Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag system requirements

Ubisoft have announced the system requirements for the upcoming Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag on PC. A little more demanding that you'd think perhaps, but then again this version is going up against next-gen console as it launches on November 22.

Minimum:
• Operating System: Windows Vista SP or Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8
• Note that we only support 64 bit OSs.
• Processor: Intel Core2Quad Q8400 @ 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon II X4 620 @ 2.6 GHz
• RAM: 2GB for Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8
• Video card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 or AMD Radeon HD 4870 (512MB VRAM with Shader Model 4.0 or higher)
• DirectX: DirectX June 2010 Redistributable
• Disk Space: 30 Gb
• Sound: DirectX Compatible Sound Card with latest drivers
• Peripherals: Windows-compatible keyboard and mouse required, optional controller

Recommended:
• Operating System: Windows Vista SP2 or Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8
• Note that we only support 64 bit OSs.
• Processor: Intel Core i5 2400S @ 2.5 GHz or AMD Phenom II x4 940 @ 3.0 GHz or better
• RAM: 4GB or more
• Video card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 or AMD Radeon HD 5850 (1024MB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0) or better
• Supported video cards at the time of release: Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 or better, GT400, GT500, GT600, GT700 series or AMD Radeon HD4870 or better, HD5000, HD6000, HD7000 series
*Note: Latest Geforce drivers tested: 320.49 for all series. Latest Radeon drivers tested: 13.1 for Radeon HD4000, 13.4 for Radeon HD5000 and above.
*Laptop versions of these cards may work but are NOT officially supported.