Best PC settings for Skull and Bones: High FPS, graphics, more

Wondering what the best PC settings are for Skull and Bones? Here are all the settings that you need to keep in check to have a stable performance in Skull and Bones.

Skull and Bones has plenty to offer, from the many PvE modes to opt-in PvP events, as well as boss fights. It’ll continue to sail for years, as it is a live service title and Ubisoft has already outlined their Year 1 plans. 

PC requirements for Skull and Bones aren’t demanding either, much less than the other Ubisoft current-gen-only title, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. But, still, you’ll need to tune a few settings here and there for stable performance.

All that said, here are all the best PC settings for Skull and Bones. 

• Skull and Bones system requirements
• Best Skull and Bones graphics settings for low-end hardware
• Best Skull and Bones graphics settings for high-end hardware
• How to update graphics drivers

Skull and Bones system requirements

Before we dive into the best PC settings for Skull and Bones, it is a good idea to first consider the PC requirements themselves. It’ll help you understand where your build stands and what sort of performance you can expect. 

Here are the PC requirements. 

Minimum required specs for Skull and Bones – 1080p @ 30FPS

• Operating system: Windows 10 (64-bit version)
• Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.2 GHz, Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.6 GHz, or better
• RAM: 8 GB (running dual-channel mode)
• Video card: AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (8 GB), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6 GB), or better
• Hard drive: 65 GB available storage (SSD required)
• DirectX version: DirectX 12

Recommended specs for Skull and Bones – 1080p @ 60FPS

• Operating system: Windows 10 (64-bit version) or Windows 11
• Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 @ 3.6 GHz, Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.7 GHz, or better
• RAM: 16 GB (running dual-channel mode)
• Video card: AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (8 GB), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (8 GB), or better
• Hard drive: 65 GB available storage (SSD required)
• DirectX version: DirectX 12

Required specs for 4K performance – 4K @ 60FPS

• Operating system: Windows 10 (64-bit version) or Windows 11
• Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 5600, Intel Core i5-11600K, or better
• RAM: 16 GB (running dual-channel mode)
• Video card: AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (8 GB), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (10 GB), or better
• Hard drive: 65 GB available storage (SSD required)
• DirectX version: DirectX 12

Best Skull and Bones graphics settings for low-end hardware

Here are the best PC settings for Skull and Bones if you have a PC that is as powerful as the minimum required specs.

Visual 

• Window Mode: Boderless
• Aspect Ratio: Based on your build (e.g 16:9 – Native)
• Resolution: Your monitor’s resolution (e.g 2160×1440)
• VSync: Off
• Field of View: 100%
• FPS Limit: Off

Graphics 

General 

• Graphics Quality: Custom 
• Adaptive Quality: Off
• Shadows: Medium

Upscaling

• Upscaling Type: TAA (or depending on your GPU, like DLSS for Nvidia and FSR for AMD)
  • Upscaling Mode: Balanced

Environment

• Environment Details: Medium
• Clutter: Medium
• Water: High
• Screen Space Reflection: Off
• Volumetric Clouds: Medium

Postprocessing 

• Ambient Occlusion: Off
• Depth of Field: Off
• Motion Blur: Off

Ray Tracing 

• Ray-Traced Global Illumination: Off

Best Skull and Bones graphics settings for high-end hardware

The following are the best PC settings for Skull and Bones if you have the latest top-of-the-line hardware.

Visual 

• Window Mode: Boderless
• Aspect Ratio: Based on your build (e.g 16:9 – Native)
• Resolution: Your monitor’s resolution (e.g 2160×1440)
• VSync: Off
• Field of View: 100%
• FPS Limit: Off

Graphics 

General 

• Graphics Quality: Custom 
• Adaptive Quality: On
• Shadows: Very High

Upscaling

• Upscaling Type: Depending on your GPU, like DLSS for Nvidia and FSR for AMD.
  • Upscaling Mode: Quality

Environment

• Environment Details: Very High
• Clutter: High
• Water: Very High
• Screen Space Reflection: On
• Volumetric Clouds: On

Postprocessing 

• Ambient Occlusion: On
• Depth of Field: On
• Motion Blur: Off

Ray Tracing 

• Ray-Traced Global Illumination: On

You can crank most stuff all the way up if you have the latest and the best hardware, and can lower them to High if you’re experiencing significant dips in FPS.

How to update graphics drivers

Sometimes outdated drivers can be the reason for unstable performance, especially when playing the latest games like Skull and Bones. So it is best to keep them up to date, and here’s how to do so. 

How to update NVIDIA graphics driver:

1. First, download “GeForce Experience” from NVIDIA.com.
2. Open the “GeForce Experience” app.
3. Click on “Drivers.”
4. Then click on “Check for Updates.”

Steps to update AMD graphics driver

The process here is largely the same, but you’ll have to go through AMD’s own application, AMD Radeon Settings.

1. Go to your desktop home screen and right-click.
2. Then, select “AMD Radeon Settings.”
3. Click on the Home icon.
4. Next click on “New Update”
5. Finally, select “Check for updates.”

Most of the time, though, graphics drivers are auto-updated to the latest version or notify you when new updates are available. 

That’s everything you need to know about the best PC settings for Skull and Bones, for more on the game, check out:

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