Gaming
Can the ThinkBook 14 G8 IAL run No Man's Sky?
Minimum requirements
Does not meet minimum requirements
Recommended requirements: not rated yet
The publisher lists GeForce GTX 1060 (tier 4), Radeon RX 470 (tier 4), Intel UHD Graphics 630 (tier 1); we compare against the highest-class alternative, so the requirement is tier 4. Intel Core Ultra 5 135H — Intel Arc Graphics: FAIL. Intel Arc Graphics is tier 2; the requirement is tier 4. Intel Core Ultra 5 225H — Intel Arc 130T GPU: FAIL. Intel Arc 130T GPU is tier 2; the requirement is tier 4. Intel Core Ultra 5 225U — Intel Graphics (Core Ultra U): FAIL. Intel Graphics (Core Ultra U) is tier 1; the requirement is tier 4. Intel Core Ultra 7 255H — Intel Arc 140T GPU: FAIL. Intel Arc 140T GPU is tier 2; the requirement is tier 4.
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: Does not meet the minimum requirements. Intel Arc Graphics is tier 2; the requirement is tier 4.
- Intel Core Ultra 5 225H — Intel Arc 130T GPU: Does not meet the minimum requirements. Intel Arc 130T GPU is tier 2; the requirement is tier 4.
- Intel Core Ultra 5 225U — Intel Graphics (Core Ultra U): Does not meet the minimum requirements. Intel Graphics (Core Ultra U) is tier 1; the requirement is tier 4.
- Intel Core Ultra 7 255H — Intel Arc 140T GPU: Does not meet the minimum requirements. Intel Arc 140T GPU is tier 2; the requirement is tier 4.
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.
- No Man's Sky system requirements · publisher requirements
- https://www.nvidia.com/content/geforce-gtx/gtx_1060_user_guide.pdf · manufacturer
- https://www.amd.com/en/support/downloads/drivers.html/graphics/radeon-600-500-400/radeon-rx-400-series/radeon-rx-470.html · manufacturer
- 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
- GPU
- Nvidia GTX 1060 3GB, AMD RX 470 4GB, Intel UHD graphics 630
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 15 GB
- OS
- Windows 10/11 (64-bit versions); also available on macOS (macOS requirements are listed separately on the Steam page)
Recommended requirements
Sources and limits
How we know this · Report an error
- Valve (Steam) — No Man's Sky 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.