Assassin’s Creed Shadows adds mandatory ray tracing to its hyper-detailed rendition of feudal Japan while maintaining performance accessibility.
The game offers customization settings and upscaling support for lower-end systems, making it a nifty PC port.
System requirements have increased from previous editions, with both minimum and recommended specs evolving.
Ray tracing in Shadows can be adjusted, with settings to enable/disable ray tracing in different parts of the game.
Benchmarks indicate reliable performance, with the game running well on various hardware configurations.
The game has been tested on different GPUs, showing varying performance at different quality settings.
On the Steam Deck, Shadows runs at a steady 30fps with simplified graphics and display options.
Technical stability is a strong point of Shadows, with no stuttering or significant issues observed during gameplay.
Lower settings in Shadows still offer good visuals, with minimal impact on performance.
Optimized settings recommendation for improved performance include adjustments like DLSS/FSR on Quality and Medium settings for various graphics aspects.