Can My PC Run Left 4 Dead?

Game details

Developer

Valve

Publisher

Valve

Released

17 November 2008

About Left 4 Dead

From Valve (the creators of Counter-Strike, Half-Life and more) comes Left 4 Dead, a co-op action horror game for the PC and Xbox 360 that casts up to four players in an epic struggle for survival against swarming zombie hordes and terrifying mutant monsters.

What PC do I need for Left 4 Dead?

For a comfortable experience, the publisher's recommended specification asks for the following. This is their figure, not our estimate.

Graphics card

Shader model 3.0, NVidia 7600, ATI X1600 or better

Processor

Intel core 2 duo 2.4GHz

Memory

1 GB RAM

Operating system

Windows® 7 32/64-bit / Vista 32/64 / XP

Not sure how your parts compare? Run the check above or read what these tiers mean.

Can my laptop run Left 4 Dead?

The same check applies — enter the parts your laptop actually contains. Be aware that a laptop graphics chip is usually slower than the desktop card it shares a name with, because the manufacturer sets a lower power limit. A laptop advertising the Shader model 3.0 named here may therefore fall somewhat short of it in practice, and sustained performance drops further as the machine heats up. Treat a borderline laptop result as optimistic rather than assured.

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