Checking if your pc can run a game before you buy it

Also look at VRAM. A card can be above the minimum on paper and still stutter on low settings if it has less video memory than the game wants. Task Manager shows it under the GPU as dedicated GPU memory.

Check the store page's system requirements and compare against what you actually have. Quickest way to see your parts on Windows is Task Manager > Performance, it shows CPU, RAM and the GPU name. GPU is the one that matters most for most games. Treat "minimum" as 720p-ish low settings and "recommended" as what you want for a decent experience. If your card sits between the two you'll get it running, just not pretty. Also if it's on Steam you can refund within 14 days as long as you've played under 2 hours, so you can just try it.