Can My PC Run Assassin's Creed 2?

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Assassin's Creed 2 PC Requirements

Minimum Requirements

CPU: Intel Core® 2 Duo 1.8 GHZ or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4GHZ
GPU: 256 MB DirectX® 9.0–compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher (see supported list) DirectX®: DirectX 9.0 Hard Drive: 8 GB free space Sound: DirectX 9.0 –compliant sound card Supported Peripherals: Keyboard, mouse, optional controller * This product does not support Windows® 98/ME/2000/NT Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: ATI® RADEON® X1950, HD 2000/3000/4000/5000 series NVIDIA GeForce® 7/8/9/100/200 series
VRAM: Not stated
RAM: 2 GB
Storage: Not stated
OS: Windows® XP (32-64 bits) /Windows Vista®(32-64 bits) *
DirectX: Not stated
Network: Not stated

Recommended Requirements

CPU: Intel Core® 2 Duo E6700 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ or better
GPU: GeForce 8800 GT or ATI Radeon HD 4700 or better DirectX®: DirectX 9.0 Hard Drive: 8 GB free space Sound: 5.1 sound card Supported Peripherals: Keyboard, mouse, joystick optional (Xbox 360® Controller for Windows recommended)
VRAM: Not stated
RAM: 2 GB
Storage: Not stated
OS: Windows® XP (32-64 bits) /Windows Vista®(32-64 bits) *
DirectX: Not stated
Network: Not stated

✓ Independently verified against the publisher 2026-08-17Source: Steam store page

Game details

Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher: Ubisoft
Released: 9 March 2010

About Assassin's Creed 2

An epic story of family, vengeance and conspiracy set in the pristine, yet brutal, backdrop of a Renaissance Italy. New low price!

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What PC do I need for Assassin's Creed 2?

For a comfortable experience, the publisher's recommended specification asks for the following. This is their figure, not our estimate.

Graphics card: GeForce 8800 GT or ATI Radeon HD 4700 or better DirectX®: DirectX 9.0 Hard Drive: 8 GB free space Sound: 5.1 sound card Supported Peripherals: Keyboard, mouse, joystick optional (Xbox 360® Controller for Windows recommended)
Processor: Intel Core® 2 Duo E6700 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ or better
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Operating system: Windows® XP (32-64 bits) /Windows Vista®(32-64 bits) *

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The same check applies — enter the parts your laptop actually contains. Be aware that a laptop graphics chip is usually slower than the desktop card it shares a name with, because the manufacturer sets a lower power limit. A laptop advertising the GeF named here may therefore fall somewhat short of it in practice, and sustained performance drops further as the machine heats up. Treat a borderline laptop result as optimistic rather than assured.