Gaming
Can the Alienware 16 Area-51 run Factorio?
Minimum requirements
Meets minimum requirements
Meets recommended requirements
The publisher lists GeForce GTX 750 Ti (tier 2), Radeon R7 360 (tier 2), Intel UHD Graphics 730 (tier 1); we compare against the highest-class alternative, so the requirement is tier 2. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU: PASS. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU is tier 6; the requirement is tier 2. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU: PASS. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU is tier 7; the requirement is tier 2. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU: PASS. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU is tier 7; the requirement is tier 2. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU: PASS. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU is tier 7; the requirement is tier 2. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU: PASS. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU is tier 7; the requirement is tier 2.
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) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU: Meets the minimum requirements. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU is tier 6; the requirement is tier 2.
- GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU: Meets the minimum requirements. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU is tier 7; the requirement is tier 2.
- GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU: Meets the minimum requirements. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU is tier 7; the requirement is tier 2.
- GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU: Meets the minimum requirements. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU is tier 7; the requirement is tier 2.
- GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU: Meets the minimum requirements. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU is tier 7; the requirement is tier 2.
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.
- Factorio 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/LOQ/LOQ_15AHP10/LOQ_15AHP10_Spec.pdf · manufacturer
- https://rog.asus.com/laptops/rog-strix/rog-strix-g16-2025-g614/spec/ · manufacturer
- https://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/LOQ/LOQ_15IRX10/LOQ_15IRX10_Spec.pdf · manufacturer
- https://rog.asus.com/us/laptops/rog-strix/rog-strix-scar-18-2025/spec/ · manufacturer
Published requirements
Minimum requirements
- CPU
- Quad core 3Ghz+
- GPU
- DirectX 11 capable GPU with 1GB VRAM - GeForce GTX 750 Ti, Radeon R7 360 or Intel UHD Graphics 730 · DirectX 11
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 5 GB
- OS
- Windows 11, 10; also available on macOS (macOS requirements are listed separately on the Steam page)
Recommended requirements
- CPU
- Quad core 4Ghz+ from 2020 or newer
- GPU
- DirectX 11 capable GPU with 4 GB VRAM - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, Radeon RX 570, Intel Arc · DirectX 11
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 10 GB
- OS
- Windows 11, 10; 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) — Factorio on Steam — System Requirements · retrieved 9/19/2026
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.