Assassin’s Creed Shadows Best Graphics Settings for PS5 and PS5 Pro

Explore this guide to learn about the best graphics settings you should use for Assassin’s Creed Shadows on PS5 and PS5 Pro.

Assassin’s Creed Shadow is a game that is designed to take full advantage of the hardware provided in a PS5 and PS5 Pro. This offers players a variety of settings to tailor their experience according to their needs. With the current generation consoles, you can now either choose to have breathtaking visuals at 30 FPS or smoother gameplay at 60 FPS.  

Choosing which graphical setting you want to play on can have a significant effect on your whole experience. To help you decide, here’s a simple guide about each graphical setting for PS5 and PS5 Pro along with what each of them provides.

Graphics Settings for Assassin’s Creed Shadows on PS5

If you are playing Assassin’s Creed Shadows, there are two graphics settings you can mainly choose between with a third one that is exclusively available to 120Hz displays. These graphical settings are:

• Performance
• Quality
• Balanced

One thing you do have to remember is that Assassin’s Creed Shadows is the first game in the AC series to have adopted ray tracing effects. But for PS5, we have what is called RTGI, which stands for ray-traced global illumination. RTGI simulates how light reacts with the environment which creates more accurate and immersive lighting effects. This is, however, reserved for the Balanced and Quality mode with one exception we will talk about in a bit.

With Performance mode, we get to enjoy crisp 60 FPS gameplay with Baked GI instead. This form of global illumination is seen in previous AC titles such as Valhalla and Mirage. The only exception that we talked about earlier is the hideout area, where RTGI is enforced no matter what mode you are playing in. Moreover, this also locks you in at 30 FPS no matter what graphical setting you are on.

The Balanced mode is a great choice for players, the only drawback being its exclusivity to 120Hz High Frame Rate displays. It takes the best of both worlds by supporting a higher frame rate of 40 FPS with RTGI enabled. 

Finally, we have the Quality mode, which, despite running at 30 FPS, can utilize everything the Anvil engine and the PS5 hardware has to offer. Ubisoft’s effort in making Assassin’s Creed Shadows the next-gen AC title is very clear. The visual upgrades, despite the lower frame rate, are completely worth it if you have a 4K display.

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Graphical Settings for Assassin’s Creed Shadows on PS5 Pro

PS5 Pro is no different when it comes to graphical mode choices when compared to its predecessor. It still offers three of the same graphics settings as PS5, with each providing the same framerates. However, there is a major difference in one aspect of graphics in both the consoles.  

Ray Traced Reflections is only reserved for PS5 Pro amongst all other consoles the game is playable on. This allows the game to look leaps and bounds better compared to other consoles that have to rely on RTGI. There is a considerable difference to the point that Assassin’s Creed Shadows looks like a completely different game on the PS5 Pro. 

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Best Graphical Settings for Assassin’s Creed Shadows on PS5 and PS5 Pro

With all that is said, there is a clear difference between all the graphical settings and what they provide. Here are the best graphics settings for Assassin’s Creed Shadows on both PS5 and PS5 Pro:

• PS5 –Performance Mode is the way to go on the standard PS5. You get to enjoy the effects of Baked GI along with a high frame rate maintained throughout the game.

• PS5 Pro – Balanced Mode is the best option in this case. You have the higher frame rate along with the stunning visuals thanks to Ray Traced Reflections.

These are the best graphics settings you can have for Assassin’s Creed Shadows on PS5 and PS5 Pro. Which mode are you playing on?

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