Gaming
Can the Alienware m16 R2 run Rise of the Tomb Raider?
Minimum requirements
Likely meets minimum requirements
Likely meets recommended requirements
The publisher lists GeForce GTX 650 (tier 2); we compare against the highest-class alternative, so the requirement is tier 2. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU: LIKELY. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU is tier 4; the requirement is tier 2. The publisher states 2 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 4060 Laptop GPU: LIKELY. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU is tier 6; the requirement is tier 2. The publisher states 2 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 2 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 3 graphics options and the answer can differ. Pick yours — nothing is stored.
- GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU: Likely meets the minimum requirements. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU is tier 4; the requirement is tier 2. The publisher states 2 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 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 2 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 2 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.
- Rise of the Tomb Raider system requirements · publisher requirements
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nvidia_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
Published requirements
Minimum requirements
- CPU
- Intel Core i3-2100 or AMD equivalent
- GPU
- NVIDIA GTX 650 2GB or AMD HD7770 2GB · DirectX 11
- RAM
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 25 GB
- OS
- Windows 7 64bit; macOS: Mac OS X 10.13.4
Recommended requirements
- CPU
- Intel Core i7-3770K
- GPU
- NVIDIA GTX 980Ti 2560x1440 or NVIDIA GTX 970 1920x1080 · DirectX 11
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 25 GB
- OS
- Windows 10 64 bit; 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) — Rise of the Tomb Raider on Steam — System Requirements · retrieved 10/6/2026
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.