Gaming
Can the ThinkBook 16 G8 IAL run Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition?
Minimum requirements
Likely meets minimum requirements
Does not meet recommended requirements
The publisher lists AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 (Ryzen APU) (tier 1), Intel HD Graphics 520 (tier 1); we compare against the highest-class alternative, so the requirement is tier 1. Intel Core Ultra 5 135H — Intel Arc Graphics: PASS. Intel Arc Graphics is tier 2; the requirement is tier 1. Intel Core Ultra 5 225H — Intel Arc 130T GPU: PASS. Intel Arc 130T GPU is tier 2; the requirement is tier 1. Intel Core Ultra 5 225U — Intel Graphics (Core Ultra U): LIKELY. Intel Graphics (Core Ultra U) is tier 1; the requirement is tier 1. Intel Core Ultra 7 255H — Intel Arc 140T GPU: PASS. Intel Arc 140T GPU is tier 2; the requirement is tier 1.
Which configuration do you have?
This laptop is sold with 4 graphics options and the answer can differ. Pick yours — nothing is stored.
- Intel Core Ultra 5 135H — Intel Arc Graphics: Meets the minimum requirements. Intel Arc Graphics is tier 2; the requirement is tier 1.
- Intel Core Ultra 5 225H — Intel Arc 130T GPU: Meets the minimum requirements. Intel Arc 130T GPU is tier 2; the requirement is tier 1.
- Intel Core Ultra 5 225U — Intel Graphics (Core Ultra U): Likely meets the minimum requirements. Intel Graphics (Core Ultra U) is tier 1; the requirement is tier 1.
- Intel Core Ultra 7 255H — Intel Arc 140T GPU: Meets the minimum requirements. Intel Arc 140T GPU is tier 2; the requirement is tier 1.
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 IV: Anniversary Edition system requirements · publisher requirements
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryzen · 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_E14_Gen_6_Intel/ThinkPad_E14_Gen_6_Intel_Spec.pdf · manufacturer
- https://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/ThinkPad/ThinkPad_T14_Gen_6_Intel/ThinkPad_T14_Gen_6_Intel_Spec.pdf · manufacturer
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteor_Lake · secondary source (Wikipedia), spec facts only
Published requirements
Minimum requirements
- CPU
- Intel Core i5-6300U or AMD Ryzen 5 2400G / CPU with AVX support required
- GPU
- Intel HD 520 or AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 · DirectX 12
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 50 GB
- OS
- Windows 10 64bit | Windows 11 64bit
Recommended requirements
- CPU
- 3.6 GHz 6-core (Intel i5) or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 / CPU with AVX support required
- GPU
- Nvidia GeForce 970 GPU or AMD Radeon RX 570 GPU with 4GB of VRAM · DirectX 12
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 50 GB
- OS
- Windows 10 64bit | Windows 11 64bit
Sources and limits
How we know this · Report an error
- Valve (Steam) — Age of Empires IV: Anniversary 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.