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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced System Requirements
Black Flag Resynced has official PC requirements, so there is no guessing here. The detail that catches people out is that ray tracing is required at every tier, so a card without real ray tracing performance is a problem even if it clears the raw numbers.
Bottom line
Minimum needs a Ryzen 5 3600 or Core i7-8700K and a GTX 1660, RX 5500 XT, or Arc A580 for 1080p 30 FPS on Low with ray tracing and upscaling. Recommended steps up to an RTX 3060, RX 6600 XT, or Arc B580 for 1080p 60 FPS Medium. 16 GB RAM and an SSD are required, and ray tracing cannot be turned off.
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Match your GPU to your target
GTX 1660 class clears 1080p 30 FPS with upscaling. RTX 3060 class targets 1080p 60 FPS Medium.
Confirm 16 GB RAM and an SSD
Both are required at every tier. An HDD install is not supported.
Evidence status
official: use this page as a current planning guide. If official PC specs or real benchmark data changes the answer, FrameReady should update the recommendation.
Minimum requirements
This tier targets 1080p at 30 FPS on Low, with ray tracing on Standard and the upscaler set to Balanced.
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or Intel Core i7-8700K.
- GPU: Radeon RX 5500 XT (8 GB), Intel Arc A580 (8 GB), or GeForce GTX 1660 (6 GB).
- RAM: 16 GB.
- Storage: 65 GB on an SSD.
Recommended requirements for 1080p 60 FPS medium
This tier targets 1080p at 60 FPS on Medium, still with ray tracing on Standard and an upscaler.
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or Intel Core i5-10600K.
- GPU: Radeon RX 6600 XT (8 GB), Intel Arc B580 (12 GB), or GeForce RTX 3060 (12 GB).
- RAM: 16 GB.
- Storage: 65 GB on an SSD.
Why ray tracing being required matters
This is the detail that trips people up. The remake uses ray tracing as part of its core lighting, not as an optional extra.
- There is no way to disable ray tracing to help an older card cope.
- GPUs without dedicated ray tracing hardware are effectively below the minimum.
- Even the listed minimum GPUs lean on an upscaler to hit 1080p 30 FPS.
- This is common for modern Anvil Engine remakes but still surprises owners of older cards.
Higher presets
Ubisoft lists four presets: Minimum, Recommended, High, and Extreme. The top presets add resolution, higher settings, and heavier ray tracing.
- High and Extreme presets target higher resolutions and settings than the two shown here.
- Micropolygon rendering and heavier ray tracing raise the GPU cost at the top presets.
- Plan around Minimum or Recommended first unless you already own a strong ray tracing GPU.
What to check before installing
A short checklist before committing to the download.
- Confirm your GPU supports hardware ray tracing, not just the raw performance numbers.
- Confirm you have 16 GB RAM and 65 GB free on an SSD.
- Update GPU drivers before first launch, since ray tracing performance often improves with new drivers.
Common questions
Can my PC run Black Flag Resynced?
Check Ubisoft's official minimum tier: a Ryzen 5 3600 or Core i7-8700K, a GTX 1660 or RX 5500 XT class GPU, 16 GB RAM, and an SSD. Because ray tracing is required, the GPU must handle ray tracing, not just raw raster performance.
Is ray tracing required in Black Flag Resynced?
Yes. Ubisoft lists ray tracing as required at every preset, including Minimum. There is no ray-tracing-off option, so a GPU without real ray tracing support is not enough.
How much storage does Black Flag Resynced need?
65 GB of free space, and it must be installed on an SSD. A hard drive is not supported.
Related next steps
Sources
- official: Ubisoft support: Black Flag Resynced system requirements. Ubisoft's official PC requirement presets. Ray tracing is required at every tier, and 16 GB RAM plus an SSD are mandatory.