Top Gaming Laptops for Directive 8020
The 1080p Starter
1080p (Full HD) - Minimum (Targets Low/Medium settings, ~30-60 FPS, Ray Tracing Off)
ASUS TUF A15 with RTX 3050 and Ryzen 7
- ⚙️AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS
- 🖥️NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (75W TGP)
- 💡32GB DDR5-4800MHz
- 💾1TB NVMe
HP Omen 16 (RTX 5060 & Ryzen 9 8940HX)
- ⚙️AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX Processor
- 🖥️NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU (115W TGP)
- 💡32GB DDR5-5200MHz
- 💾1TB NVMe
Dell Alienware M16 Gaming Laptop with RTX 4080
- ⚙️AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
- 🖥️NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
- 💡Up to 64GB DDR5
- 💾4TB NVMe
Brainstormer's Pro Tip: Solid goal! Going for the 'The 1080p Starter' is a perfect move for any Budget Champion. This tier is all about giving you the power to crank the settings to Low/Medium settings and hit ~30-60 FPS. It's the ideal balance of beautiful graphics and smooth, reliable performance!
- CPU:
- Intel Core i7-9750H / AMD Ryzen 5 3600H or better.
- GPU:
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop (6GB) or RTX 2070 Mobile (8GB).
- RAM:
- 16 GB
- Storage:
- 70 GB HDD
The 1080p Powerhouse
1080p (Full HD) - High (Targets High settings, ~80-120 FPS, Ray Tracing possible)
ASUS TUF A15 with RTX 3050 and Ryzen 7
- ⚙️AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS
- 🖥️NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (75W TGP)
- 💡32GB DDR5-4800MHz
- 💾1TB NVMe
ASUS ROG Strix G15 with RTX 3060 and Ryzen 7
- ⚙️AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
- 🖥️NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (140W TGP)
- 💡16GB DDR5-4800MHz
- 💾1TB NVMe
Alienware M18 with RTX 4070
- ⚙️Intel Core i7-14700HX
- 🖥️NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
- 💡16GB DDR5-5600MHz
- 💾1TB NVMe
ASUS ROG Strix G16 with RTX 4070
- ⚙️Intel Core i9-14900HX
- 🖥️NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
- 💡16GB DDR5-5600MHz
- 💾1TB NVMe
MSI Creator M16 HX with RTX 4070
- ⚙️Intel Core i9-14900HX
- 🖥️NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
- 💡32GB DDR5-5600MHz
- 💾2TB NVMe
HP Omen 16 (RTX 5060 & Ryzen 9 8940HX)
- ⚙️AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX Processor
- 🖥️NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU (115W TGP)
- 💡32GB DDR5-5200MHz
- 💾1TB NVMe
ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 Se with RTX 3080 Ti and i9
- ⚙️Intel Core i9-12950HX
- 🖥️NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (175W TGP)
- 💡32GB DDR5-4800MHz
- 💾2TB NVMe
HP OMEN 16 with RTX 4080 and intel i9 14th Gen
- ⚙️Intel Core i9-14900HX
- 🖥️NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
- 💡64 GB DDR5-5600MHz
- 💾1TB NVMe
Lenovo Legion Pro 7 16IRX9H with RTX 4090
- ⚙️Intel Core i9-14900HX
- 🖥️NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
- 💡32GB DDR5-5600MHz
- 💾3TB SSD
ASUS TUF A18 (RTX 5070 & Ryzen 7 260)
- ⚙️AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS
- 🖥️NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU (140W TGP)
- 💡16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 4800MHz SO-DIMM
- 💾1TB NVMe
HP Omen 16 (RTX 5070 & Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX)
- ⚙️Intel Core Ultra 9 Processor 285H
- 🖥️NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU (105W TGP)
- 💡16GB DDR5-5600MHz
- 💾1TB NVMe
MSI Katana 15 HX (RTX 5070 & Intel i7 14th Gen)
- ⚙️Intel Core i9-14900HX Processor
- 🖥️NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU (115W TGP)
- 💡32GB DDR5-5600MHz
- 💾1TB NVMe
Dell Alienware 16X Aurora (RTX 5070 & Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX)
- ⚙️Intel Core i9-14900HX Processor
- 🖥️NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU (115W TGP)
- 💡32GB DDR5-5600MHz
- 💾1TB NVMe
GIGABYTE AORUS Elite 16 (RTX 5070 & Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX)
- ⚙️Intel Core Ultra 9 Processor 275HX (Series 2)
- 🖥️NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU (115W TGP)
- 💡32GB DDR5-5600MHz
- 💾2TB NVMe
Lenovo Legion Pro 7 Gaming Laptop with RTX 4080 and Ryzen 9
- ⚙️AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
- 🖥️NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
- 💡32GB DDR5
- 💾1TB SSD
ASUS ROG Strix G18 with RTX 4080 and intel i9 14th Gen
- ⚙️Intel Core i9-14900HX
- 🖥️NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
- 💡32GB DDR5-5600MHz
- 💾2TB NVMe
MSI Vector 17 HX with RTX 4080 in 2025
- ⚙️Intel Core i9-14900HX
- 🖥️NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
- 💡32GB DDR5-5600MHz
- 💾1TB NVMe
ASUS ROG Strix Scar 18 Gaming Laptop with RTX 4080
- ⚙️Intel Core i9-14900HX
- 🖥️NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
- 💡32GB DDR5-5600MHz
- 💾1TB NVMe
Acer Predator Helios Neo 18 2024 With Rtx 4080
- ⚙️Intel Core i9-14900HX
- 🖥️NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
- 💡64GB DDR5-5600MHz
- 💾4TB NVMe
Dell Alienware M16 Gaming Laptop with RTX 4080
- ⚙️AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
- 🖥️NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
- 💡Up to 64GB DDR5
- 💾4TB NVMe
Lenovo LOQ with RTX 5050 (Ryzen 7 250)
- ⚙️AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- 🖥️NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
- 💡32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 4800MHz SO-DIMM
- 💾2TB NVMe
LG Gram Pro 17 with RTX 5050
- ⚙️Intel Core Ultra 9 285H (Series 2) , 14 cores (6 Performance cores + 8 Efficient cores), 20 threads
- 🖥️NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop GPU (95W TGP)
- 💡32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 8400MHz SO-DIMM
- 💾2TB NVMe
Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S (RTX 5070 Ti & Intel Ultra 9 275HX)
- ⚙️Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
- 🖥️NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU (115W TGP)
- 💡32 GB DDR5 6400MHz (2x16GB)
- 💾2TB NVMe
Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Gen 10 (RTX 5070 Ti & Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX)
- ⚙️Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
- 🖥️NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (140W TGP)
- 💡32GB
- 💾2TB NVMe
MSI Vector 16 HX with RTX 5070 Ti
- ⚙️Intel Ultra 7 255HX
- 🖥️NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
- 💡32GB DDR5 5600MHz
- 💾2TB NVMe
Thunderobot Radiant 16 (RTX 5070 Ti & Intel i9 14th Gen)
- ⚙️Intel Core i9-14900HX Processor
- 🖥️NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU (140W TGP)
- 💡64GB DDR5-5600MHz (commonly listed as 4800MHz by some retailers, but 5600MHz is common for 14th Gen HX with DDR5)
- 💾2TB NVMe
GIGABYTE AORUS Master 16 (RTX 5070 Ti & Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX)
- ⚙️Intel Core Ultra 9 Processor 275HX (Series 2)
- 🖥️NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU (230W TGP)
- 💡32GB DDR5-5600MHz
- 💾1TB NVMe
Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 with RTX 5070 Ti
- ⚙️Intel Core Ultra 9 Processor 275HX
- 🖥️NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU (140W TGP)
- 💡64GB DDR5-6400MHz
- 💾2TB NVMe
Lenovo Legion Pro 7i (2025) with RTX 5080
- ⚙️Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
- 🖥️NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
- 💡32GB DDR5-6400MHz
- 💾3TB NVMe
GIGABYTE AORUS Master 16 (2025) with RTX 5080
- ⚙️Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
- 🖥️NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (175W TGP)
- 💡32GB DDR5-5600MHz
- 💾1TB NVMe
MSI Vector 16 HX AI with RTX 5080 and Intel Ultra 9-275HX
- ⚙️Intel Core Ultra 9-275HX
- 🖥️NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
- 💡32GB DDR5-5600MHz
- 💾2TB NVMe
MSI Titan 18 HX AI (2025) with RTX 5080
- ⚙️Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
- 🖥️NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (175W TGP)
- 💡64GB DDR5-5600MHz
- 💾6TB NVMe
ASUS Strix Scar 16 (2025) with RTX 5090 and Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
- ⚙️Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
- 🖥️NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
- 💡32GB DDR5-5600MHz
- 💾2TB NVMe
ASUS ROG Strix Scar 18 G835 (RTX 5090 & Intel Ultra 9 275HX)
- ⚙️Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
- 🖥️NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 (175W TGP)
- 💡64GB DDR5
- 💾2TB SSD
MSI Raider 18 HX AI with RTX 5090 and Intel U9-285HX
- ⚙️Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
- 🖥️NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
- 💡64GB DDR5-6400MHz
- 💾2TB NVMe
Brainstormer's Pro Tip: You're aiming for the sweet spot! Going for the 'The 1080p Powerhouse' is a perfect move for any 1080p Hero. This tier is all about giving you the power to crank the settings to High settings and hit ~80-120 FPS. It's the ideal balance of beautiful graphics and smooth, reliable performance!
- CPU:
- Intel Core i7-12700H / AMD Ryzen 7 6800H or better.
- GPU:
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop (8GB, High TGP) or RTX 4070 Laptop (8GB).
- RAM:
- 16 GB
- Storage:
- 70 GB SSD
About Directive 8020
Directive 8020 is a narrative-driven, cinematic survival horror adventure and the fifth installment in The Dark Pictures Anthology. The story follows the crew of the colony ship Cassiopeia, which crash-lands on the planet Tau Ceti f. The crew is hunted by a shapeshifting, parasitic alien organism that has infiltrated the ship—the 'Alien Hunter'—and is replacing the human form. Drawing influence from sci-fi horror classics like Alien and The Thing, the game features a multilinear, choice-driven narrative with significant enhancements in gameplay, including full third-person control, new real-time stealth mechanics, and the unique 'Turning Points' system, allowing players to rewind pivotal decisions.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best laptop to play Directive 8020?
The 'best' laptop depends on your budget and desired performance (resolution and graphics settings). Our guide provides tailored recommendations, from budget-friendly options for 1080p gaming to high-end machines capable of 4K with ray tracing for Directive 8020. Check our 'Recommended' or 'High' tier sections for a great balance of price and performance.
How much RAM do I need for Directive 8020?
While the minimum requirement might be 8GB, we strongly recommend at least 16GB of RAM for a smooth gaming experience in Directive 8020. This allows the game to run effectively while also handling background processes from your operating system without performance drops.
Is an SSD required to play Directive 8020?
While not always a strict requirement, an SSD (Solid State Drive) is highly recommended for Directive 8020. It dramatically reduces loading times, getting you into the game faster and eliminating stutters when the game loads new areas. All our recommended laptops feature an SSD as standard.
How important is the GPU's TGP (Total Graphic Power) for Directive 8020?
TGP is very important. Two laptops with the same GPU, like an RTX 4060, can have very different performance levels. A higher TGP (measured in watts) allows the GPU to run faster and deliver more frames per second. We specify target TGP values in our requirement tiers where possible to help you choose a laptop that performs as expected.