Gaming
Can the ThinkBook 16 G8 IAL run PAYDAY 2?
Minimum requirements
Likely meets minimum requirements
Likely meets recommended requirements
The publisher lists Feature-level-only requirement (DirectX / OpenGL / memory size, no chip named) (tier 1); we compare against the highest-class alternative, so the requirement is tier 1. Intel Core Ultra 5 135H — Intel Arc Graphics: LIKELY. Intel Arc Graphics is tier 2; the requirement is tier 1. The publisher states 1 GB of video memory and this configuration only has shared/unified memory, so the result is capped at LIKELY. Intel Core Ultra 5 225H — Intel Arc 130T GPU: LIKELY. Intel Arc 130T GPU is tier 2; the requirement is tier 1. The publisher states 1 GB of video memory and this configuration only has shared/unified memory, so the result is capped at LIKELY. 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: LIKELY. Intel Arc 140T GPU is tier 2; the requirement is tier 1. 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 4 graphics options and the answer can differ. Pick yours — nothing is stored.
- Intel Core Ultra 5 135H — Intel Arc Graphics: Likely meets the minimum requirements. Intel Arc Graphics is tier 2; the requirement is tier 1. The publisher states 1 GB of video memory and this configuration only has shared/unified memory, so the result is capped at LIKELY.
- Intel Core Ultra 5 225H — Intel Arc 130T GPU: Likely meets the minimum requirements. Intel Arc 130T GPU is tier 2; the requirement is tier 1. The publisher states 1 GB of video memory and this configuration only has shared/unified memory, so the result is capped at LIKELY.
- 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: Likely meets the minimum requirements. Intel Arc 140T GPU is tier 2; the requirement is tier 1. 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.
- PAYDAY 2 system requirements · publisher requirements
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectX · 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
- 2 GHz Intel Dual Core 64-bit Processor
- GPU
- NVIDIA & AMD (1GB VRAM) · DirectX 11
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 32 GB
- OS
- Windows 10
Recommended requirements
- CPU
- 2.3 GHz Intel Quad Core 64-bit Processor
- GPU
- NVIDIA & AMD (2GB VRAM) · DirectX 11
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 32 GB
- OS
- Windows 11
Sources and limits
How we know this · Report an error
- Valve (Steam) — PAYDAY 2 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.