Gaming
Can the ThinkBook 14 G8 IAL run Warhammer 40,000: Darktide?
Minimum requirements
Does not meet minimum requirements
Does not meet recommended requirements
The publisher lists GeForce GTX 970 (tier 4), Radeon RX 570 (tier 4); we compare against the highest-class alternative, so the requirement is tier 4. Intel Core Ultra 5 135H — Intel Arc Graphics: FAIL. Intel Arc Graphics is tier 2; the requirement is tier 4. Intel Core Ultra 5 225H — Intel Arc 130T GPU: FAIL. Intel Arc 130T GPU is tier 2; the requirement is tier 4. Intel Core Ultra 5 225U — Intel Graphics (Core Ultra U): FAIL. Intel Graphics (Core Ultra U) is tier 1; the requirement is tier 4. Intel Core Ultra 7 255H — Intel Arc 140T GPU: FAIL. Intel Arc 140T GPU is tier 2; the requirement is tier 4.
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: Does not meet the minimum requirements. Intel Arc Graphics is tier 2; the requirement is tier 4.
- Intel Core Ultra 5 225H — Intel Arc 130T GPU: Does not meet the minimum requirements. Intel Arc 130T GPU is tier 2; the requirement is tier 4.
- Intel Core Ultra 5 225U — Intel Graphics (Core Ultra U): Does not meet the minimum requirements. Intel Graphics (Core Ultra U) is tier 1; the requirement is tier 4.
- Intel Core Ultra 7 255H — Intel Arc 140T GPU: Does not meet the minimum requirements. Intel Arc 140T GPU is tier 2; the requirement is tier 4.
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.
- Warhammer 40,000: Darktide 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 i5-6600 (3.30GHz) OR AMD Ryzen 2400G (3.6 GHz)
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 OR AMD Radeon RX 570 · DirectX 12
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 72 GB
- OS
- Windows 10 (64 bit) / Windows 11 (64 bit)
Recommended requirements
- CPU
- Intel i7-9700K (3.70GHz) OR AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (4.2GHz)
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 / RTX 2060 OR AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT · DirectX 12
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 72 GB
- OS
- Windows 10 (64 bit) / Windows 11 (64 bit)
Sources and limits
How we know this · Report an error
- Valve (Steam) — Warhammer 40,000: Darktide 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.