Assassin’s Creed 3 (AC3) Remastered Performance Guide – Fix Lag, FPS Drops, Bugs And Stuttering

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We cannot deny the fact that everything in the Remastered version of Assassin’s Creed 3 looks way better than the original AC3. Due to the 4k capability being unlocked, buildings, cities, forests, wilderness, everything looks quite alive. Clothing, skin, and hair all benefit from better textures and improved animations.

There is no doubt that Assassin’s Creed III Remastered looks quite promising and might even prove to be a treat to those Assassin’s Creed fans who want to relive some old times. But this doesn’t take away the fact that the Remastered version has some performance issues just like the original AC3 title. Players have been reporting fps lag and stuttering at certain instances. The lag is even more prominent when there is a lot of stuff happening on your screen—for example, fights in crowded places. Therefore, we have cooked up a basic performance guide for you that might fix majority of your fps drop and lag issues. Here is how to fix lag, fps drops, bugs, and stuttering in Assassin’s Creed 3 III Remastered:

How to fix lag, fps drops, bugs and stuttering in Assassin’s Creed 3 III Remastered

Make sure your system at least meets the minimum system requirements of the game

Assassin’s Creed 3 Minimum System Requirements or Specifications 720p (30FPS):

  • Operating System: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 2400 @ 3.1 GHz, AMD FX 6350 @ 3.9 GHz
  • RAM: 8GB
  • Video Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660, AMD Radeon R9 270X (2GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0)
  • Resolution: 1080p
  • Video Preset: Lowest

Assassin’s Creed 3 Recommended System Requirements or Specifications 1080p (30FPS):

  • Operating System: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 3470 @ 3.2 GHz, AMD FX 8350 @ 4.0 GHz
  • RAM: 8GB
  • Video Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 (4GB) or AMD Radeon R9 280X (3GB) or better
  • Resolution: 1080p
  • Video Preset: High

Assassin’s Creed 3 Recommended System Requirements or Specifications 1080p (60FPS):

  • Operating System: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
  • Processor: Intel Core i7 3770K @ 3.5 GHz, AMD FX 8350 @ 4.0 GHz
  • RAM: 8GB
  • Video Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 970, AMD Radeon R9 290X
  • Resolution: 1080p
  • Video Preset: High

Assassin’s Creed 3 Recommended System Requirements or Specifications 4k (30FPS):

  • Operating System: Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
  • Processor: Intel Core i7 4790 @ 3.6 GHz, AMD Ryzen 5 1500X @ 3.5 GHz
  • RAM: 8GB
  • Video Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 or Radeon RX Vega56 or better
  • Resolution: 2160p
  • Video Preset: High

Update your graphics driver

Outdated drivers could be the reason of performance loss at times. Here are the links to the latest drivers for AMD and Nvidia graphics cards:

  1. Nvidia Drivers
  2. AMD Drivers

Best Graphics settings for Assassin’s Creed III (AC3)

Go to Options > Graphics

Display Mode : Fullscreen

Environment Quality : High

Texture Quality : High

V-sync : Off

Screen Space Reflections : Off

Ambient Occlusion : On

Anti-aliasing : Off

Motion Blur : On

Tweak settings from the Nvidia Control Panel

[Note : This is for Nvidia users only]

  • Open Nvidia Control Panel
  • Click on Manage 3D settings on the left bar
  • Click on the Program Settings tab
  • Locate Assassin’s Creed 3 Remastered from the drop down menu under “Select a program to customize”
  • If you cannot find it on the list then you need to add the .exe file manually
  • Click on Add
  • Locate the folder where you have installed Assassin’s Creed 3 Remastered
  • Select the executable file or the .exe file which in this case should be AC3Remastered.exe
  • Once added the program settings will now be available for Assassin’s Creed 3 Remastered
  • Set Max Pre-Rendered Frames to 1
  • Set Monitor Technology to G-Snyc (if available)
  • Enable Threaded Optimization
  • Set Power Management to Highest Performance
  • Set Multi-Display/Mixed GPU Acceleration to Single display performance mode

Increase the Priority AC3 Remastered from the Task Manager

  • Start Assassin’s Creed III Remastered
  • Press Alt+Tab to minimize the game
  • Open Task Manager
  • Click on Details tab
  • Search for AC3Remastered.exe or a similar looking process from the list.
  • Right click on the process and Set Priority to High

You are good to go!

That’s all folks!

Last Updated on March 13, 2024