Gaming
Can the Sword 17 A12UE run Elden Ring Nightreign?
Minimum requirements
Likely meets minimum requirements
Likely meets recommended requirements
The publisher lists GeForce GTX 1060 (tier 4), Radeon RX 580 (tier 4); we compare against the highest-class alternative, so the requirement is tier 4. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Laptop GPU: NEAR_MISS. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Laptop GPU is tier 3; the requirement is tier 4. That is one tier below the requirement. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050: NEAR_MISS. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 is tier 3; the requirement is tier 4. That is one tier below the requirement. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU: PASS. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU is tier 6; the requirement is tier 4.
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: Probably can't run it: just below the minimum requirements. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Laptop GPU is tier 3; the requirement is tier 4. That is one tier below the requirement.
- GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050: Probably can't run it: just below the minimum requirements. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 is tier 3; the requirement is tier 4. That is one tier below the requirement.
- GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU: Meets the minimum requirements. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU is tier 6; the requirement is tier 4.
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.
- Elden Ring Nightreign system requirements · publisher requirements
- https://www.nvidia.com/content/geforce-gtx/gtx_1060_user_guide.pdf · manufacturer
- https://www.amd.com/en/support/downloads/drivers.html/graphics/radeon-600-500-400/radeon-rx-500-series/radeon-rx-580.html · manufacturer
- 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
- Intel Core i5-10600 / AMD RYZEN 5 5500
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB / AMD Radeon RX 580 4GB · DirectX 12
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 30 GB
- OS
- Windows 10
Recommended requirements
- CPU
- Intel Core i5-11500 / AMD RYZEN 5 5600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB / AMD Radeon RX Vega-56 8GB · DirectX 12
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 30 GB
- OS
- Windows 11
Sources and limits
How we know this · Report an error
- Valve (Steam) — Elden Ring Nightreign 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.