Gaming
Can the MacBook Pro (14-inch, M1 Pro, 2021) run Hearts of Iron IV?
Minimum requirements
Likely meets minimum requirements
Likely meets 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. M1 Pro, 10-core CPU, 14-core GPU — Apple M1 Pro 14-core GPU: LIKELY. Apple M1 Pro 14-core GPU is tier 4; the requirement is tier 2. The publisher states 1 GB of video memory and this configuration only has shared/unified memory, so the result is capped at LIKELY. M1 Pro, 10-core CPU, 16-core GPU — Apple M1 Pro 16-core GPU: LIKELY. Apple M1 Pro 16-core GPU is tier 4; the requirement is tier 2. The publisher states 1 GB of video memory and this configuration only has shared/unified memory, so the result is capped at LIKELY.
Which configuration do you have?
This laptop is sold with 2 graphics options and the answer can differ. Pick yours — nothing is stored.
- M1 Pro, 10-core CPU, 14-core GPU — Apple M1 Pro 14-core GPU: Likely meets the minimum requirements. Apple M1 Pro 14-core GPU is tier 4; the requirement is tier 2. The publisher states 1 GB of video memory and this configuration only has shared/unified memory, so the result is capped at LIKELY.
- M1 Pro, 10-core CPU, 16-core GPU — Apple M1 Pro 16-core GPU: Likely meets the minimum requirements. Apple M1 Pro 16-core GPU is tier 4; the requirement is tier 2. The publisher states 1 GB of video memory and this configuration only has shared/unified memory, so the result is capped at LIKELY.
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://support.apple.com/en-us/111901 · 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.
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