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Can you run The Lab? PC requirements and settings

The Lab, by Valve (game), came out on Steam on April 5, 2016. Here are the official specs, and what they mean on the most common graphics cards.

Minimum cardNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970, AMD Radeon R9 290 equivalent or better, Video Output: HDMI 1.4, DisplayPort 1.2 or newer
Recommended RAM4 GB

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No frame-rate estimate for this game

The official page does not name a specific graphics card for both the minimum and the recommended specs. Rather than an invented number, we give none. ORION does the maths on your own PC, with your card, processor and screen, then measures the real frame rate while you play.

Official specs

Minimum and recommended requirements

Minimum

OS
Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10
Processor
Intel i5-4590, AMD FX 8350 equivalent or better
Memory
4 GB RAM
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970, AMD Radeon R9 290 equivalent or better, Video Output: HDMI 1.4, DisplayPort 1.2 or newer
Publisher's note
1x USB 2.0 or better port also required

Source: the game's Steam page, read on October 7, 2026.

On your PC

The same estimate with your own hardware, and the settings applied for you

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Questions

The Lab at a glance

Which graphics card do I need for The Lab at 1080p?

Minimum: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970, AMD Radeon R9 290 equivalent or better, Video Output: HDMI 1.4, DisplayPort 1.2 or newer. The official page does not name a specific graphics card for both minimum and recommended specs, so we give no frame-rate estimate for this game. ORION does the maths on your own PC.

How much RAM does The Lab need?

The publisher recommends 4 GB of RAM.

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