Gaming
Can the Alienware m16 R1 run XCOM 2?
Minimum requirements
Meets minimum requirements
Likely meets 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. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050: PASS. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 is tier 4; the requirement is tier 2. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060: PASS. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is tier 6; the requirement is tier 2. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070: PASS. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 is tier 7; the requirement is tier 2. GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080: PASS. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is tier 7; the requirement is tier 2. 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 2.
Which configuration do you have?
This laptop is sold with 5 graphics options and the answer can differ. Pick yours — nothing is stored.
- GPU option (unpaired with CPU options) — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050: Meets the minimum requirements. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 is tier 4; the requirement is tier 2.
- 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 2.
- 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 2.
- 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 2.
- 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 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.
- XCOM 2 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/LOQ/LOQ_15ARP10E/LOQ_15ARP10E_Spec.pdf · 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 Core 2 Duo E4700 2.6 GHz or AMD Phenom 9950 Quad Core 2.6 GHz
- GPU
- 1GB ATI Radeon HD 5770, 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or better · DirectX 11
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 45 GB
- OS
- Windows 7, 64-bit; also available on macOS (macOS requirements are listed separately on the Steam page)
Recommended requirements
- CPU
- 3GHz Quad Core
- GPU
- 2GB ATI Radeon HD 7970, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 or better
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 45 GB
- OS
- Windows 7, 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) — XCOM 2 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.