Gaming
Can the ThinkBook 14 G8 IAL run Halo: The Master Chief Collection?
Minimum requirements
Likely meets minimum requirements
Recommended requirements: not rated yet
The publisher lists GeForce GTS 450 (tier 1), Radeon HD 6850 (tier 2); we compare against the highest-class alternative, so the requirement is tier 2. Intel Core Ultra 5 135H — Intel Arc Graphics: LIKELY. Intel Arc Graphics is tier 2; the requirement is tier 2. Intel Core Ultra 5 225H — Intel Arc 130T GPU: LIKELY. Intel Arc 130T GPU is tier 2; the requirement is tier 2. Intel Core Ultra 5 225U — Intel Graphics (Core Ultra U): NEAR_MISS. Intel Graphics (Core Ultra U) is tier 1; the requirement is tier 2. That is one tier below the requirement. Intel Core Ultra 7 255H — Intel Arc 140T GPU: LIKELY. Intel Arc 140T GPU is tier 2; the requirement is tier 2.
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: Likely meets the minimum requirements. Intel Arc Graphics is tier 2; the requirement is tier 2.
- Intel Core Ultra 5 225H — Intel Arc 130T GPU: Likely meets the minimum requirements. Intel Arc 130T GPU is tier 2; the requirement is tier 2.
- Intel Core Ultra 5 225U — Intel Graphics (Core Ultra U): Probably can't run it: just below the minimum requirements. Intel Graphics (Core Ultra U) is tier 1; the requirement is tier 2. That is one tier below the requirement.
- Intel Core Ultra 7 255H — Intel Arc 140T GPU: Likely meets the minimum requirements. Intel Arc 140T GPU is tier 2; 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.
- Halo: The Master Chief Collection 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
- 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
- AMD Phenom II X4 960T ; Intel i3550
- GPU
- AMD HD 6850 ; NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 · DirectX 11
- Storage
- 43 GB
- OS
- Windows 7
Recommended requirements
Sources and limits
How we know this · Report an error
- Valve (Steam) — Halo: The Master Chief Collection 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.