Best PC Graphics Settings for Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Image Credit: Ubisoft, Assassin’s Creed Shadows
This game looks gorgeous—but it’s demanding. Here’s how to balance good visuals with smooth performance, especially if your rig isn’t fresh off the shelf.
Best Display Settings (Video Tab)
Display Mode: Borderless Window
No fullscreen option, but borderless works just fine.VSync: Off
Keeps input lag low.Resolution: Native
Set it to your monitor’s normal resolution.Upscaler: DLSS or FSR (Quality Mode)
Use DLSS if you have an NVIDIA card.
Use FSR for AMD or older cards.
This boosts performance without making the game look like soup.
Frame Generation: On (for RTX 40-series or newer)
Helps mid-range GPUs hit 60+ FPS.Motion Blur: Off
Always off. No one likes fake blur.Field of View (FOV): 85+
Higher FOV = more view, but lower FPS. Keep it in the 80–100 range.
Best Graphics Settings (Scalability Tab)
Ray Tracing (Very Demanding)
Raytraced Global Illumination: Diffuse Hideout Only
You can’t turn it off completely, but this limits the performance hit.Raytracing Quality: Low
BVH Quality: Low
Lighting & Shadows
Screen Space Effects: Medium
Light Source Quality: Quality
Shadow Quality: Medium to Low (this saves a lot of FPS)
Textures (VRAM Matters)
Texture Streaming Pool:
Low (6GB VRAM)
Medium (8GB VRAM)
High (12GB+ VRAM)
Effects
Post Effects: High
Water & Particle Quality: High
Cloud Quality: Medium
Fog Quality: High (looks good, not too demanding)
Environment
Loading Distance: High
Terrain Quality: High
Hair Strands: Off (saves a chunk of performance)
Characters
Character Quality: High
Keeps your armor looking shiny.
Final Blurb
Assassin’s Creed Shadows is a bit rough on PCs, but these settings give you solid visuals and smooth FPS. If your game stutters, drop shadows and ray tracing first—they hit performance the hardest. And remember, pretty puddles mean nothing if your game runs like a slideshow.
