Gaming
Can the Alienware m18 R2 run Hollow Knight?
Minimum requirements
Likely meets minimum requirements
Likely meets recommended requirements
The publisher lists GeForce GTX 560 Ti (tier 2), Radeon HD 7750 (tier 2); we compare against the highest-class alternative, so the requirement is tier 2. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU: LIKELY. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU is tier 6; the requirement is tier 2. The publisher states 1 GB of video memory and this GPU's video memory is not recorded, so the result is capped at LIKELY. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU: LIKELY. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU is tier 7; the requirement is tier 2. The publisher states 1 GB of video memory and this GPU's video memory is not recorded, so the result is capped at LIKELY. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU: LIKELY. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU is tier 7; the requirement is tier 2. The publisher states 1 GB of video memory and this GPU's video memory is not recorded, so the result is capped at LIKELY. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU: LIKELY. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU is tier 7; the requirement is tier 2. The publisher states 1 GB of video memory and this GPU's video memory is not recorded, so the result is capped at LIKELY.
Which configuration do you have?
This laptop is sold with 4 graphics options and the answer can differ. Pick yours — nothing is stored.
- GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU: Likely meets the minimum requirements. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU is tier 6; the requirement is tier 2. The publisher states 1 GB of video memory and this GPU's video memory is not recorded, so the result is capped at LIKELY.
- GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU: Likely meets the minimum requirements. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU is tier 7; the requirement is tier 2. The publisher states 1 GB of video memory and this GPU's video memory is not recorded, so the result is capped at LIKELY.
- GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU: Likely meets the minimum requirements. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU is tier 7; the requirement is tier 2. The publisher states 1 GB of video memory and this GPU's video memory is not recorded, so the result is capped at LIKELY.
- GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU: Likely meets the minimum requirements. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU is tier 7; the requirement is tier 2. The publisher states 1 GB of video memory and this GPU's video memory is not recorded, 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.
- Hollow Knight 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://www.asus.com/us/laptops/for-gaming/tuf-gaming/asus-tuf-gaming-f15-2023/techspec/ · manufacturer
- https://rog.asus.com/laptops/rog-zephyrus/rog-zephyrus-g16-2024/spec/ · manufacturer
Published requirements
Minimum requirements
- CPU
- Intel Core i3-3240, AMD FX-4300
- GPU
- GeForce GTX 560 Ti (1GB), Radeon HD 7750 (1GB) · DirectX 10
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 9 GB
- OS
- Windows 10 version 21H1 (build 19043) or newer; also available on macOS (macOS requirements are listed separately on the Steam page)
Recommended requirements
- CPU
- Intel Core i5-3470
- GPU
- GeForce GTX 1050 (2GB), Radeon R9 380 (2GB) · DirectX 10
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 9 GB
- OS
- Windows 10 version 21H1 (build 19043) or newer; 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) — Hollow Knight 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.