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Can the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 run Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition?
Minimum requirements
Likely meets minimum requirements
Likely meets recommended requirements
The publisher lists GeForce GT 420 (tier 1), Radeon HD 6850 (tier 2), Intel HD Graphics 4000 (tier 1); we compare against the highest-class alternative, so the requirement is tier 2. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — Intel Arc 130T GPU: LIKELY. Intel Arc 130T GPU is tier 2; the requirement is tier 2. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — Intel Arc 140T GPU: LIKELY. Intel Arc 140T GPU is tier 2; the requirement is tier 2. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — Intel Arc Graphics 130V: LIKELY. Intel Arc Graphics 130V is tier 2; the requirement is tier 2. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — Intel Arc Graphics 140V: LIKELY. Intel Arc Graphics 140V is tier 2; the requirement is tier 2. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — Intel Graphics: UNKNOWN. Intel Graphics has no tier yet, so it cannot be compared.
Which configuration do you have?
This laptop is sold with 5 graphics options and the answer can differ. Pick yours — nothing is stored.
- GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — Intel Arc 130T GPU: Likely meets the minimum requirements. Intel Arc 130T GPU is tier 2; the requirement is tier 2.
- GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — Intel Arc 140T GPU: Likely meets the minimum requirements. Intel Arc 140T GPU is tier 2; the requirement is tier 2.
- GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — Intel Arc Graphics 130V: Likely meets the minimum requirements. Intel Arc Graphics 130V is tier 2; the requirement is tier 2.
- GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — Intel Arc Graphics 140V: Likely meets the minimum requirements. Intel Arc Graphics 140V is tier 2; the requirement is tier 2.
- GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — Intel Graphics: Not judged for this configuration. Intel Graphics has no tier yet, so it cannot be compared.
How this was judged
Graphics chips are compared by class (an 8-tier rubric), not by benchmark score. The same tier as the requirement is only ever “likely”. Read the tier rubric and its limitations.
- Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition system requirements · publisher requirements
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nvidia_graphics_processing_units · secondary source (Wikipedia), spec facts only
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_graphics_processing_units · secondary source (Wikipedia), spec facts only
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_graphics_processing_units · secondary source (Wikipedia), spec facts only
- Manufacturer spec page for this configuration · manufacturer
- https://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/ThinkPad/ThinkPad_T14_Gen_6_Intel/ThinkPad_T14_Gen_6_Intel_Spec.pdf · manufacturer
- https://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/ThinkPad/ThinkPad_E14_Gen_6_Intel/ThinkPad_E14_Gen_6_Intel_Spec.pdf · manufacturer
Published requirements
Minimum requirements
- CPU
- Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64x2 5600+
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 or ATI Radeon HD 6850 or Intel HD Graphics 4000 or better with 2 GB VRAM · DirectX 11
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 15 GB
- OS
- Windows 10 64bit; also available on macOS (macOS requirements are listed separately on the Steam page)
Recommended requirements
- CPU
- 2.4 Ghz i5 or greater or AMD equivalent
- GPU
- Nvidia GTX 650 or AMD HD 5850 or better · DirectX 11
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 15 GB
- OS
- Windows 10 64bit; also available on macOS (macOS requirements are listed separately on the Steam page)
Sources and limits
How we know this · Report an error
- Valve (Steam) — Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition on Steam — System Requirements · retrieved 9/20/2026
The laptop’s figures come from its verified specification page. Requirements are the publisher’s and can change. This compares the laptop with the publisher’s listed native requirements — it does not account for emulation, translation layers or cloud gaming. See how we verify the specs.