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STAR WARS™: Squadrons vs Elta: Defy All Gods

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info General Information
Release Date
Oct 2, 2020 Feb 2, 2027
Developer
MOTIVE Afterburner Studios
Publisher
Electronic Arts Focus Entertainment
Genre(s)
Action, Space Flight Simulation, Combat, Sci-Fi, Multiplayer, VR Supported Action-Platformer, Hack and Slash, Metroidvania, Action-Adventure, Sci-Fi Fantasy
Engine
Frostbite Unreal Engine 5
stars Ratings & Price
Content Rating
Teen Teen
Avg. User Rating
3.8 / 5.0 4.7 / 5.0
Current Price (USD)
$39.99 $29.99
tune Key Specs
Quick Highlights
  • Platforms: PC (Steam, Epic, EA), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PSVR, PC VR
  • Peripherals: Full HOTAS (Hands-On Throttle-And-Stick) Support
  • Release Date: October 2, 2020
  • Platforms: PC (Steam), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
  • Release Date: 2027-02-02 (Demo: October 1, 2026)
sports_esports Gameplay & Mechanics
Companions/Followers
  • Vanguard / Titan Squadron: During the single-player campaign, your AI squadmates fly alongside you. You can issue direct commands to them to focus fire on a specific target or defend you from attackers.
    NPC Wingmen
  • Support Class Starfighters: In multiplayer, a human player piloting a U-Wing or TIE Reaper serves as the ultimate companion, deploying tactical shields and resupply droids to heal the team mid-flight.
    Player Role
  • Elta (Dragon-God Companion): Accompanies the warrior in combat to cast elemental attacks (fire, frost, void), activates puzzle mechanisms, and provides flight gliding.
    Celestial Dragon Deity
  • Luminescent Spirit Moth: Flutters ahead of the player to illuminate concealed traversal platforms, secret passageways, and uncollected relics.
    Ethereal Guide Insect
Key Collectibles
  • Cockpit Dashboard Bobbleheads: Purchased in the hangar menu. Includes items like holographic planets, plush Ewoks, or thermal detonators that bounce physically on your dashboard.
  • Starfighter Holograms: Cosmetic projectors mounted near the control stick that project rotating 3D holograms of the Millennium Falcon or Imperial Star Destroyers.
  • Pilot Emotes / Victory Poses: Custom animations displayed to the entire lobby on the victory screen, allowing the winning squad to flaunt their customized characters.
  • Celestial Dragon Scales: Hidden across sacred mountain shrines and ancient altars; permanently increases Elta's elemental energy and unlocks new dragon skills.
  • Nomadic Lore Glyphs: Chiseled into forgotten ruins and cliff walls; grants bonus skill points and unlocks historical archive narratives.
  • Empyreal Weapon Shards: Discovered in perilous high-altitude platforming alcoves; used at sanctuary forges to forge unique weapon augmentations.
Key Themes
  • Star Wars Universe
  • Galactic Civil War
  • Space Combat
  • Dogfighting
  • First-Person Immersion
  • Tactical Simulation
  • Sci-Fi Fantasy
  • Dragon God Companion
  • Martial Arts Stances
  • Corrupted Pantheons
  • High-Speed Platforming
  • Metroidvania
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Weapons Overview
  • Standard Laser Cannon: Primary Weapon
    The quintessential Star Wars weapon. It balances range, damage, and energy consumption, perfect for sustained dogfights against enemy starfighters.
  • Proton Torpedo: Auxiliary Ordnance
    Slow-moving, high-yield warheads that require a long lock-on time. They are absolutely devastating when fired at the slow-moving hulls of massive Capital Ships.
  • Ion Cannon / Missiles: Disruption Weapon
    Weapons designed specifically to deal massive damage to energy shields and temporarily disable enemy ship systems, leaving them dead in the water for a teammate to finish off.
  • Celestial Bo-Staff of Elta: Dragon-Infused Transforming Staff
    An agile two-handed wooden and jade staff reinforced with dragon scales; extends dynamically during Dragon Stance combos to sweep away enemy clusters.
  • Sun-Fang Twin Daggers: High-Speed Dual Blades
    Bladed ceremonial daggers designed for rapid Crane Stance attacks, building divine kinetic charge for airborne launch combos.
  • Titan-Crusher Gauntlets: Heavy Hydraulic Combat Fists
    Pneumatically augmented brass and steel gauntlets utilized in Tiger Stance to deliver bone-crushing shield-breaking impact strikes.
  • Void-Weaver Chakram: Telekinetic Ranged Bladed Ring
    A spinning circular blade that hovers in mid-air upon release, shredding enemy ranks and returning like a lethal boomerang.
  • Glacial Halberd: Heavy Elemental Polearm
    A long-reach pole weapon that coats surrounding ground in permafrost, immobilizing agile stalkers for execution attacks.
Armor / Gear Sets
  • Deflector Shields: Standard energy armor for New Republic ships and the Imperial TIE Defender. Players must actively angle their shields (front or back) to absorb incoming directional damage.
  • Reinforced Plasteel Hull: A component upgrade that significantly increases a ship's maximum health at the severe cost of reduced acceleration and maneuverability, favored by Y-Wing bomber pilots.
  • Reflec Hull: A stealth-oriented hull plating that completely prevents enemy players from achieving a missile lock-on at long ranges, favored by hit-and-run interceptors.
  • Vanguard Ceremonial Armor: Parry Window +20%, Divine Chi Generation +25%, Kinetic Impact Resistance +30%; ancestral war armor worn during the Empyreal War (Pre-order Bonus).
  • Wind-Walker Silk Robes: Air Dash Distance +35%, Stamina Recovery +40%, Fall Damage Immunity; lightweight woven vestments ideal for high-speed platforming.
  • Dragon-Scale Battle Cuirass: Elemental Damage Resistance +50%, Maximum Health +30%; reinforced torso armor forged from molted celestial dragon scales.
Outfits/Customization
  • New Republic Orange Flight Suit: The legendary, highly recognizable orange jumpsuit and chest box worn by iconic heroes like Luke Skywalker, available for Vanguard pilots.
  • Imperial TIE Pilot Armor: The menacing, all-black pressurized flight suit and enclosed, terrifying helmet designed to strip Imperial pilots of their individuality.
  • Custom Flight Helmets: Players can purchase dozens of unique, battle-scarred paint jobs for their helmets using earned Glory points to show off their veteran status.
  • Nomadic Wanderer's Hood & Scarf: Weathered sandy cloak and face wrap adorned with runic embroidery protecting against desert sandstorms.
  • Ceremonial Dragon Brocade Sash: Golden woven silk belt adorned with carved jade beads and traditional dragon claw medallions.
  • Empyreal Battle Mask: Carved porcelain and gilded bronze faceplate depicting fierce celestial guardian spirits.
trending_up Progression & Upgrades
Skills & Progression

Progression relies on unlocking ship components rather than vertical stat upgrades, ensuring a balanced, skill-based competitive environment. Playing matches earns Requisition points used to unlock over 50 different components spanning primary lasers, auxiliary weapons (like ion missiles or repair droids), countermeasures, hull plating, engines, and deflector shields. Each component comes with profound trade-offs; for instance, equipping a Plasteel Hull drastically increases maximum health but significantly reduces your starfighter's maneuverability. Glory points are also earned, spent purely on cosmetic items for pilot suits, helmet paint jobs, and detailed cockpit decorations.

Combat in Elta revolves around dynamic stance-dancing across three martial arts disciplines: the Dragon Stance (heavy, sweeping polearm and staff strikes that break hardened shields), the Crane Stance (rapid-fire aerial kicks and twin daggers with high evasion and critical multipliers), and the Tiger Stance (devastating close-range kinetic gauntlets that stun brutes and trigger brutal finishers). Players build divine energy during combos to unleash screen-clearing magical spells. As players defeat corrupted gods and uncover ancestral shrines, Elta evolves through multiple juvenile and adolescent forms, unlocking elemental powers (Flame Breath, Glacial Tether, Void Warp, and Thunder Strike) that seamlessly integrate into both combat combos and environmental traversal.

public World & Exploration
World & Level Design

The game features several distinct, visually stunning space arenas rather than a continuous open world. Multiplayer and campaign maps include the debris-filled orbital graveyard of Yavin Prime, the shattered moon of Galitan surrounded by highly volatile asteroid fragments, the treacherous, stormy gas giant of Yavin, the Nadiri Dockyards built deep inside an asteroid, and the mysterious Zavian Abyss. Each map features dense cover mechanics, forcing players to weave through massive capital ship wreckage and asteroid fields to lose target locks.

The game features three massive, interconnected semi-open sci-fi fantasy worlds structured with Metroidvania-style progression and vertical exploration. Regions include the Glacial Spire of Niflheim (treacherous frozen cliffs, howling blizzards, and colossal ruined celestial observatories), the Sun-Scorched Canyons of Ouros (vast crimson desert gorges housing subterranean cyber-forge temples and sand-skimming fauna), and the Celestial Cloud Isles of Aethelgard (a soaring archipelago of floating floating jade islands linked by energy slipstreams and ancient sky-shrines).

Playable Vehicles
  • T-65B X-Wing: New Republic Fighter
    The iconic, versatile workhorse of the New Republic. It balances shields, firepower, and speed perfectly, making it the most adaptable ship in the game.
  • TIE/LN Fighter: Imperial Fighter
    The terrifying, unshielded backbone of the Imperial Navy. What it lacks in defensive shielding, it makes up for with raw speed and instantly reroutable engine-to-weapon power.
  • BTL-A4 Y-Wing: New Republic Bomber
    A slow, heavily armored bomber designed specifically to carry massive payloads of proton torpedoes and ion bombs to devastate Imperial Star Destroyers.
  • Nomadic Sand-Skiff: Solar-Wind Desert Glider
    A sleek, lightweight sail-skiff utilized by the exiled nomadic clan to cross the scorching expanse of the Ouros Canyons.
  • Aetherian Sky-Barge: Ancient Anti-Gravity Transport Vessel
    A floating ceremonial vessel moored at the Cloud Isles of Aethelgard used to travel between distant floating islands.
Notable Fauna/Mounts
  • Porgs: Avian
    Not enemies, but popular cosmetic dashboard bobbleheads players can place in their cockpits to provide comedic relief during intense combat.
  • Trandoshans: Reptilian Sentient
    A highly aggressive reptilian alien species available as a playable cosmetic race for New Republic pilots, known for their history as bounty hunters.
  • Twi'leks: Humanoid Alien
    An iconic, lekku-sporting alien race that players can select for their custom Vanguard Squadron pilot, representing the diverse coalition of the New Republic.
  • Corrupted Chitin Behemoth: Mutated Cybernetic Goliath
    Armored guardian beast engineered by the corrupted gods to patrol derelict temple gates and crush interlopers.
  • Sand-Skimmer Wyrm: Desert Apex Predator
    Burrowing reptilian predator in the Ouros Canyons that ambushes players from beneath dunes during platforming segments.
  • Frost-Bite Stalker: Glacial Quadruped Prowler
    Agile feline predator with icy camouflage that stalks the snowy peaks of Niflheim Spire.
  • Celestial Aether-Ray: Airborne Floating Beast
    Majestic gliding creature soaring between the Cloud Isles of Aethelgard that can be used as mobile aerial grappling points.
book Story & Characters
Main Characters
  • Vanguard Squadron Leader: Player Avatar (New Republic)
    A fully customizable pilot fighting for the newly established New Republic, believing in a galaxy free from Imperial tyranny.
  • Titan Squadron Leader: Player Avatar (Galactic Empire)
    A fully customizable, ruthlessly efficient Imperial pilot dedicated to maintaining order and destroying the Rebellion's latest superweapon.
  • Astromech Droids: Co-Pilot / Support
    The iconic R2 and BB unit droids seated behind New Republic pilots, actively managing repairs and adding critical character to the cockpits.
  • The Warrior Monk: The Chosen Champion / Protagonist
    An agile, determined martial artist from an exiled nomadic civilization, chosen by ancient prophecy to awaken Elta and liberate their people.
  • Elta: The Lost Dragon-God
    The revered celestial deity of primordial energy and wisdom, bound and weakened by the corrupted pantheon, growing alongside the player.
  • Grand Sovereign Ouros: Ruler of the Corrupted Pantheon
    The tyrannical cyber-organic deity who usurped celestial authority and drained mortal worlds to fuel his eternal empire.
  • Vulcanis the Forge God: Master of Subterranean Industry
    A colossal deity clad in molten armor who commands automated robotic legions from his deep magma forges.
Example Missions
  • Dogfight Mode: Competitive Multiplayer
    A pure, brutal 5v5 team deathmatch in space. The objective is simply to coordinate with your squadron and out-fly the enemy team until the kill limit is reached.
  • Fleet Battles: Objective Multiplayer
    A massive, multi-stage tug-of-war. Teams push the frontline by destroying enemy fighters, assault two escort cruisers, and finally systematically dismantle the enemy flagship's subsystems.
  • The Campaign: Story Mode
    A 14-mission, highly cinematic single-player narrative exploring the final, desperate days of the Galactic Empire and the rise of the New Republic's Starhawk project.
  • Awakening at the Sunken Shrine: Prologue and Rescue Gauntlet
    Infiltrate the submerged celestial sanctuary, break the corrupted binding ward, and rescue the imprisoned juvenile dragon-god Elta.
  • The Ascent of Niflheim Spire: High-Altitude Traversal Challenge
    Scale freezing sheer cliffs and ancient observatory ruins during an intense blizzard, navigating moving energy platforms to reach the peak.
  • The Fall of the Forge God Vulcanis: Multi-Phase God Boss Battle
    Navigate hazardous magma conduits in the subterranean foundry and coordinate with Elta to shatter Vulcanis's molten cybernetic armor.
people Multiplayer
Multiplayer Details

The competitive multiplayer suite features two primary modes. 'Dogfight' is a pure, intense 5v5 team deathmatch where communication and flanking are key. The crown jewel is 'Fleet Battles', a massive, multi-stage objective-based mode. In Fleet Battles, two teams of five push a tug-of-war frontline. First, players dogfight in the center; the winning side pushes forward to assault two enemy capital ships (like Nebulon-B Frigates or Imperial Light Cruisers). Finally, the attacking team must strip the shields and systematically target the subsystems (shield generators, targeting computers, power systems) of the enemy's flagship (a Star Destroyer or MC75 Cruiser) to win the match.

Elta: Defy All Gods is strictly engineered as a handcrafted, story-driven single-player action-platformer. Focusing exclusively on solo play has allowed Afterburner Studios to polish responsive 60 FPS combat mechanics, complex frame-precise parrying windows, intricate vertical Metroidvania platforming obstacle courses, and a deeply emotional narrative between the warrior monk and their evolving dragon companion.

extension Editions & DLC
Available Editions

STAR WARS: Squadrons launched as a complete, focused experience at a lower-than-usual $39.99 MSRP on October 2, 2020. EA deliberately launched the game as a finished, stand-alone product with no microtransactions, avoiding the live-service controversies of previous titles. Players who pre-ordered the game received cosmetic items inspired by the New Republic and Imperial Ace styles. The game is also included as part of the EA Play subscription service and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.

Launching on February 2, 2027, Elta: Defy All Gods is offered at a player-friendly price point of $29.99 USD across PC (Steam), PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. All pre-orders grant immediate access to the exclusive 'Vanguard Armor DLC'—a battle-worn ceremonial suit worn by ancestral monks during the Empyreal War, featuring ornate golden trim, runic woven fabric, and unique parry visual effects. A digital Deluxe Soundtrack bundle ($39.99 USD) will also be offered, packaging the full orchestral and traditional Asian instrumental musical score along with an interactive digital concept art book.

Post-Launch Content / DLC

Although EA initially stated the game would not be a live-service title, its massive popularity prompted Motive to release free post-launch content. Notable updates introduced the B-Wing for the New Republic and the TIE Defender for the Galactic Empire as fully playable, highly complex starfighters. They also added the Fostar Haven multiplayer map (originally from the campaign's prologue) and custom matchmaking lobbies for esports tournaments. All updates were completely free, honoring the 'no microtransactions' promise.

Focus Entertainment and Afterburner Studios have planned substantial free post-launch updates following the February 2027 release. Major planned features include a 'Boss Rush / Trial of the Pantheon' arena mode, an unlockable 'Master Monk' hardcore difficulty mode with remixed enemy encounter placements, a robust Photo Mode with cinematic camera controls, and cosmetic armor packs inspired by historical monastic orders.

help_outline FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
  • Q: Do I need a VR headset to play?
    A: No, the game is completely playable and highly optimized for standard flat-screen monitors and TVs. However, playing in VR offers an unparalleled, highly immersive experience.
  • Q: Can I use a flight stick (HOTAS)?
    A: Yes. The game features full, robust support for Hands-On Throttle-And-Stick (HOTAS) setups on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation, adding to the extreme simulation feel.
  • Q: Is there a third-person camera?
    A: No. To maintain competitive balance and maximum immersion, the entire game is locked strictly to a first-person cockpit view.
  • Q: Are there microtransactions?
    A: No. EA deliberately released Squadrons with absolutely no microtransactions. All cosmetic items, paint jobs, and ship components are unlocked exclusively through gameplay.
  • Q: What is Elta: Defy All Gods?
    A: Elta: Defy All Gods is an adrenaline-fueled third-person action-platformer developed by Afterburner Studios and published by Focus Entertainment, blending martial arts combat, fluid platforming, and dragon companion progression.
  • Q: When does Elta: Defy All Gods release?
    A: The game releases on February 2, 2027, on PC (Steam), PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, with a free playable demo available now across all platforms.
  • Q: How does combat work in Elta?
    A: Combat features free-form martial arts across three stances (Dragon, Crane, Tiger), allowing players to switch on the fly, parry attacks, unleash magic, execute cinematic finishers, and command Elta's elemental spells.
  • Q: What are the platforming mechanics?
    A: Platforming is fast and acrobatic, letting players chain double jumps, air dashes, wall runs, and grappling hook swings across vertical semi-open sci-fi fantasy worlds.
  • Q: What pre-order bonuses are included?
    A: Pre-ordering the game for $29.99 USD unlocks the exclusive Vanguard Armor DLC, a special ceremonial monk armor worn during the ancient Empyreal War.
build Technical Details
Graphics & Visual Fidelity

Powered by the Frostbite engine, the game delivers photorealistic rendering of the iconic ships. The cockpits are painstakingly detailed, featuring worn paint, hanging wires, and physical bobbleheads. The lighting is spectacular, with laser fire illuminating the dense volumetric gas clouds and asteroid fields. In VR, the sense of scale is awe-inspiring; players can physically lean around in their seats to track enemy fighters through the canopy glass or gaze up at the overwhelming, kilometer-long underbelly of an Imperial Star Destroyer.

Powered by Unreal Engine 5, Elta: Defy All Gods delivers breathtaking visual spectacle. Nanite micro-polygon geometry renders ancient weathered stone pagodas and futuristic biomechanical conduits with staggering detail. Lumen dynamic global illumination casts realistic bounce light from glowing lanterns and Elta's elemental breath, while Niagara particle systems produce dazzling martial arts trails, sparks, and stylized anime-inspired ink-wash finishers.

Audio & Soundtrack

The sound design is a masterclass in Star Wars authenticity. Every laser blast, the iconic scream of Twin Ion Engines, and the comforting hum of the X-Wing's reactor have been meticulously recreated from the films' sound archives. The music, composed by Gordy Haab, masterfully references and expands upon John Williams' legendary motifs, dynamically responding to the flow of battle. The roar of a Star Destroyer dropping out of hyperspace in surround sound is truly terrifying.

The musical score delivers an evocative, emotionally charged blend of traditional Asian folk instrumentation (including erhu, shakuhachi flutes, and taiko drums) fused with modern driving synth bass and sweeping Western orchestral strings. Sound design emphasizes tactile impact: the crisp resonance of steel parries, bone-crunching martial arts strikes, the ethereal cries of dragon hatchling Elta, and the menacing, thunderous voice reverberations of corrupted gods echoing across mountain temples.

User Interface (UI/UX)

A core feature of the game's immersion is that almost the entire UI is diegetic—meaning it is physically built into the instrument panels of your starfighter's cockpit. Radar, hull integrity, shield balancing, and engine throttle are read by looking down at the glowing instruments of your X-Wing or TIE Fighter. The most critical system is power management, allowing players to instantly reroute reactor power to weapons (for overcharged lasers), engines (for massive speed boosts and drifting), or shields (for overshields and directional focusing).

The game features an elegant, minimalist HUD inspired by traditional East Asian calligraphy and sleek sci-fi minimalism. A subtle circular stance indicator displays the active martial art discipline (Dragon, Crane, or Tiger) alongside dynamic health and divine chi bars. Enemy vitality and posture/stagger meters are cleanly projected above target heads without cluttering the screen. A full 3D holographic map allows players to rotate and inspect multi-layered dungeon structures, pinpointing secret paths, elemental barriers, and uncollected relics.

Accessibility Options

The game includes a highly commendable suite of accessibility options. This encompasses comprehensive colorblind modes, fully customizable subtitles with scalable text sizes, and text-to-speech features for multiplayer chat. Crucially, it allows for complete controller, keyboard/mouse, and HOTAS (flight stick) remapping, ensuring players with mobility issues can customize their input methods perfectly. There is also a 'Story Mode' difficulty setting for players who want to experience the narrative without frustrating combat.

Afterburner Studios has incorporated an extensive accessibility toolkit: fully rebindable controls for keyboard, mouse, and gamepads; adjustable parry and dodge timing windows; optional platforming assists (such as auto-ledge grab and simplified air-dash chaining); high-contrast HUD modes with customizable text size; toggleable combat camera lock-on assist; and colorblind presets (Protanopia, Deuteranopia, Tritanopia) that clearly differentiate unblockable enemy attack glints.

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settings_applications System Requirements
1080p (Full HD) - Recommended (High Preset, 1080p (60+ FPS Target) / Minimum VR)
CPU: The official recommended processors that provide the necessary multithreaded overhead to run the game in VR without logic stuttering.
CPU (Laptop): Ensures locked frame rates and zero physics latency during intense multiplayer dogfights.
GPU: The official recommended GPUs provide sufficient rasterization power for maxed-out 1080p flat-screen play, or entry-level VR performance.
GPU (Laptop): Provides a perfect, flawlessly smooth 1080p experience, capable of driving high-refresh-rate displays.
RAM: The official recommendation to prevent memory paging when rendering dual viewports for Virtual Reality.
Storage: NVMe SSD recommended.
memoryCPU: Intel Core i7-7700 / AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
developer_boardGPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 480
laptop_macCPU (L): Intel Core i7-9750H / AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
laptop_windowsGPU (L): NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
layersRAM: 16 GB
saveStorage (Tier): 40 GB available space
memoryCPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X / Intel Core i5-12400F
developer_boardGPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti (8GB) / AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT (8GB+)
laptop_macCPU (L): Intel Core i7-11800H / AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
laptop_windowsGPU (L): NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile (85W+) / RTX 3070 Mobile (100W+)
layersRAM: 16 GB
saveStorage (Tier): 15 GB NVMe M.2 SSD
1080p (Full HD) - Minimum (Low/Medium Preset, 1080p (Non-VR, 60 FPS Target))
CPU: The official minimum quad-core processors required to handle the baseline game logic, AI starfighters, and space debris physics.
CPU (Laptop): Entry-level mobile processors will run the flat-screen version flawlessly at 1080p.
GPU: The official minimum graphics cards required to render the game's cockpits and space environments on low settings.
GPU (Laptop): Sufficient to push 1080p graphics smoothly on medium settings without VR.
RAM: Official minimum required to load the Frostbite engine map data into memory.
Storage: SATA SSD or 7200RPM HDD.
memoryCPU: Intel Core i5-6600k / AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
developer_boardGPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / AMD Radeon HD 7850 (2GB VRAM)
laptop_macCPU (L): Intel Core i5-8300H / AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
laptop_windowsGPU (L): NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
layersRAM: 8 GB
saveStorage (Tier): 40 GB available space
memoryCPU: AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core / Intel Core i5-4690K
developer_boardGPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB) / AMD Radeon RX 580 (6GB+ VRAM)
laptop_macCPU (L): Intel Core i5-9300H / AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
laptop_windowsGPU (L): NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile (6GB) / RTX 3050 Mobile (6GB, 60W+)
layersRAM: 16 GB
saveStorage (Tier): 15 GB available space (SATA SSD)
1440p (QHD/2K) - Enthusiast (Ultra Preset, 1440p (60+ FPS Target) / Recommended VR)
CPU: Modern mid-to-high end CPUs provide massive overhead, ensuring that high-resolution VR tracking runs smoothly.
CPU (Laptop): Easily powers the game logic while driving higher resolution laptop displays.
GPU: The official recommended GPUs specifically listed by EA for optimal VR performance and 1440p resolution rendering.
GPU (Laptop): Provides necessary VRAM (8GB+) and compute overhead for 1440p rendering on portable panels.
RAM: Optimal configuration.
Storage: NVMe SSD.
memoryCPU: Intel Core i5-10600K / AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
developer_boardGPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 / AMD Radeon RX 570
laptop_macCPU (L): Intel Core i7-12700H / AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
laptop_windowsGPU (L): NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile / RTX 4060 Mobile
layersRAM: 16 GB
saveStorage (Tier): 40 GB available space
memoryCPU: Intel Core i7-12700K / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
developer_boardGPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 (12GB) / AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT (16GB)
laptop_macCPU (L): Intel Core i7-13700HX / AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
laptop_windowsGPU (L): NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile (115W+) / RTX 3080 Mobile (130W)
layersRAM: 32 GB
saveStorage (Tier): 15 GB PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD
2160p (UHD/4K) - Ultra (Max Preset, 4K (60 FPS Target) / Enthusiast VR)
CPU: Ensures absolutely no bottlenecks at the highest visual fidelity.
CPU (Laptop): Desktop-grade performance in a mobile chassis.
GPU: Required to run the game natively at 4K resolution, or to push maximum super-sampling in high-end VR headsets like the Valve Index or Quest 3.
GPU (Laptop): Required to maintain a stable 4K frame rate or premium VR experience.
RAM: Optimizes system stability and ensures background applications don't interfere with VR runtimes.
Storage: Gen4 NVMe SSD.
memoryCPU: Intel Core i7-12700K / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
developer_boardGPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
laptop_macCPU (L): Intel Core i9-13900HX
laptop_windowsGPU (L): NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
layersRAM: 32 GB
saveStorage (Tier): 40 GB available space
memoryCPU: Intel Core i7-14700K / AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
developer_boardGPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (16GB) / AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (24GB)
laptop_macCPU (L): Intel Core i9-14900HX / AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
laptop_windowsGPU (L): NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile (175W)
layersRAM: 32 GB
saveStorage (Tier): 15 GB PCIe Gen4/Gen5 NVMe SSD
save Overall Storage
Spec: 40 GB available space
Note: An SSD is highly recommended to eliminate loading hitches when respawning into massive multiplayer Fleet Battles.
Type: Unknown
Spec: 15 GB available space (Solid State Drive Strictly Required)
Note: Solid-state storage is mandatory to prevent streaming hitches when chaining high-speed air dashes across vast biomes.
Type: SSD
desktop_windows Operating System
Spec: Windows 10 64-bit
Explanation: A 64-bit operating system is officially required for modern memory management and to handle the large environmental space assets.
Spec: Windows 10 / Windows 11 64-bit
Explanation: Requires a 64-bit Windows operating system supporting DirectX 12 Agility SDK and modern multi-threaded memory allocation.
gamepad DirectX Version
Spec: Version 11
Explanation: The game officially utilizes DirectX 11, providing highly stable draw calls and broad hardware compatibility for older headsets and graphics cards.
Spec: DirectX 12
Explanation: Utilizes DirectX 12 for low-overhead multi-threaded draw calls, dynamic voxel particle effects, and high-fidelity volumetric atmospheric lighting.
info_outline Other Game Notes
  • System requirements are verified against the official Steam storefront. STAR WARS: Squadrons utilizes the Frostbite engine, making it exceptionally optimized for flat-screen play, but the native VR mode significantly raises both CPU and GPU demands.
  • Laptop Performance Note: Because of the game's high-speed action and reliance on split-second visual tracking during dogfights, mobile GPUs need to sustain high frame rates. Playing the VR mode on a laptop will push thermal limits to the maximum, requiring robust cooling to prevent nausea-inducing frame drops.
  • Laptop Consideration: G P U T G P: A minimal TGP of 60W is sufficient for 1080p standard rendering. However, if attempting to play the game in VR mode on a laptop, a TGP of 115W+ (RTX 3070 Mobile or higher) is strictly required.
  • Laptop Consideration: Cooling Thermals: The Frostbite engine heavily utilizes multi-threading for physics and projectile calculations. Use a cooling pad to prevent CPU thermal throttling, which can cause severe micro-stuttering during multiplayer Fleet Battles.
  • Laptop Consideration: C P U Power Limits: Set Windows power delivery to 'Performance'. Restricting the CPU power will severely bottleneck the GPU's ability to maintain high refresh rates.
  • Laptop Consideration: M U X Switch Optimus: A MUX switch is extremely helpful to reduce display latency, ensuring your steering inputs and trigger pulls translate perfectly to the starfighter.
  • Optimization Detail: Upscaling Tech: Standard resolution scaling is available. Lowering volumetric effects (like nebula gas clouds) provides the most significant performance boosts on struggling hardware.
  • Optimization Detail: Key Settings Impact: Lighting Quality, Volumetric Effects, and Post-Processing heavily impact GPU overhead. VR players will need to lower these to hit the mandatory 90 FPS threshold.
  • Game Name: STAR WARS™: Squadrons
  • Built on Unreal Engine 5 featuring Nanite geometry, Lumen dynamic global illumination, and high-frequency character animation graphs. An SSD is strictly required for seamless open-world streaming and high-speed aerial traversal transitions without stuttering.
  • Laptop Performance Note: Fast acrobatic platforming, camera rotations, and high-density particle effects during multi-enemy stance combos demand stable mobile GPU TGP (75W+) and sustained octa-core CPU throughput. Utilizing laptop cooling stands with elevated airflow helps preserve maximum boost clocks during demanding god boss encounters.
  • Laptop Consideration: G P U T G P: Target 75W-105W+ TGP on mobile GeForce RTX or Radeon RX GPUs to maintain steady 60+ FPS during particle-heavy elemental spell bursts.
  • Laptop Consideration: Cooling Thermals: High-speed aerial chain-dashing and dynamic combat physics tax mobile CPUs; elevated laptop cooling pads help mitigate thermal throttling.
  • Laptop Consideration: C P U Power Limits: Set Windows Power Delivery to High Performance to ensure continuous high instruction rates during hectic multi-target mob encounters.
  • Laptop Consideration: M U X Switch Optimus: Enabling discrete GPU mode via internal MUX switch minimizes input latency, vital for frame-perfect parries, stance transitions, and ledge grabs.
  • Optimization Detail: Upscaling Tech: Supports NVIDIA DLSS 3 with Frame Generation, AMD FSR 3, Intel XeSS, and Unreal TSR resolution scaling.
  • Optimization Detail: Key Settings Impact: Lumen Global Illumination, Particle Effects Quality, Volumetric Fog, and Shadow Resolution yield the greatest framerate gains when adjusted.
  • Game Name: Elta: Defy All Gods
build Optimization Details
  • Upscaling Tech: Standard resolution scaling is available. Lowering volumetric effects (like nebula gas clouds) provides the most significant performance boosts on struggling hardware.
  • Key Settings Impact: Lighting Quality, Volumetric Effects, and Post-Processing heavily impact GPU overhead. VR players will need to lower these to hit the mandatory 90 FPS threshold.
  • Upscaling Tech: Supports NVIDIA DLSS 3 with Frame Generation, AMD FSR 3, Intel XeSS, and Unreal TSR resolution scaling.
  • Key Settings Impact: Lumen Global Illumination, Particle Effects Quality, Volumetric Fog, and Shadow Resolution yield the greatest framerate gains when adjusted.
laptop Laptop Considerations
  • G P U T G P: A minimal TGP of 60W is sufficient for 1080p standard rendering. However, if attempting to play the game in VR mode on a laptop, a TGP of 115W+ (RTX 3070 Mobile or higher) is strictly required.
  • Cooling Thermals: The Frostbite engine heavily utilizes multi-threading for physics and projectile calculations. Use a cooling pad to prevent CPU thermal throttling, which can cause severe micro-stuttering during multiplayer Fleet Battles.
  • C P U Power Limits: Set Windows power delivery to 'Performance'. Restricting the CPU power will severely bottleneck the GPU's ability to maintain high refresh rates.
  • M U X Switch Optimus: A MUX switch is extremely helpful to reduce display latency, ensuring your steering inputs and trigger pulls translate perfectly to the starfighter.
  • G P U T G P: Target 75W-105W+ TGP on mobile GeForce RTX or Radeon RX GPUs to maintain steady 60+ FPS during particle-heavy elemental spell bursts.
  • Cooling Thermals: High-speed aerial chain-dashing and dynamic combat physics tax mobile CPUs; elevated laptop cooling pads help mitigate thermal throttling.
  • C P U Power Limits: Set Windows Power Delivery to High Performance to ensure continuous high instruction rates during hectic multi-target mob encounters.
  • M U X Switch Optimus: Enabling discrete GPU mode via internal MUX switch minimizes input latency, vital for frame-perfect parries, stance transitions, and ledge grabs.

info_outline Feature details based on available data. System requirements and performance estimates may vary.

laptop_chromebook Laptop Recommendations

Common Recommendations (Handles All Compared Games)

check_circle_outline Recommended based on listed requirements for Full HD (1080p).
MSI Pulse GL66 with RTX 3070 and i7 12th Gen
MSI Pulse GL66 with RTX 3070 and i7 12th Gen
  • memory Intel Core i7-12700H
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
  • layers 32GB DDR4-3200MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile (6GB) / RTX 3050 Mobile (6GB, 60W+)
Acer Nitro V with RTX 4060 and i9 13th Gen
Acer Nitro V with RTX 4060 and i9 13th Gen
  • memory Intel Core i9-13900H
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
  • layers 16GB DDR5-5200MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile (6GB) / RTX 3050 Mobile (6GB, 60W+)
Lenovo Legion Pro 5i (i9-14900HX, RTX 4060)
Lenovo Legion Pro 5i (i9-14900HX, RTX 4060)
  • memory Intel Core i9-14900HX
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
  • layers 32GB DDR5-5600MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile (6GB) / RTX 3050 Mobile (6GB, 60W+)
ASUS TUF A15 with RTX 3050 and Ryzen 7
ASUS TUF A15 with RTX 3050 and Ryzen 7
  • memory AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
  • layers 32GB DDR5-4800MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile (85W+) / RTX 3070 Mobile (100W+)
HP Omen 16 (RTX 5060 & Ryzen 9 8940HX)
HP Omen 16 (RTX 5060 & Ryzen 9 8940HX)
  • memory AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX Processor
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU
  • layers 32GB DDR5-5200MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile (85W+) / RTX 3070 Mobile (100W+)
HP Victus 15 (RTX 4050 & Ryzen 7)
HP Victus 15 (RTX 4050 & Ryzen 7)
  • memory AMD Ryzen 7 7445HS
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050
  • layers 16GB (2x8GB) DDR5 5600MHz SO-DIMM
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile (85W+) / RTX 3070 Mobile (100W+)
check_circle_outline Recommended based on listed requirements for QHD (1440p).
ASUS TUF A15 with RTX 3050 and Ryzen 7
ASUS TUF A15 with RTX 3050 and Ryzen 7
  • memory AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
  • layers 32GB DDR5-4800MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile / RTX 4060 Mobile / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile (115W+) / RTX 3080 Mobile (130W)
MSI Creator M16 HX with RTX 4070
MSI Creator M16 HX with RTX 4070
  • memory Intel Core i9-14900HX
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
  • layers 32GB DDR5-5600MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile / RTX 4060 Mobile / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile (115W+) / RTX 3080 Mobile (130W)
HP Omen 16 (RTX 5060 & Ryzen 9 8940HX)
HP Omen 16 (RTX 5060 & Ryzen 9 8940HX)
  • memory AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX Processor
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU
  • layers 32GB DDR5-5200MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile / RTX 4060 Mobile / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile (115W+) / RTX 3080 Mobile (130W)
check_circle_outline Recommended based on listed requirements for UHD (4K).
HP OMEN 16 with RTX 4080 and intel i9 14th Gen
HP OMEN 16 with RTX 4080 and intel i9 14th Gen
  • memory Intel Core i9-14900HX
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
  • layers 64 GB DDR5-5600MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile (175W)
GIGABYTE AORUS Elite 16 (RTX 5070 & Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX)
GIGABYTE AORUS Elite 16 (RTX 5070 & Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX)
  • memory Intel Core Ultra 9 Processor 275HX (Series 2)
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU
  • layers 32GB DDR5-5600MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile (175W)
MSI Katana 15 HX (RTX 5070 & Intel i7 14th Gen)
MSI Katana 15 HX (RTX 5070 & Intel i7 14th Gen)
  • memory Intel Core i9-14900HX Processor
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU
  • layers 32GB DDR5-5600MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile (175W)

For STAR WARS™: Squadrons Specifically

check_circle_outline Recommended based on listed requirements for Full HD (1080p).
MSI Pulse GL66 with RTX 3070 and i7 12th Gen
MSI Pulse GL66 with RTX 3070 and i7 12th Gen
  • memory Intel Core i7-12700H
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
  • layers 32GB DDR4-3200MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / AMD Radeon HD 7850 (2GB VRAM)
Acer Nitro V with RTX 4060 and i9 13th Gen
Acer Nitro V with RTX 4060 and i9 13th Gen
  • memory Intel Core i9-13900H
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
  • layers 16GB DDR5-5200MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / AMD Radeon HD 7850 (2GB VRAM)
Lenovo Legion Pro 5i (i9-14900HX, RTX 4060)
Lenovo Legion Pro 5i (i9-14900HX, RTX 4060)
  • memory Intel Core i9-14900HX
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
  • layers 32GB DDR5-5600MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / AMD Radeon HD 7850 (2GB VRAM)
Asus Rog Strix Scar 15 with RTX 3070 Ti and i9 12th Gen
Asus Rog Strix Scar 15 with RTX 3070 Ti and i9 12th Gen
  • memory Intel Core i9-12900H
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
  • layers 16GB DDR5-4800MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / AMD Radeon HD 7850 (2GB VRAM)
HP Victus 15 with RTX 3050 and i5 12th Gen
HP Victus 15 with RTX 3050 and i5 12th Gen
  • memory Intel Core i5-12450H
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
  • layers 16GB DDR4-3200MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / AMD Radeon HD 7850 (2GB VRAM)
Acer Nitro 5 with RTX 3050 Ti and i5 12th Gen
Acer Nitro 5 with RTX 3050 Ti and i5 12th Gen
  • memory Intel Core i5-12500H
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti
  • layers 16GB DDR4-3200MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / AMD Radeon HD 7850 (2GB VRAM)
ASUS TUF A15 with RTX 3050 and Ryzen 7
ASUS TUF A15 with RTX 3050 and Ryzen 7
  • memory AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
  • layers 32GB DDR5-4800MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / AMD Radeon HD 7850 (2GB VRAM)
ASUS ROG Strix G15 with RTX 3060 and Ryzen 7
ASUS ROG Strix G15 with RTX 3060 and Ryzen 7
  • memory AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
  • layers 16GB DDR5-4800MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / AMD Radeon HD 7850 (2GB VRAM)
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G15 Ultra with RTX 3080 and Ryzen 9
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G15 Ultra with RTX 3080 and Ryzen 9
  • memory AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  • layers 16GB DDR4-3200MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / AMD Radeon HD 7850 (2GB VRAM)
MSI Katana 15 with RTX 4070
MSI Katana 15 with RTX 4070
  • memory Intel Core i7-13620H
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
  • layers 16GB DDR5-4800MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / AMD Radeon HD 7850 (2GB VRAM)
HP Omen 16 (RTX 5060 & Ryzen 9 8940HX)
HP Omen 16 (RTX 5060 & Ryzen 9 8940HX)
  • memory AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX Processor
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU
  • layers 32GB DDR5-5200MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 480
HP Victus 15 (RTX 4050 & Ryzen 7)
HP Victus 15 (RTX 4050 & Ryzen 7)
  • memory AMD Ryzen 7 7445HS
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050
  • layers 16GB (2x8GB) DDR5 5600MHz SO-DIMM
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 480
ASUS TUF Gaming  A16 with RTX 4050
ASUS TUF Gaming A16 with RTX 4050
  • memory AMD Ryzen 7 7445HS
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050
  • layers 16GB DDR5 5600MHz SO-DIMM
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 480
Dell Alienware M16 Gaming Laptop with RTX 4080
Dell Alienware M16 Gaming Laptop with RTX 4080
  • memory AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
  • layers Up to 64GB DDR5
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 480
XMG Apex 16 Max (RTX 5070 Ti & Ryzen 9)
XMG Apex 16 Max (RTX 5070 Ti & Ryzen 9)
  • memory AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU
  • layers 64GB DDR5-5600MHz (Dual-Channel)
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 480
check_circle_outline Recommended based on listed requirements for QHD (1440p).
Asus Rog Strix Scar 15 with RTX 3070 Ti and i9 12th Gen
Asus Rog Strix Scar 15 with RTX 3070 Ti and i9 12th Gen
  • memory Intel Core i9-12900H
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
  • layers 16GB DDR5-4800MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 / AMD Radeon RX 570
ASUS TUF A15 with RTX 3050 and Ryzen 7
ASUS TUF A15 with RTX 3050 and Ryzen 7
  • memory AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
  • layers 32GB DDR5-4800MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 / AMD Radeon RX 570
MSI Creator M16 HX with RTX 4070
MSI Creator M16 HX with RTX 4070
  • memory Intel Core i9-14900HX
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
  • layers 32GB DDR5-5600MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 / AMD Radeon RX 570
ASUS ROG Strix G16 with RTX 4070
ASUS ROG Strix G16 with RTX 4070
  • memory Intel Core i9-14900HX
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
  • layers 16GB DDR5-5600MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 / AMD Radeon RX 570
MSI Cyborg 15 (RTX 5050 & Intel 7)
MSI Cyborg 15 (RTX 5050 & Intel 7)
  • memory Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU
  • layers 16GB DDR5-5600MHz (Dual-Channel)
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 / AMD Radeon RX 570
HP Omen 16 (RTX 5060 & Ryzen 9 8940HX)
HP Omen 16 (RTX 5060 & Ryzen 9 8940HX)
  • memory AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX Processor
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU
  • layers 32GB DDR5-5200MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 / AMD Radeon RX 570
ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 Se with RTX 3080 Ti  and i9
ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 Se with RTX 3080 Ti and i9
  • memory Intel Core i9-12950HX
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  • layers 32GB DDR5-4800MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 / AMD Radeon RX 570
HP Victus 15 (RTX 4050 & Ryzen 7)
HP Victus 15 (RTX 4050 & Ryzen 7)
  • memory AMD Ryzen 7 7445HS
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050
  • layers 16GB (2x8GB) DDR5 5600MHz SO-DIMM
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 / AMD Radeon RX 570
ASUS TUF Gaming  A16 with RTX 4050
ASUS TUF Gaming A16 with RTX 4050
  • memory AMD Ryzen 7 7445HS
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050
  • layers 16GB DDR5 5600MHz SO-DIMM
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 / AMD Radeon RX 570
HP OMEN 16 with RTX 4080 and intel i9 14th Gen
HP OMEN 16 with RTX 4080 and intel i9 14th Gen
  • memory Intel Core i9-14900HX
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
  • layers 64 GB DDR5-5600MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 / AMD Radeon RX 570
check_circle_outline Recommended based on listed requirements for UHD (4K).
HP OMEN 16 with RTX 4080 and intel i9 14th Gen
HP OMEN 16 with RTX 4080 and intel i9 14th Gen
  • memory Intel Core i9-14900HX
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
  • layers 64 GB DDR5-5600MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
GIGABYTE AORUS Elite 16 (RTX 5070 & Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX)
GIGABYTE AORUS Elite 16 (RTX 5070 & Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX)
  • memory Intel Core Ultra 9 Processor 275HX (Series 2)
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU
  • layers 32GB DDR5-5600MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
MSI Katana 15 HX (RTX 5070 & Intel i7 14th Gen)
MSI Katana 15 HX (RTX 5070 & Intel i7 14th Gen)
  • memory Intel Core i9-14900HX Processor
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU
  • layers 32GB DDR5-5600MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Dell Alienware 16X Aurora (RTX 5070 & Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX)
Dell Alienware 16X Aurora (RTX 5070 & Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX)
  • memory Intel Core i9-14900HX Processor
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU
  • layers 32GB DDR5-5600MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Lenovo Thinkpad T1G Gen 8 (RTX 5070 & Ultra 9)
Lenovo Thinkpad T1G Gen 8 (RTX 5070 & Ultra 9)
  • memory Intel Core Ultra 9 285H (Arrow Lake-H)
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU
  • layers 64GB LPDDR5x-8533MT/s (LPCAMM2)
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Lenovo Legion Pro 7 Gaming Laptop with RTX 4080 and Ryzen 9
Lenovo Legion Pro 7 Gaming Laptop with RTX 4080 and Ryzen 9
  • memory AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
  • layers 32GB DDR5
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Acer Predator Helios Neo 18 2024 With Rtx 4080
Acer Predator Helios Neo 18 2024 With Rtx 4080
  • memory Intel Core i9-14900HX
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
  • layers 64GB DDR5-5600MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
ASUS ROG Strix G18 with RTX 4080 and intel i9 14th Gen
ASUS ROG Strix G18 with RTX 4080 and intel i9 14th Gen
  • memory Intel Core i9-14900HX
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
  • layers 32GB DDR5-5600MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
MSI Vector 17 HX with RTX 4080 in 2025
MSI Vector 17 HX with RTX 4080 in 2025
  • memory Intel Core i9-14900HX
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
  • layers 32GB DDR5-5600MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
ASUS ROG Strix Scar 18 Gaming Laptop with RTX 4080
ASUS ROG Strix Scar 18 Gaming Laptop with RTX 4080
  • memory Intel Core i9-14900HX
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
  • layers 32GB DDR5-5600MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT

For Elta: Defy All Gods Specifically

check_circle_outline Recommended based on listed requirements for Full HD (1080p).
MSI Pulse GL66 with RTX 3070 and i7 12th Gen
MSI Pulse GL66 with RTX 3070 and i7 12th Gen
  • memory Intel Core i7-12700H
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
  • layers 32GB DDR4-3200MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB) / AMD Radeon RX 580 (6GB+ VRAM)
Acer Nitro V with RTX 4060 and i9 13th Gen
Acer Nitro V with RTX 4060 and i9 13th Gen
  • memory Intel Core i9-13900H
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
  • layers 16GB DDR5-5200MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB) / AMD Radeon RX 580 (6GB+ VRAM)
Lenovo Legion Pro 5i (i9-14900HX, RTX 4060)
Lenovo Legion Pro 5i (i9-14900HX, RTX 4060)
  • memory Intel Core i9-14900HX
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
  • layers 32GB DDR5-5600MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB) / AMD Radeon RX 580 (6GB+ VRAM)
Asus Rog Strix Scar 15 with RTX 3070 Ti and i9 12th Gen
Asus Rog Strix Scar 15 with RTX 3070 Ti and i9 12th Gen
  • memory Intel Core i9-12900H
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
  • layers 16GB DDR5-4800MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB) / AMD Radeon RX 580 (6GB+ VRAM)
HP Victus 15 with RTX 3050 and i5 12th Gen
HP Victus 15 with RTX 3050 and i5 12th Gen
  • memory Intel Core i5-12450H
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
  • layers 16GB DDR4-3200MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB) / AMD Radeon RX 580 (6GB+ VRAM)
Acer Nitro 5 with RTX 3050 Ti and i5 12th Gen
Acer Nitro 5 with RTX 3050 Ti and i5 12th Gen
  • memory Intel Core i5-12500H
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti
  • layers 16GB DDR4-3200MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB) / AMD Radeon RX 580 (6GB+ VRAM)
ASUS TUF A15 with RTX 3050 and Ryzen 7
ASUS TUF A15 with RTX 3050 and Ryzen 7
  • memory AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
  • layers 32GB DDR5-4800MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB) / AMD Radeon RX 580 (6GB+ VRAM)
ASUS ROG Strix G15 with RTX 3060 and Ryzen 7
ASUS ROG Strix G15 with RTX 3060 and Ryzen 7
  • memory AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
  • layers 16GB DDR5-4800MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB) / AMD Radeon RX 580 (6GB+ VRAM)
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G15 Ultra with RTX 3080 and Ryzen 9
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G15 Ultra with RTX 3080 and Ryzen 9
  • memory AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  • layers 16GB DDR4-3200MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB) / AMD Radeon RX 580 (6GB+ VRAM)
MSI Katana 15 with RTX 4070
MSI Katana 15 with RTX 4070
  • memory Intel Core i7-13620H
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
  • layers 16GB DDR5-4800MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB) / AMD Radeon RX 580 (6GB+ VRAM)
Alienware M18 with RTX 4070
Alienware M18 with RTX 4070
  • memory Intel Core i7-14700HX
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
  • layers 16GB DDR5-5600MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti (8GB) / AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT (8GB+)
MSI Creator M16 HX with RTX 4070
MSI Creator M16 HX with RTX 4070
  • memory Intel Core i9-14900HX
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
  • layers 32GB DDR5-5600MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti (8GB) / AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT (8GB+)
check_circle_outline Recommended based on listed requirements for QHD (1440p).
MSI Creator M16 HX with RTX 4070
MSI Creator M16 HX with RTX 4070
  • memory Intel Core i9-14900HX
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
  • layers 32GB DDR5-5600MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 (12GB) / AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT (16GB)
HP Omen 16 (RTX 5060 & Ryzen 9 8940HX)
HP Omen 16 (RTX 5060 & Ryzen 9 8940HX)
  • memory AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX Processor
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU
  • layers 32GB DDR5-5200MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 (12GB) / AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT (16GB)
ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 Se with RTX 3080 Ti  and i9
ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 Se with RTX 3080 Ti and i9
  • memory Intel Core i9-12950HX
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  • layers 32GB DDR5-4800MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 (12GB) / AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT (16GB)
HP OMEN 16 with RTX 4080 and intel i9 14th Gen
HP OMEN 16 with RTX 4080 and intel i9 14th Gen
  • memory Intel Core i9-14900HX
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
  • layers 64 GB DDR5-5600MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 (12GB) / AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT (16GB)
GIGABYTE AORUS Elite 16 (RTX 5070 & Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX)
GIGABYTE AORUS Elite 16 (RTX 5070 & Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX)
  • memory Intel Core Ultra 9 Processor 275HX (Series 2)
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU
  • layers 32GB DDR5-5600MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 (12GB) / AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT (16GB)
MSI Katana 15 HX (RTX 5070 & Intel i7 14th Gen)
MSI Katana 15 HX (RTX 5070 & Intel i7 14th Gen)
  • memory Intel Core i9-14900HX Processor
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU
  • layers 32GB DDR5-5600MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 (12GB) / AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT (16GB)
Dell Alienware 16X Aurora (RTX 5070 & Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX)
Dell Alienware 16X Aurora (RTX 5070 & Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX)
  • memory Intel Core i9-14900HX Processor
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU
  • layers 32GB DDR5-5600MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 (12GB) / AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT (16GB)
Lenovo Thinkpad T1G Gen 8 (RTX 5070 & Ultra 9)
Lenovo Thinkpad T1G Gen 8 (RTX 5070 & Ultra 9)
  • memory Intel Core Ultra 9 285H (Arrow Lake-H)
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU
  • layers 64GB LPDDR5x-8533MT/s (LPCAMM2)
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 (12GB) / AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT (16GB)
Acer Predator Helios Neo 18 2024 With Rtx 4080
Acer Predator Helios Neo 18 2024 With Rtx 4080
  • memory Intel Core i9-14900HX
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
  • layers 64GB DDR5-5600MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 (12GB) / AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT (16GB)
ASUS ROG Strix G18 with RTX 4080 and intel i9 14th Gen
ASUS ROG Strix G18 with RTX 4080 and intel i9 14th Gen
  • memory Intel Core i9-14900HX
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
  • layers 32GB DDR5-5600MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 (12GB) / AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT (16GB)
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LG Gram Pro 17 with RTX 5050
LG Gram Pro 17 with RTX 5050
  • memory Intel Core Ultra 9 285H (Series 2) , 14 cores (6 Performance cores + 8 Efficient cores), 20 threads
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop GPU
  • layers 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 8400MHz SO-DIMM
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (16GB) / AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (24GB)
HP OMEN Ultra Slim 16 (RTX 5070 & Intel i9)
HP OMEN Ultra Slim 16 (RTX 5070 & Intel i9)
  • memory Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
  • layers 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 4800MHz SO-DIMM
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (16GB) / AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (24GB)
Thunderobot Radiant 16 (RTX 5070 Ti & Intel i9 14th Gen)
Thunderobot Radiant 16 (RTX 5070 Ti & Intel i9 14th Gen)
  • memory Intel Core i9-14900HX Processor
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU
  • layers 64GB DDR5-5600MHz (commonly listed as 4800MHz by some retailers, but 5600MHz is common for 14th Gen HX with DDR5)
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (16GB) / AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (24GB)
Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 with RTX 5070 Ti
Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 with RTX 5070 Ti
  • memory Intel Core Ultra 9 Processor 275HX
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU
  • layers 64GB DDR5-6400MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (16GB) / AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (24GB)
GIGABYTE AORUS Master 16 (RTX 5070 Ti & Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX)
GIGABYTE AORUS Master 16 (RTX 5070 Ti & Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX)
  • memory Intel Core Ultra 9 Processor 275HX (Series 2)
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU
  • layers 32GB DDR5-5600MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (16GB) / AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (24GB)
MSI Vector 16 HX with RTX 5070 Ti
MSI Vector 16 HX with RTX 5070 Ti
  • memory Intel Ultra 7 255HX
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
  • layers 32GB DDR5 5600MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (16GB) / AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (24GB)
GIGABYTE A16 Pro (RTX 5070 Ti & Intel Core Ultra 7)
GIGABYTE A16 Pro (RTX 5070 Ti & Intel Core Ultra 7)
  • memory Intel Core Ultra 7 240H
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU
  • layers 32GB LPDDR5X 5600MHz
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (16GB) / AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (24GB)
XMG Fusion 16 (RTX 5070 & Ultra 9)
XMG Fusion 16 (RTX 5070 & Ultra 9)
  • memory Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
  • developer_board GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop Laptop GPU
  • layers 64GB DDR5-6400MHz (Single-Channel)
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (16GB) / AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (24GB)
Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Gen 10 (RTX 5070 Ti & Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX)
Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Gen 10 (RTX 5070 Ti & Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX)
  • memory Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
  • layers 32GB
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (16GB) / AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (24GB)
Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S (RTX 5070 Ti & Intel Ultra 9 275HX)
Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S (RTX 5070 Ti & Intel Ultra 9 275HX)
  • memory Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
  • developer_board NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU
  • layers 32 GB DDR5 6400MHz (2x16GB)
  • track_changes Target GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (16GB) / AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (24GB)

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