Gaming
Can the Aspire 5 Spin 14 run Sons Of The Forest?
Minimum requirements
Does not meet minimum requirements
Does not meet recommended requirements
The publisher lists GeForce GTX 1060 (tier 4), Radeon RX 570 (tier 4); we compare against the highest-class alternative, so the requirement is tier 4. Intel Iris Xe Graphics (inferred): FAIL. Intel Iris Xe Graphics is tier 2; the requirement is tier 4. Assumption: we have no configuration list for this model, so the graphics are inferred from its Intel Core i5-1335U and assumed to be integrated-only (a version with a discrete GPU would rate higher). (Core i5/i7 U-series parts of 12th/13th generation use Intel Iris Xe Graphics (Core i5-1335U); the manufacturer notes Iris Xe needs dual-channel memory (single-channel configurations get UHD Graphics).)
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.
- Sons Of The Forest system requirements · publisher requirements
- https://www.nvidia.com/content/geforce-gtx/gtx_1060_user_guide.pdf · manufacturer
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_graphics_processing_units · secondary source (Wikipedia), spec facts only
- Wikipedia: Raptor Lake · secondary source (Wikipedia), spec facts only
- https://www.asus.com/laptops/for-home/vivobook/asus-vivobook-15-x1504/techspec/ · manufacturer
Published requirements
Minimum requirements
- CPU
- INTEL CORE I5-8400 or AMD RYZEN 3 3300X
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB or AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB · DirectX 11
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 20 GB
- OS
- 64-bit Windows 10
Recommended requirements
- CPU
- INTEL CORE I7-8700K or AMD RYZEN 5 3600X
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce 1080Ti or AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT · DirectX 11
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 20 GB
- OS
- 64-bit Windows 10
Sources and limits
How we know this · Report an error
- Valve (Steam) — Sons Of The Forest 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.