Gaming
Can the ThinkBook 14 G8 IAL run Dragon's Dogma 2?
Minimum requirements
Does not meet minimum requirements
Does not meet recommended requirements
The publisher lists GeForce GTX 1660 (tier 5), Radeon RX 5500 XT (tier 4); we compare against the highest-class alternative, so the requirement is tier 5. Intel Core Ultra 5 135H — Intel Arc Graphics: FAIL. Intel Arc Graphics is tier 2; the requirement is tier 5. Intel Core Ultra 5 225H — Intel Arc 130T GPU: FAIL. Intel Arc 130T GPU is tier 2; the requirement is tier 5. Intel Core Ultra 5 225U — Intel Graphics (Core Ultra U): FAIL. Intel Graphics (Core Ultra U) is tier 1; the requirement is tier 5. Intel Core Ultra 7 255H — Intel Arc 140T GPU: FAIL. Intel Arc 140T GPU is tier 2; the requirement is tier 5.
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: Does not meet the minimum requirements. Intel Arc Graphics is tier 2; the requirement is tier 5.
- Intel Core Ultra 5 225H — Intel Arc 130T GPU: Does not meet the minimum requirements. Intel Arc 130T GPU is tier 2; the requirement is tier 5.
- Intel Core Ultra 5 225U — Intel Graphics (Core Ultra U): Does not meet the minimum requirements. Intel Graphics (Core Ultra U) is tier 1; the requirement is tier 5.
- Intel Core Ultra 7 255H — Intel Arc 140T GPU: Does not meet the minimum requirements. Intel Arc 140T GPU is tier 2; the requirement is tier 5.
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.
- Dragon's Dogma 2 system requirements · publisher requirements
- https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/graphics-cards/16-series/ · manufacturer
- 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://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 8500 / AMD Ryzen 5 3500
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 / AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT with 8GB VRAM · DirectX 12
- RAM
- 16 GB
- OS
- Windows 11 (64 bit)
Recommended requirements
- CPU
- Intel Core i7-10700 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super / AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT · DirectX 12
- RAM
- 16 GB
- OS
- Windows 11 (64 bit)
Sources and limits
How we know this · Report an error
- Valve (Steam) — Dragon's Dogma 2 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.