Can my desktop PC or laptop run League of Legends? Here’s how to find out:
To play League of Legends MOBA game smoothly without any stuttering, your gaming PC or a laptop must meet or exceed the official system requirements.
If you have no idea what hardware is in your PC or laptop and want to know whether it can run League of Legends, here are a few easy steps to check it out. If your existing gaming laptop doesn’t meet the requirements and you need a new one, feel free to check on our article about the best laptops for League of Legends.
League of Legends System Requirements
Minimum
- OS: Windows 7, 8, 10
- Processor: Intel Core i3-530 or AMD A6-3650
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9600GT or AMD HD 6570 or Intel HD 4600
- Storage: 16 GB available space
Recommended
- OS: Windows 10 64 bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5-3300 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 560 or AMD Radeon HD 6950 or Intel UHD 630
- Storage: 16 GB available space
How to verify your desktop PC or laptop meets League of Legends system requirements?
With these few easy steps, you can check whether your gaming PC or laptop can run League of Legends. The three key requirements are the CPU, GPU, and system memory. Here’s how to check out what you have in your Windows 10 or 11 machine.
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Open System Information
Click Start, type in System Information and press Enter.
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Check CPU and RAM
On the top left corner, click on System Summary to view and review your operating system, type of processor (CPU), and amount of memory. Make sure these meet or exceed the minimum requirements.
The CPU requirements are Intel Core i3-530 or AMD A6-3650. The system information shows an Intel Core i7-9750H. Meaning it meets (and exceeds) the minimum system requirements. For more info about CPU performances and the benchmarks, check out this website so you can compare your CPU with the required one.
The same goes for the amount of system memory available. In this example, the system info shows 15.8 GB, which is above the minimum of 2GB.
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Open Display under System Information
Next to Components, click the + sign to expand the list and click on Display to check your graphics card (GPU).
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Check GPU
Check your video card(s) whether it meets the minimum requirements.
To play League of Legends without any issues it requires at least an NVIDIA GeForce 9600GT or AMD HD 6570 or Intel HD 4600 so an Nvidia Geforce RTX 2070 Max-Q meets and exceeds the minimum system requirements. Note that if your laptop or a PC has only one GPU, only one would be listed.
For more info about GPU performances and the benchmarks, check out this website so you can compare your graphics card with the required one.
Conclusion
If you laptop or PC meets and exceeds at least the minimum system requirements, you are good to go to run League of Legends.
Have fun.
Cheers. 🙂
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