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Can I run Half-Life 2?

Half-Life 2 by Valve: the publisher’s own system requirements, checked against your exact laptop.

Minimum requirements

CPU: 1.7 Ghz
GPU: DirectX 8.1 level Graphics Card (requires support for SSE)
OS: Windows 7, Vista, XP

Recommended requirements

Not yet verified.

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Which laptops can run Half-Life 2?

195 of 229 laptops we track meet the minimum requirements for Half-Life 2 (a clear pass or a likely pass). Each link opens the exact verdict, with the reasoning and sources.

Laptops that meet the minimum requirements (195)

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Laptops that don't (34)

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Where these requirements come from

Valve (Steam) — Half-Life 2 on Steam — System Requirements · retrieved 10/6/2026

minimum: Published RAM figure: 512 MB RAM (not a whole-GB number, so not stored as one). Published storage figure: 6500 MB available space (not a whole-GB number, so not stored as one).

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