Gaming
Can the Aspire 5 Spin 14 run The Forest?
Minimum requirements
Likely meets minimum requirements
Likely meets recommended requirements
The publisher lists GeForce 8800 series (legacy) (tier 1); we compare against the highest-class alternative, so the requirement is tier 1. Intel Iris Xe Graphics (inferred): LIKELY. Intel Iris Xe Graphics is tier 2; the requirement is tier 1. The result is capped at LIKELY because this graphics part depends on the memory configuration. 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.
- The Forest system requirements · publisher requirements
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nvidia_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 Dual-Core 2.4 GHz
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT · DirectX 9.0
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 5 GB
- OS
- Windows 7
Recommended requirements
- CPU
- Quad Core Processor
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 · DirectX 9.0
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 5 GB
- OS
- Windows 7
Sources and limits
How we know this · Report an error
- Valve (Steam) — 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.