Game
Windows
Need for Speed Heat
2019 Ghost Games Electronic Arts
Racing
Open World
Hustle by day and risk it all at night in Need for Speed™ Heat Deluxe Edition, a white-knuckle street racer, where the lines of the law fade as the sun starts to set.
System requirements
900 laptops meet minimum · 677 meet recommended| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 / AMD Radeon RX 470 (35) | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 / AMD Radeon RX 5700 (55) |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-7500 / AMD FX-8350 (35) | Intel Core i7-4790 / AMD Ryzen 3 1300X (42) |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage | 50 GB | 50 GB |
Vendor requirements (raw, as published)
Minimum
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10
Processor: FX-6350 or Equivalent; Core i5-3570 or Equivalent
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: AMD: Radeon 7970/Radeon R9 280x or Equivalent; NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 760 or Equivalent
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 50 GB available space
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10
Processor: Ryzen 3 1300X or Equivalent; Core i7-4790 or Equivalent
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: AMD: Radeon RX 480 or Equivalent; NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 1060 or Equivalent
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 50 GB available space
Verbatim system requirements published by the vendor. They name desktop-class hardware; the tables above map them to laptops we can actually measure.
Best laptops for Need for Speed Heat by budget
Budget
under $640 · 223 models
Framework Laptop 16
2023 · Laptop · 16"
🎮 GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop 8GB
⚙ Ryzen 7 7840HS
$553
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HP Pavilion 16-ag0052wm
2024 · Ultrabook · 16"
⚙ Core Ultra 5 125U
$483
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ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 OLED (M6500)
2023 · Laptop · 15.6"
🎮 GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 4GB
⚙ Ryzen 7 6800H
$553
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Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3
2021 · Gaming · 15.6"
🎮 GeForce GTX 1650 4GB
⚙ Ryzen 5 5600H
$604
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Lenovo Legion 7 16” (2021, AMD)
2021 · Gaming · 16"
🎮 GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile 6GB
⚙ Ryzen 7 5800H
$590
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ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 G533
2021 · Gaming · 15.6"
🎮 GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile 6GB
⚙ Ryzen 7 5800H
$590
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Mid-range
$640–1152 · 469 models
ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2024/2025) G614
2024 · Gaming · 16"
🎮 GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile 8GB
⚙ Core i9 14900HX
$1,152
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Acer Nitro 17 (AN17-41)
2023 · Gaming · 17.3"
🎮 GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 6GB
⚙ Ryzen 5 7535HS
$922
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Lenovo ThinkPad T16g Gen 3
2025 · Business · 16"
🎮 GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB
⚙ Core Ultra 5 245HX
$1,144
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Dell Alienware m16
2023 · Gaming · 16"
🎮 GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile 6GB
⚙ Core i7 13650HX
$922
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Dell Alienware m18
2023 · Gaming · 18"
🎮 GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile 6GB
⚙ Core i7 13650HX
$922
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HP OMEN 16z-xd000
2023 · Gaming · 16"
🎮 GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 6GB
⚙ Core i5 13420H
$894
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Premium
over $1152 · 199 models
ASUS ROG Strix G18 (2025) G815
2025 · Gaming · 18"
🎮 GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop 8GB
⚙ Core Ultra 9 275HX
$1,440
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Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 AI (2025)
2025 · Gaming · 16"
🎮 GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop 8GB
⚙ Core Ultra 7 255HX
$1,440
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MSI Titan 18 HX AI (2025)
2025 · Gaming · 18"
🎮 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 12GB
⚙ Core Ultra 9 275HX
$1,440
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Dell Alienware 18 Area-51
2025 · Gaming · 18"
🎮 GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop 8GB
⚙ Core Ultra 7 255HX
$1,440
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Dell Alienware 16 Area-51
2025 · Gaming · 16"
🎮 GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop 8GB
⚙ Core Ultra 7 255HX
$1,440
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HP Omen Max 16
2025 · Gaming · 16"
🎮 GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop 8GB
⚙ Core Ultra 7 255HX
$1,440
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Can you run Need for Speed Heat? Popular laptop GPU verdicts
| GPU | Avg FPS | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 3060 | 102 | ✓ Comfortable |
| GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU | 102 | ✓ Comfortable |
| GeForce RTX 2080 | 99 | ✓ Comfortable |
| GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q | 99 | ✓ Comfortable |
| GeForce RTX 2080 with Max-Q Design | 99 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Quadro RTX 5000 | 99 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Quadro RTX 5000 with Max-Q Design | 99 | ✓ Comfortable |
| GeForce RTX 2070 Super | 97 | ✓ Comfortable |
Average FPS on the High graphics preset across our measured sources; ≈ marks averages that include predicted estimates. Verdicts follow the same dictionary as the FPS tables (✓ ≥60 · ⚠ 30-59 · ✗ <30).
We have no measured results for a phone version of this game yet.