Gaming
Can the ThinkPad P1 Gen 8 run NBA 2K25?
Minimum requirements
Likely meets minimum requirements
Probably doesn't meet recommended requirements
The publisher lists GeForce GTX 960 (tier 3), Radeon RX 570 (tier 4), Arc A580 (tier 5); we compare against the highest-class alternative, so the requirement is tier 5. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA RTX PRO 1000 Blackwell Generation Laptop GPU: NEAR_MISS. NVIDIA RTX PRO 1000 Blackwell Generation Laptop GPU is tier 4; the requirement is tier 5. That is one tier below the requirement. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Generation Laptop GPU: LIKELY. NVIDIA RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Generation Laptop GPU is tier 5; the requirement is tier 5.
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) — NVIDIA RTX PRO 1000 Blackwell Generation Laptop GPU: Probably can't run it: just below the minimum requirements. NVIDIA RTX PRO 1000 Blackwell Generation Laptop GPU is tier 4; the requirement is tier 5. That is one tier below the requirement.
- GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Generation Laptop GPU: Likely meets the minimum requirements. NVIDIA RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Generation Laptop GPU is tier 5; the requirement is tier 5.
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.
- NBA 2K25 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
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Arc · secondary source (Wikipedia), spec facts only
- Manufacturer spec page for this configuration · manufacturer
Published requirements
Minimum requirements
- CPU
- Intel Core i3-9100 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 4 GB or AMD Radeon RX 570 4 GB or Intel Arc A580 · DirectX 12
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 150 GB
- OS
- Windows 10 64-Bit (latest update)
Recommended requirements
- CPU
- Intel Core i5-10600 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB or AMD Radeon RX 5700 8 GB or Intel Arc A770 · DirectX 12
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 150 GB
- OS
- Windows 10 64-Bit (latest update)
Sources and limits
How we know this · Report an error
- Valve (Steam) — NBA 2K25 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.