Gaming
Can the Vector 16 HX A14V run Subnautica?
Minimum requirements
Meets minimum requirements
Meets recommended requirements
The publisher lists Intel HD Graphics 4600 (tier 1); we compare against the highest-class alternative, so the requirement is tier 1. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060: PASS. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is tier 6; the requirement is tier 1. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070: PASS. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 is tier 7; the requirement is tier 1. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080: PASS. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is tier 7; the requirement is tier 1. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU: PASS. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU is tier 7; the requirement is tier 1.
Which configuration do you have?
This laptop is sold with 4 graphics options and the answer can differ. Pick yours — nothing is stored.
- GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060: Meets the minimum requirements. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is tier 6; the requirement is tier 1.
- GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070: Meets the minimum requirements. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 is tier 7; the requirement is tier 1.
- GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080: Meets the minimum requirements. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is tier 7; the requirement is tier 1.
- GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU: Meets the minimum requirements. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU is tier 7; the requirement is tier 1.
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.
- Subnautica system requirements · publisher requirements
- 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/Legion/Legion_5_16IRX9/Legion_5_16IRX9_Spec.PDF · manufacturer
- https://rog.asus.com/laptops/rog-zephyrus/rog-zephyrus-g16-2024/spec/ · manufacturer
Published requirements
Minimum requirements
- CPU
- Intel Haswell 2 cores / 4 threads @ 2.5Ghz or equivalent
- GPU
- Intel HD 4600 or equivalent - This includes most GPUs scoring greater than 950 points in the 3DMark Fire Strike benchmark · DirectX 11
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 20 GB
- OS
- Windows Vista SP2 or newer, 64-bit; also available on macOS (macOS requirements are listed separately on the Steam page)
Recommended requirements
- CPU
- Intel Haswell 4 cores / 4 threads @ 3.2Ghz or equivalent
- GPU
- Nvidia GTX 550 Ti or equivalent, 2GB VRAM · DirectX 11
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 20 GB
- OS
- Windows Vista SP2 or newer, 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) — Subnautica on Steam — System Requirements · retrieved 9/19/2026
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.