Best Assassin’s Creed Shadows PC settings for max FPS – 1080p, 1440p, and 4K
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After years of waiting, Assassin's Creed Shadows will finally be released on March 20, and everyone, including PC players, will be able to jump into its massive open world. The game is absolutely stunning, with realistic lighting, detailed environments, and impressive character models. But to enjoy these visuals without lag or frame drops, you need to use the right PC settings.
Thankfully, this isn't a competitive FPS game where you need as much FPS as possible. In Assassin's Creed Shadows, you only need 60 FPS or more for a smooth experience. According to the game’s official system requirements, you'll need an RTX 3080 with a Ryzen 5 5600X to hit 60 FPS at 1440p on high settings. If you want to play at 4K, you'll need at least an RTX 4070 Ti Super. And if you're gaming on a 1080p monitor, an RTX 3060 Ti will be enough.
No matter what resolution you play at, I'll walk you through the best settings that helped me get over 60 FPS in Assassin's Creed Shadows without sacrificing too much visual quality.
What are the best Assassin’s Creed Shadows PC settings for high FPS?
My rig is packed with an RTX 3080, a Ryzen 5 5600X, and 32GB of DDR4 RAM. With the settings below, I was able to get between 60 to 70 FPS at 1440p. At 4K, I had to lower some settings to medium or low to stay at 60 FPS. If you own a better GPU, you won't have to make these adjustments. For those playing at 1080p, these settings will give you over 70 FPS, so you can push some options to Very High until the FPS drops below 60.
In any case, here are the best Assassin’s Creed Shadows PC settings you can use to get maximum FPS without ruining the visual quality.
Best Assassin’s Creed Shadows PC settings for 1440p
Display
| Field of View | 100 |
| Monitor | Choose your monitor |
| Display mode | Borderless Window |
| Aspect Ratio | 16:9 |
| VSync | Off |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1440 |
| Frame Rate Limiter | Off |
| Use Dynamic Resolution | Off |
| Upscaler Type | Nvidia DLSS |
| Upscaler Quality | Performance |
| Frame Generation | Off |
| Sharpen Strength | 0.25 |
Scalability
| Raytraced Global Illumination | Diffuse Hideout Only |
| Overall Preset | Custom |
| Raytracing Quality | Low |
| BVH Quality | Low |
| Screen Space Effects | High |
| Light Source Quality | Very High |
| Shadow Quality | Very High |
| Texture Streaming Pool | High |
| Post Effects | High |
| Water Quality | Medium |
| Particle Quality | High |
| Loading Distance | High |
| Drawing Distance | High |
| Micropolygon | High |
| Terrain Quality | High |
| Deformation | Medium |
| Scatter Density | High |
| Visual Texture | Medium |
| Character Quality | High |
| Hair Strands | All Characters Low |
| Cloud Quality | High |
| Fog Quality | Medium |
Best Assassin’s Creed Shadows PC settings for 4K
For 4K, you’ll need to bring a few settings down to low or medium for stable 60 FPS, but this only applies to those who have an RTX 3080 or a similar card.
Display
| Field of View | 100 |
| Monitor | Choose your monitor |
| Display mode | Borderless Window |
| Aspect Ratio | 32:9 |
| VSync | Off |
| Resolution | 5120 x 1440 |
| Frame Rate Limiter | Off |
| Use Dynamic Resolution | Off |
| Upscaler Type | Nvidia DLSS |
| Upscaler Quality | Performance |
| Frame Generation | Off |
| Sharpen Strength | 0.25 |
Scalability
| Raytraced Global Illumination | Diffuse Hideout Only |
| Overall Preset | Custom |
| Raytracing Quality | Low |
| BVH Quality | Low |
| Screen Space Effects | Medium |
| Light Source Quality | High |
| Shadow Quality | Medium |
| Texture Streaming Pool | Medium |
| Post Effects | Low |
| Water Quality | Medium |
| Particle Quality | High |
| Loading Distance | High |
| Drawing Distance | High |
| Micropolygon | High |
| Terrain Quality | Medium |
| Deformation | Medium |
| Scatter Density | High |
| Visual Texture | Medium |
| Character Quality | High |
| Hair Strands | All Characters Low |
| Cloud Quality | Medium |
| Fog Quality | Medium |
Additional tips to improve FPS in Assassin’s Creed Shadows
While the settings mentioned above will help you get high FPS, there are some additional tips you can follow to further improve it.
- Update GPU drivers: Make sure you’re using the latest version of your graphics drivers. If you aren’t, you can use the dedicated application of your GPU, such as the Nvidia App or AMD Radeon Software, to update the drivers.
- Close background applications: Make sure no other demanding applications are running in the background while you’re playing Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Applications like Chrome, Discord, and even Spotify can end up consuming a lot of resources, which can reduce the FPS you’re getting in the game.
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