Gaming
Games list a graphics card class and memory. These figures are the publishers' own minimum and recommended lists.
What matters
- The graphics chip is the main limit; graphics memory sets texture quality.
- System memory: 16 GB is a common recommended figure.
- Laptop cooling and power limits change real frame rates; the lists do not.
General guidance in our own words. The figures below are the makers' published requirements.
The requirements
| App | Minimum | Recommended | System the list names (the recommended list where there are two) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12 GB memory, GTX 1060 6GB, RX 580 8GB or Arc A380 | 16 GB memory, RTX 2060 SUPER, RX 5700 XT or Arc A770 | 64-bit Windows 10 | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 8 GB memory, 4 GB graphics memory, GTX 970, RX 480, Arc A380 or Adreno X1, 4 GB or more VRAM | 16 GB memory, 8 GB graphics memory, RTX 2060 Super, RX 5700 XT or Arc A580, 8 GB or more VRAM | Windows 10 64-bit | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Elden Ring | 12 GB memory, GTX 1060 3GB or RX 580 4GB | 16 GB memory, GTX 1070 8GB or RX Vega 56 8GB | Windows 10 or 11 | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Black Myth: Wukong | 16 GB memory, GTX 1060 6GB or RX 580 8GB | 16 GB memory, RTX 2060, RX 5700 XT or Arc A750 | Windows 10 64-bit | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Starfield | 16 GB memory, RX 5700 or GTX 1070 Ti | 16 GB memory, RX 6800 XT or RTX 2080 | Windows 10 or 11 | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 16 GB memory, GTX 960 4GB or RX 470 4GB | 16 GB memory, GTX 1080 Ti, RX 5700 XT or Arc A770 | 64-bit Windows 10 | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8 GB memory, 1 GB graphics memory, DirectX 11 video card with 1 GB or more and Shader Model 5.0 | not published | Windows 10 | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Fortnite | 8 GB memory, Intel HD 4000 or AMD Radeon Vega 8 | 16 GB memory, 8 GB graphics memory, GTX 960 or R9 280 class DX11 GPU, 8 GB VRAM or more | Windows 10 or 11 64-bit | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Call of Duty: Warzone | 8 GB memory, RX 470, GTX 970 or 1060, or Arc A580 | 12 GB memory, RX 6600 XT, RTX 3060 or Arc B580 | Windows 11 64-bit | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 | 16 GB memory, RX 5700 or GTX 970 | 32 GB memory, RX 5700 XT or RTX 2080 | Windows 10 | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Alan Wake 2 | 16 GB memory, GTX 1070 or RX 5600 XT | 16 GB memory, RTX 3060 or RX 6600 XT | Windows 10 or 11 64-bit | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 8 GB memory, GTX 970, RX 470 or Arc A380 | 16 GB memory, GTX 1070, RX 590 or Arc A750 | Windows 10 version 18362 or higher | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8 GB memory, GTX 770 2GB or R9 280 3GB | 12 GB memory, GTX 1060 6GB or RX 480 4GB | Windows 10 64-bit | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 4 GB memory, NVIDIA 9800 GT 1GB or HD 4870 1GB | 8 GB memory, GTX 660 2GB or HD 7870 2GB | Windows 10 64-bit | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Marvel Rivals | 16 GB memory, GTX 1060, RX 580 or Arc A380 | 16 GB memory, RTX 2060 (Super), RX 5700 XT or Arc A750 | Windows 10 64-bit 1909 or newer | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Helldivers 2 | 8 GB memory, GTX 1050 Ti or RX 470 | 16 GB memory, RTX 2060 or RX 6600 XT | Windows 10 | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Hades II | 8 GB memory, GTX 950, Radeon R7 360 or Intel HD Graphics 630 | 16 GB memory, RTX 2060, RX 5600 XT or Arc A580 | Windows 10 64-bit | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Stardew Valley | 2 GB memory, 0.25 GB graphics memory, 256 MB video memory, shader model 3.0 or newer | not published | Windows Vista or newer | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Minecraft Java Edition | 12 GB memory, 2 GB graphics memory, Vulkan 1.3 GPU with 2 GB VRAM: GTX 950, RX 460, Arc A310, Core i5-6400 iGPU, Apple M1 or newer | 16 GB memory, 6 GB graphics memory, RTX 2060, RX 5600 XT, Arc A580 or Apple M2 Pro, 6 GB VRAM | Windows 11 64-bit, macOS 14 or newer, or Linux 64-bit | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Apex Legends | 6 GB memory, Radeon HD 7790 (2 GB) or GTX 950 | 8 GB memory, Radeon R9 290 or GTX 970 | 64-bit Windows 10 | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Rocket League | 4 GB memory, GeForce 760, Radeon R7 270X or better | 8 GB memory, GTX 1060, RX 470 or better | 64-bit Windows 7 or newer | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Dota 2 | 4 GB memory, GeForce 8600/9600GT or Radeon HD 2600/3600, DirectX 11 | not published | Windows 7 or newer | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Overwatch 2 | 6 GB memory, GeForce GTX 600 series or Radeon HD 7000 series | 8 GB memory, GTX 1060 or 1650, R9 380 or RX 6400, or Arc A770 | 64-bit Windows 10 | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Palworld | 16 GB memory, GeForce GTX 1660 | 32 GB memory, RTX 3060 Ti or RX 6700 XT | Windows 11 64-bit | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Diablo IV | 8 GB memory, GTX 660, Arc A380 or Radeon R9 280 | 16 GB memory, GTX 970, Arc A750 or RX 470 | 64-bit Windows 10 version 1909 or newer | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Path of Exile 2 | 8 GB memory, 3 GB graphics memory, GTX 960 (3 GB), Arc A380 or RX 470; page requires a GPU with at least 3 GB VRAM | 16 GB memory, RTX 2060, Arc A770 or RX 5600 XT | Windows 10 | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Monster Hunter Wilds | 16 GB memory, 6 GB graphics memory, GTX 1660 (6 GB) or RX 5500 XT (8 GB) | 16 GB memory, 8 GB graphics memory, RTX 2060 Super (8 GB) or RX 6600 (8 GB) | Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Assassin's Creed Shadows | 16 GB memory, 4 GB graphics memory, GTX 1650 (4 GB), RX 5500 XT (8 GB) or Arc A380 (6 GB); Resizable BAR on | 16 GB memory, 8 GB graphics memory, RTX 3060 Ti (8 GB), RX 6700 XT (12 GB) or Arc B580 (12 GB); Resizable BAR on | Windows 10 or 11 | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 | 8 GB memory, 6 GB graphics memory, 6 GB VRAM: RX 580 or GTX 1060 | 16 GB memory, 8 GB graphics memory, 8 GB VRAM: RX 6800 XT or RTX 3070 | Windows 10 (1903 or newer) or 11, 64-bit | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Silent Hill 2 | 16 GB memory, GTX 1070 Ti, RX 5700 or Arc A750 | 16 GB memory, RTX 2080 or RX 6800 XT | Windows 10 x64 | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| God of War Ragnarok | 8 GB memory, 6 GB graphics memory, GTX 1060 (6 GB), RX 5500 XT (8 GB) or Arc A750 | 16 GB memory, RTX 2060 Super, RX 5700 or Arc A770 | Windows 10 version 20H1 | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12 GB memory, 6 GB graphics memory, GTX 1660, RX 5500 XT (8 GB) or Arc A580 | 16 GB memory, 8 GB graphics memory, RTX 2060 Super, RX 6600 XT or Arc B580 | 64-bit Windows 11 | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Sid Meier's Civilization VII | 8 GB memory, GTX 1050, RX 460 or Arc A380 | 16 GB memory, RTX 2060, RX 6600 or Arc A750 | 64-bit Windows 10 | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Total War: Warhammer III | 6 GB memory, GTX 900 or RX 400 series, or Intel Iris Xe | 8 GB memory, GTX 1660 Ti, RX 5600 XT or Arc A750; page allows 8 GB RAM with an integrated GPU | Windows 10 64-bit | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Cities: Skylines II | 8 GB memory, 4 GB graphics memory, GTX 970 (4 GB) or RX 480 (8 GB) | 16 GB memory, 10 GB graphics memory, RTX 3080 (10 GB) or RX 6800 XT (16 GB) | Windows 10 Home 64-bit or Windows 11 | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| F1 25 | 8 GB memory, GTX 1060 (6 GB) or RX 570 (8 GB); VR and ray tracing list stronger cards | 16 GB memory, RTX 2070 or RX 6600 XT; ray tracing lists RTX 3070 or RX 6800 | Windows 10 64-bit version 21H1 or newer | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| EA Sports FC 25 | 8 GB memory, RX 570 or GTX 1050 Ti | 12 GB memory, RX 5600 XT or GTX 1660 | Windows 10 64-bit, latest update | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Forza Motorsport | 8 GB memory, GTX 1060, RX 5500 XT or Arc A380 | 16 GB memory, RTX 2080 Ti, RX 6800 XT or Arc A770 | Windows 10 version 19041 or higher | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Lethal Company | GeForce GTX 1050, DirectX 11 | not published | Windows 10 | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Balatro | 1 GB memory, OpenGL 2.1 capable GPU; integrated graphics is named as fine | not published | Windows 7, 8, 10 or 11, 64-bit | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Vampire Survivors | 1 GB memory, DirectX 11 or 12 capable GPU | not published | Windows 10 64-bit | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Hollow Knight: Silksong | 4 GB memory, 1 GB graphics memory, GTX 560 Ti (1 GB) or Radeon HD 7750 (1 GB), DirectX 10 | 8 GB memory, 2 GB graphics memory, GTX 1050 (2 GB) or Radeon R9 380 (2 GB), DirectX 10 | Windows 10 version 21H1 (build 19043) or newer, 64-bit | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Satisfactory | 8 GB memory, GTX 1650 or 1050 Ti, RX 470 or 570, or equal performance and VRAM | 16 GB memory, RTX 2070 or RX 5700, or equal performance and VRAM | Windows 11 or later, 64-bit | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Roblox | 1 GB memory, DirectX 10 feature level or higher; page advises a PC under 5 years old with a dedicated card, or a laptop under 3 years old with integrated graphics | not published | 64-bit Windows 10 or 11; macOS 10.13 or newer | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Genshin Impact | 8 GB memory, GeForce GTX 1050 or equal discrete card, or Intel Iris Xe core graphics; DirectX 11 | 16 GB memory, GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB or better; DirectX 11 | Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit | official page read 2026-10-22 |
Which laptops meet the most of these
The 30 best of 359 listed laptops, compared with each laptop's largest memory option. Memory and graphics memory only. The operating system is not checked: many of these apps and games run only on Windows or only on macOS, so open the source link before you rely on a ranking. A laptop whose maker does not state its graphics memory counts as not meeting any figure that depends on it. The graphics class and processor each maker names are in the source links too.