Gaming
Can the Inspiron 15 3520 run Hearts of Iron IV?
Minimum requirements
Likely meets minimum requirements
Does not meet recommended requirements
The publisher lists GeForce GTX 470 (tier 2), AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 (Ryzen APU) (tier 1), Intel Iris Xe Graphics (tier 2); we compare against the highest-class alternative, so the requirement is tier 2. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — Intel Iris Xe Graphics: LIKELY. Intel Iris Xe Graphics is tier 2; the requirement is tier 2. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — Intel UHD Graphics: NEAR_MISS. Intel UHD Graphics is tier 1; the requirement is tier 2. That is one tier below the requirement.
Which configuration do you have?
This laptop is sold with 2 graphics options and the answer can differ. Pick yours — nothing is stored.
- GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — Intel Iris Xe Graphics: Likely meets the minimum requirements. Intel Iris Xe Graphics is tier 2; the requirement is tier 2.
- GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — Intel UHD Graphics: Probably can't run it: just below the minimum requirements. Intel UHD Graphics is tier 1; the requirement is tier 2. That is one tier below the requirement.
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.
- Hearts of Iron IV 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/Ryzen · secondary source (Wikipedia), spec facts only
- https://www.asus.com/laptops/for-home/vivobook/asus-vivobook-15-x1504/techspec/ · manufacturer
- Manufacturer spec page for this configuration · manufacturer
- https://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/LOQ/LOQ_15IRX10/LOQ_15IRX10_Spec.pdf · manufacturer
Published requirements
Minimum requirements
- CPU
- Intel Core i5 750 / AMD FX 4300
- GPU
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 (1.28GB) | AMD HD 5850 (1GB) | Intel Iris Xe G7 (Tiger Lake) | AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 · DirectX 9.0c
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 2 GB
- OS
- Windows 10 Home 64 Bit; also available on macOS (macOS requirements are listed separately on the Steam page)
Recommended requirements
- CPU
- Intel Core i5 2500K / AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
- GPU
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 570 (1.28GB) | AMD Radeon HD 7970 (3GB) | Intel Iris Xe G7 (Tiger Lake) · DirectX 9.0c
- RAM
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 2 GB
- OS
- Windows 10 Home 64 bit; 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) — Hearts of Iron IV 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.