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Can My PC Run Assassin’s Creed® III?

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The American Colonies, 1775. As a Native American assassin fights to protect his land and people, he will ignite the flames of a young nation’s revolution.

Assassin’s Creed® III PC Requirements

Minimum Requirements

CPU
2.60 GHz Intel® Core™2 Duo E8200 or 2.60 GHz AMD Athlon™ II X4 620
GPU
512 MB DirectX® 10—compliant with Shader Model 4.0 or higher (see supported list)* DirectX®: 10 Hard Drive: 17 GB Sound: DirectX 10—compliant (5.1 surround sound recommended) Multiplayer: 256 kbps or faster broadband connection Peripherals: Windows-compatible keyboard, mouse, optional controller (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows recommended) *Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: AMD Radeon™ HD 4850 / 5000 / 6000 / 7000 series NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 GT / 9 / 200 / 400 / 500 / 600 series Laptop versions of these cards may work, but are not supported. These chipsets are the only ones that will run this game. For the most up-to-date minimum requirement listings, please visit the FAQ on our support website. Requires a Uplay Account
VRAM
Not stated
RAM
2 GB
Storage
Not stated
OS
Windows Vista® (SP2)
DirectX
Not stated
Network
Not stated

Recommended Requirements

CPU
2.66 GHz Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9400 or 3.00 GHz AMD Phenom™ II X4 940
GPU
1024 MB DirectX® 10—compliant with Shader Model 5.0 or higher (see supported list)* DirectX®: 10 Hard Drive: 17 GB Sound: DirectX 10–compliant (5.1 surround sound recommended) Multiplayer: 256 kbps or faster broadband connection Peripherals: Windows-compatible keyboard, mouse, optional controller (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows recommended) *Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: AMD Radeon™ HD 4850 / 5000 / 6000 / 7000 series NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 GT / 9 / 200 / 400 / 500 / 600 series Laptop versions of these cards may work, but are not supported. These chipsets are the only ones that will run this game. For the most up-to-date minimum requirement listings, please visit the FAQ on our support website. Requires a Uplay Account
VRAM
Not stated
RAM
4 GB
Storage
Not stated
OS
Windows Vista® (SP2)
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
20 November 2012

About Assassin’s Creed® III

The American Colonies, 1775. As a Native American assassin fights to protect his land and people, he will ignite the flames of a young nation’s revolution.

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What PC do I need for Assassin’s Creed® III?

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

Graphics card
1024 MB DirectX® 10—compliant with Shader Model 5.0 or higher (see supported list)* DirectX®: 10 Hard Drive: 17 GB Sound: DirectX 10–compliant (5.1 surround sound recommended) Multiplayer: 256 kbps or faster broadband connection Peripherals: Windows-compatible keyboard, mouse, optional controller (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows recommended) *Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: AMD Radeon™ HD 4850 / 5000 / 6000 / 7000 series NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 GT / 9 / 200 / 400 / 500 / 600 series Laptop versions of these cards may work, but are not supported. These chipsets are the only ones that will run this game. For the most up-to-date minimum requirement listings, please visit the FAQ on our support website. Requires a Uplay Account
Processor
2.66 GHz Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9400 or 3.00 GHz AMD Phenom™ II X4 940
Memory
4 GB RAM
Operating system
Windows Vista® (SP2)

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Can my laptop run Assassin’s Creed® III?

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 1024 MB DirectX® 10—compliant with Shader Model 5.0 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.

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