Gaming
Can the Sword 17 A12UE run DOOM: The Dark Ages?
Minimum requirements
Likely meets minimum requirements
Does not meet recommended requirements
The publisher lists GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER (tier 6), Radeon RX 6600 (tier 6); we compare against the highest-class alternative, so the requirement is tier 6. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Laptop GPU: FAIL. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Laptop GPU is tier 3; the requirement is tier 6. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050: FAIL. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 is tier 3; the requirement is tier 6. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU: LIKELY. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU is tier 6; the requirement is tier 6.
Which configuration do you have?
This laptop is sold with 3 graphics options and the answer can differ. Pick yours — nothing is stored.
- GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Laptop GPU: Does not meet the minimum requirements. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Laptop GPU is tier 3; the requirement is tier 6.
- GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050: Does not meet the minimum requirements. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 is tier 3; the requirement is tier 6.
- GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU: Likely meets the minimum requirements. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU is tier 6; the requirement is tier 6.
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.
- DOOM: The Dark Ages 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
- Manufacturer spec page for this configuration · manufacturer
- https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/inspiron-14-5430-laptop/inspiron-14-5430-setup-and-specifications/gpudiscrete?guid=guid-d5b37be7-2d7f-4094-b039-4eec4e45f2b1&lang=en-us · manufacturer
- https://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/LOQ/LOQ_15ARP10E/LOQ_15ARP10E_Spec.pdf · manufacturer
- https://rog.asus.com/laptops/rog-strix/2021-rog-strix-g15-series/spec/ · manufacturer
Published requirements
Minimum requirements
- CPU
- AMD Zen 2 or Intel 10th Generation CPU @3.2Ghz with 8 cores / 16 threads or better (examples: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or better, or Intel Core i7 10700K or better)
- GPU
- NVIDIA or AMD hardware Raytracing-capable GPU with 8GB dedicated VRAM or better (examples: NVIDIA RTX 2060 SUPER or better, AMD RX 6600 or better)
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 100 GB
- OS
- Windows 10 64-Bit / Windows 11 64-Bit
Recommended requirements
- CPU
- AMD Zen 3 or Intel 12th Generation CPU @3.2Ghz with 8 cores / 16 threads or better (examples: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X or better, or Intel Core i7 12700K or better)
- GPU
- NVIDIA or AMD hardware Raytracing-capable GPU with 10GB dedicated VRAM or better (examples: NVIDIA RTX 3080 or better, AMD RX 6800 or better)
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 100 GB
- OS
- Windows 10 64-Bit / Windows 11 64-Bit
Sources and limits
How we know this · Report an error
- Valve (Steam) — DOOM: The Dark Ages 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.