands to reason that Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced listed some older components on its PC spec sheet. Though the final PC specs are still subject to change ahead of the game’s release, time will tell if Ubisoft will change course.