Assassin’s Creed Mirage is gearing up for launch on October 5 and Ubisoft has dropped the system requirements for it. Contrary to the norm with AAA PC games these days, this ninth-century title from Baghdad seems quite forgiving on the hardware front, essentially going back an entire graphics generation. Playing the game on Ultra settings does not require AMD’s latest 7000 or Nvidia’s 40 series cards. That said, the accompanying ‘PC Features’ trailer shows Intel as its official partner, ensuring it’s optimized for the Arc GPUs and respective 13th generation processors. This feels like an odd choice considering it’s not really a popular graphics card in the PC gaming community.
Naturally, the collaboration brings support for Intel’s AI-powered XeSS upscaling method, which enables higher frame rates without sacrificing too much in the visual fidelity department. No other upscaling technologies were mentioned in the trailer, but the official blog post indicates that players can use Nvidia’s DLSS and AMD’s FSR to maximize their experience. Assassin’s Creed Mirage also features unlimited frames at 4K resolution – a bold claim considering how poorly optimized recent PC ports have been. Other notable features include support for widescreen and multi-monitor displays, an in-game benchmark for measuring performance, and hybrid input that lets you use a keyboard, mouse, controller, or other inputs simultaneously.
System Requirements for Assassin’s Creed Mirage PC
The list of PC system requirements comes from Ubisoft, with the terms and conditions being Windows 10 64-bit and at least 40 GB of free storage on an SSD. While Assassin’s Creed Mirage won’t necessarily appear on Steam, it’s worth checking the platform’s monthly hardware survey to get a good indication of the low-end PC gamer’s setup. And seeing Nvidia’s GTX 1650, we can safely assume that most players will meet the requirements.
Assassin’s Creed Mirage ‘Minimal’ PC Requirements
- Processor (CPU): Intel Core i7-4790K (Intel Core i5-8400 with ReBAR) or AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Graphics card (GPU): Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB) or AMD Radeon RX 570 (4GB) or Intel Arc A380 (6GB)
- RAM memory: 8 GB
- Resolution: 1,920 x 1,080 pixels at 30 fps (low settings)
Assassin’s Creed Mirage ‘Recommended’ PC Requirements
- Processor (CPU): Intel Core i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Graphics card (GPU): Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (6GB) or AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (6GB) or Intel Arc A750 (8GB)
- RAM memory: 16 GB
- Resolution: 1,920 x 1,080 pixels at 60 fps (high settings)
PC Requirements for Assassin’s Creed Mirage ‘Enthusiast’
- Processor (CPU): Intel Core i7-9700K or AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Graphics card (GPU): Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 (8GB) or AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (8GB) or Intel Arc A770 (8GB)
- RAM memory: 16 GB
- Resolution: 1440p at 60 fps (high settings)
PC Requirements for Assassin’s Creed Mirage ‘Ultra’
- Processor (CPU): Intel Core i5-11600K or AMD Ryzen 7 5600X
- Graphics card (GPU): Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 (10GB) or AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (16GB)
- RAM memory: 16 GB
- Resolution: 4K at 60 fps (Ultra settings)
After years of dabbling in the open-world RPG setting, Assassin’s Creed Mirage returns to its roots, tighter in scope and focused on cunning stealth kills. You take on the role of Basim Ibn Ishaq, a side character from Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, who climbs the ranks of the Hidden Ones order and rises from just a pickpocket to a feared assassin. Accordingly, the game is cheaper and costs $49.99/Rs. 2,499 on PC and Rs. 3,499 on console. Pre-orders grant access to a bonus mission called ‘The Forty Thieves’, which I suspect is a reference to the classic Arabic folktale ‘Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves’. You could also play it on Ubisoft’s gaming subscription service Ubisoft+ on day one.
Assassin’s Creed Mirage will be released on October 5 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series S/X. An Apple iOS release is also planned for early 2024.