Ubisoft have revealed the minimum and recommended PC system specs for the upcoming Assassin’s Creed: Unity, and they’re a tad terrifying. Even the low end specs are actually quite demanding, while the recommended setup will scare all but the most hardcore PC lovers.

Either the game is poorly optimised, or PC users are going to get something that can really put their machines to the test.

Minimum PC Specs:

• Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.3 GHz or AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0 GHz or AMD Phenom II x4 940 @ 3.0 GHz processor
• 6 GB RAM
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 or AMD Radeon HD 7970 (2 GB VRAM) video card

Recommended PC Specs:

• Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.4 GHz or AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0 GHz or better processor
• 8GB RAM
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 or AMD Radeon R9 290X (3 GB VRAM) video card

Additionally, the following requirements must be met:

• Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8/8.1 (64-bit versions only)
• DirectX Version 11
• DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card with latest drivers
• 50 GB available HDD space