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
995 laptops meet minimum · 669 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
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
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 · 247 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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ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 G533
2021 · Gaming · 15.6"
🎮 GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile 6GB
⚙ Ryzen 7 5800H
$590
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ASUS VivoBook Pro 16X 3D OLED (K6604, 2023)
2023 · Laptop · 16"
🎮 GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile 8GB
⚙ Core i9 13980HX
$553
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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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Mid-range
$640–1152 · 534 models
Lenovo ThinkPad T16g Gen 3
2025 · Business · 16"
🎮 GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB
⚙ Core Ultra 5 245HX
$1,144
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ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 (2023)
2023 · Gaming · 16"
🎮 GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile 8GB
⚙ Ryzen 9 7945HX
$922
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ASUS ROG Strix G17 (2023)
2023 · Gaming · 17.3"
🎮 GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile 6GB
⚙ Ryzen 9 7845HX
$922
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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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MSI Alpha 17
2023 · Gaming · 17.3"
🎮 GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile 8GB
⚙ Ryzen 9 7945HX
$922
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Dell Alienware m16
2023 · Gaming · 16"
🎮 GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile 6GB
⚙ Core i7 13650HX
$922
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Premium
over $1152 · 204 models
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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Acer Predator Helios 18 AI (2025)
2025 · Gaming · 18"
🎮 GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB
⚙ Core Ultra 9 275HX
$1,440
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MSI Stealth 18 HX AI (2026)
2025 · Gaming · 18"
🎮 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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MSI Raider 18 HX AI (2025)
2025 · Gaming · 18"
🎮 GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB
⚙ Core Ultra 9 275HX
$1,440
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