Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is a great game, although not truly an “Assassin’s Creed” title. The game looks phenomenal on both the last-gen PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and it looks stunning when played in 4K on PC. However, there were some complaints when it came to optimization on some lower-end hardware. Even the minimum PC system requirements Ubisoft lists for Assassin’s Creed Odyssey struggled at 1080p. The frame rates even dip into the low 20s in intense scenarios. The publisher also requires you to have at least an AMD FX 6300 @ 3.8 GHz, an Intel Core i5 2400 @ 3.1 GHz, or a Ryzen 3 1200 paired with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 2 GB or an AMD Radeon R9 285 2 GB to get the game up and running at 720p 30fps using the Low preset.
The era of HD gaming is long gone, and 1080p has become the bare minimum ever since the eighth-generation consoles were introduced. It is fairly awkward that Ubisoft listed a 720p 30fps system in their requirements. In contrast, playing the game at 4K 30fps requires you to own an AMD Ryzen 1700X @ 3.8 GHz or Intel Core i7 7700 @ 4.2 GHz combined with an AMD Vega 64 8 GB or an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB. These are completely acceptable as newer graphic cards pack a lot more power compared to the GTX 1080 while costing less.
Ubisoft also lists systems that can play the game at 30fps. This makes sense as Odyssey is a single-player exploration-focused and narrative-driven game. We will list the requirements to play the game at 60fps since that is the new standard.
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Minimum System Requirements
720p / 30 fps / Low Preset
| OS | Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only) |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i5 2400 @3.10 – 3.40 GHz | AMD FX 6300 @3.50 – 3.80 GHz or AMD® Ryzen™ 3 1200 @3.10 – 3.40 GHz (SSE 4.1 Support or higher required) |
| Memory | 8 GB system memory |
| Graphics Card | Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 660 | AMD Radeon™ R9 285 |
| Video Memory | 2 GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 |
| DirectX | DirectX June 2010 Redistributable |
| Internet Connection | No internet connection is required |
| Storage | 46 GB HDD |
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Recommended System Requirements
1. 1080p / 30 fps / High Preset
| OS | Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only) |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i7 3770 @ 3.40 – 3.90 GHz | AMD FX 8350 @ 4.0 – 4.20 GHz or AMD® Ryzen™ 5 1400 @3.20 – 3.40 GHz (SSE 4.1 Support or higher required) |
| Memory | 8 GB system memory |
| Graphics Card | Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 970 | AMD Radeon™ R9 290X |
| Video Memory | 4 GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 |
| DirectX | DirectX June 2010 Redistributable |
| Internet Connection | No internet connection is required |
| Storage | 46 GB SSD |
2. 1080p / 60 fps / High Preset
| OS | Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only) |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i7 3770 @ 3.40 – 3.90 GHz | AMD FX 8350 @ 4.0 – 4.20 GHz or AMD® Ryzen™ 5 1400 @3.20 – 3.40 GHz (SSE 4.1 Support or higher required) |
| Memory | 8 GB system memory |
| Graphics Card | Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 1060 | AMD Radeon™ RX 580 |
| Video Memory | 6 GB VRAM (GTX 1060), 8 GB (RX 580) with Shader Model 5.0 |
| DirectX | DirectX June 2010 Redistributable |
| Internet Connection | No internet connection is required |
| Storage | 46 GB SSD |
3. 1440p / 30 fps / High Preset
| OS | Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only) |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i7 3770 @ 3.40 – 3.90 GHz | AMD FX 8350 @ 4.0 – 4.20 GHz or AMD® Ryzen™ 5 1400 @3.20 – 3.40 GHz (SSE 4.1 Support or higher required) |
| Memory | 8 GB system memory |
| Graphics Card | Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 980 | AMD Radeon™ RX 5500 XT |
| Video Memory | 4 GB VRAM (GTX 980), 8 GB (RX 5500 XT) with Shader Model 5.0 |
| DirectX | DirectX June 2010 Redistributable |
| Internet Connection | No internet connection is required |
| Storage | 46 GB SSD |
4. 1440p / 60 fps / High Preset
| OS | Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only) |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i7 7700 @ 3.60 – 4.20 GHz | AMD® Ryzen™ 7 1700X @3.40 – 3.80 GHz (SSE 4.1 Support or higher required) |
| Memory | 16 GB system memory |
| Graphics Card | Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 1070 | AMD Radeon™ RX 5600 XT |
| Video Memory | 6 GB ( RX 5600 XT), 8 GB (GTX 1070) with Shader Model 5.0 |
| DirectX | DirectX June 2010 Redistributable |
| Internet Connection | No internet connection is required |
| Storage | 46 GB SSD |
5. 2160p / 30 fps / High Preset
| OS | Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only) |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i7 7700 @ 3.60 – 4.20 GHz | AMD® Ryzen™ 7 1700X @3.40 – 3.80 GHz (SSE 4.1 Support or higher required) |
| Memory | 16 GB system memory |
| Graphics Card | Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 1080 | AMD Radeon™ RX Vega64 |
| Video Memory | 8 GB with Shader Model 5.0 |
| DirectX | DirectX June 2010 Redistributable |
| Internet Connection | No internet connection is required |
| Storage | 46 GB SSD |
6. 2160p / 60 fps / High Preset
| OS | Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only) |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i7 7700 @ 3.60 – 4.20 GHz | AMD® Ryzen™ 7 1700X @3.40 – 3.80 GHz (SSE 4.1 Support or higher required) |
| Memory | 16 GB system memory |
| Graphics Card | Nvidia® GeForce™ RTX 3060 Ti | AMD Radeon™ RX 6600 XT |
| Video Memory | 8 GB with Shader Model 5.0 |
| DirectX | DirectX June 2010 Redistributable |
| Internet Connection | No internet connection is required |
| Storage | 46 GB SSD |
Additional Notes
Odyssey does not support Nvidia’s SLI, AMD’s Crossfire, and Dolby Atmos technology. While SLI and Crossfire are almost dead and no one used them these days, the lack of support for Dolby Atmos is concerning. Atmos enhances immersion and players with a good home theater system will be disappointed.
Odyssey also does support select CPUs. Certain older hardware, although capable enough, cannot run Odyssey. The supported CPUs and graphics cards are listed below. If a particular series is not mentioned, that means it is not supported.
| AMD CPU series | Minimum Supported CPU |
|---|---|
| FX series | FX 6300 or better |
| Ryzen series | Ryzen 3 1200 or better |
| Phenom series | Not supported |
| Intel CPU series | Minimum supported CPU |
|---|---|
| Intel 2nd gen | Core i5-2400 or better |
| Intel 3rd gen | Core i5-3330 or better |
| Intel 4th gen | Core i3-4430 or better |
| Intel 6th gen | Core i3-6300 or better |
| Intel 7th gen | Core i3-7100 or better |
| Intel 8th gen | Core i3-8100 or better |
| Intel 9th gen and above | All launches supported |
| NVIDIA GPU series | Minimum supported GPU |
|---|---|
| GeForce® GTX 600 | GeForce® GTX 660 or better |
| GeForce® GTX 700 | GeForce® GTX 760 or better |
| GeForce® GTX 900 | GeForce® GTX 950 or better |
| GeForce® GTX 10-Series | GeForce® GTX 1050 or better |
| GeForce® GTX 20-Series and above | All launches supported |
| AMD/ATI GPU series | Minimum supported GPU |
|---|---|
| AMD Radeon 200 series | Radeon™ R9 285 or better |
| AMD Radeon 300 / Fury X series | Radeon™ R9 380 or better |
| AMD Radeon 400 series | Radeon™ RX 460 or better |
| AMD Radeon 500 series | Radeon™ RX 560 or better |
| AMD Radeon Vega series | Radeon™ RX Vega56 or better |
| AMD Radeon 5000 series and above | All launches supported |
Supported Gamepads
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is best played using gamepads Ubisoft officially supports. While other gamepads can work, they aren’t sanctioned by Ubisoft. Therefore, players need third-party software to get them to work, which is both risky and introduces bugs. The supported gamepads include:
- Mouse and keyboard
- Microsoft Xbox 360 gamepad
- Microsoft Xbox One gamepad
- Microsoft Xbox Series X|S gamepad
- Sony Dualshock 4 controller
Other controllers like the Tobii Eye and any third-party Xbox controller need third-party software.
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is now available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows, and Google Stadia. It is also playable at up to 4K 60fps on the latest PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.