Assassin's Creed Valhalla screenshot of the bear companion

[Update]: Assassin's Creed Valhalla has now arrived, and unsurprisingly, it's pretty good.

After recently announcing the PC system requirements for the upcoming Watch Dogs: Legion, Ubisoft has now turned their gaze towards Assassin's Creed Valhalla. So if you're curious what sort of PC you'll need in order to run Valhalla this November 10th, you'll find the minimum and recommended requirements below.

Before you dive in, it is worth mentioning that these three configurations are only a chunk of the permutations Ubisoft released, mostly focused around the low to mid-range PCs. As such, if you're looking to push your PC to the limit, you should hop on over to the official website for the full list. For now, however, here's a general overview of what you'll need to run Valhalla:

Minimum Configuration - Low preset 1080p 30 FPS

Processor: Ryzen 3 1200 - 3.1 Ghz / i5-4460 - 3.2 Ghz
RAM: 8 GB (Dual-channel mode)
Video Card: AMD R9 380 - 4GB / GeForce GTX 960 4GB
Storage: 50 GB HDD (SSD Recommended)
Operating system: Windows 10 (64-bit only)
DirectX Version: DirectX 12
Additional note: Requires GPU with DirectX 12 (Feature Level 12_0) support

Recommended Configuration - High preset 1080p 30 FPS

Processor: Ryzen 5 1600 - 3.2 Ghz / i7-4790 - 3.6 Ghz
RAM: 8 GB (Dual-channel mode)
Video Card: AMD RX 570 - 8GB / GeForce GTX 1060 - 6GB
Storage: SSD (50 GB)
Operating system: Windows 10 (64-bit only)
DirectX Version: DirectX 12
Additional note: Requires GPU with DirectX 12 (Feature Level 12_0) support

Recommended Configuration - High preset 1080p 60 FPS

Processor: Ryzen 7 1700 - 3.0 Ghz / i7-6700 – 3.4 Ghz
RAM: 8 GB (Dual-channel mode)
Video Card: AMD Vega 64 - 8GB / GeForce GTX 1080- 8GB
Storage: SSD (50 GB)
Operating system: Windows 10 (64-bit only)
DirectX Version: DirectX 12
Additional note: Requires GPU with DirectX 12 (Feature Level 12_0) support

As for what exactly all of this looks like in actual gameplay, that you can find out through one of the recent developers previews. It's a fairly long one, so just skip around if you're only interested in the visuals themselves. Have a gander:

To learn more about Assassin's Creed Valhalla, as well as keep an eye on any future developer updates, you should head on over to the official website.

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