Gaming
Can the ThinkBook 14 G8 IAL run Total War: WARHAMMER II?
Minimum requirements
Likely meets minimum requirements
Does not meet recommended requirements
The publisher lists GeForce GTX 460 (tier 2), Radeon HD 5770 (tier 2); we compare against the highest-class alternative, so the requirement is tier 2. Intel Core Ultra 5 135H — Intel Arc Graphics: LIKELY. Intel Arc Graphics is tier 2; the requirement is tier 2. Intel Core Ultra 5 225H — Intel Arc 130T GPU: LIKELY. Intel Arc 130T GPU is tier 2; the requirement is tier 2. Intel Core Ultra 5 225U — Intel Graphics (Core Ultra U): NEAR_MISS. Intel Graphics (Core Ultra U) is tier 1; the requirement is tier 2. That is one tier below the requirement. Intel Core Ultra 7 255H — Intel Arc 140T GPU: LIKELY. Intel Arc 140T GPU is tier 2; the requirement is tier 2.
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 2.
- 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 2.
- Intel Core Ultra 5 225U — Intel Graphics (Core Ultra U): Probably can't run it: just below the minimum requirements. Intel Graphics (Core Ultra U) is tier 1; the requirement is tier 2. That is one tier below the requirement.
- 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 2.
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.
- Total War: WARHAMMER II system requirements · publisher requirements
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nvidia_graphics_processing_units · secondary source (Wikipedia), spec facts only
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_graphics_processing_units · 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
- Intel Core 2 Duo 3.0Ghz
- GPU
- NVIDIA GTX 460 1GB | AMD Radeon HD 5770 1GB | Intel HD4000 @720p · DirectX 11
- RAM
- 5 GB
- Storage
- 60 GB
- OS
- Windows 7 64Bit; macOS: macOS 11.3
Recommended requirements
- CPU
- Intel Core i5-4570 3.20GHz
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 4GB | AMD Radeon R9 290X 4GB @1080p · DirectX 11
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 60 GB
- OS
- Windows 7 / 8 (8.1)/ 10 64Bit; 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) — Total War: WARHAMMER II 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.