Gaming
Can the Alienware m16 R1 run Hades?
Minimum requirements
Meets minimum requirements
Meets recommended requirements
The publisher lists Feature-level-only requirement (DirectX / OpenGL / memory size, no chip named) (tier 1); we compare against the highest-class alternative, so the requirement is tier 1. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050: PASS. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 is tier 4; the requirement is tier 1. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060: PASS. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is tier 6; the requirement is tier 1. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070: PASS. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 is tier 7; the requirement is tier 1. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080: PASS. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is tier 7; the requirement is tier 1. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU: PASS. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU is tier 7; the requirement is tier 1.
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 4050: Meets the minimum requirements. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 is tier 4; the requirement is tier 1.
- GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060: Meets the minimum requirements. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is tier 6; the requirement is tier 1.
- GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070: Meets the minimum requirements. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 is tier 7; the requirement is tier 1.
- GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080: Meets the minimum requirements. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is tier 7; the requirement is tier 1.
- GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU: Meets the minimum requirements. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU is tier 7; 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.
- Hades system requirements · publisher requirements
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectX · secondary source (Wikipedia), spec facts only
- Manufacturer spec page for this configuration · manufacturer
- https://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/LOQ/LOQ_15ARP10E/LOQ_15ARP10E_Spec.pdf · manufacturer
- https://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/Legion/Legion_5_16IRX9/Legion_5_16IRX9_Spec.PDF · manufacturer
- https://rog.asus.com/laptops/rog-zephyrus/rog-zephyrus-g16-2024/spec/ · manufacturer
Published requirements
Minimum requirements
- CPU
- Dual Core 2.4 GHz
- GPU
- 1GB VRAM / DirectX 10+ support
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 15 GB
- OS
- Windows 7 SP1; also available on macOS (macOS requirements are listed separately on the Steam page)
Recommended requirements
- CPU
- Dual Core 3.0 GHz+
- GPU
- 2GB VRAM / DirectX 10+ support
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 20 GB
- OS
- Windows 7 SP1; 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) — Hades 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.