Gaming
Can the ThinkBook 16 G8 IAL run League of Legends?
Minimum requirements
Likely meets minimum requirements
Likely meets recommended requirements
The publisher lists GeForce 400 Series (generic) (tier 1), Radeon HD 6570 (tier 1), Intel HD Graphics 4600 (tier 1); we compare against the highest-class alternative, so the requirement is tier 1. Intel Core Ultra 5 135H — Intel Arc Graphics: PASS. Intel Arc Graphics is tier 2; the requirement is tier 1. Intel Core Ultra 5 225H — Intel Arc 130T GPU: PASS. Intel Arc 130T GPU is tier 2; the requirement is tier 1. Intel Core Ultra 5 225U — Intel Graphics (Core Ultra U): LIKELY. Intel Graphics (Core Ultra U) is tier 1; the requirement is tier 1. Intel Core Ultra 7 255H — Intel Arc 140T GPU: PASS. Intel Arc 140T GPU is tier 2; the requirement is tier 1.
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: Meets the minimum requirements. Intel Arc Graphics is tier 2; the requirement is tier 1.
- Intel Core Ultra 5 225H — Intel Arc 130T GPU: Meets the minimum requirements. Intel Arc 130T GPU is tier 2; the requirement is tier 1.
- Intel Core Ultra 5 225U — Intel Graphics (Core Ultra U): Likely meets the minimum requirements. Intel Graphics (Core Ultra U) is tier 1; the requirement is tier 1.
- Intel Core Ultra 7 255H — Intel Arc 140T GPU: Meets the minimum requirements. Intel Arc 140T GPU is tier 2; the requirement is tier 1.
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.
- League of Legends system requirements · publisher requirements
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce_400_series · secondary source (Wikipedia), spec facts only
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_graphics_processing_units · secondary source (Wikipedia), spec facts only
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_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
- Intel Core i3-530 or AMD A6-3650
- GPU
- GeForce 400 Series, AMD HD 6570 or Intel HD 4600 · DX11-level hardware
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 16 GB
- OS
- Windows 10 (Build 19041+) or Windows 11; also available on macOS
Recommended requirements
- CPU
- Intel Core i5-8250 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce 560, AMD Radeon HD 6950 or Intel UHD 630 · DX11-level hardware
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 16 GB
- OS
- Windows 11 (TPM 2.0 must be enabled); also available on macOS
Sources and limits
How we know this · Report an error
- Riot Games Support — Minimum and recommended system requirements — League of Legends · 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.