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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | official page read 2026-10-22 |
Which laptops meet the most of these
The 30 best of 128 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. The graphics class and processor each maker names are in the source links too.